LEoPARD has been granted a phenomenal opportunity to engage in STEM outreach with young, future prospective scientists in the Burlington metro area. On December 10th, LEoPARD will deliver a presentation to interested and enthusiastic teens at the VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Cafés, organized and offered by the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension. The presentation is … Continue reading LEoPARD to present at VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café @ UVM
LEoPARD awarded startup supplement funds from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
LEoPARD has been awarded a startup supplement grant at maximum value -- a full request of $10,000 -- by the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN). Funds received from the grant application -- entitled “Characterizing capsaicinoid and capsinoid mechanisms of insulin sensitization” -- will be added to a startup package already committed by Saint Michael's College. … Continue reading LEoPARD awarded startup supplement funds from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
LEoPARD comes home
After a very circuitous few years in Colorado and Alabama, the Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) is effusively thrilled to announce its return to friendlier lands. LEoPARD has now joined the Department of Chemistry at Saint Michael's College, a private liberal arts college located in Colchester, Vermont -- within … Continue reading LEoPARD comes home
Our book chapter is published
After a very long wait, our book chapter Cardiorespiratory Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environments has been published -- alongside all other chapters in the new book: Toxicology of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials in Human, Terrestrial, and Aquatic Systems. The chapter is co-authored with longtime collaborator Tyson MacCormack of Mount Allison University -- and the book … Continue reading Our book chapter is published
LEoPARD is Real World Ready
We are thrilled and honoured to announce that as of August 1st, 2021, LEoPARD has found a new home at Spring Hill College, with Chris accepting a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Biochemistry therein. Spring Hill College is a small, highly-selective liberal arts college, deeply rooted in the Jesuit tradition, of ~1,300 students, located … Continue reading LEoPARD is Real World Ready
Our review article “Catechin and other catechol-containing secondary metabolites” is now live at PharmaNutrition
Our recently-accepted review article, “Catechin and other catechol-containing secondary metabolites: Bacterial biotransformation and regulation of carbohydrate metabolism” is now live at PharmaNutrition. The review explores the ubiquity of catechol moieties in endogenous signaling molecules as well as dietary phytochemicals, their prospective biotransformation by gut microbiota and other microorganisms, and the roles that various catechols play … Continue reading Our review article “Catechin and other catechol-containing secondary metabolites” is now live at PharmaNutrition
LEoPARD begins one-month countdown to major fundraising push for SuRe-BET
During the first week of April 2021 -- LEoPARD will be holding two fundraising events to support undergraduate student research in biochemistry at Colorado Mesa University, primarily for our Summer Research towards Biochemical Evaluation of Therapeutics (or SuRe-BET) initiative! Firkin fundraiser at Kannah Creek Brewing Company On Monday, April 5th, LEoPARD will be the beneficiary … Continue reading LEoPARD begins one-month countdown to major fundraising push for SuRe-BET
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We were beginning to make some interesting research progress in the Spring 2020 semester, when our research -- much like the rest of the world -- was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since spring break -- the week of March 15th -- we have not been able to get into the lab to work … Continue reading Apply to LEoPARD today
LEoPARD features in a CMUnow story
Recently, we were visited by Kelsey Coleman, Creative Content and Social Media Specialist at the Colorado Mesa University Marketing and Communications office. Visiting with student-researchers Brett Duncan and Austin Lorenz, she crafted a truly inspirational story. The story can be read at CMUnow -- the official hub for news and stories from Colorado Mesa University, … Continue reading LEoPARD features in a CMUnow story
Faculty Professional Development Funds awarded
The Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) at Colorado Mesa University has been awarded $4,800 in internal funds for individual and collaborative projects. Awards were disseminated via the Faculty Professional Development Fund (FPDP), an annual program at CMU established for projects facilitating the scholarly and creative development of faculty members. … Continue reading Faculty Professional Development Funds awarded
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