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Eberly’s 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced
The Eberly College of Science has chosen faculty members Joyce Jose and Sally Mackenzie to receive its 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grants. This competitive program provides funding for researchers in the college, enabling them to enhance the commercial potential of ongoing Penn State research and prepare them to translate their Penn State-owned intellectual property to the marketplace.
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Researchers use stem cells to make insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells
The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this disorder can occur at any age and can be fatal if not carefully managed with insulin shots or an insulin pump to balance the body’s sugar levels.
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Global food security professor named to 'Most Creative People in Business' list
Entomologist David Hughes has been named to Fast Company's 2021 list for his innovative, impactful PlantVillage project.
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Sep 15, 2021
Modifying RNA: Crucial steps for adding chemical tag to transfer RNA revealed
The chemical steps in an important cellular modification process that adds a chemical tag to some RNAs have been revealed in a new study. Interfering with this process in humans can lead to neuronal diseases, diabetes, and cancers.
Sep 13, 2021
Eberly’s 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced
The Eberly College of Science has chosen faculty members Joyce Jose and Sally Mackenzie to receive its 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grants. This competitive program provides funding for researchers in the college, enabling them to enhance the commercial potential of ongoing Penn State research and prepare them to translate their Penn State-owned intellectual property to the marketplace.
Sep 09, 2021
National society to recognize two Penn State entomologists
Two entomologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will receive prestigious awards from the Entomological Society of America during its 2021 annual meeting.
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Sep 15, 2021
Modifying RNA: Crucial steps for adding chemical tag to transfer RNA revealed
The chemical steps in an important cellular modification process that adds a chemical tag to some RNAs have been revealed in a new study. Interfering with this process in humans can lead to neuronal diseases, diabetes, and cancers.
Sep 13, 2021
Eberly’s 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced
The Eberly College of Science has chosen faculty members Joyce Jose and Sally Mackenzie to receive its 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grants. This competitive program provides funding for researchers in the college, enabling them to enhance the commercial potential of ongoing Penn State research and prepare them to translate their Penn State-owned intellectual property to the marketplace.
Sep 09, 2021
National society to recognize two Penn State entomologists
Two entomologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will receive prestigious awards from the Entomological Society of America during its 2021 annual meeting.
Sep 08, 2021
Long-distance relationships for endangered corals
Flash-frozen sperm collected from corals in Florida and Puerto Rico was used to fertilize coral eggs from hundreds of miles away in Curaçao. The technique could be used as a conservation tool by introducing genetic variation into endangered corals and potentially accelerating their adaptation to climate change.
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CIDD Lunch: Possible futures for the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Monday Sep
20
Genomics of Adaptation to Drought and Striga in the Global Food Crop Sorghum
Plant Biology
Wednesday Sep
22
Multifaceted Effects of Testosterone on a Sexually Selected Trait: Birdsong
Neuroscience
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Monday Sep
20
CIDD Lunch: Possible futures for the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Monday Sep
20
Genomics of Adaptation to Drought and Striga in the Global Food Crop Sorghum
Plant Biology
Wednesday Sep
22
Multifaceted Effects of Testosterone on a Sexually Selected Trait: Birdsong
Neuroscience
Thursday Sep
23
CIDD Seminar: Land use change and population growth in subsistence agriculture: escaping the curse of poverty trap
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics