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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.
- News & Impact
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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
Molecular physiology of sodium transport in plants
MÄSER Pascal (SWITZERLAND)
Department of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
SCHROEDER Julian (Host supervisor)
Role of MAPK cascades in pathogen-induced defense responses in plants
MENKE Franciscus (NETHERLANDS)
Waksman Institute - Rutgers University - Piscataway - USA
KLESSIG Daniel (Host supervisor)
Cooperation between nucleus and chloroplast in trans-splicing of chloroplast psaA pre-mRNAs in Chlamydomonas
MERENDINO Livia (ITALY)
Department of Molecular Biology - University of Geneva - Geneva - SWITZERLAND
ROCHAIX Jean-David (Host supervisor)
Auxin signaling through protein kinases: specificity and interactions of MAPK pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana
MOCKAITIS Keithanne (USA)
Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences - Leiden University - Leiden - NETHERLANDS
OFFRINGA Remko (Host supervisor)
The interaction of human papillomavirus type 16 with its cellular receptors
MODIS Yorgo (GREECE)
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology - Harvard University - Cambridge - USA
HARRISON Stephen C. (Host supervisor)
Study of the ER to Golgi transport of the GPI-anchored proteins in yeast
MORSOMME Pierre (BELGIUM)
Biocenter - University of Basel - Basel - SWITZERLAND
RIEZMAN Howard (Host supervisor)
Identifying regulators of cell death during Drosophila embryogenesis
MULLER Hans-Arno (GERMANY)
Division of Biology , MC 156-29 - California Institute of Technology - Pasadena - USA
HAY Bruce A. (Host supervisor)
Study of Gli/Zic proteins function in vertebrate central nervous system development
MULLOR Jose (SPAIN)
Developmental Genetics Program - New York University School of Medicine - New York - USA
RUIZ I ALTABA Ariel (Host supervisor)
Role of the zinc transporter ZnT4 in the homeostasis of intracellular pools of zinc
MURGIA Chiara (ITALY)
Department of Medicine - University of Adelaide - Woodville - AUSTRALIA
ZALEWSKI Peter (Host supervisor)
Identification of pre-mRNA targets for the human Tra2 splicing regulator
NABHOLZ Christoph Eduard (SWITZERLAND)
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology - Harvard University - Cambridge - USA
MANIATIS Thomas P. (Host supervisor)
Mechanism of Ikaros-dependent reorganization of nuclear structure on T cell activation
NAITO Taku (JAPAN)
Department of Dermatology - Massachusetts General Hospital - Charlestown - USA
GEORGOPOULOS Katia (Host supervisor)
Purification of secreted factors that promote dendritic spine formation
NAKAGAWA Terunaga (JAPAN)
Center for Learning and Memory - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge - USA
SHENG Morgan (Host supervisor)
Role of the mitotic prolyl isomerase Pin1 in the cell cycle
NAKAMURA Masafumi (JAPAN)
Cancer Biology Program - Harvard Medical School - Boston - USA
LU Kun Ping (Host supervisor)
Analysis of chromatin assembly at the silent mating-type region of fission yeast
NAKAYAMA Jun-Ichi (JAPAN)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Cold Spring Harbor - USA
GREWAL Shiv (Host supervisor)
Structural studies of translational regulation during Drosophila development
NIESSING Dierk (GERMANY)
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics - The Rockefeller University - New York - USA
BURLEY Stephen K. (Host supervisor)
The molecular regulatory mechanism of Cdc25 and Wee1 required for the onset of mitosis
NOGUCHI Eishi (JAPAN)
Department of Molecular Biology - The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla - USA
RUSSELL Paul (Host supervisor)
De novo designed bacteriochlorophyll-proteins: new platforms for studying electron transfer and energy conversion
NOY Dror (ISRAEL)
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics - University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - USA
DUTTON P. Leslie (Host supervisor)
Genome-wide analysis of cell cycle regulation by tumour suppressor RB
O'CONNOR Liam (UK)
Center for Cancer Research - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge - USA
JACKS Tyler (Host supervisor)
Mechanism for transport of integral proteins to the inner nuclear membrane
OHBA Tomoyuki (JAPAN)
Department of Cell Biology - The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla - USA
GERACE Larry (Host supervisor)
Functional analysis of an activity-regulated gene, Arc, in long-term synaptic plasticity
OKUNO Hiroyuki (JAPAN)
Department of Neuroscience - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Baltimore - USA