Author Archives: CLS

Watch Dr. Ann Partridge from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on The Mammography Controversy Redux. On November 16, 2009, the U.S. Preventive

Dr. John Coffin of Tufts University presents to the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on Viruses in our Genomes: Unending Surprises. Watch as Dr. John Coffin sheds light on a revolutionary

Watch Dr. Daniel Silver from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on PARP Inhibitors: A Breakthrough in Cancer Therapy. Dr. Daniel Silver as

Dr. Robert DeRubeis from the University of Pennsylvania presents to the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on The Treatment of Depression: What Works, When, and Why. Watch as Dr. DeRubeis discusses

Watch Dr. David Brenner from Columbia University present to the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on Airport Screening: The Science and Risks of Backscatter Imaging. While privacy issues have attracted most

Dr. Warren led the research that discovered how the gene mutation responsible for Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) alters the way brain cells communicate. FXS is the most commonly inherited form

In her briefing for the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, Dr. Carson examines the deterioration of memory in older adults in a new light — not that of a mind being

Each year Congress appropriates billions of dollars to fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Did you ever consider how the money is distributed? With a budget of roughly $30

Dr. Wendell Lim of the University of California, San Francisco (USCF) Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, shares his experience with the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition, a “Biotechnology