News
Mon, 12/15/2025
Dr. Michael Wang, CBID Pilot Project investigator, speaks about the Lab2Market Accelerator
Inside a lab, innovation can feel both exciting and uncertain. But for KU researchers, discovery may only be the beginning. Turning ideas into companies that create jobs, technologies, and growth in Kansas takes more than data—it takes courage, guidance, and a community that believes in what’s possible.
Mon, 11/24/2025
Orozco lab overturns the idea that a “risk gene” carried by millions of people influences production of Type 1 interferon in the immune system.
A new paper from the University of Kansas overturns the idea that a “risk gene” carried by millions of people worldwide influences production of Type 1 interferon, a workhorse of the immune system. ...
Tue, 11/11/2025
Fehr research shows human gene PARP14 could be novel target for viral diseases or immune-mediated disorders
Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a human gene, the protein PARP14, plays a role in regulating interferon, part of the body’s innate immune system. Their study, appearing in journal mBio, could guide development of antiviral therapies for several groups of viral infection. ...
Tue, 10/07/2025
Dr. Robin Orozco, CBID Research Project Leader
Dr. Robin Orozco is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, where her lab studies how specific allelic variants affect immune responses. She talks about what we can learn from mouse models and the role of PTPN22 in antiviral immunity. (36:48)...
Wed, 09/17/2025
Boskovic earns NSF grant to support new research for pharmaceutical drug discoveries
Zarko Boskovic, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry in the KU School of Pharmacy, has been awarded a $575,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will be used in the Boskovic Lab to shed light on the process of efficiently and selectively creating new molecules that hold potential for drug discovery.
Sat, 09/06/2025
Slusky works on deep fake protein designed with artificial intelligence will target water pollutants
University of Kansas researchers are working to use a machine-learning process to build new proteins designed to detect water pollutants.
Mon, 09/01/2025
Fehr awarded $2.2M from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Fehr awarded $2.2M from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Tue, 08/19/2025
Sathyamoorthi is one of 6 KU innovations selected for Rock Chalk Ready commercialization program
The University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization (KUCTC) has selected six promising research projects for its inaugural Rock Chalk Ready program, a universitywide initiative designed to mature early-stage innovations and position them for commercialization success.
Fri, 08/01/2025
Davido and Fehr received new R21 grant of $411,500 from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
David Davido, Tony Fehr (Molecular Bioscience), received $411,500 from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a two-year R21 grant title, "Determining the role of PARP14 in restricting HSV-1 replication".
Tue, 07/22/2025
Fehr receives $1 million dollar National Science Foundation Grant
Dr. Anthony Fehr awarded $1 million dollar National Science Foundation grant titled "Determining how the evolution of the coronavirus macrodomain contributes to its biochemical and virological functions".
Wed, 07/16/2025
Boskovic awarded Big 12 Faculty Fellowship for 2025-2026 academic year
Six KU faculty members have been selected to participate in the Big 12 Faculty Fellowship over the summer and the upcoming academic year. These scholars will visit and collaborate with faculty and students across the Big 12 Conference.
Tue, 07/01/2025
Fehr lab research from the University of Kansas suppresses coronavirus by targeting Mac1
A new study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, or the “macrodomain,” found in all coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV.
Mon, 06/23/2025
Orozco receives a Stephen Benedict Most Impactful Professor Award
Robin Orozco, assistant professor of molecular biosciences, received a Stephen Benedict Most Impactful Professor Award from KU's Undergraduate Biology Program.
Fri, 05/23/2025
Bloom, CBID graduate, promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 44 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 114 individuals at the KU Medical Center campus.
Thu, 03/27/2025
Tunge Named AAAS fellow
“These four researchers have demonstrated excellence in their fields and have done so in a way that reflects well on our entire university. As one of the nation’s leading research institutions, KU strives to make discoveries that change the world — and these four scholars are helping us fulfill that mission every day," said Chancellor Douglas A. Girod.
Fri, 03/07/2025
Experts in language promotion, structural biology and extinction receive KU Research Achievement Awards
The annual awards recognize outstanding unclassified academic staff, unclassified professional staff and postdoctoral fellows whose research significantly influenced their fields and expanded intellectual or societal insights.
Fri, 02/28/2025
Hutchison earns new water reservoir safety grant
Dr. Justin Hutchison, Dept. of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering, was awarded $620,001 by the Kansas Water Resources Institute.
Mon, 02/24/2025
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
Undergraduate researchers from the University of Kansas Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects Feb. 26 as part of Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.
Fri, 01/31/2025
Chandler earns $2,163,077 from National Institutes of Health
Former CBID project leader Dr. Josephine Chandler, Department of Molecular Biosciences, has been awarded an NIH grant for $2,162,077. Her project is titled "Quorum sensing evolution and function in mixed bacterial communities."
Fri, 01/31/2025
Sathyamoorthi builds collaboration with Unio Biotech LLC
CBID graduate Dr. Shyam Sathyamoorthi, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, has been awarded $229,300 for a collaboration with Unio Biotech LLC.
Fri, 01/31/2025
Tony Fehr chosen for prestigious early-career presidential award
Two KU professors — Anthony Fehr, associate professor of molecular biosciences, and Gibum Kwon, associate professor of mechanical engineering — were recently chosen for the PECASE Award, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early-career researchers who show great potential for leading scientific advancements in the 21st century.
Tue, 12/31/2024
Orozco wins New Faculty Research Development Award
CBID graduate Dr. Robin Orozco, Department of Molecular Biosciences, wins a New Faculty Research Development Award ($5,000) for her project titled "Understanding the Benefits of the Commonly Expressed, Disease-causing Mutation of PTPN22."
Fri, 12/20/2024
Wang lab research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery
A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that inflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year.
Tue, 11/26/2024
Hefty lab 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. Peter Petillo, Design-Zyme founder and CEO, and Professor Scott Hefty, from the KU school of molecular biosciences, act as the foundation for a partnership between university and industry.
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.
Thu, 10/03/2024
Professor Jon Tunge named August 2024 Walter and Roy Cross Professional Service Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Professor Jon Tunge on receiving the August 2024 Walter and Roy Cross Professional Service Award!
Mon, 09/30/2024
Kim, CBID research project leader, awarded $25,000
Hyunjoon Kim, CBID research project leader and Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, was awarded $25,000 by University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute to study "Novel TLR7/8 agonists for bladder cancer immunotherapy".
Mon, 09/30/2024
Sathyamoorthi, CBID research graduate, granted $76,500
Shyam Sathyamoorthi, Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and CBID research project leader graduate, won a new award from Kansas State University. This award will provide $76,500 to study "Illuminating Dark Antibiotics: A Novel Synthesis of Streptothricin F and First Total Synthesis of BD-12 and Albothricin".
Mon, 09/16/2024
Zückert awarded Chancellors Club Teaching Professorship
Former CBID pilot project leader Wolfram Zückert awarded Chancellors Club Teaching Professorship at The University of Kansas Medical Center.