09/19/2008
Sirridge Lecture

09/20/2008
MSMA-MSS 5K Run/Walk


         Neuroscience research on drug abuse and addiction receives continued funding
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine has received a $1,676,250 grant from the National Institute ...
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UMKC research may help famers control deadly livestock disease
Within a few short years, livestock farmers might have at their disposal a valuable tool in helping to control the spread of ...
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Drug targeting and delivery is focus of UMKC School of Pharmacy research
Ashim K. Mitra, Ph.D., has received more than $5.5 million in grant money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to con...
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Specific areas of research excellence at UMKC currently include strong programs in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Bone Biology and Biomaterials, and Shock Trauma Research.

UMKC houses X-ray Crystallography and High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy facilities for protein nucleic acid molecular structure determination and is a member of a university consortium with access to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.

Clinical research expertise in the four Health Science Schools and affiliated hospitals, in combination with UMKC's strength in social sciences has spawned strong research on "health outcomes," the identification of interventions that optimize health, survival, and quality of life.

Learn more about UMKC's current and emerging research focus areas:

Basic Research

  • Bioinformatics
  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Proteomics

    Translational and Outcomes Research

  • Bone Biology and Biomaterials
  • Drug Delivery
  • Health Outcomes & Medical Informatics
  • Women's & Children's Health
  • Shock Trauma Research

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