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Archives for September 2017

Saving lives one medication at a time

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Between prescriptions or taking something for a headache or joint pain, we use drugs every day. Dr. Mary Krause is ensuring that the drugs you take are safe and of the best quality. Krause focuses on late-stage development of biologic drug products at Bristol-Myers Squibb in the Parenterals Science and Technology group. Biologic drugs An alumna of Missouri State … [Read more...] about Saving lives one medication at a time

Saving the earth through future generations

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Education doesn't always happen in the classroom. Education happens everywhere, formally and informally. Erica Cox knows this through working with teachers across Missouri. Missouri State University At Missouri State University, Cox acts as the State Coordinator for Missouri Project Water Education for Teachers (WET) and State Co-coordinator for Missouri Project Learning … [Read more...] about Saving the earth through future generations

Professor visits far-flung former students

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Dr. Chris Barnhart, distiguished professor of biology, and his wife Debra traveled this year to visit and work with former Missouri State University students in New Zealand and China. “It’s one of the best rewards of an academic career,” Barnhart said. “We really felt like we were visiting family,” he added. New Zealand In January, the Barnharts travelled to New Zealand to … [Read more...] about Professor visits far-flung former students

New ideas stem from other’s research

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Sometimes the best thing to do for your research is listen to someone else's. Dr. Chris Lupfer, assistant professor of biology, and Angeline Rodriguez, a master's student, recently attended the 36th annual meeting of the American Society for Virology. Not only did they share their research, they learned about virology research around the world. Rodriguez Rodriguez … [Read more...] about New ideas stem from other’s research