What's the secret of so-called "super agers"? Emily Rogalski talks to the New York Times about research on why some octogenarians have exceptional memories. nytimes.com/2024/04/29/wel…

We are proud to announce renowned biochemist Hening Lin will join the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry. Lin will serve a primary appointment in UChicago Biological Sciences, with a secondary appointment in UChicago Chemistry as a Professor of Chemistry. chemistry.uchicago.edu/news/renowned-…

New research in Neuron shows that activating the locus coeruleus, a brain structure that produces norepinephrine, causes changes in attention that enhance visual sensitivity. biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/brain-aro…

Congratulations to Ralph Weichselbaum for being named an inductee of OncLive.com Giants of Cancer Care. Dr. Weichselbaum specializes in the treatment of potentially curative treatment of #oligometastasis with #radiotherapy. ow.ly/hpGK50RuYWt #Oncology @UChicagoradonc

The spring issue of Medicine on the Midway is here! Read about UChicago research that dives deep into the gut microbiome, a global quest to collect pediatric cancer data, a major overhaul to med school curriculum and more. issuu.com/medicineonthem…

In a new study published in Cell Reports, scientists show that a drug molecule designed to inhibit proteins that add modifications to RNA transcripts reduced the growth of neuroblastoma cells in vitro and suppressed neuroblastoma tumors in mouse models. biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/neuroblas…

A team of researchers is working to understand how a "genetic hitchhiker"—one of the most prevalent genetic elements in the gut microbiomes of people in industrialized countries—has gone unnoticed for so long. Read more on our blog: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/researche…

Radiation can be effective at killing cancer, but it can also harm healthy cells. In a new study, researchers describe how radiation can suppress cancer-killing immune responses — and how immunotherapies can reverse this effect. biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/radiation…

UChicago will participate as one of more than 20 enrollment sites in a $22 million The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded study. This new study will enroll over 4,000 patients with #asthma to test which types of patient-empowering treatments are best for different individuals. pcori.org/research-resul…

A new approach combining immunotherapy and chemotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer patients helped lower toxicity without sacrificing therapeutic effectiveness or tumor control. Read about the research: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/immunothe…

Untangling cellular diversity in the nervous system at the genetic level could help scientists understand how neurodegeneration occurs. Read graduate student Manasa Prahlad's article explaining her lab's research: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/decoding-…

Where does physics meet biology? In organisms ranging from tardigrades to jumping spiders, the Nirody lab studies how interacting with complex environments—especially through physical movement—impacts behavior and evolution. Read more on our blog: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/biophysic…

Even a fungus has to move around sometimes. Research by Luis Javier Galindo and Jasmine Nirody looks at how different movement patterns of zoosporic fungi are affected by their cellular structures biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/zoosporic…

UChicago, UIC News, and Chicago State University received a $4.8 million grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to build a faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain. biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/three-chi…

UChicago alum John Jumper, SM’12, PhD’17, shared the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the AI model AlphaFold, which predicts the structure of proteins. He is the 100th member of the UChicago community to earn a Nobel Prize. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6014mxiuy

Congratulations to Trauma Center Director Selwyn Rogers, MD, MPH, for being elected to the highly prestigious National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his leadership in paradigm-shifting, hospital-based violence interventions. National Academy of Medicine biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/selwyn-ro…

Oral histories may conflict with genetic data, but UChicago researchers say they shouldn't be disregarded. "We should understand that genetics reflects biological evolutionary processes and other forms of knowledge reflect other processes." Read more: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/geneticis…

2/ Awardee Taras Kreslavsky is setting out to unravel how γδT adaptive immune cells develop and are primed to recognize a wide range of threats (including those that are self-made, i.e. cancer). 🍾Congrats Dr. Kreslavskiy! The University of Chicago 🙏#HFScout Victora Lab