New nonprofit organization formed to accelerate drug development in autism-associated genetic conditions

LOS ANGELES, CA, October 23, 2019 – Parents of children affected by Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) announce the formation of CureSHANK, a nonprofit organization to accelerate drug development in PMS and other diseases related to the SHANK genes. As one of…

Dartmouth Computer scientist receives $1.5 million to build new AI approaches to lung cancer

A $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant to Computer Scientist Saeed Hassanpour of Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center will be used to build new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for precision cancer care in lung cancer management

LSU Health New Orleans awarded $1.74 million for Usher Syndrome antisense therapy research

New Orleans, LA – Jennifer J. Lentz, PhD, Associate Professor at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Genetics and Ophthalmology, in collaboration with Robert K. Koenekoop MD, PhD and Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Human…

NYSCF announces 2019 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced the 2019 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six of the most talented stem cell researchers and neuroscientists into the NYSCF Investigator Program. The NYSCF Investigator Program fosters and encourages promising…

Election 2019: Hope for a national pharmacare plan

The 2019 federal election in Canada brings hope for universal pharmacare if Canadians ensure the elected government delivers on the long-delayed promise of universal access to essential medications, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) . “For Canadians…

Reclamation awards $8.9 million for innovative solutions in water and power management

The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $8.9 million to 27 new research projects and 114 continuing research projects through its Science and Technology Program. The funding from Reclamation is being matched by $10.9 million in partner contributions. The research findings…

5G wireless to connect robots on the ground to AI in the cloud

BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – A research team at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, with the support of the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative 2.0 , is building the foundations of a wireless system that…

Kessler scientists receive grant to study exercise benefits in multiple sclerosis

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers awards grant to Drs. John DeLuca and Helen Genova to study the effects of different exercise regimens across multiple realms of symptoms and functioning

NASA selects Illinois professor for satellite mission concept study

Lara Waldrop, assistant professor electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected by NASA to lead a multi-institution team to conduct a concept study for a satellite mission. Her mission, titled “Global Lyman-alpha Imagers…

The MIT Press receives Arcadia grant to develop and pilot open access monograph publishing framework

‘While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, this generous award from Arcadia will allow us to develop and test a flexible OA sustainability model that can then be adapted to the needs of our peers.’ — Amy Brand, Director, The MIT Press

$300,000 NIH award to boost STEM proficiency through augmented reality gameplay

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Explore Interactive, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, has received a $300,000 Phase I SBIR award from the National Institutes of Health for its augmented reality platform to help students learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).…

12 early-career scientists win PROLAB awards

Twelve emerging scientists will receive grants this year from the Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists program, or PROLAB, to advance their research by working directly with collaborators in laboratories in the United States, Canada and Spain. Since 2012,…

The 2019 CNRS innovation medallists

Trained at the University of Tromsø (Norway) and recruited at the Laboratory of Plasma Physics (CNRS/Ecole polytechnique/Observatoire de Paris/Université Paris-Sud/Sorbonne Université), Ane Aanesland, a CNRS researcher, is currently President and CEO of ThrustMe, a startup specialising in the propulsion of…

Search tightens for genes driving prostate cancer

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is set up to fund individual projects in fields like genomics, computational biology, and pathology. Now researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Center are taking advantage of an innovative new program in cancer systems biology…

LSU Health New Orleans awarded $13.6 million for expanded cancer clinical trials network

New Orleans, LA – LSU Health New Orleans has been awarded a $13.6 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to expand its successful statewide clinical trials network with a special emphasis on minority and underserved cancer patients. Principal Investigator…

Dr. Xuan Liu receives Switzer Research Fellowship for mobility research in cerebral palsy

NIDILRR fellowship funds gait retraining research in children by Children’s Specialized Hospital-Kes

Are we really protecting rivers from pollution? It’s hard to say, and that’s a problem

More public and private resources than ever are being directed to protecting and preserving aquatic ecosystems and watersheds. Whether mandated for land development, farming or in response to the growing severity and number of natural disasters – scientists from the…