by Iliyah | May 17, 2017 | Biology, Health and Medicine
In nerve cells, the accumulation of protein into bundles of insoluble fibres is the underlying cause of a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Professor Robert Fairman and his team at Haverford College are developing cutting edge techniques to unravel this process....
by Iliyah | May 16, 2017 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Founded over half a century ago, the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is an inclusive, international community of biologists studying the cell – the fundamental unit of all life on Earth. The Society aims to advance scientific discovery, advocate sound...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Engineering and Tech, Health and Medicine
Dr Jim Stout and his multidisciplinary team at the University of Washington are on a mission to improve asthma care. Through novel training schemes, quality improvement methods and research into health disparities, these researchers are determined to reduce...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Health and Medicine
Professor Zamir Punja, an expert in plant pathogens, tissue culture and molecular biology at Simon Fraser University, turns his attention toward the under-studied, but medically important field of cannabis research. Humans have consumed and cultivated cannabis (or...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Professor Michael Roth, Head of the Pulmonary Cell Research unit at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, has been investigating the pathologic causative mechanisms behind asthma and COPD for the last 30 years, with the aim of developing novel treatments for...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Biology, Health and Medicine, STEM Education
Over the past decade, the Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering (DIGS-BB) has risen to the forefront of PhD student training. The program combines cutting edge research projects with innovative mentoring strategies to train...
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