Science Market Update

Robert Larkin

Recent Posts

USF Granted $2.8M for “Chemo Brain” Study

Posted by Robert Larkin on Mon, Sep 14, 2015

bald-head-1-1436556Nearly 14.5 million cancer survivors currently reside in the United States, with more than 25 percent reportedly suffering from a cognitive impairment dubbed “chemo brain”, according to the American Cancer Society.

Read More

Tags: cancer research, FL, Florida, Tampa, NIH grant, Southern Region, cancer research grant, 2016, BioResearch Product Faire™, University of South Florida, USF

USC Gifted $10M for New Bioscience Center

Posted by Robert Larkin on Tue, Sep 08, 2015

Michelson

The University of Southern California is expanding yet again, thanks in part to a recent $10 million gift from USC Trustee Malcolm Currie and his wife, Barbara. The gift will help support the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as well as construction of the new USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.

Read More

Tags: CA, Bioresearch, University of Southern California, Biomedical expansion, Microscopy, California, USC, Medicine, School of Medicine, 2015, new construction, Southwest Region, new Building, New research center

New Protein Study and New Funding at WSU

Posted by Robert Larkin on Tue, Sep 01, 2015

structure, biotechnology, Washington State University, scienceResearchers from the Washington State University School of Pharmacy have recently uncovered a previously unknown function of a protein called Activating Transcription Factor 5 (ATF5).

Read More

Tags: Washington, WSU Pullman, WA, cancer research, cell biology, WSU, Washington State University, Biology, 2015, Pharmacy, Northwest Region, Pullman, BioResearch Product Faire™

UCI Researchers Study “Seeds” of Huntington’s Disease

Posted by Robert Larkin on Mon, Aug 31, 2015

HuntingtonsScientists at UC Irvine have created a new method to quickly and accurately track the progression of Huntington’s disease. Irvine researchers studied Huntington’s proteins present in spinal fluid to determine that they held a “seeding” property, which is essential to the disease’s progression.

Read More

Tags: CA, Bioresearch, University of California Irvine, California, 2015, disease research, Neuroscience, Research Funding, Neurology, Irvine, Southwest Region, UCI, UC Irvine, Huntington's Disease, BioResearch Product Faire™

Military Backed Research Leads to Visionary UO Patent

Posted by Robert Larkin on Wed, Aug 26, 2015

eye-examiner-2-1533283For millions of people worldwide, conditions such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa can cause progressive and irreversible vision loss, brought on by a loss of function in the eye’s photoreceptor cells. In an effort to turn back the clock on this process, a researcher from the University of Oregon is implementing a novel technology. 

Read More

Tags: UOr, Vision Sciences Research, University of Oregon, Oregon, 2015, BioResearch Product Faire Front Line Event, Biomaterials, Research Funding, OR, Eugene, Northwest Region, Materials Research

WSU Researchers Illuminate new Options For Organics

Posted by Robert Larkin on Mon, Aug 24, 2015

apples-1191160Organic fruits and vegetables are gaining ground in the food industry as a healthy alternative to produce that may have been grown with harmful pesticides and other chemicals. Unfortunately, however, this lack of chemical additives sometimes leaves organic produce susceptible to food-borne pathogens and microbes, which can cause illness in humans.

Read More

Tags: Washington, food science, WA, WSU, Washington State University, 2015, biotech, Northwest Region, Pullman, BioResearch Product Faire™

UCSD Biologists find Harmony in Biofilm Communities

Posted by Robert Larkin on Tue, Aug 18, 2015

bacteria, UCSD, biology, biotechnologyA recent study conducted at University of California, San Diego has found that bacterial communities are more cooperative than was previously thought.

Read More

Tags: CA, University of California San Diego, California, Biology, Molecular Biology, 2015, San Diego, SDVS, UCSD, Life Sciences, UC San Diego, biotech, Biotechnology Vendor Showcase, NIH grant, Southwest Region, NSF grant

WSU Researchers receive $1.8M Leg up From NIH

Posted by Robert Larkin on Fri, Aug 14, 2015

knee replacement, WSU, bioresearch, nanomaterials, biotechnologyResearchers from Washington State University are getting a leg up from the National Institutes of Health to continue their work with artificial hip and knee replacements.

Read More

Tags: Washington, WA, WSU, Nanoscience, Washington State University, 2015, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Reearch, Engineering, Research Funding, NIH funding, Northwest Region, Pullman, NIH grants, Nanomaterials, BioResearch Product Faire™

UCLA Researchers I.D. Tumor-Fueling Mechanism

Posted by Robert Larkin on Tue, Aug 04, 2015

fuel, cancer research, ucla, biotechLike any living organism, cancer cells rely on fuel in order to survive and grow. Unfortunately for many, the growth of cancer cells is extremely deleterious to human health. That is why a major facet of cancer research currently involves locating and preventing the mechanism for fueling cancer cells.

Read More

Tags: CA, University of California Los Angeles, cancer research, California, Los Angeles, Cancer Treatment, 2015, LAVS, UCLA, Research Funding, Life Science, Biotechnology Vendor Showcase, Southwest Region, Prostate cancer

OHSU’s $7.2M West Nile Vaccine Goes to Clinical Trials

Posted by Robert Larkin on Mon, Aug 03, 2015

mosquito, Oregon Health and Science University, bioresearchWest Nile Virus is a debilitating disease that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Much like victims of malaria, and other mosquito-born pathogens, those affected by West Nile virus are at risk for serious illness or even death.

Read More

Tags: Bioresearch, Oregon Health and Science University, vaccine research, infectious diseases, Oregon, 2015, disease research, Research Funding, NIH, OR, OHSU, Portland, NIH funding, Northwest Region, NIH grants, BioResearch Product Faire™

Subscribe to Company News