Sentences with phrase «biomedical research programs»

California National Primate Research Center Education Outreach Program A free program to introduce K - 6 students to nonhuman primates, health sciences, animals in research, and biomedical research programs and careers, using science activities in the classroom.

An Australian advisory panel is suggesting sweeping changes to the nation's biomedical research programs in order to better link science to health care — along with a hefty spending boost.

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.

The study was funded by the biomedical research program at Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, a program supported by Qatar Foundation.

Kirwan leads an internationally acclaimed biomedical research program focused on diabetes, obesity, nutrition and exercise.

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She will also soon launch a major new program to promote diversity in biomedical research that has been in the works for 2 years.»

After earning a master's degree from Boston University's science journalism program and internships at Science News and Science, he became Science's New England correspondent, initially focusing on biology and biomedical research and later on astronomy.

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.

Recent Activity RCP Assesses Mississippi Program's Novel Public Health and Community Engagement Partnership In March 2017, RCP conducted an assessment of the Mississippi IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (Mississippi INBRE) program, a five - year cycle - competitive $ 20 million NIH - funded program designed to enhance biomedical research capacity throughout theProgram's Novel Public Health and Community Engagement Partnership In March 2017, RCP conducted an assessment of the Mississippi IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (Mississippi INBRE) program, a five - year cycle - competitive $ 20 million NIH - funded program designed to enhance biomedical research capacity throughout thResearch Excellence (Mississippi INBRE) program, a five - year cycle - competitive $ 20 million NIH - funded program designed to enhance biomedical research capacity throughout theprogram, a five - year cycle - competitive $ 20 million NIH - funded program designed to enhance biomedical research capacity throughout theprogram designed to enhance biomedical research capacity throughout thresearch capacity throughout the state.

«However, this poses several challenges,» says Chao Wang, co-lead author of a paper on the microneedle research and a postdoctoral researcher in the joint biomedical engineering program at NC State and UNC - Chapel Hill.

- Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Program for NIGMS MARC Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) Deadline: December 5, 2005 MARC Predoctoral Fellowships are individual National Research Service awards made to outstanding graduates of the MARC U * STAR Program (Minority Access to Research Careers / Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research) to help them pursue a graduate degree in the biomedical sciences.

The Whitaker Foundation (Arlington, Va.), which awards grants for research and education in biomedical engineering at academic institutions in the United States and Canada, has a wealth of information about the field, including a list of programs that offer graduate degrees, on its Web site.

But the focus of the HHMI Professors program is not on research, per se; rather, the program aims to enhance the development of the next generation of biomedical scientists by drawing them into research and related activities at an early age.

The center has an extensive portfolio of biomedical research funding programs both on its own and together with other components of NIH, that can apply to projects in India.

Ben Barres, a neuroscientist and the director of Stanford's program, says, «My hope is that they become better scientists, better biomedical researchers, and that they do way more disease - oriented research» than they otherwise would.

ORI director Chris Pascal says his office has received several favorable comments about the new grants program and that 70 scientists interested in the topic showed up last month for an ORI workshop on how to apply for biomedical research grants.

The program is designed for students from disadvantaged background who are interested in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health - related research.

► During a December meeting in Havana, organized by AAAS and the Cuban Neuroscience Center, scientists from the United States and Cuba «discussed a biomedical research fellows exchange program for early and midcareer scientists in both countries,» Becky Ham wrote in the AAAS News & Notes section in this week's Science.

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 U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a long history of working to increase the diversity of its intramural and extramural biomedical research workforce, especially through programs such as Minority Access to Research Careers, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Research Centers at Minority Institutions, and Diversity Suppresearch workforce, especially through programs such as Minority Access to Research Careers, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Research Centers at Minority Institutions, and Diversity SuppResearch Careers, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Research Centers at Minority Institutions, and Diversity SuppResearch Support, Research Centers at Minority Institutions, and Diversity SuppResearch Centers at Minority Institutions, and Diversity Supplements.

Small and highly select, the program aims to produce scientists seeking academic research careers and recruits «outstanding science students committed to biomedical research careers» who already have a «sophisticated scientific background» and substantial research experience, the Web site says.

The program managers themselves exemplify NIH's goal of diversifying the nation's biomedical research workforce.

The failure to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technical Transfer (STTR) programs leaves in limbo the fate of the programs, which expire on 31 January 2011, and ensures that a debate among legislators, biomedical researchers, and venture capitalists over the size and scope of the programs will continue into the new Congress.

Finally, the report noted that most biomedical graduate programs and postdocs in the United States do little to prepare biomedical scientists for careers outside of academia even though considerably fewer than half (43 %) wind up in academic research or teaching and fewer than a quarter (23 %) wind up tenured.

Later that fall, NHGRI launched a new program, the Centers of Excellence in ELSI Research (CEER [1]-RRB- to conduct ELSI research and to train biomedical and other postdocs to become independent ELSI investResearch (CEER [1]-RRB- to conduct ELSI research and to train biomedical and other postdocs to become independent ELSI investresearch and to train biomedical and other postdocs to become independent ELSI investigators.

In addition, RCT is also gaining a clearer understanding of the programs, challenges, and issues of postdocs within the biomedical research community.

To the biomedical research community, she was refreshingly «frank and open,» says Tony Mazzaschi, senior director for policy and research at the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health in Washington, D.C. «She will be sorely missed.»

Biomedical Engineering (BME), Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD), and Biophotonics Programs This program supports research that applies engineering principles to problems in biomedical science while contributing to the body of knowledge in engiResearch to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD), and Biophotonics Programs This program supports research that applies engineering principles to problems in biomedical science while contributing to the body of knowledge in engiresearch that applies engineering principles to problems in biomedical science while contributing to the body of knowledge in engineering.

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) supports a wide range of biomedical and behavioral research imperatives, and its Web site offers valuable program details to readers.

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.

One area of the site is devoted to the Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE), a NIGMS initiative to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientists by disseminating information about a variety of biomedical research training pResearch (MORE), a NIGMS initiative to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientists by disseminating information about a variety of biomedical research training presearch training programs.

The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is a private international organization that funds innovative and interdisciplinary basic research in the life sciences and biomedical fields.

► Also in this week's STM, Ambika Mathur and four coauthors (including Cynthia Fuhrmann, a member of the team that created Science Careers» myIDP), describe NIH's Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program, which aims «to enhance career preparation for graduate pre - and postdoctoral biomedical research trainees.»

Fred Hutch's undergraduate research programs are designed to provide authentic research experiences and mentorship for students interested in biomedical research.

«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.

Through a combination of a variety of information gathering activities and Committee deliberations, the Committee has concluded that the nation's need for these scientists remains strong and that the NRSA program, while small compared to the many other sources of doctoral and postdoctoral support, is enormously powerful in terms of its ability to change research emphases and to attract the highest quality individuals to research careers in the basic biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences.

The PennPORT program is intended to enhance research - oriented teaching at partner institutions, foster collaboration in research and teaching between the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and that of partner minority - serving institutions, and encourage undergraduates to enter a career in biomedical research.

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.

Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology.

PHILADELPHIA --(July 11, 2017)-- Researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international leader in biomedical research in the fields of cancer, immunology and infectious diseases, with collaborators at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq: SNDX) announce the results of a preclinical study demonstrating that entinostat, Syndax's oral, Class - I histone deacetylase inhibitor, enhances the antitumor effect of PD - 1 (programmed death receptor - 1) blockade through the inhibition of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs).

WEST ORANGE, N.J. and NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 30, 2014 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — The signing of a formal affiliation agreement that allows Kessler Foundation and New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) to work together to advance biomedical research, education and patient care programs has been announced by Rodger DeRose, president and chief executive officer of Kessler Foundation and James M. Golubieski, president of New Jersey Health Foundation.

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 Stprogram 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 StProgram, 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.

New Jersey Health Foundation (www.njhf.org) is a not - for - profit corporation that supports biomedical research and health - related education programs through its Grants Program and has contributed more than $ 52 million to advance such programs in New Jersey.

TWD is the focal point for NIGMS programs aimed at developing a strong and diverse biomedical research workforce.

Common Fund programs are designed to pursue major opportunities and gaps in biomedical research that the agency as a whole should address to make the biggest impact possible on the progress of medical research.

ABOUT COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology.

The goal of the program was to help biomedical research institutions develop a cadre of PhD scientists who trained to conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersections of the biomedical, physical, computational, and mathematical disciplines.

in any area relevant to biomedical research by the time the applicant would be appointed to the NIGMS PRAT program, and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

Since 2000, the BTT Program has been preparing CCP students for an exciting career in the growing field of basic and applied biomedical research.

The foundation and its programs are dedicated to the support of biomedical research toward conquering disease, improving human health and extending life.