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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

Zhen Ma, biomedical and chemical engineering professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was selected as the winner of the 2017 Lush Prize for Young Researcher (Americas). Continue Reading

Creating model blood vessels to aid in the study of diseases, such as strokes, can be complicated, costly and time-consuming. And the results may not always be truly representative of a human vessel.

Assistant Professor Pranav Soman and his research team have engineered a new method to create model blood vessels that is more efficient, less expensive and more exact. Continue Reading