http://www.huck.psu.edu News and updates about people, programs, centers, institutes, facilities and initiatives associated with the Huck Institutes. Articles are listed in reverse date order, with newer articles at the top and older articles at the bottom. daily 1 2007-07-05T14:04:21Z http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/nucleic-acid-facility-move-sept08 The Nucleic Acid facility is moving to the 4th floor of Chandlee. The move will take place Sept 16, 17, and 18. Please read the full article for complete details and important deadlines. No publisher par117 home page 2008-09-05T16:27:38Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/vacancy-director-of-facility-operations The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is seeking a highly motivated, “hands-on” Director of Facility Operations to oversee the strategic direction and operation of shared technology facilities. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-09-05T00:50:28Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/assmann-named-aspb-president Sarah M. Assmann has been named president of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). She takes up the presidency in October, 2008. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-08-13T19:41:41Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/study-sheds-light-on-mammoth-extinction Analysis of hair from museum specimens suggests that woolly mammoths consisted of two genetically-distinct lineages which diverged from each other more than a million years ago. One of the lineages was found only in Siberia, whereas the other occurred much more widely. The geographically-restricted lineage appears to have gone extinct about 45,000 years ago, long before human hunting is likely have contributed to their demise. Instead, low genetic diversity could have made the mammoths more vulnerable to environmental factors such as climate change or disease. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-06-18T18:22:43Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/facilities/cytometry-up/news/highlights-from-2008-isac-meeting Cytometry Facility folks attended this biennial meeting (held in Budapest this year). Here are some key points. No publisher mek4 cytometry 2008-06-18T15:29:59Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/clue-to-melanoma-development Penn State researchers have discovered that the interaction of 2 proteins can lead to development of malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. This finding could aid the development of cancer therapies. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-05-20T17:05:50Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/hudson-frs Peter Hudson, Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-05-16T15:25:55Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/facilities/proteomics-mass-spectrometry-up/news/personnel-change Lian Chao Li has left the facility. No publisher csw14 proteomics and mass spec 2008-05-14T18:31:07Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-and-centers/ccd/news/center-for-cellular-dynamics-poster-session The CCD held its first poster session Friday, May 9 1-3 pm on the Life Sciences Bridge. No publisher mur22 center for cellular dynamics 2008-05-14T17:51:35Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/hiv-discovery Penn State researchers and their collaborators have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus that causes AIDS. Knocking out a particular enzyme (a tyrosine kinase) makes immune cells less vulnerable to infection with the virus. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-04-30T17:39:31Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/marshall-elected-to-nas Barry Marshall, who has a visiting appointment as the Francis R. and Helen M. Pentz Professor of Science at Penn State, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-04-30T13:35:13Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/ctsi-initial-round-2008 Out of 70 applications received, Penn State's Clinical and Translational Science Award Initiative has selected 13 pilot projects for funding. These projects involve 57 faculty members in 8 colleges on 3 campuses. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-04-25T15:41:41Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/tropical-reservoir-for-human-influenza Analysis of more than 1300 complete genomes of human influenza A suggests that new viral strains arise in a reservoir in the tropics, and move out to temperate regions. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-04-24T13:21:53Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/shuttle-service-change From May 12, the free shuttle between University Park and Hershey will run three times daily rather than four. No publisher csw14 home page 2008-04-16T20:01:22Z News Item http://www.huck.psu.edu/about/news-archive/cell-membrane-lipids-involved-in-allergic-response A Penn State team is the first to show in living cells, under physiological conditions, that lipid molecules in cell membranes are involved in mammalian cells' reactions to allergens. No publisher csw14 center for cellular dynamics home page 2008-03-14T16:02:19Z News Item