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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Colleen Novak works in her lab.

51勛圖厙 Biologist Secures NIH Support to Expand Study into Muscle Thermogenesis

Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded a

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51勛圖厙 Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids Effect on Sleep Cycles

There are two cycles most people cant avoid sleep and the news. And If youre awake, you cant help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A 51勛圖厙 researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our bodys natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at 51勛圖厙, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of 51勛圖厙 Alzheimers Researcher With New Two-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimers disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way like 51勛圖厙s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at 51勛圖厙, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of 51勛圖厙 Alzheimers Researcher with New 2-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimers Disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way like 51勛圖厙s own Dr. Gemma Casadesus Smith. Since 2016, Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biologi

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A woman sits at a table with small children eating healthy food.

NIH Funds 51勛圖厙 Psychologists Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

A 51勛圖厙 researcher with a background in safety training models and a very personal motivation has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.

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John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at 51勛圖厙, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

51勛圖厙 Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear

People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a 51勛圖厙 researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety. John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in 51勛圖厙s College

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Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at 51勛圖厙, was awarded a $450,000 grant to study how oxytocin affects the development of the female and male brain.

New Study by 51勛圖厙 Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in 51勛圖厙s Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as the bonding hormone, oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with u

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 51勛圖厙's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51勛圖厙 Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 51勛圖厙 researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 51勛圖厙's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51勛圖厙 Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 51勛圖厙 researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h

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51勛圖厙 Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 51勛圖厙s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIHs National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop nanobombs, a na

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