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Penn State will host the 11th annual Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease Conference and Workshop

The event is scheduled to be held May 20-23, 2013.

Yingwei Mao receives two major grants

The American Heart Association and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation have each awarded Dr. Mao with a grant intended to provide support for promising beginning scientists.

Craig Praul contributes to Gene Expression Technical Guide

The Genomics Core Facility co-director is among the experts cited in Genome Technology's publication.

Call for Concept Papers: Keck Foundation Science & Engineering and Medical Research programs

As part of our efforts to build a portfolio of high-visibility, high-risk, transformative research projects, we are soliciting one-page concept papers for consideration of submission to the W.M. Keck Foundation; the internal deadline for submission is January 15, 2013.

J. Lloyd Huck: July 17, 1922 - December 4, 2012

The Huck Institutes are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and benefactor, J. Lloyd Huck.

Three Huck Institutes faculty members are named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Peter Hudson, Matthew Thomas, and Andrew Read have been elected by their peers for distinguished efforts to advance science.

Wansheng Liu contributes to international pig genome sequencing effort

The first complete sequencing of the pig genome by the International Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium has been enableded in Nature.

Sarah Assmann invited to write Coulter Review paper for the International Journal of Plant Sciences

This inaugural Coulter Review article is scheduled for publication in the January 2013 issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences.

Lifestyle decisions impact skin health

Nina Jablonski discusses how human lifestyle decisions impact the health of our skin and its ability to mediate our overall health.

$2.3 million NIH grant supports research on midface and diseases

A team of researchers headed by Joan Richtsmeier will use genetically engineered mice and 3D imaging technology to study the development of the human midface upper jaw, cheekbones, and eye sockets and how diseases and abnormalities of the head affect the growth and shape of the face.