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Structural rendering of EatA enzyme of enterotoxigenic E. coli

A shared target

Mizzou structural biologists used the Electron Microscopy Core to pinpoint where antibodies stop E. coli and Shigella bacteria from invading the body. Their findings, published in PNAS, could guide vaccine development that broadly protects against intestinal pathogens.

Tom Spencer makes remarks at the event.

NextGen marks five years of impact

On Oct. 20, Mizzou celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building and the more than 50 research groups thriving there. View event video and story featuring 12 NextGen researchers.

Plant scientist Soyon Park with Research Council grant First-Round Winners

Empowering faculty discovery

The Division of Research, Innovation and Impact awarded the first round of 2026-27 Research Council grants to 14 faculty members who submitted proposals in August.

Graphic with simple soybean art and these words: Healthier soybean oil and triple-stacked herbicide resistance

Mizzou develops one-of-a-kind soybean varieties

Mizzou is the first in the world to develop soybean varieties with a non-GMO trait for healthier oil combined with a resistance to three different herbicides. 

ProxiPatch team with Hawthorn Bank vice president Mike Moran hold a large check.

A startup state of mind

Ten student teams landed spots in Mizzou’s Entrepreneur Quest program after selling their innovative business ideas at a Sept. 22 pitch competition. See who made the cut and which team won the $2,000 audience favorite prize.

Joe Lynch examines a hops plant.

Hops, terpenes and the genetic connection to better beer

Bond Life Sciences Center researcher Joe Lynch wants to improve taste and breeding potential for beer through hops. He has grown 17 varieties at Mizzou’s South Farm to better link their genetics to their terpene flavor profiles.

Charting Research Pathways graphic

Helping researchers chart what's next

The Charting Research Pathways program helps Mizzou researchers step back from daily demands to refine ideas with experts, explore new funding opportunities and map the future of their work.

Kristin Whitworth, NSRRC associate director, and Kiho Lee, NSRRC director, pose in front of the newly-expanded National Swine Resource and Research Center.

Model growth for swine research

As Mizzou’s campus sees a rapid increase in research projects using pigs, the National Swine Resource and Research Center is poised to supply many of those swine models and others thanks to recently completed expansions that promise to double its capacity in future years.

Mizzou/UCLA stem cell partnership

AMC collaboration with UCLA adds centralized stem cell access

Researchers can now access advanced induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) services thanks to a partnership between Mizzou's Animal Modeling Core and the UCLA Human Stem Cell and Genome Engineering Center

Collage of icons and photos of EQ grads; link goes to story webpage.

Making waves

Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) empowers students to start their own businesses during college. Meet four founders who left EQ with a mindset that helped them achieve company milestones and new opportunities.