U-M Medical School researchers Ryan Baldridge, PhD, and Billy Tsai, PhD, are recipients of a $1.3 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation.

By studying first-year college students’ experiences and backgrounds, scientists may have discovered a way to go beyond genetics to predict which students might be more or less vulnerable to stress-related depression.

The Michigan Medicine finding suggest a need for more education and screening of older adults for cannabis-related risks.

Xin Li and Jiaqian Li in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the U-M Medical School have received Rackham International Student Fellowships for 2023–24.

Biological Chemistry PhD student Natalia Ubilla-Rodriguez shares her research with the general public as a Science Communication Fellow of the U-M Museum of Natural History.

Distinguished U-M neuroscientist Huda Akil, Ph.D., has received the nation’s highest scientific honor – the National Medal of Science -- for her contributions to science and their impact on humankind’s understanding of depression, anxiety, addiction and more.

A massive new study will survey the healthcare workers who care for people with dementia in homes, nursing homes, assisted living, clinics and hospitals, to provide data for research and care improvement.

Congratulations and best wishes to Ruthann Nichols, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Biological Chemistry.

Firearm purchases rose during the pandemic and a survey shows high rates of mental health issues and political extremism among those who bought guns during 2020 and 2021.

A sculpture by researcher Jean-Marc Fontaine is in the Michigan Medicine Employee Art Exhibition.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Trainee Awards! The awardees were recognized at the Biological Chemistry Department Retreat at the Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center in September.

The Cheng lab published a research article in Nature Immunology.

The University of Michigan researchers found some bacteria ship cellular cargo by “surfing” along proteins called ParA/MinD ATPases

Nineteen new students are joining the Department of Biological Chemistry in 2023–24.

The perspective "Insights and Strategies for Improving Equity in Graduate School Admissions" by U-M Biological Chemistry PhD student Anibal Tornes Blanco and team members at Científico Latino has been published in Cell.