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Thu, 09/29/2022

Johnson, Director of CBID Computational Chemical Biology Core Facility, Receives New Award from the University of Maryland - Baltimore (Opens in new window)

David Johnson, Director, CBID Computational Chemical Biology Core Facility, was awarded $26,775 by the University of Maryland - Baltimore for his project entitled: “PTPRD Phosphatase Inhibitors for Stimulant Use Disorders.”...

Tue, 08/30/2022

Wang, CBID participant, Awarded $1,200,000 by the W.M. Keck Foundation (Opens in new window)

Jingxin Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, was awarded $1,200,000 by the W.M. Keck Foundation for his project entitled: “Systematic identification of splicing-modulating regulatory elements.” He was also awarded $1,912,500 by the National Institutes of Health for his project entitled: “Modulating Gene Expression by RNA-targeting Chimeras.”...

Tue, 08/30/2022

Bloom, CBID Research Project Leader, Awarded $1,912,500 by the National Institutes of Health (Opens in new window)

Steven Bloom, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, was awarded $1,912,500 by the National Institutes of Health for his project entitled: “New Catalytic Strategies to Make Non-proteinogenic Peptides.”...

Fri, 06/03/2022

KU research award recipients working toward deeper understanding of Alzheimer's disease, fighting viral infections

LAWRENCE — Three projects — one investigating synaptic degeneration caused by Alzheimer’s disease and two addressing the prevention and treatment of two viruses — were selected to receive the 2022 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research award at the University of Kansas. Researchers from the Department of Molecular Biosciences will...

Tue, 03/01/2022

Alexander MacKerell Recognized for His Profound Impact in the Fields of Biomolecular Simulations and Computer-Aided Drug Discovery (Opens in new window)

Dr Alexander MacKerell, IBBR Fellow, Director of the Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and Grollman-Glick Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Maryland, Baltimore, has received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research. The award...

Tue, 02/01/2022

KU professor aims to get rid of coronavirus (Opens in new window)

A scientist at the University of Kansas had made advances that could change the future of coronavirus. ...

Thu, 01/27/2022

KU lab leads research on little-studied coronavirus structure, developing antiviral treatment

LAWRENCE — Back in early 2020, University of Kansas virologist Anthony Fehr was part of a relatively small community of researchers in the world studying coronaviruses. Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and his niche research area exploded on a global scale. Fehr appeared on television shows and in newspaper articles...

Wed, 12/15/2021

Tilvawala, CBID Research Project Awardee, Granted New NIH U01 Award

Dr. Ronak Tilvawala (Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences) received a collaborative NCI U01 $3.8 M grant for the project entitled, "Engineering Native E. coli to Detect Report and Treat Colorectal Cancer " in collaborations with faculty from the University of San Diego, University of Florida, Illinois Institute of Engineering, and the...

Tue, 10/05/2021

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. ...

Tue, 10/05/2021

KU center wins $11 million grant to continue study of infectious diseases (Opens in new window)

Tue, 10/05/2021

KU center wins $11 million grant to continue study of infectious diseases (Opens in new window)

The Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease Center at KU has been awarded an $11.35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for phase two of the grant.
Fri, 10/01/2021

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. ...

Fri, 10/01/2021

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.
Wed, 09/08/2021

New machine-learning approach is better at spotting enzymatic metals in proteins

Fri, 08/27/2021

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.
Fri, 08/27/2021

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...

Mon, 08/23/2021

Coronavirus researcher: FDA approval more reason to get COVID-19 vaccine (Opens in new window)

Dr. Anthony Fehr was interviewed by KSHB News.
Mon, 08/23/2021

Coronavirus researcher: FDA approval more reason to get COVID-19 vaccine (Opens in new window)

Sat, 07/31/2021

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...

Fri, 07/30/2021

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.”...

Fri, 07/30/2021

Dr. Brandon DeKosky receives The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute award

Brandon DeKosky was awarded $37,875 by The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute.
Thu, 06/17/2021

Dr. Sathyamoorthi receives 2021 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research award

Dr. Sathyamoorthi was awarded $25,000 by the J.R. and Inez Jay Fund.
Thu, 05/06/2021

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. ...

Thu, 05/06/2021

Drs. Kalamvoki and Unckless Promoted to Associate Professor

Drs. Kalamvoki and Unckless will be promoted to associate professor with tenure effective at the start of the 2021 fall semester.
Mon, 04/05/2021

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. ...

Tue, 03/30/2021

Berkland, CBID Researcher, earns KUMCRI grant for research project "Fistula Fix: Fistula Closure Device" (Opens in new window)

Thu, 03/11/2021

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. ...

Tue, 09/22/2020

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...

Wed, 09/16/2020

Experts say influenza shot is especially important amid COVID-19 pandemic (Opens in new window)

Tue, 09/15/2020

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...

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