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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
Protein-nucleic acids and protein-protein interactions in the yeast telomerase complex
TZFATI Yehuda (ISRAEL)
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology - University of California - San Francisco - USA
BLACKBURN Elizabeth H. (Host supervisor)
Structure and function of the A1 domain of von Willebrand factor
VASUDEVAN Sona (INDIA)
Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine - The Scripps Research Inst. - La Jolla - USA
VARUGHESE Kottayil (Host supervisor)
Role of TFIIH in DNA repair, transcription and cell cycle regulation
VESCHAMBRE Philippe (FRANCE)
Dept. of Cell Biology - Stanford University - Stanford - USA
KORNBERG Roger D. (Host supervisor)
Use of peptide libraries to determine specificity of protein interactions
VOLINIA Stefano (ITALY)
Dept. of Medicine - Beth Israel Hospital - Boston - USA
CANTLEY Lewis (Host supervisor)
Calcium-dependent regulation of presynaptic transmission
VON GERSDORFF Henrique (BRAZIL)
- Max-Planck-Institute - Göttingen - GERMANY
NEHER Erwin (Host supervisor)
PRX genes in the evolution of chordate development
WADA Hiroshi (JAPAN)
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences - The University of Reading - Reading - UK
HOLLAND Peter W H (Host supervisor)
Molecular characterization of the B and T cells involved in MS
WAISMAN Ari (ISRAEL)
Institute of Genetics - University of Cologne - Cologne - GERMANY
RAJEWSKY Klaus (Host supervisor)
Ubiquitin fusions as tools for studying protein stability and cotranslational proteolysis
WEBSTER Ailsa (UK)
Division of Biology - California Institute of Technology - Pasadena - USA
VARSHAVSKY Alexander (Host supervisor)
Study of polarity in plant embryogenesis
WETERINGS Koen (NETHERLANDS)
Dept. of Biology - University of California - Los Angeles - USA
GOLDBERG Robert. B (Host supervisor)
Exploring the role of Fas-mediated lymphocyte death in autoimmune disease
WHITFIELD L. Simon (UK)
- Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology - Illkirch - FRANCE
BENOIST Christophe (Host supervisor)
Characterization and cloning of a class B organ identity gene regulator in Antirrhinum
WILKINSON Mark D. (CANADA)
Molecular Plant Genetics - Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding - Cologne - GERMANY
SCHWARZ-SOMMER Zsuzanna (Host supervisor)
Crystallization and electron image analysis of chloroplast cytochrome b6/f complex
WILLIAMS Karen A. (CANADA)
- European Molecular Biology Lab. - Heidelberg - GERMANY
KUEHLBRANDT Werner (Host supervisor)
Identification of neural inducing factors by expression cloning
WINKLER Christoph (GERMANY)
Dept. of Pharmacology - University of Washington - Seattle - USA
MOON Randall T. (Host supervisor)
Isolation and characterization of a MEKK1 activator in the JNK signaling pathway
WU Zhenguo (CANADA)
Dept. of Pharmacology - University of California - La Jolla - USA
KARIN Michael (Host supervisor)
Molecular identification of dorsalizing factors present in Xenopus oocyte
YASUO Hitoyoshi (JAPAN)
Xenopus Molecular Embryology Group - Developmental Biology Institute - Marseille - FRANCE
LEMAIRE Patrick (Host supervisor)
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of a Syp phosphatase SH2 domain: chemical shifts and dynamics
ZWAHLEN VINCENT Catherine (SWITZERLAND)
Biochemistry Research Div. - Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto - CANADA
FORMAN-KAY Julie (Host supervisor)
Molecular characterization of NA+-sensing and monovalent cation-sensing receptors
ABE Takaaki (JAPAN)
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School - Boston - USA
BROWN Edward M. (Host supervisor)
HEBERT Steven C. (Host supervisor)
Analysis on transcription-induced recombination mediated by simple repeat sequences
ABO Tatsuhiko (JAPAN)
- The Burnham Institute - La Jolla - USA
KOHWI Yoshinori (Host supervisor)
Role of acetylcholine in cognitive and attentional processes
ACQUAS Elio (ITALY)
Dept. of Psychiatry - Faculty of Medicine - Vancouver - CANADA
FIBIGER Hans C. (Host supervisor)
Modeling the coincidence detection mechanism in the auditory system of the barn owl
AGMON-SNIR Hagai (ISRAEL)
Mathematical Research Branch - NIDDK - Bethesda - USA