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...hat activation of the receptor wasimportant in the recruitment of monocytes into the vessel wall. Co-authors of the UCSF study were Landin Boring, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow inthe UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, JennifaGosling, MS, a research associate at the Gladstone and Michael ......cellular protein-protein-interactions leads to the recruitment of the necessary pre- and postsynaptic protein components. A functional synapse is formed. But the model does not only provide a molecular mechanism for synaptogenesis, says Brose. Indeed, theNeuroligin/b-Neurexin-junction allows for direct signallin......ologist at the Hutchinson Center and at UW,oversaw recruitment of the 141 families nationwide involved in the ProstateCancer Genetic Study, or PROGRESS. "None of this work would have been possible without the participation of thesefamilies," says Stanford, a member of the Hutchinson Center's Division of PublicHe......erall finding was that phosphorylation led to more recruitment ofco-activators by SF-1, which in turn, led to greater activation of the genebeing targeted. The finding suggests, said Ingraham, that the mechanism would allow this nuclearorphan receptor to function much like a rheostat, elevating or diminishing ge......earch Conference onthis topic," Flotte said. "The recruitment of Frank to join our team representsan outstanding start in our effort to make UF a world-class institution in thisarea. We are all thrilled that he is coming to Gainesville." Rosenzweig also is excited about joining the UF Genetics Institute...Warner-Lambert Company gift creates bioinformatics program
...s of the University, according toSavageau. Faculty recruitment is a major goal of the new program, according to Savageau,because only a few scientists have expertise both in computer technology andbiomedical science. "We hope to build a critical mass of faculty with this rarebackground combination who can advan...NIAMS funds the North American Spondylitis Consortium
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...e initiative includes some $20 million for faculty recruitment and lab start-up costs. In addition, the campus i...ated by the genomics research. Today and tomorrow, recruitment ads for the first new Genome Center faculty members will appear in the journals Nature and Science. ......on of biodiversity. "If we continue to assume that recruitment comes from non-local reproduction, when in reality local adults contribute significantly to local recruitment then we run the risk of over-harvesting, whittling away at the population of parents," said Swearer....CWRU med school snares $3 million Howard Hughes Institute grant to build structural biology program
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... from the international donor community toward the recruitment and training of park staff. "The challenge now is to continue the momentum and good will to include other protected areas in Gabon," said White. "It's up to the international community to respond."...New research highlights concerns over children born through donor insemination
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