Faculty Highlights
White House Science Official Comes to CU Anschutz for Cancer Briefing, Moonshot UpdatesArati Prabhakar, PhD, and a panel of elected officials and CU leaders shared information on the fight against cancer.Dr. Sabrina Spencer, a ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ
From the Chroma Technology Website:This year, Chroma Technology is happy to present the Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research award to Prof. Sabrina Spencer from the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ. This annual international prize is
Dr. Thomas Cech, Nobel Laureate, in an interview with CNN, provides insight into how RNA has impacted modern medicine and biology and how mRNA, holds promise for future vaccines and other scientific and health-related breakthroughs. For many
The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) and New Frontiers Grant partners—the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and the School of Education—announced planning grant winners in the
Bacterial Disco Lights: Using light to control the movement and arrangement of cyanobacteria to form liquid crystalline active matterThis collaboration, between a bacterial biochemist and a condensed-matter physicist, uses light to control the
Amy Palmer, ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ professor of biochemistry, wins the Cogswell Award for Inspirational Teaching to recognize her for revamping classroom experiences, championing diversity and striving to connect with students ‘beyond the course curriculum’.
Marvin CaruthersHonorary degreeThrough remarkable professional achievements and philanthropic contributions, Marvin Caruthers has created tremendous impact at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, in the local community and throughout society. A distinguished
Newly published ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and functionA key takeaway from first-year biology is that mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells—it’s the thing most
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ researcher Aaron Whiteley is recognized by the American Society for Microbiology for his work exploring bacterial immune responses and how it translates to the human immune systemA ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ researcher has been
Deep inside our cells—each one complete with an identical set of genes—a molecular machine known as PRC2 plays a critical role in determining which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells. When the machine is missing or broken