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Funding
Funding
HFSP supports novel, innovative and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms. A clear emphasis is placed on novel collaborations that bring biologists together to focus on problems at the frontier of the life sciences.
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Awardees
Awardees
In this section you find information about the awardees in the HFSP scientific programs. This includes a searchable database of HFSP awardees, information on the HFSP Nakasone Award and other achievements by HFSP awardees.
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Events
Events
HFSP promotes and participates in several events every year. We are committed to bringing together the scientific community and forging new opportunities to network and have scientific discussions that help to create bridges and partnerships for the future of frontier science.
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About
About
The Human Frontier Science Program is a program of funding for frontier research in the life sciences. It is implemented by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) with its office in Strasbourg. Here you can find all you need to know about the HFSPO.
Awardees
Characterization of Arabidopsis mutants uncoupling nuclear and plastid gene expression
MOCHIZUKI Nobuyoshi (JAPAN)
Plant Biology Lab. - The Salk Institute - La Jolla - USA
CHORY Joanne (Host supervisor)
Developmental genetics of segmental identity in the zebrafish head
MOENS Cecilia (CANADA)
Institute of Neuroscience - University of Oregon - Eugene - USA
KIMMEL Charles B. (Host supervisor)
Structure function relationships of Fli-1, a murine and human proto-oncogene
MORIN Paul (USA)
Cancer Research Dept. - Sunnybrook Health Science Center - North York - CANADA
BEN-DAVID Yaacov (Host supervisor)
MIS, a signal for cell death during sex determination
NACHTIGAL Mark (CANADA)
Dept. of Ob/Gyn & Repr. Sciences - University of California - San Francisco - USA
INGRAHAM Holly (Host supervisor)
Memory functions of temporal cortex
NAKAMURA Katsuki (JAPAN)
Dept. of Psychology - Princeton University - Princeton - USA
GROSS Charles G. (Host supervisor)
Investigation of the structure and catalytic mechanism of glutamic acid decarboxylase
NAMCHUK Mark (CANADA)
Hormone Research Institute - University of California - San Francisco - USA
BAEKKESKOV Steinunn (Host supervisor)
Function of NCAM extracellular domains in neurite outgrowth
NEEDHAM Leila (USA)
Dept. of Experimental Pathology - United Medical & Dental School - London - UK
WALSH Frank S. (Host supervisor)
Identification of a suppressive nuclear factor that regulates Ig-k gene rearrangement
NISHIO Yukihiro (JAPAN)
Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology - University of California - Berkeley - USA
FIRESTONE Gary L. (Host supervisor)
Molecular mechanisms of peroxisomal protein import
NUTTLEY William Michael (CANADA)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
SUBRAMANI Suresh (Host supervisor)
Role of human SWI complex in transcriptional regulation
OHTA Tsutomu (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Rockefeller University - New York - USA
ROEDER Robert G. (Host supervisor)
Transmitter release at synapses expressing long-term potentiation
OLIET Stephane (FRANCE)
Dept. of Pharmacology - University of California - San Francisco - USA
NICOLL Roger (Host supervisor)
Metabolic networks and molecular structrure
OUZOUNIS Christos A. (GREECE)
- The Stanford Research Institute - Menlo Park - USA
KARP Peter D. (Host supervisor)
Development of inducible tRNA suppressor systems in higher eukaryotic cells
PARK Ho-Jin (KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH KOREA))
Dept. of Biology - MIT - Cambridge - USA
RAJBHANDARY Uttam L. (Host supervisor)
Structural study of the CytR-CAP-DNA complex
PERROS Manoussos (GREECE)
Dept. of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry - Yale University - New Haven - USA
STEITZ Thomas A. (Host supervisor)
Ligand binding to glutamine synthetase
PFLUGL Gaston (GERMANY)
Molecular Biology Institute - University of California - Los Angeles - USA
EISENBERG David (Host supervisor)
Role of glial cells in regulation and modulation of synaptic transmission
PFRIEGER Frank (GERMANY)
Dept. of Neurobiology - Stanford University - Stanford - USA
BARRES Ben A. (Host supervisor)
The role of Sec61p in protein translocation into the yeast endoplasmic reticulum
PILON Marinus (NETHERLANDS)
Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology - University of California - Berkeley - USA
SCHEKMAN Randy (Host supervisor)
Identification of c-jun and junB target genes
PIU Fabrice (FRANCE)
Dept. of Pharmacology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
KARIN Michael (Host supervisor)
Structure-function studies of therat cholecystokinin type A receptor
POIROT - SILVENTE Sandrine (FRANCE)
Digestive Diseases Branch - National Institute of Health - Bethesda - USA
WANK Stephen (Host supervisor)
Input-output behaviour of real and model motoneurons
POLIAKOV Andrew (RUSSIA)
Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics - University of Washington - Seattle - USA