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Closing in on a Cure: Unlocking New Avenues in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment 

“As a Parkinson’s disease neurobiologist, I am trying to uncover causes of Parkinson’s as well as potential treatments to slow or halt the disease,” says Caryl E. Sortwell, Ph.D., Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Translational Neuroscience, in the MSU College of Human Medicine. She also studies ways to optimize the efficacy of therapies that …


NatSci investiture ceremony honors two outstanding faculty members

Michigan State University researchers Piotr Piecuch and Guowei Wei were formally honored as MSU Research Foundation Professors at an investiture ceremony held on Nov. 14 in the Wharton Center’s Christman Lounge. Together with the Office of the Provost and the Office of Research and Innovation, the Michigan State University Research Foundation established its professorship awards …


Real-time Science: PFAS Compounds

In this post we look at a community request: PFAS compounds. Science evolves as research and evidence grow to help us determine the safety of an ingredient, contaminant, or technology. However, headlines around ingredient safety are often faster than the research concluding an ingredient’s harm or safety profile. We may not immediately know if a …


MSU plant pathologist awarded $3.95M USDA grant to examine fruit rot in blueberries

Timothy Miles, an assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is teaming up with researchers across the U.S. to further study management of Anthracnose and Botrytis fruit rot in blueberries. East Lansing, Mich. — A scientist at Michigan State University has received a $3.95 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture …


3 MSU disciplines lead in global top 10

In the 2023 edition of the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Michigan State University has four disciplines in the top 25, three of which are among the top 10. More than 1,900 universities across 104 countries and regions are listed in the rankings. MSU is ranked No. 4 in education and No. 5 in …


Translating technology: MTRAC-funded projects on display at Great Lakes EXPO

Remarkable research projects that focus on food, fuel & fiber are underway at the Michigan State University AgBio Innovation Hub — but not for long. Many of these innovative projects that are funded by the Michigan Translational Research & Commercialization (MTRAC) program and MSU will likely move from the lab to the marketplace in the …


MSU ranked in top 25 globally in 4 sustainability categories

In the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds Sustainability Ranking, Michigan State University placed in the top 3% in the world — or No. 41 — among participating schools. The university is also in the top 3% in the nation, ranked at No. 6. The QS Sustainability Rankings measure how well universities are addressing the world’s greatest environmental, social …


East Lansing’s Technology Innovation Center (TIC) Celebrates 15 Years of Propelling High-Tech Startups Forward and Spurring Growth

MSU Research Foundation

The Lansing Regional SmartZone (LRSZ) celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Technology Innovation Center (TIC) in East Lansing, recognizing key leaders and partners who have supported the growth of over 120 businesses in the region, highlighting the ongoing success of the entrepreneurial community and the TIC’s role in fostering innovation and collaboration.   EAST LANSING, …


Read the 2023 MSU Innovation Center Annual Report

Welcome to our Annual Report for the 2023 fiscal year. In preparing this letter, I was struck by the diversity of innovations you will find in its pages. This, of course, reflects the diversity of research at Michigan State University (MSU) that covers every major area of inquiry in the 21st century, from the subatomic …


Lansing Regional SBIR + MedTech Accelerator Creates Pathway for Startups, Supported by MSU Research Foundation

MSU Research Foundation

The Lansing Regional SBIR + MedTech Accelerator has helped early-stage medical technology companies secure SBIR/STTR grants and bridge critical funding gaps while fostering collaboration and growth in the region, with promising success stories such as Tarn BioSciences and CavGene Therapeutics. Written by Rich Keener In a 2019 U.S. News and World Report survey of the …


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