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2024

Are Lake Erie's algae blooms home to the next pharmaceutical drug? Some scientists think so, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 8
How video game tech, AI, and computer vision help decode animal pain and behavior, Popular Science, Jan. 10
Sensor protein explains how mice—and maybe people—know it’s cold, Science Magazine, Mar. 14

2023

Extra gene stymies neurons in nice models of Down syndrome, Futurity, Apr. 24
How much of a role does genetics play in obesity?, National Geographic, May 9 (Roger Cone quoted)

2022

New enzyme catalyzes biaryl cross-coupling reactions, C&EN, Mar. 7
Researchers uncover novel insights into rare genetic condition, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, June 2
Nature is the world’s original pharmacy – returning to medicine’s roots could help fill drug discovery gaps, The Conversation, July 27
Brain punching nanobodies could treat Parkinson's and dementia, SyFy, Aug. 7
New fluorination technology increases therapeutic value of natural compounds, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Aug. 9
Hormone secreted by fat cells could be used to treat liver tumours, mice study shows, BBC Science Focus, Aug. 15
This scientist studies microbes found in Peru's Boiling River, National Geographic, Aug. 16

2021

How COVID-19 has changed the culture of science, C&EN, Jan. 25 (Alison Narayan quoted)
Drug helps fight obesity linked to certain genetic conditions, Fox 5 New York, Feb.23 (Roger Cone quoted)
For the first time, UM names academic building after a woman, The Detroit News, Mar. 25 (Roger Cone quoted)
Is this protein a target for eating disorder drugs?, Futurity, Arp. 27
Tiny worms 'hear' without an eardrum, surprising scientists, National Geographic, Oct. 4
The brain sensor discovery behind humans getting taller, BBC News, Nov. 4

2020

‘We need a people’s cryo-EM.’ Scientists hope to bring revolutionary microscope to the masses, Science, Jan. 23 (Melanie Ohi quoted)
Snappy Acronyms Generate Excitement for Science (SAGES), The Scientist, Feb. 5 (Wenjing Wang quoted)
Tick Tock. Should we stop the tenure clock?, C&EN, June 1 (Alison Narayan quoted)
Chemists #ShutDownSTEM to reflect on diversity in science, C&EN, June 9 (Alison Narayan quoted)
Key signals kickstart fat-burning in mice, Futurity, June 17
Cosmic squared, SBGRid Consortium, June 27 (interview with Michael Cianfrocco)
This is how your brain knows how to make you sigh, according to science, Ladders, Aug. 7, 2020
Mapping extreme microbes in the Amazon's Boiling River, Science Friday, Aug. 7, 2020
How a 'shoddy' Bannon-backed paper on coronavirus origins made its way to an audience of millions, CNN, Oct. 21, 2020 (Anna Mapp and graduate student Amanada Peiffer quoted)

2019

U-M researcher named Saudi Arabia’s first Rhodes Scholar, Michigan Radio, Jan. 11
Treatments for obesity could be in the works after scientists discover a hormone that stops the body from burning fat, Daily Mail (UK), Jan. 15 (Lin lab)
Concerned citizens question water quality in Adrian, WXYZ Detroit, Feb. 20 (David Sherman quoted)
Charting a Course for Chemistry, Nature Chemistry, Mar. 22 (Alison Narayan quoted)
Revealing how enzymes turn a toxin into a potential painkiller, Chemical & Engineering News, Apr. 23 (Narayan lab)
Anorexia stems from body as well as mind — study, BBC News, Jul. 15 (Cone lab)
Remember brown fat? We may finally know why it's so darn good for you, Popular Science, Aug. 21 (Jun Wu quoted)
'Blueprint' offers cell-by-cell peek at the liver, Futurity, Aug. 9 (Lin lab)
Cold-sensing protein identified in skin: Study, Xinhua News, Sep. 3 (S. Xu lab)
How fungi create compounds that promise new drugs, Futurity, Sep. 25 (Sherman and Smith labs)
Structural biologists learning cryo-electron microscopy can access educational resources powered by AWS, AWS Government, Education and Nonprofits Blog (Cianfrocco, guest post)

2018

A scientific breakthrough may lead to an effective anti-obesity drug, CNBC, Feb. 7 (Roger Cone quoted)
University of Michigan researchers: Clues to aging found in stem cells' genomes, Click On Detroit, Feb. 13 (Yamashita lab)
How bacteria build a deadly toxin, Nature News Highlights, Feb. 19 (Narayan lab)
Brain-gut communication demonstrates how organs work together to regulate lifespan: study, Xinhua News, March 1 (S. Xu lab)
Eat Yourself to Live: Autophagy's Role in Health and Disease, The Scientist, March 1 (Klionsky lab)
‘Junk’ DNA Essential to Holding Genome Together, Geek.com, April 12 (Yamashita lab)
Mixtures of liver enzymes improve drug leads, Chemical & Engineering News, April 17 (Alison Narayan quoted)
The Threat that Never Sleeps: Can Science Stop Superbugs?, The Michigan Engineer, Spring 2018 issue (David Sherman featured)
Receptor proteins that respond to nicotine may help fat cells burn energy: study, Xinhua News, May 21 (Wu lab)
Turning Microbes into Medicines, Michigan Alumnus, Spring 2018 issue (David Sherman featured)
Study links mutation that disrupts DNA's electrical signaling to colon cancer, Xinhua News, June 19 (Sherman lab)
2 proteins show promise as targets for treating obesity, FierceBiotech, Aug. 22 (Cone lab)
A Molecular Reason Why Obese People Have Trouble Losing Weight, Scientific American, Aug. 23 (Cone lab)

2017

In search of stability: As funding sources shift, academic drug discovery centers push into clinical development, Chemical & Engineering News, March 27 (Vince Groppi quoted)
Your muscles like the 'taste' of sugar, too, Mother Nature Network, May 12 (Lin lab)
A year in the life of a new professor, Chemical & Engineering News, May 17 (Alison Narayan featured)
Two teams solve structure of elusive diabetes drug target, Chemical & Engineering News, June 6 (Skiniotis lab)
New technique gives researchers a near-atom-level view of enzyme’s role in correcting misfolded proteins, ALS News Today, June 28 (Southworth lab)
University faculty uncover how yeast cells react to stress, discover implications for humans, Michigan Daily, July 2 (Weisman lab)
Could a 30-year-old asthma drug lead to a new treatment for diabetes?, FierceBiotech, July 5 (Saltiel lab)
Whale diet & genetics, AAAS Science Update podcast, July 24 (Cone lab)
New magic mushroom discovery could reveal how to make your own drugs, Newsweek, Aug. 17 (David Sherman quoted)
U-M Life Sci Institute looks ahead with $150M initiative, symposium, Xconomy, Sept. 4
Chilled proteins and 3-D images: The cryo-electron microscopy technology that just won a Nobel Prize, The Conversation, Oct. 4 (Michael Cianfrocco & Melanie Ohi)
TWiV 465: Theodora the explorer, This Week In Virology podcast, Oct. 29 (Smith lab)
Hormone loss prevents obesity and diabetes in mice, The Scientist, Nov. 6 (Roger Cone quoted)
Fat hormone Nrg4 may hold key to new treatments of fatty liver disease: study, Xinhua News, Nov. 7 (Lin lab)
Previously rejected mechanism could unlock clues to nicotine dependence, FierceBiotech, Nov. 10 (S. Xu lab)
Chemists conquer oxidative dearomatization with trio of enzymes, Chemical & Engineering News, Nov. 17 (Narayan lab)
Cinnamon may help attack fat, fight obesity, study finds, USA Today, Nov. 25 (Wu lab)

2016

Turning to the ocean to tackle antibiotic resistance, Popular Science, Feb. 23 (Sherman lab)
University researchers reveal key protein structure for cancer spread, Michigan Daily, April 24 (Tesmer lab)
This giant X-ray machine helped decode one of the Zika virus' secrets, Chicago Tribune, July 26 (Smith lab)
Michigan researchers find new clues to unlocking Zika virus, Michigan Radio (NPR), July 27 (Smith lab)
How your smartphone may help find a cure for Zika, Mashable, July 29 (Janet Smith quoted)
Greenland shark may live 400 years, smashing longevity records, Science, Aug. 11 (Shawn Xu quoted)
These mesmerizing paper sculptures explore nature’s mirrored structures, Smithsonian, Aug. 22 (Daniel Klionsky quoted)
How the Internet of cells has biologists buzzing, Nature news feature, Sept. 20 (Yukiko Yamashita featured)
C&EN's Talented 12, Chemical & Engineering News, Aug. 22 (Alison Narayan featured)
Medicine Nobel for research on how cells 'eat themselves', Nature, Oct. 3 (Daniel Klionsky mentioned)
Even without eyes, these roundworms sense light up to 100 times better than humans, Science, Nov. 17 (S. Xu lab)
Can animals "taste" light?, CBS News, Nov. 21 (S. Xu lab)
New class of photoreceptor discovered in C. elegans, The Scientist, Nov. 22 (S. Xu lab)

2015

UM's new medicines center gets new director, Detroit News, Feb. 23
Why the cold winter may have been good for you weight-wise, Washington Post, March 23 (Jun Wu quoted)
Could bananas cure AIDS? New drug made from the fruit can kill viruses including hepatitis C and flu, Daily Mail (UK), Oct. 22 (Center for Structural Biology)
Steroid eye drops reverse cataracts in mice, Science, Nov. 5 (Gestwicki lab)
Eye drops show promise treating cataracts, and even reversing damage, Chemistry World, Nov. 6 (Gestwicki lab)
Carry on luggage, The Scientist, Dec. 1 (Weisman lab)
Autopaghy: eat thyself, sustain thyself, Nature Methods technology feature, December (Daniel Klionsky featured)