NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
...ntibiotics. In 2002, the Stevens laboratory, in collaboration with Benjamin Cravatt's laboratory at Scripps Research, published in Science the crystal structure of the integral membrane protein fatty acid amide hydrolase at 2.8A resolution. Fatty acid amide hydrolase degrades endocannabinoids, molecules involv...Penn receives grant for initiative to help understand genes' effects on medications
...the Penn project will feature a cross-departmental collaboration of experienced investigators from key disciplines,...th this initiative we hope to remove roadblocks to collaboration so that a true meeting of minds can take place that will broaden the scope of investigation, yield f...Research team develops nonhuman primate model of smallpox infection
...shments, what's notable about these studies is the collaboration between multiple agencies--including the Department of Defense and the academic sector--to address the issues raised in the 1999 Institute of Medicine report on the need to retain live variola virus," said co-author James W. LeDuc of the CDC, where t...Research out this week helps us understand basics of how neurons communicate
...he normal calcium channel." The research, done in collaboration with investigators at The University of Chicago and Tufts University, is important in helping us understand more about the important process of communication between nerve cells, Dr. Harkins said. "It gives us a basic understanding of how something w...NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology
...said Governor Sonny Perdue. "As we foster greater collaboration among our fine universities and growing biotech sector, we will see tremendous innovation, resulting in greater economic growth for the state and better, more effective prevention, treatment and care for cancer patients everywhere." Governor Perdue ...Marine Biological Laboratory summer investigator wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
... role, if any, ubiquitin played in the process. In collaboration with Robert Palazzo, now at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Hershko determined that cyclin is degraded by the ubiquitin system during the cell cycle. Working with Joan Ruderman of Harvard University, he later identified a specific ubiquitin ligatin......mal to have its genes mapped out--was completed in collaboration with the University of Alberta (U of A). "This information is of high importance to scientists working in fields such as evolutionary biology, population genetics, comparative genomics as well as those working in livestock production science," said D...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...ence. Designed by Michael Graves to enhance collaboration The architect for both the addition and the origi...hat distinguishes the design process is the clever collaboration of Michael Graves & Associates and physicists, especially Gross and KITP permanent member Lars Bilds...Children's Hospital Boston wins $2.5 million in health surveillance grants
...atics and infectious disease. Advani will direct a collaboration between Children's, the NASA Ames Research Center in California, and public health departments in Massachusetts and Georgia to develop an automated call center for conducting large-scale epidemiologic investigations during an outbreak. People living...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...lways be necessary. ORNL conducted the research in collaboration with Tuskegee University in Alabama, a state that ...ting of the frostless heat pump is enabled through collaboration with Modern Supply, a Knoxville-based heat pump distributor, which is providing the frostless heat p...New method identifies chromosome changes in malignant cells
... July 29. Troyanskaya and Myers wrote the paper in collaboration with Lewis-Sigler fellow Maitreya Dunham and professor of electrical engineering Sun-Yuan Kung. The researchers applied their technique to yeast cells as well as human breast cancer cells and found many previously unknown additions and deletions. The...FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
... performed the mouse model portion of the study in collaboration with Mark Mattson, Laboratory of Neurosciences chief at the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md. Mice were fed varying amounts of iron to determine levels that precipitated onset or hastened the progression of Parkinson's-like symptoms such a...Texas universities expanding new information network
...EARN network and the National Lambda Rail." "The collaboration between the higher education institutions in Houston and around the state has been phenomenal," said Chuck Shomper, chief information officer for the University of Houston, chair of the South East Texas GigaPOP and a member of the LEARN Board of Dire...Award-winning INEEL probe to help safely monitor hazardous waste sites
...GEOPS really showcases how science and engineering collaboration can solve difficult environmental problems." Before INEEL's probing system was developed, geoscientists monitored waste sites by drilling around them -- a task as tough as trying to biopsy a tumor by sampling healthy tissue around it. Now, they can......ute and Department of Psychiatry, working in close collaboration with researchers from the University of California's Davis and Irvine campuses and from Stanford University. "This finding comes from a completely unbiased search that began with no hypothesis, to find what genes best differentiate major depression ...First-ever Texan/German symposium opens doors
... in Mainz, Germany. "This is a very important collaboration for UH because the MPI-P is the best place in the world to do polymer research," Advincula said. "The institute is recognized by practically everyone in the polymer field, and the reputation of Max Planck Institutes is very high in terms of specific...The long road to a promising malaria vaccine started at NYU School of Medicine
... The vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline in collaboration with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, c..., a hallmark of an immune response. Later work--in collaboration with Elizabeth Nardin, Ph.D., and Fidel Zavala, M.D., both professors in medical and molecular pa...Rutgers is on the 'NIH Roadmap'
...cial element in this approach is interdisciplinary collaboration and research encouraged and promoted by NIH. "We have made remarkable progress in medical research in recent decades, and NIH-led research has changed the landscape of many diseases," Zerhouni said. "However, very real and very urgent needs remain....Establishment of an International Council for Science Regional Office for Africa
...unt in setting the international agendas. Through collaboration with the international science community, the Office will assist in scientific capacity building in Africa. Further, it will promote scientific networking and support already existing networks active in the region. Additional ICSU Regional Offices w......rd Brennan, Ph.D., whose lab completed the work in collaboration with Assistant Professor Maria Schumacher, Ph.D., also at OHSU, and Professor Wolfgang Hillen at the University of Erlangen, Germany. "The nice thing about crystallography is you have a very high-resolution picture that gives you a detailed view of t...