PRF Cycle 14

PRF Cycle 14 applications are now being accepted, with a due date of January 17, 2017. There will again be a single application cycle with three application types. The application and review process will remain the same as last year. Please see the PRF site for full details. More

Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Study Yellow Fever Vaccine

Sarah George, M.D., has received a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH to study an investigational vaccine for yellow fever. More

Studying Immune Response to Zika

Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., received a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH to study immune responses to Zika virus infection. The study will be conducted in conjunction with other Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Units at Emory University and Baylor College of Medicine. More

Zika Vaccine Trial

Sarah George, M.D., is PI on a clinical trial to test a Zika virus vaccine. The trial will be conducted at the Center for Vaccine Development at SLU in partnership with a research site in Puerto Rico. The trial is set to begin in a few months. More

Teague Publishes Findings to Improve Cancer Studies

Ryan Teague, Ph.D., ecently published a Feature Review article in the June 2016 issue of Trends in Immunology detailing ways in which researchers could better design cancer studies using animal models. More

Treating Pancreatic Fibrosis

Barbara Ulmasov, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology reporting her findings on a possible new treatment for pancreatic fibrosis, which occurs during chronic pancreatitis, a progressive disease causing chronic pain, malnutrition, and diarrhea. More

Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease

Jane McHowat, Ph.D., received a grant from the Lottie Caroline Hardy Charitable Trust to study the effects of smoking on heart muscle, as little is known about how smoke affects the myocardium. More

Burris Elected Academy of Science Fellow

Thomas Burris, Ph.D., was selected as an Outstanding St. Louis Scientist by the Academy of Science of St. Louis for 2016. More

DNA Stress Responses

Alessandro Vindigni, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology detailing his studies on how cells manage replication stress, allowing them to overcome DNA lesions or replication-fork obstacles in order to produce viable daughter cells. More

CWHM Receives Rare Disease Funding

Fran Sverdrup, Ph.D., received funding from Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals to develop a treatment for Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), which causes muscle degeneration and afflicts more than 15,000 people in the U.S. More

SBGrid Streamlines Data Analysis

Enrico Di Cera, M.D., is one of the authors on a paper recently published in Nature Communications detailing the creation of the Structural Biology Grid Consortium, where raw data can be uploaded and made available to all researchers for analysis and verification of crystallographic structures. More

Ajay Jain Receives NIDDK Grant

Alay Jain, M.D., received a grant from the NIDDK at the NIH to continue studies on the adverse effects of parenteral nutrition (PN) or intravenous feeding. More

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Review of major equipment requisitions
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