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MSU Research Foundation Professor Leads Development of Vaccine to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

MSU Research Foundation

Michigan State University Professor Xuefei Huang and his team have developed a new vaccine candidate to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, potentially improving the fight against deadly infections. Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments. It’s estimated that antimicrobial-resistant infections killed more than 1 million people worldwide in 2019, …

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AAAS

MSU researchers honored for scientific excellence

MSU Today

Seven faculty elected as 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)   From distinguished contributions in global fisheries ecology to researching the impact of puberty on the adolescent brain, Michigan State University researchers are making a difference in Michigan and around the globe — and they are being honored for …

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MSU Startup Advances Transition to Sustainable Energy Solutions 

Addressing the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions and making the power grid more reliable are two noteworthy goals of a new, fast-growing company whose technology was developed at Michigan State University (MSU). RedoxBlox, named the 2024 MSU Startup of the Year, is at the forefront of energy storage technology, providing innovative solutions for power …

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Mendoza

Renaissance scientists in the Mendoza lab tackle climate change

Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research

José Luis Mendoza Cortés is working to solve some of the most important questions facing our planet. As a faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mendoza uses the laws of nature to develop computational algorithms with machine learning and artificial intelligence focused on tackling climate …

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A vaccine to fight antibiotic resistance

College of Natural Science

Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments. It’s estimated that antimicrobial-resistant infections killed more than 1 million people worldwide in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. “There are worries that at the rate things are going, in perhaps 20 or 30 years, few of our drugs will …

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Grotjohn Diamond

MSU’s Timothy Grotjohn Inducted as NAI Fellow

Michigan State University’s Timothy Grotjohn, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for its 2023 class for his work on diamond process and device research and development. This prestigious recognition honors Grotjohn’s contributions to the field of diamond synthesis …

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Micro Technologies, Macro Impact: Wen Li’s Sensor Revolution 

East Lansing, MI – As a Professor with Michigan State University’s (MSU) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wen Li’s research interests range from microelectromechanical systems, nanoelectromechanical systems, microsensors, and actuators to biomimetic devices and systems; from microfluidic and lab-on-chip systems to microsystem integration and packaging technologies.    “My team specializes in micro technologies, that is, …

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Building Bridges: The Collaborative Composite Revolution at Michigan State University 

East Lansing, MI – For over 25 years, Michigan State University (MSU) has spearheaded research and education in composite materials. These engineered materials combine two or more constituent materials to develop new materials with unique characteristics such as weight reduction, enhanced strength and durability, corrosion resistance, and minimized environmental impact.   Dr. Mahmoodul Haq, Associate Professor …

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Revolutionizing Immunity: The Q Beta Breakthrough 

East Lansing, MI – Xuefei Huang’s lifelong research has been focused on building tools to recognize and target carbohydrates. Not the carbohydrates commonly found in our food, clothing, paper, etc., but carbohydrates found on cell surfaces. “Human cells, bacteria surfaces, some virus surfaces; they all have carbohydrates,” says Huang. “What we’re interested in is developing …

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