
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.
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Department News

Unckless Lab hosted science night for local farmers
The Unckless Lab hosted a group of Kansas farmers to demonstrate the use of three different types of microscopes.

KU graduate researcher Azeem Talabi is tackling the problem of chemo resistance in colorectal cancer by exploring combination therapies that break through this resistance.
KU graduate researcher Azeem Talabi is tackling this problem by exploring combination therapies that break through this resistance.

KU Innovation award honors forward thinking faculty
The Christopher H. Haufler KU Core 34 Innovation Award was presented to KU Molecular Biosciences faculty for their developments in the Bacterial Infectious Disease Laboratory course.

One-year grant will fund study of antibiotics in relation to Alzheimer's Disease
A KUMC-ADRC Developmental Projects Grant from the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center was awarded to KU Molecular Bioscience faculty for research into Alzheimer’s and establishing new model organisms for future study.

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.