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NEWS Aug 31 2001

Football and Microbiology—A Winning Team

Microbiology classes kick off this time of year on college campuses all over the country. So does college football. Oregon State University senior Calvin Carlyle will be there—in the microbiology lab...

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Grant J. Jensen

Investigator: 2008-2020

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Dianne K. Newman

Investigator: 2005-2016

BULLETIN ARTICLE Nov 1 2011

The Peripatetic Postdoc

Morgan Beeby set out on a walk one Monday morning in June 2007 and didn’t stop until a Tuesday afternoon in October—four months later. By then, he had traveled 2,590 of the 2,650 miles that...

BULLETIN ARTICLE Aug 1 2011

The Night Sky

For decades, Fred Eiserling squinted through electron microscopes to study bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—on the scale of millionths of millimeters. In his free time, however,...

NEWS Jul 9 2007

Probing Biology’s Dark Matter

A typical human mouth teems with as many as 700 different species of microbes. A handful of these have been specifically implicated in promoting gum disease, dental cavities, and bad breath, but for...

NEWS Jun 25 2007

Gut Check: Tracking the Ecosystem Within Us

For more than 100 years, scientists have known that humans carry a rich ecosystem within their intestines. An astonishing number and variety of microbes, including as many as 400 species of bacteria...

NEWS Jan 17 2007

National Academy of Sciences Honors Six HHMI Researchers

Five Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators and an HHMI professor are among 18 scientists who will be honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for outstanding scientific...

BULLETIN ARTICLE Sep 1 2012

Connecting Cultures

Medical microbiologists, whether studying tuberculosis or cystic fibrosis, often ignore the chemical environment of the tissues in which microbes naturally thrive. Dianne Newman argues that...

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BULLETIN ARTICLE May 1 2015

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BULLETIN ARTICLE May 1 2011

Industrial-Strength Training

As a freshman biology major at Drew University, Yang Yang was interested in both biochemistry and neuroscience. She couldn’t decide where to focus her efforts. Early that year, Yang...

NEWS Jan 11 2016

Bonnie Bassler to Deliver Next Public Talk at Janelia

HHMI investigator Bonnie Bassler will deliver the next lecture in the Dialogues of Discovery series at Janelia Research Campus on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available for Bassler...

NEWS Jun 20 2008

HHMI Appoints Marian B. Carlson as Senior Scientific Officer

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has appointed Marian Carlson as senior scientific officer. Carlson, 55, will work from the Institute's headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to support...

NEWS Dec 15 1996

Teacher Education - Summer is Training Time

Every summer, large numbers of high school, middle school and elementary school teachers enroll in training programs supported by the Institute, to learn and share ideas about teaching science....

LEADERSHIP

Erin O'Shea

O’Shea is HHMI’s sixth president and the first woman to lead the Institute. Under her leadership, HHMI has expanded its strategic and financial commitments to open, inclusive science. She is...

BULLETIN ARTICLE Jan 1 2014

Fungal Squatters

The soil of the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys is home to a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum, whose long filaments extend into the environment to collect nutrients. Once airborne...

NEWS Mar 15 2006

Avian Influenza: Breaking News, Public Health and Surveillance Readiness

A Symposium Presented by The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies March 23, 2006 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Capitol Hill: Russell Office Building, Room...

NEWS Sep 18 2002

Biology for Engineers, Engineering for Biologists

Mary Lidstrom may be a biologist by training, but she is a systems engineer by inclination. It was a lesson she learned about herself more than 20 years ago while trying to bring a more quantitative...

NEWS Apr 26 1999

Summer School for Scientists

Developmental biology, microbiology and neurobiology are advancing so swiftly that biomedical scientists, whether still student or established researcher, must find ways to keep pace. For many of...

NEWS Oct 20 2009

Gilliam Fellow Finds a New Twist on How Some Parasites Move

In 1843, the Hungarian scientist David Gruby—considered the founder of medical microbiology—was studying a microscopic parasite in frog blood. The parasite seemed to propel itself forward like a...

NEWS Apr 15 2003

Charles A. Janeway, Jr., 1943-2003

Following is a letter to the HHMI community from Thomas R. Cech, President of HHMI. To the HHMI Community: It is with deep sadness that I write to you about the death of Charles A. Janeway, Jr., a...

NEWS Jan 16 2001

HHMI Awards $15 Million in Grants to Support Biomedical Scientists

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded a new round of grants totaling $15 (US) million to 46 biomedical researchers from nine countries of the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe and...

LEADERSHIP

Stephen Smale

As a Scientific Officer, Stephen (Steve) Smale serves as a liaison to HHMI Investigators at universities and research centers in the U.S. regarding scientific and administrative matters. He...

NEWS Oct 13 2010

New TB/HIV Research Institute Opens Search for Top Scientists, Clinicians

The KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) is seeking early career and established research scientists to work for a newly-formed institute in Durban, South Africa, that...

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Football and Microbiology—A Winning Team

Grant J. Jensen

Dianne K. Newman

The Peripatetic Postdoc

The Night Sky

Probing Biology’s Dark Matter

Gut Check: Tracking the Ecosystem Within Us

National Academy of Sciences Honors Six HHMI Researchers

Connecting Cultures

Meet Our Team

Contributors and Masthead

Industrial-Strength Training

Bonnie Bassler to Deliver Next Public Talk at Janelia

HHMI Appoints Marian B. Carlson as Senior Scientific Officer

Teacher Education - Summer is Training Time

Erin O'Shea

Fungal Squatters

Avian Influenza: Breaking News, Public Health and Surveillance Readiness

Biology for Engineers, Engineering for Biologists

Summer School for Scientists

Gilliam Fellow Finds a New Twist on How Some Parasites Move

Charles A. Janeway, Jr., 1943-2003

HHMI Awards $15 Million in Grants to Support Biomedical Scientists

Stephen Smale

New TB/HIV Research Institute Opens Search for Top Scientists, Clinicians

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Football and Microbiology—A Winning Team

Grant J. Jensen

Dianne K. Newman

The Peripatetic Postdoc

The Night Sky

Probing Biology’s Dark Matter

Gut Check: Tracking the Ecosystem Within Us

National Academy of Sciences Honors Six HHMI Researchers

Connecting Cultures

Meet Our Team

Contributors and Masthead

Industrial-Strength Training

Bonnie Bassler to Deliver Next Public Talk at Janelia

HHMI Appoints Marian B. Carlson as Senior Scientific Officer

Teacher Education - Summer is Training Time

Erin O'Shea

Fungal Squatters

Avian Influenza: Breaking News, Public Health and Surveillance Readiness

Biology for Engineers, Engineering for Biologists

Summer School for Scientists

Gilliam Fellow Finds a New Twist on How Some Parasites Move

Charles A. Janeway, Jr., 1943-2003

HHMI Awards $15 Million in Grants to Support Biomedical Scientists

Stephen Smale

New TB/HIV Research Institute Opens Search for Top Scientists, Clinicians

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