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Mon, 11/18/2019

New 2019 CBID Research Project Awarded

Dr. Anthony Fehr, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, has been awarded a CBID Research project entitled "Deciphering the distinct roles of macrodomain ADP-ribose binding and hydrolysis in coronoavirus replication." Additional information about CBID research projects can be found here: http://cbid.cobre.ku.edu/research-projects. ...

Tue, 11/12/2019

Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (CBID) CoBRE - Pilot Project RFA

2020 Request for Applications (RFA) has been released, calling for pilot projects submitted to the Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease, an NIH CoBRE center. Our overall mission is to support four pilot projects at a time, to be selected through competition described in the attached RFA. The description must demonstrate...

Tue, 05/28/2019

2019 CBID Pilot Project Awardees Announced

Below are the recipients of the CBID pilot project awards for the year 2019. Brian Ackley, Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas Project Title: On again, off again: Is pH a critical factor in pathogen killing? Josephine R. Chandler, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, University...

Tue, 04/30/2019

Chemical Biology for Infectious Diseases (CBID) CoBRE - research project RFA 2019

2019 Request for Applications (RFA) calling for research projects submitted to the Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease, an NIH CoBRE center. Our overall mission is to support three research projects at a time, to be selected through competition described in the attached RFA. The description must demonstrate a...

Wed, 01/16/2019

Farrell awarded CBID Research Project for 2019

Mark P. Farrell, 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, and his project will continue through the next project year. Dr. Farrell's project title is Synthetic...

Tue, 10/30/2018

Shames awarded new CBID Research Project for 2018

The recipient of the CBID research project award for the year 2018: Stephanie Shames, Assistant Professor, Division of Biology, University of Kansas Project Title: Chemical inhibition of Legionella pneumophila metaeffector function Additional information about CBID research projects can be found here: https://cbid.cobre.ku.edu/research-projects-0. ...

Thu, 10/25/2018

CBID graduate wins new award

Brandon DeKosky, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, was awarded $15,150 by the University of Colorado at Denver for his project entitled: “T cell responses shared among triple negative breast cancer patients”. ...

Wed, 10/03/2018

New 2018 CBID Pilot Project Awarded

Dr. Brian Ackley, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, has been awarded a CBID Pilot project entitled "On again/Off again: Is BLI-3 a ROS-activated pathogen killer?" Additional information about CBID pilot projects can be found here: http://cbid.cobre.ku.edu/pilot-projects. ...

Thu, 09/27/2018

CBID graduate earns new award

Brandon DeKosky, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, was awarded $60,000 by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation for his project entitled: “Antibody response analysis to protein drugs.”...

Tue, 06/05/2018

2018 CBID Pilot Project Awardees Announced

Below are the recipients of the CBID pilot project awards for the year 2018. Cory J. Berkland, Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor, Depts. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical & Petroleum Engineering;University of Kansas Project Title: Modification of antibiotics to improve lung retention after inhalation Jeffrey Bose, Assistant Professor, Dept. of...

Fri, 06/01/2018

Chemical Biology for Infectious Diseases (CBID) CoBRE - research project RFA

2018 Request for Applications (RFA) calling for research projects submitted to the Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease, an NIH CoBRE center. Our overall mission is to support three research projects at a time, to be selected through competition described in the attached RFA. The description must demonstrate a...

Thu, 04/12/2018

Prisinzano wins inaugural Innovator Award

Dr. Thomas Prisinzano, MDCM faculty, was recently awarded the inaugural 2018 Innovator Award by The College on Problems of Drug Dependence. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), formerly the Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, has been in existence since 1929 and is the longest standing group in...

Thu, 12/07/2017

DeKosky, CBID Pilot Project Awardee, granted new project

Brandon DeKosky, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, was awarded $250,000 by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. for his project entitled: “High-throughput screening for rapid optimization of antibodies to improve public health.”...

Mon, 09/11/2017

Chemical Biology for Infectious Diseases (CBID) CoBRE - pilot project RFA

2018 Request for Applications (RFA) calling for pilot projects submitted to the Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease, an NIH CoBRE center. Our overall mission is to support four pilot projects at a time, to be selected through competition described in the attached RFA. The description must demonstrate a...

Mon, 07/31/2017

Clift awarded new CBID Research Project for 2017

The recipient of the CBID research project award for the year 2017: Michael Clift, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas Project Title: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Benzophenanthridine Alkaloid Natural Products and Derivatives Additional information about CBID research projects can be found here: https://cbid.drupal.ku.edu/research-projects-0. ...

Fri, 07/21/2017

Biswas, CBID Pilot Project Awardee, granted new NIH award

Indranil Biswas, Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, was awarded $363,375 by the National Institutes of Health for a new R01 grant entitled: "Peptide Mediated Cell-Cell Communications in Streptococcus Mutans." ...

Fri, 02/10/2017

CBID Pilot Project Awardees Announced

Below are the recipients of CBID pilot project awards for the year 2016. Indranil Biswas, Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center Project Title: Developing Assays to Identify Inhibitors of Hfq of Acinetobacter Baumannii David Davido, Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, University of...

Wed, 12/07/2016

Yang, CBID Research Project Awardee, granted new project

Zhilong Yang, Assistant Professor, Divison of Biology, Kansas State University, was awarded $412,500 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for his project entitled: “Selective Translation Conferred by the Poly(A) Leader of Vaccinia Virus MRNAs.”...

Wed, 12/31/1969

Berkland, CBID Pilot Project Awardee, Granted $41,924 by Columbia University (Opens in new window)

Cory Berkland, Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, granted $41,924 by Columbia University for "In Vivo Analysis of Human Islet Graft Infiltration and Its Immunomodulation by Antigen-specific Therapy". ...

Wed, 12/31/1969

Berkland, CBID Pilot Project Awardee, Granted $41,924 by Columbia University (Opens in new window)

Cory Berkland, Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, granted $41,924 by Columbia University for "In Vivo Analysis of Human Islet Graft Infiltration and Its Immunomodulation by Antigen-specific Therapy". ...

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