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In the News
Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth. It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, and is not too much farther out from the Sun.
Elisabeth (Libby) Hausrath
Professor of Geoscience
A UNLV-led study has discovered a new molecular path that leads to autism, potentially opening the way for more intervention in the future.
Łukasz Sznajder
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, have made a significant breakthrough in autism research. The UNLV researchers uncovered a connection to a type of neuromuscular disease called myotonic dystrophy.
Łukasz Sznajder
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Accomplishments
Assistant professor Jingchun Chen and undergraduate students Melika Cummings, Tyrell Pratt, Alice Lee, Eunjae Lee, Jennifer Zheng, Faria Tavacoli (all Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) presented at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), a premier academic event…
Congratulations to the UNLV racquetball team who competed in Corporate Challenge on Thursday, April 10. They won 1st overall and 10 points for UNLV. Competitors were Adam Koebke (Mathematics) who won gold in men's singles, Venki Muthukumar (Electrical Engineering) and Sai Parsa (Computer…
Experts
Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
A medicinal chemist with expertise in mRNA, gene and drug delivery, and nanomedicine.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
An expert in genetics and neurological diseases.
Professor, Biochemistry
An expert in biochemistry.