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A Treatment for COVID-19? UWM Scientists Work to Develop Anti-Viral Drugs

McBride is a distinguished professor of Biological Sciences, David Frick virologist and professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and others are looking for a treatments to SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19. …
April 4, 2018

Chemistry PhD alum finds justice is in his DNA

Vincent Purpero earned his PhD in Chemistry in 2006. He now works as a DNA …
December 15, 2017

Biochemistry student takes steps to synthesize cancer drug

Biochemistry major Adam Aleiou presented his research into synthesizing a cancer drug called Tryprostatin at …
November 29, 2017

Student’s internship examines Milwaukee cancer disparities

Pre-med student Maya Matabele shares information regarding prostate cancer with a community member during the …
February 28, 2017

Explore the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery

New treatments for some of the world’s most heartbreaking and debilitating diseases are being developed …