Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2013 |
2009 Pew Scholar Shows Cells Can Naturally “Reprogram” Themselves Ben Stanger, a 2009 Pew scholar and assistant professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, has demonstrated that cells can change their identities under normal conditions in the body. In a study published in Genes and Development, Dr. Stanger pinpointed the gene that allows the main type of liver cells in mammals to convert into the cells lining bile ducts. Source: Health Canal |
Biomedical Research |
| Mar 20, 2013 |
1991 Pew Scholar Wins Prestigious Gairdner Award One of the six recipients of the 2013 Canada Gairdner International Awards is Stephen Elledge, a 1991 Pew Scholar and Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. With the $100,000 prize, Dr. Elledge will study the DNA damage response—a signaling pathway that allows cells to repair themselves when DNA is impaired.Source: Harvard Medical School |
Biomedical Research |
| Mar 17, 2013 |
2011 Pew Scholar is One of ''America's Best and Brightest Minds'' In celebration of what would have been Albert Einstein’s 134th birthday, FoxNews.com ran an article highlighting young researchers, including 2011 Pew scholar Ann Morris. Thanks to her creative research on vision in zebrafish, Dr. Morris was mentioned among scientists who are “poised to change the way we live today, and will continue to influence our culture in the coming decades. Source: Fox News |
Biomedical Research |
| Mar 11, 2013 |
2012 Scholar Profiled in National Geographic Dinu Florin Albeanu, a 2012 Pew Scholar, was profiled in National Geographic’s “Only Human” series, which highlighted his success as a Romanian scientist. Having lived in Bucharest for most of his life, Dr. Albeanu recognizes the challenges facing Romania’s scientific enterprise. Since relocating to the United States, the assistant professor of neurology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has co-founded a summer program for aspiring neurologists in Romania. Source: National Geographic |
Biomedical Research |
| Feb 28, 2013 |
Jeff Gore, 2011 Pew Scholar and assistant professor of physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has won the Paul Allen Distinguished Investigators Award to Unlock Fundamental Questions in Biology. The award, announced today by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, provides $7.5 million in exploratory grant funding to a carefully selected group of scientists who will embark on five new pioneering research projects that aim to unlock fundamental questions in biology. Dr. Gore will use single-celled yeast to explore how ideas from game theory can provide insight into cellular decision making. Source: The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation |
Biomedical Research |
| Feb 21, 2013 |
2009 Pew Scholar Identifies “Molecular Master Switch” for Pancreatic Cancer Ben Stanger, named a Pew biomedical Scholar in 2009, co-authored a paper in Genes and Development describing a master regulator protein, which may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammation. Source: EurekAlert |
Biomedical Research |
| Feb 20, 2013 |
Pew Scholar Reveals Role of ''Braveheart'' Molecule Laurie Boyer, named a Pew biomedical scholar in 2008, has helped uncover the functions of ribonucleic acids (RNAs) that don’t code for proteins. In a paper published in Cell, her MIT laboratory demonstrated how a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) they dubbed “Braveheart” stimulated the transformation of stem cells into heart cells. Source: MIT News |
Biomedical Research |
| Feb 14, 2013 |
2011 Pew Scholar Identifies Treatment Target for MRSA Anthony Richardson, a member of the 2011 class of Pew biomedical scholars, has pinpointed the gene that makes one strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria more infectious than others. In a study in Cell Host & Microbe, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assistant professor proved that a single gene made one strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) impervious to a skin compound that kills off other strains. Manipulating that gene could provide a potential treatment target for all strains of MRSA. Source: UNC Health Care |
Biomedical Research |
| Feb 6, 2013 |
2011 Pew Scholar Uncovers Clues to Cancer and the Aging Process 2011 Pew Scholar Eros Lazzarni Denchi, an assistant professor at Scripps Research Institute, has uncovered the details of a protein that help keep chromosomes from sticking together. In a paper published online ahead of print in Nature, Dr. Denchi described how the protein TRF2 actively and passively suppresses DNA repair machinery that would fuse chromosomes together. This work has significant implications for our understanding of cancer and the aging process. Source: Scripps Research Institute |
Biomedical Research |
| Jan 31, 2013 |
Pew Scholar Awarded Novel Research Grant from The Lupus Research Institute Deborah Lenschow, named a Pew biomedical scholar in 2008, has been awarded a three-year grant from the Lupus Research Institute. Out of nearly 100 applications submitted, the Washington University in St. Louis professor’s proposal to study interferon kappa was one of 12 chosen by the leading private research institution. Source: Lupus Research Institute |
Biomedical Research |
| Jan 29, 2013 |
Pew Scholar Featured in San Francisco Chronicle Leor Weinberger, named a Pew biomedical scholar in 2008, discussed his virology research—programing viruses to attack themselves—in the San Francisco Chronicle. Source: San Francisco Chronicle |
Biomedical Research |
| Jan 17, 2013 |
1989 Pew Biomedical Scholar Named Director of University of Minnesota's Center for Immunology 1989 Pew Biomedical Scholar Marc Jenkins, Ph.D., has been named director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Immunology. Source: Health Talk |
Biomedical Research |
| Jan 17, 2013 |
2008 Pew Biomedical Scholar Finds New Method for Flu Prevention NPR features 2008 Pew Biomedical Scholar, Ben tenOever, who has discovered a possible new way of preventing the flu vaccine. Source: NPR |
Biomedical Research |
| Dec 12, 2012 |
1990 Pew Scholar Featured in The Washington Post The Washington Post highlighted the research of 1990 Pew Biomedical Scholar Carol Greider in a Q&A article. In the article, Dr. Greider discussed how a hunch she had as a young researcher led to the discovery of the enzyme telomerase, which has potential applications in aging and cancer and won her the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Source: The Washington Post |
Biomedical Research |
| Nov 28, 2012 |
Patent Issued for Gene Technology Discovered by Pew Biomedical Scholar Oxford BioMedica recently purchased exclusive rights to a gene silencing technology developed by Craig Mello, a 1995 Pew Biomedical Scholar and advisory committee chair. Source: Umass Med Now |
Biomedical Research |
