New EMBO/NPG journal - A first in systems biology publishing
Molecular Systems Biology, a new electronic journal from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG), is now live at http://www.molecularsystemsbiology.com. view more (2005-04-15)
Molecular Systems Biology, a new electronic journal from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG), is now live at http://www.molecularsystemsbiology.com. Molecular Systems Biology represents a first on many levels. The first journal to ... to the emerging fields of molecular systems biology and synthetic biology, it is also the first publication to use pioneering new ... to ...
The European Molecular Biology Organization announces the first international practical workshop for biology teachers
Following in the footsteps of last year`s very successful EMBO workshop for German biology teachers, the EMBO initiative goes international on 5 - 6 July 2002 at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. Attracting secondary school biology teachers from across Europe, the workshop comprises scientific lectures from... view more... (2002-06-25)
... successful EMBO workshop for German biology teachers, the EMBO initiative goes international on 5 - 6 ... July 2002 at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. Attracting secondary school biology teachers from across Europe, the workshop comprises scientific lectures from ... efforts to raise standards in biology education at a European level, especially in light of the ... recent PISA ...
First steps to EMBO research awards agreed by the EMBC
At the summer meeting of the European Molecular Biology Conference (the EMBC), it was decided to initiate the process of launching an EMBO Research Award Programme. This would be a major expansion of the EMBO activities that are predominantly funded by the EMBC. As such, it requires the establishment of a special project, a process that was used... view more... (2003-07-01)
... summer meeting of the European Molecular Biology Conference (the EMBC), it was decided to initiate the process ... the EMBC established the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Frank Gannon, Executive Director of EMBO and Secretary ... General of the EMBC said; "This is an historic first step to a very useful addition to European-wide funding for research. This funding will be investigator ...
Amanda Fisher receives EMBO Gold Medal
Amanda Fisher, group head at the MRC Clinical Science Centre, London (U.K.), is this year`s winner of the EMBO Gold Medal. This prestigious prize is awarded by EMBO in recognition of Amanda Fisher`s outstanding work on nuclear organization and gene expression as well as for her research on the molecular characterisation of the AIDS virus (HIV).... view more... (2002-10-08)
... for her research on the molecular characterisation of the AIDS virus (HIV). Amanda Fisher will receive ... EMBO Members Meeting "Frontiers of Molecular Biology" in Oslo, on October 12, 2002. The EMBO Gold Medal ... highlights the quality of European molecular biology performed by young research scientists and is awarded annually to ... a European scientist who is under 40 years old. The ...
Fernström Prizes To Swedish Researchers In Medicine
On November 3 the Erik K. Fernström Foundation will confer prizes on seven researchers in medical science. The Fernström Foundation is one of the largest foundations of its kind in Sweden. The Nordic Prize, worth the sum of SEK 1 million, is awarded this year to Professor Lennart Philipson. He has done important work in cell and... view more... (2003-10-31)
... important work in cell and molecular biology research, both in Sweden and abroad, and has served as ... the elite European research institute Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg and the Skirball Institute of Molecular Biology in New York. The now 74-year-old Philipson is still an ... active researcher, now at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. The six other prizes are going to ...
Professor Eero Vuorio to chair the EMBL Council
Professor Eero Vuorio has been elected to chair the Council of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in 2003. His predecessor Professor Peter Gruss has assumed office as President of the Max-Planck Society. Professor Vuorio is Professor in Molecular Biology at the University of Turku, Finland, and Chair of the Research Council for... view more... (2002-11-29)
... the Council of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in 2003. His predecessor Professor Peter Gruss has ... Professor Vuorio is Professor in Molecular Biology at the University of Turku, Finland, and Chair of the ... of the EMBL. The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is an international research organisation, established in 1974, ... to conduct high-level research in molecular biology in the ...
EMBC extends agreement with EMBO
At their recent meeting, the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) voted unanimously to support the European Molecular Biology Organization's (EMBO) activities for nine further years. "This decision is particularly interesting at a time when the concept of a European Research Council is actively discussed," said Julio Celis,... view more... (2002-08-20)
... their recent meeting, the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) voted unanimously to support the European Molecular Biology Organization's (EMBO) activities for nine further years. "This decision is ... Executive Director. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) was established in 1964, by leading scientists in ... a strong trans-national approach to molecular biology, the identification of measures that can assist in the ...
Portuguese school teachers and scientists meet for a made to measure workshop
"Inspiring Science" is the name of the workshop for school teachers, to be held at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC), Portugal, from 13-15th April 2004. This innovative workshop, aimed at secondary school science teachers, is being co-organised by the IGC, the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Portugal, and the European... view more... (2004-04-12)
... IGC, the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Portugal, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany. The main aim of this workshop is ... be hands-on experiments in Developmental Biology. Teachers will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with scientists, ... some of the most modern molecular and cell biology techniques. They will learn about some of the most recent ... most recent ...
Issue 1 of the new journal 'Molecular BioSystems' launched
Celebrations are underway at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), where the first issue of the new chemical biology journal Molecular BioSystems has just been published. The electronic issue is freely available at www.molecularbiosystems.org. The new journal has particular relevance to the -omic sciences, systems biology and molecular medicine... view more... (2005-05-19)
... issue of the new chemical biology journal Molecular BioSystems has just been published. The electronic issue is freely ... issue is freely available at www.molecularbiosystems.org. The new journal has particular relevance to the -omic sciences, systems biology and molecular medicine disciplines. "We are delighted to announce the launch ... of this first issue of Molecular BioSystems," commented Caroline Evans, Editor of ...
Royal Entomological Society Awards For The Best Entomological Publications
The Royal Entomological Society have established a series of awards for the best papers published in their six scientific journals over the preceding two years. The winners are decided by the Editors and Editorial Board of each of three journals each year. This year the journals selected are: Agricultural and Forest Entomology - The following... view more... (2002-06-20)
... of the paper. Insect Molecular Biology - The following paper has been awarded the best paper published in Insect Molecular Biology during 2000-2001: Molecular evidence of incipient speciation within Anopheles gambiae s.s. in West ... AfricaA. della Torre, B. Fanello, M. Akogbeto, J. Dossou-yovo, G. Favia, V. Petrarca and M. Coluzzi Visit www.blackwell-science.com/imb for a free copy of the paper. ...
EICOS 2003: Journalism meets science - join a lab and experience science as it happens!
EICOS, the European Initiative for Communicators of Science, again invites journalists from European countries into its "Hands-on Laboratory" and to the "Extended Laboratory Assignments". The programme is aimed at journalists with a wide range of backgrounds and interests, who wish to gather first-hand experience of techniques of molecular... view more... (2002-10-15)
... first-hand experience of techniques of molecular biology, to discuss their wider implications for the society with researchers, ... on actual projects, using state-of-the-art molecular biology methods. During evening events, journalists are encouraged to discuss issues ... of public understanding of science with researchers and with their colleagues. A social programme provides opportunities to enjoy Göttingen and its surroundings. The next "Hands-on Laboratory" ...
Protein discovery could unlock the secret to better TB treatment
UCL scientists have found a protein that could unlock the secret to quicker, more effective treatment of TB by waking TB bacteria in the body. Once the TB bacteria are active again, the disease becomes treatable using common drugs like antibiotics. Scientists believe that uncovering the molecular structure of this protein will lead the way to... view more... (2005-02-28)
... Scientists believe that uncovering the molecular structure of this protein will lead the way to designing ... 2005 in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, a combined team discovered the structure of a protein known ... The paper's unveiling of the molecular structure of Rpf could be crucial to the treatment of ... Ward, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UCL, said: "The ...
Gene therapy breakthrough offers hope to patients with inherited high cholesterol levels
New research published in BMC Molecular Biology explains how a new technique for introducing genes into mammalian cells using the virus responsible for warts could be a major step forward in developing gene therapy treatments for people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disease that affects around 12 million people worldwide.... view more... (2002-05-14)
New research published in BMC Molecular Biology explains how a new technique for introducing genes into mammalian ... The research published in BMC Molecular Biology showed that the virus responsible for warts (bovine papilloma virus) ... the online peer-reviewed journal BMC Molecular Biology http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2199/3/5/ ... ...
Molecular fossils uncover link between viruses and the immune system
Researchers from the Viikki Biocenter, University of Helsinki, show that atomic structures can reveal evolutionary history of viruses in a similar fashion as fossils did for the dinosaurs and reptiles. Their article is published in the April 15 issue of Molecular Cell. view more (2005-04-14)
... the April 15 issue of Molecular Cell. These "molecular fossils" also revealed that viruses and proteins of immune system ... of recent advances in structural biology, a new discipline integrating applied physics, biochemistry and biology, which have permitted detailed comparison of viral structures in atomic ... for this framework at the molecular level. However, as virus sequences diverge rapidly and they do ...
University of Kent Appoints Leading Cancer Researcher
One of the UKˇ¦s leading cancer researchers, Professor Bill Gullick, is to become the University of Kent at Canterburyˇ¦s (UKC) new Chair in Cancer Biology from 1 January 2000. Currently Principal Scientist at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) Molecular Oncology Unit in Hammersmith, and Professor of Molecular Oncology at the Imperial... view more... (1999-11-15)
... (UKC) new Chair in Cancer Biology from 1 January 2000. Currently Principal Scientist at the Imperial ... Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) Molecular Oncology Unit in Hammersmith, and Professor of Molecular Oncology at the Imperial College School of Medicine, he has ... leading international cancer and cell biology journals. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of ... Pathologists, a member of ... |
