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An external lung system sustained a patient with severe respiratory failure. Molecular analysis confirmed irreversible lung damage and the procedure’s necessity.

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health in mice.

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46 percent of CDC databases that were updated at least monthly were no longer current in 2025, hindering timely, evidence-based policymaking and undermining public trust.