UWs new Cell Systems Initiative welcomes Immunex collaboration
...ngth of academic-private partnerships in advancing biomedical knowledge to improve and better understand human health." The CSI is uniquely positioned to leverage and extend the insights provided by the Human Genome Project. Knowledge of the structure of genes will be used to design experiments focused on the...HHMI awards grant to National Research Council for new study
...eeded for research careers in the rapidly changing biomedical sciences. The committee will compare the educational needs of this area with those in related disciplines and discuss how educators should deal with emerging fields such as bioinformatics. It also will form sub-panels to examine how biology education...Scientists capture first images of how x-rays damage proteins
...el for basic and applied research in the physical, biomedical and environmental sciences and in selected energy technologies. The Laboratory is operated by Brookhaven Science Associates, a not-for-profit research management company, under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy....NY pilot study pushes Human Genome Project toward cures for disease
... of examining microbial invaders, for example, the biomedical research community studies the consequences of int...ler Institute for Medical Research, the first U.S. biomedical research center. Rockefeller faculty members have made significant achievements, including the disco......ze significant contributions in the advancement of biomedical research, and in the application of basic science findings to the improvement of human health. Reeve was chosen to receive the Service Award for his unwavering personal campaign to increase public and legislative awareness of the need to support basi...Completion of the Drosophila genome sequence
... Drosophila genome sequence heralds a new era of biomedical discovery. The Drosophila community welcomes this leap forward and the opportunity it affords to advance our understanding of how organisms function and how genetic defects cause disease. The Drosophila Genome Project is a consortium of the Berk......s the size. Magnetic nanoparticles for in-vivo biomedical use must be small enough to avoid detection by the immune system, yet large enough to remain in the body long enough to be circulated through the bloodstream. And since magnetic properties vary by size, the particles must all be approxima...Life sciences designated a Missouri lead industry
...ing 20 percent of its tobacco settlement funds for biomedical and health sciences research, as proposed by Carnahan and passed by the state's House of Representatives. According to a study released earlier this month by the National Conference of State Legislatures, only 18 states plan to use tobacco settlemen...First awards made in NIH effort to understand how genes affect people's responses to medicines
... funds research and research training in the basic biomedical sciences, including pharmacology, cell and molecular biology, and genetics. This support enables scientists at universities, medical schools, and research institutions throughout the country to expand knowledge about the fundamental life processes t...Shark cancers cast more doubt on cartilage pills
...ine can sometimes offer legitimate insights to the biomedical sciences. For now, though, no proof exists that shark cartilage can have positive effects on cancer, and the pills' cost to patients, potential for interference with proven cancer treatments, and the potentially devastating impacts on marine ec...Scientists, research advocates honored as Albert B. Sabin Heroes of Science
...ds to six individuals who have made adifference in biomedical research-pioneers in vaccine development andtransp...sease, and publicofficials who work to ensure that biomedical research remains anational priority. The awards will be presented at a reception at the CarnegieI...BioMed Central to free scientists and clinical researchers from copyright restrictions
...Tracz, "We want to redefine the role of commercial biomedical publishing by focusing on adding value and offerin...pend on providing the services that members of the biomedical community need, at prices that are both realistic and competitive," says Tracz....Biomathematician named first Aurelio professor of mathematics and science at Boston University
...unded CBD in 1997 with James Collins, professor of biomedical engineering, launching a multidisciplinary effort ... CBD colleague John White, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, points out that her work "is a wonderful example of how close collaboration between exp...New protein separation technology
...all those proteins do will be the next frontier of biomedical research. The ability to identify cellular proteins will be especially valuable in cancer research, because each type of cancer produces its own protein biomarkers, according to Samir M. Hanash, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of pediatrics and communicab......x countries, have madesignificant contributions to biomedical research and have significantpublications in international English-language, peer-reviewed scientificjournals. HHMI will carry out the competition via the Web, with applications requiredby November 15, 2000. Following an external review process, HHMI...Whitehead press seminar: Beyond the scientific frontier
...people be living on Marsand facing a unique set of biomedical challenges? Will xenotransplantation, cloning, and tissue engineering offer solutions to todays shortage of available organs? Will individuals routinely carry a CD-rom of their genetic blueprints to their doctor's appointments and pharmacists? The ...UF researchers develop tiny tool kit to study genes and unhealthy cell
...d test these tools, which are important to today's biomedical research and tomorrow's medical treatment." Tan's ultrasmall probe is similar to the DNA beacon, but its florescent dye-containing tip indicates biochemicals or substances in cells rather than genes. Measuring just 30 nanometers -- a nanometer is on...... biotech pioneer, Nobel Laureate, and professor of biomedical science at Harvard University -- will give the key...teris to make Northeast Ohio a center for emerging biomedical technologies. "We are in the process of combining our product development and manufacturing experie...