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May 09, 2012

David Hughes receives a Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Penn State biology and entomology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member has been granted funding to pursue his innovative global health and development research project, entitled "Taking out the bodyguards: a novel solution to ag disease."

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May 07, 2012

Biological battle: Penn State researchers work to catch up with drug resistance

Written by Andrew Read " director of the Huck Institutes' Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics " this article originally appeared in the Centre Daily Times on April 29, 2012 as the first installment of the bimonthly "Focus on Research" column highlighting research projects being conducted across all disciplines at Penn State.

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Apr 29, 2012

Twenty-four new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction

A research team led by Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Blair Hedges has identified and named 24 new species of skinks " half of which may already be extinct or nearing extinction, and the rest of which are threatened with extinction.

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Apr 16, 2012

Eric Post awarded a Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement

The Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member was accorded this honor by his peers for scholarly excellence in the life and health sciences.

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Mar 27, 2012

New research reveals deep-ocean impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

A team led by Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Charles Fisher finds compelling evidence of the impact on deep-water coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Feb 08, 2012

Andrew Read appointed Alumni Professor in Biological Sciences

The Penn State professor and director of the Huck Institutes' Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics has been recognized for excellence in teaching.

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Jan 15, 2012

Two Huck Institutes faculty members named AAAS Fellows

Consuelo De Moraes and Steven Schiff honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Nov 14, 2011

Huck Institutes' faculty member receives $2.3m organic ag research grant

Dr. Jason Kaye's project is one of 23 chosen for funding by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Aug 03, 2010

Ancient gene family linked to the future of epileptic seizures

A potassium-channel gene belonging to an ancient gene family more than 542 million years old is opening new avenues in epilepsy research, and may one day allow researchers to develop more effective drugs with fewer side effects for the treatment of epileptic seizures.

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