Office of Research Administration

FastTrack Fund Awards Announced

Winners were announced during Research & Innovation Week at UMSL. From left: George Gokel, CNS; Mike Nichols, Chemistry; and Ed Jarka, Optometry. The funds are for proof-of-concept and other work to move inventions closer to commercialization.

Featured Grant: SUCCEED

Deborah Baldini received two grants to support work on the region's only two-year residential certificate program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Featured Technology

Alexei Demchenko, Chemistry (left in image), and Mike Nichols, Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (not shown), have developed new compounds that have potential application as a therapeutic for microbial sepsis.

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A Brief History of the MIMH

After 50 years of service, the Missouri Institute of Mental Health (now under the leadership of Dr. Joe Parks) released a documentary on its history.

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