We are delighted to announce that Sterling Pharma Solutions is supporting the UWM Chemistry & Biochemistry Department and the MIDD. The new UWM chemistry building has dedicated spaces for a variety of educational chemistry programs for undergraduate and graduate students…. Read More
The inaugural Wisconsin WISER conference took place at the Medical College of Wisconsin and was attended by nearly 500 scientists including undergraduate and graduate students from local educational institutions. The conference was a great success supported by an exceptional organizing… Read More
The MIDD has been collaborating with Glen Hills Middle School teacher Lalitha Murali and her students supported by the iEDU program Cubes in Space. This program is for non-university students to conduct suborbital scientific and engineering research. The purpose of… Read More
Nearly 1/3 of Americans will experience an anxiety disorder in their lifetime resulting in impaired social function and reduction of quality of life. Unfortunately, existing anxiety medications suffer from delayed or inadequate efficacy and sedative-hypnotic effects. Development of additional anxiolytics… Read More
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an extremely aggressive cancer for which there are limited treatment options. Despite recent advances in therapy, the prognosis remains dismal and patient survival is short. After standard therapy, the recurrent tumors become resistant to therapy and render… Read More
The effects of space travel on the human body, particularly on the skeletal system, are a critical area of research especially considering NASA’s goals to send humans to the moon again and to Mars (Artemis Accords). As astronauts venture beyond… Read More
Protein-protein interactions (PPI) stand at the heart of numerous metabolic pathways and signaling networks, intricately linked to various diseases, marking them as prime targets for therapeutic intervention. Despite their significance, these interaction have eluded drug discovery due to their complexity… Read More
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