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May 22, 2025

How large language models can lead to disease analysis

Mizzou researchers train AI models with social media posts to analysis COVID-19 By Sophie Rentschler | Bond LSC Social media is where some turn when they get sick, searching for what their symptoms mean and forms of treatment. People turned to Twitter to share symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Jiacheng Xie, PhD student in…

May 13, 2025

Bond LSC honors namesake in death

Kit Bond speaks to Thom Payne, vice chancellor for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, at the groundbreaking for the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center on September 8, 2001. Christopher "Kit" Bond died Tuesday, May 13, 2025. We hold enormous gratitude to his efforts that contributed to our…

May 13, 2025

Bond LSC honors namesake in death

Kit Bond speaks to Thom Payne, vice chancellor for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, at the groundbreaking for the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center on September 8, 2001. Christopher “Kit” Bond died Tuesday, May 13, 2025. We hold enormous gratitude to his efforts that contributed to our…

April 29, 2025

The lab as a grad program’s proving ground

https://youtu.be/9wckkLE2c_U Video shot by Nick Andrussian | Mizzou Visual ProductionsPackage produced by Evan Johnson | Bond LSC As Mizzou seniors think about life after graduation, the research lab could serve as a proving ground for future plans. That was the case for Bennett Flannagan, who graduated from Mizzou in 2024. He spent the last year…

April 28, 2025

Behind the cell structures of childhood sleep disruption

How high-performance computing connects brain differences to apnea Adobe Stock image By Sophie Rentschler | Bond LSC A good night’s rest lays the foundation for your daily performance but when a child’s body hampers airflow, that can lead to cognitive problems in their waking lives. One recent Mizzou study looks at healthy neurological processes and…

April 9, 2025

Seeing beyond chlorophyll’s glow

Mizzou researchers genetically engineer plants to optimize microscopy By Sophie Rentschler | Bond LSC Gary Stacey’s lab is a breeding ground for model plants, curated to get the most precise image of the plant leaf tissues. Those plants help scientists at Mizzou and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) bridge plant science and microscopy to capture…

March 19, 2025

Dai driven by the craft of recycling carbon

https://flic.kr/p/2qvqt8s Susie Dai, engineering professor and Bond LSC principal investigator | photo by Roger Meissen, Bond LSC By Sophie Rentschler | Bond LSC Susie Dai doesn’t like to waste time, something obvious as she translates Emily Dickinson poems from English to her native Chinese while waiting for an oil change. She would much rather prefer…

Feb. 14, 2025

Bing Yang honored by St. Louis Academy of Sciences

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Academy of Science – St. Louis is proud to announce the recipients of the 27th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, and technology. The awards ceremony will be held on April 3, 2025, at the…

Feb. 4, 2025

Searching for alternative lung cancer treatment

Non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma occurs in the glandular tissue of the lung and is illustrated here with a histopathology light micrograph and the structure of Thomas' aptamer used in their study. | Adobe Stock By Roger Meissen | Bond LSC Treating lung cancer is tricky business. Not only is it more deadly than other cancers…

Feb. 4, 2025

Searching for alternative lung cancer treatment

Non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma occurs in the glandular tissue of the lung and is illustrated here with a histopathology light micrograph. | Adobe Stock By Roger Meissen | Bond LSC Treating lung cancer is tricky business. Not only is it more deadly than other cancers due to late diagnosis, but resistance also grows quickly against…