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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
Computation of spatial and temporal information in an electrosensory system
WESSEL Ralf (GERMANY)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California - San Diego - USA
BULLOCK Theodore H. (Host supervisor)
An analysis of eukaryotic transcription initiation mechanisms
WHITEHALL Simon K. (UK)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - San Diego - USA
GEIDUSCHEK E. Peter (Host supervisor)
Characterization of the NF-kB signal transduction pathway in S. cerevisiae
WHITESIDE Simon T. (UK)
Molecular Biology and Gene Expression Unit - Pasteur Institute - Paris - FRANCE
ISRAËL Alain (Host supervisor)
Molecular determinants of ion permeation in cloned NMDA receptor channels
WOLLMUTH Lonnie P. (USA)
Division of Cell Physiology - Max-Plack-Institute for Medical Research - Heidelberg - GERMANY
SAKMANN Bert (Host supervisor)
Organization of thalamic and amygdaloid input to the ventral striatum
WRIGHT Christopher Ian (USA)
Dept. of Anatomy and Embryology - University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
GROENEWEGEN Hendrik J. (Host supervisor)
Molecular and biochemical analysis of the low molecular weight proteins associated with kinetoplast DNA
XU Chanxing (CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF)
Molecular Biology Institute - University of California - Los Angeles - USA
RAY Dan S. (Host supervisor)
Structure and function of 4-helix bundle proteins emulating calcium channel
YAMAZAKI Masahito (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - San Diego - USA
MONTAL Mauricio (Host supervisor)
Multidimensional NMR studies of Drosophila Sem-5, An SH2/SH3 containing protein
YAMAZAKI Toshio (JAPAN)
Laboratory of Biochemistry - The Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto - CANADA
FORMAN-KAY Julie (Host supervisor)
Molecular genetic analysis of phosphotyrosine phosphatases in Dictyostelium development
YASUKAWA Hiroo (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
FIRTEL Richard A. (Host supervisor)
Isolation and characterization of genes transcriptionally regulated by Pax-3
YOKOTA Yoshifumi (JAPAN)
Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology - MPI for Biophysical Chemistry - Goettingen - GERMANY
GRUSS Peter (Host supervisor)
Elucidation of the role of small GTP-binding proteins in polarized vesicular transport in epithelial cells
YOSHIMORI Tamotsu (JAPAN)
The Cell Biology Programme - European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg - GERMANY
SIMONS Kai (Host supervisor)
Molecular mechanism underlining activity-related structural changes in the hippocampus
YUZAKI Michisuke (JAPAN)
Dept. of Neuroscience - Roche Institute of Molecular Biology - Nutley - USA
CONNOR John A. (Host supervisor)
Biological applications of new derivatives of scanning force microscopy
ZENHAEUSERN Frédéric (SWITZERLAND)
Physical Measurements Laboratory - IBM T.J. Watson - New York - USA
WICKRAMASINGHE Kumar (Host supervisor)
The neuronal mechanism of nonlinear analysis in vision
ZHOU Yi-Xiong (CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF)
Center for Neural Science - New York University - New York - USA
SHAPLEY Robert (Host supervisor)
Embryonic cell fate determination in Caenorhabditis elegans
AHRINGER Julie (USA)
Medical Research Council - Lab. of Molecular Biology - Cambridge - UK
WHITE John G. (Host supervisor)
Analysis of the role of AGAMOUS in Arabidopsis floral morphogenesis
ARAKI Takashi (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
YANOFSKY Martin F. (Host supervisor)
Analysis of RNA-level regulation of tra-1 in C. elegans
ARONOFF Rachel (USA)
Laboratory of Molecular Biology - Medical Research Council - Cambridge - UK
HODGKIN Jonathan (Host supervisor)
Solution structure determination of transcription initiation factor TFIID and of the TATA-TFIID complex
BAGBY Stefan (UK)
Ontario Cancer Institute - University of Toronto - Toronto - CANADA
IKURA Mitsuhiko (Host supervisor)
Characterization of mammalian proteins that function in the secretory pathway
BANFIELD David Karl (CANADA)
Laboratory of Molecular Biology - Medical Research Council - Cambridge - UK
PELHAM Hugh R. B. (Host supervisor)
Dynamics of protein complexes and the control of long range electron transfer
BASU Gautam (INDIA)
Dept of Chemistry - Kyoto University - Kyoto - JAPAN