﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/Resources/css/style.xslt"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/Resources/css/style.css"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>News for School of Medicine and secondary Biochemistry</title><link>https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/SchoolofMedicine/Biochemistry</link><description>50 most recent stories</description><language>en-US</language><item><guid isPermaLink="false">4a0c279e-aa8c-4934-9846-7f57c96a47dd</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=by-studying-cells-decision-making-wvu-researchers-learn-how-glucose-drives-disease</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>By studying cells' decision making, WVU researchers learn how glucose drives disease</title><description>Scientists at West Virginia University are researching ways to fine-tune how cells use the simple sugar glucose and determine how the process is sometimes disrupted, leading to diseases such as cancer, diabetes and inflammation. By defining the mechanisms that control this pathway, the researchers aim to identify new strategies for therapeutic intervention.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-10T14:29:39-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">58a67df5-55ca-4d88-a905-9cbb120385d2</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-calvert-to-give-presentation-on-photoreceptors_0</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Calvert to give presentation on photoreceptors</title><description>Peter Calvert, Ph.D., will give a presentation on photoreceptors for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, March 27, at noon.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-24T09:37:50-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">58a67df5-55ca-4d88-a905-9cbb120385d2</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-calvert-to-give-presentation-on-photoreceptors</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Calvert to give presentation on photoreceptors</title><description>Peter Calvert, Ph.D., will give a presentation on photoreceptors for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, March 27, at noon.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-24T09:37:47-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">f8441556-16fa-46b7-8f70-5368a31e1cd7</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-oakley-to-give-presentation-on-evolution-of-animal-visual-sy</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Oakley to give presentation on evolution of animal visual systems</title><description>Todd Oakley, Ph.D., will give a presentation on the evolution of animal visual systems for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, March 13, at noon.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-09T12:54:36-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">4b3bc005-22f4-4baf-9e33-728f721fc0aa</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-ruzycki-to-give-presentation-on-epigenetic-remodeling</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Ruzycki to give presentation on epigenetic remodeling</title><description>Philip Ruzycki, Ph.D., will give a presentation on epigenetic remodeling for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, Jan. 16, at noon.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-12T16:17:38-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">770bc208-197b-4ade-95db-8446162a2f33</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=summer-undergraduate-vision-research-fellowship-program-now-accepting-applications-for-2026</link><category></category><title>Summer Undergraduate Vision Research Fellowship Program now accepting applications for 2026</title><description>Applications are now being accepted for the Summer Undergraduate Vision Research Fellowship Program hosted at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center in Morgantown from May 22 - July 31, 2026.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-12T15:10:46-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">adeb629f-2145-433d-9e1e-59e6ddf45ea4</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-explore-mechanisms-behind-newly-discovered-ciliopathy-through-international-partners</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>WVU researchers explore mechanisms behind newly-discovered ciliopathy through international partnership with Swiss National Science Foundation</title><description>A grant awarded to the West Virginia University School of Medicine is helping faculty researchers partner with scientists from around the world to explore the mechanisms behind a newly-discovered form of the genetic disorders known as ciliopathies.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-12-12T08:48:31-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">cbd51f16-6952-4f0d-8b01-22a1490ad0be</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-wubben-to-give-presentation-on-age-related-macular-degenerat</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Wubben to give presentation on age-related macular degeneration</title><description>Thomas Wubben, M.D., Ph.D., will give a presentation on age-related macular degeneration for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-12-08T13:10:57-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">61f68db6-96e0-4793-8f5e-de95d3be4166</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-moshiri-to-give-presentation-on-retinal-diseases</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Moshiri to give presentation on retinal diseases</title><description>Ala Moshiri, M.D., Ph.D., will give a presentation on retinal diseases for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, Nov. 14, at noon.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-11T09:37:10-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">52e5cf89-50c3-4978-9f06-f10efbb9f64b</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-undergraduate-student-explores-gene-therapy-approaches-to-treating-blinding-diseases-through-sum</link><category>someducate</category><title>WVU undergraduate student explores gene therapy approaches to treating blinding diseases through summer research program</title><description>Summer break can mean a lot of different things for students – taking part-time jobs, returning to their hometowns and relaxing under the sun after a challenging academic year. But for Kenneth Wang, a senior biomedical engineering and biochemistry major at West Virginia University, summer meant taking steps toward treating the blinding disease known as blue cone monochromacy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-04T15:04:36-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">bc09a6f3-46cb-4a40-a36b-6d6d5c4e34ab</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-newman-casey-to-give-presentation-on-glaucoma-medication-adh</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Newman-Casey to give presentation on glaucoma medication adherence</title><description>Paula Anne Newman-Casey, M.D., MS, will give a presentation on glaucoma medication adherence for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-10-21T09:40:19-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">b01b6400-33fb-4990-a6e7-f17db8b2dd58</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-graduate-student-leads-research-project-aimed-at-utilizing-innovative-gene-therapy-techniques-to</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>WVU graduate student leads research project aimed at utilizing innovative gene therapy techniques to fight against blue cone monochromacy</title><description>A research project led by West Virginia University School of Medicine graduate student Brooke Brothers is utilizing innovative gene therapy techniques to explore novel treatment methods for the devastating blinding disease known as blue cone monochromacy (BCM).</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-10-22T16:54:08-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid 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researchers partner with investigators across the world to develop and test potential new obesity treatment</title><description>Researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine have teamed up with investigators from across the globe to determine how a modified version of the natural compound salicylate can help patients reduce body fat and maintain a healthy body weight.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-08-29T13:44:24-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">cf820e08-c778-4821-9e51-e16c3f9cd405</guid><link>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stratus-covid-symptoms-goog_l_68a77b1ce4b0ab862cb1a364</link><category></category><title>WVU in the News: The 'Stratus' COVID Variant Is On The Rise — Here Are The Most Common Signs And Symptoms</title><description>Every summer for the past several years, including this summer, COVID cases have increasedthroughout the United States as people spend time in air-conditioned spaces and as summer travel peaks.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-08-26T10:04:05-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">de98f471-64c5-43ee-bce3-23d7f484468b</guid><link>https://smithfcc.com/obituaries/knox-van-dyke?utm_source=search&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=standard&amp;cta=fh-website</link><category></category><title>In Remembrance: Knox Van Dyke, Ph.D.</title><description>Dr. Knox Van Dyke was a retired professor emeritus at West Virginia University's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology. He passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025. He was 86.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-08-19T13:05:15-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">d50356d2-1f0a-47cf-a754-4ed83865fd48</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-summer-research-program-helps-students-explore-vision-through-basic-science-and-clinical-researc</link><category>somempower</category><title>WVU summer research program helps students explore vision through basic science and clinical research projects</title><description>Students from universities across the country are gaining valuable insight into preventing vision loss through West Virginia University's Summer Undergraduate Research Vision Research Fellowship Program.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-08-18T11:50:19-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">05ba129f-2266-43a8-9236-17671d1a37f6</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-vision-researchers-explore-mislocalization-in-retinal-synapses</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>WVU vision researchers explore mislocalization in retinal synapses</title><description>Vision researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine are exploring a cellular process known as protein mislocalization to better understand how inherited genetic mutations that impact retinal synapses can result in blinding diseases like retinitis pigmentosa.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-07-25T16:25:10-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">bd7d9aa9-c526-4891-8966-e08b7e50d43f</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-wang-to-give-presentation-on-non-coding-rnas</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Wang to give presentation on non-coding RNAs</title><description>Shusheng Wang, Ph.D., will give a presentation on non-coding RNAs for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, April 11, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-04-08T12:33:32-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">74b35791-c5d2-44a2-a340-6ecf9f4203e5</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-agosto-to-give-presentation-on-glycosylation</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Agosto to give presentation on glycosylation</title><description>Melina Agosto, Ph.D., will give a presentation on glycosylation for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, March 28, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-03-25T11:25:51-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">2df3e35f-fead-4872-a2b6-4220d40ffc71</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visvanathan-ramamurthy-ph-d-to-be-named-wvu-health-sciences-chair-in-research-and-scholarships</link><category>someducate</category><title>Visvanathan Ramamurthy, Ph.D., to be named WVU Health Sciences Chair in Research and Scholarships</title><description>In recognition of outstanding achievement, Visvanathan Ramamurthy, Ph.D., has been honored with the inaugural West Virginia University Health Sciences Chancellor's Chair in Research &amp; Scholarships by Health Sciences Chancellor and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, M.D.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-04-07T10:25:28-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">16cfe1f4-fd64-4b0f-b0d7-c5ad5bbc8b3b</guid><link>https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2025/03/20/wvu-neuroscientists-fine-tune-zinc-activity-to-improve-messaging-in-brain</link><category></category><title>WVU neuroscientists fine-tune zinc activity to improve messaging in brain</title><description>West Virginia University neuroscientists have discovered a way to control how much zinc is released to specific locations in the brain. The essential mineral plays a major role in the organ's function, including improving memory and lessening symptoms of some neurological disorders, but getting the right amount to the right place is key.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-04-07T10:27:43-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">27c91f71-d334-495d-ae38-8e0b323eb38c</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-fu-to-give-presentation-on-serine-metabolism</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Fu to give presentation on serine metabolism</title><description>Zhongjie Fu, Ph.D., will give a presentation on serine metabolism for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, March 14, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-03-10T13:59:13-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">74e25fe0-220f-43ff-bede-6cdd410c5423</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-scientists-magnify-vision-studies-with-research-to-prevent-blindness-grant</link><category>somenagae</category><title>WVU scientists magnify vision studies with Research to Prevent Blindness Grant</title><description>A $300,000 Research to Prevent Blindness Challenge grant will help West Virginia University scientists further their studies and enhance collaborative efforts in finding innovative solutions to treat vision threatening diseases common in rural areas.   </description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-01-24T13:48:30-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">bedad45b-0d65-4155-8c0d-f6f93db477fb</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=new-nei-grant-provides-funding-for-wvu-vision-researchers-to-explore-new-gene-therapies-for-blinding</link><category>somempower</category><title>New NEI grant provides funding for WVU vision researchers to explore new gene therapies for blinding genetic eye disease</title><description>A new grant awarded to the West Virginia University School of Medicine from the National Eye Institute will provide funding for vision researchers to develop novel therapies for the blinding retinal disease known as retinitis pigmentosa.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-01-24T13:49:37-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">d174c7cc-9b69-4238-9fd7-e109a39bce42</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-liu-awarded-ro1-grant-to-study-hearing-loss</link><category>biochemistry</category><category>someducate</category><title>Dr. Liu awarded RO1 grant to study hearing loss</title><description>The Liu Lab has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to investigate the molecular mechanisms of hearing and deafness. The five-year award, totaling $2,182,205 is titled, "Significance of Usher Protein Dynamics in Hair Cell Function and Deafness."</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-12-27T13:35:37-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">d8e8f010-a71d-4cc9-a010-d3d9414abcbe</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-vision-researcher-awarded-knights-templar-eye-foundation-grant-for-research-into-early-onset-bli</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>WVU vision researcher awarded Knights Templar Eye Foundation grant for research into early-onset blindness</title><description>Representatives from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) recently visited the West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus to formally present researcher Souradip Chatterjee, Ph.D. with a KTEF Career-Starter Research Grant for research into early-onset blindness in pediatric patients.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-12-10T13:05:52-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">4829dbdf-0ab7-4e97-a416-a57fd9feefb0</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-ryals-to-give-presentation-on-inherited-retinal-dystrophies</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Ryals to give presentation on inherited retinal dystrophies</title><description>Renee Ryals, Ph.D., will give a presentation on inherited retinal dystrophies as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-12-02T13:14:29-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid 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on sphingolipids</title><description>Nawajes Mandal, Ph.D., will give a presentation on sphingolipids in eye diseases as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-10-01T09:17:38-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">dbb2051e-e6a5-49c4-a376-81c830a51813</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-bernstein-to-give-presentation-on-regenerative-healing</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Bernstein to give presentation on regenerative healing </title><description>Audrey Bernstein, Ph.D., will give a presentation on regenerative healing of the eye as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 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Sciences Campus</title><description>Eight students from colleges and universities across the United States and Puerto Rico are on West Virginia University's Health Sciences Campus this summer to explore causes and potential treatments of ocular diseases through the Summer Undergraduate Vision Research Fellowship Program.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-06-20T16:04:14-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">315127a7-8ee8-4ead-b7e5-e601aebdc7a9</guid><link>https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2024/05/01/seven-recognized-for-commitment-to-mentoring-undergraduate-students-in-research</link><category>somenagae</category><title>Seven recognized for commitment to mentoring undergraduate students in research</title><description>Six faculty members and one graduate student were recently named recipients of the Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research. </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 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presentation</title><description>A visiting professor from the Medical College of Wisconsin will give a presentation on Usher syndrome as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, March 22, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-03-18T15:05:44-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">ead53996-d27e-4ed1-86cf-a09e0298019d</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=visual-sciences-cobre-seminar-series-dr-agbaga-to-give-presentation</link><category></category><title>Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Agbaga to give presentation</title><description>A visiting professor from the University of Oklahoma will give a presentation on age-related vision loss as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, March 1, at 1 p.m.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 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