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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
The role of TGF-beta receptors and their role in tumorigenicity
PERLMAN Riki (ISRAEL)
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research - Cambridge - USA
WEINBERG Robert A. (Host supervisor)
Cloning and analysis of the TMV-resistance gene Tm-2a
PILLEN Klaus (GERMANY)
Dept. of Plant Breeding & Biometry - Cornell University - Ithaca - USA
TANKSLEY Steven D. (Host supervisor)
Biosynthesis and distribution of voltage gated K channels in differentiated cells
PONCE Arturo (MEXICO)
Dept. of Physiology - New York University Medical Center - New York - USA
RUDY Bernardo (Host supervisor)
Identification and characterization of human homologues of the yeast genes END3 and END4
PYPAERT Marc (BELGIUM)
- Biozentrum der Universität Basel - Basel - SWITZERLAND
RIEZMAN Howard (Host supervisor)
Molecular characterization of potassium channels involved in short term memory in Aplysia
RASSENDREN François A. (FRANCE)
Center for Neurobiology & Behavior - Columbia University - New York - USA
KANDEL Eric (Host supervisor)
Microtubule rearrangements during establishment of polarity in MDCK cells
REINSCH Sigrid (USA)
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg - GERMANY
KARSENTI Eric (Host supervisor)
Hypermutation in germinal-center B-lymphocytes
RICKERT Robert C. (USA)
Institute of Genetics - University of Cologne - Cologne - GERMANY
RAJEWSKY Klaus (Host supervisor)
Analysis of basal transcription factors in yeast
ROBERTS Sadia (UK)
Division of Basic Sciences - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Seattle - USA
HAHN Steven (Host supervisor)
Role of ARF in regulation of protein export from the ER
ROWE Tony (UK)
The Department of Cell Biology - The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla - USA
BALCH William E. (Host supervisor)
Neutral induction in Xenopus
SASAI Yoshiki (JAPAN)
Dept. of Biological Chemistry - School of Medicine - Los Angeles - USA
DE ROBERTIS Edward M. (Host supervisor)
Analysis of cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis root epidermis
SCHNEIDER Katharina (GERMANY)
Dept. of Cell Biology - John Innes Institute - Norwich - UK
ROBERTS Keith (Host supervisor)
Glycoprotein biosynthesis: regulation of localization and expression of a mannosidase
SCHNEIKERT Jean (FRANCE)
McGill Cancer Center - McGill University - Montreal - CANADA
HERSCOVICS Annette (Host supervisor)
Intrin dependent gene expression
SCHREIBER Edgar (GERMANY)
Beckman Center - Stanford University Medical Center - Stanford - USA
BERG Paul (Host supervisor)
Mesoderm induction in the zebrafish
SCHULTE-MERKER Stefan (GERMANY)
Laboratory of Developmental Biology - National Institute of Medical Research - London - UK
SMITH James C. (Host supervisor)
Molecular genetics analysis of sepaloidea, a floral homeotic gene of antirrhinum
SCHULTZ Elizabeth A. (CANADA)
John Innes Institute - John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research - Norwich - UK
COEN Enrico (Host supervisor)
A cross-language study of auditory-visual speech perception
SEKIYAMA Kaoru (JAPAN)
Research Laboratory of Electronics - Massachussets Institute of Technology - Cambridge - USA
BRAIDA Louis D. (Host supervisor)
Role of calcineurin (phosphatase 2B) in T-cell activation
SHIBASAKI Futoshi (JAPAN)
Cellular and Molecular Physiology - Harvard Medical School - Boston - USA
MCKEON Frank (Host supervisor)
Neurotrophic factors and trigeminal pattern formation
SHORTLAND Peter J. (UK)
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurophysiology - St. Louis University Medical School - St. Louis - USA
JACQUIN Mark F. (Host supervisor)
Mechanism of transcriptional regulation by MYC oncoproteins studied in vitro
SIMMEN Kenneth A. (UK)
Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis - Netherlands Cancer Institute - Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
BERNARDS Rene (Host supervisor)
Characterization of folding factors, including BiP, in the early secretory pathway
SIMONS Jan Fredrik (FINLAND)
Dept. of Cell Biology - Yale University of School Medicine - New Haven - USA