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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
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
BINDER Marc (Host supervisor)
Regulation of mammalian CAK, a protein kinase that activates cyclin-dependent kinases
POON Randy (UK)
Biological Sciences - The Salk Institute - La Jolla - USA
HUNTER Tony (Host supervisor)
Regulation and function of hoxb-1 expression in rhombomere 4
POPPERL Heike (GERMANY)
Developmental Neurobiology Lab. - NIMR - London - UK
KRUMLAUF Robert (Host supervisor)
Regulation of VLA4 and VLA5 integrin expression during cell differentiation and transformation
POSTIGO Antonio (SPAIN)
Respiratory & Critical Care Division - Washington University - St. Louis - USA
DEAN Douglas C. (Host supervisor)
Axis formation in the vertebrate embryo: the role of maternal effect genes in zebrafish embryonic development
RAZ Erez (ISRAEL)
- Massachusetts General Hospital - Charlestown - USA
DRIEVER Wolfgang (Host supervisor)
Descending facilitation and analgesia
REES Huw (UK)
Marine Biomedical Institute - University of Texas - Galveston - USA
WILLIS William D. (Host supervisor)
Biochemical and atomic force microscopy studies of the structure of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase transcription complexes
RIVETTI Claudio (ITALY)
Institute of Molecular Biology - University of Oregon - Eugene - USA
BUSTAMANTE Carlos J. (Host supervisor)
Identification of downstream effectors of the SH2/SH3-containing protein, nck
RODRIGUES Gerard (CANADA)
Dept. of Pharmacology - New York University Medical Center - New York - USA
SCHLESSINGER Joseph (Host supervisor)
Transpositional recombination of the Maize activator (Ac) element in vitro
RUDENKO George (UKRAINE)
Institute for Genetics - University of Munich - Munich - GERMANY
KUNZE Reinhard (Host supervisor)
Identification and functional characterization of mutations in the NF2 gene
RUTTLEDGE Martin (IRELAND)
Dept. of Neurology - McGill University - Montreal - CANADA
ROULEAU Guy A. (Host supervisor)
Identification of molecular cues controlling specific innervation of the neocortex by thalamic axons
SIMON Horst (GERMANY)
Molecular Neurobiology Lab. - The Salk Institute - La Jolla - USA
O'LEARY Dennis (Host supervisor)
Identification and characterization of yeast telomerase
STEINER Barbara (GERMANY)
- Cold Spring Harbor Lab. - Cold Spring Harbor - USA