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MSU College of Human Medicine recruits molecular epidemiologist Allison Kuipers to study cardiovascular diseases alongside physicians
March 6, 2025
For more than 16 years, Kuipers conducted research at the University of Pittsburgh, where she had earned her bachelor’s degree and a PhD in epidemiology. When Michigan State University contacted her about joining its research team, “I didn’t know much about it,” she conceded.
NIH Budget Cuts Are a “Short-Sighted” Setback for US Science
February 19, 2025
An NIH policy to reduce funding for indirect costs to 15 percent, although temporarily blocked nationwide, sparks widespread concern and criticism among scientists.
Charles Hong named MSU Research Foundation Professor
February 12, 2025
Charles (Chaz) Hong, MD, PhD, has been named a Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor in recognition of his decades of scientific research and clinical impact, including groundbreaking research focused on phosphoinositol-3-kinase and mitogen-activated kinase signaling in artery-vein specification.
Henry Ford + MSU researchers collaborate to shift pancreatic cancer outlook from bleak to bright
February 5, 2025
The Department of Medicine researchers Jenny and Jeff Klomp joined MSU in August 2024 in part for the opportunity to conduct team science with pancreatic cancer researchers at Henry Ford Health. “The Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences partnership really gave us confidence that we could be part of a pancreatic cancer research community,” Klomp said.
Department of Medicine lands leading cancer researchers Jeff and Jenny Klomp
November 1, 2024
The Department of Medicine recently hired Jeff and Jenny Klomp, lead authors of groundbreaking research on the gene KRAS and its impact on pancreatic, lung, and colorectal cancers. Their research could lead to effective treatments, better prediction of treatment responses, and new strategies to overcome drug resistance in KRAS-driven cancers.