News & Updates
Articles, Research
From India to Mizzou, Dr. Aware Ascends in Medical Research
For more than a decade, Chetan Aware, PhD, has pursued excellence in medical research. His path then took him to mid-Missouri after being named a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Missouri.
Articles, Research
Researcher Earns $2.8 Million to Study Lung’s Immune System
Everyone has experienced some form of a respiratory virus, whether it be the common cold or something more severe like influenza. For young children, the stakes are higher as their bodies have an inexperienced immune system.
Articles, Research
Two Minds, One Breakthrough in Heart Disease Research
Mizzou’s Keith Cassidy and Zachary Berndsen collaborated to solve a mystery that had stumped scientists for decades.
Events
NextGen Discovery Series – October 20, 2026 (Five Years of Impact)
"NextGen Precision Health: Five Years of Impact," presented by seven NextGen researchers on October 20 at 12 p.m.
Reproductive Health Science Work-In-Progress: October 21, 2026
"Modeling Early-Onset Preeclampsia with Trophoblast Stem Cells Derived from Patients," presented by Sehee Choi, PhD and "Uterine-Specific Pten and Trim28 Co-Deletion Drives Aggressive and Metastatic Endometrial Cancer," presented by Shamun Nahar, PhD, October 21, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Neuroscience Seminar: October 22, 2026
"Mutation-Agnostic Gene Therapies for CMT1B Peripheral Neuropathy and ACTA1-Related Nemaline Myopathy,” presented by Afrooz Rashnonejad, PhD, October 22 at 9am
Researchers
NextGen Precision Health investigators and their lab teams are dedicated to delivering the next generation of personalized health care solutions. They’ve been recruited from around the world to align their efforts across disciplines in pursuit of improved health outcomes for Missourians and beyond.
World-class research spaces
The Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building accelerates innovations in precision health care for Missourians and the world.
A System of Strengths
Mizzou, the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Missouri–St. Louis each have unique research focuses and resources contributing to the NextGen Precision Health initiative. Working with University of Missouri Health Care, MU Extension and private partners, researchers are exploring precision health solutions for society's toughest diseases.
