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Jeffrey M. Friedman awarded 11th IPSEN Endocrine Regulation Prize
The Fondation IPSEN has awarded its 11th Endocrine Regulation Prize to Jeffrey M. Friedman, the Marilyn M. Simpson Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, for his discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight. The French foundation, whose mission is to...
Neuron 75: 1067-1080 (9-20-12)
Neuron 75: 1067-1080 Neuronal Elav-like (Hu) proteins regulate RNA splicing and abundance to control glutamate levels and neuronal excitability Gulayse Ince-Dunn, Hirotaka J. Okano, Kirk B. Jensen, Woong-YangĚý Park, Ru Zhong, Jernej Ule, Aldo Mele, John J. Fak, ChingWen Yang, Chaolin Zhang, Jong ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: September 17, 2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: September 17, 2012 DEC-205 is a cell surface receptor for CpG oligonucleotides Mireille H. Lahoud, Fatma Ahmet, Jian-Guo Zhang, Simone Meuter, Antonia N. Policheni, Susie Kitsoulis, Chin-Nien Lee, Meredith O’Keeffe, Lucy C.Ěý Sullivan, An...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: September 17, 2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: September 17, 2012 DEC-205 is a cell surface receptor for CpG oligonucleotides Mireille H. Lahoud, Fatma Ahmet, Jian-Guo Zhang, Simone Meuter, Antonia N. Policheni, Susie Kitsoulis, Chin-Nien Lee, Meredith O’Keeffe, Lucy C.Ěý Sullivan, An...
Five Rockefeller scientists receive high risk-high reward NIH grants
An unprecedented number of Rockefeller University faculty have been awarded prestigious five-year grants under the High Risk High Reward program supported by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. Robert B. Darnell and Thomas Tuschl are each receiving a 2012 NIH Director’s Transformative ...
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Pearl Meister Greengard Prize to be awarded to pioneering RNA researcher Joan Steitz
Joan A. Steitz, a pioneer in the field of RNA biology whose discoveries involved patients with a variety of autoimmune diseases, will be awarded the 2012 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize from ĐÓ°É. The prize, which honors female scientists who have made extraordinary contributi...
Nature online: September 9, 2012
Nature online: September 9, 2012 Initiation of transcription-coupled repair characterized at single-molecule resolution KĂ©vin Howan, Abigail J. Smith, Lars F. Westblade, Nicolas Joly, Wilfried Grange, SylvainĚý Zorman, Seth A. Darst, Nigel J. Savery and Terence R. Strick
Vitamin D supplements do not improve cholesterol as previous research suggested
Vitamin D has been touted for its beneficial effects on a range of human systems, from enhancing bone health to reducing the risk of developing certain cancers. But it does not improve cholesterol levels, according to a new study conducted at ĐÓ°É Hospital. A team of scienti...
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