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KU center wins $11 million grant to continue study of infectious diseases (Opens in new window)
With new $11.35M NIH COBRE award, KU center continues fight against infectious diseases
LAWRENCE — The COVID-19 pandemic is an awful reminder of the “perpetual” public health challenge of infectious disease. In addition to emerging contagions, the world also faces a decline in effectiveness of antibiotics for both human and animal health. ...
KU center wins $11 million grant to continue study of infectious diseases (Opens in new window)
Hutchison awarded CBID Research Project for 2021
Justin Hutchison, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, is the newest recipient of a CBID research project award. Dr. Hutchison's project title is “Screening phage-host receptor interactions using thermal proteome profiling. Additional information about CBID research projects can be found here: https://cbid.cobre.ku.edu/research-projects-0. ...
Hutchison Awarded CBID Research Project for 2021
Sathyamoorthi, CBID Research Project Awardee, Granted New NIH R35 Award
Sathyamoorthi, CBID Research Project Awardee, Granted New NIH R35 Award
Shyam Sathyamoorthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, was awarded $373,437 by National Institutes of Health for his project entitled Tethered aza-Wacker Technology for Complex Antibiotic Assembly. This award is part of the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) initiative, designed to increase the efficiency of NIGMS funding by providing investigators...
Coronavirus researcher: FDA approval more reason to get COVID-19 vaccine (Opens in new window)
Coronavirus researcher: FDA approval more reason to get COVID-19 vaccine (Opens in new window)
Dr. Hefty received Phase II CoBRE award
Dr. Scott Hefty, Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, has been awarded a Phase II Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) award, "Chemcal Biology of Infectious Disease". This $11,348,826 grant is five years of research funding with the immediate short term goal of the CBID is to provide the necessary...
Dr. Brandon DeKosky receives The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute award (Opens in new window)
Brandon DeKosky, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, was awarded $37,875 by The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute for his project entitled: “Molecular identification and precise therapeutic targeting of anti-insulin B cells in Type I diabetes.”...
Dr. Brandon DeKosky receives The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute award
Dr. Sathyamoorthi receives 2021 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research award
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 169 faculty and researchers for fall 2021
LAWRENCE – Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 80 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 89 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Drs. Kalamvoki and Unckless Promoted to Associate Professor
Molecular biosciences professor receives NSF CAREER Award
LAWRENCE — An assistant professor at the University of Kansas received a prestigious grant designed to help early-career faculty members in STEM disciplines establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective fields. ...
Berkland, CBID Researcher, earns KUMCRI grant for research project "Fistula Fix: Fistula Closure Device" (Opens in new window)
Researchers boost the potency of an HIV-1 antibody, tracing new potential pathways for vaccine development
LAWRENCE — Much like coronavirus, circulating HIV-1 viruses mutate into diverse variants that pose challenges for scientists developing vaccines to protect people from HIV/AIDS. ...
Tilvawala Awarded CBID Research Project for 2020
Ronak Tilvawala, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, is the newest recipient of a CBID research project award. She is a mid-year replacement due to a graduation from CBID CoBRE. Dr. Tilvawala's project title is Host Substrate Profiling of SARS-CoV-2 Virus Protease. Additional information about CBID research projects...
Experts say influenza shot is especially important amid COVID-19 pandemic (Opens in new window)
Fehr, CBID Research Project Awardee, Granted New Project
Anthony R. Fehr, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, was awarded $361,008 by National Institutes of Health for his project entitled Determining Mechanisms of Innate Immune Modulation By ADP-Ribosylation. This award is part of the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) initiative, designed to increase the efficiency of NIGMS funding by...
Berkland Granted Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Award
KCUR – Up To Date: Kansas Coronavirus Researcher (Opens in new window)
COVID-19 research at KU is exploring medicinal answers and beyond (Opens in new window)
Kalamvoki, CBID Researcher, earns pilot grant for research project to fight COVID-19 pandemic (Opens in new window)
Sathyamoorthi awarded CBID Research Project for 2020
Shyam Sathyamoorthi, Assistant Professor, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, is the newest recipient of a CBID research project award. He is a mid-year replacement due to a graduation from CBID CoBRE. Dr. Sathyamoorthi's project title is First Enantioselective Syntheses of Bactobolins A, B, and Analogue Antibiotics. Additional information about...