Category: Press Release

Lola Eniola-Adefeso named new Associate Dean for Graduate & Professional Education (ADGPE) in the College of Engineering

The BioInnovations in Brain Cancer Initiative (BIBC) at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure-track position at any level in brain cancer biology and technology research (including, drug/molecular transport/imaging in the brain tissue; translation-focused glioma, epigenetics and/or scRNA-seq research; and non-viral nucleic acid delivery).

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, but review of applications will begin on October 1, 2021.

Researchers in the Tessier lab found a simple method for identifying nanobodies with drug-like properties suitable for preventing COVID-19 infections, which likely can be used to develop nanobodies against other viruses and disease targets.

Congratulations to James Moon, Sunitha Nagrath, Anna Schwendeman and Anish Tuteja on being promoted to Professor!

Under this license and collaboration agreement, EVOQ and Amgen will work on discovery and development of drugs for autoimmune disorders.

MichBio welcomed Lola Eniola-Adefeso to its Board of Directors where she will aid in the company’s efforts to drive future bio-industry growth.

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland were awarded a $5 million grant to establish a new Center for Research on Complex Generics. BI Faculty Professor Anna Schwendeman will be the center co-director along with Professor James Polli from the University of Maryland.

The center is funded by the FDA Office of Generic Drugs and aims at bringing complex generic drugs and drug products to market faster.

Latest research findings from the Kotov lab on new structural batteries that are inspired by cartilage.

BI Faculty member and Chemical Engineering Professor Mike Solomon will serve as the next dean of Rackham Graduate School and vice provost for academic affairs-graduate studies.

A collaborative project from the Lahann, Luker and Krebsbach labs reports on new jet writing technique for printing 3D structures for biomedical applications.