Physiology professor Sandra Haslam and microbiology professor Richard Schwartz are part of a team of MSU scientists who published a study in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology examining the genes activated by progesterone and the effects of their activation in a mouse model system. The research shows that exposure to the hormone progesterone activates [...]
Gemma Reguera, assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, has developed a process that can be harnessed to produce electricity and fuel from plant biomass. Using a specific selection of metal-reducing microorganisms in the Geobacter species, Reguera was able to design a microbial fuel cell that acts as a natural battery to convert plant biomass [...]
Brian Schutte, associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, is part of a team of collaborators who are looking for the genetic factors that contribute to common diseases in order to develop new innovative health care procedures for prevention and treatment of these diseases. The research group recently received a Strategic Partnership Grant through the [...]
Professor James McCusker has received a $1.9 million NSF grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This research proposes to develop efficient, solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using a synergistic collaboration that couples mathematical modeling with synthesis and characterization of novel polymer-based materials for ion conduction. Read more about McCusker’s NSF grant.
