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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

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During his doctoral research at University of California Berkeley, Liu initiated the first general effort to expand the genetic code in living cells. Liu became an HHMI investigator in 2005 and joined the JASONs, academic science advisors to the US government, in 2009. In 2016, he became a core institute member at the Broad Institute.

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Antipsychotic Use Declined in Young Children From 2009 to 2017

The Pharma Data

Antipsychotic Use Declined in Young Children From 2009 to 2017. 13, 2020 — Among privately insured young children, antipsychotic use declined from 2009 to 2017, according to a study published online Oct. The researchers found that annual antipsychotic use in young children was 0.27 Professional. FRIDAY, Nov.

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2009 to 2018 Saw Increase in Diseases-of-Despair Diagnoses

The Pharma Data

17, 2020 — From 2009 to 2018, there were increases in diseases-of-despair diagnoses, according to a study published online Nov. The researchers found that 515,830 participants received a diagnosis of disease of despair. TUESDAY, Nov. 9 in BM J Open. Emily Brignone, Ph.D., and 1.51, respectively).

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OPDP Outlines New Research

Eye on FDA

FDA published notice recently that the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) was proposing some new research related to the promotion of medicines by pharmaceutical companies. The research was new (kind of) but the direction was more of the same old focus – direct-to-consumer advertising (DTC). But for now, we wait.

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Keypoint Newsletter: Expanding the Fellows Program to Include Postdocs

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Established in 2009, Keystone Symposia’s Fellows Program has become a premier professional advancement opportunity for rising scientists from diverse backgrounds.

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5 ways to lower clinical trial patient recruitment costs

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Between 2009 and 2018, U.S. In 2019 alone, research and development spending totaled $186 billion for the global pharmaceutical industry. The process of getting a new drug to market is an expensive one. billion to bring a new therapy to market.

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#WhyIScience Q&A: A research scientist uses mass spectrometry to discover how metabolites affect human health

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By Makenzie Kohler October 17, 2023 Credit: Allison Colorado, Broad Communications Amy Deik is a research scientist and lab manager in the Metabolomics Platform. She’d always had an interest in genetics research and moved to Boston in 2002 to work for a genetics-focused startup. What do you do as a research scientist at Broad?