<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/a-state-alumni-and-biotech-leaders-secure-3-million-nih-phase-ii-grant-to-advance-life-saving-resear.html" dsn="news"><featured>0</featured><pubDate>10/27/2025</pubDate><title>A-State Alumni and Biotech Leaders Secure $3 Million NIH Phase II Grant to Advance Life-Saving Research</title><description>Arkansas State University is celebrating a major milestone achieved by alumni Dr. Walter Acosta ('12, Ph.D. in molecular biosciences), chief scientific officer; and Dr. Tianhong Yang (’16, Ph.D. in molecular biosciences), senior scientist; both of SylamoreBio.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/imported/a-state-alumni-and-biotech-leaders-secure-3-million-nih-phase-ii-grant-to-advance-life-saving-resear-shareimage.webp" alt="A-State Alumni and Biotech Leaders Secure $3 Million NIH Phase II Grant to Advance Life-Saving Research"/></image><showImage>after</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth></item>