West Virginia University scientists are building on their research to alter the immune system by inhibiting a certain enzyme responsible for the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most challenging cancers to manage.
Research
Emmanuel Fonseca, assistant professor of astronomy at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is pulling back the curtain on an invisible universe of gravitational radiation distorting the spacetime continuum, supported by $416,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation.
Individuals looking for non-dilutive R&D funding for early-stage innovation are invited to attend a webinar on the Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at noon Tuesday (Sept. 10) on Zoom.
The interactive workshop will engage potential research mentors through five training modules from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, in Lyon Tower, Room G08.
As part of a new approach to providing innovation and technology transfer resources, the newly formed Office of Innovation and Commercialization would like to understand challenges and strengths at WVU related to commercializing technology.
With support from a three-year $580,000 award from the National Science Foundation, professors Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin will lead the experiment by using observations at the Green Bank Telescope to study transient astrophysical objects within and beyond the Milky Way.