by Amanda Parker | Jun 1, 2021 | Research
The idea of using mRNA modifications to fight disease is taking off—but what is it and how does it work?
by Amanda Parker | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Zeresenay “Zeray” Alemseged, Donald N. Pritzker Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Alemseged is a paleoanthropologist studying human evolution. His research methods span extensive...
by Amanda Parker | Apr 21, 2021 | News
The BSD Chicago Fellows Program supports the career advancement of exceptional and creative postdoctoral scientists. This year’s fellowships have been awarded to three outstanding early-career scientists; two Chicago Fellowships have been awarded to Shiri Kult and...
by Amanda Parker | Apr 8, 2021 | News
On April 8, the CDAC Discovery Challenge program awarded funding to four new interdisciplinary projects that will develop and utilize computational tools. Three of these four projects are co-led by BSD faculty: Machine Learning to Improve Targeted Cancer...
by Amanda Parker | Mar 30, 2021 | News
It wasn’t until the mid-20th century that scientists discovered experimental evidence of a brain’s ability to dynamically strengthen, weaken and reconfigure its neural networks in response to stimuli. This phenomenon, called neuroplasticity (or brain plasticity or...