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Dr. Lalitha Madhavan discusses the application of stem cell research in treating neurological diseases and disorders.

BIO5 members Gondy Leroy and Win Burleson are among an interdisciplinary team across colleges using data mining to improve medical communication and diagnoses.

Dr. Esther Sternberg discusses the interconnected aspects of wellness such as the mind, body, and the environment.

Dr. Dongkyun Kang discusses improving patient care with novel optical microscopy technologies

BIO5 member Andrew Capaldi discovered a protein responsible for controlling cell growth in yeasts. Since humans and yeasts have remarkably similar cellular mechanisms, teasing out the differences presents drug developers with new targets for treatments.

BIO5 member Anthony Bosco is part of a team of scientists who are one step closer to developing a predictive test to assess a baby’s risk for asthma, which would allow parents to take steps to thwart the disease’s development and could guide doctors to prescribe preventive treatments

BIO5 member Erin Ratcliff will lead a national collaboration to create solar fuels and storage technologies that are more durable and sustainable, but less expensive.

BIO5 members Gene Alexander and Yann Klimentidis collaborated on a study that explored the link between sedentary behavior and risk of dementia and found that type of activity matters when it comes to brain aging.

Dr. Zelieann Craig is working towards reducing the incidence of infertility by improving our understanding of how these chemicals interact with the female reproductive system.