Core Strength
The experts in the LSI’s cores don’t just advance research projects — they pioneer new science
U-M researchers advance antibody test development to aid in the international fight against COVID-19
U-M scientists are advancing a new antibody test to identify people who have been infected with the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
New research explains how HIV avoids getting ZAPped
A new study reveals how an antiviral protein in our cells latches onto foreign invaders, and how some viruses — including HIV — evade capture.
From Liberia to LSI, and back again
A residency at the U-M Life Sciences Institute is helping one visiting scholar from Liberia build research capacity at his university.
Michigan Medicine enters drug discovery collaboration with AstraZeneca in Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease may benefit from a new collaboration between U-M and AstraZeneca, who have partnered to develop a new therapeutic strategy for treatment.
Form reveals function in new study of HIV-fighting protein
Findings provide clues about how one protein utilizes RNA binding to get into the HIV cell and mutate the virus' DNA.
Researchers ‘solve’ key Zika virus protein structure
Revealed: the molecular structure of a protein produced by the Zika virus that is thought to be involved in the virus’s reproduction and its interaction with a host’s immune system.
Could a drug engineered from bananas fight many deadly viruses? New results show promise
A banana a day may not keep the doctor away, but a substance originally found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists could someday fight off a wide range of viruses, new research suggests.
Nature's chem lab: How microorganisms manufacture drugs
Researchers at the LSI have obtained for the first time three-dimensional snapshots of the “assembly line” within microorganisms that naturally produces antibiotics and other drugs.
Decoding dengue and West Nile
A team of scientists at U-M and Purdue University has discovered a key aspect both to how the viruses replicate in the cells of their host and how they manipulate the immune system as they spread.