ASU embarks on NSF grant for Nanotechnology Solar Energy Initiative
...Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award program, which recognizes and promotes interdisciplinary research between education and industry....HIV exploits competition among T cells
...ely followed by dramatic drop as the immune system recognizes the threat, mounts a defense and destroys most of the invading viruses. The second phase is a long period of clinical latency that can last up to 10 years. In this phase, a small amount of virus mutates fast enough to escape initial detection and con...16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
...Technology Review. The TR100 Young Innovator award recognizes the world's top 100 young innovators below the age of 35. Dr Han was among the youngest to be included in the TR100 list in 2004 for his original work in materials chemistry research, and for the potential his nanotechnology invention has on chemical......first was a protein called TRIM5 that, in monkeys, recognizes the outer shell or "capsid" of HIV-1 but not that of SIV. By swapping out the capsid region of the HIV-1 genome for that of the monkey virus, and then selectively growing the viruses that replicated most robustly, over several generations Hatziioanno...Institute of Medicine elects 65 new members, 5 foreign associates
...re elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. Election is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health." Current active members elect new members ...Early family experience can reverse the effects of genes, UCLA psychologists report
... with the inaugural Clifton Strengths Prize, which recognizes the life and work of Donald O. Clifton, past chair...he prize, which will be presented every two years, recognizes groundbreaking theory, research and practice in "strengths-based psychology." Clifton's philosophy w...Three UCSF faculty elected to Institute of Medicine
...e prestigious Institute. Election to the Institute recognizes those who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. It is considered one of the highest honors in these fields. Kathleen Giacomini, PhD, professor and chair of biopharmaceutical scie...Venomous cone snail biologist named to Institute of Medicine
...re elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health. Election is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health." Election to the institute is Oliver......stitute. Krauzlis explains that the human brain recognizes objects in everyday circumstances because it is very good at filling in missing visual information. "When we see a deer partially hidden by tree trunks in a forest, we can still segment the visual scene and properly interpret the individual features ...Ecology center awarded $21-million by National Science Foundation
...SB vice chancellor for research. "The NSF renewal recognizes the fact that NCEAS has transformed the study of ecology, and the field cannot succeed without it." The National Science Foundation established the National Center for Ecological Analyses and Synthesis in 1995. Recognizing the potential value of ut...Roger Kornberg to present Dickson Prize lecture at U of Pittsburgh's SCIENCE2006: Feel the Power
...y the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, recognizes individuals who have made significant, progressive contributions to the field of medicine. Established in 1969 by the estates of Joseph Z. Dickson, M.D., and his wife, Agnes Fischer Dickson, the prize consists of a bronze medal and an award of $50,00...2006 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge winners announced
...ciety. The contest, currently in its fourth year, recognizes outstanding achievement in the use of visual media to promote understanding of research results and scientific phenomena. The judges criteria for evaluating the entries included visual impact, innovation and accuracy. The winning entries communicate ...Carnegie's Joseph G. Gall wins 2006 Lasker Award
...ecial Achievement in Medical Science. The citation recognizes that Gall is "a founder of modern cell biology who has made seminal contributions to the field of chromosome structure and function, who invented in situ hybridization, and who has been a long-standing champion of women in science." Gall has been s...'Telomere' expert Carol Greider shares 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
...y of the world's top scientists. The 2006 award recognizes Greider, the Daniel Nathans Professor and director of molecular biology and genetics in the Johns Hopkins Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences, along with Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and Jack Szost...Engineer ramps up protein production, develops versatile viral spheres
...of the journal Biotechnology & Bioengineering, and recognizes the most outstanding paper of the year in that journal. Swartz, who holds the Leland T. Edwards Professorship in the School of Engineering at Stanford, will receive the award for a paper showing for the first time how glucose, the abundant sugar prod...JCI table of contents: September 7, 2006
...or BI (SR-BI) on the surface of cells in the liver recognizes cholesterol in combination with particles known as high-density lipoprotein. Mice lacking SR-BI have very high levels of cholesterol and, like humans with high levels of cholesterol, have a high risk of developing heart disease. However, because cell...Environmental toxins may cause body's defenses to worsen lung disease
...tify and destroy diseased cells. If the lymphocyte recognizes the tissue, Borchers explains, it simply continues its survey for problems. But if the cell receives a signal that the tissue is infected, it will automatically destroy it to protect the body from disease. "The immune system thinks it's eradicating ...Innovative projects help ORNL win 3rd straight DOE Pollution Prevention Award
... divisions contributed to winning the award, which recognizes lab strategies to reduce legacy waste material hazards. "Our pollution prevention philosophy is quite broad based," Wadsworth said. "The cost savings and the recognition by DOE reflect the success of our programs." One of the more innovative init...JCI table of contents: September 1, 2006
...stimulated through TLR3. Because the immune system recognizes some viruses through TLR3, this study improves our understanding of what could trigger autoimmune disease. However, as Marco Colonna from Washington University states in an accompanying commentary "a full understanding of the role of viruses in human...Science researchers genetically transform immune cells into tumor fighters
...lls carry a receptor protein on their surface that recognizes specific molecules called antigens on tumor cells....lls contain genes that make a T cell receptor that recognizes breast or lung cancer cells. With this in mind, Rosenberg and colleagues created tumor fighters b...