NAU | Faces of TRIF

Taking the bite out of fleas

by Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Improving Health, Innovations, NAU, Student Stories, Universities

Shelby Hutton pours fleas from Madagascar out of a vial, each hanging on to the others in a huge ball. Yes, the NAU junior biology major says, insects can be “gross,” but she is fascinated by the dynamic and complex role they play as vectors carrying plague to human...

Faculty mentors inspire undergraduate researcher to focus on mosquito-borne viruses

by Admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Improving Health, Innovations, NAU, Student Stories, Universities

Despite the fact that Daryn Erickson’s research regularly involves making what she refers to as “mosquito smoothies”—preparing mosquito samples in the blender for testing–she loves her work. Daryn has been working at NAU’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) for...

A cultural approach to cancer prevention

by Admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Improving Health, NAU, Student Stories, Universities

Finding common ground—an unexpected side effect of cancer research project The first time he drove to the Hopi reservation, NAU senior Jordan Ojeda found himself in an unfamiliar landscape. Unlike the Phoenix suburb where he grew up, on the reservation there are no...

NAU microbiologist Paul Keim joins COVID-19 Genomics Union to track virus, lead state’s response to pandemic

by Admin | Apr 12, 2020 | COVID-19, NAU

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at the University of Arizona have formed a union dedicated to...

Undergraduate researcher uses bioinformatics to find connections between gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s

by Admin | Apr 9, 2020 | Improving Health, NAU, Student Stories, Universities

Chris Keefe is blending his passions for biology and computer science to help tackle the sixth leading cause of death in the United States—Alzheimer’s disease. To do that, he is using microbiome bioinformatics and computer software development to investigate the...

An undergraduate with a passion for infectious disease research

by Admin | Apr 9, 2020 | Improving Health, NAU, Student Stories, Universities

Kaitlyn Parra aspires for a career in research. And what’s most important for her is seeing that infectious disease research can directly impact patients in a positive way. “All of this is life-changing,” Parra said. “I really wanted to go into medicine. And now that...

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The TRIF initiative, or Technology and Research Initiative Fund, increased the state’s sales tax per proposition 301 to promote university research, development, and technology transfer related to the knowledge-based global economy and to expand access to baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate education, among other priorities. TRIF Priorities include: Improving Health; Water, Environment & Energy Solutions; Space Exploration & Optical Solutions; and Defense & Security Systems. For the most recent Arizona Board of Regents TRIF Annual Report visit the ABOR site.