KU Molecular Biosciences
We are an interdisciplinary group of faculty who perform cutting edge research in a wide range of areas including biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, bioinformatics, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, immunology, microbiology, virology, neurobiology, molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
Department News
Grant Awarded to Discover Aging Genes
Stuart Macdonald received a new NIH National Institute on Aging award to execute large-scale studies to identify genes contributing to lifespan variation in fruit flies
Late Spring 2024 Travel Award Recipients
Molecular Biosciences students receive Travel Awards in Spring 2024
Study reveals same genes that can drive cancer also guide neural-circuit growth
In new research appearing in PLOS ONE, a KU professor of molecular biosciences and colleagues have added new specifics to the role oncogene Src plays in our biology, showing the gene is required for normal development of the nervous system. “It’s like the steering wheel of the axon that guides the…
Researchers in US, Ukraine simulate cell activity at ‘breathtaking’ timescales
A partnership between scientists at the University of Kansas and collaborators in Europe, including war-torn Ukraine, will result in computer models of biological cells likely to hasten health breakthroughs by simulating molecular interactions inside cells with near experimental accuracy at vastly…
Graduate Program
Our graduate program in life sciences research is designed to provide world-class training in both the classroom and research laboratory to prepare students for the next stage of their careers.
