HHMI Bulletin August 2009


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Wrestling with Darwin






	Our cells rely on complex molecular machinery to decode the genetic information we carry inside ourselves.






	Rethinking the college curriculum.

	The field of immunology is stuck in the lab, argues one researcher.

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	Something to Say Physicist Stephen Quake has learned the power of the pen. More		Study Aphids, See the World As a graduate student, David Stern traveled to far-flung lands to study aphids. More		Serious Softball It's a sunny April weekend and immunologist Richard Locksley is drilling a cluster of teenage girls. More






	The E Word Teaching evolution in high school often means a soft sell. More		The Pay-Off of Persistence What began as a side project has become a primary focus for this physician researcher. More		Folding Phenoms Some computer gamers are proving to be valuable partners for protein biologists. More




	Next-Generation Scientists Experiencing the realities of a research lab can be life-altering for some students. More		HHMI Gives Research Training Awards HHMI Gives Research Training Awards: In 1985, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute first gave medical students the chance to spend a year working in a research lab at the NIH. More		HHMI Doubles Postdoctoral Fellowships HHMI announced in June that it is increasing support for outstanding postdoctoral researchers through expanded collaborations with four foundations. More

	Janelia Farm to Expand Campus Housing HHMI has announced plans to develop additional housing at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. More		In Memoriam: Alexander G. Bearn Former HHMI Trustee, Alexander G. Bearn, a distinguished physician, scientist, and author, died May 15, 2009. He was 86. More

	The Power of One Altering a single neuron causes a surprisingly sweeping change in the rat brain. More		No More Worming Around Disrupting a worm's life cycle could be the key to ending parasitic infection. More		Finding the Off-Switch Blocking a common genetic variation in Huntington's patients might diminish the disease's effects. More

	Sticky DNA Problem-solving chemists begin to build three-dimensional tissues. More

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