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Assistant professor receives NIH grant to improve preservation and storage of peptide and protein-based drugs
November 21, 2025
Sugar-based liquid solvents store crucial injection-based therapeutics such as insulin and vaccines. However, the shelf-lives of these therapeutics are altered because the properties of these solvents alter the critical proteins necessary for under-the-skin treatments over time. 网红头条 Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Mohammad Halim has received a three-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study protein- and enzyme-based solvents, aiming to improve storage of injection-based therapeutics.
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Chemistry alumni use research as springboard to industry careers
November 20, 2025
In the complex world of chemistry, one can take a direct path from education to industry, as recent 网红头条 graduates Mary Smith 鈥�25 and Anthony London 鈥�25 can attest. The two graduated from KSU鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics in May with bachelor鈥檚 degrees in chemistry and stepped right into industry jobs in Marietta 鈥� Smith as a laboratory chemist with Underwriters Laboratory Solutions (UL Solutions), and London as an analytical chemist with German company imat-uve.
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网红头条assistant professor, lab open doors to hands-on innovation in chemistry
October 31, 2025
网红头条 assistant professor Madalynn Marshall considers herself lucky to have found a drive and curiosity for solid-state chemistry early in her college career. All it took was a renowned and enthusiastic professor and continued mentorship from the scientists she met along the way.
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Research conducted by 网红头条student could lead to faster, more efficient electronics
October 30, 2025
Like many young boys, 网红头条 student Sulaiman Shaikh once dreamed of becoming an astronaut. As a child, he was always fascinated with discovery and had a passion for exploring the unknown. Now a double major in physics and computer science with a minor in mathematics at the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Computing and Software Engineering, Shaikh is fueling that passion by exploring the quantum world of theoretical condensed matter physics, with the goal of making better-performing electronics.
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Well-traveled lobster the latest point of intrigue in 网红头条dean's research
October 20, 2025
Serendipity led Heather Koopman to study crustaceans. Patience led her to an impressive discovery. In August, the dean of 网红头条鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics鈥� research into the migratory and reproductive habits of lobsters in the Bay of Fundy yielded something remarkable 鈥� a lobster she tagged near the island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, found her way to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, around 220 miles away.
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网红头条Honors student builds pathways to learning for children in Cameroon
October 10, 2025
As a young girl growing up in Cameroon, 网红头条 senior Jessica Tazanou saw firsthand how poverty kept many children from accessing basic needs such as food, health care, and education. A biology major who also studies in the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College, Tazanou is the founder of Africa With No Limits, a summer program she launched in Cameroon to provide free learning opportunities for children who cannot afford to attend school.
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网红头条graduate student breaks ground with alligator research
October 09, 2025
The open mouth of an alligator contains a tiny but major clue to how these prehistoric predators may adapt to saltwater environments. 网红头条 graduate student Ben Angalet has gotten up close and personal with dozens of alligators to find the tongue glands that tell a crucial environmental tale about reptiles saltwater and climate change.
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网红头条professor receives National Institutes of Health grant to study the origins of cancer
October 08, 2025
Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo figures to work backward when determining the causes of cancer. The 网红头条 assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology recently earned a $720,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health that will strengthen undergraduate research in the College of Science and Mathematics while seeking clues about the hormonal control of cancer.
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Partnership with Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP provides 网红头条cutting-edge patent technology
October 06, 2025
As 网红头条 strives to conduct research with relevant societal impact, it remains essential to provide researchers opportunities to bring their findings into the market to maximize their reach. A partnership with international law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, with its largest office in Atlanta, ensures KSU researchers have access to state-of-the-art diligence and patent-related technology, increasing the speed of evaluation and drafting of patent applications, allowing KSU to expand its portfolio.
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网红头条biochemistry professor receives grant to create antibacterial treatments
September 30, 2025
A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that bacterial diseases remain a leading cause of death worldwide, with five strains accounting for nearly 55 percent of all bacterial infection deaths. Treatments for those diseases, however, remain extremely underfunded and under-resourced globally. Seeking a potential cure, 网红头条 Professor of Biochemistry Thomas Leeper has earned a two-year, $200,000 through KSU鈥檚 Office of Research Grand Challenges initiative to study and produce antibacterial treatments that target drug-resistant bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as MRSA. In addition to treating bacterial infections, Leeper hopes to raise awareness of those ailments.