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Breakthrough for Brain Tumors Michigan 5K
May 17, 2025
Chaz Hong, MD, PhD and Chuck Williams, PhD from MSU Department of Medicine were honorary hosts of the Michigan Breakthrough for Brain Tumors 5K!
Big10 Cancer Research Consortium Highlights Assistant Professor Dan Isaac
May 13, 2025
This month, the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium highlights Michigan State University as the featured member.
Dr. Basim Towfiq Master Clinician Educator Award
April 14, 2025
New faculty award named after Hurley physician
MSU experts offer safety tips on proper chemical storage during National Poison Prevention Week
March 20, 2025
MSU researchers released the findings at the start of National Poison Prevention Week March 16 – 21, observed each year to emphasize the importance of safely using and storing chemicals.
Fighting for the Future of Science
March 14, 2025
Without federal support, “people are going to suffer and die unnecessarily,” said Charles Hong, chair of the MSU College of Human Medicine’s Department of Medicine.
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.