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A Spark in the System: How a Few Students Are Changing the STEM Game

HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology’s Dr. Emily Gordon introduced the classroom to the bookends of STEM simultaneously. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, known by its acronym STEM, is the basis for the “Spark’’ cohort at HudsonAlpha. The nonprofit in Cummings Research Park sponsors ongoing educational projects. The Spark program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), […]

Huntsville Honors the Jurenkos with Road Dedication at HudsonAlpha

John Jurenko co-founded local fiber networking and telecommunications heavyweight Adtran in 1985, but it was his and wife Ruth’s philanthropic efforts that carved their lasting legacy within the Huntsville community. Jurenko Way, off Moquin Drive and leading into the campus of HudsonAlpha Institute of BioTechnology, was christened during a ceremony Thursday morning in Cummings Research […]

HudsonAlpha scientist, Chloee McLaughlin, named a Next Gen Leadership Awardee for 2025 AGBT Agricultural Meeting

Chloee McLaughlin, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at HudsonAlpha, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Next Gen Leadership Award by The Genome Partnership. She was recognized for her groundbreaking research in agricultural genomics during the prestigious AGBT Agricultural Meeting, held from March 31 to April 2 in Orlando, Fla. The award honors early-career scientists […]

Kalm Therapeutics receives grant to advance steroid alternative research

Kalm Therapeutics’ effort to find an alternative to steroids used to combat conditions such as eczema and psoriasis received a boost in the form of what the company termed a “significant’’ grant. The grant was awarded by Southern Research’s Therapeutics Development Fund (TDF) and could hasten Kalm Therapeutics’ research. “The awarded grant will enable Kalm […]

Danny Windham Named to HudsonAlpha Board of Directors

Danny Windham was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology during a regularly scheduled meeting of the Institute’s leadership. Windham most recently served as the Institute’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) from 2019-25, retiring in February. He previously served on the HudsonAlpha Board of Directors for nine years before stepping […]

Students, professionals explore genomes at HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge

It was the language of life sciences and cybersecurity: honeypots, hackathon, DNA and the like that are part of the lingo in the world of biology, anatomy, astrobiology and biotechnology. More directly, it was the tongue of genomics — a broader study compared to its cousin genetics — when high school and college students joined […]

HudsonAlpha U night shines light on the latest genomics and biotech discoveries

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently held its first public education event of the year, HudsonAlpha U Night, at The Jackson Center.  At the event, Kelly East, HudsonAlpha’s Vice President for Educational Outreach, shared six stories of recent genomics and biotech discoveries. The stories were selected from several scientific breakthroughs and applications listed in this […]

Huntsville’s biotech industry pioneers PTSD identification and treatment

The city of Huntsville experienced a tragedy on February 12th, 2010, when a biology professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville shot six of her colleagues, killing three of them, during a department meeting.  This shooting’s impact reached far beyond Huntsville’s city limits, making national news and leaving millions in disbelief of the cruel […]

Glaukos Corporation sees a bright future in Huntsville

Being one in a million is a dream, being one amongst over a hundred is a reality for Huntsville in a recent business decision that adds yet another feather to the Rocket City’s crowded cap.  Cummings Research Park is getting a new tenant with an eye on the future – Glaukos Corporation – which is […]

HudsonAlpha hosts Nobel Laureate Dr. Harold Varmus for talk on cancer research and scientific innovation

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology hosted a talk with Nobel Laureate Dr. Harold Varmus on the evening of November 19 at the Jackson Center.  Dr. Varmus, working alongside his University of California San Francisco colleague Dr. Michael Bishop, discovered oncogenes. This discovery earned the two men the Nobel Prize in the category “Physiology or Medicine” in […]