The BBVA Foundation awards its 2007 Biomedicine Chairs
The BBVA Foundation has decided its 2007 call for six Biomedicine Chairs, enabling the attachment of leading international specialists to Spanish groups of excellence working at basic and clinical research centers. The Chairs are funded with a combined amount of 1.2 million euros. The aim of t...Joan Massagué wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine
Joan Massagu (Barcelona, Spain, 1953) is the first winner of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in the Biomedicine category. The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards are intended to recognize and promote research of excellence. The breadth of disciplines addressed and their monetary amount...European researchers look for new ways to fight multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections
... The Institute of Biotechnology and biomedicine (IBB) belonging to Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona (UAB) is directing the AntiPathoGN European research project aimed at looking for new drug targets.../C O R R E C T I O N -- Elsevier/
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... on its business plan and make a significant contribution to the field." Joining Mr. Harshbarger is Dr. Matthew Kozlowski, a lead engineer in the biomedicine and National Security Technology groups at APL. Dr. Kozlowski, who received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University , has played a k...UH research team developing new noninvasive brain-mapping technology
...hnology, praised the team's collaborative efforts. "The college is very excited about the translational research of Dr. Zouridakis in computational biomedicine and biomedical imaging," he said. "His effort in noninvasive brain imaging brings together multinational effort, which includes researchers from Spain...New Study Shows Cloning from Dried Cells Now Possible
...oi, DVM, PhD, department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Teramo University, Teramo, Italy. "This milestone could signal the dawn of a new era in biomedicine by facilitating the use of cells that can regenerate damaged tissue in the cartilage and heart and other tissue or organs, as well as by significantly...Tumor Eradication Article Published by Cancer Research
...es of Health, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Center for Information Technology, in Bethesda, Maryland; and the Virchow Center for Experimental biomedicine at the Institute of Biochemistry and Institute for Molecular Infection Biology at the University of Wurzburg in Germany. Background GL-ONC1 is a gen...AMIA Announces 2008 Summit on Translational Bioinformatics
... an annual meeting that will explore topics related to translational bioinformatics. To reflect the growth of novel approaches in genomic medicine and biomedicine at the intersection of clinical care and to better serve its growing member population of translational scientists, AMIA recently added translational ...A research work on molluscs nacre opens new doors for its possible use in biomedicine
This release is available in French and Spanish . Researchers from the University of Granada , the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Aveiro (Portugal) have studied for the first time nacre's growing mechanism of gastropods, a previous step for the artificia...IRB Barcelona to coordinate two European projects on biomedicine
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has been chosen by the European Commission (EC) to coordinate two European health research projects, as part of the second call of the VII Framework Programme. This concession makes IRB Barcelona a leader in European projects in Spain, toge...Protecting cells from their neighbors
...ch will be responsible for forming the body organs and tissues -, and that comprise the somatic cell line. Scientists at the Institute for Research in biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), headed by Jordi Casanova, research professor at CSIC, have identified the mechanism that protects somatic cells against the behaviour...The first DFG research centers to be funded for another four years
...s", "Nano-Electronics" and "Molecular Nanostructures" are, above all, "flagship projects for research". The Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental biomedicine in Wrzburg has also developed outstandingly over the past four years and, with its research of key proteins and its numerous studies on the formation,...Learning how the pieces responsible for interpreting the human genome work
..., the DNA proteins are the "chefs" that cook it", describes Herbert Auer, manager of the Functional Genomics Facility at the Institute for Research in biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and co-organizer, together with Erich Grotewold, at the Ohio State University, of the Barcelona Biomed Conference, "The DNA proteome"....Cold and brown fat raise the prospect of a new method of treating obesity
... Sven Enerbck, Professor at the Institute of biomedicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of the scientists who published their results in The New England Journal of Medi...Global alliance of leading technological universities to address global societal issues
...development of technological solutions based on top class research in science and technology. "Grand Challenges" identified by the Alliance include biomedicine and health care, sustainability and global environmental change, security of energy, water and food supplies, security, and changing demographics/ pop...MIT student develops new innovations to selectively kill cancer cells
...s to aid in research endeavors worldwide by supplying a repertoire of gold nanoparticles for a broad spectrum of commercial applications, ranging from biomedicine to energy. Resonance Therapeutics was founded to bring nano-rods towards clinical applications and to develop technologies that amplify the effica...Nanoparticle toxicity doesn't get wacky at the smallest sizes
... CHICAGO -- The smallest nano-sized silica particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause unexpected biological responses due to their size, according to work presented today. The result should allay fears...New drugs faster from natural compounds: A UC San Diego breakthrough
... William Gerwick, an author on the paper and a professor with the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Center for Marine Biotechnology and biomedicine and the UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. (Read about Gerwick's work to discover drugs and protect Panama's natural and cult...Americans United for Life: Obama's Disbanding Bioethics Council Raises Troubling Questions
..." that the council was dismissed. "The council leaves a rich legacy of reflection on the ethical and legal aspects of the most important questions of biomedicine and biotechnology facing the country. But despite the council's balance -- or perhaps because of it -- many liberals and libertarians never appreciat...The first DFG research centers to be funded for another 4 years
...s", "Nano-Electronics" and "Molecular Nanostructures" are, above all, "flagship projects for research". The Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental biomedicine in Wrzburg has also developed outstandingly over the past four years and, with its research of key proteins and its numerous studies on the formation,...National Cancer Institute: Battling Cancer and a Recession
...cancer drugs. -- Undertaking a national outcomes research demonstration project, to help close the gap between the rapid pace of innovation in biomedicine and our ability to harness it to improve population health. -- Leveraging existing tobacco-control collaborations and possible new authorities...Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Announces Organizational Change
...rd of the VFA (Germany's trade organization for research companies) and is a member of the Board of Trustees in the Max Planck Institute for Molecular biomedicine and the Paul Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy. Prior to joining Wyeth, Mr. Krebs was with Bayer for approximately 20 years, where he held a variety ...Researchers create the first thermal nanomotor in the world
...d to carry out mechanical tasks and which could be applied to the fields of biomedicine or new materials. The "nanotransporter" consists of a carbon nanotube - ...ectromechanical systems with great technological potential in the fields in biomedicine and new materials. ...Lentigen Appoints Tim Ravenscroft as Chief Executive Officer
... presence, Lentigen is better positioned than ever to play a key role." Mr. Ravenscroft said, "Lentigen is poised to take a leading role in areas of biomedicine where Lentiviral vectors can play a decisive role. The company has a clear commitment to the improvement of health outcomes for patients in several di...Danish Hotspot in Personalized Medicine
...rom Copenhagen Capacity, the official investment promotion agency of the Capital Region of Denmark explains: "Denmark is absolutely world-class within biomedicine and we are pioneers within personalized medicine, with strong competencies in the therapeutic and cancer fields, among others." Gitte Pedersen, speci...