In Massachusetts, nine NIH-funded research projects in this year’s $10 million club
So far for 2012, the NIH has approved 3,810 grants in Massachusetts – some for new projects, others for familiar, ongoing research centers. The big money is going to genetics, HIV/AIDS and biodefense. Few topped $10 million –according to NIH, the average award amount nationwide was $44,642 for 2011. Among the group – genomics superstar Eric Lander, whose name came up during the recent presidential search at MIT and Daniel Kuritzkes at the Brigham, who got a standing ovation at the recent AIDS conference when he annouced findings on two more AIDS patinets who became virus-free after bone marrow transplants. Also note that Harvard Med School dean Jeffrey Flier is listed as the PI on the grant to the troubled primate research center. Read more
Midsummer Nights’ Science: Missed the first two? Still two more
The Broad Institue’s Midsummer Nightss Science is hugely popular. If you haven’t been able to make it, they’ve already got a video up on the first session, this one is on microfluids. Read more
Gown v. Gown: MIT students, faculty question Kendall Square plan
Kendall Square, once a bleak, industrial backwater, is now a Cambridge hot spot. A dense cluster of biopharma labs has attracted tech giants like Google, “luxury” apartment blocks and restaurants offering oysters, tapas and serious coffee. Last week, The Boston Globe called the neighborhood “a place city dwellers, foodies and beer enthusiasts can enjoy.” … Read more
Company scientist: It is too early to dismiss the predictive power of the personal genome
Knome, Inc, a Cambridge, Massachusetts company, is famously known for sequencing the genome of hard-living rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Knome bills itself as the human genome interpretation company and is credited for being the first to offer personal sequencing services. Read more
Science in Boston this week: Baby talk and fuel cells
Patricia Kohl, of the University of Washington Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, is known for her work on how early exposure to language alters the brain. She comes to Harvard for two talks this week as part of the Mind/Brain/Behavior Distinguished Lectures. She begins Tuesday with “The Linguistic Genius of Infants: Early Learning and Brain Plasticity.” … Read more
Boston science this week: Cannibalistic hordes and other gatherings
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Science events in Boston, this week and beyond
What’s up this week? Supernovae, deep water drilling and Too Much To Know — the book. Also see our list of ongoing events, including the newly opened Geckos: Tails to Toepads exhibit at at the Museum of Science , which runs through May 6. Read more
Say hello to Warp Drive Bio, stay tuned for details
The new company, is being funded by Sanofi and Third Rock Ventures, a biocoastal venture capital firm with a big footprint in Kendall Square. Read more
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