Over the past 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a seemingly untold human, social, and economic wave of devastation. For a longform feature, Resilience: how COVID-19 challenged the scientific world, researchers at the Morgridge Institute …
Month: September 2021
Venturelli R21 to Provide Major Advance for Personalized Microbiome Therapies
Clostridioides difficile, an antibiotic-resistant intestinal pathogen, is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Treatment of a Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile, infection may include courses of antibiotics or fecal …
Local changes, global effects: Unpacking action at a distance using computers, X-rays and classic biochemistry
When I entered Assistant Professor Vatsan Raman’s office to talk about his group’s latest research study, I didn’t expect that our conversation about proteins would turn toward Rube Goldberg machines. Biochemists like Raman study how …
IPiB Welcomes 2021-22 Incoming Class, GLDC Announces Officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is pleased to welcome its newest cohort of graduate students. As all recruiting activities were held virtually due to the pandemic, incoming students and faculty alike seem particularly excited …