HHMI Bulletin August 2009: Chronicle

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	Next-Generation Scientists

	HHMI Gives Research Training Awards

	HHMI Doubles Postdoctoral Fellowships

	Janelia Farm to Expand Campus Housing

	In Memoriam: Alexander G. Bearn

	The Power of One

	No More Worming Around

	Finding the Off-Switch

	Sticky DNA

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		Experiencing the realities of a research lab can be life-altering for some students. More


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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