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Research & Updates
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April 2014
July 2013
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Allan Coukell, Brian Hill, and Nicole Mahoney, The Pew Charitable Trusts
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July 17, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2015
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Angela Geiger, Chief Strategy Officer, Alzheimer’s Association, and Dr. Dean Hartley, Director of Science Initiatives, Alzheimer’s Association
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June 23, 2015
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Scientific Research
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October 2012
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Anil Soni, Former CEO of Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
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October 18, 2012
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Global Health & Development
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December 2015
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Animal Product Alternatives
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December 13, 2015
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Scientific Research
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July 2014
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Anna Bershteyn, Institute for Disease Modeling
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July 17, 2014
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Global Health & Development
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March 2015
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Anna Upton, PhD, Director Biology, TB Alliance; Kari Frame, Senior Manager, Resource Mobilization, TB Alliance; Willo Brock, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, TB Alliance; Nader Fotouhi, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, TB Alliance
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March 04, 2015
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Scientific Research
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January 2016
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Arti Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law, Duke University, and Co-Director, Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy
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January 06, 2016
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Audrey Singer, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
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June 25, 2013
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Scientific Research
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March 2020
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Barron’s Penta: How Philanthropists are Tackling COVID-19
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March 18, 2020
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Bhaven Sampat, Associate Professor, Columbia University, Department of Health Policy and Management
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May 02, 2013
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Scientific Research
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November 2020
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BioSpace: Icosavax Turns VLP Tech to COVID-19 Vaccine, with $16.5 Million in New Financing
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November 02, 2020
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Scientific Research
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March 2018
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Bloomberg: Protein Engineering May Be the Future of Science
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March 15, 2018
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Breakthrough Fundamental Science
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April 14, 2015
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Scientific Research
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October 2012
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Brian Nosek, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
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October 09, 2012
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Bruce Miller, A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco
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April 28, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director, Public Library of Science
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March 26, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Carolyn Bruzdzinski, Chief Mission Delivery Officer, California Division of the American Cancer Society
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June 19, 2013
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Scientific Research
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January 2015
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Christine Sizemore, Section Chief, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Other Microbial Diseases Section, National Institutes of Health
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January 29, 2015
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Scientific Research
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May 2018
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CNN: This startup wants to help the planet with meatless burgers
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May 24, 2018
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Farm Animal Welfare
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December 2020
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Comstock’s Magazine: Promise for New Proteins
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December 14, 2020
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Farm Animal Welfare
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December 2012
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Dario Amodei, Paul Christiano, Nick Conley, David Dalrymple, Yoni Donner, Kristen Fortney, Jacob Steinhardt and Jade Q Wang
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December 02, 2012
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Scientific Research
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June 2012
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David Carr, Strategic Planning and Policy Unit, Wellcome Trust
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June 19, 2012
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Scientific Research
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May 2015
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David Holtzman, Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Prof. and Chairman of Neurology; Prof. of Developmental Biology; and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
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May 01, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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David Jay, Chief Executive Officer, Journal Lab
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March 14, 2013
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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David Madigan, Professor and Chair, Department of Statistics, Columbia University
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March 07, 2013
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Scientific Research
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February 2015
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David Russell, William Kaplan Professor of Infection Biology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Science
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February 03, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Dena Dubal, Assistant Professor of Neurology and David Coulter Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease at the University of California, San Francisco
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March 10, 2015
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Scientific Research
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June 2015
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Diana Shineman, Director for Scientific Affairs, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
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June 08, 2015
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Scientific Research
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September 2015
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Differential Technological Development: Some Early Thinking
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September 30, 2015
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Scientific Research
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October 2018
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Discover Magazine: Meet the Biochemist Engineering Proteins From Scratch
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October 29, 2018
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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Doug Altman, Professor of Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, and David Moher University Research Chair in Systematic Reviews, University of Ottawa
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March 08, 2013
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Scientific Research
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January 2016
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Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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January 21, 2016
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Scientific Research
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September 2016
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Dr. Adam Marblestone, MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group and MIT Media Lab, and Dr. Eric Drexler, Future of Humanity Institute and Oxford Martin School
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September 01, 2016
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Scientific Research
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March 2014
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Dr. Arthur Bienenstock, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
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March 17, 2014
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Dr. Bavesh Kana, Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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December 16, 2015
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Dr. Bruce Alberts, Professor of Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco; former President, National Academy of Sciences
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January 29, 2014
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Scientific Research
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November 2016
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Dr. Christopher Pickett, Director, Rescuing Biomedical Research
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November 16, 2016
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Scientific Research
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April 2014
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Dr. Neal Lane, – Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and Malcolm Gillis University Professor , Rice University,
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April 16, 2014
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Scientific Research
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April 2016
June 2013
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Dr. Steve Solomon and Dr. Jean Patel, Office of Antimicrobial Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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June 18, 2013
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Scientific Research
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October 2019
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EicOsis Press Release: EicOsis receives $15MM grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to help fund trials of non-opioid pain therapy
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October 15, 2019
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Scientific Research
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February 2013
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Elizabeth Iorns, Founder and CEO, Science Exchange
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February 26, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Elizabeth West, Program Manager, FasterCures
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May 24, 2013
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Scientific Research
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September 2019
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Engineers Without Borders USA: Creating Cold: The Chilling Challenge of Off-Grid Refrigeration for Developing Countries
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September 25, 2019
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Scientific Research
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June 2019
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Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
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June 10, 2019
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Exploring Life Sciences Funding
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January 07, 2014
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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Ferric Fang, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, University of Washington
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March 01, 2013
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Scientific Research
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September 2020
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Forbes: 2021 Breakthrough Prize Winners Announced: Researcher Who Developed Protein Design Technology Awarded $3 Million
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September 10, 2020
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Scientific Research
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July 2020
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Forbes: A New 20-Minute Covid-19 Test Will Use CRISPR Gene Editing Technology To Deliver Results At The Doctor’s Office, Supermarket, Or Workplace
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July 01, 2020
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Scientific Research
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March 2019
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Forbes: With Launch Of New CRISPR Company, Competition Extends To Diagnostics
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March 21, 2019
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Scientific Research
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April 2018
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GeekWire: Open Philanthropy Project awards $11M to protein designers for universal flu vaccine
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April 04, 2018
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Scientific Research
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October 2019
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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: Cancer Vaccine Developers Report Bumper Crop of New Cancer Antigens
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October 02, 2019
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Heather Joseph, Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
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May 23, 2013
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Informal Writeup on DRACOs as Potential Antiviral Treatment
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December 10, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research
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March 26, 2015
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Scientific Research
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February 2013
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Ivan Oransky, Co-founder, Retraction Watch
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February 21, 2013
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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Jane Hunter, Managing Director, and Rebecca Lawrence, Publisher, Faculty of 1000
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March 15, 2013
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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Jason Priem, Co-Founder, Impact Story
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March 13, 2013
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Scientific Research
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February 2014
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Jeff Settleman, Michael Fischbach, Adam Marblestone
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February 28, 2014
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Scientific Research
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October 2012
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Jo Mulligan, Research and Evidence Division, Department for International Development
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October 10, 2012
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Global Health & Development
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March 2013
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John Wilbanks, Chief Commons Officer, Sage Bionetworks
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March 25, 2013
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Scientific Research
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March 2013
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Joshua Greenberg, Program Director, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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March 13, 2013
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Scientific Research
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April 2013
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Kaitlin Thaney, Manager, External Relationships, Digital Science
Date
April 10, 2013
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Scientific Research
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February 2013
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Kay Dickersin, Director of the U.S. Cochrane Center
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February 19, 2013
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Scientific Research
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February 2013
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Ken Witwer, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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February 28, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Kevin Dolby, Evaluation Adviser, Wellcome Trust
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May 24, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Kevin Moses, Director of Science Funding, Wellcome Trust
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June 07, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2012
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Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard University
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June 18, 2012
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Mark Lim, Program Manager, Medical Research Innovation, FasterCures
Date
May 30, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Maryann Martone, Executive Director, Force11,
Date
May 30, 2013
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Scientific Research
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September 2017
February 2015
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Melanie Smith, PhD in biophysics, MD Candidate, University of California, San Francisco; Scientific Advisor, Open Philanthropy Project
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February 17, 2015
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Scientific Research
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August 2014
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Micah Manary, MD/PhD Student, University of California, San Diego and scientific advisor to GiveWell
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August 29, 2014
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Global Health & Development
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October 2019
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Nature Biotechnology, First Rounders Podcast: Pardis Sabeti
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October 02, 2019
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Scientific Research
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November 2020
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Nature: Coronavirus Testing Finally Gathers Speed
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November 05, 2020
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
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Nature: Facebook billionaire pours funds into high-risk research
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December 20, 2017
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Scientific Research
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February 2019
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Nature: Faster, better, cheaper: the rise of CRISPR in disease detection
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February 19, 2019
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Scientific Research
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September 2019
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Nature: First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed
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September 05, 2019
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Scientific Research
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January 2017
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Nature: The new face of US science
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January 05, 2017
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Scientific Research
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May 2018
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NPR: Can A Cocktail Of Vitamins And Steroids Cure A Major Killer In Hospitals?
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May 11, 2018
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
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Our ‘Second Chance’ Program for NIH Transformative Research Applicants
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December 05, 2017
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Scientific Research
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July 2013
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Our Landscape of the Open Science Community
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July 11, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2015
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Our Updated Agenda for Science Philanthropy
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May 06, 2015
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Scientific Research
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May 2021
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PBS News Hour: In her bid to end TB, Mireille Kamariza is shattering stereotypes about scientists
Date
May 10, 2021
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Scientific Research
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May 2016
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Professor Shirley Tilghman, Co-Founder, Rescuing Biomedical Research, and President Emerita/Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Date
May 19, 2016
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Scientific Research
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January 2018
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Quanta Magazine: A Neurobiologist Thinks Big — and Small
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January 18, 2018
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Scientific Research
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October 2016
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Research on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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October 13, 2016
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Returns to Life Sciences Funding
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January 15, 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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November 2015
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Robert Heimer, Professor of Epidemiology and of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine
Date
November 16, 2015
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Robert Tjian, President, and Cheryl Moore, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, HHMI
Date
June 03, 2013
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Scientific Research
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July 2020
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San Fransisco Business Times: Biotech Legends Help Launch Parasite-Fighting Startup with Deep Stanford Ties
Date
July 13, 2020
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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May 2016
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Science Magazine: Grassroots Future of Research group makes it official
Date
May 04, 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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April 2015
Title
Science Policy and Infrastructure
Date
April 21, 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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June 2018
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Scientific American: A Shot against Cancer Slated for Testing in Massive Dog Study
Date
June 07, 2018
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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August 2017
Title
Scientific American: Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
Date
August 01, 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Innovation: Tools and Techniques
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October 2020
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Scientific American: Lab-Made ‘Miniproteins’ Could Block the Coronavirus from Infecting Cells
Date
October 12, 2020
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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December 2013
Title
Scientific Research Funding
Date
December 26, 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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October 2017
Title
Scientific Research Grants from the 2016 NIH Transformative Research Award RFP
Date
October 01, 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
October 2020