Medical & Health Sciences
Professor William F. Marzluff – Histones: Tailless mRNAs
Professor William F. Marzluff and his colleagues at the University of North Carolina study the regulation of gene activity in animal cells. Specifically, they are interested in the regulation of gene expression during the cell cycle by postranscriptional...
Professor Robert Mason – Uncovering the Mysteries of Marine Mercury
Mercury levels, primarily as methylmercury, in fish and seafood are a global concern. Marine scientist, Professor Robert Mason of the University of Connecticut in the USA, studies how mercury levels in the biosphere are changing due to climate change. He has...
Ada Hamosh, MD, MPH – OMIM® – The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Knowledgebase: A Wardrobe Full of Genes
The OMIM knowledgebase provides a map to the complex world of human genetics, linking genes and their associated traits in an easy-to-understand system that is an essential resource used by researchers and clinicians worldwide. A commercial and technological...
Dr Philipp Scherer – Adiponectin: The Body’s Fat Controller
Dr Philipp Scherer’s lab has been studying the role of fat cells in our metabolism. Over the past 20 years he has helped to explain how not all fat is created equal, and that the signals it produces influence the health of every other part of the body. Fat...
Dr Hsien Seow – Changing How People Are Cared For At The End Of Life
By demonstrating the benefits of homecare, investigating palliative homecare teams, and informing healthcare policy, Dr Hsien Seow is aiming to revolutionise how palliative care is provided in the home for Canada’s most vulnerable patients. Failing the dying when they...
Dr David Marcinek – Guiding Ageing Research into Maturity
Old age is a bigger part of life today than ever before, yet our ability to tackle age-related diseases is lagging behind our extraordinary leaps in lifespan. One of the many dedicated researchers delving into the ageing process is Dr David Marcinek, who is bringing...
Dr Detlef Wegener – Investigating How the Brain Shapes Perception
Neuroscientist Dr Detlef Wegener and his colleagues at the University of Bremen’s Brain Research Institute in Germany study how cognitive processes influence the way we perceive the world in which we live and act. How Does the Brain React to Keep Us Alive Minute by...
CAPRISA: Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) was established in 2002 with a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant award. The organisation was created as a partnership between five institutions: University of KwaZuluNatal, University of...
Trees for Cities: Boosting Public Health
Trees for Cities – Scientia’s charity partner – has been working on an international scale to create greener cities, engaging over 70,000 people to plant almost 700,000 trees to date. Here, we have had the pleasure of speaking with Kate Sheldon, Development Director...
Dr Mario Noti – Do Modern Lifestyles Cause Food Allergies?
Over the last 30 years, there has been an explosion in the prevalence of food allergies in the Western world. What’s going on and what are the culprits for this epidemic? While genetics may not be blamed for the rapid increase in food allergies over such a...
Fighting Towards a Cure for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)
By developing cutting-edge research projects to improve care and treatment options for individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), the CLL Research Cluster at CancerCare Manitoba and the University of Manitoba is leading the charge in the fight against this...
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society
Founded in 1886 at Cornell University, Sigma Xi is an international community of scientists and engineers dedicated to promoting excellence in research, enhancing public engagement with science, and fostering the next generation of researchers. Here, we have had the...
Dr Matthew D. Hirschey – Combatting Carbon Stress To Keep Cells Healthy
Aging is a complex process through which cumulative cellular wear and tear leaves us vulnerable to disease. One avenue for aging occurs when enzymes in our bodies break down food into energy. Dr Matthew Hirschey at Duke University aims to explain the biochemistry...
Defining Acupuncture’s Place in Western Medicine
Acupuncture may not be a treatment one associates with cardiovascular health, but Drs John Longhurst, Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi and Peng Li have spent the last two decades gathering evidence as to why this traditional Chinese approach should not be overlooked. Effective...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The national heart, lung, and blood institute (nhlbi) is one of 27 centers, institutes, and offices within the national institutes of health (nih). It was established originally as the national heart institute in 1948 with amission to support research and research...
Soapbox Science
Soapbox Science was founded as a public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and their research. Now in its seventh year, Soapbox Science takes female scientists out of the lab and onto the streets, to talk to the passing, unsuspecting public about...
Thomas J. Royston, PhD – The Audible Human Project: Hearing What The Body Has To Say
Professor Tom Royston is applying his expertise in the fields of acoustics and engineering to diagnostic medicine by developing the Audible Human Project, which aims to use sound to detect disease and injury within the body, particularly in the complex structure of...
Professor Nicola Aceto – Fighting Metastatic Cancer One Clump Of Cells At A Time
Professor Nicola Aceto studies how circulating cancer cell clusters work with an eye on novel treatments for cancer patients with the most deadly disease—metastatic cancer. How did you come to work at the Cancer Metastasis Lab at the University of Basel, Switzerland?...
Professor Pamela J. Lein – Contributions To Environmental Health Through Research And Training
Professor Pamela J. Lein is a neurotoxicologist and current Program Director for the Advanced Training in Environmental Health program at UC Davis. She investigates the potential roles of environmental contaminants as risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders....
Breezometer – One, Two, Three, Breathe
Air pollution has been a growing world problem, amplified by the ever increasing number of people and their consumption patterns. Now, technological progress and big data have merged to enable environmental scientists and engineers at BreezoMeter to address the...
Dr Laura Gillespie And Dr Gary Paterno – Investigating Breast Cancer At The Molecular Level
Cancer researchers Dr Laura Gillespie and Dr Gary Paterno, along with their colleagues at the Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratories at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, dive down obscure molecular rabbit holes in pursuit of a deeper understanding of...
Dr Osamu Hataji – An Improved Quality Of Life For Copd Patients
Dr Osamu Hataji is a physician who diagnoses and treats various respiratory and lung diseases. Dr Esteban C.Gabazza is a professor with expertise in inflammation and the immune system. Here, they discuss COPD treatment and how they are working together to assess...
Dr Tamàs Fülöp – A New Perspective For Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
Nearly all of the clinical trials for Alzheimer’s treatments have failed, leading many to wonder whether pharmaceutical companies have been chasing the wrong targets. Dr Tamàs Fülöp and his colleagues at the University of Sherbrooke are leading the charge to...
Dr Charles L. Bowden – A New Frontier For Bipolar Disorder
Dr Charles L. Bowden, an expert in the field of bipolar disorder research, has defined the symptoms and biology of bipolar disorders. Here he discusses the obstacles patients and physicians face when assessing and managing bipolar disorder and how developments made...
Professor Elizabeth Jonas – The Mitochondrion: The Powerhouse Behind Neurotransmission
Professor Elizabeth Jonas and her colleagues at Yale University study the function of cell components called mitochondria and their role in neurotransmission. In particular, Professor Jonas is interested in characterising how channels in the mitochondrial membrane...
Professor Andrew Webb – Tumours In The Crosshairs: New Tools To Resurrect An Old Strategy For Targeted Cancer Therapy
Professor Andrew Webb and his undergraduate research students at Wellesley College have developed a highly selective nano-therapeutic that could be used to treat solid tumours. The method involves gold nanoparticles loaded with boron-10, which can selectively...
Dr Janet Mcelhaney And Dr George Kuchel – Improving Immune Responses To Influenza Vaccines
Dr Janet McElhaney and Dr George Kuchel are on a mission to reduce the impact of influenza in older adults. By examining the relationship between ageing, vaccine type and immune response, they aim to enhance the effectiveness of influenza vaccines in senior citizens....
The European Association For Cancer Research
The European Association for Cancer Research, or EACR, was established in 1968 by a team of scientists who wanted to enable communication among cancer researchers across Europe. Today, the EACR coordinates scientific meetings and high quality training courses, and...
Professor Jonathan M. Kurie – Targeting The Tumour Stroma To Combat Metastatic Lung Cancer
Professor Jonathan M. Kurie and his colleagues at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center study the mechanisms of lung cancer metastasis for the purpose of identifying novel therapeutic targets. Professor Kurie is specifically interested in understanding how...
Professor Philip Hazell – Learning To Help Children Who Hurt Themselves
A desire to improve the treatment of adolescents who engage in deliberate self-harm motivated Professor Philip Hazell to carry out a research study testing the effectiveness of developmental group psychotherapy in preventing self-injury. Why are kids hurting...
Professor Chiye Aoki – The Neurobiological Roots Of Individuality And Anxiety
Professor Chiye Aoki and her team are exploring the neurobiological bases of individuality and anxiety disorders such as anorexia nervosa, by looking into how environmental factors influence and shape the development of juvenile and adolescent brains. Portrait of a...
Dr. Linda Wykes And Dr. Thomas Schricker – When Mass Spectrometry Meets Metabolism
Dr. Linda Wykes and Dr. Thomas Schricker are leading researchers of nutritional interventions in perioperative care. Here they discuss the effect of improved nutrition support and pain control before and after surgery and how it relates to better patient outcomes....