HHMI Bulletin November 2010


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In Their Own Backyard






	Seeding Plant Science Earlier this fall, HHMI announced a competition to identify up to 15 of this nation’s most creative and talented plant scientists.






	VICKI CHANDLER: Plant Science Matters Plant research may ultimately inform studies of human diseases.

	BENYAM KINDE: Passion Project His passion for what he does drives this young scientist forward.

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	The Sound of Science The melodies stick in Kevin Ahern’s head, sometimes for days. They’re songs everybody knows. More		She’s No Lightweight Meet Anita Sil, M.D./Ph.D., mother of two young children, scientist, and resident of the West Coast’s most relaxed city, San Francisco. More		Melodious Genes In the corner of a small art gallery in Queens, a white plaster pedestal supports a square wooden sculpture containing 64 silicon buttons. More






	Obsession’s Unlikely Origins A shortage of certain immune cells might prompt obsessive-compulsive disorder. More		Reality Check David Stern wants to know how the fly genome behaves in the real world. More		Message to Immune Cells: Sic ’Em! Researcher’s longtime efforts to drive T cells to attack tumors hits pay dirt. More




	Mapping Out a Future in Science The weeklong MAPS in Medicine program aims to spark an interest in science among high school students. More		2010 Holiday Lectures on Science: Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease Learn how viruses are thriving—and how scientists are working to fight them. More

	Moore Named First COO Cheryl Moore Named HHMI’s First Chief Operating Officer. More		Plant Support Funding Announced A new HHMI program will provide vital funding for plant research. More		DIADEM Contest Moves Neuromapping in the Right Direction New computational tools can trace neurons 10 times faster than a human hand. More

	Bacteria Helping Bacteria A study on antibiotic resistance shows that bacteria aren’t just out to help themselves. More		Capture the Exon, Narrow the Hunt Today’s genetic techniques make it possible to track down disease mutations faster than ever. More		Unequal Parenting Maternal and paternal genes don’t always have the same effect on offspring. More

	Simulating Synapses A three-dimensional computer model exposes the brain’s neuropil, the hub where learning and memory begin. More

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