May 8, 2012 - Targeting anthrax: potential drug target identified by Sherman lab ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified new targets for drugs that could potentially treat anthrax, the deadly infection caused by ... Learn more...
March 29, 2012 - One enzyme, two roles: Study of immune cells leads to promising questions related to cancer, obesity and beyond Scientists at the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) have illuminated a previously unexplored phase in the complicated life of immune cells, e... Learn more...
February 17, 2012 - Ginsburg lab identifies potential antibiotic alternative with support from the Innovation Partnership Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a potential alternative to conventional antibiotics that could fight infection with a reduce... Learn more...
December 13, 2011 - Weisman lab uncovers an unexpected link between vesicle membranes and molecular motors December 14, 2011 -- Drs. Yui Jin, a postdoctoral associate, and Lois Weisman, LSI faculty member and professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in UM’s Me... Learn more...
November 11, 2011 - Yamashita lab identifies two new genes implicated in the regulation of stem cell proliferation Yukiko Yamashita, research assistant professor at the Life Sciences Institute and assistant professor of Cell and Development Biology in U-M's Medical Sch... Learn more...
November 10, 2011 - Lim lab collaborates with Korean and U.S. researchers to discover new properties of an important iron complex Mi Hee Lim, LSI research assistant professor and assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry of the College of Literature, Science a... Learn more...
November 10, 2011 - Shawn Xu’s lab maps the neural circuits involved in worm movement revealing a surprising complexity and human-like parallels Nov. 10, 2011—ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A University of Michigan biologist and his colleagues have found that the s... Learn more...
September 28, 2011 - Vital Protein Complex and Therapeutic Possibilities Revealed Trio of papers describe in unprecedented detail a major molecular target for drugs September 28, 2011--Three international teams of scientists, led by researchers at the Universit... Learn more...
August 26, 2011 - Skiniotis lab harnesses the power of electron cryo-microscopy to visualize assembling cellular machines August, 2011 – Life Sciences Institute professor Georgios Skiniotis and colleagues have obtained for the first time detailed snapshots of... Learn more...
August 8, 2011 - Lim lab publishes on misfolded proteins in Chemical Society Reviews August 8, 2011. LSI professor Mi Hee Lim and lab member Alaina S. DeToma published a Tutorial Review in the current issue of Chemical Society Reviews called, “Misfolde... Learn more...
August 1, 2011 - Sherman lab reports on latest work on tirandamycin antibiotics August, 2011 – Life Sciences Institute professor David Sherman andcolleagues report on their latest work in the area of tirandamycin antibiotics; published in Nature Chemistry. &n... Learn more...
July 28, 2011 - Klionsky lab identifies new proteins required for autophagy July, 2011 – Life Sciences Institute professor Dan Klionsky and colleagues have found that SNARE proteins, a class of proteins previously known for assisting with other vesicle fusion... Learn more...
July 5, 2011 - Structure of a complex synaptic protein implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders solved June, 2011. LSI faculty member Gabrielle Rudenko and her lab have solved the structure of a large complex protein that is central to how synapses ar... Learn more...
May 31, 2011 - Understanding tuberculosis drug resistance: super drug inactivator revealed May 31, 2011, ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Institute and College of Pharmacy have uncovered how tuberculo... Learn more...
May 25, 2011 - Garneau-Tsodikova lab publishes work that reports on building better antibiotics, faster, while also addressing the antibiotic resistance problem May, 2011 - LSI researcher Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikovaand her colleagues report a complement to th... Learn more...
