/unhtoday/feed/3264/rss.xml 91制片厂 Today Articles en /unhtoday/2025/12/powerful-new-research-technology-comes-unh /research/university-instrumentation-center91制片厂's acquisition of an automated isothermal titration calorimeter will increase research capabilities in a variety of fields.聽 ]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:15 -0500 Mark Wanner /unhtoday/2025/12/powerful-new-research-technology-comes-unh /unhtoday/2025/11/american-institute-chemical-engineers-honor-two-unh-researchers Two 91制片厂 researchers, Professor Harish Vashisth and postdoctoral research scholar聽Lev Levintov, 聽in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering have been honored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for their significant contributions to computational molecular science and engineering. 鈥淭hese honors reflect the exceptional strength of computational research at 91制片厂 and the mentorship that fosters our next generation of innovators,鈥� says聽Vashisth, who was named the 2025 winner of the AIChE鈥檚 Impact Award in Computational Molecular Science and Engineering.聽 The Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (CoMSEF) of AIChE 聽annually honors an individual with Impact Award 聽who has made outstanding research contributions that have advanced the field and... ]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:30 -0500 Brooks Payette /unhtoday/2025/11/american-institute-chemical-engineers-honor-two-unh-researchers /unhtoday/2025/10/increasing-benefits-and-reducing-risks-pain-management-using-opioids 91制片厂 researcher Cheryl Whistler investigated the role of gut microbiota in opioid response. She聽found that butyrate, whether produced by microbes or added to the diet, can reduce the development of opioid tolerance, a key risk factor for opioid addiction. ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:30 -0400 Mark Wanner /unhtoday/2025/10/increasing-benefits-and-reducing-risks-pain-management-using-opioids /unhtoday/2025/10/unhs-vashisth-receives-21-million-nih-aimed-advancing-therapeutic-discovery Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering, has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators鈥� Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support his team鈥檚 efforts to develop innovative approaches for designing new therapies to treat diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and viral infections that impact millions of Americans every day. 鈥淚鈥檓 very humbled and encouraged by the NIH鈥檚 continued investment in my research program,鈥� says Vashisth. 鈥淭his support will allow us to pursue new research directions, strengthen collaborations across several states, and enhance supercomputing resources at 91制片厂.鈥� Vashisth鈥檚 research is focused on developing unconventional approaches to design novel therapeutic agents, which... ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:45 -0400 /unhtoday/2025/10/unhs-vashisth-receives-21-million-nih-aimed-advancing-therapeutic-discovery /unhtoday/2025/09/unhs-harish-vashisth-awarded-780k-nsf-grant-advance-rna-research-and-train-stem-workforce A 91制片厂 researcher will work to advance our understanding of chemical changes in RNA molecules and train STEM workforce in innovative RNA technologies, thanks to a major new grant from the National Science Foundation. Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at the 91制片厂, has been awarded 聽聽$780,000 to investigate the role of chemical modifications in transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. The findings could shed light on the molecular basis of misfolding in tRNA and identify new therapeutic applications and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. 鈥淚 am deeply grateful to NSF for continuing to support our innovative research in biophysics of RNA molecules, says Vashisth, who is joined by collaborator Esteban Orellana, assistant professor at... ]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:45 -0400 Brooks Payette /unhtoday/2025/09/unhs-harish-vashisth-awarded-780k-nsf-grant-advance-rna-research-and-train-stem-workforce /unhtoday/2025/08/why-do-we-lose-cognitive-ability-we-age Adam Brockett's research is delving into the basic biology of aging, with the goal of providing insights that help people maintain cognitive function as they age. ]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:45 -0400 Mark Wanner /unhtoday/2025/08/why-do-we-lose-cognitive-ability-we-age /unhtoday/2025/04/lab-reimagined David Needle has 900 samples of moose poop.聽 鈥淎s one does,鈥� quips the senior veterinary pathologist at 91制片厂鈥檚 New Hampshire Diagnostic Veterinary Lab.聽 Those stinky artifacts can reveal what moose ate, whether they鈥檙e pregnant, how healthy or stressed they are 鈥� all important data points to help us understand and protect this iconic Northern New England species. But accessing that聽data takes sophisticated laboratory equipment that can run polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests to get an up-close look at DNA sequences. Fortunately for Needle and his collaborators, 91制片厂 has just that equipment.聽 Thanks, COVID.聽 As the coronavirus pandemic faded to background noise, 91制片厂 paused its lauded testing program after testing two million samples for 91制片厂 and聽institutions across the state. But Yankee... ]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:45 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2025/04/lab-reimagined /unhtoday/2025/01/exploring-antifreeze-proteins-improve-cell-tissue-preservation 91制片厂 scientists study antifreeze proteins to improve cryopreservation methods, aiming to revolutionize medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology with ice-binding solutions. ]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:45 -0500 Nicholas Gosling '06 /unhtoday/2025/01/exploring-antifreeze-proteins-improve-cell-tissue-preservation /unhtoday/2024/08/two-professors-receive-4-million-improve-wound-healing-and-tissue-generation In a significant boost to biomedical research and ultimately human health outcomes, 91制片厂 professors Linqing Li and Nate Oldenhuis have been awarded nearly $4 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research that will advance wound healing and tissue generation. Nate Oldenhuis 鈥� Nate Oldenhuis Oldenhuis, an assistant professor in chemistry, plans to leverage the grant to explore new applications of DNA that is a byproduct of COVID vaccine production. His lab aims to transform DNA from its conventional role in vaccine manufacturing into biomaterials mimicking the mechanical properties of human tissues. This approach holds promise due to DNA's unique programmability and ability to behave without adverse effects to the body, offering potential... ]]> Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:00 -0400 Brooks Payette /unhtoday/2024/08/two-professors-receive-4-million-improve-wound-healing-and-tissue-generation /unhtoday/2023/09/unh-center-integrated-biomedical-and-bioengineering-research-receives-10-million-grant New聽$10M, Phase 2 NIH grant will help聽fuel ground-breaking innovations in health and disease solutions at the Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research. ]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:45 -0400 Sarah Schaier /unhtoday/2023/09/unh-center-integrated-biomedical-and-bioengineering-research-receives-10-million-grant /unhtoday/2023/06/91制片厂-research-investigates-genetic-switches-toxoplasmosis-parasite COLSA research examines the role that a part of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii plays in switching on and off the genes responsible for regulating infections caused by the parasite. ]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2023/06/91制片厂-research-investigates-genetic-switches-toxoplasmosis-parasite /unhtoday/2023/05/bold-ideas-better-outcomes Scientific discoveries made by biomedical and bioengineering researchers at 91制片厂 over the past five years are transforming how a range of complex health conditions 鈥� from cancer and chronic wounds to neurological disorders such as Alzheimer鈥檚 and Parkinson鈥檚 鈥� are being diagnosed, treated and prevented. Find this story and more in the latest issue of聽Spark, 91制片厂鈥檚 annual research review, now live online. Several stories in this issue highlight ways 91制片厂 research addresses one of our most pressing concerns: Our health. ]]> Thu, 11 May 2023 12:45 -0400 William Ewing /unhtoday/2023/05/bold-ideas-better-outcomes /unhtoday/2022/12/predicting-eye-disease A recently awarded $1.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health鈥檚 (NIH) National Eye Institute will support ongoing research into retinal degenerative diseases led by professor Rick Cote. ]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:45 -0500 Nicholas Gosling '06 /unhtoday/2022/12/predicting-eye-disease /unhtoday/2022/07/sequencing-variants With new funding from the National Institutes of Health, 91制片厂 wilil continue its genomic surveillance of COVID-19 variants in New Hampshire. ]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:00 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2022/07/sequencing-variants /unhtoday/2022/06/dedicated-health-disparities-research Nutrition researcher Maria Carlota Dao, an assistant professor at the 91制片厂 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and a聽New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) researcher, was recently selected as a faculty fellow with the Obesity Health Disparities Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (OHD PRIDE) program at the University of Houston. Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), OHD PRIDE is a two-year training and mentoring program offered to researchers engaged in community-based investigations that address obesity disparities. "Being part of the OHD PRIDE program is an invaluable opportunity to grow as a researcher within an outstanding and supportive scientific community," Dao said. "Being part of the... ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:30 -0400 Nicholas Gosling '06 /unhtoday/2022/06/dedicated-health-disparities-research /unhtoday/2022/06/repurposing-drug-compound-could-slow-covid-spread Krisztina Varga, associate Professor of Molecular, cellular and Biomedical Sciences. Photo by Jeremy Gasowski. With the end of the pandemic seemingly nowhere in sight, scientists are still very focused on finding new or alternative drugs to treat and stop the spread of COVID-19. In a first-of-its-kind study, 91制片厂 researchers found that using an existing drug compound in a new way, known as drug repurposing, could be successful in blocking the activity of a key enzyme of the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. 鈥淭he goal was to slow or prevent the spread of the virus by using a strategic therapeutic that could possibly disrupt key steps in the viral life cycle at the molecular level, like the first contact with a healthy cell or the first step in replicating within an... ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:15 -0400 Robbin Ray 鈥�82 /unhtoday/2022/06/repurposing-drug-compound-could-slow-covid-spread /unhtoday/2022/05/innovation-inspiration 91制片厂Innovation honored its Innovators of the Year for 2020 and 2021. ]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 16:15 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2022/05/innovation-inspiration /unhtoday/2022/02/boosting-biomanufacturing Researchers in 91制片厂鈥檚 Surface Enhanced Electrochemical Diagnostic Sensors (SEEDS) Lab have received an EPSCoR grant from the National Science Foundation for close to $6 million to lead a team in developing sensors to promote quality control in biomanufacturing 鈥� the production of important biomaterials used in medicine, food and even engineered human organs 鈥� a field that is becoming a significant sector of the economy. 鈥淭his NSF grant will allow us to take full advantage of the anticipated growth in the biotechnology and advance manufacturing sectors, which will be important drivers of the economy in the coming decades.鈥� 鈥淩ight now, biomanufacturing industries are not limited by a lack of production mechanisms, but rather by a lack of effective tools for monitoring quality in real time,鈥�... ]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:00 -0500 Erika Mantz /unhtoday/2022/02/boosting-biomanufacturing /unhtoday/2021/10/wound-healing-trailblazers Two chemical engineering professors have received a National Institutes of Health 鈥淭railblazer鈥� award for a project that aims to improve chronic wound healing. ]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:30 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2021/10/wound-healing-trailblazers /unhtoday/2021/07/ensuring-healthier-state Researchers at the 91制片厂 will start genomic testing of positive cases of the COVID-19 virus to help monitor for any variants of concern that may be found in New Hampshire. ]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:00 -0400 Robbin Ray 鈥�82 /unhtoday/2021/07/ensuring-healthier-state /unhtoday/2021/04/brain-monitor With a new National Institutes of Health grant, 91制片厂 researchers Edward Song and Arturo Andrade will conduct research on the neurotransmitter glutamate that will contribute to our understanding of mental illness and brian diseases. ]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:00 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2021/04/brain-monitor /unhtoday/2021/04/mapping-memory-lane 91制片厂 researchers have received an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study tiny antenna-like projections on the surface of brain cells, called neuronal primary cilia in an effort to understand how they regulate hippocampus-dependent memory formation. ]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:30 -0400 Ryan Wilmot /unhtoday/2021/04/mapping-memory-lane /unhtoday/2021/03/reactions-action New 91制片厂 research has uncovered a novel way of studying protein interactions which may improve the efficacy of a class of drugs 鈥� called allosteric drugs 鈥� that treat diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders. The research also has the potential to significantly cut time and cost of preliminary allosteric drug design by incorporating a new form of computer simulation analysis. ]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:45 -0400 Ryan Wilmot /unhtoday/2021/03/reactions-action /unhtoday/2021/01/excellence-citations Forty-one current and emeritus 91制片厂 researchers are among the world's 100,000 most cited, according to a new study. ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:15 -0500 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2021/01/excellence-citations /unhtoday/2020/11/collaborative-core 91制片厂's Collaborative Research Excellence initiative has funded 14 interdisciplinary projects. ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:30 -0500 Maria Emanuel /unhtoday/2020/11/collaborative-core