Author: Suzanne Lagoni

A team at Montana State University published research this week that shows how RNA, the close chemical cousin to DNA, can be edited using CRISPRs. The work reveals a new process in human cells that has potential for treating a wide variety of genetic diseases. 

Postdoctoral researchers Artem Nemudryi and Anna Nemudraia conducted the research alongside Blake Wiedenheft, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology in MSU’s College of Agriculture. The paper, titled “Repair of CRISPR-guided RNA breaks enables site-specific RNA excision in human cells,” was published online Thursday in the journal Science and constitutes the latest advance in the team’s ongoing exploration of CRISPR applications for programmable genetic engineering.

A team of Montana researchers is playing a key role in the development of a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis, an infectious disease that has killed more people than any other.

University of Montana researchers and their partners have found a new method to generate human cartilage of the head and neck.

Microbion Corporation today announced that the company has published results from its topical pravibismane Phase 1b study in the peer-reviewed International Wound Journal.

A message from Scott Whittenburg, UM Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship:

“I’m happy to report that the research enterprise at UM continues to grow.”

Montana State University will send 17 students to one of the country’s premier celebrations of undergraduate research next week, where they will have the opportunity to present the research they have done in departments across the university. The National Conference on Undergraduate Research, or NCUR, will be held April 8-10 in Long Beach, California, and will feature undergraduate researchers from institutions nationwide.

The Montana BioScience Alliance and industry partners are proud to announce the successful 2024 Immersion Day at Rocky Vista University and both local hospitals, the Billings Clinic and Intermountain Health, on February 23, 2024. The Immersion Day follows the Careers in Healthcare Student Summit, hosted at Montana State University Billings, on October 27, 2023.