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Jan 29, 2014
Critical protein discovered for healthy cell growth in mammals
A team of researchers including Huck Institutes affiliates Aimin Liu and Gang (Greg) Ning has discovered a protein required for the growth of tiny, but critical, hair-like structures called cilia on cell surfaces.
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Jan 23, 2014
Will Hancock named American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering fellow
Huck Institutes faculty researcher William Hancock has been named a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
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Jan 23, 2014
Experiments show hypothesis of microtubule steering accurate
Tiny protein motors in cells can steer microtubules in the right direction through branching nerve cell structures, according to Huck Institutes faculty researchers Melissa Rolls and Will Hancock and graduate student Yalei Chen.
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Jan 21, 2014
Huck Institutes graduate students awarded grant by Edmund Optics
Plant Biology students Molly Hanlon and Jennifer Yang have received a $7,500 grant from Edmund Optics to develop an innovative laser ablation tomography (LAT) and serial imaging system for a high-throughput plant phenotyping project.
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Jan 21, 2014
$1.6 million grant will use nanotechnology to fight prostate cancer
Nanotechnology for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer will be the focus of a five-year, $1.58 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to a research team co-led by Huck Institutes scientist Jian Yang.
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Jan 21, 2014
Announcing major equipment acquisitions at the Huck Institutes
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Provost, are pleased to announce several major equipment acquisitions that will further strengthen the research capabilities of their Core Facilities at University Park.
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Jan 21, 2014
Modernizing malaria research through a new, interdisciplinary approach to parasitology
Huck Institutes faculty researcher Manuel Llinas uses cutting-edge techniques in metabolomics and genomics to try and beat the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite.
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Jan 08, 2014
A new pathway for neuron repair is discovered
Penn State University molecular biologists including Huck Institutes faculty member Melissa Rolls and graduate students Richard Albertson, Michelle Stone, and Li Chen have discovered a brand-new pathway for repairing nerve cells that could have implications for faster and improved healing.
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Jan 06, 2014
Huck Institutes announce Graduate Enrichment Fund awardees for 2013
Eleven students in the Huck Institutes' intercollege graduate degree programs (IGDPs) have been awarded $5,000 each to advance their research.
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Jan 06, 2014
Volumetrics diet among U.S. News & World Report's Best Diets of 2014
The Volumetrics diet created by Huck Institutes affiliate Barbara Rolls has been ranked No. 6 out of 32 diets in the Best Diets Overall category of the U.S. News & World Report's Best Diets 2014.
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