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Young Vilnius University Scientist I. Mogila Received Birnstiel Award for Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas10 Research

Drug Discovery Today

He was given the prestigious international Birnstiel Award for his outstanding research results in the field of molecular biology. Irmantas Mogila, a young scientist from Vilnius University (VU) Life Sciences Center (LSC), has joined the ranks of the most talented early-career life science researchers.

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Luísa Figueiredo was elected as an EMBO member

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has announced today that it will award the lifetime honor of EMBO Membership to Luísa Figueiredo, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM, Lisbon, Portugal), in recognition of the excellence of her research and outstanding achievements in the life sciences.

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Jun Wu receives the 2024 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award for his innovative work on stem cell-based embryo and chimera models

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Evanston, IL—The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Jun Wu, Ph.D. Dr. Wu is an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, U.S.A. with the 2024 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award.

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Organoids: the versatile platform for discovery and regeneration

Drug Target Review

About the author Anirban Datta, Head of Discovery Biology at Verseon International Corporation Anirban Datta PhD is the head of discovery biology at Verseon International Corporation. Transplantation of expanded fetal intestinal progenitors contributes to colon regeneration after injury. Cell Stem Cell. 2013;13(6):734-44.

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Internships at Altasciences: Q&A With Our Summer Interns

Alta Sciences

Internships at Altasciences: Q&A With Our Summer Interns nbartlett Thu, 08/22/2024 - 04:44 Internships at Altasciences are more than just a stepping stone—they’re a gateway to real-world-experience and professional growth, giving the next generation opportunities to help shape progress in the drug development industry. The work environment.

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Women in Stem with Lidia Pieri

Drug Target Review

Sibylla’s scientific founders come from very different scientific fields that do not usually speak to each other, such as theoretical physics, molecular biology and pharmaceutical chemistry. And so, I have been the managerial co-founder and CEO of Sibylla since 2017. This multidisciplinary approach is at the heart of Sibylla.

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Unlocking Undruggable Targets: Shifting Paradigms in Modern Drug Discovery

DrugBank

But as molecular biology has advanced, so too has our approach to finding new drugs. This direct intervention enables them to modulate internal processes, typically by binding to enzymes or receptors within the cell, impacting signal transduction pathways or metabolic processes directly linked to disease progression.