Sentences with phrase «molecular studies and research»

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>> Read the complete research study: Endocrine disrupting chemicals and other substances of concern in food contact materials: An updated review of exposure, effect and risk assessment in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Furthermore, he says, his years studying yeast at the molecular level — supplemented by formal training and further research in the enology program at the University of California (UC), Davis — has sharpened his winemaking intuition.

It turns out that taste buds are doing more than we think,» says senior author of the University of Michigan - led study Scott Pletcher, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and research associate professor at the Institute of Gerontology.

The new study's findings build upon prior research by Dr. Roger Lo, a professor of medicine (dermatology) and molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

SAMHD1 isn't a molecular «good guy» or «bad guy» per se, but there are cases in which blocking its activity might thwart disease progression, said Li Wu, the study's senior author and a professor of veterinary biosciences and microbial infection and immunity in Ohio State's Center for Retrovirus Research.

Since older people have greater potential for improving their fitness than younger people, a follow - up study conducted by a research group headed by doctor and molecular biologist Helmuth Haslacher from MedUni Vienna, in collaboration with Robert Winker's team from the Health and Prevention Center of the Healthcare Institution for City of Vienna employees, took blood samples from 47 marathon runners before an ergometer test, in order to carry out laboratory tests to determine levels of analytes, including inflammatory markers, muscle and liver parameters.

Research for the study was conducted by first co-authors Dr. Ranit Kedmi and Nuphar Veiga and colleagues at Prof. Peer's TAU Laboratory, in collaboration with Prof. Itai Benhar of TAU's School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Dr. Michael Harlev of TAU's Veterinary Service Center, Dr. Mark Belkhe of Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) and Prof. Judy Lieberman of Boston Chidren's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

«It is very clear that synthetic binding technologies are now mature,» said study co-author Shohei Koide, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the University of Chicago and a world - leader in monobody research and design.

In the study, the research team identified three distinctive characteristic regimes with regard to the degree of slip at the interface and revealed the underlying molecular mechanisms for each regime: (i) the z - to - x chain rotation mechanism in the vorticity plane in the weak flow regime, which effectively diminishes the wall friction against chain movement along the flow direction, (ii) the repetitive chain detachment - attachment (out - of - plane wagging) and disentanglement mechanism in the intermediate regime, and (iii) irregular (chaotic) chain rotation and tumbling mechanisms in the strong flow regime.

Liu, who was an investigator at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC during the research, decided to study tissues removed from eight patients with either focal cortical dysplasia or tuberous sclerosis complex to see if she and her co-authors could discern what might be going awry at the molecular level.

Dmitry Royhman, currently studying to get his PSM in cell and molecular biology at IIT, says, «The reason I chose to do the PSM instead of the traditional Master's degree was because the M.S. would have restricted me more toward research, and I was not sure that was the path for me.»

«The study results are extremely suggestive that changes in diet might impact both how an individual responds to primary therapy and their chances of lethal disease spreading later in life,» said the study's senior author, Gregory J. Hannon, PhD, professor of Cancer Molecular Biology and director, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge in England.

To find out, John O'Neill, a biologist at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, U.K., and his team studied skin cells known as fibroblasts, which are essential for wound healing.

The recent study, which was produced primarily through a research partnership between the University of Arkansas, Missouri State University and the University of Antwerp in Belgium, consisted of high - resolution transmission electron microscopy combined with scanning tunneling microscopy and state - of - the - art computational molecular dynamics.

«We wanted to provide these valuable data to scientists, and our hope is that this sequenced genome will stimulate new research in molecular studies of insects.»

After that, he worked for a while on a research fellowship at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, studying molecular signaling and trying to identify drug targets.

This study was performed in the lab of Baozhong Shen, the TOF - PET / CT / MR Center of The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University and the Molecular Imaging Research Center (MIRC) of Harbin Medical University.

To study the structure and kinematics of gas around IRAS 16547 - 4247, the research group observed molecular line emission of dust, CO, and methanol (CH3OH).

Dr. Cohen, whose research program includes studies on cancer in the elderly and molecular pathways that lead to functional decline, said.

«Proper blood cell production is dependent on functioning hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells that are destroyed during conditioning procedures for transplantation or following bone marrow injury,» said the study's first author Kevin A. Goncalves, who performed this research as part of his PhD studies in cellular and molecular physiology at the Sackler School.

Co-authors of the study include: Jean - Sébastien Jouhanneau, Leiron Ferrarese, Luc Estebanez and James F.A. Poulet from the Department of Neuroscience at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin and the Neuroscience Research Center at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Nick J. Audette, a doctoral student in the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon and the CNBC; and Michael Brecht from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience at Humboldt University in Berlin and the the Neuroscience Research Center at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

«Our study shows that protein production in neurons is one of the major utilizers of energy and that neurons of Leigh syndrome degenerate because they can't sustain a high enough level of energy,» says Tony Hunter, the Renato Dulbecco Chair and American Cancer Society Professor in Salk's Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, who led the research.

«This research shows the intricate workings of a biological pathway crucial to the development of Huntington's disease, and is highly relevant to drug development,» said study leader Beverly L. Davidson, Ph.D., director of The Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

The organization funds postdoctoral research that «promotes molecular biology studies in Europe,» and prefers that fellows move between member countries.

A new study supported by the Milstein Medical Research Program at The Rockefeller University, however, has uncovered the molecular roots of skin discoloration that is often associated with psoriasis, suggesting the possibility of new treatments for pigmentation changes seen not only in psoriasis, but also in other conditions such as eczema and acne.

Lydia Villa - Komaroff, a molecular and cellular biologist and co-founding member of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos / Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, underscored the value of basic research, noting that her work studying strains of infection - resistant bacteria led to a discovery that «made it possible to make insulin and other treatments in bacteria.

A new study published in eLife and headed by Jordi Casanova and Sofía J. Araújo, both scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB - CSIC), describes a cell communication mechanism that allows the organisation of the extracellular matrix and how this structure affects cells through a feedback system.

The research draws from previous findings by molecular biology and genetics professor and study co-author Mariana Wolfner on how Drosophila females» gene expression, behavior and physiology are changed by mating.

«Better assessment of teens» ability to concentrate could facilitate the identification of those at risk of anxiety and could also inform molecular genetic studies, which would be the logical next stage for research.»

«Our method permits the analysis of minute biopsies and even tissue micro-arrays, making it particularly interesting for molecular research and diagnostics,» explains doctoral candidate Achim Buck, together with Alice Ly, the first author of the study.

Jean - Pierre Issa, MD, Director of the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology at Temple University School of Medicine and co-Leader of the Cancer Epigenetics Program at the Fox Chase Cancer Center is lead author of the study, which has been published August 19 in the journal, Lancet Oncology.

The study suggests there may be «many more such instances of misidentification of animal species» — especially considering that the sunfish is relatively large and hard to miss — says Byrappa Venkatesh, a geneticist at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, who was not involved in the new research.

«New therapeutic strategies that target the molecular drivers of invasion are required for improved clinical outcome,» said Dr. Harshil Dhruv, a TGen Research Assistant Professor and lead author of the study.

Using single cell transcriptogenomics to probe the cell's defense mechanisms, study published in Mutation Research — Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Professor Kristina Akesson, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit at Lund University, Chair of the IOF Capture the Fracture Campaign, stated, «This study concludes that in the population sample of elderly women, vitamin D insufficiency sustained over 5 - years was associated with increased 10 - year risk of osteoporotic fracture.»

The team's research is the largest study of molecular gas in galaxies to date and provides unique insight into how the Milky Way might have formed.

«It really reinforces the idea that evolution of the code itself was a progressive process,» said Paul Schimmel, a professor of molecular and cell biology at the Scripps Research Institute, who was not involved in the study.

Now a new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) suggests that «molecular autopsies» may be valuable in detecting gene mutations responsible for a sudden death.

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying Aurora kinase - overexpressing tumours will help in the design of targeted and personalised cancer therapy,» said Dr Linda Chuang, Senior Research Scientist at CSI Singapore, who is the first author of the study.

As a clinician - scientist with a translational research focus, Dr. Deininger is heading an extramurally funded research laboratory that is dedicated to the study of signaling pathways, drug resistance, and new molecular therapies in leukemia.

Dr. Kubicek studied synthetic organic chemistry for his undergraduate degree at the Vienna University of Technology and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and received his Ph.D. in in molecular biology at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology imolecular biology at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology iMolecular Pathology in Vienna.

His current research uses a variety of molecular, biochemical, and genetic approaches to study the basic biology of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).

The study is part of a research project led by professors Dominique de Quervain and Andreas Papassotiropoulos at the University of Basel, which aims to increase the understanding of neuronal and molecular mechanisms of human memory and thereby facilitate the development of new treatments.

«We challenged a current dogma in the field that emphasized PLK1's role in mitosis (cell division) as a primary mechanism for cancer growth,» says Zheng Fu, Ph.D., lead investigator on the study, member of the Cancer Molecular Genetics research program at VCU Massey Cancer Center and assistant professor in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics at the VCU School of Medicine.

«Our research could lead to therapeutic opportunities,» said Yang Xia, M.D., Ph.D., the study's senior author and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the UTHealth Medical School.

Chris Meisinger is a research group leader at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a member of the Cluster of Excellence BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies.

A study developed by researchers of the Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), a joint center of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in collaboration with the Unit for Plant Genomics Research of Evry, France (URGV, in French) has discovered a new way of improving the longevity of plant seeds using genetic engineering.

Rod Kellems, Ph.D., study co-author and chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the UTHealth Medical School, added, «This research provides insight into how red blood cells work, revealing that SphK1 - mediated elevation of S1P contributes to sickling and promotes disease progression and highlights potential therapeutic opportunities for sickle cell disease.»

Following release of a report by the National Academies of Science Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) entitled «Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers», Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research Linda Dykstra created a Postdoctoral Committee chaired by Sharon Milgram, an associate professor in the department of cell and molecular physiology.

«Although this is basic scientific research using animal models, these studies are shedding light on the molecular mechanisms that control male fertility, and are helping us to better understand the causes of many cases of infertility and enabling new horizons to be opened up in the development of therapeutic targets and strategies to combat it,» explained Dr Subirán.