In the News
We highlight our scientists in the news to showcase our enthusiasm for engaging with the community beyond our campus.
The scientists on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus believe that sharing their expertise with the community is vital to fostering a well-informed society and empowers individuals to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. By sharing our expertise across a variety of news outlets, we hope to make science accessible and engaging and relate the importance of what we do here on this campus to its impact on our daily lives.
The scientists on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus believe that sharing their expertise with the community is vital to fostering a well-informed society and empowers individuals to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. By sharing our expertise across a variety of news outlets, we hope to make science accessible and engaging and relate the importance of what we do here on this campus to its impact on our daily lives.
Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for bird flu, Colorado Agricultural Commission rules
CU Anschutz Today and CBS News Articles
Jenna Guthmiller, PhD
Jenna was interviewed to express her thoughts on the spread of the ‘bird’ influenza virus currently found in cows. As an expert who studies the influenza virus, Jenna told CBS news that the more contact that humans have with infected cows, the more concern there may be for the virus gaining the ability to jump from human to human
Biting Back: the clinic treating snakebite victims in Guinea – in pictures
The Guardian
Cara Smith, PhD
Cara found and caught a spitting cobra from under iron beams at a chicken farm on the outskirts of Kindia during her work with the Asclepius Snake Foundation (ASF)
A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria
Wired
Breck Duerkop, PhD
Breck explains how we can use little viruses that infect bacteria – called bacteriophage - to tackle and treat bacterial infections that don’t respond to antibiotics.
What is metabolism? A biochemist explains how different people convert energy differently − and why that matters for your health
The Conversation
Travis Nemkov, PhD
Travis shares his expertise about metabolism – what it is, how it works, and why it is so important to our health.
Getting to Know the Fungus Among Us (in our Guts)
Science Friday Podcast
Kyla Ost, PhD
Kyla talks about the fungus in our gut and how the immune system keeps it under control
Slowing the effects of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Denver 7 News Interview
Angelo D’Alessandro, PhD
Angelo talks about an international study using stem cells that may help protect the brain in patients with MS.
Obesity and Cancer: What to Know About the Connection
Advancing Your Health News
Curtis Henry, PhD
Curtis talks about the connection between obesity (or excess fat in our bodies) and how it affects the development and treatment of cancer
Young Teens Conduct High-Level Science With CU Anschutz Lab
CU Anschutz Today
Sujatha Jagannathan, PhD
Sujatha discusses her research project focused on mRNA quality control in yeast cells and how the students at Aurora Science & Tech High School have helped her to conduct important experiments.
Public Outreach
The Immunology Podcast
Aimee Bernard, PhD
Aimee talks about the importance of scientists reaching out to the community to answer science questions and talk about all the amazing science that happens every day in our laboratories
CU Dental Team Creates First, Targeted Antibacterial and Regenerative Coating in Dentistry
CU Anschutz Today
Michael Schurr, PhD
Mike, and colleague Devatha Nair, are analyzing bacteria biofilm from one of their experiments that aided in the discovery of a dental coating that inhibits the growth of bacteria that cause dental cavities
Nanopumpkin
X (fka Twitter)
Jay Hesselberth, PhD
Jay and his lab team won the departmental pumpkin carving competition with a nanopumpkin sequencer, complete with butternut “pore”, acorn “motor”, and a threaded vine “RNA” – it was a true masterpiece!
Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use
Scientific American
James DeGregori, PhD
James, along with colleague Robert Gatenby, MD, from the Moffitt Cancer Center describe the principles of evolution and natural selection that drive a radical new approach to drugs and prevention strategies
An expert answers our questions about the science behind creating a COVID-19 vaccine
9 News segment
Ross Kedl, PhD
Ross talks to 9 News about the process of creating a COVID-19 vaccine and how he participated in the moderna mRNA vaccine trial himself to help the science move forward
Starting Your Own Lab with Dr. Olivia Rissland and Dr. Prachee Avasthi
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Olivia Rissland, PhD
Olivia describes her strategies for searching for a faculty position, best practices for getting a research program up and running, and the joys and challenges of managing a research lab.
Understanding T lymphocytes inner working to harness immunotherapy
Open Access Government
Leslie Berg, PhD
Leslie shares her work on how we can use and harness T cells (an important cell within the immune system) to treat different types of disease
Podcast: Science <> the arts
Springer Nature
Catherine Musselman, PhD
Catherine talks about the creativity of science and the ‘Art in Science Fellowship’ she founded at the University of Colorado.