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Feb 14, 2024
Lab Bench to Commercialization 2024 grant recipients announced
Four projects led by researchers in the Penn State Eberly College of Science have been selected to receive Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) grants in 2024
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Feb 14, 2024
Penn State biochemist Carsten Krebs named distinguished professor
Carsten Krebs, professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, has been selected to receive the title of Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Feb 14, 2024
Penn State molecular biologist Joseph Reese named distinguished professor
Joseph Reese, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been selected to receive the title of Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Feb 13, 2024
Heard on campus: Nikki Crowley on 30 years of neuroscience advances
Nikki Crowley recently spoke at the Ashtekar Frontiers of Science, an annual public lecture series held by the Eberly College of Science, on 30 years of advances in cell signaling and neuroscience
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Feb 09, 2024
Drought may drive deadly amphibian disease, researchers find
Pumpkin toadlets are in trouble. Progressively severe droughts are disrupting the microbiomes of the thumbnail-sized orange frogs, potentially leaving them vulnerable to a deadly fungal disease, according to a new study by an international research team.
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Feb 08, 2024
Low voice pitch increases standing among strangers
If you’re looking for a long-term relationship or to boost your social status, lower your pitch, according to researchers studying the effects of voice pitch on social perceptions
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Feb 08, 2024
Modified soft material promises better bioelectronics, researchers say
Soft bioelectronic devices hold potential for many advances in the health care field, but researchers have faced hurdles in identifying materials that are biocompatible while still maintaining all necessary characteristics to operate effectively
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Feb 07, 2024
Series to raise awareness of characterization resources available at Penn State
Penn State researchers are invited to attend “After Café,” a casual, applications-centric series designed to raise awareness about the range of characterization assets available at the Materials Characterization Laboratory
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Feb 07, 2024
Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parent’s traits
Predicting the trajectory of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders like autism or schizophrenia is difficult because they can be influenced by many different genetic and environmental factors
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Feb 05, 2024
Researchers assemble 51 animal genomes using publicly accessible workflows
Using a new set of tools, an international research collaboration including scientists from Penn State, Rockefeller University and Johns Hopkins University have reconstructed genetic blueprints for 51 species.
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