CSU lands $1.2 million in NIH funding to advance work on a new tuberculosis vaccine
At CSU, the research will include a multidisciplinary team of at least 20 researchers, students and staff.
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Morning Ag Clips: CSU research enterprise hits $374.9 million
Brian Foy, a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, received a National Institutes of Health grant in the amount of $3.6 million for a randomized clinical trial in Burkina Faso.
Coloradoan: Friends, family remember beloved CSU professor who started world-renowned lab
As John Spencer looked out at the friends, family, colleagues, former students and rec league soccer players gathered at a local sports bar Thursday to toast to Ian Orme, he knew one thing: "He would have loved this... He had a big heart. He cared about everybody.”
Science News: Leprosy lurks in armadillos in Brazil’s Amazon
Brazilians who hunt or eat armadillos are at a higher risk of catching leprosy than people who don’t interact with the animals, a new study finds.
Quartz: Armadillos are making Brazil’s leprosy problem worse
“Armadillos are kind of a delicacy—think about it like lobster,” says John Spencer, an immunologist who has researched leprosy for years at Colorado State University and led the study.
New evidence that wild armadillos spread leprosy to humans
An international team of researchers has found that human contact with wild armadillos has contributed to extremely high infection rates of a pathogen that can cause leprosy.
He was 'larger than life': CSU community mourns loss of Ian Orme
Orme, a Colorado State University Distinguished Professor, was one of the world’s leading experts in tuberculosis and immunology.
World TB Day 2018: High school students get close-up look at tuberculosis research, hear from survivors
More than 50 high school students spent March 26 on CSU's Foothills Campus to mark World TB Day.
Reporter-Herald: Colorado State University to host symposium on information, misinformation
A panel will explore the definition of facts, how the concept of facts affects our daily lives and concepts of "fake news," "alternative" facts, beliefs and opinions. Participating faculty include Karen Dobos, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology.
CBS4 Denver: Young scientists empower women by launching fashion in the lab
Jessie Haugen Frenkel and Alexandra Todd are hoping to make science fashionable. They want to empower women, promote disease prevention and support research.