Science Market Update

Duke Researchers Discover Fish Need Hugs Too

Posted by Anita Zhang on Tue, Apr 29, 2014

Humans use massage for stress relief and relaxation. Tight wraps can be used on dogs to reduce anxiety from separation, and the swinging cow brush is designed to improve cow health, comfort and welfare.

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Tags: 2014, Duke University, BioResearch Product Faire Event, Durham, NC, Duke

$10M Research Grant Goes to Duke for Antibacterial Resistance Studies

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Mon, Apr 28, 2014

Duke University recently received $10 million in science research funding from the National Institutes of Health to create an Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group to conduct research lab investigations into the causes of antibacterial resistance. The new research grant was awarded in fiscal year 2014 to the department of internal medicine at Duke University Schools of Medicine and project leader Dr. Vance Fowler.

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Tags: 2014, Duke University, North Carolina, new research funding, Southern, BioResearch Product Faire Event, Durham, NC, Duke, new research grant

Burning Fat at Squirrel Speed in Minnesota

Posted by Sam Asher on Thu, Apr 24, 2014

As the weather warms up, many people are beginning to try to burn their extra fat using every trick and technique in the book. Meanwhile, the brown squirrel burns fat overnight as it sleeps. University of Minnesota researchers stumbled upon this unique strategy while studying squirrel hibernation, and are now delving into the genes that control the process.

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Tags: 2014, Midwest, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, BioResearch Product Faire Event, MN, UMinn, Twin Cities

Research Lab Science Advances under New Thomas Jefferson U. Vision

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Wed, Apr 23, 2014

Thomas Jefferson University is on the forefront of research lab science and healthcare development. Although the university is based in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson administrators and research lab scientists envision the school breaking out into the global science research market. Dr. Stephen K. Klasko, president of Thomas Jefferson University, has an innovative plan to unite Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and the institution’s 800 physicians under a single entity.

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Tags: 2014, Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, BioResearch Product Faire Event, PA, new Building, ThomJeff

Corporate Funds Spur the Future Academic Innovation

Posted by Anita Zhang on Tue, Apr 22, 2014

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Tags: 2014, BioResearch Product Faire Event, Biotechnology Vendor Showcase, corporate funds, raise corporate funds, academic research market

New UPenn Research Campus in Development along Schuylkill River

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Mon, Apr 21, 2014

The University of Pennsylvania is currently in the planning stages of constructing a new research campus along the Schuylkill River. The South Bank of the Schuylkill, pronounced ‘SKOO-kəl,’ is a vital component of the University of Pennsylvania’s campus development vision. The Penn Connects 2.0 strategy has added 3 million square feet of space to new UPenn research campuses since 2006.

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Tags: 2014, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, BioResearch Product Faire Event, PA, science research funding, new campus

WSU Received $1.5 Million Toward Lab Research of Hydrogen Sulfide

Posted by Anita Zhang on Fri, Apr 18, 2014

A Washington State University researcher, Ming Xian, has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health for his research of hydrogen sulfide in treatments of heart disease, traumatic shock and blood loss, complications of diabetes and possibly even Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Tags: 2014, WA, WSU, Washington State University, BioResearch Product Faire Event, Pullman

Ann Arbor Researchers Grow Neurons With Silly Putty

Posted by Sam Asher on Thu, Apr 17, 2014

Biotechnology researchers are beginning to unravel the effects of different breeding grounds on cell cultivation. We saw an example of this last year when OSU bioresearchers developed a titanium “shag carpet” which dramatically increased cell proliferation. In a similar vein, researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor have found a particular type of surface that helps stem cells decide what to grow up to be.

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Tags: University of Michigan, 2014, Midwest, Ann Arbor, BioResearch Product Faire Event, MI, UMich

Investments in Infrastructure Ongoing at UColorado

Posted by Anita Zhang on Wed, Apr 16, 2014

This month the University of Colorado’s research budget was expanded by a $10 million grant from the NIH. This five-year grant will enable the university to continue its partnership with Duke University in the development of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC). 

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Tags: 2014, University of Colorado, BioResearch Product Faire Event, CO, Boulder, UCO

Joslin Diabetes Research Center Opens at Longwood Medical: See Video

Posted by BCI Staff on Tue, Apr 15, 2014

The Joslin Translational Center for the Cure of Diabetes opens at the Longwood Medical Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony this week.

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Tags: 2014, Harvard University, Longwood Medical Center, Boston, BioResearch Product Faire Event, Harvard

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