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MSU expert: Using light to hear biology

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Elad Harel is used to shining a light on the mysteries of the natural world. Working at the cutting-edge of ultrafast spectroscopy — the application of short laser pulses to analyze the dynamics of molecules — the Michigan State University associate professor’s research aims to reveal how microscopic phenomena impact large complex systems. One promising frontier …


MSU researchers leverage cryo-EM for decades-in-the-making breakthrough

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When Ben Orlando delivered a 2019 research talk at MSU’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, it set the stage for a collaborative breakthrough that was decades in the making. In the lecture hall that day was Professor Emeritus Lee Kroos, who just this September celebrated his retirement from MSU after a pioneering career of …


Harnessing AI to accelerate cancer drug development

College of Osteopathic Medicine

Putting his knowledge and passion for research to work to develop solutions to improve patients’ health and quality of life led Yasser Aldhamen, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, to collaborate with a TechBio company at the forefront of AI. With a …



MSU researchers honored for scientific excellence

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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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