Sentences with phrase «make biomedical research»

Usually, they are generated from patient samples which are immortalised and then can be grown in dishes, put under the microscope, frozen down, thawed and revived, have their DNA sequenced, their protein levels measured, be genetically modified, treated with drugs, and generally make biomedical research possible.

And an instantly searchable online database of genetic data, even one that returned slightly inaccurate information, could make biomedical research much more efficient.

On January 18, AAAS reaffirmed its support for the current public access policy of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), stating that it does not endorse the Research Works Act, which would prevent NIH from requiring its grantees to make biomedical research findings freely available via the National Library of Medicine's Web site.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The idea that «hypercompetition» and lack of opportunity for aspiring scientists have made the biomedical research enterprise «unsustainable» has gained increasing acceptance since the publication of an influential 2014 article.

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Brendan Frey, CEO of Deep Genomics and a biomedical engineering professor at the University of Toronto, says his research team trained its system to analyze individual cells to draw conclusions about the entire cellular system and, ultimately, make a diagnosis.

These characteristics also make it attractive from the point of view of biomedical research.

- 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.

From the development of the blue laser to high - efficiency, high - brightness, light - emitting devices and new age tailor - made polymers capable of a host of applications in biomedical, chemical, electronics, and opto - electronics, IMRE's research into next - generation materials is likely to catalyze new industries in Singapore

I chose biomedical research out of a desire to have an impact on my field, work on cutting - edge medical questions, and make a real difference in peoples» lives.

If a manager (say, the PI of an academic biomedical research lab) assumes that they're more qualified to judge their employees» performance than they really are, what management errors do they typically make?

In the past decade, ethical questions in science have made headlines on issues such as the patenting of human genes, financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research and risk assessments related to environmental exposure to chemicals.

What's more, «[a] continued loss of postdocs without an alternative source of talented research personnel» for university labs portends harm to the «quality and quantity of our biomedical research,» making the need for reform more urgent than ever.

«Most of the members of the National Academy of Sciences who are in the biomedical research area come to talk, and we make special opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to have lunch with the big - name speakers that come in.»

«We're at a remarkable moment in biomedical research and its potential for making advances,» said Collins during a March 27 presentation on federal agency priorities on the opening day of the 42nd AAAS Science & Technology Policy Forum held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington.

After just 5 years in Canada, Tim Hughes is already making his mark on the nation's biomedical research community.

The goal of NIH's Proteomics Research Resource for Integrative Biology is to develop new proteomics technologies and make them available to the biomedical research coResearch Resource for Integrative Biology is to develop new proteomics technologies and make them available to the biomedical research coresearch community.

Congress has asked for more oversight of facilities that conduct research on livestock, effectively ended the use of so - called «random source» cats and dogs in biomedical research, and rejected a number of provisions that would have made it harder to protect threatened wildlife.

By making their research widely accessible, Feinberg's lab hopes to seed innovation widely, to encourage the rapid development of biomedical technologies to save lives.

«I might not see the end of it [but] all I can say is if you make a contribution... you will have contributed to one of the biggest things that's ever been accomplished in biomedical research.»

One factor is that the goals of obtaining a grant and making a breakthrough discovery are increasingly at odds, warn Bruce Alberts, former president of the National Academy of Sciences and former editor - in - chief of Science; Marc W. Kirschner, founding chair of the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School; Shirley Tilghman, former president of Princeton University; and Harold Varmus, Nobel laureate and former director of the National Cancer Institute, in a highly publicized critique of U.S. biomedical research that was published in April 2014.

He has been making that point since 2004, when in testimony to the U.S. Senate, he warned embryonic stem cell opponent Sam Brownback of Kansas, «Those in a position of advice or authority who participate in the banning or enforced delays of biomedical research that could lead to the saving of lives and the amelioration of suffering are directly and morally responsible for the lives made worse or lost due to the ban, or even of a moratorium that would deny such treatments in that short window of time when it could help or save them.»

Before we can make recommendations for the future, we need to better understand the composition of today's biomedical research workforce, and that's where the analysis and modeling group really comes in.

The combination of a xenon polarizer and detector in the same device, together with the extraordinary sensitivity of the chip device, could help make polarized xenon technology portable and less expensive for biomedical and other applications outside research laboratories.

USC has made research in convergent bioscience and biotechnology a priority to address health issues across the lifespan through the development of new diagnostic tools, treatments and biomedical devices.

But the head of another biomedical research advocacy group, Research!America CEO Mary Woolley, said although her group, based in Alexandria, Virginia, is «pleased» by what it calls «a starting point,» her group feels the new initiatives at NIH «should supplement, not supplant, the imperative of making up for a decade's worth of lost ground.»

Varmus noted how the labs make little - recognized contributions to biomedical research.

«But on the other side there are extraordinary advances being made as a result of 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.

At a secluded research center 25 miles west of Boston, Harvard Medical School scientists have used primates to make key discoveries over the last half - century, earning the center a unique spot in the region's landscape of prestigious biomedical research institutions.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Over a decade ago, Shinya Yamanaka and Kazutoshi Takahashi made a discovery that would revolutionize biomedical research and trigger the field of regenerative medicine.

The Roadmap is a series of initiatives designed to pursue major opportunities and gaps in biomedical research that no single NIH institute could tackle alone, but which the agency as a whole can address to make the biggest impact possible on the progress of medical research.

Awards made to eligible institutions as the primary means of supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research agenda.

Partnering with The Wistar Institute is one of the soundest investments you can make to advance biomedical research and potentially groundbreaking discoveries in cancer, vaccines and immunology.

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.

The physicians and researchers who make up the faculty of Boston Children's Hospital hold appointments at Harvard Medical School and play a vital role in the Harvard biomedical research community.

«NIH is committed to making knockout mouse models more widely accessible to the biomedical research community,» said James Battey, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), who is also the co-chair of the Trans - NIH Mouse Initiative.

AMP T2D aims to make pre-competitive data, analyses, and research resources accessible and useful to the biomedical community, and to conduct studies to determine the functions of relevant variants and the mechanisms by which they may contribute to disease.

Dr. Michael Wigler has made wide - ranging contributions to biomedical research in genetics, cancer and cognitive disorders.

«We have a system that has worked well in the past, that has made the U.S. the leader in biomedical research worldwide,» he says, «and while I don't think we've lost that [edge] yet, we do see a rising tide in lots of places.»

Additionally, in partnership with UCSF, students and faculty receive training and mentoring to make significant contributions to biomedical research by asking innovative questions that are relevant to local communities.

As ever, SENS Foundation is committed to making investments in critical - path research to advance this key but heretofore - neglected line of biomedical research out of the laboratory, into the clinic, and to uniting the multiple strands of rejuvenation biotechnologies into a comprehensive panel for the restoration of the health, vigor, and open futures of aging humanity.

In this position she is using her research expertise in biomedical and biophysical chemistry and her analytical skills to help address the nation's problems while learning about federal policy making.

«The W. M. Keck Foundation is pleased to make this award in recognition of the Gladstone Institutes» outstanding work in the field of biomedical research.

Established to honor its namesake's exceptional leadership in business and philanthropy, the honor is given to an internationally renowned senior Salk scientist who has made extraordinary discoveries in basic biomedical research and has contributed to the direction and vitality of the Institute.

More than 100 scientists, animal welfare officers, representatives of advocacy groups and stakeholders from different countries met for a 2 - day conference in San Francisco to discuss how to improve transparency and to increase the public understanding of the essential contributions that animal research makes to modern life science and biomedical research.

NEW YORK, July 26, 2016 — The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a nonprofit organization established in 1953 to advance biomedical research with the goal of developing lifesaving immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immResearch Institute (CRI), a nonprofit organization established in 1953 to advance biomedical research with the goal of developing lifesaving immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immresearch with the goal of developing lifesaving immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immunology.

Common Fund programs are designed to pursue major opportunities and gaps in biomedical research that no single NIH institute could tackle alone, but that the agency as a whole can address to make the biggest impact possible on the progress of medical research.

Innovative new technologies have exponentially advanced biomedical research, making it easier than ever to collect essential information about human health and disease.

The ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee launches an essay series to explore how to make the U.S. biomedical research enterprise more effective and sustainable.

SEATTLE — Supercomputing's roles in biomedical research and policy making will be discussed by U.S. Department of Energy chief scientist Dimitri Kusnezov at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Allen Institute in Seattle.