Dr. Sunyoung Kim, Professor of Genetics, has been awarded a five-year $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue research efforts on understanding the rules that govern dynamics of nanomotor motion. Nanomotors are tiny protein machines, crucial for all life, that convert energy into motion. Nearly 100 different biological nanomotors are known to perform a wide range of coordinated cellular tasks under varying and often extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, crowding, and time, allowing our bodies to adapt, thrive, and survive. Funding will support nanomotor research and workforce development through training and mentoring of junior faculty and trainees in to broaden scientific perspectives of protein design and mechanics, and actively encourage development of novel, critical technologies.  This project promises to enhance the research capability of LSUHSC and promote the next generation of bioscience leaders to drive new technology-based discoveries, and increase economic impact of research innovations.