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NAU’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute launches COVID-19 Testing Service Center to evaluate promising new drugs to fight deadly virus

Posted by Heather Tate on April 22, 2020

The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at NAU is testing new drugs and decontamination agents against the SARS-CoV-2 virus to identify new therapies and protective procedures, giving Arizona an edge in responding to the pandemic

Exterior of Applied Research and Development buildingThe Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) today announced that it… Read more

Top Northern Arizona University microbiologist joins COVID-19 Genomics Union to track virus, lead state’s response to pandemic

Posted by Heather Tate on April 8, 2020

Paul Keim working in the PMI lab.Team will use genomic sequencing to track new coronavirus, provide critical data for global biomedical researchers and give Arizona an edge in responding to the pandemic

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University and… Read more

Fighting melanoma with zebrafish: NAU scientists in search of a powerful combination of cancer-fighting drugs

Posted by Heather Tate on January 13, 2020

Matt Salanga and student in lab studying zebrafish
NAU assistant professor Matt Salanga (right) and undergraduate student Phillip Kalaniopio observe zebrafish in the lab, which have been engineered to contain human genes known to be associated with cancer

Melanoma is the most lethal type of skin cancer and unusually common in Arizona, where residents are exposed… Read more

NAU evolutionary biologist uses bioinformatics to fight mosquito-borne pathogens in the Southwest

Posted by Heather Tate on September 4, 2018

Crystal Hepp holding mosquito sample.

Illnesses from mosquito bites have tripled in the United States since 2004, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Northern Arizona University evolutionary biologist Crystal Hepp is on the front lines of fighting mosquito-borne pathogens in the region. She recently received a New Investigator Award grant—$75,000 per year for three years—from the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC),… Read more

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