Kun Cheng, Ph.D., spends his days looking for tiny solutions to some very big problems. His research focuses on peptides, tiny molecules made up of amino acids. Peptides present an exciting new avenue for research into drug therapy for various cancers and other serious diseases. Cheng has made it his mission to continuously uncover and … Continue reading Three times the results
A recent study by Jeffrey Colvin, M.D., resonates with any parent who has ever loaded an infant into a car seat. It has also caught the attention of news outlets like the TODAY Show, People Magazine, U.S. News and World Report and The New York Times. Colvin’s team studied 10 years of data from 45 states … Continue reading A passion for safe sleep
For one of his latest research projects, Eric Camburn, Ph.D., and his colleagues filled a large SUV with boxes upon boxes of artifacts that had the potential to answer a question as big as: How can we improve the learning experiences of high school students? The boxes, packed with teacher assignments and student work, are … Continue reading Engaged students are better students
For the past eight years, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been challenging scientists and researchers to solve a problem that impacts more than 880 million children worldwide: How do we treat human waste in remote parts of the world to prevent the spread of parasites and disease? Gary, Foutch, Ph.D., joined the challenge … Continue reading Q&A: Gary Foutch
With new advances in technology come increasingly innovative ways to improve the quality of life and care. The digital age has changed the way people move through life, the way communities are governed and the way medical professionals diagnose our healthcare issues. Praveen Rao, Ph.D., is working with a team of pathologists to find a … Continue reading Out of many, one
