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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 biological aspects of the glutamate- and NMDA- activated receptors
STERN-BACH Yael (ISRAEL)
Molecular Neurobiology Lab. - The Salk Institute - La Jolla - USA
HEINEMANN Stephen F. (Host supervisor)
Mechanisms of assembly and remodeling of the nuclear lamina
STUURMAN Nico (NETHERLANDS)
Dept. of Pharmacology - SUNY - Stony Brook - USA
FISHER Paul Andrew (Host supervisor)
Characterization of selective cell adhesion in Caenorhabditis elegans
SUGIMOTO Asako (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biochemistry - University of Wisconsin - Madison - USA
ROTHMAN Joel (Host supervisor)
The yeast a-factor transporter STE6 - an in vitro assessment of its function
TAGLICHT Daniel (ISRAEL)
Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Baltimore - USA
MICHAELIS Susan (Host supervisor)
Phosphorylation of a limphoid-specific transcription factor and its involvement in transcription activation
TANSEY William (AUSTRALIA)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Cold Spring Harbor - USA
HERR Winship (Host supervisor)
Genetic and molecular analysis of faint sausage, a locus required for epithelial morphogenesis in Drosophila
TEPASS Ulrich (GERMANY)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - Los Angeles - USA
HARTENSTEIN Volker (Host supervisor)
Role of CD40 B cell surface antigen in memory formation
TORRES Raul M. (USA)
Institute for Genetics - University of Cologne - Cologne - GERMANY
RAJEWSKY Klaus (Host supervisor)
Molecular analysis of the QSR genes
TRON Thierry (FRANCE)
Dept. of Biochemistry - Dartmouth Medical School - Hanover - USA
TRUMPOWER Bernard L. (Host supervisor)
Development of and E. coli cell free recombination system
UMEZU Keiko (JAPAN)
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Boston - USA
KOLODNER Richard D. (Host supervisor)
Establishment of embryonic mutator phenotypes through inactivation of DNA repair
VAUGHAN Patrick (IRELAND)
Institut Jacques Monod - Université Paris VII - Paris - FRANCE
RADMAN Miroslav (Host supervisor)
An Investigation of the role of inositol triphosphate receptor in Purkinje cells following a transgenic strategy
VENDRELL Montserrat (SPAIN)
Dept. of Neurosciences - Roche Institute of Molecualr Biology - Nutley - USA
MORGAN James I. (Host supervisor)
A study of interactions between the steroid hormone receptor and AP-1 families of transcription factors
VIVANCO-RUIZ Maria Del Mar (SPAIN)
Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics - University of California - San Francisco - USA
YAMAMOTO Keith R. (Host supervisor)
Is synaptic selection crucial for memory consolidation?
WALLHAUSSER-FRANKE Elisabeth (GERMANY)
Dept. of Psychology - Cornell University - Ithaca - USA
DEVOOGD Timothy (Host supervisor)
Studies of mechanism of cell cycle regulation in mammalian cells
WATANABE Nobumoto (JAPAN)
- The Salk Institute - La Jolla - USA
HUNTER Tony (Host supervisor)
Identification of genetic elements (sequence motifs) which control imprinting
WATANABE Toshio (JAPAN)
Dept. of Developmental Biology - MPI of Immunology - Freiburg - GERMANY
SOLTER Davor (Host supervisor)
Genetic and molecular analysis of peroxisome biogenesis using yeast mutants deficient in peroxisome assembly
WIEMER Erik (NETHERLANDS)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
SUBRAMANI Suresh (Host supervisor)
The Role of connexin43 phosphorylation in the regulation of astrocyte gap junction permeability by neurotransmitters
YOKOYAMA Midori (JAPAN)
College de France - INSERM - Paris - FRANCE
GLOWINSKI Jacques (Host supervisor)
Cellular models and genetic evolution of human mitochondrial diseases
YONEDA Makoto (JAPAN)
Division of Biology - CalTech - Pasadena - USA
ATTARDI Giuseppe (Host supervisor)
Molecular genetical analysis of target recognition using neuromuscular junctions in Drosophila melanogaster
YOSHIHARA Motojiro (JAPAN)
Division of Neurosciences - Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope - Duarte - USA
IKEDA Kazuo (Host supervisor)
Dynamics of calcium in hippocampal neurons during long-term potentation
ADAMS Josephine (UK)
Dept of Pathology - Brigham & Women's Hospital - BOSTON - USA