Working on a miracle
October 17, 2017
Researchers in Tulane’s PolyRMC labs work on assessing drugs that are changing lives.
Researchers hunt for Lassa Fever cure
October 13, 2017
Tulane researchers Robert Garry and James Robinson won’t give up until they unravel the mystery of the Lassa virus, saving lives from a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever that infects more than 300,000 people annually and is wrecking West African communities.
Tulane lab looks to create 'dream reaction'
October 10, 2017
Tulane University’s Shantz Lab has received a two-year grant of $110,000 from the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund to find a solution to one of the chemical industry's most demanding transformations, the direct conversion of benzene to phenol.
Tulane Brain Institute researchers focus on epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia
October 03, 2017
Tulane University’s Laura Schrader, a cell and molecular biology professor and Brain Institute member, received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Health to study the role of a Shox2, a protein in the brain important for development and function of the thalamus.
Primate Center celebrates 15 years of student outreach
September 27, 2017
For 15 years, students enrolled in summer fellowships at the Tulane National Primate Research Center have gained first-hand experience in scientific research and veterinary medicine.
Tulane University awarded $6.28 million to study blood pressure control in low-income patients
September 26, 2017
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University a five-year, $6.28 million grant to test ways to best implement new guidelines to more aggressively manage high blood pressure in adults, especially among low-income patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
Tulane research aids in reading Earth’s diary
September 26, 2017
A Tulane University geologist has concluded a study on climate change, which will help develop climate models that simulate the effects of climate change and the Earth’s response to it.
Tulane receives grant to reduce auto emissions
September 19, 2017
Members of Tulane University’s Shantz Lab will work with industrial scientists to assist in the development of next-generation materials designed to reduce harmful automotive emissions. The three-year-old lab and its group of students have received a grant and equipment resources from SACHEM, Inc., a chemical science company.
Tissue box
September 19, 2017
Tulane researchers use specimens to search for the genes that cause facial anomalies in affected embryos.
New Tulane University drug effective against malaria
September 13, 2017
Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria, according to results from an FDA-supervised clinical trial published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Get smart
September 05, 2017
Researchers at Tulane’s PolyRMC are working on the synthesis of smart polymers that have wide-ranging applications.
Researcher advocates removal of lead from hair dye
September 05, 2017
Pharmacology research professor Howard W. Mielke is raising awareness of toxins within hair dye.
Depression treatment may be improving, Tulane study says
September 05, 2017
Researchers associated with the Tulane Brain Institute say they have moved a step closer to improving treatment for chronic depression.