Living systems are affected by exposure to gravity, thus, changing gravity influences biological life and processes. Currently, the effect of microgravity on breast cancer development, e.g. inhibition or progression, is not fully understood. Prof. Cheng’s research is focused on the… Read More
Globally, over 70% of freshwater is used for agriculture to produce crops, which provide 30-40% of the world’s gross food output. It is inevitable to seek alternative sources of water, such as recycled water and agricultural return flows, to guarantee… Read More
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive of all brain tumors with limited treatment options and no cure. Even after multimodal treatments by surgical resection of tumor, chemo and radiotherapy, the prognosis is poor (median survival <15 months) and recurrence is… Read More
This 4th research grant won by Function Therapeutics, valued at up to $413,908, is titled “Inhibitors of Thromboinflammation for Acute Kidney Injury”. Function and the lab of Dr. Chris Dockendorff have collaborated with the MIDD for around 10 years. More recently,… Read More
Cytokines are very important inflammatory signaling molecules that have been intensively studied since their identification in 1957. Crystal structures and recently electron microscopy structures of cytokines in complex with their receptors have been reported but their quaternary structures involving several… Read More
Qingsu Cheng, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and MIDD member supports a team of scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Illinois at Chicago to develop a marketable POC platform technology using Smartphone Time-Resolved Luminescence Imaging… Read More
We are delighted to welcome Professor Sandeep Gopalakrishnan as new MIDD member. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is a Professor of Nursing, who received his MS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and PhD in Health Sciences from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee followed by a postdoctoral… Read More
Recently, two undergraduate students Molly Drosen and Amy Reyes were highlighted by UWM Letters & Science INFOCUS for their scientific contributions in the area of drug discovery and development. Both undergraduate students were looking for research opportunities related to medicine… Read More
We are delighted that Dr. Avik Roy is now part of the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery. He received his PhD in Neuroscience from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. His primary research interest is identifying molecular targets and designing… Read More
Associate Professor Madhusudan Dey and Assistant Professor An Phu Tran Nguyen are the most recent additions to our group of MIDD members. Both researchers are members of the Department of Biological Science at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Professor Madhusudan… Read More