Sentences with phrase «as for biomedical research»

Houston is recognized worldwide for its energy industry — particularly for oil and natural gas — as well as for biomedical research and aeronautics.

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She currently serves as President and Executive Director and as a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), an independent 501 (c)(3) charitable organization established by Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by raising private funds for biomedical research and fostering partnerships and alliances around the world.
The study has received the approval of the administration of the Souissi Maternity Hospital in Rabat, as well as the approval of the ethics committee for biomedical research at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat, registered with the Office for Human Research Protection of the US Health and Human Services Department (Registration Number: IORG0research at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat, registered with the Office for Human Research Protection of the US Health and Human Services Department (Registration Number: IORG0Research Protection of the US Health and Human Services Department (Registration Number: IORG0006594).
Numerous smaller nonprofits, such as the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research and the Australian Stem Cell Centre, to name two, have a specific biomedical focus.
«Once this novel tumor - homing agent binds to the EphA2 receptor, the oncogene functions as a cancer - specific molecular Trojan horse for paclitaxel, carrying the drug inside the cancel cell, killing the cell, and thwarting metastasis,» said Maurizio Pellecchia, a professor of biomedical sciences at UCR's School of Medicine who led the research.
Even though I've been out of the biomedical research lab for 7 years, I still regularly use many of these skills in my work running educational programs geared toward improving equity and inclusion in the sciences, as well as connecting scientific research with the public.
I work in the Science Policy Department of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), the Spanish national centre for cardiovascular research, which was established by the Spanish ministry of health as a centre of excellence to give impetus to biomedical research in this area.
In the second letter, Frankie L. Trull, writing on behalf of the National Association for Biomedical Research, expressed concern about what she perceived as an overly sympathetic tone, noting that «[f] or years, many biomedical researchers, their staff, and their families have been egregiously targeted by PETA and understandably are demoralized.
If you are a biomedical engineer developing scaffolds to grow cartilage for regenerative medicine, you are unlikely to publish in top biology journals because your research is not viewed as fundamental, Viceconti says.
• Changes may be afoot for biomedical scientists as a result of efforts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve the reproducibility of preclinical research.
«A lot of things are happening at a very fast pace,» says Jackie Ying, who was a professor for 11 years at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, before moving to Singapore in 2003 as executive director of the Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, «and Singapore has tremendous research opportunities, especially in the biomedical areas.»
As such, opportunities for veterinary medical scientists run the gamut from biomedical and pharmaceutical research to public health and academia.
Since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations, new opportunities for research cooperation have opened up quickly in such fields as biomedical sciences, public health, and agriculture as well as science related to ocean conservation and other environmental research.
Meredith joined Science as a staff writer focusing on neuroscience in September 2016, after covering biomedical research and its politics from Washington, D.C., for 20 years.
The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science defines laboratory animal science as «a field of science devoted to the production, care, and study of laboratory animals used in biomedical research and education.
HFSP and other international biomedical research programs can serve as models for the far larger investment efforts needed to promote and maintain research networks and training across national boundaries.
«Our research shows that targeting cannabinoid receptors in the periphery with pharmacological inhibitors that do not reach the brain holds promise as a safe therapeutic approach for the treatment of overeating and diet - induced obesity,» said Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Medicine, who led the research project.
One common application for quantum dots is to use them as cell markers in biomedical research, says Todd Krauss, an associate professor of chemistry and optics at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics who studies the fundamental properties of quantum dots as well as their optical properties.
They see it as an attempt to undermine a program that biomedical lobbyists have complained is supporting low - quality research at a time when excellent proposals from top scientists are being rejected for lack of funds.
The research, published today in the journal PLOS One, appears as scientists are increasingly concerned about federal support for basic biomedical research.
The work applies a data analysis model for the growth and maturation of biomedical research to characterize the progress of research on the pharmaceutical chemistry of oligonucleotide therapeutics, as well as the molecular targets, for their actions.
«Today, the role of patients as partners permeates the R&D landscape,» and «[t] he past year has ushered in a «perfect storm» of policy initiatives in biomedical research and opportunities for patient engagement,» the authors wrote.
While he has offered few details on policies for biomedical research, Trump said last year that he has heard «terrible» things about the US National Institutes of Health; he has also derided NASA as a «logistics agency for low - Earth orbit activity ``, and said he would expand the role of the commercial space industry in the US space programme.
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins delivered an upbeat assessment of what lies in store for the world's largest supporter of biomedical research, projecting advances in battling genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease and the development of an atlas of human cells to...
Yeatman says that biomedical research is also ripe for renewal, especially in areas such as osteoporosis and protein crystallography.
As noted in the study by Crimmins and lead author Morgan E. Levine, assistant professor at the Yale Center for Research on Aging: «A deceleration of the human aging process, whether accomplished through environment or biomedical intervention, would push the timing of aging - related disease and disability incidence closer to the end of life.»
Yet even as teams developed the CRISPR / Cas9 gene - editing system for biomedical and basic research purposes, multiple groups have been on the lookout for better versions of the molecular scalpel.
«With Teresa Woodruff's research using Draper's human organ system platform, we have a compelling demonstration of the importance of a microenvironment that permits cells to function in vitro as they would in vivo, and the power of being able to interconnect organ models on a platform and operate them in a stable and precise manner for weeks to months,» said Jeffrey T. Borenstein, a biomedical engineer at Draper.
Now, translational research has emerged as a field in its own right, aided in large part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap for Medical Research, a collection of initiatives that prioritize efforts to shepherd biomedical discoveries into clinical applresearch has emerged as a field in its own right, aided in large part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap for Medical Research, a collection of initiatives that prioritize efforts to shepherd biomedical discoveries into clinical applResearch, a collection of initiatives that prioritize efforts to shepherd biomedical discoveries into clinical application.
The foundation envisions the retreat as an opportunity for the postdocs to share research perspectives and for RCT to share views on the interaction of basic biomedical research with the development of clinical applications.
«We... support federal investment in basic and applied biomedical research,» it says, «especially the neuroscience research that may hold great potential for dealing with diseases and disorders such as Autism, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's.»
As chief of the parent agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Sebelius defended the importance of sustained funding for biomedical research, yet oversaw administration requests to keep NIH's funding essentially flat.
The research has important implications for the fundamental understanding of translation in living systems, as well as intriguing potential in the biomedical arena.
Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiative (SBIR) Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiative (STTR) These programs apply to all NIH institutes and fund basic research in biomedical computing, as well as development of informatics tools for the health sciences.
«The availability of the human genome sequence, as well as other genomic resources produced by our sequencing centers, has transformed biomedical research everywhere,» said NHGRI's Associate Director of Extramural Research Jane Peterson, Ph.D., who is also a program director for NHGRI's Large - Scale Sequencing Research research everywhere,» said NHGRI's Associate Director of Extramural Research Jane Peterson, Ph.D., who is also a program director for NHGRI's Large - Scale Sequencing Research Research Jane Peterson, Ph.D., who is also a program director for NHGRI's Large - Scale Sequencing Research Research Network.
Sir Martin has been a key figure in establishing Cardiff University as a world - leading centre for biomedical research.
As America's patient lobby groups win increasing support for research into their own «pet diseases», scientists working at the more basic end of biomedical research are struggling to win a share of the funds.
In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.
Specifically this Notice: 1) develops principles based on 20 years» experience of providing instruction in responsible conduct of research by the scientific research community; 2) is more specific about who should participate, how often instruction should occur, and the form that instruction should take; 3) addresses issues that have arisen as the practice of biomedical, behavioral and clinical science has evolved; and 4) provides guidance to applicants, peer reviewers and NIH staff in determining how well specific plans for instruction in responsible conduct of research compare with the best practices accumulated over the past two decades by the research training community.
As UCSF's first vice chancellor for science policy and strategy, Keith Yamamoto leads efforts to anticipate the needs of an increasingly dynamic biomedical research endeavor, and to position UCSF optimally, by working within the university as well as influencing and shaping science policy at the state and national levels and beyonAs UCSF's first vice chancellor for science policy and strategy, Keith Yamamoto leads efforts to anticipate the needs of an increasingly dynamic biomedical research endeavor, and to position UCSF optimally, by working within the university as well as influencing and shaping science policy at the state and national levels and beyonas well as influencing and shaping science policy at the state and national levels and beyonas influencing and shaping science policy at the state and national levels and beyond.
He refocused the BRIDGES program while functioning temporarily as its acting director, created the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program, encouraged professional societies to apply for funding to increase the participation of underrepresented students in biomedical and behavioral research, and established the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority SResearch Education Program, encouraged professional societies to apply for funding to increase the participation of underrepresented students in biomedical and behavioral research, and established the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Sresearch, and established the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority SResearch Conference for Minority Students.
This is a practical course in Bioinformatics, which will emphasize how to use the computer as a tool for biomedical research.
This user - friendly tool serves as an invitation for startups to unite with partners across the area's biomedical research community.
I am truly excited about what the future holds for Florida in the realm of life sciences, particularly as we surge forward in biomedical research, advanced technologies, and discovery.»
In addition to Professor He, who also serves as director of the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine, the research team includes biomedical engineering postdoctoral researcher Jianjun Meng (first author); biomedical engineering graduate student Bryan Baxter; Institute for Engineering in Medicine staff member Angeliki Bekyo; and biomedical engineering undergraduate students Shuying Zhang and Jaron Olsoe.
By the time it was incorporated, the focus has expanded to include elementary and secondary education, professional development training for researchers, and outreach to the public and the media about science education, the use of animals in biomedical research, and other topics such as the harmonization of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees and Institutional Biosafety Committees, as well as monitoring legislation.
The current funding environment has raised serious concerns about the long - term viability of the biomedical research enterprise, as securing NIH grants has become increasingly difficult for scientists early in their careers.
Mats Hansson is the director of the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics at the University of Uppsala and has conducted extensive research in biomedical ethics as principal investigator in multi-disciplinary research projects dealing with issues ranging from ethical, social and legal aspects of the implementation of genetic diagnosis in clinical practice and the use of human tissue materials in research, to clinical and medicalResearch Ethics & Bioethics at the University of Uppsala and has conducted extensive research in biomedical ethics as principal investigator in multi-disciplinary research projects dealing with issues ranging from ethical, social and legal aspects of the implementation of genetic diagnosis in clinical practice and the use of human tissue materials in research, to clinical and medicalresearch in biomedical ethics as principal investigator in multi-disciplinary research projects dealing with issues ranging from ethical, social and legal aspects of the implementation of genetic diagnosis in clinical practice and the use of human tissue materials in research, to clinical and medicalresearch projects dealing with issues ranging from ethical, social and legal aspects of the implementation of genetic diagnosis in clinical practice and the use of human tissue materials in research, to clinical and medicalresearch, to clinical and medical ethics.
BTT graduates have been placed for training and jobs in a variety of academic research settings and at biomedical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies in the Philadelphia region such as:
As ever, SENS Foundation is committed to making investments in critical - path research to advance this key but heretofore - neglected line of biomedical research out of the laboratory, into the clinic, and to uniting the multiple strands of rejuvenation biotechnologies into a comprehensive panel for the restoration of the health, vigor, and open futures of aging humanity.
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