Kim Tran, M.D., Ph.D., awarded a $453,000 NIH grant for research on a novel vasorelaxing peptide to support cardiovascular health.
Des Moines University Receives NIH Award Funding for Hypertension Research Read More
Daniel Christian, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology at Des Moines University, is investigating brain mechanisms during alcohol withdrawal with a two-year $152,000 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health.
DMU Professor Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Substance Abuse Relapse Read More
You can hear the excitement in the voice of Jun Dai, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., associate professor of public health at DMU, when she talks about the three-year $488,819 grant she recently was awarded by the National Institutes of Health. A
DMU prof lands NIH grant to compare genetic and environmental factors Read More
Eliminating health and health care disparities has long been a focus in the field of public health. While differences in health outcomes by age, sex, race, ethnicity, education, geography and socioeconomic status are arguably well-documented, there remains a dearth of
How is Health Care Underserving LGBTQ+ Iowans? Read More
Jeff Gray, Ph.D., vice president for research and global initiatives at DMU, recently won kudos on the University’s behalf from some prestigious national science organizations, but he’s quick to point out that recognition was the result of a team effort.
DMU research VP recognized by national science organizations Read More
Nearly 40 percent of patients with chronic heart failure also develop kidney dysfunction. This condition, termed “cardio-renal syndrome,” is important to study as it is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure. Noah Marcus, Ph.D., an
DMU professor lands NIH grant to investigate heart failure and kidney dysfunction Read More