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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Tag: CoBRE

Man and woman at a computer screen
Health & Wellness

UofL and UofL Health receive $11.5 million to develop new cancer...

Betty Coffman -
Cancer remains one of the greatest health concerns in the U.S., but University of Louisville cancer researchers and UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center...
Research by Kevin Sokoloski, left, was funded through the UofL Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Functional Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity. Richard Lamont, center, leads the project, which has received an additional grant of nearly $12 million.
Science & Tech

UofL researchers land nearly $12 million to study microorganisms and disease

Holly Hinson -
University of Louisville researchers have received $11.7 million to study microorganisms throughout the body, including the mouth. What they find could lead to better...
Juhi Bagaitkar, assistant professor, and Richard Lamont, professor and chair of the UofL Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Disease
Advancing our Health

UofL researchers reveal how oral bacteria suppress protection against viral growth...

Betty Coffman -
Proteins produced by oral epithelial cells protect humans against viruses entering the body through the mouth. Researchers from the UofL School of Dentistry and...
Jun Yan, center, leads research to better understand immune dysregulation leading to acute respiratory distress in COVID-19 and other conditions. Yan and colleagues, including Anne Geller, right, discovered a specific type of immune cell associated with immune system overreaction in 2020 while treating COVID-19 patients. The work recently was funded by $5.8 in NIH grants.
Advancing our Health

UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies Center for Cancer...

Betty Coffman -
Cancer remains one of the most difficult and deadly challenges in human health, affecting Kentuckians at a higher rate than residents of any other...
Illustration showing tightening of gut barrier cells and reduced inflammation due to UroA, by Praveen Kumar Vemula, Ph.D., Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, India, and Venkatakrishna Jala, Ph.D., UofL
Health & Wellness

Metabolite produced by gut microbiota from pomegranates reduces inflammatory bowel disease

Betty Coffman -
Scientists at UofL have shown that a microbial metabolite, Urolithin A, derived from a compound found in berries and pomegranates, can reduce and protect...