Sentences with phrase «director of the research effort»

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Summarizing these challenges in his opening address to the conference, Dr Matthew Morell, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), reminded delegates of the efforts of the international research community to develop innovative climate - smart best practice packages for rice smallResearch Institute (IRRI), reminded delegates of the efforts of the international research community to develop innovative climate - smart best practice packages for rice smallresearch community to develop innovative climate - smart best practice packages for rice smallholders.

Indonesia's well - institutionalized seed production system, infrastructure, availability of a good number of scientists, and a core group of hybrid rice breeders, make this an ideal time to ramp up hybrid rice research and development efforts,» said Dr. Bruce Tolentino, IRRI's Deputy Director - General.

Mike Omeg, the 2017 Good Fruit Grower of the Year, will work under Ian Chandler, Orchard View's director of field operations, concentrating his efforts on research and development and representing Orchard View on tours and industry groups.

In her role as Director of Research of MANA (Midwives Alliance of North America) she heads a vigorous effort to hide the appallingly high death rate of the 24,000 planned homebirths in MANA's own database.

The IDA's efforts would have been impossible without the leadership of ECIDA Executive Director Steve Weathers and his dedicated team, who are instrumental in researching and vetting all of the potential inducements.

Blair Horner, executive director of the nonprofit New York Public Interest Research Group in Albany, said one of the few successful efforts to tighten the state campaign finance law occurred in 2014.

«A lack of diversity at the faculty level is an enormous problem in biomedical science, so I applaud HHMI's efforts to support junior scientists from underrepresented backgrounds,» writes Jessica Polka, president of the Future of Research board of directors, in an email to Science Careers.

The trend toward transformative research is fueled by nations» efforts to use science and technology to leapfrog competition in terms of innovation and economic development in a globalized environment, says Robert Frodeman, a philosophy professor at the University of North Texas, Denton, and director of the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity.

As part of a collaborative effort, clinical researchers Rebecca Ashare, PhD, an assistant professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, and Robert Schnoll, PhD, an associate professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction, are studying the effects of metformin on smokers to see if it attenuates negative mood and cognitive deficits during withdrawal — symptoms known to be associated with the ability to quit.

«These findings build on previous studies into disproportionate rates of diabetes prevalence and hold important clues for efforts aimed at preventing diabetes and better managing the disease,» said Jane Bolin, JD, PhD, BSN, co-researcher and director of the Southwest Rural Health Research Center at Texas A&M.

Maria Elena Bottazzi leads the research, education and administration efforts of the school, is a Professor of Pediatric Tropical Medicine and the Deputy Director for the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.

«When he was president of the University of Tokyo, he put extraordinary effort into improving the research environment,» says Yoji Totsuka, director of the university's Institute for Cosmic Ray Rresearch environment,» says Yoji Totsuka, director of the university's Institute for Cosmic Ray ResearchResearch.

Roslyn Mannon, M.D., director of research at the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute and also a kidney transplant specialist, is among those leading investigative efforts to help patients keep transplanted organs permanently.

Jerry Miksche, director of the US Department of Agriculture's Plant Genome Research Program, says that more British effort on wheat would be «good logic, in that Great Britain's research on wheat has made great stridesResearch Program, says that more British effort on wheat would be «good logic, in that Great Britain's research on wheat has made great stridesresearch on wheat has made great strides».

In his day job, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Allison serves as chair of the immunology department, deputy director of the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers and executive director of the immunotherapy division of the Moon Shots Program, a multidisciplinary effort tackling cancer mortality.

«Lithium is explosive in water,» Arun Majumdar, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency — Energy, or ARPA — e, which is funding PolyPlus's development effort, noted at the agency's second annual conference March 1.

National Human Genome Research Institute Director Francis Collins, one of the leaders behind the public effort to sequence the genome, can now move on to other projects.

It will inform future emergency preservation efforts,» said Brian Daniels, director of research and programs at the University of Pennsylvania Museum's Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

Samios, who is now director of the RIKEN - BNL Research Center, headed Brookhaven from 1982 until 1997 and was the driving force behind the effort to build RHIC.

«Despite substantial public health efforts, flu vaccine rates for U.S. children are well below national targets,» says lead author Sarah J. Clark, M.P.H., associate director of the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health and associate research scientist in the U-M Department of Pediatrics.

As director of the new DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California — one of three upcoming national Bioenergy Research Centers — Keasling will head the institute's efforts to support President Bush's goal of reducing U.S. gasoline consumption by 20 percent within 10 years.

Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), sees the effort as a «groundbreaking» event, adding that «I know of no previous example of this kind of collaboration» between companies and basic biologists.

This information could aid future flood - planning efforts in inland communities,» said Judy Skog, a director of the National Science Foundation's Coastal SEES, or NSF's sustainability program, which co-funded the research.

GIS Executive Director Prof Huck Hui Ng, said, «The study is a reflection of an adaptation of our efforts towards translational research.

The Genome Sequencing Centers will play a pivotal role in our systematic effort to assess the range of genomic changes associated with malignancy,» said Mark S. Guyer, Ph.D., director of NHGRI's Division of Extramural Research.

Gerry is currently the director of the Center for SETI Research (CSR) at the Institute, and most of his effort is still focused on doing SETI with the Allen Telescope Array.

Townes» appointment as director of research for the U.S. government's Institute of Defense Analysis in 1959 slowed his efforts to build an optical device, opening the door for Theodore Maiman to demonstrate the first laser — light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation — in 1960.

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI's scientific director and director of the Division of Intramural Research, said, «This is an outstanding example of our efforts to build upon the foundation laid by the Human Genome Project.

Researchers Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine; Frank Longo, MD, PhD, professor of neurology at Stanford School of Medicine; and Steve Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institutes» Taube - Koret Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, will collaborate with clinical efforts at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, under the direction of Bruce Miller, MD, PhD.

Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D., is director of Neuroscience & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research and project director of the Northern New Jersey TBI System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and local hospitals.

«It was extremely exciting to get this award as it will provide my lab both the resources and the stability for our ongoing efforts,» says Shaw, who is also the director of the Salk Cancer Center, which is one of just seven NCI - designated Basic Research Cancer Centers in the country.

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, is director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research and project director of the Northern New Jersey TBI System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and local hospitals.

Dr. Pontiano Kaleebu, Chairman Africa AIDS Vaccine Program and Acting Director of Uganda Virus Research Institute, delivered a strong keynote address that reiterated the importance of an HIV vaccine, what it will take to develop an effective vaccine and how community members can help with the international effort.

The NCTN represents «an unmatched effort to integrate and streamline the process of cancer clinical trials research,» said James Doroshow, MD, deputy director for clinical and translational research at NCI in a statement released by NCI last month.

About TBI Research at Kessler Foundation Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D., is director of Neuroscience & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research and project director of the Northern New Jersey TBI System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and local hospitals.

«This technology represents decades of effort from Dr. Croteau and his paclitaxel research team at Washington State University,» said Keith Jones, executive director of the WSU Research Fouresearch team at Washington State University,» said Keith Jones, executive director of the WSU Research FouResearch Foundation.

The effort is now led by Dr. Parvesh Kumar, UNLV School of Medicine senior associate dean for clinical research and cancer program director.

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, is director of Neuroscience & TBI Research and project director of the Northern New Jersey TBI System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and local hospitals.

Mark S. Guyer, Ph.D., currently director of NHGRI's Division of Extramural Research, becomes only the third deputy director of the institute, which was originally founded in 1988 as an office to lead NIH's portion of the effort to sequence the human genome for the first time.

«This is a momentous achievement, which will allow AfricaRice to invigorate its effort to reach the common objectives of improving food security and reducing poverty in Africa, through advances in rice research and training of rice breeders,» stated Dr Roy - Macauley, Director General of AfricaRice on the occasion of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding in late 2016

But for people with type 2 or type 3 SMA, «the reality is that any sort of treatment would be a blessing,» says Jill Jarecki, research director of Families of SMA who, in a previous job, led the small - molecule screening effort that yielded RG3039, the Repligen compound.

CERN Director General, Luciano Maiani, and European Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, will open the event with speeches underlining the importance of joining efforts for science education and outreach in Europe.

The University of Melbourne's Director of Cancer Research and renowned pancreatic cancer researcher, Sean Grimmond, said the Hub would see Australia join an international effort to transform cancer research in diagnostics, technology, bioinformatics and industry partnerships and help cross the «cancer technology chasmResearch and renowned pancreatic cancer researcher, Sean Grimmond, said the Hub would see Australia join an international effort to transform cancer research in diagnostics, technology, bioinformatics and industry partnerships and help cross the «cancer technology chasmresearch in diagnostics, technology, bioinformatics and industry partnerships and help cross the «cancer technology chasm».

He is Director of Genetics at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research and oversees research efforts in cell culture and cryobanking, cytogenetics, population genetics, conservation breeding, evolution and systematics, and applications of genomics technologies to conservation efforts for managed and wild populations of threatened and endangered Research and oversees research efforts in cell culture and cryobanking, cytogenetics, population genetics, conservation breeding, evolution and systematics, and applications of genomics technologies to conservation efforts for managed and wild populations of threatened and endangered research efforts in cell culture and cryobanking, cytogenetics, population genetics, conservation breeding, evolution and systematics, and applications of genomics technologies to conservation efforts for managed and wild populations of threatened and endangered species.

Clinics that offer a broader, team - based approach to treating psoriasis are also beginning to emerge, says dermatologist Andrew Blauvelt, MD, a professor at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and the research director of the universitys Center of Excellence for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis, which combines the efforts of dermatologists, rheumatologists, and psychiatrists.

Director Peter Landesman (Kill The Messenger) tackles the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who fought against efforts by National Football League to suppress his research on the Read More →

James J. Kemple, the executive director of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, who conducted a study comparing the city's school reform efforts to a «virtual» control group modeled from other urban districts in the state, including Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, and Rochester, «found New York City students improved significantly faster than the control group on both the New York state assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress during the reform period, from 2002 to 2010.»

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He is also the faculty director of the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research partnership between Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Department of Education aimed at improving the state's school improvement efforts by connecting research to policy and pResearch Alliance, a research partnership between Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Department of Education aimed at improving the state's school improvement efforts by connecting research to policy and presearch partnership between Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Department of Education aimed at improving the state's school improvement efforts by connecting research to policy and presearch to policy and practice.