Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Howard Hughes Medical Institute. HHMI News http://www.hhmi.org/news/top_stories.html en-us Tue, 15 May 2012 18:55:12 GMT Tue, 15 May 2012 18:55:12 GMT 30 http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/medfellows20120514.html/RSS Seventy students from 27 medical schools across the country will participate in HHMI's year-long Medical Research Fellows Program. Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/medfellows20120514.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/noel20120513.html/RSS Researchers lay out evidence for how an unusually efficient enzyme evolved from non-catalytic ancestor proteins. Sun, 13 May 2012 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/noel20120513.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/sabatinib20120513.html/RSS In the region of the brain that controls motor planning, a self-reinforcing loop of neuronal signaling helps establish connectivity during early development. Sun, 13 May 2012 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/sabatinib20120513.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dixon20120510.html/RSS Researchers have uncovered the enzyme that transfers phosphate to milk proteins like casein, but also to proteins found in bones and teeth enamel. Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dixon20120510.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dixon20120507.html/RSS Dixon, who has led HHMI's scientific programs since 2007, will retire from the Institute in summer 2013. Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dixon20120507.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20120501.html/RSS Fourteen HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members. Tue, 01 May 2012 14:18:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20120501.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20120420.html/RSS Bonnie Bassler and Jack Dixon are among eight newly elected foreign members. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:39:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20120420.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/americanacademy20120417.html/RSS Nine HHMI investigators and one HHMI Professor are elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:38:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/americanacademy20120417.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dialogues20120411.html/RSS The May 9th lecture, “Shining Light on How the Brain Works,” is free, but tickets are required for admission. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:21:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dialogues20120411.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/eichler20120405.html/RSS Many of the most severe mutations identified in patients with autism affected proteins that work together in one large interconnected network. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:01:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/eichler20120405.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/kingsley20120404.html/RSS As fish in different parts of the world adapted to live in fresh water, the same sites in the genome were changed time and again. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/kingsley20120404.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/gairdner20120321.html/RSS HHMI researchers Thomas M. Jessell and Michael Rosbash honored for significant contributions to medical science. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/gairdner20120321.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/HHMI20120315.html/RSS HHMI seeks to appoint up to 30 new HHMI investigators in 2013. Applications open on March 15, 2012. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/HHMI20120315.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/eisenberg20120319.html/RSS Long, ropy fibers were long thought to be the causes of these diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinsons, but research over the past decade has revealed that fibers aren’t amyloid proteins' most toxic form. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:55:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/eisenberg20120319.html/RSS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/tsai20120229.html/RSS In a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, an overactive enzyme causes memory problems by shutting off genes related to neuronal communication. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/tsai20120229.html/RSS