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Nina Mitchell and Abhi Krovvidi traveled to Jefferson City to present their research at the Missouri State Capitol. Their poster, titled "Appetitive Olfactory Short-Term Memory Detection Utilizing Y-Maze Paradigm in Drosophila melanogaster" explains their work in adapting an appetitive olfactory...

We are excited to announce the publication of our insight paper, written to accompany the most recent publication from the Rubin Lab. This incredible paper uses the Split-GAL4 system to dissect the Drosophila central complex into cell-type specific driver lines and characterizes these based on...

Our research on Speech Communication Interference in the OR is getting noticed! This article focuses on our collaboration with Dr. Paul Rudy, of the UMKC Conservatory. You can read the full story here.

Dr. Sutkin attended and presented at the International Association for Health Professions Education in August 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

Shifting research focus is rarely neat, and almost never easy. After years of building expertise in one area, it can feel unsettling to acknowledge that priorities have shifted—funders, institutions, and entire fields evolve, and scholars must evolve with them. The process can bring with it a...

We are happy to share that our most recent work, titled: " The dorsal fan-shaped body is a neurochemically heterogeneous sleep-regulating center in Drosophila," has been published in PLOS Biology. In this paper, we introduce the most dFB-specific, 23E10-based Split-GAL4 line to date, investigate the...

Our first NIH grant has arrived. Dr. Yu was awarded a three-year R15 grant from NIH-NIAMS. We will work with graduate and undergraduate students on this exciting project to develop and evaluate mineralized collagen-based multizonal scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration.

From the Page to the People, from the Classroom to the Community: How UMKC Scholarship Generates Real-world Results This year's theme focuses on how UMKC faculty apply their expertise to create change across communities, disciplines, and professions. Some call this practice translational knowledge...

Dana Rademacher successfully defended her dissertation. We are proud of all of her accomplishments!

The Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab welcomes Kevin Vo, joining our lab as a PhD student in the Mechanical Engineering PhD program. Kevin received both his M.A.S. and B.S. degrees from Illinois Institute of Technology. Before joining us, Kevin worked as a Research Assistant at the University...