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Young biochemist wins prestigious Boettcher award

June 8, 2022

Aaron T. Whiteley, CU Boulder assistant professor of biochemistry, is one of eight to win this year’s Boettcher Foundation Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award.

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Video: CU Boulder experts give scientific update on COVID-19 pandemic

Sept. 17, 2021

CU Boulder experts provide an update on the status of the delta variant in the United States, takeaways from the latest data on vaccines and breakthrough COVID-19 cases, and how the campus is approaching its sustainable response to the pandemic.

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PhD student, professor win major inclusivity fellowship

Aug. 2, 2021

Briana Aboulache and Karolin Luger win Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam fellowship, which looks to build a more inclusive scientific environment.

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Tamanna Talwar wins Map the System competition

April 21, 2021

CU Boulder biochemistry student explored the barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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CU Boulder scientists win $1.2M for cutting-edge microscopy center

March 4, 2021

New center will be ‘truly paradigm shifting for life scientists and engineers across campus.'

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Biochemist wins $750k for novel cancer research

Feb. 3, 2021

CU Boulder professor recognized for her research on cancer drug resistance

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After a century, one constant is embracing change

Jan. 15, 2021

CU Boulder Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Bert Tolbert celebrates his 100th birthday.

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With NIH grant, CU Boulder to become national center of cryoelectron tomography

Sept. 21, 2020

The grant will also help the university upgrade its electron microscopy and tomography facility.

Stem cell research

How does a stem cell know what to become? Study shows RNA plays key role

July 10, 2020

Look deep inside our cells, and you’ll find that each has an identical genome –a complete set of genes that provides the instructions for our cells’ form and function.

Cells expressing a nuclear marker (H2B) in cyan, a cell-cycle protein (Cyclin D1) in yellow and a proliferation marker (CDK2 activity sensor) in magenta.

To divide or not to divide? The mother cell may decide

April 15, 2020

Researchers at CU Boulder have found that it’s the mother cell that determines if its daughter cells will divide

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