BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 5 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:

At each Boise State home football game, the "Blue Turf Thinkers" series honors outstanding groups and initiatives on the world-renowned Blue Turf. The Oct. 3 game's "Blue Turf Thinkers" featured the Biomedical Research Institute.

The Biomedical Research Institute is a group of researchers who study diseases - why they happen, how we can prevent them, and possible treatments. The Institute's researchers study cancer, Alzheimer's disease, nervous system disorders and more. Though the Biomedical Research Institute is housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, it's a multidisciplinary group that also includes faculty from the Colleges of Engineering and Hea...