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Tag: RESEARCHERS/SCIENTISTS/AWARDS
The AIAA taps space weather pioneer Louis Lanzerotti for a career award
Louis Lanzerotti, a distinguished research professor of physics best known for shedding light on the space environment around Earth and its impact on hardware in space and critical infrastructure on the ground, has been awarded the 2020 American Institute of…
Collaborating with a team of rivals can resolve conflict — and advance science
PRINCETON, N.J.–Five social scientists holed up in an Amsterdam hotel for a week with the goal of reaching a scientific consensus on how people form stereotypes. Remarkably, they were encouraged by the fact that none of them actually agreed with…
Ching-Hon Pui, MD, receives Medal of Honor from the American Cancer Society
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital pediatrician and researcher is honored for significant contributions to the advancement and impact of global collective efforts to save more lives from childhood cancer
The Pancreatic Cancer Collective extends four research teams with $16M for new therapies
PHILADELPHIA — The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, the strategic partnership of Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), has awarded additional funding of up to $16 million to four teams of top researchers as part of its “New Therapies Challenge…
The Pancreatic Cancer Collective extends four research teams with $16M for new therapies
PHILADELPHIA — The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, the strategic partnership of Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), has awarded additional funding of up to $16 million to four teams of top researchers as part of its “New Therapies Challenge…
IU scientists study link between energy levels, spinal cord injury
INDIANAPOLIS–Each year, thousands of people in the United States experience a spinal cord injury, damaging the system of nerves that the brain and body use to communicate. A team of researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine, in collaboration with…
Nature Gene Therapy publishes preclinical data of Ocugen’s OCU400 genetic modifier
Data support nuclear hormone receptor gene NR2E3 as genetic modifier and therapeutic agent to treat multiple retinal degenerative diseases and potentially serve as a broad-spectrum therapy
The case for economics — by the numbers
A multidecade study shows economics increasingly overlaps with other disciplines, and has become more empirical in nature
Exploring new option to manage pediatric myopia
SUNY Optometry and Eyenovia partnering on clinical trial to treat nearsightedness in children
Translational Research Day in Boston to highlight broadly engaged team science
Experts to discuss how to build authentic partnerships for research collaboration
Translational Research Day in Boston to highlight broadly engaged team science
Experts to discuss how to build authentic partnerships for research collaboration
Jisc, UK institutions and Wiley agree ground-breaking deal
Hoboken, N.J–March 2, 2020– Jisc, the UK’s research and education not-for-profit that negotiates licences and digital content agreements on behalf of UK universities, and Wiley, a global leader in research and education, have struck a four year “read and publish”…
Jisc, UK institutions and Wiley agree ground-breaking deal
Hoboken, N.J–March 2, 2020– Jisc, the UK’s research and education not-for-profit that negotiates licences and digital content agreements on behalf of UK universities, and Wiley, a global leader in research and education, have struck a four year “read and publish”…
Institute of Railway Research officially receives the Queen’s anniversary prize
A TEAM of researchers and engineers at the University of Huddersfield whose mission is to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety have been awarded one of the most coveted honours in Higher Education,…
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Institute of Railway Research officially receives the Queen’s anniversary prize
A TEAM of researchers and engineers at the University of Huddersfield whose mission is to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety have been awarded one of the most coveted honours in Higher Education,…
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association awards partner grant
(Feb. 26, 2020) — The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University a $100,000 Foundation Partner grant. The ATS Foundation Partner Grants provide crucial support to talented…
ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association awards partner grant
(Feb. 26, 2020) — The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University a $100,000 Foundation Partner grant. The ATS Foundation Partner Grants provide crucial support to talented…
‘Lab in your phone’ lets you play the scientific life
The scientist inside your phone is having a stressful day. Trying to finish a research paper while keeping a batch of cells alive, the last thing they need is “something funky” in their petri dish. As demigod of this pocket-based…
‘Lab in your phone’ lets you play the scientific life
The scientist inside your phone is having a stressful day. Trying to finish a research paper while keeping a batch of cells alive, the last thing they need is “something funky” in their petri dish. As demigod of this pocket-based…
AIBS recognizes science policy leadership
Michigan State University and Mississippi State University graduate students receive 2020 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Awards
SMA Plain community carrier screening program yields impactful results
The program identified carriers in the Plain community to deliver innovative treatments presymptomatically to affected newborns
Communicating science can benefit from scientists ‘being human’
MU researchers determine a scientist’s ‘perceived authenticity’ can inform trust and credibility with audience
Communicating science can benefit from scientists ‘being human’
MU researchers determine a scientist’s ‘perceived authenticity’ can inform trust and credibility with audience
$10 million Templeton grant will fund study of children’s religious views
It’s the second-largest grant Templeton has ever awarded
Army researchers develop efficient distributed deep learning
ADELPHI, Md. (Feb. 18, 2020) — A new algorithm is enabling deep learning that is more collaborative and communication-efficient than traditional methods. Army researchers developed algorithms that facilitate distributed, decentralized and collaborative learning capabilities among devices, avoiding the need to…
Taming hormones with food: physician resolves infertility, diabetes, & other conditions
Your Body in Balance, by Neal Barnard, MD, highlights the science of how foods affect our hormones and the simple dietary prescriptions that can restore health and vitality
Taming hormones with food: physician resolves infertility, diabetes, & other conditions
Your Body in Balance, by Neal Barnard, MD, highlights the science of how foods affect our hormones and the simple dietary prescriptions that can restore health and vitality
Wiley and FinELib sign transitional agreement continuing expansion in open access
HOBOKEN, N.J.–February 12, 2020 – John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B), a global leader in research and education, and FinELib, a Finnish consortium of higher education and research institutions, have announced a new three-year license that combines…
Wiley and FinELib sign transitional agreement continuing expansion in open access
HOBOKEN, N.J.–February 12, 2020 – John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B), a global leader in research and education, and FinELib, a Finnish consortium of higher education and research institutions, have announced a new three-year license that combines…
TAT 2020 Honorary Award: A recognition in cancer drug development to Lillian Siu
March 2-4, 2020, Paris, France
Pilot program aims to improve reproducibility, utility, and ethics of biomedical research
Researchers conduct ‘large scale behavior change intervention’ with new tools and monetary incentives
UTA’s Maddalena named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
A career of discovery
TAT 2020 Honorary Award: A recognition in cancer drug development to Lillian Siu
March 2-4, 2020, Paris, France
Pilot program aims to improve reproducibility, utility, and ethics of biomedical research
Researchers conduct ‘large scale behavior change intervention’ with new tools and monetary incentives
UTA’s Maddalena named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
A career of discovery
Study finds innate protein that restricts HIV replication by targeting lipid rafts
Research from the George Washington University has found that apolipoprotein A-I binding protein restricts HIV-1 replication by targeting lipid rafts and reducing virus-cell fusion
Adapting to climate change: We’re doing it wrong
Researchers, policymakers should focus on transformative strategies
Study finds innate protein that restricts HIV replication by targeting lipid rafts
Research from the George Washington University has found that apolipoprotein A-I binding protein restricts HIV-1 replication by targeting lipid rafts and reducing virus-cell fusion
Adapting to climate change: We’re doing it wrong
Researchers, policymakers should focus on transformative strategies
UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of biomedical discoveries
With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Washington has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health.…
UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of biomedical discoveries
With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Washington has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health.…
Erin Schuman is awarded the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
The foundation is recognizing the scientist for her work on local protein synthesis at neuronal synapses
Erin Schuman is awarded the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
The foundation is recognizing the scientist for her work on local protein synthesis at neuronal synapses
Stand Up To Cancer Laura Ziskin Prize awarded to Drs. Leisha A. Emens and Xiang Zhang
LOS ANGELES – January 28, 2020– Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded the 2020 Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Research to two highly respected clinical investigators who will come together in a novel collaboration between leaders in breast cancer…
Stand Up To Cancer Laura Ziskin Prize awarded to Drs. Leisha A. Emens and Xiang Zhang
LOS ANGELES – January 28, 2020– Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded the 2020 Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Research to two highly respected clinical investigators who will come together in a novel collaboration between leaders in breast cancer…
Stand Up To Cancer announces gastric cancer interception research team
International team, focused on for early detection of world’s 3rd leading cause of cancer death, supported by the Cless Family Foundation and Sara & Jeff Schottenstein Family Charitable Fund
Taro Takahashi selected as first recipient of the Wallace S. Broecker medal
Awarded in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments and novel insights in the areas of marine geoscience, chemical oceanography, or paleoceanography