Funding will create the Center for Genomic Regulation at OMRF
COBRE
OMRF receives $1 million grant for liver disease research
Study could lead to earlier treatment option
OMRF receives $6.4 million to expand developmental biology research
Five-year grant will enhance sustainability of core centers created previously
Eureka Moments
The new millennium began with a bang at OMRF, as Dr. Jordan Tang, above, and his research team identified and cloned the enzyme believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. Soon after, the OMRF scientists designed an inhibitor that stopped the enzyme in its tracks. The discoveries led to the development of an experimental drug acquired by […]
2020 Annual Report: From Bedside to Bench
First a physician, Dr. Lijun Xia has become a research star As a young physician in China, Dr. Lijun Xia treated people with life-threatening blood diseases. But few medications existed to help the people he cared for, and over time, the hematologist grew frustrated. “I wanted to do better for my patients, to give them […]
With new grant, OMRF researcher comes full circle
A COBRE grant help launch Dr. Lijun Xia’s career. Now he’s leading one for a new era of young investigators.
