Aug. 18, 2025
Dr. John Driver studies immune cells in pigs to fight the flu virus
Dr. John Driver was recently featured in a Show Me Mizzou article about his research related to immune responses to the influenza virus.
Aug. 7, 2024
Wan Lab Traces COVID-19 Variant Spread
Research about the spread of COVID-19 in rural communities was featured on the MU School of Medicine website.
July 6, 2024
Ma seeks to protect chickens with gene editing
Dr. Wenjun Ma was featured in an article from KOMU about genetically editing chickens in an effort to make them resistant to bird flu.
May 16, 2024
MU Partnering with MO on Childhood Immunizations
Dr. Jane McElroy, PhD, receives grant from DHHS to increase immunization rates among children and teens.
March 12, 2024
USDA APHIS and MU Collaborate on Zoonotic Threats
"Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) living in New York City are helping to uncover the secrets of zoonotic diseases – illnesses that move between animals and humans."
March 12, 2024
MU scientists use AI to improve flu vaccine
Using machine learning, MU graduate student Cheng Gao hopes to predict flu vaccine viruses when provided with a virus strain.
Sep. 27, 2023
Cynthia Tang (of Wan Lab) receives NIH F30 fellowship
Cynthia Tang and Brian Thomas, student scientists at the University of Missouri’s Bond Life Sciences Center, both recently received F30 fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
May 1, 2023
Ma finds occludin protein has a key role in coronavirus spread
Dr. Wenjun Ma, one of our core faculty members, was featured in an article on Show Me Mizzou about his research regarding the spread of coronavirus from cell to cell within the body. Read more at Show Me Mizzou…
March 9, 2023
National News Coverage of Study on NYC Rats Carrying COVID-19
Several national news outlets covered our study of rats in New York City that were found to carry the COVID virus.
Nov. 16, 2022
Wan to study animal-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Wan ultimately hopes the work can help prevent another worldwide pandemic.