Highlighting the robust nature of undergraduate research at Loyola Marymount University, several student scientists have co-authored a major paper on toxic proteins associated with type 2 diabetes in the Sept. 14 issue of the journal Biochemistry. The paper, which examines how killer proteins disrupt pancreatic cells and the cell’s ability to produce insulin, is...
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The new Life Sciences Building is one the top priorities of Loyola Marymount University, declared President David W. Burcham in his convocation address on Oct. 14, just 10 days after being named president. “The first projects under will include the construction of the new Life Sciences Building,” he said....
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When Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Chair Tina Choe describes the Life Sciences Building, she speaks of a state-of-the-art facility that will create a community of scholars and learners, inspire innovative and effective pedagogy, foster student-centered learning through formal and informal spaces and stimulate research and discovery rooted in scientific collaboration. Among the foundational ideas...
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Richard G. Plumb, dean of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering has released details and architectural drawings of the planned Life Sciences Building and said that approximately half of the needed $75 million is in hand. Plumb described the building as “a magnet” that is essential for the college to compete. “If...
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