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May 29, 2012
Penn State researcher plays a role in the discovery of a leukemia gene mutation
Thomas Loughran " director of the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute and discoverer of large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia " is part of an international research team that has found a gene mutation underlying the rare malignant cancer.
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May 29, 2012
A decade's worth of research suggests that fish feel pain
Victoria Braithwaite discusses the need for better aquaculture practices in designing healthier and more humane fisheries.
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May 28, 2012
Eco-immunology charts pathways of disease in nature
Huck Institutes director Peter Hudson and researcher Raina Plowright of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics have been featured in the New York Times for their research on disease ecology in bighorn sheep and Australian fruit bats.
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May 15, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture highlights importance of agricultural education and research
Tom Vilsack traveled to Penn State to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the land-grant university system " highlighting the groundbreaking research, education, and innovation taking place nationwide at universities such as Penn State.
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May 14, 2012
Patrick Drew receives a 2012 McKnight Scholar Award
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has announced the 2012 McKnight Scholar Award recipients " among them Penn State professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Patrick Drew with his proposal entitled "Imaging neurovascular coupling in the behaving animal."
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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 08, 2012
Researchers unveil a new assessment for diagnosing malnutrition
A team of researchers " led by Penn State professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Gordon Jensen " has devised a new systematic assessment that should aid dietitians and other health care providers in diagnosis and treatment.
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May 07, 2012
Patrick Drew is working toward a better understanding of the brain's complex infrastructure
He can't see inside your brain, but Dr. Drew has found a way to see inside a mouse's brain and by doing so, he is gaining new insights into how the human brain may function.
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May 07, 2012
Philip C. Bevilacqua is awarded the C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Bevilacqua, a professor of chemistry at Penn State and co-director of the Huck Institutes' Center for RNA Molecular Biology, has been honored by the Eberly College of Science Alumni Society with the 2012 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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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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