Two distinguished scientists to share leadership of new Life Sciences Institute
...ices for 30 science faculty---jointly appointed in academic departments---plus postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and staff. Financial support for the Institute will come from externally sponsored research, private gifts and a $130 million fund established by the University. Anticipated construction co...NSF-funded scientists to examine environment at the molecular level
...ges." Each project will provide a forum for academic scientists and engineers from multiple disciplines to work with industrial colleagues and with students. Education and outreach are critical features of the scientific programs. The EMSI at Ohio State will study the role of molecular reactions in si......ta analysis used by the DSMB. "Full disclosure and academic freedom is a nonnegotiable item with us." says Zac...sh their results." "This is not just for issues of academic rights. We are doing this on behalf of the more than 2,500 patients and our colleagues at the 77 sit...Lawrence Livermore Lab, UC Davis Cancer Center ink alliance to develop integrated cancer program
...ing, calls for joint leadership, including adjunct academic appointments to UC Davis. Some Lawrence Livermore scientists will be named associate directors of the UC Davis Cancer Center or will be named principal investigators of research initiatives, both to broaden opportunities for federal funding as well a...Hopkins scientists show enzyme is key to hallmark of Alzheimer's
...f intense research interest for pharmaceutical and academic centers worldwide because it's one of two enzymes associated with plaque formation. Many scientists believe plaques are the probable trigger of AD's destruction in the brain. "Knowing this enzyme is the major player in forming plaques offers a way ...DFG establishes 23 new graduiertenkollegs (university graduate training programmes)
...ting especially qualified doctoral students in all academic disciplines in its Graduiertenkollegs. Each group comprises 15 to 25 students, who usually work within an often interdisciplinary programme of research and studies organized by professors particularly distinguished in teaching and research. These pro...Clinton names a diverse group of researchers to receive the 2000 National Medals Of Science
...is year received NSF support for portions of their academic careers or research work. The group honored today includes a Nobel Prize winner from the 1950s and another from the 1990s. Willis E. Lamb, a University of Arizona regents professor, received a 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics for his experimental ...UCSD bioengineer to receive President's National Medal of Science
...ngineered gene therapy. Today, nearly every academic research university has established a bioengineering program. Across the country, these programs are modeled after the work of Y.C. Fung, said David Gough, chair of UCSDs Department of Bioengineering. Professor Fung single-handedly o...Raven one of 12 to receive National Medal of Science
...is year received NSF support for portions of their academic or research careers. In addition to Nobel laureates Becker and Lamb, Medals of Science in biological sciences will go to: Nancy Andreasen, Ph.D., of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City; and Carl R. Woese,Ph.D., professor of mi...How much of the world do we really see?
...ncluding lapses in attention. It is more than just academic interest that has made both forms of cognitive error hot research topics. Such errors raise important questions about vision. For instance, how can we reconcile these gross lapses with our subjective experience of having continuous access to a ri...Hawaiian chemist honored for ocean research at Pacifichem 2000
... This year marks the 50th anniversary of Scheuer's academic career at the University of Hawaii as well as the ...her to pursue her doctorate in biochemistry and an academic career when it was not popular for women to do so. "Dr. Tsunoda's story is just one example of how ...Team identifies first drug therapy for rare, precancerous stomach illness
...ration and the institutional review boards of both academic centers gave "compassionate use" approval for a one-month course of a new drug, a monoclonal antibody that blocks activation of the EGF receptor called C225. GFa is a cousin to the epidermal growth factor whose discovery won Vanderbilt's Stanley Coh...Science groups aim to prevent pollution from lab to living room
...try Challenge Awards, which encourage business and academic researchers to use green chemistry in new products and processes. The institute's key objectives include raising public awareness of green chemistry and making it a national research priority by aligning the interests of policymakers, business leader...Tobacco settlement $ = biomedical research; business development
...se cutting-edge technologies available to Michigan academic and industrial institutions involved in life science research or its applications," said Fawwaz T. Ulaby, U-M vice president for research. Established with $1 billion from the state's tobacco lawsuit settlement, the Life Sciences Corridor was created...Largest grant ever to Indiana U fuels Genomics Initiative
...ive will build on IU's investments in research and academic computing resources -- including anexpansion of its supercomputer system -- and the university's links to Internet2 and other high speed computing networks. "Information technology is essential to scientific progress in genomics research," said Micha...... for profits. This grant will create a world-class academic and scientific consortium that can do the job." A key component of the consortium is Immtech, a Vernon Hills, Ill.-based biopharmaceutical firm that is already conducting clinical trials and would manufacture and distribute the new drugs to the affec...New research software to simulate biochemical processes
... made free of charge for scientists working in the academic sphere. Commercial users also may benefit by acquiring licenses to draw on its resources. In April 2000, the Commonwealth of Virginia established the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (www.vbi.vt.edu) at Virginia Tech. VBI is a research and economic ...Biological warfare: an emerging threat in the 21st century
... his work with JASON, an organization of primarily academic scientists who dedicate a portion of their time to solving national security problems. Members of JASON often serve as consultants to the Defense Department and other U.S. agencies ``In my opinion,`` he writes, ``the terrorist threat is very real, a......am. MST scholars are selected for their history of academic excellence and their potential as future physician scientists. Admission is highly competitive. Seven Allen Scholars have been named as the first beneficiaries of the grant that will pay the program $250,000 a year over 4 years. Four fellows beg......w proteomic-based diagnostic or treatment from the academic laboratory to prototype to engineering to commercial application will be rapid and will continue to shrink," he said....