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New Research Offers Hope in Fight Against Blood Cancers

A groundbreaking process developed by researchers based in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building is offering new hope in the fight against blood cancers, such as lymphoma and leukemia.

A new view of microscopic processes

New equipment for a specialized electron microscope at the University of Missouri is added with the support of a $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Research Finds Link Between Western Diets and Chronic Liver Disease

New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has established a link between western diets high in fat and sugar and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver disease.

Regulating immunological memory may help immune system fight disease, MU study finds

Findings may help development of potential vaccines or immunotherapies for cancer and various inflammatory diseases.

Growth and discovery: NextGen marks one year

NextGen researchers have been awarded $97 million in grants in first year.

A chance at ‘upcycling’ life

A mid-Missouri woman benefits from the power of advancements in science and medicine harnessed at the University of Missouri and supported by MU’s most ambitious research initiative, the NextGen Precision Health initiative.

W. David Arnold named new executive director of NextGen Precision Health initiative

University of Missouri President Mun Choi and Richard J. Barohn, executive vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, have named W. David Arnold as the next executive director of the NextGen Precision Health initiative.

Drug that lowers blood sugar also reduces blood vessel dysfunction caused by aging

An FDA-approved drug medication intended to lower blood sugar may also prevent vascular constriction and stiffening in aging male mice.

To find the right cure

The new Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building is part of a larger precision health initiative.

NextGen researcher profile: Christian Lorson

The associate vice chancellor for research and strategic initiatives has found a logical extension from his previous research to a disease that affects several million people around the world.

Fanfare for NextGen

Learn about Luis Hermano Bezerra, a University of Missouri graduate student whose original composition helped celebrate the grand opening of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

University of Missouri celebrates grand opening of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building

The building anchors the NextGen initiative, which will accelerate critical health care discoveries and treatments.

The art of science

One Mizzou artist and faculty member created a moving tribute to her late father. That work is now at the center of the new Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

NextGen researchers profile: Haval Shirwan and Esma Yolcu

Husband-wife duo Haval Shirwan and Esma Yolcu are harnessing the immune system to fight disease.

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