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Huck Institutes affiliate receives NIH grant to study crucial genetic mechanism

With the help of an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Scot Kimball will study the relationship between high-fat diets and impairment in the control of a crucial genetic mechanism known as alternative pre-mRNA splicing.

Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Workshop well received by attendees

The X-Ray Crystallography Facility held a Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) workshop on August 20th, 2013, which received overwhelmingly positive reviews from attendees.

Huck Institutes faculty member receives 2013 Silverstein-Simeone Lecture Award

Consuelo De Moraes is recognized for outstanding work at the frontiers of chemical ecology.

Not all memories fade with age

Huck Institutes affiliate Nancy Dennis finds that changes in brain activity compensate for some types of normal decline in our ability to remember.

Not all memories fade with age

Huck Institutes affiliate Nancy Dennis finds that changes in brain activity compensate for some types of normal decline in our ability to remember.

Multiple genes manage how people taste sweeteners

Genetics may play a role in how people's taste receptors send signals, leading to a wide spectrum of taste preferences, according to Penn State food scientists including Huck Institutes affiliate John Hayes.

Protein changes linked to symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

A research discovery that helps point the way to potential therapies for memory-related disorders including Alzheimer's Disease has been made by a team of neuroscientists that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Douglas Cavener.

Ping Li featured in Psychology Today

Neuroscience research by Huck Institutes affiliate Ping Li is featured in an article entitled "The Bilingual Brain."

New characterization of human genome mutability catalyzes biomedical research

A crucial development for personalized genomic medicine researchers at the Center for Medical Genomics elucidate intricacies of mutagenesis.

Ground-breaking roots

The team working in Penn State's Roots Lab, led by Jonathan Lynch, is studying the work going on underneath the ground that enables the growth of healthier crops.