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Fehr granted one of 16 One KU Collaborative Research Awards
One KU Collaborative Research Awards provide seed funding to launch or strengthen innovative, interdisciplinary research partnerships between KU Lawrence/Edwards and KU Medical Center investigators.
Three CBID project leaders promoted during annual promotion and tenure cycle
KU announces promotion and tenure for 146 faculty and researchers, including 3 CBID participants.

Study reveals common mutation linked to autoimmune diseases may protect people from viral infections
New research from the University of Kansas shows a “risk gene” linked to higher odds of developing autoimmune diseases such as diabetes or lupus may also provide a survival advantage fighting viral infections like coronavirus.

‘This Week in Virology’ podcast to be hosted and recorded at KU
The University of Kansas Center for Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (CBID) will host Vincent Racaniello, virologist and podcaster, at 3 p.m. April 3 in 1005 Haworth Hall.