News
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.
Wed, 04/03/2024
MB Trainee Accomplishments: April 2024
Celebrating Student Milestones in Molecular Biosciences
Thu, 03/21/2024
KU Researcher Finds Gene that Enhances Anti- Viral Immunity
Robin Orozco, an Immunologist at the University of Kansas, has unveiled new research that explores how a common mutation in the human population changes the immune response during a virus infection.
Wed, 01/24/2024
Six Students Receive Undergraduate Research Awards Mentored by MB Faculty Members
Six students received this semester an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research to work on mentored research in the lab of a Molecular Biosciences faculty member.
Wed, 01/24/2024
NIH STARTUP Central Proof of Concept (POC) Project Awarded
Professor Liang Xu was awarded a NIH STARTUP Central Proof of Concept (POC) Program Award.
Mon, 01/22/2024
Molecular Biosciences welcomes Maged Zeineldin to faculty
A medical researcher working to understand the epigenetics of cancer will join the University of Kansas faculty next fall as part of The Department of Molecular Biosciences and University of Kansas Cancer Center.
Thu, 12/14/2023
John C. (Jack) Brown, In Memoriam
John C. (Jack) Brown, In Memoriam, February 23, 1943 - October 9, 2023
Wed, 12/13/2023
Molecular Biosciences welcomes Hans Dalton to faculty
A scientist driven to understand and treat rare human diseases will join the University of Kansas faculty next fall, becoming part of a team using “big data” to discover new drugs.
Wed, 12/13/2023
Braden’s Hope Foundation Pilot Project Awarded
Mizuki Azuma was awarded a pilot grant from the Braden’s Hope Foundation.
Mon, 08/28/2023
New grasp of key COVID-19 protein may lead to a live-attenuated vaccine effective against more variants for longer
LAWRENCE — Research from the University of Kansas just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could hasten development of a new class of vaccines aimed at SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. ...
Mon, 08/28/2023
GRANT WILL FUND RESEARCH INTO ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE (Opens in new window)
Professor Joanna Slusky received a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH NIGMS) to investigate antibiotic resistance.
Mon, 08/21/2023
Dataset revolutionizes understanding of beta barrels, promising targets for vaccine development
LAWRENCE — Examples of infections tied to gram-negative bacteria include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound-site infections and meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Tue, 07/11/2023
Caetano Antunes joins Molecular Biosciences Faculty
Dr. Caetano Antunes, a recent addition to the Department of Molecular Biology sits down for an interview to talk about his research, recent move from Brazil & much more!
Mon, 06/05/2023
Rosana Ferreira joins Molecular Biosciences Faculty
Dr. Rosana Ferreira, one of the newest additions to the Department of Molecular Biology sits down for an interview and talks about her research, move from Brazil & much more!