NMU wins two separate three-year grants for research
Adam Prus, psychology professor at Northern Michigan University, received a $185,000 grant for research on schizophrenia drugs from the National Institutes of Mental Health. (Adam Prus photo)
Marquette — Two groups of health researchers at Northern Michigan University received major financial boosts in 2008. NMU won two separate three-year grants: $60,000 for influenza vaccine research from the Merck Institute for Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and $185,000 for research on schizophrenia drugs from the National Institutes of Mental Health. “In my laboratory we are interested in the early immune response against acute infection viruses such as influenza,” said Osvaldo Lopez, NMU biology professor, who is the lead researcher for the influenza vaccine. “My lab will produce the cells that are producing antibodies against influenza in a way that we can culture them by using biotechnological tools.” He said that other professors from both the NMU biology and chemistry departments as well as members of Marquette General Health System’s molecular diagnostic laboratory will join in the researc.
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MARQUETTE — Other research grants awarded to Northern Michigan University in 2008-09 include one that will support the continued study of the Upper Peninsula’s coaster brook trout.
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MARQUETTE — From Native American tales to lumberjack singing traditions, the Upper Peninsula has a strong heritage in storytelling.
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MARQUETTE — Chocolay Golf Club owners Joe and Patsie Gibbs of Interlochen donated the 18-hole course, buildings and equipment to the Northern Michigan University Foundation in January.
The value of the gift is $1.6 millio.
Donation supports study abroad for U.P. students
MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula natives Gloria and Bill Jackson have established a $1 million endowment through the Northern Michigan University Foundation. The gift will ultimately fund study-abroad experiences for one student from each of the 15 U.P.
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