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Haval Shirwan, PhD with lab member Darshan Badal, PhD

Haval Shirwan Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

NAI Fellows have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and welfare of society.

Haval Shirwan, PhD and Esma Yolcu, PhD in the lab

Training the immune system to prevent cancer – NextGen researchers discover paradigm-shifting approach

MU researchers Haval Shirwan and Esma Yolcu have designed a molecule that wakes the immune system and triggers its defense mechanism in cancerous environments.

Haval Shirwan, PhD and Esma Yolcu, PhD in the lab

Training the immune system to prevent cancer – NextGen researchers discover paradigm-shifting approach

MU researchers Haval Shirwan and Esma Yolcu have designed a molecule that wakes the immune system and triggers its defense mechanism in cancerous environments.

Xenon lung MRI in the NextGen imaging lab

Completing the Puzzle: MU Researchers Pioneer a New Diagnostic Tool for Respiratory Diseases

It’s an innovation that’s decades in the making, and MU Health Care is one of only two hospitals in the United States who offer the test clinically for patients.

Xenon lung MRI in the NextGen imaging lab

Completing the Puzzle: MU Researchers Pioneer a New Diagnostic Tool for Respiratory Diseases

It’s an innovation that’s decades in the making, and MU Health Care is one of only two hospitals in the United States who offer the test clinically for patients.

A Researchers Gestures Toward Brain Scans with a Pen

MU Researcher Studying How Gut Health Affects Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Missouri’s Most Powerful Scanner

A researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is using federal funding from the National Institutes of Health to lead groundbreaking research into how bacteria in our gut from the foods we eat can influence the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

A Researchers Gestures Toward Brain Scans with a Pen

MU Researcher Studying How Gut Health Affects Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Missouri’s Most Powerful Scanner

A researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is using federal funding from the National Institutes of Health to lead groundbreaking research into how bacteria in our gut from the foods we eat can influence the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Fetus Conceptual Rendering

MU Researcher Awarded $2.26 Million to Study Fertility-Sparing Treatments for Endometrial Cancer

Often the only certain cure for endometrial hyperplasia, the thickening of the lining of the uterus and development of abnormal cells that can lead to endometrial and uterine cancer is the surgical removal of the uterus.

Fetus Conceptual Rendering

MU Researcher Awarded $2.26 Million to Study Fertility-Sparing Treatments for Endometrial Cancer

Often the only certain cure for endometrial hyperplasia, the thickening of the lining of the uterus and development of abnormal cells that can lead to endometrial and uterine cancer is the surgical removal of the uterus.

Luis Martinez-Lemus, Ph.D. portrait in the 2nd floor offices of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building

Martinez-Lemus Receives Prestigious Benjamin W. Zweifach Award for Contributions to Microcirculatory Advancements

Many years before finding himself on the cusp of receiving one of his field’s most prestigious awards, Luis Martinez-Lemus’s, career began with chickens.

Luis Martinez-Lemus, Ph.D. portrait in the 2nd floor offices of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building

Martinez-Lemus Receives Prestigious Benjamin W. Zweifach Award for Contributions to Microcirculatory Advancements

Many years before finding himself on the cusp of receiving one of his field’s most prestigious awards, Luis Martinez-Lemus’s, career began with chickens.

Luis Martinez-Lemus, Ph.D. portrait in the 2nd floor offices of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building

Martinez-Lemus Receives Prestigious Benjamin W. Zweifach Award for Contributions to Microcirculatory Advancements

Many years before finding himself on the cusp of receiving one of his field’s most prestigious awards, Luis Martinez-Lemus’s, career began with chickens.

Arsh Ketabforoush, M.D., Nathan Kerr, Ph.D., Peter Moore, B.S., Meifang Wang, Pharm.D., M.S. and W. David Arnold M.D. collaborate in the lab.

Researcher Receives $3 Million Grant to Investigate a Treatment to Improve Motor Function in Older Adults

Neuroscientist and physician W. David Arnold aims to improve strength in older adults by improving neural communication with muscles.

Arsh Ketabforoush, M.D., Nathan Kerr, Ph.D., Peter Moore, B.S., Meifang Wang, Pharm.D., M.S. and W. David Arnold M.D. collaborate in the lab.

Researcher Receives $3 Million Grant to Investigate a Treatment to Improve Motor Function in Older Adults

Neuroscientist and physician W. David Arnold aims to improve strength in older adults by improving neural communication with muscles.

Kris Kelly, Ph.D. portrait in the Clinical Translational Science Unit

NextGen Precision Health Building Opens Doors to Clinical Trials

One of the first trials in Clinical & Translational Science Unit focuses on neuromuscular diseases.

Kris Kelly, Ph.D. portrait in the Clinical Translational Science Unit

NextGen Precision Health Building Opens Doors to Clinical Trials

One of the first trials in Clinical & Translational Science Unit focuses on neuromuscular diseases.

Kris Kelly, Ph.D. portrait in the Clinical Translational Science Unit

NextGen Precision Health Building Opens Doors to Clinical Trials

One of the first trials in Clinical & Translational Science Unit focuses on neuromuscular diseases.

Olivia and Mya Burken, MU Students

Sisters in Science

Students Olivia and Mya Burken have put their love for science to work assisting with clinical trials at Mizzou’s Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

Olivia and Mya Burken, MU Students

Sisters in Science

Students Olivia and Mya Burken have put their love for science to work assisting with clinical trials at Mizzou’s Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.

Emma Teixeiro & Mark Daniels Lab

MU Researcher Helps Boost Immune System Memory Against Influenza

Findings can potentially support the development of more effective vaccines and therapeutics, ultimately increasing immunological memory to combat influenza and other respiratory infections.