Research Team Finds New Detail in Cell-Surface Coat Structures March 5, 2021 A team consisting of Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Professor Jim Sterling, Western University Professor Lyna Luo, and postdoctoral scientists Wenjuan Jiang and Wesley Botello-Smith have discovered important physical mechanisms that […] Read more
KGI Faculty Collaborate on Synthetic Opioids Research February 25, 2021 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Biopharmaceutical Sciences Professor John Krstenansky recently presented a webinar for the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence titled “Preemptive Approach to Combatting and Characterizing Emerging Synthetic Opioids.” […] Read more
KGI PhD Candidate Christine Urrea Publishes Internship Results on Improved Filtration for Bioprocessing December 14, 2020 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) student Christine Urrea, MEng ’19, PhD ’23, recently had her internship results for Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), a global biopharmaceutical company based in Massachusetts, published in Biotechnology […] Read more
KGI Professor Hu Zhang Publishes Two Papers on 3D Printing Hydrogels and Wave Bag Bioreactors December 4, 2020 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Professor in Bioprocessing Hu Zhang has recently published two new publications as the corresponding author. “3D printing of a thermosensitive hydrogel for skin tissue engineering: A […] Read more
KGI’s MS in Applied Life Sciences Program Provides Hands-On Training in Hospital Research October 28, 2020 This story was first published in the 2019-20 Annual Report. At KGI, students witness the impact of their research firsthand. Students enrolled in the Master of Science in Applied Life […] Read more
KGI Alumna Masami Amakawa and SURE Program Teammates Publish Findings on Anthrax Disease Surrogate Treatment October 14, 2020 Anthrax disease, which is caused by Bacillus anthracis and transmitted from livestock to humans, poses a major threat to humans due to its virulence and lack of effective treatment. In […] Read more
Team from KGI’s SURE Program Publishes Paper on New Antibacterial Agents October 2, 2020 Over two years ago, Tiffany Khaw, Patrick Gonzalez, and a group of other then-undergraduate students began a research paper that investigated new antibacterial agents as part of Keck Graduate Institute […] Read more
KGI Professors Awarded NIH R01 Grant to Investigate Link Between Alcoholism and Alzheimer’s Disease October 1, 2020 Much research has been done on how alcohol impacts the liver, but few studies have investigated the link between alcoholism and Alzheimer’s disease. The National Institute of Aging, a division […] Read more
KGI Professor Animesh Ray Publishes New Findings on Melanoma Drug Resistance September 21, 2020 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Professor Animesh Ray has co-authored a paper with researchers at Johns Hopkins University on melanoma tumor growth, which appeared in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The […] Read more
Claremont McKennna College Graduate Reflects on Research Experience at KGI Lab July 23, 2020 This blog entry was written by Mitre Athaiya, a 2020 graduate from Claremont McKenna College. Athaiya is now pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. I arrived […] Read more