Researcher to study astronaut bone loss for space biology agency
...taking place." Long concludes, "I am excited and honored to contribute to our nation's efforts to safely explore space, the moon, and Mars."...Free public events at the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
... Engineering. Together with Sergey Brin, Larry was honored with the Marconi Prize in 2004. He is a trustee on X PRIZE Board, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004. Nobel Prize Winner Steven Chu, Ph.D. , The Energy Problem and What We Can Do To Solve It , Saturday, 6:30 p.m. A re...Winners of the 2006 AAAS Science Journalism Awards
...th the distinguished journalists whom the AAAS has honored with these awards over the years." Canine said he hopes his story brings "wider attention to the pressing scientific need to breed new, disease-resistant crop varieties for the use of subsistence farmers in Africa and elsewhere." The awards, whic...Authors, illustrator win AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
...e an historic event possible. Team Moon was also honored with the American Library Association's 2007 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. Young Adult Science Book Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations Author: Eric Dinerstein Island Press, 2005 Through a series of autobiographical e...Educators in Georgia and Maryland earn top 2006 Mentoring Awards from AAAS
... the Georgia Institute of Technology and have been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their diligent efforts to help underrepresented students earn doctoral degrees in the sciences. Raymond L. Johnson, a professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, Coll...Columbia University Medical Center awarded $3 million to drive Alzheimer's genetics research
...stating disease. The Merrill Lynch Foundation is honored to support Columbia Universitys Taub Institute in their groundbreaking efforts to undercover the root causes of Alzheimers, said Eddy Bayardelle, president of the Merrill Lynch Foundation. Creating lasting partnerships with leading organizations to b...Johnson & Johnson announces call for nominations
...election Committee for the 2008 Award. I am very honored to chair the 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen Award Selection Committee, said Dr. Snyder. I expect there will be many excellent scientists nominated for this award and selecting a winner will be a challenging process. However, we are looking forward to finding ...David H. Baker to be honored for work in animal and nutritional science
...the American Society for Nutrition, which has also honored him with two awards. In 1987 he received the U.S. Department of Agriculture Distinguished Service Award in Research. In 2005 he was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Baker has made significant contributions to research in am...Three young scientists at Yale honored with Sloan Foundation Fellowships
...tional young scientists at Yale University will be honored as two-year Research Fellows, beginning September 1, 2007. The Sloan Research Fellowships were established in 1955 to provide support and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars with outstanding promise of making fundamental contributio...$7.9M awarded to UCI stem cell scientists
...uman embryonic stem cells. "We are delighted and honored that CIRM recognizes the strength of stem cell research at UCI," said Donovan, co-director of UCI's Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. "This support furthers our ability to conduct research that is critical to the development of future ste...UT Southwestern leaders to receive national award for medical research accomplishments
... Brown, Joseph Goldstein and Donald Seldin will be honored today in Washington, D.C. at the 11th annual Research!America Advocacy Awards gala. Research!America is the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance. Its mission is to make health research a higher national priority, a...Smithsonian-led Amazon research team wins scientific prize
...ian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, will be honored for their "Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology" by the International Association of Landscape Ecologists in Tucson, Ariz. April 12. Co-author Susan G. Laurance will accept the award on the teams behalf. The paper, entitled "Rapid decay of tree-co...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research recognizes Mina J. Bissell
...ve a cash award of 75,000 and a medallion. "I am honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award, and... by the tissue (organ) architecture. She is being honored for systematically looking beyond the single cell, showing that the interaction of cells with each o...OneWorld Health selects Odyssey Research for phase 4 study in India
...mote areas where the disease is endemic. "We are honored to be working with OneWorld Health as their TMO for this Phase 4 study," said Dr. Mubarak Naqvi, Odysseys Regional Director. "This is an important project that will take our team to some of the remotest areas of Bihar. We look forward to taking up th...Leading researchers honored for progress in cancer prevention, detection and treatment
...aylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, will be honored with the 10th Annual AACR-Women in Cancer Research...l care in the field of cancer. Dr. Haber, who is honored for his contributions to the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer and applying these insig...Ossur's Proprio Foot walks away with 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award
...07 Medical Design Excellence Award winners will be honored at a ceremony during the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference and Exposition, June 1214, 2007, at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Gold and silver award recipients will be announced at this time....Pierre Ronco and Rashad Barsoum awarded for oustanding contributions to nephrology
...ne of the most precious moments of my career. I am honored to have my name associated with three giants, Ike Robinson, John Dirks and Pierre Ronco who just received the Jean Hamburger Award during this session. I am overwhelmed to be associated with this group."...Yale biophysicist Thomas Steitz receives Gairdner Award for medical research
...of the University of California at Santa Cruz were honored for their studies on the structure and function of...ials pipeline. Two additional investigators were honored by the Gairdner Foundation honored for their work in cell biology. C. David Allis of The Rockefeller...Psychology professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
...he and the other 226 newly elected fellows will be honored at the annual Induction Ceremony on Oct. 6 at academy headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. Other new members this year include former Vice President Al Gore; former Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day OConnor; New York City Mayor Michael Bloombe...National Academy of Sciences elects 2 Brandeis University scientists to membership
Waltham, MA The nation's most honored scientific advisory organization, the National Aca...l experts in their respective fields and have been honored with numerous other accolades. Marder is president-elect of the Society for Neuroscience and is the ...