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Despite advances in medical technology, millions of people around the world still bleed to death after being shot or experiencing other traumatic injuries. Many of those deaths occur before the victims ever reach a hospital.

To address this, Assistant Professor Mary Beth Browning Monroe in the College of Engineering and Computer Science is developing a first-aid, biocompatible foam that promotes rapid blood clotting in large wounds. She recently obtained $427,000 in funding for the project through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. Continue Reading

Diversity in science matters to breakthroughs.

When more scientists with varied backgrounds and experiences fill laboratories and collaborate on teams, outcomes in innovation and discovery surpass those of less diverse scientific groups, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Continue Reading

Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is included in Science News’ SN 10: Scientists to Watch. For the fourth year, Science News is spotlighting 10 early- and mid-career scientists on their way to widespread acclaim for tackling the big questions facing science and society. Continue Reading

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is using a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support ongoing research into protein detection.

Liviu Movileanu, professor of physics, is the recipient of a four-year, $1.2 million Research Project Grant (R01) from NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). The award supports the development of highly sensitive biosensors to identify proteins in aggressive lymphocytic leukemia and various cancers. Continue Reading

Associate Professor Shikha Nangia’s research on the blood-brain barrier is prominently featured on the cover of the Aug. 2 Journal of Physical Chemistry B. The paper, “Self-Assembly Simulations of Classic Claudins—Insights into the Pore Structure, Selectivity, and Higher Order Complexes,” is authored by Nangia and a team of students and alumni, including current graduate student Flaviyan Jerome Irudayanathan G’19, Xiaoyi Wang G’16, Nan Wang G’16, Sarah R. Willsey ’18 and Ian A. Seddon, who participated in an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) at the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute in the summer of 2015. Continue Reading

Neuroscientists in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are using a major grant to study the origins of brain disorders, including epilepsy and stroke.

Sandra Hewett, the Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and professor of biology, is the principal investigator of a five-year, $1.7 million grant award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Continue Reading

The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents. Continue Reading

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Continue Reading

Carlos Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator on a pair of research projects studying the function of cellular proteins called ubiquilins and their ability to form protein-containing droplets inside neurons. A better understanding of these proteins may lead to new treatments for various neurological disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease. Continue Reading