Sentences with phrase «important research contributions»

Not exact matches

Ainsworth's contribution to attachment theory centred on the development of her concept of the «secure base» which created an important foundation for research methodology in child development [vi](Ainsworth, 1978).

But, while matching funds are an important feature of the City's system, any reform being considered in Albany that hopes to replicate the City's success should include lower contribution limits and an overhaul of administration and enforcement, writes Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

From its position at the interface of science and government, AAAS maintains a close watch on basic research trends as an important component to the R&D process given the contributions it makes to expanding our knowledge or understanding of phenomena quite apart from any specific applications this understanding may yield.

Trained as a psychobiologist, his research has contributed to advancements in the fields of developmental psychology, physiological psychology, and perception; he has also made important contributions in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, immunobiology, ethology, and molecular biology.

Her NASA - funded research satisfies her itch for discovery, but her most important scientific contribution, she says, is helping researchers from other fields — geoscience, engineering, physics, and limnology (among others)-- obtain the data they need.

The systems biology approach, where cross-disciplinary scientists work together as a team, can potentially make important contributions to research.

«Two other circadian biology laboratories in the department, those of Seung - Hee «Sally» Yoo, Ph.D., and Cheng Chi Lee, Ph.D., also made important contributions to this work, highlighting the collaborative spirit among our faculty and our research expertise in this fascinating area of biology,» he added.

The research marks another important contribution in cardiovascular research by scientists at Temple's Center for Translational Medicine.

The discovery is an important contribution to the University's research effort in Future Healthcare, which is one of NTU's Five Peaks of Excellence — interdisciplinary research areas in which the university aims to make a global mark.

«This is a timely contribution about one of the most important, if not the most important risk factor for liver cirrhosis globally, because our overall knowledge about drinking patterns and liver cirrhosis is sparse and in part contradictory,» said noted expert Jürgen Rehm, PhD, Director of the Social and Epidemiological Research Department of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto.

Morwood, who passed away on July 23 from cancer, made important contributions in research areas ranging from the rock art of Australia's Kimberly region to the seafaring capabilities of Homo erectus.

«We will quantify the contribution of research funds that these infections receive compared to research involving other pathogens that are important in human health.

The labs «provide essential capabilities for university and industrial researchers» and have made important contributions to America's economic and military might, Moniz reminded a room packed with science policy heavyweights, including 15 lab directors, National Cancer Institute chief Harold Varmus, former White House science adviser Neal Lane, and lawmakers and staffers who serve on key committees overseeing federal research agencies.

«As the first international public opinion poll on sleep, the National Sleep Foundation 2013 Bedroom Poll makes an important contribution to the field,» commented Namni Goel, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a member of the NSF 2013 International Bedroom Poll expert panel.

This research makes important contributions to the fields of microbial diversity in extreme environments and bioremediation.

APS Fellows are elected by their peers for «exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise; e.g., outstanding physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics, or significant contributions to physics education.»

Over the last two decades, important contributions were made at national, European and international levels to foster collaboration into rare diseases research.

The INFRAFRONTIER mission: ◊ to shape the European Research Area in the field of mouse functional genomics and thereby make an important contribution to the study of human disease.

His awards include «Scientist of the Year» by the American Liver Foundation; «Visiting Distinguished Professor» at South Korea's Dongook University; an Honorary Degree from The Romanian Academy of Sciences for basic science advances in viral hepatitis; induction into the Bulgarian National Academy of Medicine and Sciences for his contributions to hepatitis B research; named «One of the 100 most important people in Bucks County of the last century» by The Intelligencer; honored as Judge's Choice, CEO of the Year, by Philadelphia Business Journal's Inaugural Life Science Award; and elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Under the leadership of John DeLuca, PhD, senior VP for Research & Training, and Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research, scientists have made important contributions to the knowledge of cognitive decline in MS. Clinical studies span new learning, memory, executive function, attention and processing speed, emotional processing, employment and cognitive fatigue.

IRB Barcelona has named Joan Font - Burgada (Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, 1977) winner of the 2018 IRB Barcelona Alumni of Excellence Award «for his important contributions to understand the development of cancer, in particular, why cancers evolve with mutations that are poorly immunogenic, and also for the identification of special hepatic reparative cells with low propensity to produce cancer,» states the report by the jury — a body formed by senior IRB Barcelona researchers with expertise across several fields of research.

I would like to highlight the important contributions to life sciences research in space of two individuals affiliated with Purdue University back in my home state of Indiana.

She has made an important contribution to several international research consortia in human genomics, including the Genotype Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project, the 1000 Genomes Project and led the RNA - sequencing work of the Geuvadis Consortium.

Under the leadership of John DeLuca, PhD, senior VP of Research & Training, and Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience and TBI Research, scientists have made important contributions to the knowledge of cognitive decline in MS. Clinical studies span new learning, memory, executive function, attention and processing speed, emotional processing and cognitive fatigue.

It's also important to point out that the sum of knowledge generated each year, including Africa's contribution to it, is measured using research articles published by scientists and scholars in scientifically recognised journals.

«As a result, this research makes an important contribution to the understanding of the evolution of all of pterosaurs.»

Southern Research's engineering team also made important contributions in post-flight incident investigations.

«It is an absolute pleasure to get to know a university which, through its history, merits and contributions to the use of knowledge, includes so many outstanding research environments and important decision - making settings,» he says.

Under the leadership of John DeLuca, PhD, senior VP for Research & Training, and Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research, scientists have made important contributions to the knowledge of cognitive decline in MS and developed new treatments.

Epilepsy research conducted at UT Southwestern makes important contributions to developing new medications and devices that can help patients effectively control their seizures.

His choices widened when he looked at the work of his graduate school mentor, who had made important contributions to society by founding a Cord Blood Bank, and of a professor at a local 2 - year college, who advanced student training in scientific research by involving them in the lab production of monoclonal antibodies.

In an editor's note that accompanied the study, Dr. Seth A. Berkowitz called the research «an important contribution because it is, to my knowledge, the first large - scale study of coffee consumption to evaluate a mental health outcome in women.»

Studying the A-Plus accountability and choice system in Florida therefore offers the possibility of some important contributions to the existing research literature.

Attendees will learn the following: • How to engage the community, parents, and schools in developing an actionable, inspiring definition of student success • How to increase student motivation • How to effectively integrate SEL • How teachers make their most important contribution to student success • Latest research on the link between student motivation and student success

As a result, this book is the most important contribution to educational research and practice in decades.»

Again, although I am no expert, the research suggests that a strong foundation of knowledge is critical for future learning and meaningful participation in and contribution to society (but it's also not sufficient, which is why developing deeper skills and dispositions are so important — a false either - or from which we need to move away).

«This brief is intended to serve as a tangible resource for practitioners seeking to ensure that their efforts — are based in research and targeted in ways that will produce the most positive outcomes for students — particularly given limited program resources,» said IHEP President Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D. «With the prevalence and positive impact of mentoring generating a large body of social science research, IHEP and NCAN believe it's important to make meaningfully contributions to the existing conversation about mentoring to help support students along the high school - to - college continuum, and ultimately improve student outcomes and completion rates.»

School and Life Success — In a 2004 book summarizing the research on Social - Emotional Learning, Joe Zins and colleagues concluded that the most important factors in students» success in school and life is their sense of attachment and commitment to school and seeing the school as a source of positive recognition, contribution, pride, and purpose in their lives.

The Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Award honors Educational Leadership faculty who have made a substantive contribution to the field by mentoring the next generation of students into roles as university research professors, while also recognizing the important role (s) mentors play in supporting and advising junior faculty.

Several Collaborative members made important contributions to the PACE Research and Policy Annual Conference, Fulfilling the Promise of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

Here at UCLA, we are striving to be the best program in education possible, one that is making important contributions to research and scholarship, and making a difference in the classrooms, schools and communities of Los Angeles and beyond.

This research makes an important contribution by demonstrating that combining good science teaching with scaffolding and a focus on language development is an effective method for helping English language learners in science classrooms.

School leaders who leverage these assets will realize what research has shown: Quality school library programs are powerful boosters of student achievement that can make important contributions to improving schools in general and, in particular, closing the achievement gap among our most vulnerable learners.

My take is that our collective understanding of how the stock market works was just not terribly advanced prior to the publication of Fama's important research of the 1960s and that Shiller probably could not have made the huge contribution that he made in 1981 had Fama not in earlier years laid the foundation on which Shiller built.

While it is early days for The Fund, Roger Montgomery and I would like to acknowledge the important contribution of Tim Kelley, Montgomery Investment Management's Head of Research and Portfolio Manager of The Montgomery Fund.

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Craig Copeland, EBRI senior research associate, pointed out that defined contribution (DC) plan ownership is an important factor in Americans» confidence in the ability to live comfortably in retirement.

Contributions ensure English Springer health for the future by funding important research and health initiatives here in the US and in partnership with other nations.

A contribution to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will provide support for creating and maintaining exhibitions that families love to visit, outstanding education programs for children and adults, and important scientific research in the fields of vertebrate zoology, invertebrate zoology, and anthropology.

Krystyna Gmurzynska was the first foreigner to receive the merit for special achievements by Michael Shvydkoy, the Russian Minister of Culture, recognizing her «important contribution to scientific research, and for the organization of exhibitions in the field of Russian art of the 20th century.»