<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/groundbreaking-nih-grants-propel-shields-bacterial-pathogen-research-at-a-state.html" dsn="news"><featured>0</featured><pubDate>12/03/2024</pubDate><title>Groundbreaking NIH Grants Propel Shields’ Bacterial Pathogen Research at A-State</title><description>Dr. Robert Shields, assistant professor of microbiology, and his research group at Arkansas State University recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their work.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/imported/groundbreaking-nih-grants-propel-shields-bacterial-pathogen-research-at-a-state-shareimage.webp" alt="Groundbreaking NIH Grants Propel Shields’ Bacterial Pathogen Research at A-State"/></image><showImage>after</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth></item>