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NIH Grant Awarded for Multiple Sclerosis Research

Professors Jennifer McDonough (PI) and Ernie Freeman (PI) (Department of Biological Sciences) together with Professor Roger Gregory (co-PI) (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) have been awarded a two-year, $398,682 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support their project “Neuronal Expression of Hemoglobin in Multiple Sclerosis Cortex.”

Hemoglobin is a protein that transports oxygen in the blood, but surprisingly, it is also expressed by neurons and may be involved in neuronal respiration. Recent work by the research group at Kent found that hemoglobin expression is increased in multiple sclerosis brain tissue compared with controls [Broadwater et al, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1812 (2011) 630–641]. The goal of this NIH funded research is to understand the regulation and function of hemoglobin expression in neurons, as well as the distribution and extent of hemoglobin expression in the brain and its significance to the neuropathology of multiple sclerosis.

  • Dr. Roger Gregory
    Dr. Roger Gregory
  • Hemoglobin
    Hemoglobin expression in multiple sclerosis postmortem brain tissue detected by immunofluorescent staining with antibodies to hemoglobin (red) and neurofilament (green).
POSTED: Saturday, September 29, 2012 04:34 PM
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Students, faculty and veterans met at the Student Green for an early Veterans Day Commemoration on Friday, November 8. The university’s Army and Air Force ROTC groups stood beside local veterans for a flag-raising ceremony and speeches, along with keynote speaker and Alumna Major Alison Brager, Ph.D. ‘11 who spoke of her time in both the military and ɫҹ University’s Department of Biological Sciences.

As the rapid advancement of technology and global interconnectivity continues, cyber threats simultaneously evolve and become increasingly prevalent. It is evident that there is an ever-growing need for professionals equipped with the skills to recognize and address the technical, criminal and social aspects of cybercrime.  

The top undergraduate finishers in the ɫҹ Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) (3MT) competition were honored at an awards ceremony on October 25 in the Kiva auditorium.