Genetics and Environmental Business Week

Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg - AML-associated mutant inhibits differentiation of myeloid/erythroid stem cells

Hokkaido University - A cDNA microarray technique applied to analyze global gene expression profiles

Hopital St. Louis, Paris - Long-term survival after BMT for SAA dependent on several factors

Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - Effectiveness of detergent-disinfecting agents on E. coli biofilm is examined

Immunization - Vaccination blitz: 13,312 inoculations over 2 1/2 days

Indiana University - Study reveals potential for more efficient stem cell transplants

Johns Hopkins University - Multiple HIV-1 Nef functions contribute to efficient replication in macrophages

Johns Hopkins University - Scientists identify compounds that mimic calorie restriction

Jurilab - More than 200 new genes discovered

Kyoto University - Lentiviral transfection of dendritic cells upregulates alloreactive T cells

Malmo University Hospital - Systolic blood pressure can be influenced with population effects

Manchester Royal Infirmary - Oral cancer study patients provide accurate self-reported smoking habits

National Inst. of Occupational Health, Copenhagen - Quaternary ammonium compounds exhibit adjuvant effect in murine model

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo - Reassortment with avian influenza virus attenuates influenza virus

Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam - pRb and p107 play a central role in regulating epidermal homeostasis

Ohio State University - Receptor-specific polyplexes pinpoint breast cancer cells

OpGen, Inc. - Company specializing in single molecule DNA analysis appoints board members

Orebro University Hospital - HPV DNA subtype is prognostic factor in early stage disease

Osaka City University - B7-1 gene transduction enhances immune response to metastatic tumor cells

Osaka City University - SEA0400 may have a cardioprotective effect

Osteoporosis - RUNX2 alleles associated with BMD in Scottish women

Procter & Gamble Co. - Enzyme inhibition aids collateral blood flow in ischemic animal models

RWTH University of Aachen - Cytokine receptor gp130 is hormonally regulated in human endometrium, decidua

Rice University - Evolvability could be a driving force in drug resistance

Seoul National University - EE155 region has important role in down-regulation of CD4 by HIV-1 Nef protein

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. - Biological products manufacturer extends distribution alliance with Hitachi

Service Sante Armees, La Tronche - Antibody Fab with human-like framework regions obtained from phage library

St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London - CRE-decoy oligonucleotides and chemotherapy reduce colorectal cancer growth

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Gene expression patterns in leukemia cells linked to treatment outcome

Temple University - Polyomaviruses associated with clinical tumors

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Induction of metallothionein requires transcription factor and zinc

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Mesothelin is new target for immunotherapy of mesotheliomas

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Viral chemokine fusions trigger antitumor immunity independent of chemotaxis

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Telomere crisis is crucial stage in development of breast cancer

Univ. of California, San Francisco - There is gene expression discordance within promyelocytic leukemia cells

University of Calabria - Phytoestrogens regulate genes in breast cancers that lack estrogen receptors