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David Needle has 900 samples of moose poop.  “As one does,” quips the senior veterinary pathologist at UNH’s New Hampshire Diagnostic Veterinary Lab.  Those stinky artifacts can reveal what moose ate, whether they’re pregnant, how healthy or stressed they are — all important data points to help us understand and protect this iconic Northern New England species. But accessing that data takes...

A UNH researcher will work to advance our understanding of chemical changes in RNA molecules and train STEM workforce in innovative RNA technologies, thanks to a major new grant from the National Science Foundation. Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at the University of New Hampshire, has been awarded   $780,000 to investigate the role of chemical modifications...

Research Goals Found widely in nature, including in fish, plants, fungi and insects, antifreeze proteins (AFPs) inhibit the growth of ice crystals by binding to ice surfaces. By studying the mechanisms that enable AFPs to bind ice and affect its properties, University of New Hampshire researchers are examining how these proteins could improve modern cryopreservation methods for preserving cells...

In a significant boost to biomedical research and ultimately human health outcomes, University of New Hampshire professors Linqing Li and Nate Oldenhuis have been awarded nearly $4 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research that will advance wound healing and tissue generation. Nate Oldenhuis ​ Nate Oldenhuis Oldenhuis, an assistant professor in chemistry, plans to...

The University of New Hampshire’s Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research (CIBBR) has been granted a second $10 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), enabling the center to continue advancing cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and foster innovation in the biomedical and bioengineering sciences to tackle complex challenges in human health and disease...

Key Finding The protein bromodomain protein 1 (or BDP1) plays a key role gene regulation to allow the parasite Toxoplasma gondii to infect and cause disease in its host. Key Terms Bromodomain protein 1 (or BDP1): A protein in Toxoplasma and related parasites that contains a bromodomain which gives it the ability to "read" marks on the genome and control gene expression. Cryptosporidium...

Scientific discoveries made by biomedical and bioengineering researchers at UNH over the past five years are transforming how a range of complex health conditions — from cancer and chronic wounds to neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s — are being diagnosed, treated and prevented. Find this story and more in the latest issue of Spark, UNH’s annual research review, now live...

A recently awarded $1.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Eye Institute will support ongoing research into retinal degenerative diseases led by Rick Cote, a professor in the molecular, cellular and biomedical sciences department and the director of the Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research (CIBBR) at UNH. This latest grant extends...

As COVID variants march steadily through the Greek alphabet, UNH has received new funding from the National Institutes of Health to continue its genomic surveillance of COVID-19 variants in New Hampshire. The work could lead to better understanding of how specific variants increase transmissibility of the virus, evade the immune systems of those previously infected or increase severity of...

Nutrition researcher Maria Carlota Dao, an assistant professor at the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and a New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) researcher, was recently selected as a faculty fellow with the Obesity Health Disparities Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (OHD PRIDE) program at the University of Houston....