Research Planning Committee

Grant Writing Workshop for New Investigators

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development is hosting a Grant Writing Workshop. More

PRF Spring 2013 Awardees

The RPC has announced the recipients of the President's Research Fund awards for the Spring 2013 cycle. More

NIAID Contract Continues to Fourth Year

Mark Buller, Ph.D., and William Wold, Ph.D., have received a fourth year of funding for their contract entitled “Animal Models of Infectious Diseases.” More

Sly Syndrome Clinical Trial Begins Soon

Ultragenyx will begin testing a recombinant enzyme replacement therapy for Sly syndrome,
a lysosomal storage disease discovered by Dr. William Sly in 1973. More

Inhibition of "Fork Reversal" Improves Cancer Treatment

Alessandro Vindigni, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, recently published an article in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology describing his lab’s recent research on how cancer cells respond to topoisomerase I (TOP1) inhibitors, a common class of anti-cancer drugs used in chemotherapy. More

Pediatric Researchers Featured in Grand Rounds

Five researchers in the Department of Pediatrics, Stephen Barenkamp, M.D., Robert Fleming, M.D., Noah H. Hillman, M.D., Adriana Montaño, Ph.D., and Joyce Marie Koenig, M.D., are featured in the Spring 2013 issue of Grand Rounds magazine. More

Cancer Drugs Combat Bioterrorism

Mark Buller, Ph.D., of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, received a grant from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to study the antiviral properties of two cancer drugs and their ability to treat monkeypox infections in the event of a bioterrorism attack. More

Bitter Melon Extract May Help Treat Cancer

Ratna Ray, Ph.D., of the Department of Pathology, has received a grant from the Lottie Caroline Hardy Charitable Trust to continue her research on the cancer treatment with bitter melon extract, a common ingredient in Indian and Chinese cuisine. More

Telomeres in Cancer and Aging

Joel Eissenberg, Ph.D., recently published an article in Missouri Medicine that reviews research on telomeres, protective DNA sequences that protect chromosome ends from fraying. More

Alessandro Vindigni Improves Cancer Treatment

Alessandro Vindigni, Ph.D. recently published new findings that could help to improve existing chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients. More

John Tavis Advances Hepatitis B Research

John Tavis, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, has published exciting results in PLOS Pathogens offering possible new treatments for hepatitis B. More

Improved Detection for Rare Genetic Disorders

Adriana Montano, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor of Pediatrics, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate a new screening method to test newborns for the mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) disorders. More

Microgravity Advances Protein Crystallization

Sergey Korolev, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry, received a grant from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to advance crystallization of medically relevant proteins using a microgravity environment. More