News
Tue, 12/10/2024
Research shows feasting fungi could revolutionize carbon-fiber recycling
A specialized fungus developed at the University of Kansas underpins a new method for breaking down and removing the matrix from carbon fiber reinforced polymers.
Mon, 12/09/2024
KU professors implement alternative teaching method in biology classrooms
A new article on teaching methods has been published by two University of Kansas professors with the Undergraduate Biology Program.
Mon, 12/02/2024
KU partners with Biotech Lab producing vaccines for Lyme disease and Chlamydia
The University of Kansas is helping to develop both a Lyme disease vaccine and a Chlamydia vaccine with Lawrence born biotechnology lab, Design-Zyme, and the projects all started with help from a KU graduate student.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Molecular Biosciences Welcomes Coral Y. Zhou to Faculty
Assistant professor joins the Department of Molecular Biosciences and aims to conduct research in 3D genome organization in the context of embryogenesis, evolution and human health.
Tue, 11/19/2024
Molecular Biosciences Welcomes Allie Graham to Faculty
Assistant Professor of Genomics joins the Department of Molecular Biosciences and aims to conduct research on the extreme selective genetic constraint imposed by low-oxygen environments, across vertebrate (birds, mammals, fish) and invertebrate (crustaceans, insects) systems.
Thu, 10/17/2024
Design-Zyme, KU collaboration results in $3 million SBIR award for Lyme disease vaccine development
The woods can be a place of adventure and beauty, a peaceful escape for a walk. But among the leaves and grass, the threat of ticks can turn a hike into a health-altering encounter with Lyme disease. A recent $3 million Small Business Innovation Research award will fund the research and development of a vaccine to stop Lyme disease in its tracks.
Wed, 10/02/2024
Fall 2024 Travel Award Recipients
Three graduate students were awarded a Molecular Biosciences Travel Award for the 2024 Fall semester. All three attended the Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC) held at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN on September 13-14, 2024.
Tue, 10/01/2024
19 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
KU's Undergraduate Research Award recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. Nineteen Jayhawks received an award for fall 2024.
Fri, 09/27/2024
KU delegation makes connections at AAAS gala in Washington, D.C.
The university supported the Sept. 21 event as an institutional sponsor and invited a delegation of fellows to participate as a way to elevate the institution’s visibility in the organization and form connections that contribute to opportunities for engagement related to research and science policy, career development, and potential collaborations with peers.
Mon, 09/23/2024
KU faculty providing authentic research lab experience in classroom
A new grant of $15,000 from NIH and K-INBRE will expand opportunities for students to have authentic research lab experiences in the classroom. Faculty member Eileen Hotze’s CURE is setting the stage for further implementation in other classrooms.
Fri, 09/20/2024
Five-year National Institute of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Molecular Biosciences Faculty
A new grant of $1.8 million from The National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health was awarded to Erik Holmstrom from the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
Thu, 09/19/2024
NIH Grant Awarded
Ilya Vakser was awarded a National Institute of Health (NIH) Equipment Supplement grant for the R01 project, to improve efforts in AI-assisted modeling of cellular processes.
Tue, 09/17/2024
NIH R21 Grant Awarded
David Davido was awarded a two-year National Institute of Health (NIH) grant.
Fri, 09/06/2024
New NSF award to support collaborative research
Three KU faculty will lead a project to investigate the genetic basis of fitness variation
Thu, 09/05/2024
NIH Postdoctoral Training Award
MB and EEB faculty lead a project to support postdoctoral training in research and education
Thu, 09/05/2024
KU leading multi-institutional program to support undergraduate STEM research and student retention
The University of Kansas, in collaboration with five other regional higher education institutions, has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation grant. The award will establish the Aligning STEM Trainees for Enterprising Research (ASTER) program and fund undergraduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Thu, 08/29/2024
KU Molecular Biosciences Symposium 2024 Award Winners Announced
Award winners were announced at the 2024 KU Molecular Biosciences Symposium.
Tue, 07/30/2024
Award to Support Biomedical Research Training and Data Science
MB investigators receive funds from an NIH program that contributes to research and training throughout the State of Kansas
Thu, 07/25/2024
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
Mon, 07/08/2024
Late Spring 2024 Travel Award Recipients
Molecular Biosciences students receive Travel Awards in Spring 2024
Mon, 06/24/2024
Study reveals same genes that can drive cancer also guide neural-circuit growth
In new research appearing in PLOS ONE, Erik Lundquist and colleagues from his KU lab 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.
Wed, 06/12/2024
Researchers in US, Ukraine simulate cell activity at ‘breathtaking’ timescales
A partnership between scientists at KU 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 longer timescales than similar efforts.
Wed, 05/01/2024
Spring 2024 Travel Award Recipients
Two Molecular Biosciences student received Travel Awards in Spring 2024.
Wed, 05/01/2024
MB Faculty Awarded a New Faculty Research Development Grant
Rosana Ferreira was awarded a Spring 2024 New Faculty Research Development Award by the KU Office of Research.
Tue, 04/30/2024
Seven Students Mentored by MB Faculty Received Awards at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Seven Students mentored by MB Faculty members received awards at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 15-19, 2024.
Thu, 04/25/2024
Study reports new compound halting replication of COVID by targeting ‘Mac-1’ protein in cell models
Research from the University of Kansas shows for the first time SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can be inhibited from replicating in living cell cultures using a compound that targets “Mac-1,” a protein key to defending SARS-CoV-2 against the human immune response.
Wed, 04/24/2024
Macie Proctor-Roser awarded Self Fellowship
Macie Proctor-Roser, PhD candidate in Molecular Biosciences has been awarded the Madison and Lila Self Fellowship.
Tue, 04/23/2024
KU announces new 2024-2028 Self Graduate Fellows
Fifteen doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas’ prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year, marking the 35th anniversary of the program since its establishment in 1989. The total value of the four-year doctoral fellowship exceeds $200,000.
Wed, 04/17/2024
2024 Newmark Award Finalists
This year four finalists were selected for the Newmark Award competition, this award is given to a KU graduate student for excellence in biochemistry research.