Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...s Biopharmaceutical program, she is the 2004 award under the Women in Engineering and Science Program of the National Research Council of Canada. And this September, Nguyen won the prestigious Killam scholarship prize which will allow her to attend Harvard University this winter. "The Aventis...Chemical engineering grad students will take notable national awards
... annual meeting in Texas. Both students worked under the direction of Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, distinguished professor of chemical engineering. "Join me in congratulating Dimitri, Meredith, and Kam for their great accomplishments," said Baltzis. ...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...dy testing the compounds in cancer patients is now under way. The findings of the animal study are being reported by Dutch research scientist Dr. Jacqueline Limpens at the EORTC-NCI-AACR[1] Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Geneva. The study involved testing one low and one high dos...International study findings link acne-like rash to effectiveness of new targeted cancer treatment
... Acne is not a condition that anyone would welcome under normal circumstances, but an international study of a new targeted cancer treatment cetuximab has shown that patients who developed an acne-like rash responded better to the treatment than those who did not. Professor Eric Van Cutsem told a news br...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
... different scientific disciplines to come together under one umbrella to focus their efforts on a single disease process," said Dr. Jay Horton, associate professor of internal medicine in the division of digestive and liver diseases and principal investigator on the grant. "Hopefully, our efforts will prov...'Dead zone' area shrinking, Texas A&M prof says
...ther research to determine the specific mechanisms under which hypoxia is created, maintained, and ultimately dissipated," he believes. DiMarco will present his findings next month at a meeting of the International Marine Environmental Modeling Seminar in Washington, D.C....Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
...ce Center in San Antonio to fluoresce bright green under proper exposure. Using this fluorescent cue, Kline and colleagues determined that mice treated with aerosolized alpha-TEA had less than half the number of lung micrometastases as untreated mice (an average of 31 versus 73 detected cancer cells...EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
...biology in Europe. Awarded annually to a scientist under 40 years of age, the prize brings the very best young scientists in Europe to the attention of a global audience. Presented for the first time in 1986, the EMBO Gold Medal has had many notable recipients. On hearing the news of her selection, the 200...DNA lends scientists a hand, revealing new chemical reactions
...actants that are able to undergo chemical reaction under a chosen set of reaction conditions. Liu's team first applied DNA-templated synthesis to the creation of new synthetic molecules; now, shifting their focus a bit, they're using the technique to reveal as-yet undiscovered chemical reactions. DNA's inh...Safety of isoflavones in dietary supplements targeted by Illinois initiative
...osure causes thymic atrophy and immune dysfunction under certain conditions. Susan L. Schantz, professor of veterinary biosciences and of psychology, and Donna L. Korol, professor of psychology, will direct research on the effects of phytoestrogens on brain tissue and cognitive function, including c...'Most recent common ancestor' of all living humans surprisingly recent
...n model. The computer repeatedly simulated history under varying assumptions, tracking the lives, movements, and reproduction of all people who lived within the last 20,000 years. These more realistic models estimate that the most recent common ancestor of mankind lived as recently as about 3,000 yea...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
...enters that will investigate human decision-making under climatic uncertainty. The impact of the NSF center..., information and tools related to decision making under uncertainty associated with short-term climate variability and long-term climate change. The program...4 October press briefing to focus on minority recruitment to science and engineering programs
...for Minorities in Engineering. Details will remain under embargo until the time of the event. The report is being released as "U.S. universities are being subjected to a campaign of intimidation so that a bunker mentality now prevails, despite the fact that targeted recruitment is still perfectly legal," s...High resolution satellite imagery assists hunt for infectious 'kissing bugs'
...nicipality before April 2004, out of 8772 children under 15, MSF screened 5359, finding and treating 50 Chagas positives. And out of an estimated 782 pregnant women, MSF screened 141, finding and treating two positives. A prevalence survey was finalised in July 2004 in Matagalpa, Dario and San Ramon munic......aid. New drugs and new delivery systems both come under the "nanomedicine" umbrella. Drug delivery systems are needed to exploit many of the drugs developed from advances in molecular biology. Professor Duncan said: "The challenge is to design innovative devices and technologies able to guide the therape...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...d by the population of deer, and they are entirely under our control. In other parts of the country, it is the fire-suppression policies." Noting President Ronald Reagan's notorious 1980 reference to trees causing pollution (Reagan said: "Approximately 80 percent of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbo...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...00 to 2.7 million people annually, mostly children under the age of four. In August 2003, he and his team reported that they had identified the full breadth of genetic activity at a key stage of development in the parasite, revealing that an unusually high percentage of genes ? at least 60 perc...HHMI, NIBIB/NIH to invest up to $35 million in interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs
...ch at Janelia Farm, HHMI's new research campus now under construction in Loudoun County, Virginia. ...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...percent of all plant and animal diversity, and are under increasing threats according to CI. CI works directly with farmers to promote environmentally responsible growing practices such as water and soil conservation, crop diversification, and chemical fertilizer and pesticide reduction that help protect t...Agronomy, crop, and soil science societies to meet Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 in Seattle
...gton State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA, under the theme, "Science to Secure Food and the Environment." Over 300 scientific sessions, 75 symposia, and 2,800+ research papers/posters will be presented. More than 4,000 delegates from 100 countries are expected to be in attendance. These include s...