New Sensor Will Detech Chemical And Biological Pathogens At Incredibly Small Doses
...w seconds. Velander's partner, Murphy, is also the president of Virginia's fastest growingtechnology company, F&S Inc. The Blacksburg-based company funded the work, andit now plans to market the new technology through a second company called Luna. At this time, the research prototype is not field deployable...Jefferson Researchers Find Correlation Between Gene And Endometrial Cancer
... the tumor," explains Dr. Giordano, who also is president of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, which is affiliated with Jefferson Medical College. "We found a decreased level of pRb2 in endometrial cancer significantly associated with decreased probability of re...Late Blight Battle Goes Online, Marking 150 Year Struggle Since Irish Potato Famine
...y, plant pathologist at CornellUniversity and past president of APS. "Massive educational and internationalresearch efforts are essential." Fortunately, potato isn't the sole food crop for consumers in the U.S. andEurope as it was in Ireland 150 years ago, when unsuspecting farmers plantedtheir crops and th...New Guidelines To Improve Public Understanding
...PH, provost of Harvard University and Sylvia Rowe, president of the IFIC Foundation, co-authors of a commentary published in a recent issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). As one of the key participants in the advisory group, ABC-News' Dr. Timothy Johnson commented, "I think what the pu...American Society Of Gene Therapy To Hold Its First Annual Meeting
...l opportunity," said Dr. GeorgeStamatoyannopoulos, president of the society and professor of genetics andmedical genetics at the University of Washington. More than 1,500 scientistsfrom the United States and overseas are expected to attend. The meeting's scientific program will feature several session...Learning About Evolution Critical For Understanding Science
...ommunity and the Academy," said Bruce Alberts, NAS president and one of the book's authors. "Evolution is the central organizing principle that biologists use to understand the world. If we want our children to have a good grasp of science, we need to help teachers, parents, school administrators, and policy...NSF Scientist Receives Award In Research Training Of Minorities In Microbiology
...ppointed a full professor. Dr. Williams, a former president of Atlanta University, began his scientificcareer with a B.A. in biology from Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, a M.S. inbiology from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. in microbial physiology from PurdueUniversity. He has mentored students throughou...Renowned Breast Cancer Experts Present Latest Findings At UCSF Cancer Center Symposium
...achusetts GeneralHospital, and Deborah E. Collyar, president of the Patient Advocacy In Research(PAIR) and director of the Clinical Trials Information Project (CTIP) andAdvocacy Core, will discuss the role of patients in improving treatmentoutcomes. Programs that foster shared decision-making among phy...Rice Names Matthews Dean Of Natural Sciences
...ry good about were recommended to the president and the provost. Kathy has extremely good administrative skills, she cares deeply about the university, and quality is always first and foremost, which is where we need to be now. She has the presence to deal wi...New Machine Slashes Time, Cost To Make Unique Lenses
...nologies into thismachine," says Kevin Uhlig, vice president of machinery systemsat Bridgeport, Conn.-based Moore Tool Company, the firm thatactually built the new asphere grinder. "It's the first machineto fully automate asphere production; earlier machines couldn'tmuster the precision needed to shape aspheri...Perkin-Elmer, Dr. J. Craig Venter, And TIGR Announce Formation Of New Genomics Company
...uest,"said Dr. Michael W. Hunkapiller, senior vice president of Perkin-Elmer andpresident of its Applied Biosys...h genesplay a role." Dr. Venter will serve as the president of the proposed new company. Mr.White will serve as the new firm's chairman, and Perkin-Elmer's vice...High-pressure Oxygen Therapy Could Offer Widespread Benefits
...fora meaningful benefit for patients," said Thom, president of the Undersea andHyperbaric Medical Society. The problem is, there's no reason why hyperbaric oxygen therapy shouldwork. "There's a lot of data to say that if a blood vesssel is occluded(blocked), simply providing more oxygen to the blood i...Biosphere Lessons Can Be Applied To Space, Former Crew Co-Captain Says
... in space. Silverstone, who is the vice president of Agricultural and Forestry forEcofrontieers Inc. and shareholder of Biospheres LLC, a private research anddevelopment firm, was the co-captain of the Biosphere 2 crew and manager ofagriculture and food systems. She has worked on food and ag......kcu, M.D., chief scientific officer andsenior vice president of research and development at Cell Pathways. "Leftuntreated, FAP patients invariably develop colon cancer." He noted that arandomized, placebo-controlled Phase III trial of FGN-1 in FAP patients wasongoing and expected to conclude in early 1999. FA...Killing Fields: A Bacterial Pesticide May Threaten Human Life
...ny, Agrium ofCalgary, Alberta. And Jonathan Barry, president of Good Bugs, told New Scientisthe was confident t...ite safe. But that doesn't reassure Robert Beall, president of the US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. "We don't think it should be used in any agricultural setting ...Virginia Tech Offers Biotechnology 2001 Conference for Educators
...nt pathology, physiology and weed science and vice president of research with Croptech Development Corporation of Blacksburg, will talk about "Transgenic Plants for Human Pharmaceutical and Vaccine Production." "Gene Therapy and Gene Repair" is the topic of a talk by Ken Culver, director of gene therapy......d success demonstrating," said John Monahan,Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Avigen, Inc. "Based on theseresults and additional R&D advances at Avigen, we are working closely with Dr.High to develop this therapy further with the objective of initiating a humanclinical trial as early as the end ...Malaysian State Of Sarawak Bans Commercial Hunting Of Wildlife
... by rural people," said Dr. John Robinson,WCS vice president of international conservation. Called the Wildlife Protection Bill of 1998, the new law was proposed byMinister of Environment and Public Health, Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min. In adebate lasting more than two hours, both government and opposition s......iaexecutive vice-president John Crawford; Numotech president Dr. Robert Felton;technique discoverer and developer Dr. Madelene Heng, a professor at the UCLASchool of Medicine and Chief of Dermatology at the Veterans AdministrationCenter in Sepulveda, Calif.; and Michael Kleinman, board member of thenon-profit ...Third Annual Awards For Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Recognize Innovations
...'s of London estimated would take 10 days. Company president Robert E.Tinsley, Jr. says the rapid extinguishment prevented 80 percent of Nassia's98,000 tons from polluting one of the world's busiest commercial waterways,theBosporus Strait which splits Turkey. For Alternative Synthetic Pathways Durable ru...