As a result, we not only created an entertaining tool for public outreach, we conducted robust
theoretical biology research that led to new scientific insight into molecular - scale processes.»
Not exact matches
His John Templeton Foundation (est. 1987) supports scientific
research at top universities in such fields as
theoretical physics, cosmology and evolutionary
biology, and also supports informed dialogue between scientists and theologians.
In this way, Louvard believes the institute will gain most from its mix of
research disciplines and potential for translational
research, involving anything from
theoretical physics and pharmacochemistry through cell
biology and radiobiology to imaging and bioinformatics.
Genetics, biochemistry, organic chemistry,
theoretical biology, medicine, agriculture, cybernetics, physics, and mathematics were the major fields from which people found their way into this new kind of
research.
Some accomplishments ---- the prizes and the
research, for instance ---- are easy to see in hindsight, but the real work, which is harder to document, is in planting the seeds that allow the
research to move more quickly, or even to take new directions, such as the more interdisciplinary collaborations in
theoretical biology that are growing in presence at KITP.