/chbe/ en /chbe/2023/11/09/scientists-develop-faster-cheaper-way-count-microbes-discover-new-antibiotics <span>Scientists develop faster, cheaper way to count microbes, discover new antibiotics</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-11-09T15:17:56-07:00" title="Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 15:17">Thu, 11/09/2023 - 15:17</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/gva_research.cc_.011_copy.jpg?h=4ebc2006&amp;itok=PupzB3PG" width="1200" height="800" alt="Anushree Chatterjee, right works with research assistant Grace Lynch in the Chatterjee Lab. "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/448" hreflang="en">chatterjee</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Chatterjee group researchers have devised a method for microorganism counting that is up to 36 times faster than traditional approaches. This innovation reduces plastic usage by over 15-fold, significantly lowers costs and decreases the carbon footprint in biomedical research.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2023/11/08/scientists-develop-faster-cheaper-way-count-microbes-discover-new-antibiotics`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:17:56 +0000 Anonymous 3531 at /chbe /chbe/2023/06/12/two-chemical-and-biological-engineering-professors-receive-ab-nexus-awards <span>Two chemical and biological engineering professors receive AB Nexus&nbsp;awards</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-12T16:09:16-06:00" title="Monday, June 12, 2023 - 16:09">Mon, 06/12/2023 - 16:09</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/321" hreflang="en">Sprenger</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/430" hreflang="en">brief</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/448" hreflang="en">chatterjee</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Two professors from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering were recently honored with&nbsp;<a href="/researchinnovation/2023/06/02/new-ab-nexus-awardees-advance-innovative-research-collaborations" rel="nofollow">AB Nexus&nbsp;Award</a>s, which aim&nbsp;to&nbsp;foster&nbsp;interdisciplinary research collaborations between ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Anschutz and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.</p> <p>Under the program, ChBE Associate Professor <a href="/chbe/anushree-chatterjee" rel="nofollow">Anushree Chatterjee</a>&nbsp;is partnering with&nbsp;with Assistant Professor Lakshmi Chauhan&nbsp;(infectious diseases, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Anschutz) to develop&nbsp;a high-throughput and accelerated antibiotic susceptibility testing method. ChBE Assistant Professor <a href="/chbe/kayla-g-sprenger" rel="nofollow">Kayla Sprenger</a>&nbsp;is collaborating with Assistant Professor Kimberley Bruce (endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes,&nbsp;ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Anschutz) to investigate&nbsp;specialized immune cells in the brain known as microglia and explore&nbsp;whether targeting the lipid metabolism process could mitigate the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.&nbsp;<br> <br> The spring 2023 round of AB Nexus awards has allocated&nbsp;nearly $825,000 across 11 teams, consisting of seven new collaborations and four projects that expand upon existing collaborations. This&nbsp;funding&nbsp;includes support from co-sponsors, including a $10,000 contribution from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.</p> <p>Since its launch&nbsp;nearly three years ago as a pilot project, AB Nexus along with its&nbsp;co-sponsors has&nbsp;awarded&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cu.edu/ab-nexus/ab-nexus-grant-awardees" rel="nofollow">more than $3 million in grant funding to 48 intercampus teams</a>. The program has also positioned both campuses for success in securing additional external funding – particularly for grants that prioritize team-based research.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:09:16 +0000 Anonymous 3453 at /chbe