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Nebraska in the national news: November 2020

December 2, 2020

A Husker research team led by Limei Zhang, assistant professor of biochemistry, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant to study the novel mechanisms of iron-sulfur proteins that play multifaceted roles in stress response and antibiotic resistance.

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Husker team awarded $1.8M to investigate iron-sulfur redox mechanisms

November 18, 2020

Cutline: Nebraska’s Asit Pattnaik (pictured) and UNMC’s Tom Petro are developing a vaccine framework that exploits the properties of a naturally occurring nanoparticle in an effort to produce a stronger, longer-lasting immune response than other COVID-19 vaccine candidates. They’re also taking a closer look at how SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, inhibits the immune system.

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Researchers aim to use protein to ramp up COVID-19 antigens’ impact

November 5, 2020

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Nebraska in the national news: October 2020

November 3, 2020

A team of Husker biochemists led by Mark A. Wilson has received a four-year, $1.18 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to better understand how enzymes work.

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Husker biochemists earn $1.18M grant to study enzymes

October 30, 2020

A team of Husker biochemists led by Alex Vecchio has earned a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute of General Medical Sciences to understand how the structure and assembly of membrane proteins influence the function and dysfunction of tight junctions.

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Husker biochemists earn $1.8M grant to study tight junctions

October 7, 2020

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Nebraska in the national news: September 2020

October 5, 2020

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Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for Sept. 18

September 18, 2020

Archie, the woolly mammoth statue outside Morrill Hall, wears a red face covering on his trunk and mouth.

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'Nanomachines in Life' topic of next virtual Science Café

September 18, 2020

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3D-printed models give students new perspective on biochem

September 15, 2020

Megan Elliott, director of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, guides a Husker Dialogues discussion in the Devaney Sports Center at the start of the fall 2019 semester. The Husker Dialogues project is designed to introduce first-year students to tools they can use to engage in meaningful conversations on inclusivity.

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Husker Dialogues inspires Adhikari, Bracht to give back

September 9, 2020

Christine Asuoha, an August graduate, recently won Best in Show in the 2020 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Student Showcase. Shown here is her artwork, “The Heads of Asuoha,” a digital collage.

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Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for Sept. 4

September 4, 2020