Mar 01, 2024|2 min readBy Stephanie DeMarco, PhDDon’t sleep on storytelling in scienceThe best scientific presentations are not just about the science. The delivery matters too.
Feb 29, 2024|6 min readBy Yuning Wang, PhDA new era of vaccine developmentPioneering approaches transform vaccine technologies and shape the future of disease prevention.
Feb 23, 2024|4 min readBy Rebecca StarkA novel antibody reverses synthetic opioid-related overdoseResearchers precisely engineered an antibody to better treat respiratory depression due to overdose from increasingly prevalent synthetic opioids.
Feb 15, 2024|3 min readBy Christina Nowicki, PhDA single enzyme targets a parasite’s weak spotInhibitors of an enzyme essential for schistosomiasis parasitic infection effectively combat the condition in mice.
Feb 14, 2024|5 min readBy Alejandra Manjarrez, PhDFrom mice to men: breaking the transmission cycle of Lyme diseaseLast year, the USDA conditionally approved an oral vaccine for mice to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease to humans.
ImmunologyFeb 08, 2024|4 min readBy Andrew Saintsing, PhDCorrecting for tuberculosis susceptibilityUsing a machine learning approach, researchers discovered how to make mouse macrophages resistant to tuberculosis infection.
Feb 01, 2024|5 min readBy Samantha BorjeHow a laser helped discover an antifungal compoundA novel system for procuring leaf samples leads researchers to a new amino acid and a promising antifungal drug candidate.
Jan 26, 2024|3 min readBy Megan KellerEngineered probiotics kill H. pylori, a cancer-causing bacteriumSince antibiotics tend to have negative side effects on the gut, researchers sought an alternative in an unexpected place: yogurt.
Jan 23, 2024|4 min readBy Samantha BorjeDriving a wedge into antibiotic resistanceA new mechanism for inhibiting membrane proteins could pave the way for more effective antibiotics.
Jan 17, 2024|1 min readBy Tiffany Garbutt, PhDVaccine development for infectious diseasesSome infectious diseases require unique modifications to the traditional vaccine development approach.