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Sonja Winter

Backing faculty brainpower

The Division of Research invested in 13 faculty projects with Research Council grants of up to $15,000 each for research, scholarship and creative endeavors.

Zachary Berndsen, assistant professor of biochemistry, presents at Pathways

Speeding scientific pipeline

The NextGen Pathways Symposium for UM System health researchers and clinicians showcased pathbreaking discoveries and gave young investigators an understanding of the translational science pipeline.

Bettina Mittendorfer

One-stop-shop for clinical and translational research

The Clinical Translational Science Unit provides spaces, staff and equipment for Mizzou researchers to use when conducting studies with human subjects.

Non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma occurs in the glandular tissue of the lung and is illustrated here with a histopathology light micrograph and the structure of Thomas’ aptamer used in their study.

Treating difficult cancers

Brian Thomas, MD-PhD candidate published research in Nature’s Precision Oncology that shows progress toward understanding and treating non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma.

Mizzou Columns in the sky with Strategic Proposal Development Service

SPDS helps researchers focus on the science

Mizzou faculty share what it's like to work with the Strategic Proposal Development Service. Learn how you can use their no-cost services to aid your work, too.

Libby Cowgill holding a skull.

Communicating to build trust

Mizzou researchers participated in a two-day workshop to learn how to explain their work to all audiences.

Tara Finegan photo with "Finegan to lead Advanced Light Microscopy Core."

A passion for bench science

Tara Finegan, an assistant research professor in biological sciences with extensive expertise in light imaging technologies, began work as co-director of the Advanced Light Microscopy Core Jan. 6. She will take the helm as sole director when co-director Alexander Jurkevich retires in March.

Corn planted in cracked, dry soil

A call for resilience

In a new paper, Bond Life Sciences Center investigator Ron Mittler and a coalition of other plant scientists recommend that famers, policymakers and researchers use a concerted approach to ensuring global food security.

See who won the 2nd round of Research Council Grants with photo of Seth Howes

Turbocharging discovery

The Division of Research awarded the second round of Research Council grants, internal funding that supports scholarly and creative endeavors and often helps early career faculty ignite their research programs.

First place team: Lucas Crow and Noah Fouts

Mizzou's game changer

Entrepreneur Quest (EQ), the signature program of the Griggs Innovators Nexus at MU, has invested more than $223,000 in student ventures since 2018.