The Annual Joint Meeting of the Missouri and Missouri Valley Branches of the American Society of Microbiology saw many familiar faces March 9-10. Eight MSU students trekked to Kansas City, Kansas, to share research and network. Three students were recognized for their presentations. About the participants Drs. Kyoungtae Kim, professor of biology and associate dean of … [Read more...]
r. Paul Durham is looking for ways to ease your pain. In two recent Missouri State Journal segments, Durham, distinguished professor of biology and director of the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences (CBLS) and program alumna, looks at pain and how it affects us. Childhood trauma and pain Children with trauma have painful memories. But did you know it's more than … [Read more...]
The Children’s Bureau’s most recent child abuse statistics reveal that 7.2 million children were reported as abused in 2015. This number had unfortunately grown from the previous report by more than half a million children. Dr. Paul Durham is a distinguished professor of biology at Missouri State University and the director for the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences at the … [Read more...]
February is American Heart Month. Dr. Ryan Udan, assistant professor of biology, was recently featured for his work with congenital heart defects (CHDs). CHDs happen in one percent of babies born in the United States. Udan is trying to find what causes those defects so he can fix them. Congratulations! Read more about Udan's work with CHDs. … [Read more...]
The human body is an amazing thing. As you form, the cells in your body talk to each other to decide who gets to be a heart cell and who gets to be part of the brain, skin, liver—The list goes on and on. Eventually, you form into the person you are today. That’s the reason Dr. Ryan Udan, assistant professor of biology at Missouri State University, became interested in … [Read more...]