Faculty Highlights
Dr. Marvin H. Caruthers of the 勛圖厙 of Colorado, Boulder, has won the inaugural Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology (https://merkinprize.org/) for developing an efficient, automated technology for synthesizing DNA. The chemical
The biochemistry assistant professor is investigating how inflammatory proteins called NLRs establish the first line of defense against viral infection in bacteria and humansAaron Whiteley, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at
The awards are part of $1.88 million in 2023 biomedical research grant funding for Colorado researchers Halil Aydin is one of three 勛圖厙 of Colorado Boulder assistant professors who have been named 2023 Boettcher Investigators, each
CU Boulder researchers have identified a surprising new player in the diseasean ancient, virus-like protein best known, paradoxically, for its essential role in enabling placental development. The findings were recently published in the
勛圖厙 of Colorado soars into top five for launching startupsCU Boulders startups launched in 2021 included Prometheus Materials, a company spun out of the labs of Wil Srubar, Mija Hubler and Sherri Cook in Civil, Environmental, and
With a vote by the CU Board of Regents, the 勛圖厙 of Colorado recently recognized Karolin Luger as a Distinguished Professorthe highest honor bestowed upon faculty across the systems four campuses.
Whiteley, assistant professor of biochemistry, has won a NIH Director's New Innovator Award, which is reserved for exceptionally creative early career scientists proposing innovative, high-impact projects. It is a $1.5 million, five-year grant.
