Field Museum gives Parker/Gentry Award to missionary turned biologist, Jos 'Pepe' Alvarez
...help the Amazon and its people." The award will be granted during a private ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2006, at The Field Museum. Journalists are welcome to attend, but must register in advance. Much of Alvarez's work has focused on the white-sand forests of Peru, a nutrient-poor type ...New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain
...ture Conservationist Awards" and eight awards were granted to teams to continue and further their projects that previously were awarded funding from the BP Conservation Programme. Three teams received "Conservation Leadership Awards" and five teams received "Conservation Follow-up Awards."...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Oct. 4, 2006
...reates will soon discover, the same opportunity is granted to all Nobel Prize winners," the article notes. "A few squander it. Many further their own enterprise with it. Some follow their passions and try to change the world with it. Few use it as deftly as Smalley did." With Nobel Prize in hand, Halfor...16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
... the course of his research, he has 2 U.S. patents granted and 3 pending and has developed an automated colonoscopy robotic system which resulted in a spin-off company with more than S$2 million in investments. Assistant Professor Phee's current groundbreaking research involves the use of robotic and haptic...Louisiana Tech inventors honored for research
...complishments of an inventor who recently has been granted a patent, inventors who have had their technologies licensed to a company for commercialization, inventors who have received a regular U.S. patent application for their inventions and first-time inventors. "I continue to be impressed by how dedicat...Eculizumab is well-tolerated and shows significant improvement in PNH patients (Ph III)
...w by the FDA for the treatment of PNH and has been granted Priority Review status. The European Medicines Eva...w England Journal of Medicine. Eculizumab has been granted Orphan Drug status by both the FDA and the EMEA....CellSearch System cleared for monitoring metastatic breast cancer
...at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an expanded clearance for the CellSearch System to be used as an aid in the monitoring of metastatic breast cancer. The CellSearch System identifies and counts circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in a blood sample to predict progression-free survival a...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 10, 2007
...fice is reexamining several key patents previously granted for embryonic stem cells. Features on C&EN Online chart the business of stem cells and describe how scientists are working to use these cells as replacements for animal models in toxicological testing and disease research. ARTICLE # 5 EMBARGOED FOR...Climos chief science officer to speak at NJIT about greenhouse gases
... years. This stability can no longer be taken for granted and there is growing awareness worldwide that the near future will bring major environmental changes of great significance for nations, social institutions and individuals. Leinen holds a PhD in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. ...The secret of Dutch tapwater unveiled in new textbook
...Dutch miracle. In the Netherlands we take it for granted that our drinking water is safe and tastes well. But in most countries, tap water is used to flush the toilet only, and not for drinking. Bottled water or in- house filters for purifying tap water are used instead. Even though the use of bottled wate...Dr. John A. Martignetti receives 2006 Prostate Cancer Foundation Award
... men with advanced prostate cancer. The awards are granted to projects in a variety of areas, including biomarkers, genetics and genomics, nutrition, cancer immunotherapy, new drug discovery and survivorship. Martignetti's research, conducted with Analisa DiFeo, a graduate student, and in collaboration w...Press registration -- World Congress of Nephrology, April 21-25, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
...rticipation. Press passes are limited and are only granted to working journalists who intend to cover the event. To qualify for press credentials, you must be affiliated with an internationally, nationally or regionally recognized media outlet and hold an editorial title....New synthetic self-assembling macromolecules mimic nature
Blacksburg, Va. We take "self-assembly" for granted when it is carried out by the biopolymers which are our hair, teeth, or skin. But when scientists devise new ways for molecules to self assemble into new materials, it is an important achievement. Researchers with the Macromolecules and Interfaces ...Springer author receives prestigious award in Beijing
China granted its State Scientific and Technological Award for 2006 to scientist Li Zhensheng for his achievements in wheat breeding. Chinese president Hu Jintao presented the top award at a ceremony on February 27, 2007, to Li and other prominent scientists and ...Genomics throws species definition in question for microbes
...ganisms into categories in which each organism was granted a "genus" and "species" designation. At the time, physical (or phenotypic) properties were the only means of describing microorganisms, so the system was based on measurable and observable characteristics of the organisms, not genetic traits. In ...Better risk management could cut MRSA infection rates
...an demonstrate compliance with them hospitals are granted increasing discounts on the premiums they pay the NHSLA for their cover. If the financial incentives implicit in these arrangements are effective, hospitals attaining higher risk management levels could face lower MRSA infection rates The study, l...Another world-first for LCT's Xeno facilities
... approved location." The IANZ accreditation was granted after detailed and stringent audit of the competence of the Company and its staff against defined technical and management system criteria. The assessment was conducted by IANZ staff in conjunction with experts in molecular diagnostics. "The IANZ a...Brazil's first oncology biotech launches
...is year. Internal review board permission has been granted by So Paulos Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital (HAOC), one of the centers of clinical excellence in Brazil, to conduct a clinical trial assessing the antibodys efficacy for patients with resected ovarian cancer. This will be the first phase II oncology cl...WPI professor to represent American Mathematical Society at exhibition on science funding
...s." With his most recent NSF award ($1.8 million granted in 2006 by the agency's Division of Mathematical Sciences and Directorate of Biological Sciences, along with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Tang and his team (which includes researchers from WPI, University of Washington, Seattl...Norwegian council names ASU researcher 'Outstanding Young Investigator'
...program are more substantial than what is commonly granted to young investigators, Amdam says. This gives the awardees unique opportunities to build strong research programs early on. According to the council, of the 179 applicants, the 20 selected as Outstanding Young Investigators range in age from 25 to...