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The AIDS Research Evaluators
Lynn Gambale | Jul 9, 1995 | 6 min read
Chairman: Arnold Levine, chairman, department of molecular biology, Princeton University Barry Bloom, Weinstock Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, department of microbiology and immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York Rebecca Buckley, professor of pediatrics and immunology, Duke University Medical Center Charles Carpenter, chairman, Office of AIDS Research Advisory Committee; professor of medicine,Brown University School of Medicine Don
2020 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
From a rapid molecular test for COVID-19 to tools that can characterize the antibodies produced in the plasma of patients recovering from the disease, this year’s winners reflect the research community’s shared focus in a challenging year.
How AIDS Has Changed The Nature Of Research
Barbara Spector | Mar 1, 1992 | 2 min read
In his best-selling expose, And the Band Played On (New York, St. Martin's Press, 1987), San Francisco Chronicle reporter Randy Shilts documented how AIDS was largely ignored by the research and funding communities until the disease reached crisis proportions. Today, however, AIDS has become a glamorous field of investigation. Because the United States research establishment has become convinced that proceeding at an accelerated pace might help save lives, the processes of proposal review and d
Those We Lost in 2018
Ashley Yeager | Dec 26, 2018 | 10+ min read
The scientific community said goodbye to a number of leading researchers this year.
Master of the Cell
Judy Lieberman | Apr 1, 2010 | 10+ min read
By Judy Lieberman Master of the Cell RNA interference, with its powerful promise of therapy for many diseases, may also act as a master regulator of most—if not all—cellular processes. RNA silencing. Computer artwork showing a length of RNA (yellow with red rings) bound to an RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). © Medi-Mation Ltd / Photo Researchers, Inc. ne of the biggest surprises in biology in the past d
Agenda For U.S. AIDS Research Is Due For A Complete Overhaul
Robert Root-berstein | Apr 3, 1994 | 10 min read
Agenda For U.S. AIDS Research Is Due For A Complete Overhaul Author: Robert S. Root-Berstein Date: April 4, 1994 A recent front-page article in The Scientist (F. Hoke, "National AIDS Task Force Expected To Accelerate Drug Development," Feb. 7, 1994, page 1) reported that a newly formed, United States government-backed, 15-member panel intends, among other things, to improve communication between pharmaceutical and b
Agenda For U.S. AIDS Research Is Due For A Complete Overhaul
Robert Root-berstein | Apr 3, 1994 | 10 min read
Agenda For U.S. AIDS Research Is Due For A Complete Overhaul Author: Robert S. Root-Berstein Date: April 4, 1994 A recent front-page article in The Scientist (F. Hoke, "National AIDS Task Force Expected To Accelerate Drug Development," Feb. 7, 1994, page 1) reported that a newly formed, United States government-backed, 15-member panel intends, among other things, to improve communication between pharmaceutical and b
AIDS Investigators Cautiously Applauding Recent Advances
Steven Benowitz | Sep 29, 1996 | 10+ min read
Discoveries announced at conference leave scientists feeling optimistic; yet their enthusiasm is tempered by several persistent concerns. AIDS researchers have many reasons to be encouraged. Studies show that treatments combining new and old drugs can control HIV levels in the blood. Moreover, many scientists and activists note, prevention efforts have helped reduce HIV infection rates. Yet the enthusiasm is tempered by several caveats. Drugs are expensive and have harsh side effects, leading
An 'Iterative Process'
Billy Goodman | Jul 9, 1995 | 7 min read
Sidebar: The AIDS Research Evaluators The 100-plus members of a newly constituted National Institutes of Health task force have begun their daunting task: a comprehensive reevaluation of NIH's entire $1.4 billion AIDS portfolio, including both intramural and extramural research. Compounding the challenge for the scientists and AIDS activists who make up the task force is a withering schedule. They will have to produce a report due in January 1996, to aid in planning the 1998 Office of AIDS Rese
Labs Scurry To Meet Animal Care Mandate
Marcia Clemmitt | Jul 21, 1991 | 7 min read
USDA's deadline nears, and scientists struggle to reconcile their research priorities with new regulations Laboratories throughout the United States that use animals for research are rushing to meet new federal regulations affecting the welfare of animals used for research. The regulations cover exercise for dogs, improved housing for cats, and the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates. The rules require labs to have on hand, ready for inspection, plans that comply with these regulati

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