Donald Metcalf receives American Association for Cancer Research Lifetime Achievement Award
...r Science, among others. In addition, he has been named an Officer and a Companion of the Order of Australia. The AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research was established and first presented in 2004 to honor an individual who has made significant fundamental contributions to cancer researc...Could USA presidential DNA trail reveal Middle-Eastern origins?
... finding that two out of 85 randomly recruited men named Jefferson share exactly the same Y chromosome as the President. Prof Jobling said: The two men have ancestry in Yorkshire and the West Midlands, and knew of no historical connection to the USA. They were amazed and fascinated by the link, which conne...MicrobeWorld podcast wins another award
...Microbiology's MicrobeWorld Radio podcast has been named to the 2007 Associations Advance America Honor Roll, a national awards competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives & The Center for Association Leadership in Washington, DC. MicrobeWorld Radio is an educational outreach ...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research recognizes Mina J. Bissell
...1995-2002; and upon stepping down as Director, was named Distinguished Scientist and Senior Advisor to the Laboratory Director on Biology in 2002, positions she currently holds. Bissell also serves as a member of the faculty of three graduate groups at the University of California, Berkeley, and a memb...LA Times reporters receive Public Communications Award from American Society for Microbiology
... Kenneth R. Weiss and Usha Lee McFarling have been named recipients of the 2007 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Public Communications Award. Their 5-part series, "Altered Oceans," was a result of their 18-month investigation into human-caused microbiological changes that are creating a biological i...Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard
... original function-- in a fossil lizard. The newly named species--Adriosaurus microbrachis--is described in the current issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology and offers clues to the evolution of terrestrial lizards as they returned to water. The fossil was originally collected during the 19th Cen...Tiny molecule controls stress-induced heart disease
...ocused on a small RNA molecule called a microRNA named miR-208, which occurs almost exclusively in heart muscle. The molecule is made by a portion of the gene that codes for the alpha-myosin protein. "We speculated that it had an important function, since it was located in such an important gene," said...San Diego stem cell consortium tops in state funding
...tial funds are known as the Leon Thal SEED grants, named for the renowned UCSD Alzheimer's researcher who died in February....30th anniversary of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...uter scientist, and a microbiologist. The prize is named after former DFG president and nuclear physicist Heinz Maier-Leibnitz. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, it is awarded annually to six young researchers. The 2007 prizewinners are: Dr. Eric Bell (31), astrophysics,...Small molecule derived from Rb2/p130 could act as cancer therapeutic
...scovered a 39 amino-acid-long sequence, which they named Spa310. The molecule that was synthetically produced in the laboratory was introduced into mice that had been injected with tumor cells. "Tumor growth was inhibited and the tumors began to reduce in size until they disappeared," Giordano said. Gio...Laying sleeping sickness to rest
...escribe a pathway in T. brucei parasites that they named SLS (SL-RNA silencing). Triggering this pathway shuts down the synthesis of a crucial RNA molecule, which halts the production of messenger RNAs and leads to the parasites death. Inducing SLS could therefore be a novel way to eradicate parasites and ...Scientists unlock mystery of embryonic stem cell signaling pathway
...nvestigator, Michael Kahn, Ph.D., who was recently named the first Provosts Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at USC. Such a layer is needed because it is currently the only proven method to provide the stem cells with the necessary chemical signals that prompt them to stay undifferentiated and to continu...UNC scientists discover cellular 'SOS' signal in response to UV skin damage
...and Cellular Biology, indicates that two proteins, named Timeless and Tipin, form a complex that regulates the rate at which DNA is replicated after exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet radiation in sunlight damages the DNA in skin cells. If left unrepaired by the cell, this damage can turn in...Biotechnology Study Center honors Joan V. Ruderman, Salvador Moncada and Charles N. Serhan
...ed out the modes of action of compounds he himself named lipoxins, aspirin-triggered epimers of lipoxins (ASLs), resolvins, protectins, etc. The receptors for these agents turned out to recognize both endogenous ligands and novel derivatives that hold great pharmaceutical promise. Most recently he has foun...Study: Chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth better for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
...The prospective, multi-center observational study, named SOS-KANTO, is the first large-scale account comparing the survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who were treated either with or without mouth-to-mouth ventilations by bystanders at the scene. "For cardiac arrest, the term rescu...Burroughs Wellcome fund awards $8.25 million in grants to physician-scientists
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. BWF has named 11 physician-scientists as the 2007 recipients of its Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research. These $750,000 awards are intended to support established, independent physician-scientists who are dedicated to translational researchthe two-...Darwin's famous finches and Venter's marine microbes
...on The circumnavigating Sorcerer II Expedition, named after the sailboat J. Craig Venter transformed into a marine research vessel, was inspired in part by the journeys of the HMS Beagle and the HMS Challenger in the nineteenth century. But unlike those pioneering expeditions, the Sorcerer II team led b...New species of snapper discovered in Brazil
...concentration of coral reefs. The new species is named for 18th century naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, whose extensive work in the Brazilian interior remains largely unknown. Moura and Lindeman spent five years observing Lutjanus alexandrei to analyze its characteristics and determine the disti...Iowa State University botanists identify new species of North American bamboo
...n backyard!" Her 75th species discovery has been named Arundinaria appalachiana. Clark, Triplett and Weakley recently completed the intricate process botanists are obliged to follow to officially name and describe a newfound species. Following rules laid out in the International Code of Botanical Nomencl......of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1994 and being named its President in 2003. As 2006 Curtin Medal recipient, Professor Stillman will give an address on his research in the Finkel Lecture Theatre at The John Curtin School of Medical Research at 5pm, this afternoon, Thursday 8 March 2007. ...