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Vanadium

听Contributor: Prof. Debbie C. Crans.

About the Display:听This display features:

• Vanadium metal
• Vanadyl sulfate tablets - Vanadyl sulfate is used as a safe, natural for insulin resistance and diabetes. It is also used by 听to achieve fuller muscles.
• A picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger - Perhaps the most recognizable bodybuilder, Arnold wrote about vanadyl sulfate in his book,听. While the supplement is mentioned, the author does acknowledge that it has been studied for the treatment of diabetes and not bodybuilding and advises caution in using it for the latter.
• A collage of vanadyl sulfate supplements - Several brands of varying concentrations of vanadyl sulfate are available.

About the Contributor: Professor Debbie C. Crans (pictured below, working with a student) is an internationally known chemist from Colorado State University. She is the recipient of the听Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award for her outstanding research on Vanadium in the biological system.听She is also a huge supporter of undergraduate research and听was elected for the CSU Best Teacher Award in 2011.

In February 2017,听when she presented a Frontiers in Chemistry lecture at UT on her research听involving coordination chemistry of vanadium in biological systems, she saw 听this Periodic Table and spontaneously designed our Vanadium Box.

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