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People eating together in the Mizzou Student Center

Eight Ways Faculty and Staff Can Build Community at Mizzou

Expand your horizons this new year by exploring opportunities to get involved and build Tiger pride.

Organoids are one new approach methodology (NAMs) scientists can leverage alongside mouse models to better explore research questions. Photo illustration by Evan Johnson, Division of Research

Leveling Up Mouse Model Analysis

Organoids complement mice as new approach methodologies gain focus

Ramji Bhandari in his lab

Vitamin C May Help Protect Fertility from a Harmful Environmental Chemical

Study suggests a potential safeguard for individuals regularly exposed to fireworks, explosives and related materials.

Immuno-stained mouse ovary, part of a study on the effects of chemotherapy on oocytes, cells that have the potential to form an ovum. Image taken with a LeicaSP8 confocal microscope by Edgar Diaz-Miranda from Lei Lei’s laboratory, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, School of Medicine.

Microscopic Masterpieces

Mizzou’s Advanced Light Microscopy Core illuminates discovery across disciplines and laboratories and produces picturesque images in service of science.

Alejandro Chade in the lab at the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

Possible Therapeutic Targets for Kidney Disease Identified

Researchers are studying possible treatments and have identified several genes that may be potential therapeutic targets.

Robert Thomen in the lab, hyperpolarizing xenon gas

Researcher Receives $1.8 Million to Study Asthma Triggers

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in the United States, affecting about 1 in 12 people. It’s likely caused by hyper-responsive airways that become inflamed and, as a result, restrict breathing.

Nathan Bresette photographed at Mizzou

Bresette and School of Medicine Excel at EQ Competition

Hosted by the Division of Research, Innovation & Impact, the EQ program helps students launch and grow business ventures while at Mizzou.

Luis Martinez-Lemus, Shawn Bender and Jaume Padilla together

Researchers Target Mechanisms Behind Cardiovascular Disease

An interdisciplinary research team has received $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to determine why and how arteries become stiffer in obesity and how this relates to the health of the cardiovascular system.

Additive manufacturing technology can produce parts that meet the strict quality standards of the aerospace, automotive or biomedical industries.

Mizzou Adds Additive Manufacturing Printer to its Toolbox

A significant step forward in advanced manufacturing and material science, the technology will be an asset for campus researchers and local industries.

Mark Daniels standing in his laboratory at the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

Crucial Protein Enables Immune System Memory

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have recently found that a certain protein may have a large influence on how the immune system functions.

With a grant from the American Heart Association, Mizzou’s cutting-edge RNA therapy will target Marfan syndrome.

A Potential Game-Changer: Creating a New Way to Treat Genetic Disorders

With a grant from the American Heart Association, Mizzou’s cutting-edge RNA therapy will target Marfan syndrome.

Professor Ai-Ling Lin, left, and doctoral student Kira Ivanich work in Lin’s lab in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

Can a Keto Diet Help Protect Brain Energy?

Mizzou researchers found that switching to a high-fat, low-carb diet may improve brain health for those with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Diagram of different tongue color expressions

AI Reads Your Tongue Color to Reveal Hidden Diseases

Inspired by principles from traditional Chinese medicine, researchers used AI to analyze tongue color as a diagnostic tool—with more than 96 percent accuracy.

Graduate student Shwetha Ramachandra and Associate Professor Bret Ulery in the Biomodulatory Materials Engineering Laboratory

The Future of Spine Surgery: Healing Backs Without Screws or Metal Implants

With NIH funding, University of Missouri researchers are pioneering biological alternatives that could someday help the body heal itself.

Joy Winuthayanon at the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

Where Experience Meets Science

Now an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Joy leads a research team studying the biological forces shaping fertility, inflammation and contraception.

Jeffery Erickson in the lab

Jeffery Erickson Defends PhD Dissertation at School of Medicine

His research, conducted under the mentorship of Wipawee Winuthayanon, BSN, PhD, explores innovative approaches to contraceptive development with a focus on non-hormonal methods.

CT Scan Patient

Showing a Better Heartbeat

An AI-assisted model developed by researchers at Mizzou can take low-quality MRI heart scans and turn them into high quality images, while reducing the time needed to scan the heart by about 90%.

Xiaohua Liu standing in the lab

Mizzou Engineering Researcher Takes on Tooth Loss

A novel, bio-inspired treatment for periodontitis could help patients keep their natural teeth, avoiding painful and expensive implants.

A woman holding a pregnancy test

Inflammation May Contribute to Female Infertility

Inflammation in the female reproductive tract may make it difficult to conceive a child, but replenishing a key hormone could keep inflammation in check, according to researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

Dr. R. Scott Rector leads a tour group of Mini Medical School participants

Educating the Future of Healthcare at Mizzou Mini Med School

The University of Missouri School of Medicine recently welcomed current Missouri high school juniors to campus for its annual Mini Medical School. For more than 25 years, students from across the state interested in learning more about healthcare participate in a week-long session led by School of Medicine faculty, staff and medical students.