Scripps Research receives $3 million anonymous donation
...an assist in recovery. The center will also aim to bring these compounds rapidly to clinical trials. The center's private funding will enable the researchers themselves to determine how best to direct their efforts. The center will maximize the effectiveness of the funding by attracting additional public ...Experimental Biology 2004 meets in Washington, D.C. April 17-21
What: Experimental Biology 2004 will bring together more than 12,000 independent scientists, representing 32 different biological and biomedical societies from the United States and other nations. Now in its 14th year, Experimental Biology has become one of the world's largest and most signi...... and more articles which she has written and which bring together and compare the worlds of theatre, music, art and literature; and it can also be seen in her research projects and in the exhibitions, conferences and dance festivals which she has organised. Professor Brandstetter is one of the leading figu...Call for Entries: The 2004 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award
...004 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award will bring leading scientists and public health officials to The Wistar Institute to explore the science of vaccines and some of the political and social issues attending their distribution and use. Submit entries to: Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award ...Extreme 2003 takes students worldwide to the oceans depth
...as they mature. Also, there will be an attempt to bring living Pompeii worms to the surface using a pressurized aquarium. The 2003 expedition is also supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea Grant Program, the Public Broadcasting System's WHYY-TV12 and the University of Delawar...Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
...aofcortez.org . ''In all of these efforts, we will bring attention to conservation crises in Baja and the S... ominous prediction: ''Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with...McGill Centre for Intellectual Property Policy receives $3 million SSHRC Grant
...ur work. The crucial issues raised by this project bring together, under the auspices of the CIPP, experts from various disciplines and institutions such as the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQM), the University of Guelph, the University of Toronto, the University of Minnesota and Texas A&M University"......m western researchers who think it is too early to bring gene therapy to patients, especially after such a small trial. With 300,000 new cases of head and neck squamous cancers each year, China clearly thinks the benefits outweigh the risks. If Gendicine proves successful, SiBiono plans to launch the ther...Protein-hungry cells 'go fishing,' report Purdue biologists
...thousands of such tiny gates that the cell uses to bring substances into its cytoplasm, or interior. The te...e have never seen how an individual gate works to bring a protein inside. This information could tell us a lot about our own metabolism." The research, whi...AACR and CEO Dr. Margaret Foti receive award for raising public awareness about melanoma
...ing training of the Foundation, and enabling us to bring back to our constituents the cutting edge information on cancer research." Added Dr. Foti: "The AACR is deeply committed to the goals and objectives of the 'Billy Foundation,' and together we will succeed in our fight against this disease. This spec...Some re-established elk herds lack genetic diversity of ancestors
...researchers said. "The best effort we can do is to bring in lots of animals when setting up a reintroduction," said Christen Lenney Williams, who worked on the study as a postdoctoral researcher and is now a wildlife geneticist with the National Wildlife Research Center in Colorado. "In certain situations,...Conference to highlight medical advances resulting from 50 years of DNA knowledge
...chool of Medicine and the journal, Science , will bring together many of the world renowned scientists who have spearheaded the era of molecular medicine. Titled "A Celebration of 50 Years in Medicine," the symposium will be held Nov. 14-15 at the Price Center Theater on the UCSD campus in La Jolla, Calif...Ethical guidelines needed before 'nutrigenomic' groceries come to market
...ts infancy but scientists already predict it could bring about radical changes in how food is grown, processed and consumed. They believe it will not be long before the arrival of personalized diets tailored to genetic make up. A major target will be the baby boomers, reaching their 50s and 60s and trying...Workshop takes 'systems' view of information processing in organisms
...fort by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bring researchers together to examine how computer science can foster advances in biological and medical research. (A culminating symposium, "Digital Biology: the Emerging Paradigm," will be held Nov. 6-7 at NIH's Natcher Conference Center. For details, ...NCI awards $7.6 million to prostate cancer research collaboration
...Emory University's Department of Urology, and will bring together investigators from Emory's School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Departments of Urology, Pathology, Biostatistics, and School of Public Health. In addition, researchers from the University of Delaware, University of Virginia, Stanfo...Intraepithelial neoplasia may be a leading risk factor for prostate and ovarian cancers
... today, will continue to advance our knowledge and bring us closer to early screening methods for these deadly diseases," he added. Correlation of Proliferation, Apoptosis and Nuclear and Glandular Features with Development of Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) and Prostate Cancer (Abstract 1255) ...UCSD, VA and Cal-(IT) wireless technology to enhance mass casualty treatment in disasters
...d. "The new technologies deployed by WIISARD will bring cutting edge wireless Internet technologies from the hospital to the mass-casualty field treatment station. Essentially, WIISARD is designed to overcome significant problems experienced in recent terrorist attacks." To develop a WIISARD prototype an...UK science research to beat breast cancer
...potential for single-molecule sensing, which could bring about a quantum leap in patient treatment. By identifying structural changes within individual molecules and so enabling cancer proteins to be detected earlier than is currently possible, this technique could aid earlier diagnosis of breast cancer, a...Media Advisory-GSA 2003 Annual Meeting
...sses and integrative science. A number of sessions bring geoscience together with biology, chemistry, ecology, medicine, and other scientific disciplines. PLEASE NOTE: THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM BEGINS ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, AND ALL TALKS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL THE DAY OF PRESENTATION. To view science highlights i...... "Health problems of this magnitude demand that we bring our collective knowledge and experience together to effect real advances that will make a positive difference in people's lives throughout the world," Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health, said. "It is clear that th...