6th Annual Symposium on Biomaterial Science
...c-Industrial Collaborations." He will also present awards to nine industrial member companies of the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials for their ongoing support of academic-industrial R&D. The after-dinner talk by Patrick J. Sinko of Rutgers College of Pharmacy will look at "Tech Transfer and Start Up Ve...NHLBI launches innovative proteomics centers
...n awarded to fund the centers' first year. "These awards take an important step beyond the science of gene research, which has accelerated in recent years and continues to make a huge impact on biomedical research," said NHLBI Director Dr. Claude Lenfant. "However, research at the level of the gene cannot...Salk Institute professor Sydney Brenner receives 2002 Nobel Prize for medicine
...''laid the foundation for this year's prize,'' the awards committee said. During his distinguished career, Brenner also demonstrated that a chemical could produce specific genetic mutations in the worm, allowing different mutations to be linked to specific effects on organ development. The work of Brenner a...NSF awards $75.6M for plant genome research
...n a genome-wide scale. Two collaborative research awards were made to begin isolation and sequencing of maize genes, one led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, and the other led by Rutgers University in New Jersey. In the Danforth Center project, scientists will test two methods for i...UC Riverside's Alexander Raikhel awarded $4.3 million grant from NIH to study mosquitoes
...st Nile virus and Dengue Fever. "NIH rarely grants awards of this duration or of this amount," said Steven R. Angle, dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. "This award is a testament to the significance of Prof. Raikhel's work and his reputation for scholarly excellence." Raikhel is the ...NIGMS and NSF grants join math and biology
...type of interdisciplinary cooperation that the new awards promote," said Dr. Judith H. Greenberg, acting dir...h interdisciplinary research and training. The new awards are listed below, alphabetically by principal investigator. Dynamics and Evolution of Emerging Dis...Wilmington researcher receives award for combating terrorism with chemistry
...that improve the quality of life. The theme of the awards changes annually; this year, the program recognizes technologies that protect and secure our world....Dutch researchers receive award for combating terrorism with chemistry
...that improve the quality of life. The theme of the awards changes annually; this year, the program recognizes technologies that protect and secure our world....Wilmington researchers receive award for using chemistry to protect food supply
...that improve the quality of life. The theme of the awards changes annually; this year, the program recognizes technologies that protect and secure our world....Scientists, researchers, animal advocates & regulators to discuss alternatives to animal testing
...ards the advancement of alternative methods, at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, August 14. Past World Congresses have been held in Baltimore, Maryland (1993); Utrecht, The Netherlands (1996) and Bologna, Italy (1999). A banquet and award ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, August 14. Finally, the Fourth...World's largest scientific society to honor DuPont scientists for 2 breakthrough discoveries
...nt four "Heroes of Chemistry" awards. Two of those awards will go to DuPont scientists: Richard Rees -- who developed a versatile family of plastics used to make glass interlayers that minimize falling and flying glass during building explosions, storms, and transportation accidents and the four-person tea...Rice building Texas' fastest academic supercomputer
... RTC faced stiff competition in a process that saw awards for just one-in-three applicants. Rice won based on independent evaluations by reviewers who praised CITI's expertise in high-performance computing, the interdisciplinary nature of CITI research, and the caliber of the faculty involved. Complex resea...Energy Department awards $103 million for post-genomic research
The awards are part of the department's new "Genomes to Life"...and their interactions with the environment. The awards were made before DOE employees in the Forrestal Auditorium this afternoon. "This innovative research...ORNL receives $21.7 million for DOE's Genomes to Life
...ory is named on three of five Department of Energy awards for the Genomes to Life program and will receive a...r for the project. The DOE Genomes to Life program awards total $103 million for research that will be conducted at six national laboratories, 16 universities......following winners for ecological achievement. The awards will be given at ESA's 87th Annual Meeting in Tucson, Arizona on August 8, 2002. Murray F. Buell Award Melinda Smith The Murray F. Buell Award is given annually for the most outstanding paper presented by a student at the previous Annual Meeting...Diagnostic kit for Chagas' disease rewarded by the Altran Foundation
...it for Chagas' disease, in the context of the 2002 awards "Technological innovation for the developing countries". Up to now, in Bolivia imported tests had to be used for detecting Chagas' disease. From now on, they will be produced locally by a Bolivian company, Andilab, set up by means of a partnership be...New NSF institutes to strengthen mathematics as base for national S&T
...eate a new research conference center. The new NSF awards are projected to total $24 million over five years. A fourth $9-million award renews for six years the operation of an existing mathematical center that integrates education with research. "At the institutes, mathematicians and statisticians will ta...Discovery of activated protein C leads to lifesaving drug
...e Year Award, one of the nation's most prestigious awards for breakthrough inventions given by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) at an annual ceremony held June 5 in Washington, D.C. Long was one of a team of scientists who shared the 29th Annual Inventor of the Year Award for their invent......dy and conduct research at NHGRI. Grants: NHGRI awards approximately 80 percent of the institute's annual appropriations from Congress to scientists around the country and the world. The Grants section of the site announces new areas in which the institute is investing money and gives specific instructio...Scientists get no-strings awards for biodiversity leadership
...or biodiversity advocacy and information. The five awards go to six people whose projects are in China, Ecuador, Madagascar, Peru, and the United States. The awards are for US$180,000 each over a three-year period. Altogether, the Foundations have honored 13 recipi...