Background: The opioid epidemic in the United States has resulted in an increased number
of drug-exposed infants who are at risk for developing neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)…

Micro- and nanostructured surfaces are known to induce anti-wetting and self-cleaning
properties. However, traditional formation of these structures is difficult and requires high-…

The gender gap in the construction and engineering workforce persists, despite efforts to
close it over the past several decades. Increasing gender diversity is a critical strategy for …

While behavioral and social sciences occupations comprise one of the largest portions of
the “STEM” workforce, most studies of diversity in STEM overlook this population, focusing …

While many studies that have been conducted in recent years examining the education and
workforce outcomes of STEM graduates, few have focused on the behavioral and social …

Random mutagenesis of the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) from
Escherichia coli coupled with a high-throughput functional screen has provided new insights …

Stainless steel 316L (SS316L) is a common material used in orthopedic implants. Bacterial
colonization of the surface and subsequent biofilm development can lead to refractory …

Total chemical protein synthesis was used to generate multimilligram quantities of the
mechanosensitive channel of large conductance from Escherichia coli (Ec-MscL) and …

A family of many talents: The mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS)
superfamily of ion channels is composed of 15 unique subfamilies. Many of these subfamilies are …

Phenotypical analysis of the lipid interacting residues in the closed state of the mechanosensitive
channel of small conductance (MscS) from Escherichia coli (E. coli) has previously …