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Research & Updates
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February 2015
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The Path to Biomedical Progress
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February 27, 2015
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Scientific Research
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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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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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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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April 2015
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Translational Science and the “Valley of Death”
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April 09, 2015
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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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April 2015
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Science Policy and Infrastructure
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April 21, 2015
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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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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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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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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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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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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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November 2015
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Robert Heimer, Professor of Epidemiology and of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine
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November 16, 2015
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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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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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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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December 2015
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Valerie Mizrahi, Director, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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December 16, 2015
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Thoughts on 3-bromopyruvate as a Potential Cancer Treatment by Chris Somerville, Scientific Advisor, Open Philanthropy Project and Philomathia Professor of Alternative Energy and EBI Director, University of California, Berkeley
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December 29, 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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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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April 2016
May 2016
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Science Magazine: Grassroots Future of Research group makes it official
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May 04, 2016
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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
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May 19, 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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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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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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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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March 2017
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The Scientist: Pathway to Polio Virulence Revealed
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March 23, 2017
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Scientific Research
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June 2017
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The New York Times: New Electrical Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise in Mice
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June 15, 2017
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Scientific Research
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July 2017
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The Economist: A promising means of pest control meets some evolutionary truths
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July 22, 2017
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Scientific Research
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August 2017
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Scientific American: Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
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August 01, 2017
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Scientific Innovation: Tools and Techniques
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September 2017
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The Scientist: Scientists Look to Epigenetics to Thwart Viruses
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September 01, 2017
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Scientific Research
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September 2017
October 2017
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Scientific Research Grants from the 2016 NIH Transformative Research Award RFP
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October 01, 2017
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Scientific Research
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November 2017
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Update on Investigating Neglected Goals in Biological Research
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November 30, 2017
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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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December 2017
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The New York Times: Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body
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December 15, 2017
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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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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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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 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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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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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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June 2018
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Scientific American: A Shot against Cancer Slated for Testing in Massive Dog Study
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June 07, 2018
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Scientific Research
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September 2018
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STAT: For the first time, researchers will release genetically engineered mosquitoes in Africa
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September 05, 2018
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Scientific Research
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September 2018
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Vox: A genetically modified organism could end malaria and save millions of lives — if we decide to use it
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September 26, 2018
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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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November 2018
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The Economist: The promise and peril of gene drives
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November 08, 2018
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Scientific Research
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January 2019