Biology freshman Sruthi Potturi focused on using vagus nerve stimulation on post-traumatic stress disorder subjects to enhance extinction learning during the Clark Summer Research Program.Dr. Morocos recently received two federal grants totaling $2.7 million to support research aimed at better understanding — and perhaps exploiting — the role of protein evolution and interactions in human health and disease.Researchers Brighten Path for Creating New Type of MRI Contrast Agent

 

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Researchers Brighten Path for Creating New Type of MRI Contrast Agent

A team led by Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith made a previously ineffective agent brighter and last longer by covering it in a molecular cage as part of an effort that would eliminate the need to use gadolinium. [more...]

University Honors King, Shows Commitment to Community During 'Dream Week'

Students and other volunteers packaged thousands of meals for area children at a service project that was just one of several activities celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during “Dream Week.” [more...]

NIH, NSF Grants Help Advance Scientist's Protein Research

Dr. Faruck Morcos received two grants totaling $2.7 million to support research aimed at better understanding the role of protein evolution and interactions in human health and disease. [more...]