Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...Cox traveled to Samoa in early August to meet with leaders in three Samoan villages where the tree grows. They obtained the prior informed consent of the chief's council from each village to assist in the research in return for a share of the Prostratin gene proceeds. Dr. Gaugau Tavana, a Samoan educator fro...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...Cox traveled to Samoa in early August to meet with leaders in three Samoan villages where the tree grows. They obtained the prior informed consent of the chief's council from each village to assist in the research in return for a share of the Prostratin gene proceeds. Dr. Gaugau Tavana, a Samoan educator fro...Environmental issues center of Inland Northwest Research Alliance 4th Annual Symposium
... the issues and what needs to be done, even if our leaders do not," said Babbitt, referring to the environment and the government's position on such things as climate change, the greenhouse effect and the important relationship between ground water and surface water. The fourth annual symposium highlighted n...Second call for proposals for the European Young Investigator Award
...nd demonstrate the potential to become world class leaders in the respective research area. Due to the differing ages at which a doctorate may be awarded in the various European countries there is no age limit. Rather, applicants should have between two and ten years of postdoctoral research experience. Part...As informatics grows, Indiana University helps set 'research agenda'
...lty as well as the enthusiasm university and state leaders have for informatics in Indiana." Among the notable new faculty are: * Larry Yaeger, an Apple Computer distinguished scientist and software engineer who helped perfect handwriting recognition software used by the Apple Newton -- the world's first P...Rensselaer marks the opening of the center for biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies
...olytechnic Institute "This extraordinary group of leaders in the sciences, engineering, business and government is rarely assembled in one place, and their participation is a testament to what the Rensselaer community has accomplished in a few short years," said Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson. "By...NIGMS funds Center for Quantitative Biology
...logical processes, it will also train the research leaders of tomorrow." Called the Center for Quantitative Biology, the effort will focus on three key biological questions: how body patterns are established during an organism's early development, how cells control their internal functions and communicate w...APS awards more than $140,000 to minority students of physiology
...ter fellows include a director of a NIH Institute, leaders within the National Science Foundation, and department and program heads in academic institutions. The Society is happy to have assisted in their success," he added. The Porter fellowships are designed to increase the participation of underreprese...Better living through urban ecology
...ks to forge strong bonds with Baltimore residents, leaders and governmental agencies. Renewed funding will aid outreach and enrich education programs geared at increasing ecological literacy and recruiting future scientists from under-represented groups. Research findings will continue to be shared with the ...Two-month study of life in mid-Atlantic yields trove of species, new insights & questions
...e port, Bergen, Norway, late Weds. Aug. 4. Project leaders will release preliminary results from their cruise at a news conference at Bergen's Institute of Marine Research, Thurs. Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. local time (2 p.m. BST, 1 p.m. GMT, 9 a.m. EDT). The full media release of current expedition highlights is onl...Goals unlikely to protect Gulf of Mexico shrimp industry
...ometers, as agreed to by federal, state and tribal leaders in 2001? The hypoxic region is an area where water lacks sufficient oxygen to sustain most marine life, and in the Gulf of Mexico it is caused by excess nitrogen---largely runoff from mid-west agriculture, said Donald Scavia, director of the Mi...Ottawa's leadership in biomedical and health research has paid off
...rnational funding." "Canadian scientists are world leaders in essentially all aspects of health research, from proteomics, stem cells and model organisms genetics to clinical research, population health and research on the health system itself", said Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes o...National Corn Growers Association announces valuable maize genome data now available to scientists
...ittee. In March, NCGA announced the three industry leaders would share their corn genome sequence data, which combined with the corn sequence data already in the public domain will significantly accelerate the identification of genes within the entire corn genome. This project underscores NCGA's continued c...Scientists discover key step in the development of nerve cells controlling autonomic functions
... institutes of its kind. MNI researchers are world leaders in cellular and molecular neuroscience, brain imaging, cognitive neuroscience and the study and treatment of epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and neuromuscular disorders....LSU researcher discovers new bird
...ng tour guide for WINGS Tours, Lane was one of the leaders of a group near the Manu National Park in Peru. He and fellow guide Gary Rosenberg, also an LSU graduate, spotted the bird along one of the park's major roads. Unfortunately, almost as soon as it was there, it was gone and no one else in the group ha...Therapeutic cloning may be permitted at Newcastle University
...rust and the Center is able to be one of the world leaders in this field. ...1st International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease
...wer session. The Symposium will bring together the leaders in the field of cardiac myogenesis. It is anticipated that many attendees will have preexisting knowledge of principles, experimental design, and results of completed studies in the field of cell therapy for cardiovascular diseases. A wide cross-sect...Scientists receive awards, give lectures at the ASBMB/IUBMB meeting
...inguished scientists - recognized as international leaders in their fields - will be given awards during the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)/ International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) in Boston June 12-16. As part of the individual...Strengthening independent junior research groups in collaborative research centres
...ures aim to create a long-term perspective for the leaders of Independent Junior Research Groups. With respec...University of Munich already enjoy a reputation as leaders in plasma and laser physics, which will be beneficial to the Collaborative Research Centre. (Sp...Carnegie Mellon computational biologist Russell Schwartz receives prestigious CAREER award
...cholars who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century, according to the National Science Foundation. Schwartz, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the Mellon College of Science, received the $838,000 award in support of his research on developing computational methods fo...