AAAS analysis finds Congress would add billions to FY 2008 R&D investment
...pursue S&T careers; and create a new DOE agency to fund high-risk, high-reward energy research. Biomedical advances: Lawmakers in both chambers would add more than $1 billion to the White Houses spending plan for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget, turning a proposed cut into an increase. Bu...Pregnant mothers join search for causes of autism
...g funding for and collaboration with the center to fund unique autism research. When: Wednesday, August 8, at 10 a.m. PDT. Where: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute auditorium, 2825 50th St., Sacramento. (Parking in adjacent lot 25 is free for vehicles displaying press credentials.) A map and directions are...New grants bolster efforts to generate faster and cheaper tools for DNA sequencing
...ons unique genetic profile. The new grants will fund eight investigators to develop revolutionary technologies that would make it possible to sequence a genome for $1,000, as well as three investigators developing nearer-term technologies to sequence a genome for $100,000. Both approaches have many com...Insulin grown in plants relieves diabetes in mice; UCF study holds promise for humans
...tional Institutes of Health provided $2 million to fund the UCF study. The findings are reported in the July issue of Plant Biotechnology Journal. Insulin-dependent, or Type 1, diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the bodys immune system attacks and destroys insulin and insulin-producing beta ce...UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute partners with Abraxis BioScience
... agreed to contribute $10 million over 10 years to fund collaborative projects at UCLAs new CNSI building. The Abraxis/CNSI Research Collaboration Lab will focus on translational science, quickly translating scientific discoveries into practical applications. Abraxis BioScience has joined the CNSI Partn...$9 million EPSCoR grant to foster integrated research
...hanging Arctic in a holistic way. The grant will fund phase three of Alaskas Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, known as EPSCoR, which is housed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. EPSCoR will use the money to build research capacity in Alaska by hiring scientists, supporting gra...Contributing membership in the biomarkers consortium surges to 30 companies and nonprofits
...ave committed an aggregate of nearly $2 million to fund the first year of the central activities of the consortium which is managed be the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. A major public-private biomedical research partnership unprecedented in breadth, The Biomarkers Consortium embraces...Vaccine trials inject hope into koala's future
...are looking for corporate or individual support to fund further research in this area." Professor Timms said by investing in chlamydia research, people were giving hope to the future survival of koalas. ...Revolutionary global environment fund announces $50M expansion
...on, Virginia (July 11, 2007) A global environment fund that revolutionized how international partners work together to protect the worlds biologically richest and most threatened regions today announced $50 million in new funding. The French Development Agency (AFD) becomes the sixth partner to commit ...New perspectives for the geosciences and climate research
...ental research with the announcement that it is to fund a new major piece of scientific instrumentation th...embly in Bonn. The DFG will provide 5.5 million to fund the purchase of the new accelerator. It will be used at the University of Cologne, which prevailed a...Waging war on the deadliest superbug
...tions. They are about to apply for part of a 16.5m fund set up by the UK Clinical Research Collaborations Translational Infection Research Initiative which has acknowledged a lack of funding for research in the field of microbiology and infectious diseases. As antibiotics become increasingly ineffectiv...Energy department selects 3 Bioenergy Research Centers for $375 million in federal funding
... of clean energy sources. The Department plans to fund the Centers for the first five years of operation (Fiscal Years 2008-2013). These Centers will provide the transformational science needed for bioenergy breakthroughs to advance President Bushs goal of making cellulosic ethanol cost-competitive wit...The BBVA Foundation commits 2.4 million euros to research in Ecology and Conservation Biology
...alth and the environment. The BBVA Foundation will fund a project whose aim is to design an integral method for assessing the environmental impact of mercury in biodiversity hotspots. As such, study areas have been selected for their high ecological value and potential exposure to mercury contamination, a...New amfAR research grants to optimize HIV treatment
...itable candidates for the drug. amfAR will also fund several projects related to the social factors contributing to HIV infection, including one that examines how stigma associated with HIV affects the level of care that patients receive. Although progress has been made over the past 25 years in pro...NSF funding to advance research on interplay between biology and society
... The goal of the Science and Society Program is to fund research that examines questions that arise in the interactions of engineering, science, technology, and society. A subset of these awards focuses specifically on the intersections of biology and society. "Science and scientists don't operate in is...NIH awards nearly $21 million to fund cutting-edge research equipment
...14 High-End Instrumentation (HEI) grants that will fund cutting-edge equipment required to advance biomedical research. Awarded to research institutions around the country, the one-time grants support the purchase of sophisticated instruments costing more than $750,000. These high-performance imaging i...Energy and Agriculture Departments provide $8.3 million in funding for biofuels research
...s, while USDA will award more than $1.5 million to fund three projects; one project will receive $1.3 million in joint funding from both agencies. Initial funding will support research projects for up to three years. Awards have been selected for: University of Minnesota, $715,000 South Dakota State Un...UC Irvine awarded $3.9 million to upgrade stem cell research facilities, training
...Regenerative Medicine. CIRM awards are intended to fund laboratories and equipment for the growth of human embryonic stem cells and training for scientists and technical staff who grow and maintain these cells. All grants are subject to review and revision by CIRM. We are honored to be chosen for this f...Research center unites biomedical competitors to fund medical technology development
...batch Inc. Haridas says he expects the center to fund about six projects a year, split equally between UC and its institutional collaborator, the University of Minnesota. Projects will increase as more companies join and contribute funds to the center. Most projects will fall within four broad resea......esearch to clinical observation. We are pleased to fund excellence in research and encourage scientists working on the mechanisms and treatment of myotonic dystrophy to work together to further new insights into this disorder....