News
- William Barry Wood III, Ph.D., who was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in MCDB, passed away at the age of 86 on May 9 in Boulder. In 1972, following important discoveries early in his career, Wood at age 34 became one of the youngest
- Breaking up is hard to do, but it seems the brain may have a mechanism to help get over an ex.
- “What we have found, essentially, is a biological signature of desire that helps us explain why we want to be with some people more than other people,” said senior author Zoe Donaldson, associate professor of behavioral neuroscience at .
- Professor Nausica Arnoult was awarded the Lab Venture Challenge, which will provide her lab support for the development of a new drug to target breast and ovarian cancers.
- researcher Jesse Kurland shows in new study that aging is a complex process affecting genetic networks, and altering one gene won’t stop it
- The ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator award (formerly Milstein Young Investigator Award) is granted to new investigators who have made notable contributions to basic or clinical research in the area of cytokine biology.
- Gia Voeltz, is recognized as a leader in the study of the endoplasmic reticulum.
- Dr. Joyita Bhadra, postdoc in Professor Ding Xue's lab, presents her research on Science Friday.
- “For the first time, we have a platform to begin screening for drugs that could, for example, replace the beneficial effects of exercise,” Xue said. “That could be really good for elderly people or others who aren’t able to exercise.”
- The Boulder Faculty Assembly has recognized Professor Meredith Betterton with their Excellence In Research, Scholarly and Creative Work award. Dr. Betterton studies the physics and biophysics of cell division. The award committee said