Sentences with phrase «leading research funders»

Harley Liker, MD, a physician at UCLA Medical Center who has also led research funded by POM, directed all inquiries to a POM spokesman.

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American companies have mostly picked the cupboard clean: Hinton now works with Google, LeCun leads Facebook's AI research lab, and Bengio is an adviser with IBM, whose work out of the University of Montreal has earned significant funding from Google and beyond.

IBM and JDRF, an outfit focused on funding type 1 diabetes research, are teaming up to analyze the factors that may lead to that form of diabetes.

The two - year «solar soldier» project brings together 15 researchers from six universities, led by the University of Glasgow, and is funded by a $ 1 - million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Ministry of Defence.

In 2015, the viral «Ice Bucket Challenge» helped fund groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of a gene associated with the disease.

Government - funded research has led to lifesaving interventions to prevent other injuries.

General Fusion has also received funding from the Canadian government's Sustainable Development Technology fund (SDTC) and Cenovus Energy, in addition to scoring a research partnership with one of the U.S.'s leading scientific centres, the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

Prior to that, he researched media, advertising and online education companies for a hedge fund within Fukoku Life New York and led sales for The Capital - Gazette, a large media and communications group now owned by Tribune Publishing.

I also lead our Center for Applied Business Research in Environment and Energy (CABREE) which has received funding and / or compensation over the previous 5 years from Enbridge, Suncor, Encana, Cougar Tool, and the Government of Alberta.

With 80 per cent of Nova Scotia's publicly funded research, and as one of Canada's leading universities for industry collaboration, we're helping generate the talent, discoveries and innovations that will shape Atlantic Canada's future.

Angling to be the go - to marketplace for these gene - based businesses, Helix, the spin out from genetic testing research and technology giant Illumina, has held a first close on a planned $ 200 million funding round led by new investor DFJ Growth.

Research has found this destructive behavior has led to investors underperforming the very funds in which they invest.

Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) Institute is a leading funder of environmental, social, and corporate governance research on corporate responsibility and inResearch Center (IRRC) Institute is a leading funder of environmental, social, and corporate governance research on corporate responsibility and inresearch on corporate responsibility and investing.

This funding covers grants that span the spectrum from basic research all the way to business - led research partnerships.

Allocating unlimited resources can be daunting, and just as research has shown that giving workers too many 401 (k) mutual funds to choose from can lead to less and worse savings, unlimited vacation can overwhelm workers to the point that they don't use it to full effect.

Her research and experience lead her to advise aspiring entrepreneurs against falling victim to these common myths about venture capital: (1) It's the primary source of start - up funding.

We agree in concept and state throughout our fund research (see here, here and here) that the only justification for fees above the ETF benchmark is «active» management that leads to out - performance.

Previous investors were led by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, which provided $ 1 million through a Transition to Scale investment and helped catalyze matching investments from a wide range of sources including Maple Leaf Angels, MaRS Innovation, the University of Toronto's Connaught Seed Fund, the Government of Canada through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC - IRAP) and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED), and the Government of Ontario through investment by Ontario Centres of Excellence and support by MaRS Discovery District and ventureLAB / Genesis.

Extensive research access along with consistent customer service, ample tools, the largest selection of commission - free funds, and industry - leading market reports combine to present a great full - service brokerage.

Six of Seven Largest Public Pension Funds Using Glass Lewis Proxy Services SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Oct. 31, 2005)-- Glass, Lewis & Co., the leading independent investment research and global proxy advisory firm, announced today -LSB-...]

The new tower will also host the Medicine by Design initiative, set to become a leading centre in regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto with the federal government committing $ 114 - million for this project through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Over time, MFS has been a leading innovator in the asset management industry, including creating one of the first in - house research departments in the mutual fund industry in 1932, launching the first high - yield municipal bond fund and the first global balanced fund, and more recently creating «outcome - oriented» products, such as its line of target - risk, target - date, and other asset allocation strategies.

SAN FRANCISCO (February 9, 2009)-- Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent research and proxy advisory firm, today announced that its proprietary research is now available through Bloomberg L.P., a service that integrates real - time and historical information on about 5 million bonds, equities, commodities, currencies and funds.

It will be led by U of A academics — and Alberta Innovates funded research chairs — Rich Sutton, Michael Bowling and Patrick Pilarski.

Bryan Luebbert, a principal in Investment Advisory, leads the Portfolio Construction team, which manages the Edward Jones Advisory Solutions ® Research Models and Bridge Builder mutual funds.

Emerging market hedge funds, particularly those investing in Russia and Latin America, have posted strong gains through early 2016 and lead performance through April, according to according to the latest Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report from Hedge Fund Research.

We also partner with other research organisations to ensure the best capability is brought to bear on a problem, such as leading a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded project involving institutions around the world to develop self - reproducing hybrid crops for African farmers or working with the University of Queensland and Queensland State Government researchers to solve challenges faced by the Northern Australian beef industry.

He is a leading economist, fund manager and policy adviser who has previously worked for Goldman Sachs and the RBA, and was a director of the Menzies Research Centre.

The symposium was inspired by a major ARC funded research project being conducted by the University (the Supermarket Power Project) and led by Prof Caron Beaton - Wells.

Bago City, Myanmar (10 October 2017)-- An Australian - funded five - year research project led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Myanmar is making a lasting impact on improving local rice farmers» ability to adapt to agricultural challenges and respond to market opporresearch project led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Myanmar is making a lasting impact on improving local rice farmers» ability to adapt to agricultural challenges and respond to market opporResearch Institute (IRRI) in Myanmar is making a lasting impact on improving local rice farmers» ability to adapt to agricultural challenges and respond to market opportunities

Founded by Marie Brown and funded by a group of close friends, the brewery is investing heavily in research and development with work being led by consultant brewer Kieran Middleton.

In fact McCain is world renowned as a funder of agricultural research and provider of leading - edge agronomic advice.

Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the ADDF provides critical seed funding to leading scientists conducting breakthrough drug discovery and clinical research.

New research led by Healthy Dining and funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reveals that restaurant consumers accept, and in most cases even prefer, menu choices that were reduced in sodium content.

These projects are led by Indian research institutions, with additional funding sought from the government of India.

Unfortunately, although many families rely on baby food to feed their baby and see it as a healthy option, research from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has revealed that many baby foods on the market contain levels of lead that are unsafe for babies.

Supported by funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Professor Vedam conducted a national, mix - methods study on factors leading to divergent attitudes among maternity care providers» regarding planned home birth.

Because hopefully someday, all of this awareness will lead to funding, which will lead to research, which might lead to new developments which keep parents and babies healthy until their term births.

A team of researchers, led by Professor Sotaro Kita from the University of Warwick and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, found that empathic people made larger and more gestures that encouraged interaction with the listener.

Findings from a project led by London's Institute of Education and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) show that using new ways of encouraging young children to stay in regular schooling cut drop - out rates by 42 per cent in just a year.

This release is based on the findings from the research project: «Families and Caring in South Asian Communities» funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by Prof Christina Victor of Brunel Uniresearch project: «Families and Caring in South Asian Communities» funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by Prof Christina Victor of Brunel UniResearch Council and led by Prof Christina Victor of Brunel University.

The Republican - led senate voted on a bill Monday to stop federally funding the organization in response to undercover videos that appear to show executives of the organization discussing the sale of fetal tissue for medical research.

Senior Conservative ministers including Sajid Javid, Andrea Leadsom, Penny Mordaunt and David Gauke have used taxpayers» cash to fund the hard - Brexit European Research Group (ERG), which is now led by Rees - Mogg MP, who has been accused in recent days of trying to undermine Prime Minister Theresa May and oust her Chancellor, Philip Hammond.

This has subsequently been developed into an online resource, the Teaching and Learning Toolkit, by the Education Endowment Foundation who have provided further funding to Durham University to support a research review team, led by Steve Higgins.

The Steering Group agreed the terms of reference for the review and, in consultation with the UK Human Geography community, appointed an International Panel of leading international experts, chaired by Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia, Canada The International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian Millsresearch trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian MillsResearch Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian MillsResearch by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian Mills (2012).

Controversial internet entrepreneur turned cultural critic Andrew Keen, who says the revolution of interactivity and user - generated content on the internet is leading to «less culture, less reliable news and a chaos of useless information» is one contributor certain to ignite debate at the two - day conference, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through its e-Society programme.

For many years, a friendly division of work within the Alzheimer's Association called for the New York City office to deliver programs and the national office in Chicago to lead advocacy efforts and promote funding for major research.

The ten foot beagle is embarking on a nationwide tour to raise funds for leading medical research charity Cancer Researcresearch charity Cancer ResearchResearch Wales.

To address this, the research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), led by Professor Charles Alderson at Lancaster University, set out to identify the factors that determine how this skill develops in a number of different languages and what factors in people's first language influence progress in research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), led by Professor Charles Alderson at Lancaster University, set out to identify the factors that determine how this skill develops in a number of different languages and what factors in people's first language influence progress in Research Council (ESRC), led by Professor Charles Alderson at Lancaster University, set out to identify the factors that determine how this skill develops in a number of different languages and what factors in people's first language influence progress in reading.

New research shows that # 700 million is paid each year to fund the UK's failing farming system, which continuously strains the environment, a leading environmental group has claimed.