NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
...dside, the NIH Roadmap provides a framework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medical research. (For more information, go to: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/ ). "It is an extremely important...Establishment of an International Council for Science Regional Office for Africa
...onal Meeting discussed and recommended a number of priorities for the African Regional Office. The ICSU Regional...in their strategic planning to ensure that African priorities are taken into account in setting the international agendas. Through collaboration with the interna...Genetically endowed worm may substitute for rodents in some toxicology testing
...t we're looking for is something that helps us set priorities on what to test in rodents." As his multimillion dollar contract begins, Freedman has seen his Nicholas School lab triple in size to more than 15 people. Along with the new hires have come boxes of specialized equipment that give his ...MBL scientists embark on international effort to uncover microbial diversity in world's oceans
...e microbiologists charged with developing research priorities and experimental plans. In addition, the MBL team is about to begin work on a database that will organize and manage the unprecedented volume of morphological and molecular data IcoMM will produce. Sogin and his colleagues expect to eventual...Global assessments of biodiversity argue for expansion of protected areas in key regions
...ls, turtles, or birds. Places identified as urgent priorities for expansion of the network of protected areas fall overwhelmingly in the tropics, with Asia as a high-priority region and islands and mountains often particularly important. In the Western hemisphere, the Andes and neighboring lowland Pacific fores...Symposium explores opportunities presented by US re-entry into UNESCO
...ium will present an overview of U.S. interests and priorities and opportunities for U.S. engagement in UNESCO's three major divisions, Education, Science, and Culture. Speakers are The Hon. Louise Oliver, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO; Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General, Natural Sciences, UNESCO; Shirley Ma...2005 ASM biodefense research meeting
...better understand the government's approach to and priorities in biodefense. The workshops will be followed by the opening session featuring a presentation "Project Bioshield: The Need, the Legislation, Gaps in Legislation, and Practical Application" by Dr. Philip Russell of the Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institu...NHGRI targets 12 more organisms for genome sequencing
... chartered committee that advises NHGRI on program priorities and goals, recently approved a comprehensive plan that identified two groups of new sequencing targets on the basis of their collective scientific merits. "Our sequencing strategy continues to focus on identifying the sets of organisms with the grea...Conservation International and AF&PA join forces to form 'Alliance to Combat Illegal Logging'
...s currently carried out. The Alliance will support priorities in the President's Initiative Against Illegal Logging (PIAIL), which emphasizes identifying and reducing threats to protected forest areas through good governance (including effective enforcement), community-based actions, technology transfer and har...New lab technique identifies high levels of pathogens in therapy pool
... years, in part because of a shift in the nation's priorities toward bio-weapons research that diverts valuable money and resources away from very basic and important issues." Higher winter levels of airborne pathogens in such enclosed pool areas are likely due to seasonal ventilation practices, including clos...South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
... global environmental issues and refocus them into priorities and a manageable agenda for national governments" "So far, however, most work on Inter-linkages has been undertaken at the global rather than regional or national levels. Recognizing the importance of cooperation at the regional level between Brazil,...Scientists collaborate to assess health of global environment
...cisions about ecosystem services, it will identify priorities on local, regional and global scales. In a particular area, for example, it can help policymakers decide whether the benefits of increasing food production will outweigh the effects on water quality and biodiversity by giving them the information the....... Eight of the hotspots are considered the highest priorities for the survival of the most endangered primates: Indo-Burma, Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands, Sundaland, Eastern Afromontane, Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa, Guinean Forests of West Africa, the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, and Western Ghats...21-22 April AAAS forum to discuss Pentagon R&D spending, other policy issues
...ces Committee staff, that it has been shifting its priorities from basic research at universities on topics such as computer science to more narrowly defined projects promising greater immediate payoffs. The AAAS budget analysis will include a chapter that documents the Pentagon's declining support for computer...Society of Nuclear Medicine to offer first $25,000 Mallinckrodt Seed Grant
...port for cutting-edge research is one of the major priorities of SNM and the foundation," said ERF President Michael D. Devous Sr., Ph.D. "We are thankful that Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt came forward to help us on this venture," he added. For more information about this grant and application materials or to l...NTP roadmap for the future, celebration of 25 years
... for the Future" -- A symposium to unveil research priorities and to celebrate more than 25 years of NTP scientific progress When: Tuesday, May 10: 9:00a.m. 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 11: 9:00 a.m. - noon Where: The National Academy of Sciences 2100 C Street, NW Washington, DC Invited Speak...Society of Nuclear Medicine to offer $10,000 William L. Ashburn, M.D., Pilot Research Grant for 2006
...ncouraging innovative research is one of the major priorities of SNM and the foundation," said ERF President Michael D. Devous Sr., Ph.D, "and we are thankful to Digirad Corporation for honoring Dr. Ashburn with a contribution to the foundation for this grant."...Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists
...Obviously, immediately after the tsunami, the main priorities have been to address the human toll, the health and sustenance of survivors and the rebuilding of livelihoods in all of the affected nations. "However, long-term reconstruction efforts will need to examine requirements for rebuilding damaged sectors...From memory formation during sleep to novel components for physics
...es for effective therapeutic methods. The research priorities include treatment of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis as well as a number of cancers such as leukaemia, skin cancer and various gynaecological and urological tumours. (Spokesperson: Prof. Hans-Georg Rammensee, Eberha......cted areas, increase marine research, and identify priorities for conserving marine species on an unprecedented scale. The programs involve working with partners to establish ''seascapes" in three of the world's most biodiverse marine areas, set up a Marine Management Area science program in CI's Center for App...