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The state of Missouri is home to major research universities, which lead in life sciences research and help advance technology for the benefit of society.
University of Missouri-Columbia
The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) recently opened the state-of-the-art Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center to promote interdisciplinary research aimed at increasing food production and quality, improving human and animal health, and enhancing environmental quality.
Also at MU, the new International Institute for Nano and Molecular Medicine will house scientists studying radiology, hematology and oncology. The MU Research Reactor, the largest university-operated research reactor in the country, specializes in developing innovative techniques for the diagnosis and cure of cancer and other diseases.
The Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Institute (RSI) serves as a catalyst for development of world-class interdisciplinary research and educational program at MU. In addition, the Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL) is one of the two largest research animal diagnostic laboratories in the U.S. and the largest at an academic institution.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Bloch School Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation's Enterprise Development Laboratory provides an infrastructure that expedites the transfer and commercialization of new technologies. Students and faculty experience learn how to transform new innovations into market-ready high-growth businesses.
UMKC also is completing a new Health Sciences Building on its Hospital Hill campus designed to encourage interdisciplinary innovation and collaboration between the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. A second research building will be located across from the Health Sciences Building, near Truman Medical Center and Children's Mercy Hospital.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
The University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) focuses primarily on engineering and the environmental sciences. The campus' University Transportation Center was established to advance critical transportation and homeland security technology through research and technology transfer.
UMR's Intelligent Systems Center funded by the state of Missouri to perform basic and applied research, promotes an interdisciplinary research environment.
University of Missouri-St. Louis
The University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) is one of the leading universities in the nation for tropical ecology, drawing students from 24 countries. The Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center, initiated by UMSL in cooperation with the Missouri Botanical Garden almost 20 years ago, has grown into one of the world's preeminent centers for education and research in tropical biology.
St. Louis University
St. Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development is a multi-disciplinary research center designed to conduct basic and clinical research on new vaccines and biologics. The center will house SLU scientists working in five key research areas: cancer, liver disease, heart/lung disease, aging and brain disease, and biodefense/vaccine development.
The St. Louis University and Washington University Schools of Medicine are part of a multi-institutional Midwest Regional Center for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MRCE). The MRCE's mission is to support basic and translational research in critical areas of biodefense and emerging infectious diseases throughout the Midwest.
Washington University
Washington University WU) is a top private university with leading life sciences research programs. The School of Medicine spends almost half a billion dollars annually and it is the fourth-largest recipient of NIH dollars among the 123 U.S. medical schools.
Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital, the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center and Central Institute for the Deaf compose Washington University Medical Center which is spread over 135 acres along the eastern edge of Forest Park in St. Louis and has nearly 20,000 employees.
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences' Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research, which houses an adult academic clinical research center, enhances Kansas City's leadership in biomedical research.
Missouri State University
The Jordan Valley Innovation Center, which is comprised of the Center for Applied Science and Engineering (CASE) and the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences (CBLS), at Missouri State University is committed to the development and support of advanced biotechnology industries in Missouri.
Also at Missouri State, the Center for Grapevine Biotechnology in Mountain Grove, explores genetic resources to identify health-promoting compounds in diverse grapevine species for securing the profitability and sustainability of the grape and wine industry and for improving human health. |
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Edward A. Doisy Research Center
Throughout five decades as a professor at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Edward A. Doisy, Ph.D., was renowned worldwide for his pioneering work in the field of biochemistry, including winning the 1943 Nobel Prize for discovering the chemical nature of vitamin K.
To honor his lifetime of work, Saint Louis University's new biomedical research building, a $67 million tower in the heart of Midtown St. Louis was named in Dr. Doisy's honor.
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