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NIH Grantee Honored For Pioneering Research On Gene Networks


Body of research holds potential for programming stem cells, treating severe disease


A long-term grantee of the National Institutes of Health has been awarded the International Prize for Biology from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.


Eric H. Davidson, Ph.D., was recognized for his efforts in deciphering gene regulatory networks, the intricate sequences of genetic control switches that guide the formation of the embryo.  Dr. Davidson is Norman Chandler Professor of Cell Biology, in the Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.


Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award

American Cancer Society Honors Outstanding Innovative Achievements in Palliative Care

Judy Lentz, R.N., M.S.N. to Receive Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award

ATLANTA — October 11, 2011— Judy Lentz, R.N., M.S.N, chief executive officer of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, is the 2011 recipient of the American Cancer Society Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated innovation and ingenuity in their contributions to the advancement of the field of palliative care. The American Cancer Society is committed to advancing the field of palliative care, and the award will be presented today at the Kathleen Foley Palliative Care Research Retreat that is part of the Society’s partnership with the National Palliative Care Research Center..


Nobel Laureate

NIH Grantees Win 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine.









The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to National Institutes of Health grantees Health Grantees Bruce A. Beutler, M.D. of the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, and Jules A. Hoffmann, Ph.D. for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the late Ralph M. Steinman, M.D., of Rockefeller University, New York for his

discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.


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