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Federal Earmark Expands Student-led Search for New Antibiotics
Scientists worldwide are using authentic research experiences to engage college students in discovering new antibiotics. The Tiny Earth initiative, based at the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery, has already trained thousands of students in 30 countries. Congressionally Directed Community Project Funds will now provide $1 million to expand the program and reach even more students. This was part of the $1.7 trillion federal spending package that was signed into law by President Biden in December 2022.
How Tiny Earth pushes boundaries of antibiotic research
Network of students, professors, researchers intertwine anti-racism curriculum, research to solve antibiotic resistance crisis
El Zoominario: giving a voice to Latinx scientists and inspiring the next generation
With the goal of highlighting Latinx scientists for other scientists as well as Latinx children, Solís-Lemus co-created El Zoominario, an online seminar series aimed at the general public.
New nanoparticles deliver therapy brain-wide, edit Alzheimer’s gene in mice
Shaoqin "Sarah" Gong and her lab have developed a way to move therapies across the brain’s protective membrane to deliver brain-wide therapy with a range of biological medications and treatments.
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