NYU chemist wins Watson Young Investigator award
...e, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR). The award was announced by New York Gov. George Pataki. Funds for the award come from the Generating Employment through New York State Science (Gen*NY*sis) initiative, a $225-m...Cornell graduate student named 2005 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leader
...Agricultural Research Missions (CoFARM). The AIBS award will, Laughlin says, "give me a chance to see how interactions occur between federal officials and scientists who are interested in policy, and at the same time to interact with scientists who are interested in policy. I think this will be a great ex...National Academies news: Conference on genomics revolution set for November 2005
...he National Academies Keck FUTURES INITIATIVE will award seed grants on a competitive basis to researchers who attend the conference. Researcher can apply online, or gather information on procedures and requirements, at WWW.NATIONALACADEMIES.ORG/KECK or by contacting Marty Perreault at 949-387-5783....Improved cancer treatments aim of new biology research program
...oebel, President and CEO of iCORE. "Dr. Kauffman's award is a foundation for expanding a highly interdisciplinary research program that iCORE will be supporting over the coming years bioinformatics."...NIH awards Georgia Tech/Emory $11.5 M for nano cardiology research
... In addition to this cardiovascular nanotechnology award and an ongoing cancer nanotechnology program, the Georgia Tech/Emory group also plans to expand biomolecular engineering and nanotechnology to the detection and treatment of other diseases, such as neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. "This pro...Researcher gets NSF grant to create mutant maize lines
...r of plant biology at Cornell. Brutnell shares the award with two Iowa State University researchers and will use $1.9 million in his Cornell lab. Brutnell and colleagues will develop lines of maize that have a piece of DNA that can be moved from one part of the plant's genetic sequence, or genome, to anoth...Pitt Professor awarded competitive Sloan Research Fellowship
...Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, a competitive award given to the "very best" scientists at an early st...ge in their faculty careers. The two-year, $45,000 award will fund Sommer's research into how brain areas communicate with each other during normal behaviors...DRI awards 2005 Nevada Medal to University of Washington archaeologist Donald K. Grayson
...rently accepting nominations for the 2006 and 2007 award years. Universities, private firms, research organizations, professional societies and individuals are invited to make Nevada Medal nominations up to the July 1 deadline. DRI's selection committee considers the overall impact of a nominee's career a...Ocean climate predicts elk population in Canadian Rockies
...on National Parks Scholarship for the Americas, an award worth $78,000 US over three years. More recently, he won the U of A Andrew Stewart Memorial Prize for his publication record as a grad student. He has authored seven published papers in the past four years. His research on the relationship between NP...Research on antibiotics receives historical recognition
...ete antibiotics, will be the featured speaker. The award presentation takes place in conjunction with the ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting. The MARM meeting is being held on the nearby Busch Campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey, May 22-25. Selman Waksman was born in Russia in 1888. He immigrate...Creation of gene targeting earns Smithies March of Dimes honor
...ccur in humans. The March of Dimes Prize is a cash award of $250,000 and a silver medal in the design of the Roosevelt dime, in honor of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who founded the March of Dimes. "Before gene targeting, researchers could not pinpoint how a specific gene worked, which was very fru...Unlocking mysteries of brain, grooming future med students goals of UH prof
...nd make students look at things differently. The award recognizes one faculty member each year for contributions made to the teaching mission of the college. The honor includes a base salary increase of $1,000 and, according to tradition, Colbert will address the graduates at the NSM graduation ceremoni...Understanding how bacteria communicate may help scientists prevent disease
...lony once it has reached a critical size. The Powe award provides seed money of $5,000 to faculty members who are in the first two years of their tenure track as an investment in promising achievements in an important area. The institution matches the award. Much like a legislative body, some bacteria need...Two pioneers in genetic research win $250,000 March of Dimes prize
...r in humans. The March of Dimes Prize is a cash award of $250,000 and a silver medal in the design of the Roosevelt dime, in honor of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who founded the March of Dimes. "Before gene targeting, researchers could not pinpoint how a specific gene worked, which was very fru...Galvani to receive Young Investigators' Prize from American Society of Naturalists
...demiology of Microbial Diseases , will receive her award and present a paper entitled "Epidemiology Meets Evolutionary Ecology" at ASN's joint meeting with the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematic Biologists, to be held from June 10 to 14 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. H...50,000 for German-Polish cooperation in the promotion of young researchers
...ted from 13 May through 15 October 2005. The first award ceremony will take place on 1 May 2006, the second...e jury will serve a three-year term of office. The award ceremony will be held alternately in Germany and Poland. The award programme is initially scheduled ...Scripps Nierenberg Prize awarded to nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough
The fifth annual award honoring the memory of William A. Nierenberg, who ... be presented with a bronze medal and $25,000. The award ceremony will be followed by "Discovery and the Camera," a free public presentation from Attenboroug...Yale immunologist studying host responses to infection named 2005 Searle Scholar
... drug design in the future. "What makes the Searle award so special is that it gives investigators the free... conceptually driven," said MacMicking. The Searle award will bring new researchers to the group and pay for newer research technologies for the lab. Funds f...AIUM to honor ultrasound pioneers at the 2005 AIUM 50th Anniversary convention
...d to George Kossoff, DScEng, in basic science. The award was established in 1977 to honor individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of diagnostic ultrasound. Joseph H. Holmes, MD, was an important figure to both the field of diagnostic ultrasound and the AIUM. The 2005 Distinguished ......to apply for future Gilliam Fellowships. HHMI will award up to five Gilliam Fellowships annually for up to five years of study toward a Ph.D....