Two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers won 2016 Shaw Scientist Awards. This program has supported early research efforts pursuing promising ideas in biochemistry, biological sciences and cancer research for over thirty years. The award given by the Greater Milwaukee foundation includes a $200,000 grant for each recipient to be used as seed money for his or her respective projects. Feyza Engin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry, is researching type 1 diabetes. Srivatsan Raman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, is conducting research into the properties that allow proteins to change shape.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Researchers Win Funding for Innovative Bioresearch
Posted by Rebecca Partridge on Fri, Jun 17, 2016
Tags: Bioresearch funding, Diabetes, University of Wisconsin Madison, Protein Research, Type 1 Diabetes, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Dr. Srivatsan Raman, Dr. Feyza Engin
MSU Protein Research Yields New Structure to Combat Flu Epidemics
Posted by Dylan Fitzwater on Mon, Jul 02, 2012
Protein research at Michigan State University has lead to the development of a new protein structure which could neutralize flu viruses during an epidemic. The team of international researchers working on the project were lead by Tim Whitehead, assistant professor of materials science and chemical engineering at MSU (image courtesy of MSU).
UC Davis Protein Research Sheds Light On Immune System
Posted by Sam Asher (Guest) on Tue, Jun 26, 2012
The University of California Davis Medical Center recently discovered a new function of the body’s immune system through research on the protein HD6, also known as alpha-defensin 6. The discovery of HD6’s unique virus fighting methods helps researchers better understand how the body retaliates against bowel disease.
Tags: University of California Davis, Immune System, Protein Research
NIH Funded Research at OSU Studies Protein's Role in Heart Damage
Posted by Dylan Fitzwater on Fri, Jun 15, 2012
A new NIH funded research project at Ohio State University has linked a certain protein in the heart to cardiac damage after chemotherapy. The study was lead by Govindasamy Ilangovan, Ohio State associate professor of internal medicine (photo courtesy of OSU), and received a total of $419,375 in funding from the NIH.
Tags: Ohio State University, Protein Research, Funding, NIH