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Decade of the Brain Lecture, 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: "Consolidating the gains in brain" Presidential Special Lecture, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: "Cell death in development and disease" History of Neuroscience Lecture, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: "Evolving concepts of function of the neocortex" 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: "Molecular studies of physiological functions of glutamate receptor" 4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: "The molecular biology and biophysi

Benkovic's research over the years has focused on understanding how enzymes catalyze chemical reactions. "My early work involved looking at the mechanisms of organic reactions of small molecules that mimic biological processes, and extrapolate that information to how an enzyme might work," he explains. During his years as a graduate student at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.--where he received a doctorate in 1963--and a postdoctor

The National Science Foundation's division of environmental biology recently announced a special grant competition-- called Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy--to stimulate taxonomic research and training. The initiative is spurred by concern over dwindling numbers of younger scientists taking up taxonomy--the study of the general principles of scientific classification--and systematics and the limited knowledge that ex

Sidebar: WHERE GERONTOLOGISTS GET TOGETHER ACCESSING AGING ASSETS Despite a substantial increase in the flow of financial support for gerontological research during the past several years, ambitious investigators of aging-associated phenomena continue to lament that their field is underfunded. One such investigator is Denham Harman, a professor, emeritus, at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha. The 78-year-old

Redistribution of federal financial backing may have drastic implications for cancer studies, they warn With federal research funds increasingly being earmarked for such publicly visible areas of biomedical investigation as AIDS and women's health, cancer research institutions in the United States are finding themselves in a bind. Saddled with a shrinking piece of the budgetary pie, heads of the nation's basic cancer research cente

The New York-based foundation presented its Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award to John A. Clements, Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Professor of Pulmonary Biology and a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award was bestowed on Stanley B. Prusiner, a professor of neurology and biochemistry at UC-San Francisco. The foundation gave its Albert Lasker Special P

Following are some of the funding sources for research on aging, including basic biomedical research, clinical research, and training: American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) AFAR Research Grants: awards of up to $40,000 for one year to junior faculty for preliminary research projects. Merck/AFAR Fellowships in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology: awards of $100,000 over two years, cosponsored by Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway, N.J.,

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation this year has chosen as the recipients of its prestigious Winged Victory statuettes three researchers who, according to awards program director Jordan U. Gutterman, exemplify "persistence and tenacity, intuition and intelligence." The New York-based foundation presented its Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award to John A. Clements, Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Professor of Pulmonary Biology an

One such investigator is Denham Harman, a professor, emeritus, at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha. The 78-year-old Harman for many years has argued that aging research deserves far more attention and financial support than it traditionally has received--especially because the United States population, according to demographic statistics, is rapidly getting older. "We need to spend more money on basic biomedic

Following are some of the professional societies whose memberships include biological, social science, and clinical researchers in the fields of geriatrics and gerontology. American Aging Association (AAA) American College of Clinical Gerontology (ACCG) 2129 Providence Ave. Chester, Pa. 19013 (610) 874-7550 Fax: (610) 876-7715 Arthur K. Balin, executive director of AAA and president of ACCG American Geriatrics Society 770 Lexingto

"Our meeting is unique in that it draws a large proportion of society members," remarks Larry Squire, the current president as well as a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, and a staff research scientist at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). "It would be hard to pick any special themes of interest--we have everything from molecular and cellular research to cognitive

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