New Research Dean Taps European Roots to Sow Seeds for Scientific Success

For Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD, moving to Columbia is honoring her European roots. Although Columbia’s population is well over 100,000, its small-town charm felt a lot like home.

Parks Receives 2023 Edwin Bierman Award for Diabetes Research

Elizabeth Parks, PhD, professor of nutrition and exercise physiology and the Associate Director of the Clinical Research Center at the Institute for Clinical Translational Science, awarded the 2023 Edwin Bierman Award for contributions to diabetes research.

Growth and discovery: NextGen marks one year

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

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.

Learn more about MU’s Translational Biosciences PhD Program

The University of Missouri’s Translational Biosciences PhD program is innovating how scientists are trained, resulting in producing better outcomes for our community — a staple of the NextGen Precision Health initiative. Watch this video to learn more.

MU announces nearly $4 million MizzouForward investment in student success

President Choi also shares news of more than $60 million from federal government to support NextGen construction and faculty endowments

Talent magnet

World-class researchers and state-of-the art equipment make their way to NextGen.

Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building Grand Opening

Photo gallery: Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building Grand Opening

Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building Grand Opening Oct. 19

Photo gallery: Most powerful MRI scanner in Missouri arrives at NextGen Precision Health building

Its remarkable capabilities will contribute to research innovations. But first, workers had to get it inside.