Sentences with phrase «in basic biological research»

They are mainly used in preclinical tests, but also in basic biological research, as well as in behavior and cognition programs.

«Under her leadership, the Ben May Department has played a key role in basic biological research as well as in bridging basic cancer biology and translational research.

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For example, if you know that you want to do basic research and run a lab in the biological sciences, the appropriate graduate degree is a Ph.D..

At first, Chandran's focus was still mainly on fundamental biological questions, but over time, he has become increasingly interested in applications, while maintaining the basic research side.

First, the rigor of the science curriculum in medical schools has not kept pace with advances in the biological sciences; M.D. graduates lacking a rigorous science background find it difficult to develop research programs that can equal those of well - trained basic scientists.

Ibáñez considers that «this result confirms the need to dedicate more resources to basic research that advances knowledge of biological systems at the molecular level, in order to understand them better and thus be able to resolve the problems that arise in patients.»

While the bulk of CureVac's prize money will go to basic molecular immunology research, Hoerr says he also wants to set aside a portion to pay tribute to Miescher, the biologist from Switzerland who identified nucleic acids, a family of key biological molecules that includes DNA and RNA, in his lab in Tübingen.

He went to NIMH from the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he held a variety of senior positions, focusing on basic research in the biological, behavioral and social sciences, science policy and science education.

Some basic research findings are being translated into new treatments, and with the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells in 2006, the field has seen a step - change in biological understanding that will affect the way new drugs are identified and tested and, potentially, the way cells can be generated in the lab.

Although the money is earmarked for basic biological research, Small didn't say which institutes would benefit from the gift, the largest single private donation to basic research in the Smithsonian's 155 - year history.

In CRC 873, funded by the German Research Foundation, medical and biological scientists investigate the basic regulatory mechanisms that control the self - renewal and differentiation of stem cells.

Until more epidemiological and basic research can be conducted to further parse out the associations between PD, cholesterol and statins, physicians and scientists should be cautious in promoting health benefits of statins for PD without a good understanding of clinical evidence and potential biological mechanisms, Huang advises.

It becomes a particularly nettlesome question because basic research of the sort done by Van Blerkom and Albertini has historically been adapted — snatched, really — for use in IVF clinics, often before all the biological ramifications are clear.

A team led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic has identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in a related genetic disorder, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), found in some ALS patients.

About the Salk Institute for Biological Studies: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probes fundamental life science questions in a unique, collaborative and creative environment.

But they are also used in basic research as a model system to study fundamental biological questions.

Basic research aimed at elucidating the role of enzymes and other proteins in biological processes, regulation of these processes at the molecular level, the structure - function relationship of proteins.

At EMBL - EBI, we make the world's public biological data freely available to the scientific community via a range of services and tools, perform basic research and provide professional training in bioinformatics.

The three - year fellowships provided training, under the guidance of mentors, in research directed toward an understanding of basic biological processes or disease mechanisms.

«Likewise, we are so pleased that through the Irwin Mark Jacobs Chair in Exemplary Life Science, Dr. Jacobs» vision and leadership will be perpetually linked with the Salk Institute, where it will support the work of exemplary scientists dedicated to pursuing basic biological research.»

Nicholas Weiler joined the news team in 2015 and covers a wide array of basic and translational biological research at UCSF.

The availability of biological samples from individuals with alcoholic liver disease (ALD), as well as samples from appropriate heavy drinking, yet healthy controls and non-drinking healthy controls, is an essential first step in the translation of basic research advances to the clinic.

The benefits of primate research include advances in understanding of cancer, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, spinal cord injuries, substance abuse, and other basic biological and behavioral processes.

A large proportion of that portfolio remains in basic research, and though strides have been made in understanding the biological, cognitive and psychological underpinnings of pain, many gaps persist, particularly in translating effective treatments from research into practice.

She is a strong advocate for basic research and the use of model organisms in biological research.

Stephen Elledge and Evelyn Witkin won the 2015 Lasker Award in Basic Medical Research for their work on biological responses to DNA damage.

Metabolic research focuses on better understanding basic biological mechanisms that regulate metabolism and how they are dysregulated in disorders such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

Basic research on cellular and molecular properties on stem cells in giving new insight on their homing, engraftment, differentiation and biological effects.

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probes fundamental life science questions in a unique, collaborative, and creative environment.

Our approach to achieving this goal focuses on three objectives: (1) to develop a reliable, predictive panel of biomarkers (including both biological and bio-behavioral measures) that can identify children, youth, and parents showing evidence of toxic stress, and that can be collected in pediatric primary care settings; (2) to conduct basic, animal and human research on critical periods in development and individual differences in stress susceptibility, thereby informing the timing and design of a suite of new interventions that address the roots of stress - related diseases early in the life cycle; and (3) to build a strong, community - based infrastructure through which scientists, practitioners, parents, and community leaders can apply new scientific insights and innovative measures to the development of more effective interventions in the first three postnatal years.

Its scientists conduct basic research on a wide range of large - scale environmental issues, including climate change, ocean acidification, biological invasions, and changes in biodiversity.

As discussed in the National Bioethics Advisory Commission's 1999 report entitled, «Research Involving Human Biological Materials: Ethical Issues and Policy Guidance,» «Failure to obtain consent may adversely affect the rights and welfare of subjects in two basic ways.

Recent developmental neuroscience work suggests that because of its dependence on the maturation of prefrontal - limbic connections, the development of self - regulatory processes is relatively protracted, 24 from the development of basic and automatic regulation of physiology in infancy and toddlerhood to the more self - conscious and intentional regulation of cognition emerging in middle childhood.25 From a developmental perspective, then, opportunities for success and failure of self - regulation are numerous over the course of childhood, particularly given the potential of environmental factors such as parenting to facilitate or disrupt development in these domains.26 The next generation of temperament research will focus a great deal on the complex biological processes involved in these developmental pathways and the way these processes may be modified by the environment.