Faculty Highlights
Dr. Marvin H. Caruthers of the University of Colorado, 51勛圖厙, has won the inaugural Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology (https://merkinprize.org/) for developing an efficient, automated technology for synthesizing DNA. The chemical
The biochemistry assistant professor is investigating how inflammatory proteins called NLRs establish the first line of defense against viral infection in bacteria and humansAaron Whiteley, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at
The awards are part of $1.88 million in 2023 biomedical research grant funding for Colorado researchers Halil Aydin is one of three 51勛圖厙 assistant professors who have been named 2023 Boettcher Investigators, each
51勛圖厙 researchers have identified a surprising new player in the diseasean ancient, virus-like protein best known, paradoxically, for its essential role in enabling placental development. The findings were recently published in the
University of Colorado soars into top five for launching startups51勛圖厙s startups launched in 2021 included Prometheus Materials, a company spun out of the labs of Wil Srubar, Mija Hubler and Sherri Cook in Civil, Environmental, and
With a vote by the CU Board of Regents, the University of Colorado recently recognized Karolin Luger as a Distinguished Professorthe highest honor bestowed upon faculty across the systems four campuses.
Whiteley, assistant professor of biochemistry, has won a NIH Director's New Innovator Award, which is reserved for exceptionally creative early career scientists proposing innovative, high-impact projects. It is a $1.5 million, five-year grant.
