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Professor Roy Parker to deliver April 5 Distinguished Research Lecture on “Adventures with RNA”

March 22, 2022

Roy Parker Portrait

BioFrontiers Director and Distinguished Professor Roy Parker makes Clarivate Web of Science 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list

Dec. 6, 2021

BioFrontiers faculty continue to be influential in their fields. Clarivate Analytics identified Roy Parker and Jason Burdick in the top 1% of highly cited researchers in their field for 2021. Highly Cited Researchers ™ have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple highly cited papers over...

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Roy Parker honored with Distinguished Research Lectureship

Sept. 6, 2021

Roy Parker of Biochemistry and the BioFrontiers Institute, alongside Rebecca Maloy of the College of Music, have been selected to receive 2021-2022 Distinguished Research Lectureships.

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How a tangled protein kills brain cells, promotes Alzheimer's

April 23, 2021

Look deep inside the brain of someone with Alzheimer’s disease, most forms of dementia or the concussion-related syndrome known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and you’ll find a common suspected culprit: stringy, hairball-like tangles of a protein called tau.

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How a ‘rag tag team’ of scientists joined forces to fight COVID-19 on campus

March 16, 2021

For nearly one year, a group of scientists and volunteers from across the university has met seven days a week, often sleeping just a few hours a night, to bring students back to campus safely.

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Lab Venture Challenge

Nov. 19, 2019

Lab Venture Challenge awards $900,000 to promising bioscience, physical science and engineering ventures