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Sledding-Related Injuries Decreased From 2008 to 2017

The Pharma Data

Sledding-Related Injuries Decreased From 2008 to 2017. The researchers found that an estimated 220,488 patients were treated in emergency departments for sledding-related injuries, with children accounting for 69.7 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. Evans, Ph.D., Evans, Ph.D., percent of the injuries.

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AI-Designed Enzymes

Codon

But what if, instead, researchers could create bespoke enzymes from the ground up? One study from 2008 (also from the Baker lab) reported de novo enzyme catalysts for Kemp elimination — a reaction that opens up a benzisoxazole ring — by running molecular dynamics simulations to sieve through possible designs.

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#WhyIScience Q&A: A software engineer develops computational tools for psychiatric and brain research

Broad Institute

After earning a degree in Computer Science and working for multiple technology startups, Shakir first came to the Broad to work on a project studying human genetic variation called the 1000 Genomes Project, which launched in 2008. He was intrigued by the prospect of scaling computational tools to analyze ever-growing biological datasets.

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TEST: The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research - History

Broad Institute

TEST: The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research - History By Maria Nemchuk August 25, 2023 Breadcrumb Home TEST: The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research - History The Stanley Center was launched in 2007 with transformative support from the philanthropists Ted and Vada Stanley, through the Stanley Medical Research Institute.

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Therapeutic peptide developed for triple-negative breast cancer

Drug Target Review

Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, led by Dr Ofer Reizes and Dr Justin Lathia, have developed a therapeutic peptide that disrupts the molecular processes behind aggressive cancer cell growth. 3 Therefore, the researchers aimed to disrupt this complex to limit the cancerous properties of the cells. European Journal of Cancer.

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Jennifer Listgarten

Broad Institute

She is also a member of the steering committee for the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) Lab. From 2007 to 2017 she was at Microsoft Research, through Cambridge, MA (2014-2017), Los Angeles (2008-2014), and Redmond, WA (2007-2008). She completed her Ph.D. Previous Jenn Nava Next Jesse Boehm

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Forging a Path Forward for Substance Abuse Potential Studies With the Cross-Company Abuse Liability Council By Beatrice Setnik, PhD

Alta Sciences

Addressing New Challenges in Human Abuse Potential Research The CCALC has held face-to-face meetings in collaboration with industry, academia, and the FDA once every two to three years since inception, and has provided much of the industry perspective on the practical challenges and solutions to assessing abuse and dependence potential.