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Biz Bits for Jan. 30 (Explorer News)
Jeannine Kim Lee has been appointed clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Lee previously worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Researchers Map Paths Governing Neuron Function (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Researchers Map Paths Governing Neuron Function Category: Health News Created: 1/30/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/30/2008
(Jan 30, 2008)
Genetics Researcher at Children's Hospital Selected as HHMI Investigator (Newswise)
Vivian Cheung, M.D., a pediatric neurologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator. Cheung investigates how the sequence of DNA units in a person's chromosomes affects that person's susceptibility to disease.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Link between microRNA expression patterns and poor outcomes for colon cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Preliminary research has found an association between certain microRNA expression patterns and poor survival and treatment outcomes for colon cancer, according to a study in the January 30 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Two Corning Executives Announce Retirements (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CORNING, N.Y.----Two high-level executives at Corning Incorporated , each having provided more than three decades of service, will retire this spring, the company announced today. Larry Aiello Jr., president and chief executive officer of Corning Cable Systems, and Robert B.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Genetics Researcher at Children's Hospital Selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Dr. Vivian Cheung Chosen on Basis of Patient-Oriented Research
(Jan 30, 2008)
Two Corning Executives Announce Retirements (wallstreet:online AG)
Two high-level executives at Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), each having provided more than three
(Jan 30, 2008)
Cold Spring Harbor, New York January 30, 2008 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) will play a central role in an ... (SeedQuest)
(NSF). The Collaborative will define and address “grand challenge questions” in plant biology that have global implications.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Two Corning Executives Announce Retirements (Centre Daily Times)
Two high-level executives at Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), each having provided more than three decades of service, will retire this spring, the company announced today. Larry Aiello Jr., president and chief executive officer of Corning Cable Systems, and Robert B. Brown, executive vice president for the company's Environmental Technologies segment, will retire effective April 1, 2008.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Trisha Gura: Body Sculpting Secrets (HuffingtonPost)
Desperation for thinness is a spectrum, with life-threatening diabulimia on the severe end and simple longings to be skinny at the opposite pole.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Study reveals improved prediction of prostrate cancer (EurekAlert!)
Scientists are another step closer to understanding why some people suffer from life-threatening diseases such as cancer. Research published in the new online open access journal BMC Medical Genomics reveals a model that may enable more accurate prediction of the risk of prostate cancer progression. By combining the Gleason score (a pathological score given to prostate cancer based on its ...
(Jan 30, 2008)
Imperial aims to attract research elite with new centre (Guardian Unlimited)
First academic health science centre announces ambitious recruitment targets
(Jan 30, 2008)
Imperial aims to attract research elite with new centre (Guardian Unlimited)
Imperial College's initiative to create the UK's first academic health science centre (AHSC) gets into full swing today as it announces it wants to recruit 30 medical professors over the next three years.
(Jan 30, 2008)
Two Corning Executives Announce Retirements (Broadcast Newsroom)
CORNING, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- Two high-level executives at Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), each having provided more than three decades of service, will retire this spring, the company announced today.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Drug research institute in Phoenix gets $6.5M (Arizona Daily Star)
The Helios Education Foundation has awarded $6.5 million to the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Calibrant Announces Brain Cancer Drug Discovery Program With Cleveland Clinic (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
Calibrant Biosystems recently announced a research collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic to identify novel drug targets for primary brain cancer using Calibrant's Gemini proteomics platform
(Jan 31, 2008)
AnaSpec Introduces 21 New Anti-Tau Antibodies AnaSpec Inc. Posted on: 30 Jan 08 (PharmiWeb)
AnaSpec has announced the release of 21 new anti-Tau antibodies. Complementing one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of -amyloid peptides, this new selection of anti-Tau antibodies demonstrates AnaSpec’s efforts to deliver new solutions for Alzheimer research.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Study reveals improved prediction of prostrate cancer (PhysOrg)
Scientists are another step closer to understanding why some people suffer from life-threatening diseases such as cancer. Research published in the new online open access journal BMC Medical Genomics reveals a model that may enable more accurate prediction of the risk of prostate cancer progression. By combining the Gleason score (a pathological score given to prostate cancer based on its ...
(Jan 31, 2008)
The 2008 Gilliam Fellows (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Silvia Caballero is interested in immunology and virology and hopes one day to focus on translating research discoveries into clinical treatments. More
(Jan 31, 2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Collaborative Partnership With Vascular Proteomics Group At King's College London (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently announced a collaborative partnership with the newly opened Vascular Proteomics Group at the James Black Center, King's College London, headed by Dr. Manuel Mayr. Started in June 2007, the facility is equipped with the powerful combination of a Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap XL high performance mass spectrometer and the ...
(Jan 31, 2008)
Affymetrix Completes Acquisition of USB Corporation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition of USB Corporation, a privately held Cleveland, Ohio-based company that develops, manufactures and markets an extensive line of molecular biology and biochemical reagent products.
(Jan 31, 2008)
CombiMatrix and Clarient Collaborate to Market, Sell Novel Genomics-Based Test for Chronic Lymphotic Leukemia (CLL) (pzone via Yahoo!7 Finance)
MUKILTEO, Wash. and ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) and Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLRT) today jointly announced establishment of a strategic partnership to market and sell a novel genomics-based cancer test called HemeScan, a comprehensive test related to the treatment and care of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), among other cancers. ...
(Jan 31, 2008)
Storage Medium stabilizes RNA at room temperature. (ThomasNet)
Eliminating need for cold storage and shipping, RNAstable(TM) forms thermo-stable barrier, securely shrink-wrapping RNA samples to protect them from degradation. To store RNA, researchers pipette samples directly into tube or well of RNAstable and let dry. Sample recovery requires just adding water. Recovered samples can be used directly in applications such as qRT-PCR, bioanalyzer and ...
(Jan 31, 2008)
SOA Consortium, OMG and HL7 Announce Program for SOA in Healthcare Workshop: Realizing Quality of Care, Business ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEEDHAM, Mass. & ANN ARBOR, Mich.----The SOA Consortium™, Object Management Group™ , and Health Level Seven , today announced the program for the "SOA in Healthcare: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value and Delivery on IT's Promise," workshop to be held April 15-17, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL.
(Jan 31, 2008)
SOA Consortium, OMG and HL7 Announce Program for SOA in Healthcare Workshop: Realizing Quality of Care, Business ... (wallstreet:online AG)
The SOA Consortium(TM), Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today
(Jan 31, 2008)
SOA Consortium, OMG and HL7 Announce Program for SOA in Healthcare Workshop: Realizing Quality of Care, Business ... (Centre Daily Times)
The SOA Consortium(TM), Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today announced the program for the "SOA in Healthcare: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value and Delivery on IT's Promise," workshop to be held April 15-17, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-ws-progr
(Jan 31, 2008)
People on the move: Jan. 31 (San Jose Mercury News)
Mike Crumlin Cellfire The San Jose mobile coupon and discount offer service provider appointed Mike Crumlin vice president of business development.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Gene pioneer signs his synthetic DNA creation (New Scientist)
Craig Venter has coded his name, and those of key researchers, into the sequence of the synthetic bacterial genome his lab created
(Jan 31, 2008)
Gene variants may help to distribute the work of evolution between men and women (EurekAlert!)
Reykjavik, ICELAND, January 31, 2008 – Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today report the discovery of two common, single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) that regulate one of the principle motors of evolution.
(Jan 31, 2008)
?Normal? genes key to cancer growth (Nature)
Shutting off genes stops cancer cells from growing but leaves healthy cells unharmed.
(Jan 31, 2008)
OpGen names Affymetrix exec as CEO (BizJournals)
Noel Doheny has joined OpGen Inc., a Madison genomics company providing gene mapping technology, as the firm's chief executive officer and a member of OpGen's board of directors.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Affymetrix Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $107.6 million, as compared to total revenue of $104.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Report: Lack of Funding, Resources Hampers FDA's Ability to Keep Up With Genomics, Biomedical Science (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 31, 2008)
Affymetrix Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results (wallstreet:online AG)
Affymetrix Inc. (367;Nasdaq:AFFX) today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal
(Jan 31, 2008)
Affymetrix Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results (Centre Daily Times)
Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $107.6 million, as compared to total revenue of $104.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. For the full year, total revenue was $371.3 million as compared to $355.3 million for 2006.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Change of Management at Minerva (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WALTHAM, Mass.----Minerva Biotechnologies announced today that it will be recruiting a new CEO following the board of director's termination of its past CEO, Jim Czirr. At the same time, the Company has initiated legal proceedings against Mr.
(Jan 31, 2008)
Change of Management at Minerva (Centre Daily Times)
Minerva Biotechnologies announced today that it will be recruiting a new CEO following the board of director's termination of its past CEO, Jim Czirr. At the same time, the Company has initiated legal proceedings against Mr. Czirr in Massachusetts Superior Court.
(Jan 31, 2008)
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