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Famed Scientist Lee Hood Will Co-Direct the Center for Phenomic Health at the Buck Institute

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Phenome Health are joining forces in the quest to understand the biology of aging. Phenome Health, a Seattle-based nonprofit research organization led by CEO Lee Hood, MD, PhD, uses a data-driven approach to health and disease that integrates diverse types of biological big data. The new Center for Phenomic Health at the Buck will be co-led by Dr. Hood, who joins the Buck as Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor, and Eric Verdin, MD, Buck President and CEO.

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  • The new Center for Phenomic Health at the Buck will be co-led by Dr.
  • Hood, who joins the Buck as Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor, and Eric Verdin, MD, Buck President and CEO.
  • Hood is a world-renowned scientist whose technology (automated DNA sequencing) paved the way for the Human Genome Project.
  • The opportunity to form a Center with Lee Hood and his Phenome Health team will be transformational for the Buck," said Dr. Verdin.

CoRegen Inc. Announces Publication of Preclinical Research Demonstrating Treatment with Modified Tregs Eliminates Tumors and Prevents Recurrence Without Side Effects

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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This work showcases the discovery of steroid receptor coactivator 3 (SRC-3) as a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response.

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  • This work showcases the discovery of steroid receptor coactivator 3 (SRC-3) as a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response.
  • When SRC-3 expression was disrupted in Tregs, it was shown to result in complete tumor eradication in aggressive syngeneic breast cancer mouse models without recurrence or side effects.
  • This approach has been tested with triple negative breast cancer, glioblastoma, advanced prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer and consistently achieved tumor eradication without recurrence or side effects in preclinical studies.
  • He has won more than 65 awards, received the National Medal of Science from President Bush.

Herbert Boyer, Pioneering Geneticist and Co-founder of Today's Biotech Industry, Joins GATC Health's Board of Advisors

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GATC Health Corp, a technology company revolutionizing drug discovery and disease prediction using artificial intelligence (AI), announced that Herbert Boyer, internationally recognized biotechnology and genetic engineering innovator, has joined GATC Health's board of advisors. Mr. Boyer is credited with helping create the modern biotech industry when he co-founded Genentech in 1976 with Robert Swanson, a venture capitalist, when they each invested $500 to start the company. In 1980 Genentech was the first biotech company to go public and used the $45 million raised to build the company to over 15,000 employees today.

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  • In 1980 Genentech was the first biotech company to go public and used the $45 million raised to build the company to over 15,000 employees today.
  • "I have the opportunity to see many new biotechnology companies and their technologies' capabilities," said Mr. Boyer.
  • "I am very selective as to which companies I become associated with and am very excited about joining the team at GATC.
  • "We are extremely honored to welcome Mr. Boyer to the advisory board at GATC," stated Ian Jenkins, the company's Chief Science Officer.

Hertz Foundation Announces $5 Million Fellowship Gift Honoring Inventor and Entrepreneur Dr. Nathan Myhrvold

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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It is a rare and profound honor to see this new endowment for Hertz Fellowships launched.

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  • It is a rare and profound honor to see this new endowment for Hertz Fellowships launched.
  • I am hoping that the Hertz Fellows whose education is funded by these fellowships will have even more illustrious careers than Ive managed to have, Dr. Myhrvold said.
  • The great thing about the Hertz Foundation is the thoroughly proven, well-honed machine they have developed over decades to select outstanding graduate students.
  • The initial recipients of the Nathan P. Myhrvold Fellowship will be chosen from the 2022 applicants and announced in May 2023.

Allurion Announces Appointment of Moderna Co-Founder and MIT Institute Professor Robert S. Langer as Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board

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Friday, November 18, 2022
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Allurion , a company dedicated to ending obesity, announced today it has appointed Professor Robert S. Langer, Sc.D., as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board.

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  • Allurion , a company dedicated to ending obesity, announced today it has appointed Professor Robert S. Langer, Sc.D., as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board.
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    It is an honor to welcome Professor Langer to Allurion, said Dr. Shantanu Gaur, founder and CEO of Allurion.
  • Langer is the co-founder of Moderna Therapeutics and one of 12 Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  • I am delighted to now lead Allurions Scientific Advisory Board while contributing to the companys mission to end obesity.

Over 2,000 U.S. Professors Ask Biden to Halt Tehran Talks Over Attacks on Iranian Universities

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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They ask President Biden "to take urgent action to prevent such casualties and loss of life."

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  • They ask President Biden "to take urgent action to prevent such casualties and loss of life."
  • Repressive forces affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are ordered to "mercilessly confront" protesters, everywhere including on over 100 university campuses across Iran.
  • In particular, the professors ask that the US "halt any and all negotiations with the Iranian regime, and prevent any sanctions relief," until "all violators of human rights in Iran are held accountable."
  • The signatories further ask President Biden to "recognize the universally accepted right of the Iranian people to self-defense as they seek to attain sovereignty and self-determination."

Social psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt to be awarded the 2022 Lewis Thomas Prize by The Rockefeller University

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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For her accomplished record in applying rigorous scientific methods to the behavioral study of race and her exceptional storytelling, Eberhardt will be presented with the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science on April 7.

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  • For her accomplished record in applying rigorous scientific methods to the behavioral study of race and her exceptional storytelling, Eberhardt will be presented with the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science on April 7.
  • Named after its first recipient, noted physician-scientist and essayist Lewis Thomas, the prize was established in 1993 by Rockefeller's Board of Trustees.
  • "Jennifer Eberhardt embodies what the Lewis Thomas Prize was established to celebrate," says Jesse H. Ausubel , chair of the selection committee.
  • Eberhardt majored in psychology at the University of Cincinnati and studied implicit bias as a graduate student at Harvard University.

300 High School Seniors Named Nation's Top Scientists in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022

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Thursday, January 6, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Society for Science (the Society) today announced the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Society for Science (the Society) today announced the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.
  • The Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from 1,804 applications received from 603 high schools across 46 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and eight other countries.
  • On January 20, 40 of the 300 scholars will be named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists.
  • The Regeneron Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science since 1942, is the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards Over $10.3 Million In Young Investigator Grants to 150 Mental Health Scientists

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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New York, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced its annual Young Investigator Grants, valued at more than $10.3 million, awarded to 150 of the worlds most promising young scientists.

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  • New York, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced its annual Young Investigator Grants, valued at more than $10.3 million, awarded to 150 of the worlds most promising young scientists.
  • Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded more than $430 million in research grants to more than 5,100 scientists globally.
  • The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards research grants to develop improved treatments, cures, and methods of prevention for mental illness.
  • Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded more than $430 million to fund more than 6,200 grants to more than 5,100 leading scientists around the world.

Katalin Karikó named the 2022 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

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Friday, October 1, 2021
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Katalin Karik, whose discovery of how to keep synthetic RNA from activating the innate immune system, paving the way for RNA vaccines including two for SARS-CoV-2, will receive the 2022 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize , The Rockefeller University announced today.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Katalin Karik, whose discovery of how to keep synthetic RNA from activating the innate immune system, paving the way for RNA vaccines including two for SARS-CoV-2, will receive the 2022 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize , The Rockefeller University announced today.
  • The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize is the preeminent international award recognizing outstanding women scientists.
  • Karik is senior vice president of the biotech company BioNTech and adjunct associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Earlier this month, it was announced that Karik will receive the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.