Youth with heart disease enrolled in unique program that teaches resilience and builds connections with their peers

Assistant Professor Rachel Niederer of the Department of Biological Chemistry at U-M Medical School is one of the recipients of a collaborative award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Assistant Professor Chase Weidmann of the Department of Biological Chemistry at U-M Medical School is the 2024 recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the CMB Program.

Yan Zhang, PhD, Jeanne Stuckey, PhD, Markus Ruetz, PhD, Michael Cianfrocco, PhD, and Wei Cheng, PhD, have been promoted.

The newest version of the heparin reversal drug, described in a recent issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials, adjusted the number of protons bound to it, making the molecule less positive so it would preferentially bind to the highly negative heparin, resulting in a much safer drug.

Recent research achievements from the Giessen lab.

Recent developments represent a dramatic change from long standing federal policy around these substances that has historically criminalized their use and blocked or delayed research efforts into their therapeutic potential.

Researchers improved memory and reduced neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease, suggesting another avenue for potential treatment.

An expert from the University of Michigan Addiction Center shares the impacts of teen substance use and what families can do to help youth who may be at risk or showing signs of addiction.

Dr. Meredith Skiba will join the faculty of the Departments of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology at U-M Medical School in 2025.

Virtual program to promote smoking cessation among Medicaid enrolled expectant mothers

Perinatal mental health research shows more pregnant people and those who have recently given birth are getting diagnosed and treated for depression, anxiety and PTSD, but disparities remain.

A new collaborative study, examined the interaction between three naturally occurring gases — nitric oxide (NO), oxygen, and H2S — during generation of new blood vessels, called angiogenesis.

The Giessen lab publishes a research article in Nature Communications.