Keren Hilgendorf received a V Scholar Award from the V Foundation for her work on obesity-accelerated breast cancer. Stay tuned for her lab's exciting new discoveries. #VictoryOverCancer #CancerResearch
A University of Utah Health-led multi-institutional research center that studies the inner workings and vulnerabilities of HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, recently received a five-year, $28 million...
Matthew Miller, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Utah Health, was named as a 2022 Pew Scholar for his exploration of the cellular machines that help accurately...
Warmest congratulations to Bil Clemons for his election to the US National Academy of Sciences! Bil was a Graduate Student in our department from 1995-2000, where he worked with Venki...
Whether University of Utah Health scientist Janet Iwasa, PhD, is bringing tiny molecules to life or sewing fantastical costumes, she is motivated by a challenge.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to three University of Utah Health scientists through its competitive High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program.
University of Utah Biochemistry associate professor, Helena Safavi, along with scientists at Stanford and Copenhagen have created a modified form of human insulin based on venom from marine snails.
University of Utah Biochemistry associate professor, Helena Safavi, speaks on the importance of research into painkilling compounds in deep water cone snails.
Congratulations to PhD student Shai-Anne Nalder in Paul Sigala's lab, who received the prestigious National Science Foundation Award from the Graduate Research Fellowship Program!
Congratulations to Dr. Adam Hughes, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, who received the first "Dana Carroll Endowed Associate Professorship in Biochemistry".
Congratulations to Dr. Scott Summers, Department Chair and Professor of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, who received the first "William J. Rutter Endowed Chair in Biochemistry".
How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous Scientists are unpicking the life cycle of SARS-CoV-2 and how the virus uses tricks to evade detection.
The SACNAS End of Year Party was a great way to celebrate the outgoing and incoming Presidency with awards, speakers, lunch, and multiple rounds of ping-pong!
We are sad to note the passing of Dr. Stephen M. Prescott. Steve was a faculty member at the University of Utah from 1982-2006, where he served as a Professor...
