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Christina Grozinger to lead Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences as director
Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research, has been named the new director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State.
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Call for Submissions: Faculty course buyouts for large grant writing
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (Huck), in partnership with the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) and Penn State Colleges, invites faculty to submit requests for course buyouts to facilitate the preparation of large grant proposals.
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Re-engineering cancerous tumors to self-destruct and kill drug-resistant cells
A team led by Penn State researchers has created a modular genetic circuit that turns cancer cells into a “Trojan horse,” causing them to self-destruct and kill nearby drug-resistant cancer cells. Tested in human cell lines and in mice as proof of concept, the circuit outsmarted a wide range of resistance.
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Jan 23, 2025
Mane attraction: Molecular ‘switch’ may control long scalp hair
Treating hair loss may be as simple as developing therapies to flip a molecular “switch,” according to a new study by researchers from Penn State; the University of California, Irvine; and National Taiwan University.
Jan 23, 2025
$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders
Illuminating key biological pathways that underlie neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is the goal of a new five-year, $17.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health to a national team of researchers.
Jan 22, 2025
‘Buzz me in:’ Bees wearing itty bitty QR codes reveal hive secrets
Researchers attached QR codes to the backs of thousands of bees to track when and for how long they left their hives.
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Jan 23, 2025
Mane attraction: Molecular ‘switch’ may control long scalp hair
Treating hair loss may be as simple as developing therapies to flip a molecular “switch,” according to a new study by researchers from Penn State; the University of California, Irvine; and National Taiwan University.
Jan 23, 2025
$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders
Illuminating key biological pathways that underlie neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is the goal of a new five-year, $17.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health to a national team of researchers.
Jan 22, 2025
‘Buzz me in:’ Bees wearing itty bitty QR codes reveal hive secrets
Researchers attached QR codes to the backs of thousands of bees to track when and for how long they left their hives.
Jan 21, 2025
Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2
Penn State engineering researchers have developed a portable and wireless device to simultaneously detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and vitamin C, a critical nutrient that helps bolster infection resistance, by integrating commercial transistors with printed laser-induced graphene.
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Seminar: Redefining Resistance: The Role of LPS Modifications in polymyxin Heteroresistance & Reproductive Manipulator in a Microbiome-Free Host
Microbiome Center
Monday Jan
27
Public forum for the next Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences' Chair of the Plant Biology Graduate Program
Plant Biology
Monday Jan
27
Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar: Indiana
Neuroscience Institute , Neuroscience
Events
Friday Jan
24
Seminar: Redefining Resistance: The Role of LPS Modifications in polymyxin Heteroresistance & Reproductive Manipulator in a Microbiome-Free Host
Microbiome Center
Monday Jan
27
Public forum for the next Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences' Chair of the Plant Biology Graduate Program
Plant Biology
Monday Jan
27
Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar: Indiana
Neuroscience Institute , Neuroscience
Monday Jan
27
DEI at a crossroad? The Emerge Program stands ready to embrace the moment.
Ecology