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Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions
The first awardees of Penn State’s new Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IDPR) initiative have been selected, comprising a total of 16 collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
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DNA sequence of the human Y chromosome fully determined for first time
The first full sequence of the last human chromosome — the Y chromosome — to be assembled is complete, thanks to an international collaboration that includes Penn State researchers. The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length, uncovers genomic features with implications for fertility, as well as cancer risk and severity.
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Troy Ott named acting director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Troy Ott , professor of reproductive physiology and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as acting director of the Huck Institutes during the appointment of Andrew Read as interim senior vice president of research at Penn State. Ott’s position will be effective July 1.
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Sep 21, 2023
Huck-supported graduate degree programs transition to new leadership
David Koslicki and Greg Shearer have stepped into the leadership roles for the Huck's Bioinformatics and Genomics (BG) and Physiology graduate programs.
Sep 21, 2023
New strategies may reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%
To slow resistance and reduce treatment failures to therapies for malaria, an international research team led by Penn State investigated various drug policy interventions in Rwanda.
Sep 20, 2023
Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments
Penn State researchers are developing a novel bubble-based technique to watch immune cells at work.
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Sep 21, 2023
Huck-supported graduate degree programs transition to new leadership
David Koslicki and Greg Shearer have stepped into the leadership roles for the Huck's Bioinformatics and Genomics (BG) and Physiology graduate programs.
Sep 21, 2023
New strategies may reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%
To slow resistance and reduce treatment failures to therapies for malaria, an international research team led by Penn State investigated various drug policy interventions in Rwanda.
Sep 20, 2023
Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments
Penn State researchers are developing a novel bubble-based technique to watch immune cells at work.
Sep 18, 2023
Novel approach to engineered cells may enable molecular medical imaging
A tiny molecular structure that looks like a bubble may be able to significantly improve medical imaging, according to a Penn State research team led by Lance Lian.
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Friday Sep
22
Data Analysis Working Group (DAWG)
Microbiome Center
Monday Sep
25
CIDD Lunch: Brainstorming for NSF PIPP grant proposal
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Monday Sep
25
After the Flood - Root Responses to Hypoosmotic Stress
Plant Biology
Thursday Sep
28
CIDD Seminar: A Multiplexed Rapid Assay for Assessing Vaccine-induced HIV seropositivity in Noninfected HIV Vaccine Recipients
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics