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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
Analysis of the molecular mechanisms controlling morphogenesis of the vertebrate face
NEUBÜSER Annette (GERMANY)
Dept. of Anatomy - University of California - San Francisco - USA
MARTIN Gail R. (Host supervisor)
Identification and characterization of novel ran-binding proteins
NICOLAS Francisco (SPAIN)
School of Biological Sciences - University of Manchester - Manchester - UK
CLARKE Paul Robert (Host supervisor)
G protein signaling in the C. elegans nervous system
NURRISH Stephen J. (UK)
Dept. of Molecular Biology - Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston - USA
KAPLAN Joshua M. (Host supervisor)
Analysing the role of the Oct-4 protein during murine development
OHBO Kazuyuki (JAPAN)
Gene Expression - European Molecular Biology Lab. - Heidelberg - GERMANY
SCHÖLER Hans R. (Host supervisor)
Imprinting mutations in human disease and mouse models
OHTA Tohru (JAPAN)
Dept. of Genetics - Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland - USA
NICHOLLS Robert (Host supervisor)
Functional analysis of insulators in early Drosophila embryo development
OHTSUKI Sumio (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
LEVINE Michael S. (Host supervisor)
A genetic and biochemical analysis of the role of DmFAK in signal transduction
PALMER Ruth (UK)
Dept. of Molecular Biology and Virology - The Salk Institute - San Diego - USA
HUNTER Tony (Host supervisor)
Genetic and molecular analyses of developmental competence and its role in flowering
PARCY François (FRANCE)
Plant Biology Lab. - The Salk Institute - La Jolla - USA
WEIGEL Detlef (Host supervisor)
Identification of components of the hedgehog signal transduction pathway in Drosophila
PARSONS Linda (NEW ZEALAND)
Molecular Embryology Lab. - Imperial Cancer Research Fund - London - UK
INGHAM Philip (Host supervisor)
Characterization of single Ca2+-activated K+ channels in hippocampal neurons in slices
PEDARZANI Paola (ITALY)
Dept. of Molecular Biology - Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine - Göttingen - GERMANY
STÜHMER Walter (Host supervisor)
Molecular basis of cauliflower phenotype
PELAZ Soraya (SPAIN)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
YANOFSKY Martin F. (Host supervisor)
The role of the CD4 molecule in the development and function of T cells
PENA ROSSI Claudia (COLOMBIA)
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology - University of California - San Francisco - USA
KILLEEN Nigel P. (Host supervisor)
Role of syndecan, a FGF receptor, in limb development
PIZETTE Sandrine (FRANCE)
Molecular Biology Program - Sloan-Kettering Institute - New York - USA
NISWANDER Lee A. (Host supervisor)
Analysis of heterochromatin properties in Xenopus egg extracts
PRIOLEAU Marie-Noëlle (FRANCE)
Lab. of Molecular Biology - National Inst. of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Bethesda - USA
FELSENFELD Gary (Host supervisor)
Structure and function of the Golgi UDP-galactose transporter
PUGLIELLI Luigi (ITALY)
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Worcester - USA
HIRSCHBERG Carlos B. (Host supervisor)
Identification and isolation of the rapamycin sensitive kinase that phosphorylates p70s6k
PULLEN Nicholas (UK)
Dept. of Growth Control - Friedrich Miescher Institute - Basel - SWITZERLAND
THOMAS George (Host supervisor)
Regulation of Gap junctional communication and synaptic circuit formation by neuromodulatory transmitters in the developing neocortex
RORIG Birgit (GERMANY)
Dept. of Neurobiology - Duke University - Durham - USA
KATZ Lawrence (Host supervisor)
Development of "in vivo" and "in vitro" models for myotonic dystrophy
ROSSI Fabio (ITALY)
Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology - Stanford University School of Medicine - Stanford - USA
BLAU Helen M. (Host supervisor)
Investigation of the mechanism of action of the Escherichia coli cell division anti-inhibitor, MinE
ROWLAND Susan (AUSTRALIA)
Dept. of Microbiology - University of Connecticut - Farmington - USA
ROTHFIELD Lawrence I. (Host supervisor)
Identification of target genes of Brachyury
SAKA Yasushi (JAPAN)
Division of Developmental Biology - National Institute for Medical Research - London - UK