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CBRC Briefing How We Protect US Citizens from Contagious Diseases in the Age of Globalization
April 15, 2015in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

How We Protect US Citizens from Contagious Diseases in the Age of Globalization

The Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on How We Protect U.S. Citizens from Contagious Diseases in the Age of Globalization. Our distinguished speaker is Dr. Peter Hotez from Baylor College of

CBRC Briefing What Is Precision Medicine
March 18, 2015in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

What Is Precision Medicine

By Dr. Harold Varmus, Nobel Laureate and Director of the National Cancer Institute. On January 30, President Obama rolled out details on his Precision Medicine Initiative, a new effort that

CBRC Briefing Aging and the Normal Brain, Dr. Carol Barnes
September 10, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

Aging and the Normal Brain, Dr. Carol Barnes

With Dr. Carol Barnes, University of Arizona. As a person ages, changes occur in all areas of the body – including the brain. Typically we identify memory loss as a

CBRC Briefing Game Changing Therapeutic Technology
July 30, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

Game Changing Therapeutic Technology

Dr. Feng Zhang, from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, discusses how instead of taking prescription pills when you are sick, soon you may

CBRC Briefing Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Advances and Potential
July 16, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Advances and Potential

Lawrence Goldstein, University of California, San Diego

CBRC Briefing Paying Dividends: How Federally Funded Biomedical Research Fuels the Pharmaceutical Industry
June 18, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

Paying Dividends: How Federally Funded Biomedical Research Fuels the Pharmaceutical Industry

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, president of The Rockefeller University, discusses the relationship between publicly funded research and the pharmaceutical industry. The event is part of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus’s 2014

CBRC Briefing HIV/AIDS in 2014: Progress and Priorities
May 7, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

HIV/AIDS in 2014: Progress and Priorities

Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will discuss the present and future environment for battling HIV/AIDS. The event was held in the Rayburn

CBRC Briefing Understanding Circadian Rhythms: Understanding Sleep Disorders
April 2, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

Understanding Circadian Rhythms: Understanding Sleep Disorders

Michael Rosbash, director of the Brandeis National Center for Behavioral Genomics, has spent more than three decades studying circadian rhythms, the built-in biological clock that governs functions such as sleep

CBRC Briefing The BRAIN Initiative: Building on a Century of Basic Research
February 26, 2014in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

The BRAIN Initiative: Building on a Century of Basic Research

In the last decade alone, scientists have made a number of landmark discoveries that now create the opportunity to unlock the mysteries of the brain, including the sequencing of the

CBRC Briefing Transplanting Cells to Reduce Seizures
September 11, 2013in CBRC Briefing 0 Comments 0 Likes

Transplanting Cells to Reduce Seizures

Watch Dr. Alvarez-Buylla as he shows that neuronal replacement in adults is in fact feasible. His findings have led to a number of fundamental advances including the identification of adult

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