Environmentally friendly drugs, targeted cancer treatment, obstacle course for blood cells
Thursday, 17 October 2019 04:46
Life Science Awards Austria 2019 given to young Austrian researchers Each year, the ÖGMBT initiates a unique nationwide search in order to find the brightest young researchers in the Life Sciences field across all of Austria. At the 11th Annual Conference in Salzburg, five young scientists were honoured for their internationally sensational work. The promotion of young scientists is one of the ÖGMBT’s main pillars. Regularly awarding scientific prizes is an important measure to support early-stage researchers. Additionally, these awards highlight the excellence in the Austrian research landscape and increase the visibility of exceptional life sciences topics in the public. With the support of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (BMDW) and the industrial sponsors Polymun Scientific and THP Medical Products the prestigious awards together with prize money in the total amount of EUR 11.000 EUR were awarded. Two different awards were available: The Life Science Research Awards…
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Petition: European Commissioner to ‘Education, Research, Innovation and Youth’
Monday, 23 September 2019 04:59
European Plant Science Organisation, EPSO, initiated petition European scientists incl. Nora Brambilla (TU-München) started a petition to ask changing the title for the European Commissioner-designate from ‘Innovation and Youth’ to ‘Education, Research, Innovation and Youth’ to give the necessary attention as well to education and research in the next Commission of the EU. Find detailed info below. 10.000 signatures are needed to be heard by the EC and the European Parliament! Please sign the petition at www.futureofresearch.eu (Sign via the indico portal. The 2nd link is the European Parliament but not active, just disregard) and ask your colleagues, students and networks from academia to industry etc. to do so too - best today to have most signatories by Wednesday, 25.9.2019 Signatories who should be highlighted as eminent to the EC / EP, pls let This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know. But the most important goal is to reach the 10.000 signatories…
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„RNA – Nobellaureates“ in Vienna
Saturday, 13 October 2012 00:00
Das 7. Wiener NobelpreisträgerInnenseminar wird von 17. - 18.10.2012 in Kooperation mit der Universität Wien, der Medizinischen Universität Wien, der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien und der Stadt Wien / Wiener Vorlesungen veranstaltet. Folgende NobelpreisträgerInnen haben Ihre Teilnahme bereits zugesagt: Sidney Altman: erhielt 1989 gemeinsam mit Thomas R. Cech den Nobelpreis für Chemie für die Entdeckung der katalytischen Eigenschaften von RNA Elizabeth Blackburn: gemeinsam mit Carol W. Greider und Jack W. Szostak wurde ihr 2009 der Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin für ihre Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der Telomer- und Telomerase-Forschung verliehen Günter Blobel: bekam 1999 den Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin für die Entdeckung der in Proteinen eingebauten Signale, die ihren Transport und die Lokalisierung in der Zelle steuern Martin Evans: 2007 erhielt er gemeinsam mit Oliver Smithies und Mario Capecchi den Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin für die Forschung an der Knockout-Maus Thomas A. Steitz: wurde 2009 gemeinsam mit Venkatraman…
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