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UrduBella Kaufman recognized for her role in the development of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of BRCA-related cancers
Tag: RESEARCHERS/SCIENTISTS/AWARDS
C-Path, Ltd. announces new contract with innovative medicines initiative
DUBLIN, Ireland, December 3, 2020 — Critical Path Institute, Ltd. (C-Path, Ltd.) announced today a new contract with the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI2 JU). The new project will leverage C-Path’s global expertise in developing novel product development…
TTUHSC’s Sutton receives grant to continue work on potential lupus treatment
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) recently named R. Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), as a recipient of a 2020 Lupus Mechanisms and…
SMART researchers develop customised targeting of bacteria using lysins
The discovery can help cure bacterial infections without inducing resistance or causing harm to good bacteria
Dealing with COVID-19 and emerging stronger from it
The psychology professor and director of the SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute is well placed to explain why and how this matters – he has contributed significantly to public discourse on COVID-19 throughout this year and he is the author of…
Blockchain applications: Hype or reality?
SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer – If you have been following banking and investing in the past decade, you will probably be familiar with ‘blockchain’. Often mentioned in relation to Bitcoin, you may even think that they are…
The American Pediatric Society announces its new members for 2021
HOUSTON, Dec. 1, 2020 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce 55 new members. Founded in 1888, the APS is the first and most prestigious academic pediatric organization in North America. New members will be recognized during…
Is changing organisational culture the solution to the Asian creativity dilemma?
SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – AI. iPod. Personal computer. Where were these world-changing innovations created? Answer: the West. Whether you’re talking about innovation at the product level or at the business level, you first need creativity. With…
Commentary: Want to understand health disparities? Get your antiracist goggles on
AUSTIN, Texas — When it comes to understanding why children from non-white race groups have such poor health outcomes compared with their white counterparts, it’s time for researchers to look beyond their genes and delve deeper into social factors, according…
CZI awards $4.7 million for open source software and organizations advancing open science
Funding supports software tools essential to biomedicine and organizations that promote reproducible research
Study shows delirium can signal presence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic older patients in ED
A study published today in JAMA Network Open/Emergency Medicine supports evidence that older persons admitted to emergency departments (ED), and subsequently diagnosed positive for COVID-19, often present with delirium when they show no other typical COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever…
Largest number of highly cited scientists in Singapore comes from NTU for 3 straight years
Thirty-eight scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have been recognised for their research influence – the highest number among institutions in Singapore. This is the third year that NTU has had the greatest number of highly cited researchers…
NYUAD study finds opposite-gender mentorships may be more beneficial to female researchers
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Mentorship contributes to the advancement of individual careers in scientific research and can be an important factor in minimizing persistent barriers to entry, especially for women. A new study by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi examined data…
Collaborating with youth is key to studying mental-health management
Sage Bionetworks leads international feasibility study to identify core design components to build the Global Mental Health Databank with youth participants
American Pediatric Society names Dr. Lisa R. Young the 2021 Norman J. Siegel award recipient
HOUSTON, Nov. 16, 2020 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Lisa R. Young, MD, as the recipient of the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award for her considerable contributions to pediatric science. The award will…
International team wins 10 million euro ERC grant to study evolution of quantification
Humans use numbers and other quantifiers all the time. Our daily lives and our languages are packed with them, from symbols like “1,2, 3” that crowd our smartphones to expressions like “a lot” or “a gazillion.” But when, why and…
Effect of vitamin B12 injection on vocal performance of professional singers
What The Study Did: Researchers in this randomized clinical trial looked at whether a vitamin B12 injection improved mild singing-related symptoms such as reduced stamina and vocal fatigue among professional singers. Authors: Michael M. Johns III, M.D., of the University…
ESA releases free collection of environmental justice research
The Ecological Society of America has released a curated collection of environmental justice research, with scientists available for expert comment
Representation of female authors in family medicine academic journals is trending upward
Has female authorship distribution in family medicine research evolved over time?
Speed, evidence, safety characteristics of vaccine approvals by FDA
What The Study Did: Amid an urgent need to develop a safe and effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19, researchers evaluated all new vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the last decade, characterizing premarket development and regulatory…
Aviara Pharmaceuticals, Inc receives grant to collaborate with the Texas Heart Institute
Texas Collaboration to Develop Treatment for Inflammatory Disease
Soldiers benefit from psychological health research
Army scientists develop training to mitigate misdirected anger, aggression
Association between nursing home crowding, COVID-19 infection, mortality in Ontario, Canada
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association between nursing home crowding and COVID-19 across the entire nursing home system of Ontario, Canada, during the first months of the pandemic. Authors: Kevin A. Brown, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto and…
Neural stem and progenitor cell diversity in brain development may contribute to cortical complexity
Study provides a new glimpse into the landscape of the developing brain
Changes in birth rates after elimination of cost sharing for contraception
What The Study Did: Researchers assessed changes in birth rates by income level among commercially insured women before and after the elimination of cost sharing for contraception under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Authors: Vanessa K. Dalton, M.D.,…
UM research essential to global arctic animal migration archive
MISSOULA – Warmer winters, earlier springs, shrinking ice and increased human development – the Arctic is undergoing dramatic changes impacting native animals. And now, scientists can track the movements of thousands of Arctic and sub-Arctic animals over three decades with…
Multidisciplinary team to lead €10.4 million project, 4-OCEANS
Two researchers from Trinity College Dublin are among a four-strong team of principal investigators spearheading a new €10.4 million project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) to assess the importance of marine life to human societies during the last…
European funding worth millions for Bielefeld computer scientist
Professor Barbara Hammer and three European colleagues receive ERC Synergy Grant
Changes in cancer survival after Medicaid expansion
What The Study Did: Researchers compared the rate of death for patients diagnosed with breast, colorectal or lung cancer and living in states that expanded Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with states that didn’t. Authors: Miranda…
Changes in health services use among commercially insured US populations during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: Researchers examined whether the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with changes in non-COVID health care use among a large population of individuals with employer-sponsored insurance, specifically preventive services (e.g., pediatric vaccinations), elective services…
Violent encounters between gorillas slow population growth rate
November 4, 2020 (ATLANTA) – As wildlife populations decline around the globe, understanding the natural and human-induced factors that influence their growth is critical for determining the risk of population declines and developing effective conservation strategies. In a new study…
The American Pediatric Society honors Dr. Sherin U. Devaskar with the 2021 APS John Howland Award
Distinguished pediatrics leader is recognized for her significant contributions to advancing child health and the profession of pediatrics.
Outcomes of contact tracing in San Francisco
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated case investigation and contact tracing outcomes in San Francisco during shelter-in-place restrictions in that California city because of COVID-19. Authors: Darpun D. Sachdev, M.D., of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, is the corresponding…
New research partnership
New Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2020–Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB), the Center for Biomedical Research Transparency (CBMRT), and Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, in their continued efforts to advance the publication of research with negative findings, announced today the launch of…
Syracuse University sociologist part of team recognized for research on rural America
A research team of 39 investigators from 28 colleges and universities from across the United States has been recognized by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the United States Department of Agriculture with its National Excellence in Multistate…
‘Iconic’ Sandia researcher wins Indigenous Excellence Award
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Her peers know her as an exceptional engineer. But to some Indigenous people, Sandra Begay is legendary. “Like many Native American students in STEM, I knew of Sandra before I met her,” said Suzanne Singer, who is…
JNIS: brain-computer allows patients with severe paralysis to text, email, bank
FAIRFAX, Va. — Researchers demonstrated the success of a fully implantable wireless medical device, the Stentrode™ brain-computer interface (BCI), designed to allow patients with severe paralysis to resume daily tasks — including texting, emailing, shopping and banking online — without…
Dartmouth engineering professor elected OSA fellow
Dartmouth engineering professor Jifeng Liu has been named a fellow of The Optical Society (OSA). Fellow membership in OSA is reserved for members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics, and selection is based on…
FDA awards C-Path grant to use real-world data to generate real-world evidence in neonates
Pilot project will include the development of a real-world data and analytics platform
T-Cells from recovered COVID-19 patients show promise to protect vulnerable patients from infection
Children’s National Hospital immunotherapy experts apply proven model to grow SARS-CoV-2-fighting T-cells from convalescent donors
Hospitalizations for chronic disease, acute conditions during COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at the frequency of hospitalization for all non-COVID-19-related conditions in a New York health system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Saul Blecker, M.D., M.H.S., of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York,…
Oncotarget: Survival after resection of brain metastases: A matched cohort analysis
The cover for issue 32 of Oncotarget features Figure 2, ‘This figure depicts overall survival and local in-brain recurrence-free survival in the study’s subgroups,’ by Hussein, et al.
Oncotarget: A novel format for recombinant antibody-interleukin-2 fusion proteins
Oncotarget recently published a novel format for recombinant antibody-interleukin-2 fusion proteins exhibits superior tumor-targeting properties in vivo which reported that here, the authors describe four novel formats for the L19-IL2 fusion
RIT scientist receives NSF funding to explore cellular compartmentalization in bacteria
Interdisciplinary project will decode the rules of phase separation in bacterial chromatin
Rare disease cures accelerator-data and analytics platform milestones highlighted
C-Path, NORD, FDA and more come together via virtual workshop to showcase the importance of data sharing in rare disease drug development
The Misophonia Research Fund announces recipients of the 2020 Misophonia Research Grants
The Misophonia Research Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of a new grant seeking to understand misophonia and develop new therapeutic strategies for those living with the condition. Funded research includes: At Duke University, Dr. Clair Robbins will conduct…
SwRI researchers evaluate impact of wastewater systems on Edwards Aquifer
Study supports City of San Antonio’s aquifer protection efforts
NYSCF announces 2020 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the 2020 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six outstanding stem cell researchers and neuroscientists into the NYSCF Investigator Program. The NYSCF Investigator Program fosters and encourages promising early career…
Wiley’s Open Science Ambassador Program encourages scientific collaboration
Hoboken, N.J. and Beijing–October 20, 2020– John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), a leader in research and education, today introduced its Open Science Ambassador Program . The program acknowledges and supports Chinese thought leaders around the world who embrace…
ARPHA and Pensoft launch one-stop preprint & journal submission in selected journals
Authors in participating ARPHA-hosted journals can now post their manuscripts on ARPHA Preprints upon submission in a click