Two UT Southwestern physicians elected to National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
...ecognized by their colleagues." Dr. Hobbs also directs the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Res...iabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. He also directs the National Institutes of Health George W. O'Brien Urology Research Center at UT Southwestern and t...Researchers discover molecular timekeeper in bone development
...lage was converted into bone," said Dr. Olson, who directs the Nancy B. and Jake L. Hamon Center for Basic Research in Cancer and the Nearburg Family Center for Basic Research in Pediatric Oncology. The process of bone formation occurs in three stages, orchestrated by specialized bone ce...Tiny plant a model for commercially important trees
...a Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, directs the project. The project will use the herbaceous plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, as a model for the study. Beers' previous research was the first to demonstrate that Arabidopsis is a good model for studying the molecular biology of wood formation*. Ar...University of South Florida designated Center of Excellence by Huntington's Disease Society
...id neuroscientist Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD, who directs the HDSA Center of Excellence at USF. "The Center of Excellence will focus on offering services, comfort and hope to patients and their families while moving towards real solutions to the illness." "The designation gives us national visibility ...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
...r. J. Frederick Grassle of Rutgers University, who directs the OBIS Secretariat and chairs the Census' International Scientific Steering Committee. "Humans have explored less than five percent of the world's oceans, and even where we have explored, life may have been too small to see. Thus, opportunities ab...Federal/private partners launch resource for diabetic kidney disease gene studies
...sooly, Ph.D., who oversees the project for NIH and directs genetics and genomics programs at NIH's National I...time with Rasooly and NIDDK on GoKinD. Kimmel also directs the renal disease and hypertension division at George Washington University Medical Center in Washin...New painkiller was born in Utah
...stead of by snails," Olivera says. McIntosh now directs research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and treats adolescents and adults who have depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder (manic-depression) and obsessive-compulsive disorder. ...Study pinpoints protein's role in heart failure prevention
...and cell and developmental biology at UNC. He also directs the Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center. In a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Dec. 28, Patterson and co-authors said MuRF1 was responsible for signaling other molecules in heart ce...Protein stops growth of brain tumor, OHSU study shows
...Neuwelt, a member of the OHSU Cancer Institute who directs the OHSU Blood-Brain Barrier Program and pioneered a method for getting most drugs past the barrier. "I think this is a very significant approach." But Neuwelt added that "One should always view with caution new and exciting results in rodent models ...Multi-purpose protein regulates new protein synthesis and immune cell development
...ch turns on genes in the UPR signaling pathway and directs cells to secrete large amounts of protein. The University of Michigan has filed a U.S. patent application covering the IRE1-mediated processing of XBP1 mRNA. Other scientists have shown that XBP1 helps immune cells called B lymphocytes develop into a...NJIT expert recommends 16 easy, affordable ways to make homes safer for people with disabilities
...fortable living environments," said Olsen who also directs the health and aging division at NJIT's Center for Architecture and Building Science Research. These ideas emerged from two current projects. One, funded by the Health Care Foundation of New Jersey, consisted of 25 interviews and assessments of low...Finland tops environmental scorecard at World Economic Forum in Davos
...lution in the environmental realm," said Esty, who directs the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. "While the ESI makes comparative policy analysis possible, it is shocking how many critical environmental issues are still not measured in any usable way," noted Marc Levy, associate director of the C...When does a mole become a melanoma?
...utations to cause disease. Finally, Zon, who also directs the Children's Hospital Boston Stem Cell Program, will use the fish to learn more about cancer stem cells. Most tumor cells, when transplanted, can't give rise to a new cancer because they lack the capacity to divide and multiply. But tumors often h...Cytoplasm affects the number of vertebrae in carp-goldfish clones
.... Thus the egg cytoplasm of the recipient goldfish directs segmentation of the body and hence the number of vertebrae. Common carp have 33 to 36 vertebrae in their backbones, while goldfish have 26 to 28. Six of the seven cloned fish had between 26 and 28 vertebrae; one had 31. Although the initial rate of s...Newly-discovered class of genes determines and restricts stem cell fate
...ingly contradictory roles in adult stem cells: it directs them to become melanocytes, but simultaneously prevents them from differentiating completely. "It gets the show going, but at the same time, prevents the final act," says Epstein. "I call this dual function a "biological capacitor," because Pax3 te...Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters
... based on local information," said Contractor, who directs the Science of Networks in Communities (SONIC) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at Illinois. According to Illinois' Gupta, the ad hoc communication networks the researchers eventually develop to spread critical information among...$3.5 million for computer simulation of molecules
...ds to describe chemical reactions," says Voth, who directs the effort. For the past 35 years, chemistry, biology and materials science have enjoyed extraordinary advances in quantum mechanics (the theory of the structure and behavior of atoms and molecules) and computer software that simulates that arrange...TEL2 gene cooperates with MYC gene to provoke B-cell lymphomas
... specific gene and produce copies of RNA. RNA then directs the production of the protein that the gene codes for. The gene TEL1, which works to slow cell growth and multiplication, is another member of the ETS family and is a known target of mutations in human leukemia.Grosveld's group previously identified ...DFG awards 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
... on skin diseases is funded by the DFG. Novak also directs the DFG Research Unit's project on "The Genetics of Complex Diseases", studying the genetics of neurodermatitis. Dr. Sandra Pott (31), Department of German Studies, University of Hamburg Sandra Pott is fascinated by the study of authors who have be......tudies and professor of biology at Brown. He also directs the Center for Environmental Studies and the University's new Environmental Change Initiative, a multidisciplinary research and education program addressing the drivers behind global environmental change. A leading authority on biodiversity and globa...