Research News

Wright State faculty were honored with the Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activities Awards and the Public Impact Recognition Awards.

Madhavi Kadakia, vice provost for research and innovation at Wright State, received a federal grant to develop strategies to combat therapeutic resistance in head and neck cancer.

A team of 11 Wright State students won a gold medal at the iGEM Grand Jamboree for their research detecting dangerous manganese in drinking water and soil.

The Runkle Woods Symposium on Nov. 17 will feature a keynote address on bird watching in the Wright State University woods and a presentation on pawpaws, the state fruit of Ohio.

Matt Sherwood, a research associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, will lead a clinical trial on the use of electroencephalogram transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat PTSD.

Wright State honors students Adeline Nshuti and Kelia McMichael presented their kidney-related research at a National Institutes of Health conference.

Josh Hivner, a senior biological sciences major at Wright State, helped clear debris from coral reefs while gathering data for his undergraduate thesis during a trip to Thailand.

Sherif Elbasiouny, professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology, is pursuing innovative cross-disciplinary neuroscience research that could impact human disease in phenomenal ways.

Scott N J Watamaniuk, a professor of psychology at Wright State, received a $500,000 grant to investigate how the brain coordinates the movements of the two eyes.

Ten acres of land near the Lake Campus’ Agriculture and Water Quality Education Center will be converted to wetlands to protect Grand Lake St. Marys and provide a space for students to conduct research.