by Amanda Parker | Aug 20, 2021 | Research
UChicago’s core facilities offer researchers the opportunity to utilize cutting-edge technologies, methodologies, and expertise without having to support or maintain the equipment themselves.
by Amanda Parker | Jul 28, 2021 | Research
Jenna Guthmiller was exposed to the ideas of immunology early. Growing up, her parents taught her how vaccines work and are administered, and, by studying animals, she learned about disease and the ways immunity is passed from parent to child. Guthmiller’s parents...
by Amanda Parker | Jul 22, 2021 | Research
We watch a ball as it falls into our glove. We hear a strange sound in another part of the house and listen intently. In neuroscience, the act of narrowing our senses in response to an environmental event is called “attention,” and it is understood that when we attend...
by Amanda Parker | Jul 19, 2021 | Research
No one is glad when their car breaks down. It is a major inconvenience and repairs can be expensive. But what if your car could sense wear and tear, and strengthen itself in those areas to prevent further damage? The car would last longer, require fewer repairs, and...
by Amanda Parker | Jun 21, 2021 | Research
“Scalpel, please,” the microsurgeon says as she prepares to make an abdominal incision to extract the heart from the donor mouse. She has no more than four minutes to excise the still-beating heart for transplant into the recipient. Once the successful transplantation...
