Klein College of Science

UNC Charlotte’s Truman Lab has secured a new $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance fundamental research on how cells maintain protein health, a process central to diseases ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative disorders. The five-year Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will support the […]

“Dolly the Bromeliad,” a striking plant once owned by the late Dolly Parton, is now in its final bloom at the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens. The towering display offers visitors a rare chance to see the plant’s last and most spectacular stage of life, made even more meaningful following Parton’s passing. Dolly is currently displaying […]

The United States is seeing a rapid increase of cases of Candida auris, a fungus found in health care facilities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morgan Carter, assistant professor in the Klein College of Science, answered questions about the fungus and its impacts. What is Candida auris and how does […]

As of Thursday, April 23, Smellvis, the newest titan arum in the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens to enter a bloom cycle, has crossed the five foot mark and is 61″ tall. The growth is slowing down to about an inch a day and some of the classic red color is developing on the spathe, indicating […]

“Trust and share.” The simple mantra has guided Ishwar Aggarwal’s career, and it is now guiding the research professor’s investment in the University.

Two UNC Charlotte researchers are recipients of new grants from NCInnovation for the promise of their pioneering work to be commercially viable and its potential to propel economic growth in North Carolina.  Babak Parkhideh, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, William States Lee College of Engineering, and Rosario Porras-Aguilar, associate professor of physics and […]

UNC Charlotte researcher Danillo Augusto, Ph.D., was recently awarded a $3.7 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health for an immunomics project that is using a new approach to study human immune response and autoimmune diseases.  Augusto and his research team are employing a novel method using long-read sequencing technology, a first-of-its-kind of research […]

UNC Charlotte researchers Pinku Mukherjee and Susan Trammell are among this year’s recipients of grant funding from NCInnovation, a nonprofit organization that helps unlock the innovative potential of North Carolina’s world-class public universities. The organization’s Board of Directors approved $13.6 million in R&D funding for 17 research projects at 12 North Carolina public universities. Approvals […]

Ishwar Aggarwal, a research professor in physics and optical science, was elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2024 Class of Fellows. He will be inducted during the NAI’s 14th annual meeting in June. Aggarwal, who joined UNC Charlotte in 2011, has been issued 104 U.S. patents with more applications in process. Prior to the University, he […]

Christine Richardson, Ph.D., professor and chair of biological sciences, has been named the next director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science. Her term began Nov. 1 and will run through June 30, 2028. With this new role, CBES is shifting to the Klein College of Science with the support of researchers from across campus including […]