Bruce Klein, MD, recently received a new R21 award in the amount of $408,030 for his project entitled, “Hybrid histidine kinase: a drug target and path to anti-fungal drug development”. In this 2-year grant from …
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J. Scott Fites, PhD awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship from American Heart Association
J. Scott Fites, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Bruce Klein, MD, was recently awarded a Midwest Affiliate Summer 2016 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA). This 2-year grant, in the amount …
Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD Receives Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Grant
Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Bruce Klein, MD, has been awarded a $60,000, 3-year Postdoctoral Enrichment Program award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. This grant is designed to support the career …
Research Associate Receives Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the AHA
Congratulations to Huafeng Wang, PhD, who was recently awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA) of $110,300 over 2 years. For his project, “New Adjuvants for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Fungal Infections,” …
Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD, Receives NIH Diversity Supplement Support
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, and Postdoctoral Fellow Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD, who have been awarded a Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Program from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy …
Research & Development Committee Awards Announced
The Department of Pediatrics Research and Development Committee recently awarded grants to thirteen faculty members for the following projects: Awni Al-Subu, MD – Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Incidence and Epidemiology (PARDIE) Study Pelin Cengiz, MD …
Bruce Klein’s Research Reveals How Fungi Hijack the Body’s Immune System
Research led by Bruce Klein, MD, has uncovered a clever way fungi can hijack the body’s attempts to clear a fungal infection. Enzymes produced by the fungus mimic cell signals that temper white blood-cell development, …
Darin Wiesner, PhD, Awarded Hartwell Foundation Fellowship
Darin Wiesner, PhD, postdoctoral student in the lab of Bruce Klein, MD, was recently awarded a Hartwell Foundation Fellowship in the amount of $100,000. This two-year award will allow him to study the early recognition …
Klein Lab Researcher Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD Receives Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD, who was recently awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives 5 Year Renewal Grant From NIH-NIAID
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, on his recent R01 award of over $2.5 million from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). His 5-year renewal, “Molecular pathogenesis of …