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Samuel H. Sternberg, PhD | Investigator Profile | 2024-Present
Samuel Sternberg’s lab is broadly interested in discovering diverse, programmable functions of non-coding RNA molecules in the cell. From guiding the site-specific insertion of DNA transposons, to targeting foreign pathogens for DNA cleavage, to templating the synthesis of novel antiviral genes, RNAs direct remarkably complex biochemical reactions in coordination with accessory enzymes.
HHMI’s David Baker Wins 2024 Nobel in Chemistry | HHMI
Oct 9, 2024 · Computational protein design and protein structure prediction have earned three scientists the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. David Baker, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind external link, opens in a new tab were announced as this year’s recipients by the Royal ...
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HHMI Invests $500 Million in AI-Driven Life Sciences Research
Aug 12, 2024 · The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced AI@HHMI external link, opens in a new tab today, a $500 million investment over the next 10 years to support artificial intelligence-driven projects in the life sciences. As the largest private biomedical research organization in the United States, HHMI aims to explore the full promise of AI to accelerate scientific discovery at its Janelia ...
HHMI Names the 2024 Hanna Gray Fellows | HHMI
Jan 8, 2025 · The cohort includes early career scientists working in research areas ranging from treatment-resistant cancers to how animals evolved to live on land. The HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program provides each fellow with up to $1.5 …
HHMI: Advancing Scientific Research & Education
HHMI's Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, brings together teams of scientists to unlock the fundamentals of biology. The Center plays a key role in HHMI's efforts to intentionally integrate equity and inclusion into research culture across key academic career stages. Our educational media ...
Targeting Rett Syndrome, Alzheimer’s Disease | HHMI
Oct 23, 2024 · More than 30 years ago, as a pediatric resident at Texas Children’s Hospital and the Baylor College of Medicine, Huda Zoghbi first encountered patients with symptoms of a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to a progressive loss of mobility and coordination early in a child’s life. In time, each patient’s story inspired Zoghbi to pivot from clinical medicine to research, where ...
Modern Europeans Descended from Three Groups of Ancestors
Sep 18, 2014 · HHMI scientists have shown that previously unrecognized groups contributed to the genetic mix now present in most modern-day Europeans.