Leroy Hood to receive 2004 Biotechnology Heritage Award
...cord of the remarkable contributions the molecular sciences make to our lives. Previous award winners are: William J. Rutter (2003) Walter Gilbert and Phillip A. Sharp (2002) Francis S. Collins and J. Craig Venter (2001) Herbert W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson (2000) George B. Rathmann (1999)...Genomic biology institute's first grant to focus on soybeans, climate change
...Berenbaum of entomology; and Steven Clough of crop sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture....Researchers identify gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells in mammals
...id Dr. Robert Braun, associate professor of genome sciences in the University of Washington School of Medicine. The research was funded in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Contraceptive Development Research Centers Program. Stem cells are cells that are not differentiat...Mysterious beach closures may be linked to contaminated groundwater, study finds
...ssistant professor of geological and environmental sciences at Stanford. ''What we've found is that sand is really not a filter or a barrier.'' The discovery that contaminated groundwater can discharge into the ocean and mix with coastal seawater may help explain some of the mysterious bacterial infestations ...NPS Pharma and VIMAC Ventures locate at MaRS, a major new research and enterprise center in Toronto
...l advantages as a location for medical and related sciences activities: Close proximity to over 30 specialized medical and related sciences research centers, over 22,000 medical care and research-related professionals, seven teaching hospit...Lewis and Clark data show a different Missouri River
...ert Criss, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St....te student Bethany Ehlmann, an earth and planetary sciences major in Arts & Sciences. Ehlmann presented her and Criss's findings April 1, 2004 at the 38th annua...2004 Max Planck Research Prize for Martin Vingron and Eugene W. Myers
...engineering technology, the natural sciences, life sciences or the humanities. The specific subject is selected jointly by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society. In 2004, two scientists who specialize in the field of bioinformatics will receive the award: Professor Martin Vingron (4...White House lauds Physiological Society for mentoring underrepresented minorities in biomedicine
...groups in science in general and the physiological sciences in particular." Dr. Pamela H. Gunter-Smith, Porter Professor of Physiology and Associate Provost for Science and Mathematics at Spelman College, noted that "Most, if not all, of the minority physiologists who have successful careers in science can po...The science of overcrowded life boats and other moral dilemmas
...hology and Biology of Morality," melds the natural sciences with philosophy in a way that is "unprecedented." "Some traditional philosophers still deny that empirical science can teach us anything about morality. But more and more philosophers are interested in what neuroscience can tell us about the brain an...Human brain works heavy statistics learning language
...s Elissa Newport, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University and lead author of the study. "There is a powerful correlation between what our brains are able to do and what language demands of us." Newport and Richard Aslin, professor of brain and cognitive sciences, began by looking at how pe...Derek R. Lovley receives 2004 Proctor & Gamble Award from American Society for Microbiology
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Jay Levy honored with 2004 Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Campbell wins 2004 Abbott-ASM Lifetime Achievement Award
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Marian Johnson-Thompson wins 2004 Alice C. Evans Award
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...John Sherris receives 2004 Abmm/Abmli Professional Recognition Award
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Jorge Escalante-Semerena receives 2004 ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Betty Ann Forbes wins 2004 ASM Founders Award
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Alice S. Weissfeld wins 2004 bioMrieux Sonnenwirth Award
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...Melvin Weinstein wins 2004 BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology
...omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ......omote research and training in the microbiological sciences and to assist communication between scientists, policymakers, and the public to improve health, economic well-being, and the environment. ...