by Iliyah | Jun 14, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Education & Training, Life Sciences & Biology
Professor Thomas Fleischner and colleagues – Why Field Studies Matter for Teaching Biology Professor Thomas Fleischner and his colleagues at the Natural History Institute at Prescott College, and across the United States, are working to highlight the importance...
by Iliyah | Jun 13, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Life Sciences & Biology, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Professor Jim Kasting – Pinning Down the Habitable Zones of Different Stars One of life’s greatest mysteries is whether or not we are alone in the Universe. One way to find planets that could support life is by working out whether they lie in the ‘habitable...
by Iliyah | Jun 7, 2017 | Life Sciences & Biology, Medical & Health Sciences
Dr Gábor Csányi – Macropinocytosis: The Macrophage Drinking Problem Behind Atherosclerosis Dr Gábor Csányi and his team at the Vascular Biology Center of Augusta University explore the molecular mechanisms involved in an alternative pathway of macrophage LDL...
by Iliyah | May 23, 2017 | Life Sciences & Biology, Medical & Health Sciences
Professor Varda Shoshan-Barmatz – Mitochondria – A Novel Target in the Fight Against Cancer There is an urgent need for new therapies to target challenging, difficult-to-treat cancers such as glioblastoma. To meet this need, Professor Varda Shoshan-Barmatz, a...
by Iliyah | May 19, 2017 | Life Sciences & Biology, Medical & Health Sciences
Dr Frederick A. Moore & Dr Lyle Moldawer – The Sepsis And Critical Illness Research Center: From Patients To The Bench And Back By taking a complex disease and breaking it down to its basics, The Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) has...
by Iliyah | May 17, 2017 | Life Sciences & Biology, Medical & Health Sciences
Professor Robert Fairman – Twists and Turns in Protein Assembly 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...
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