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2024
December
FASEB Announces First Cohort of MOSAIC Scholars
December 2, 2024 • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
November
NIH All About Grants Podcast: Fellowships and What’s Changing
November 21, 2024 • NIH Extramural Nexus
Fishing for biochemistry’s ‘dark matter’
November 4, 2024 • MSU Today
Brain-on-a-chip tech powers neuroscience research
November 4, 2024 • ASBMB Today
October
NIH Grantees Win Nobel Prizes
October 25, 2024 • NIH Record
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to three scientists for work on proteins
October 9, 2024 • The Washington Post
Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins, life’s building blocks
October 9, 2024 • AP News
Giving back to the community and advancing science go hand in hand
October 8, 2024 • ASBMB Today
First MARC students reaping benefits of mentoring, impactful research
October 8, 2024 • East Carolina University News Services
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine awarded for discovery of microRNA
October 7, 2024 • The Washington Post
Discovery in Tiny Worm Leads to Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2 Scientists
October 7, 2024 • The New York Times
Rachel Brewster’s lab advances understanding of how organisms adapt to oxygen deprivation—with an eye toward new medical treatments
October 7, 2024 • UMBC Magazine
September
STEM branches out at CWC
September 28, 2024 • The Riverton Ranger
'Don't be afraid to take a different path'
September 11, 2024 • ASBMB Today
August
Clarkson STEM Ed programs reach 250+ K-12 students in Summer 2024
August 8, 2024 • Clarkson University News
July
Can a tiny fish help us cure cancer?
July 24, 2024 • Van Andel Institute
June
MOSAIC scholar navigates a nontraditional path
June 5, 2024 • ASBMB Today
May
Feinberg Names 2024 Mentors of the Year
May 31, 2024 • Northwestern Medicine News Center
A Bright Future Lies Ahead In The Next Generation Of LGBTQ+ Healthcare Providers
May 30, 2024 • Lavender Media, Inc.
MSTP student explores medical research frontiers in Uganda
May 24, 2024 • Indiana University MD Student News
This MOSAIC scholar’s journey brought her home to share science
May 23, 2024 • ASBMB Today
Mount Sinai Hosts PREP Regional Symposium, Bringing Together Scholars to Share Research and Celebrate Accomplishments
May 16, 2024 • Mount Sinai Today
This MOSAIC scholar believes in the power of perseverance
May 16, 2024 • ASBMB Today
From Pandemic to Purpose: Hampton University Grad Shane Taylor’s Ascent to Immunology Inspired by COVID-19
May 14, 2024 • Hampton University News
MOSAIC scholar explores enzymes
May 8, 2024 • ASBMB Today
Bakers and mentors help a MOSAIC scholar change her life
May 2, 2024 • ASBMB Today
Swapping stethoscope for pipette to understand diabetic retinopathy
May 1, 2024 • ASBMB Today
April
Notebook scribbles to synthesis pathways
April 25, 2024 • ASBMB Today
A Day in the Life of Juliana Feng
April 3, 2024 • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Diné college launches CONVOY program to support Native American students in STEM education
April 2, 2024 • Navajo-Hopi Observer
March
Guest essay: Why the National Institutes of Health is important to W.Va.
March 28, 2024 • The Dominion Post
Pitt-Bradford alumnus to talk about journey to become Ivy League researcher
March 26, 2024 • The Bradford Era
NIGMS Director Shares Basic Science Breakthroughs with Lifelong Learners
March 15, 2024 • NIH Record
Gaillard Relishes Her Role Supporting Science
March 15, 2024 • NIH Record
February
A series of happy accidents guided this MOSAIC scholar
February 23, 2024 • ASBMB Today
A Full-Circle STEM Event
February 12, 2024 • PCMA Convene
We’re social beings. So are microbes.
February 12, 2024 • The Harvard Gazette
January
Inspiring, Training, and Supporting the Next Generation of Researchers
January 25, 2024 • NIMH Director's Messages
2023
December
A shift from parasites to immune cells
December 11, 2023 • ASBMB Today
2023 Inspiring Graduate | Daisy Belmares-Ortega
December 11, 2023 • UNM Newsroom
November
The implosion of the large laboratory business model - An interview with NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch
November 22, 2023 • ASBMB Today
Bioengineer is a MOSAIC scholar
November 20, 2023 • ASBMB Today
October
MARC program at Ohio State seeks to empower nascent researchers
October 23, 2023 • Ohio State News
September
Investing in future generations of veterinary professionals
September 8, 2023 • DVM 360
August
ASM Receives NIH Grant to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research
August 7, 2023 • American Society For Microbiology News
July
Mizzou Grad Student Aspires to Inspire the Underrepresented in STEM
July 16, 2023 • Diverse Education
June
STEM camp helps grow Native American students' curiosity
June 28, 2023 • Nebraska Public Media
Mosquito research underway at Mayville State University
June 21, 2023 • Grand Forks Herald
May
New safety videos focus on representing everyone who enters the lab
May 18, 2023 • VCU News
High School Students Learn the Basics of Base Editing to Cure “GFP-itis”
May 4, 2023 • UC San Diego Today
VUMC to coordinate national effort to reduce ARDS, pneumonia, sepsis
May 4, 2023 • VUMC Reporter
Training Budding Biomedical Researchers Continues Via Renewed $21.3 Million NIH Grant
May 3, 2023 • University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine News
March
Researchers find new molecule that shows promise in slowing SARS-CoV-2
March 28, 2023 • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory News
NIH grants extend programs at Brown focused on student diversity, success in Ph.D. science programs
March 14, 2023 • Brown University News
February
UNITE Shares Insights from First Progress Report
February 17, 2023 • NIH Record
Investigating the Brain-Gut Connection
February 15, 2023 • Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine News
Medical Student Meagan Chriswell Balances Research and Community Service
February 8, 2023 • University of Colorado School of Medicine News
MOSAIC changes the landscape
February 2, 2023 • ASBMB Today
January
NIGMS: Highlights from 2022 and what to expect next
January 23, 2023 • ASBMB Today
Kid-edited journal pushes scientists for clear writing on complex topics
January 7, 2023 • The Washington Post
2022
December
Breaking barriers: From first generation to inspiration
December 20, 2022 • ASBMB Today
Developing High School Students into Data Scientists
December 19, 2022 • UConn Today
Human Genetic Cell Repository Celebrates 50 Years
December 9, 2022 • NIH Record
November
Making their MARC: Jonathan Taasan
November 28, 2022 • Nevada Today
How gradeschoolers learn science, tech, engineering and math from wriggly worms
November 17, 2022 • Los Angeles Daily Times
Lorsch Highlights Workforce Development Programs for White House Workshop
November 11, 2022 • NIH Record
New Training Grant Matches Computation and Modeling to Experimental Design
November 1, 2022 • University of Virginia Engineering News
October
Science ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to blind students
October 25, 2022 • Texas Standard
Nobel Prize for 3 chemists who made molecules ‘click’
October 5, 2022 • AP News
Nobel Prize awarded to three scientists for work in click chemistry, which links molecules quickly
October 5, 2022 • Washington Post
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work ‘Snapping Molecules Together’
October 5, 2022 • The New York Times
7 Ways to Support a Kid Who Wants to Care For Animals
October 1, 2022 • Popular Science
September
NIGMS Launches STEM Teaching Resource
September 16, 2022 • NIH Record
Inspiring Agents of Change [PDF]
Fall 2022 • University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing
August
Collaborations Inspired Early-Career NIH Grant that Could Lead to Treatment Breakthroughs for a Range of Medical Conditions
August 17, 2022 • University of Virginia School of Engineering
PVAMU receives prestigious NIH/NIGMS U-RISE award to prepare more students for careers in biomedical sciences
August 16, 2022 • Prairie View A&M University
A UVA Post-Doc Wants to Teach the Immune System How to Regenerate Tissue
August 16, 2022 • University of Virginia School of Engineering
July
Students Become Scientists Through SIUE’s STEM Center Programs
July 28, 2022 • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville News
Meet Dr. Jon Lorsch: Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
July 25, 2022 • NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
Research opportunities for underrepresented students
July 7, 2022 • WSU Insider
June
Bridges to the Doctorate program continues to prepare students for Ph.D. programs
June 23, 2022 • Towson University News
New WVU program trains next generation of toxicologists to collect, analyze air samples from mining, fracking sites
June 21, 2022 • WVU University News
M.D.-Ph.D. programs have increased diversity — but there’s still work to do
June 7, 2022 • Yale News
May
Class Appeal
May 2022 • The Physiologist Magazine
NIGMS Receives Certificate of Excellence in Citizen-Centric Reporting
May 27, 2022 • NIH Record
UK Receives Renewed $11.4 Million Grant to Further Cancer Research
May 25, 2022 • University of Kentucky Research News
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage Powered by Datavant and Regenstrief Wins 2022 FedHealthIT Innovation Award
May 24, 2022 • Yahoo! Finance
$1.25 million NIH grant links science, literacy and math education in middle schools
May 4, 2022 • Bioengineer.org
Making untreatable vision problems treatable: WVU receives $11M for visual sciences research center
May 2, 2022 • WVUToday
April
COVID-19 Testing Hits the Road in West Virginia
April 25, 2022 • NIH COVID-19 Research Website
2022 cohort of NIH MOSAIC scholars
April 19, 2022 • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
March
A World of Science in a Box
March 24, 2022 • Dartmouth College
February
From pipettes to policy: Reflections on a decade working to expand opportunity and equity in science
February 19, 2022 • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Yale Postdoc Chrystal Starbird Maximizes Her Opportunity With NIH Career Award
February 14, 2022 • Yale University
2021
November
Zuk Named NIGMS Deputy Director
November 12, 2021 • NIH Record
Zuk named deputy director; Coorssen is co-editor-in-chief
November 1, 2021 • ASBMB Today
October
Brown Researchers, Local Partners Aim to Reduce Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing
October 22, 2021 • Brown University
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Duo Who Made a Tool to Build Molecules in an Environmentally-friendly Way
October 6, 2021 • Washington Post
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists for Tool That Builds Better Catalysts
October 6, 2021 • New York Times
Nobel in Chemistry Honors ‘Greener’ Way to Build Molecules
October 6, 2021 • Associated Press
June
News Feature: Keeping Black students in STEM
June 8, 2021 • PNAS
February
Harvard's Brown Rethinks General Anesthesia
February 5, 2021 • NIH Record
January
Long-Time NIGMS Leader Greenberg Retires
January 8, 2021 • NIH Record
2020
October
Kahoot! Academy and Scholastic Launch Games to Engage Learners Worldwide in Science and Health Education
October 20, 2020 • Kahoot! Academy
Discoveries in Basic Science: A Perfectly Imperfect Process
October 2020 • NIH News in Health
September
Promoting Diversity and Advancing Racial Equity in the Biomedical Sciences
September 3, 2020 • ASCB Newsletter
August
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
August 12, 2020 • California Healthline
June
NIH and the Importance of Basic Science Post COVID-19
June 18, 2020 • R Street Institute
May
The NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository
May 4, 2020 • Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
April
COVID-19 Special Edition with Dr. Jon Lorsch
April 8, 2020 • ASBMB Pipettes and Politics Podcast
Biomedical Research and the NIH in the Age of COVID-19
April 6, 2020 • Swarthmore College SwatTalk
March
Career Corner Interview: Dr. Kenny Gibbs
March 31, 2020 • ASPET PharmTalk Detail
January
Leaving the Reservation for Higher Education: The Story of Two Brothers
January 2, 2020 • Great Falls Tribune