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Nicole Steinmetz engineers plant virus nanoparticles into versatile drug-delivery platforms. This work expanded into cancer vaccines and immunotherapy.

This postdoc investigates cancer progression and tests innovative anti-tumor strategies in pre-clinical models.

A new analysis method to measure PFAS chemicals suggests while older PFAS are declining, newer PFAS chemicals may be accumulating in the environment in unexpected ways.

A new cohort study found that specific gut bacteria contribute to auto-brewery syndrome, spurring studies into how fecal microbiota transplants may reverse it.

This postdoc designs synthetic gene circuits applications in diagnostics, environmental sensing, and therapeutics.

46 percent of CDC databases that were updated at least monthly were no longer current in 2025, hindering timely, evidence-based policymaking and undermining public trust.

The remarkable silk used by net-casting spiders to snare prey is both highly elastic and exceptionally strong, offering clues for designing synthetic materials.

Early career researchers improved their confidence in writing grants and increased their success in securing funding after an intensive course on the subject.

Editing CAR T cells to produce inflammatory cytokines helps them enter solid tumors and promote cancer killing.

This postdoc engineers hydrogel platforms to reprogram B cells and plasma cells for long-term therapies.

Cancer cachexia upregulates one-carbon metabolism in multiple organs throughout the body, a new mouse study reveals, highlighting possible targets for intervention.

Volatile organic compounds in the breath reflect gut microbiome changes, offering a quick and non-invasive way to detect biomarkers of diseases like asthma in children.