Skip to main content
NC State Home
‘Development of Novel Therapeutics to Modulate Bacterial Biofilms’ Research Project to start in 2016

News

Apr 18, 2017

Researchers Release First Chemical Map of Dyes from Historic Dye Library

Researchers from North Carolina State University have released the first chemical “map” of dyes from the Max A. Weaver Dye Library, which contains almost 100,000 samples of unique dyes and…

Apr 18, 2017

Bioinformatics Student Receives Fellowship from the Triangle Center of Evolutionary Medicine

Jeremy Ash (Bioinformatics, Ph.D. student) recently received a fellowship for Fall 2017 from the Triangle Center of Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM).   His proposed project is an extension of his recently accepted…

Mar 7, 2017

Computer Simulations First Step Toward Designing New, More Efficient Amine Chemical Scrubbers

A proof-of-concept molecular modeling study from North Carolina State University analyzes the efficiency of amine solutions in capturing carbon dioxide. This series of new computer models is the first step…

Mar 6, 2017

Adverse drug reactions triggered by the common HLA-B*57:01 variant: a molecular docking study

New computer models from North Carolina State University show how a variant of a common protein involved in human immune response binds to the antiviral drug abacavir, causing a severe…

Feb 1, 2017

The Proximity Principle: Bioinformatics is a science melting pot, bringing together many disciplines to answer big questions about our health.

Recently the BRC was featured on both the College of Sciences website and the main NC State University website for the groundbreaking work being done through the Bioinformatics cluster. The…

Nov 9, 2016

Variation in the glucose transporter gene SLC2A2 is associated with glycemic response to metformin.

Drs. Daniel Rotroff and Alison Motsinger-Reif, in collaboration with the international Metformin Genetics (MetGen) Consortium, have uncovered new genetic evidence of how the benefits of the world’s most commonly used…

Aug 25, 2016

Bioinformatics Student Ranked in the Nvidia ACS COMP award 2016

Please help us in congratulating Jeremy Ash (Bioinformatics, Ph.D.) who recently won second place in the competitive Nvidia ACS COMP poster contest.  His work is relevant for the development of…

Jan 8, 2016

Computer-aided design of carbon nanotubes with the desired bioactivity and safety profiles

Growing experimental evidences suggest the existence of direct relationships between the surface chemistry of nanomaterials and their biological effects. Herein, we have employed computational approaches to design a set of…

Jan 8, 2016

Tanguay & Reif labs awarded new Systems Toxicology grant!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a 3-year grant to fund a collaboration between Oregon State University (Robert Tanguay, Jane La Du, Mike Simonich, Chris Sullivan) and North Carolina…

Jan 8, 2016

‘Development of Novel Therapeutics to Modulate Bacterial Biofilms’ Research Project to start in 2016

Drs. Pierce (Chemistry), Fourches (Chemistry, BRC), and Elfenbein (CVM) have received a grant from the Research and Innovation Funding (RISF) program. Their research project is entitled “Development of Novel Therapeutics…