US-EC Biotech Task Force keys on research, collaboration
...iverse life forms, research results from divergent disciplines are converging with a new, broader relevance. "Now...ether scientists working at the interfaces between disciplines in key areas. Down the line, this can lead to new areas of inquiry. It also leads to research that...Perceptions about the threat of bioterrorism could impair the nation's response
...and doctoral programs (Ph.D.) in six public health disciplines and joint degrees with the Schools of Allied Health, Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Social Service. It is home to seven nationally recognized research centers and laboratories with funding sources that include the National Institutes of Health,......activities that build on the broad support for all disciplines of science and technology throughout the former Soviet Union (FSU). The CRDF's Industry Programs permit a U.S. company and FSU organization to explore new opportunities, establish partnerships, and develop commercial ventures through cooperative Res...Portuguese teacher gets hands-on look at cutting-edge research at EMBL, Germany
...stacle for me as the borders between the different disciplines are blurring - we can no longer teach physics and chemistry without referring to biology." Although all of the ELLS activities are free of charge, Maria Goretti's teaching salary did not allow her to cover the cost of travel and accomodation for the...Grant funds research to develop tissue-engineered solutions for heart disease
... fine example of the unique synergy among research disciplines that define tissue engineering," said Alan J. Russell, Ph.D., director of the McGowan Institute. "At the very least, these projects will significantly enhance our knowledge base about tissue regeneration and controlling tissue structure."...Carnegie Mellon researchers developing new ways to store tissue, organs
...portant as an enabling technology for the emerging disciplines of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that seek to replace damaged or diseased tissues with new living material....SUCCESS 2002 Student Contest award ceremony
... 2002 contest experiment proposals were invited in disciplines as diverse as life sciences, physical sciences, space sciences, technology and Earth observation. The students entering SUCCESS 2002 had to go through three phases. They first had to write an essay describing their experiment. A scientific board sele...Society for Biomolecular Screening to hold ninth annual conference
...as industry analysts representing a broad range of disciplines and companies from around the world -- are expecte...Dr. John Wang, the expanding role of complementary disciplines will be a major focal point of the conference. The goal is to promote an increased level of cooperat...Genetic differences revealed by SNPS play a role in risk, prevention and outcome for cancer
...nternational group of scientists from a variety of disciplines to discuss the latest methods in the field as it relates to cancer. "Since cancer is such a complex disease, based on numerous genetic and signaling miscues, these studies also may provide one of the best tools for understanding its etiology," said ...University of Chicago scientist wins prestigious Balzan Prize
... four Balzan prizes are awarded two in scientific disciplines and two in the humanities. The categories vary annually. Every three years, the foundation awards a prize for humanity, peace and brotherhood, at a level normally twice that of the individual annual prizes. Earlier winners include Pope John XXIII, th...Data privacy, emergency response, weather prediction to benefit from information technology advances
...ter science research, combined with other research disciplines and practical activities, makes it possible to address new scientific questions and urgent national priorities," said Peter Freeman, head of NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate. Large ITR projects focus on long-term inn...NSF news tips - September 22, 2003
... Green Engineering transforms existing engineering disciplines and practices to those that promote sustainability. Green Engineering incorporates development and implementation of technologically and economically viable products, processes, and systems that promote human welfare while protecting human health an...Harvard Medical School launches new department to study human biology at the level of whole systems
...al biomedical fields--harnessing talent from broad disciplines that can develop the theoretical framework for complex systems biology problems. More than 20 full-time faculty will be recruited and the HMS Systems Biology Department will receive significant initial funding from Harvard University and Harvard Medi...The DFG announces EURYI Awards for Germany
...ogramme is open to researchers from all scientific disciplines and is directed towards researchers from anywhere in the world. Each award will last for a five-year period and will include the salary of the award holder and funding for an independent junior research group (including two or three staff positions f...NIH announces strategy to accelerate medical research progress
...ants to stimulate new ways of combining skills and disciplines in both the physical and biological sciences. A new funding mechanism, the NIH Director's Innovator Award, will encourage investigators to take on creative, unexplored avenues of research that carry a relatively high potential for failure, but also p...USC awarded multi-million dollar engineering research center by National Science Foundation
...s foster collaboration among researchers from many disciplines and provide an educational and research environment that prepares a new generation of engineering leaders", said John Brighton, Assistant Director for Engineering at NSF. As USC's second Engineering Research Center, the new BMES center joins the I...Taking aim at bioterrorism: UH professor gets HHS funding to battle anthrax
...ngs together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines to generate bioterrorism countermeasures in a way that couldn't be accomplished at a single university," Blanke said. "We can achieve real results at a much more rapid pace." UH was a logical choice to become one of the principal RCE participants b...$9.4 million NSF grant backs UCSB-led effort in bio-image informatics
...ring professor, whose research expertise is in the disciplines of information theory, pattern recognition, and general information processing. Creating databases to support image bio-informatics. This work is led by computer science professor Ambuj Singh, whose research interests include bio-informatics and d...NSF awards $68 million for new engineering centers
...s foster collaboration among researchers from many disciplines and provide an educational and research environment that prepares a new generation of engineering leaders", said Dr. John Brighton, Assistant Director for Engineering at NSF. NSF will provide roughly $17 million to each center over the next five ......forts on strengthening the science and engineering disciplines offered at this small liberal arts institution. Under his leadership, he has overseen major campaigns to build or renovate facilities housing the chemistry, engineering, and geology departments. Roy began his career as a micropaleontolgist for Shell ...