New "Gene Map" Doubles Number Of Genes
...DA, MD) --A team of 64 scientists from government, university and commercial laboratories around the world achieved a new milestone in the Human Genome Project by collaborating to produce a new 'gene map' pinpointing the chromosomal locations of almost half of all genes. This GeneMap'98 compilation is available...Whitaker makes largest individual grants ever totaling more than $30 million
...e bustling high-technology corridorsurrounding the university to speed the commercialization of biomedicalengineering advances originating in UCSD laboratories. Six new faculty memberswill be hired to lead new educational and research programs. UCSD has theopportunity to seek additional funding from the foundat..."Health Of Hanford" Conference Gathers Diverse Audience To Review And Discuss Health Issues
...conferenceare members of local research companies, university facultyand experts from national and state health organizations. "This is truly an eclectic conference, with informationand dialogues for members of the public, researchers and,importantly, for those who live and work near Hanford,"Barnhart said. Hi...AAPS Co-Sponsors FDA Science Forum
... discussion groups that include FDA, industry, and university leaders in the field on the following topics: Biofarming and Biopharming Diagnostics and detection methods Microbial pathogens, antibiotics, and resistance Therapeutic and preventive agents Gene therapy Cell and tissue engineering Vaccines New m...University Of Hawaii, Berkeley Launch Marine Bioproduct Initiative
The University of Hawaii is the lead university and the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, its par...in Hawaii because of the University of Hawaii. Our university ranksamong the most respected in the world in marine science."...Quicker Implementation Of Research Results
...ibutes specifically to the technology transferfrom university to regional companies. This is one of eleven centres of excellence which were set up in 1995; theGrants Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has now decided toextend their term by another two years. The funds granted to all centres ...LSU Agricultural Center Researchers Develop Termite Detection System
...und, a competitive grant program withinthe state's university system that provides financial support for importantresearch before other funding is available. Henderson says now that the termite detection process has been developedand has a patent pending, the next step is full-scale testing. "W...Researchers Announce Breakthrough In Transgenic Animal Technology
...earch Foundation,which returns royalty income from university inventions to the University ofWisconsin....Cheap, Soy-Based Antibodies Prevent Genital Herpes In Mice
...t has a research anddevelopment agreement with the university to develop reproductive healthtechnology. ReProtect of Baltimore, Protein Design Labs of Mountain View,Calif., and Monsanto's Agracetus in Middleton, Wis., contributed funding,resources or reagents to the project described in this release. Since RePr...Eight Alabama Researchers Receive NASA Biotechnology Grants
... Interviews are available with NASA, industry and university researchersby contacting Steve Roy of the Marshall Center Media Relations Office at (256)544-6535. More information about NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center andMicrogravity Research Program experiments can be found at: http://www.msfc.nasa...Elementary Students Mapping Virginia Wildlife
... Hutt, asenior majoring in fisheries, co-chair the university chapter of the WildlifeSociety's committee on community outreach and education. Chapter advisor isfisheries professor Ney (yes -- husband of CES teacher Cathy Ney). CES is now planning its own bird sanctuary on the school's ground. The VirginiaTech...Scientists Show That Normal-looking Cells In Cervical Cancer May Be Abnormal
...of the scientific field of modern cellbiology. The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates. Thirty-three facultymembers are elected members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, includingthe president, Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D....Antibody Revolution Targets STDs, Stomach Viruses, Common Cold
... from commercialsales related to the research, the university manages its agreement with thecompany in accordance with its conflict of interest policies....National USDA Center For Food Gene Data
...ics Initiative, an interdisciplinary effort by the university to useincreasingly sophisticated equipment and techniques for obtaining and analyzinggenetic data. ARS researchers helped formulate proposals for the initiative. Genomics refers to the study of the gene map, and bioinformatics is the use ofcomputer...Major $17 Million Grant To Fund Ocean Research
... This is the largest single grant ever made to a university by the Davidand Lucile Packard Foundation, and will allow the four institutions to learnmore about the vast near-shore region along the Pacific Coast. The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans: ALong-Term Ecological Cons...NSF-Supported New Scientists And Engineers Receive Presidential Award
... awardsupports exceptionally promising college and university junior faculty who arecommitted to the integration of research and education. CAREER awards rangefrom $200,000 to $500,000 for a period of four to five years. Last month, NSFhonored 338 outstanding new science and engineering educators-scholarsnati...Researchers Report Emergence Of Antibiotic Resistance During Vancomycin Therapy
...of the scientific field of modern cellbiology. The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates. Thirty-three facultymembers are elected members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, includingthe president, Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D....New Biomaterial May Replace Arteries, Knee Cartilage
...ping to find a new biomaterial, Ku contacted other university researchers, butno one could produce enough to imp...s vigorous movement towardtechnology transfer. The university is developing technology transfer modelsbased on what other universities, such as Stanford, have suc......dialogue among professional and lay members of the university andregional communities. Videotapes, audiotapes, and transcripts of many previousforums are available. Program brochures, which include a pre-registration form, can beobtained by calling the Donaldson Brown Center at 540-231-5182 or bycontac...