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Research by Kevin Sokoloski, left, was funded through the UofL Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Functional Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity. Richard Lamont, center, leads the project, which has received an additional grant of nearly $12 million.

August 24, 2023News

UofL researchers land nearly $12 million to study microorganisms and disease

By Holly Hinson University of Louisville researchers have received $11.7 million to study microorganisms throughout the body, including the mouth. What they find could lead to better understanding and treatment of a range of chronic conditions. The five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an extension of a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence...

Study team members Kavitha Yaddanapudi, associate professor of surgery (center), with co-first authors Omar Sarkar, UofL graduate student, (left) and Howard Donninger, UofL assistant professor (right). Study team members Kavitha Yaddanapudi, associate professor of surgery (center), with co-first authors Omar Sarkar, UofL graduate student, (left) and Howard Donninger, UofL assistant professor (right). UofL photo.

August 8, 2023News

UofL research shows existing drug improves cancer immunotherapy effectiveness

By Betty Coffman Cancer patients may have a better chance of recovery thanks to a discovery by a research team at the University of Louisville. In a new preclinical study, they have found that an existing drug, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for another disease, also may improve success rates for cancer immunotherapy...

June 12, 2023News

Six UofL grads win Fulbrights

By Janet Cappiello A two-time captain of the Women’s D1 Rowing team is among this year’s six Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award grantees from the University of Louisville. The grantees named this spring add to an impressive list of winners. With 168 total since 2001, UofL has had more student Fulbrights than all Kentucky public higher education institutions. The...

April 14, 2023News

UofL engineering student wins state’s only Truman Scholarship

By Janet Cappiello University of Louisville junior Klemmer Nicodemus has won Kentucky’s only Harry S. Truman Scholarship for 2023. The award, valued at $30,000, is given to just 62 U.S. college juniors annually and is the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States. Winners were announced April 12. Nicodemus, originally from the...

Donghoon Chung, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and the UofL Center for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases

April 13, 2023News

Brain-penetrating drug candidate effective against deadly encephalitis viruses

By Betty Coffman University of Louisville researcher Donghoon Chung and collaborators have designed, synthesized and tested a new antiviral compound and shown it to be highly effective against two types of encephalitis viruses that cause devastating illness in humans. In preclinical studies, the team found that BDGR-49 protects against deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) or...

March 23, 2023News

Website tackling environmental health disparities debuts March 28

By Janet Cappiello Members of the public soon will be able to access a new website aimed at improving environmental health equity in Louisville. Supported by the University of Louisville, the Humana Foundation and the Health Equity Innovation Hub, the Air Justice website, www.airjusticelou.org, debuts at noon, March 28. More than 50 UofL students have worked...

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