Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit

Cosgrove receives March of Dimes research grant

Thursday, May 24, 2007, By News Staff
Share

Cosgrove receives March of Dimes research grantMay 24, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu

Michael S. Cosgrove, assistant professor of biology in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a two-year research grant for $150,000 to study how a protein functions and is regulated in human cells, which may offer a new basis for designing new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of leukemia. Cosgrove received this grant, called the Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award, from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.

Cosgrove’s project involves understanding how a protein called MLL (mixed lineage leukemia) works. This protein is frequently mutated in infants and adults suffering from certain types of leukemia. To understand how this protein functions, Cosgrove is attempting to determine the three-dimensional atomic structure of the catalytic portion of MLL, which when combined with biochemical experiments provides a greater understanding of how the protein functions in normal cells and what goes wrong when the protein is mutated in leukemia. This combination of structural biology and biochemistry represents an extremely powerful approach for the identification of new and more effective drugs for the treatment of the disease.

Cosgrove joined the faculty of The College of Arts and Sciences as assistant professor in the Department of Biology in 2005. Prior to joining SU, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

With expertise in biophysics and structural biochemistry, Cosgrove focuses on the structural biochemistry of proteins. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the SUNY College at Cortland and a master’s degree in human development and a Ph.D. in biology from SU. His first postdoctoral work was at Cornell University.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Professor’s Take on Biden Skipping COP28 Climate Summit
    Tuesday, November 28, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette
  • Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the United Nations on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
    Tuesday, November 28, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall
  • New Intelligence++ Ventures Initiative
    Tuesday, November 28, 2023, By Cristina Hatem
  • Verizon Wireless Customers First to Access New State-of-the-Art 5G Network at JMA Wireless Dome
    Tuesday, November 28, 2023, By News Staff
  • Clements Internship Awards Inspire Career Development
    Monday, November 27, 2023, By News Staff

More In Uncategorized

Syracuse University Taps Fran Brown, Nation’s No. 1 Recruiter, to Lead Orange Football

The nation’s top recruiter, a member of the 2022 College Football National Championship coaching staff and a New Jersey native, will soon take the helm of Orange Football. Today, Director of Athletics John Wildhack announced that Fran Brown, currently defensive…

Syracuse Views Fall 2023

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience using #SyracuseU on social media, fill out a submission…

University’s NCAE-C Designation Renews Through 2028

Syracuse University has been designated once again as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) through the academic year 2028. The program is administered by the National Security Agency (NSA) with a goal of promoting and supporting quality…

Law professor available to discuss ruling that Trump committed fraud for business properties

Reporters looking for a legal expert to help explain the issues facing the Trump businesses after a judge ruled  that former President Donald Trump committed fraud by inflating the value of his assets, please see comments below from legal professor…

Syracuse Views Spring 2023

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience using #SyracuseU on social media, fill out a submission…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2023 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.