Leader in cancer treatment and prevention research honored
...research to begin studying in the laboratory those basic chemical agents and nutrients with the potential to treat or prevent cancer, and then to take them through pharmacological development and on to clinical trials in patients. "Dr. Alberts is a true pioneer in translational cancer prevention research,...Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
... a life sciences consulting firm. Instead of doing basic research, Merson is now helping Canada's diverse biotechnology sector grow into a strong industry through partnerships, product development and marketing. "It's critical to have experience in the lab to be able to do this kind of work." ...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...l research center grant which will further support basic and clinical research in obesity and its associated complications, Dr. Horton said. "Metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, are going to be a major area of public health and medicine in this country because the metabolic interactions repre...Molecular motor implicated in tissue remodeling
...cular biophysics. "Because they participate in all basic tissue metabolism, we want to understand how they function." Goldberg and his colleagues Savees Saffarian, Ivan Collier, Barry Marmer and Elliot Elson found that MMP-1 operates as a molecular motor--a molecule that converts chemical energy into motio...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...the National Institutes of Health to form teams of basic and clinical researchers from many disciplines to find cures for blinding eye diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. The Institute competed with hundreds of organizations for the award. It is the only eye research i...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...ltidisciplinary research, bridging the gap between basic research and clinical practice," said Dr. Hegi. "Whether temozolomide will cure some patients remains to be demonstrated. Glioblastoma remains a dreadful disease without a cure, and there is still a long way to go."...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
...nces. "NSF expects that DCDC will produce exciting basic research findings and new decision tools that will be valuable for water management in Arizona and in arid regions around the world." Specifically, DCDC will enhance water management decision-making by: developing Geographic Information System...Bush nominates NJIT space explorer Louis Lanzerotti to NSF governing board
... and engineering enterprise by funding research in basic sciences and engineering. It establishes NSF policies, identifies issues that are critical to NSF's future, approves NSF's strategic budget directions, approves annual budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget, and approves new progr...Tracing genes, biologists show lizard migration is traced to Florida
...d those of populations in Florida. "The basic idea that drove this research was to determine where the newly introduced populations in Florida and elsewhere came from," said Kolbe. "We discovered that once an introduced species gets established in an area it can become a source for introduction...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
...environments. The theory led to new directions in basic research and to applications in the design of programs and policies affecting the well-being of children and families both in the United States and abroad. The book is divided into two parts; the first primarily presents edited versions of 12 key pap...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
...e scientists said that although their findings are basic in nature, they suggest that the massive amounts of nitric oxide emitted as air pollutants from burning fossil fuels could affect the critical process of plant flowering. Since the decision to flower is so critical to reproduction, a delay in floweri...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
...the most sophisticated submersibles and sensors to basic rock grabbers. Also working on behalf of the research team will be the newest addition to the U.S. research fleet, a super-stable, twin-hull research vessel called the R/V Kilo Moana, a name that literally means "one who wants to learn more about th...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...e U of A's Department of Biological Sciences, is a basic researcher who studies how normal cell cycles are ... "We have an excellent model for investigating the basic mechanisms of chromosome structural maintenance involving ATM, allowing us to study how ATM works in...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
... work to discover the functions of the genes. This basic research can provide a wealth of information about how trees work, and it can also provide answers to universal biological questions. Indeed, many of the responses and functions found in plants, and thus trees as well, are also found in human and ani...Grant advances biochemical engineering laboratory
...raining of graduate student researchers." The most basic definition of biochemical engineering is the application of chemical engineering to biological systems. Biochemical engineers work in the ethanol industry, they design biological systems for environmental remediation, they engineer improvements to ph...Posters highlight water, energy and other natural resource research
...this contract include the support of collaborative basic and applied research programs between its member universities and the INEEL staff by funding several diverse multi-year research projects in the critical mission areas of the Laboratory, including Environment Management, Energy Sciences and National ...Scientists discover potential new way to control drug-resistant bacteria
...erendipitous finding underscores the importance of basic research," says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID. "With our increased understanding of how bacteriophages work, we can potentially tailor these viruses to infect and destroy bacteria that have mutated and become drug-resistant." "This po...$7.5 Million grant to Yale researchers for role of viruses in cancer
...year and is one of the largest and longest-running basic science grants at Yale. It coordinates studies to understand how viral genes and related cellular genes cause cells to escape normal growth controls and induce cancer. "Because viruses are so well-defined and relatively simple compared to their ho...NSF awards 22 new projects for plant genome research
...supported will allow a deeper understanding of the basic life processes in plants, development of improved crops, as well as train a future generation of scientists," said Mary Clutter, head of NSF's Biological Sciences directorate. "The outcomes of this work will impact every facet of our lives." For exam...Study reveals why eyes in some paintings seem to follow viewers
... is that we showed that while La Gournerie had the basic idea right, his mathematical description was wrong," Todd said. "We were able to use new methodologies to give a more correct mathematical analysis of what is going on."...