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Are you an early career faculty doing first-rate, cutting-edge science? If so, we invite you to apply to the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program.
"Here's a real opportunity to go bold." –
@IshmailSaboor
Deadline to apply 5/15: 📆
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Wait for it. Wait for iiiiit. BOOM! 🎆 Add ampicillin to bacteria cells and you get (very tiny) explosions.
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HHMI News: We are proud to announce our 33 new
#HHMIInvestigators
. These individuals have the potential to make transformative discoveries over time and we look forward to seeing where their ideas lead them.
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We are excited to announce that Leslie Vosshall (
@leslievosshall
) will be the next HHMI VP and Chief Scientific Officer, succeeding David Clapham in March 2022.
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HHMI Investigator
@CarolynBertozzi
has been awarded the 2022
@NobelPrize
in Chemistry. Bertozzi, along with Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless, are being honored for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
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HHMI is proud to announce our inaugural class of Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, outstanding early career faculty in science who have potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse and inclusive lab environments. 1/3
#FHScholars
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Today, HHMI is proud to announce the new
#HannaGrayFellows
, 21 early career researchers who are taking on some of the biggest challenges in the life sciences.
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Meet the 2022
#HannaGrayFellows
!
These talented postdoctoral scientists represent a promising and more diverse future for biomedical science.
Learn more about them at
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🎉 Today we're thrilled to announce our 2023
#HannaGrayFellows
! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists!
Learn more:
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Congrats to HHMI Professor Tracy Johnson (
@TheTracyLab
), who was named Dean of the
@UCLA
Division of Life Sciences!
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HHMI News: Over the next decade, HHMI will invest $2 billion to advance racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in science.
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HHMI is implementing a new salary scale for HHMI-employed postdoctoral researchers, effective April 9, 2023. (1/4)
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We're thrilled to announce the 2022
#GilliamFellows
and their advisers! These 51 adviser-student pairs will join the larger Gilliam community committed to advancing science through diversity and inclusion. Come meet the Fellows! 👇
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We’re excited to announce our new group of HHMI investigators! HHMI is proud to help these 19 extraordinary scientists continue to move science forward. Find out who they are:
#HHMIInvestigators
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HHMI News: In a surprise find, scientists have discovered sugar-coated RNA molecules decorating the surface of cells. The newly discovered “glycoRNAs” may be involved in immune signaling.
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We are excited to launch the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program to help build a scientific workforce that more fully reflects our increasingly diverse country.
#FHScholars
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Congratulations to Nobel laureates, HHMI Trustee David Julius and HHMI Investigator Ardem Patapoutian!
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021
#NobelPrize
in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.”
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HHMI expects to hire and support up to 150 early career faculty as Freeman Hrabowski Scholars – appointing 30 Scholars every other year for the next decade. Learn more here:
#FHScholars
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Excited to announce that we'll be hiring for several new positions on HHMI's Communications team! Take a look:
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🎉Happy Gilliam Day! 🎉We’re excited to announce the 50 new
#GilliamFellows
and their advisers who are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science.
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Congrats to HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar Ishmail Abdus-Saboor (
@IshmailSaboor
) on receiving the Young Investigator Award from the Society for Neuroscience! (
@SfNtweets
) 👏
More:
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Applications are OPEN through December 1, 2021 for the next round of the
#HannaGrayFellows
Program. Learn more and please spread the word! More info here:
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For the first time ever, researchers can now peek inside a living mouse embryo and watch as the gut begins to form and heart cells take their first tentative beats.
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HHMI is seeking approximately 20 new Investigators through a national competition and applications are open now. Learn more.
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Today HHMI announces our largest group of new
#GilliamFellows
as part of our commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in science. Learn more and meet the Fellows:
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HHMI is excited to announce the selection of 15 exceptional early career scientists as 2019
#HannaGrayFellows
to support
#diversity
in biomedical research:
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HHMI is proud to announce the 2020
#GilliamFellows
! They’re bound by a shared passion for science and will join a growing and diverse community of graduate students and their advisers.
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Congratulations to HHMI Investigator Jennifer Doudna (
@doudna_lab
)!
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”
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Please join us in celebrating the new Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, who will help us build a strong foundation for the next generation of scientists!
#FHScholars
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🎉 Today marks the beginning for 19 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars as they kickstart their terms today! We are thrilled to welcome this inaugural
#FHScholars
cohort to HHMI!
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Congratulations to HHMI Investigator Ruslan Medzhitov, who has been awarded the 2024
@theNASciences
Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal for foundational contributions to the understanding of innate immunity!
Learn more:
#NASaward
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HHMI News: Jennifer Doudna (
@doudna_lab
) has been awarded the 2020
@NobelPrize
in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing.
#CRISPR
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Congratulations to HHMI Investigator Joan Steitz (
@steitzlab
) and Lynne Maquat who have been awarded the
@harvardmed
2021 Warren Alpert Foundation prize for their for seminal discoveries in the biology and function of RNA, the workhorse molecule of cells.
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Applications for the 2024
#HannaGrayFellows
Program are now open!
At HHMI, we believe in 'People, not projects.' Join the Hanna Gray Fellows Program and be part of a community where every scientist's journey and contribution matters.
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Scientists
@CUBoulder
used
#cryoem
to look at archaeal DNA and found something completely unexpected. The DNA didn't just form coils that looked like slinkies – they also flopped apart like an open book:
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"My ultimate scientific goal is to understand the most fundamental computations in the brain. However, at my core, I simply hope my legacy is kindness." - Daniel Gonzales (
@dgonzales1990
)
#HannaGrayFellows
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Today, HHMI is announcing a new open access publishing policy:
We’ve invited Bodo Stern, HHMI’s Chief of Strategic Initiatives, to explain the key points and offer perspective.
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HHMI News:
@HHMIJanelia
scientists have mapped more than 1,000 neurons in the mouse brain as part of their MouseLight project. It’s the most extensive neural wiring diagram available, and the data are accessible online:
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“We have to double down on fundamental, mechanistic research. That’s the way real progress happens.” - William Kaelin Jr.
#NobelPrize
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We've just posted several opportunities for experienced
#Communications
professionals!
#scicomm
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“When I started, RNA was just the middle molecule in the paradigm ‘DNA makes RNA makes protein’ – it was just the messenger. What’s happened since then is that our landscape – the world of RNA – has just exploded and expanded tremendously."
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HHMI Investigator
@virusesimmunity
@yale
has been a leader in groundbreaking
#COVID19
research, and her study on
#longCOVID
was our 4th most-read story of the year.
#HHMI2021
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HHMI News: David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian Awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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👉 The
@USPS
has released new stamps showcasing the work of Igor Siwanowicz from
@HHMIJanelia
!
Siwanowicz’s confocal images will now grace the envelopes of millions of birthday cards, letters, and bills sent through the US mail. 📬
#LifeMagnifiedStamps
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HHMI News: A new study from
@VirusesImmunity
will examine how vaccination affects people with
#longCOVID
and whether the vaccine can offer clues to treatment. (1/2)
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HHMI awards Hanna Gray fellowships to 15 exceptional early career scientists to support
#diversity
in science:
#HannaGrayFellows
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Big news for
@HHMIJanelia
: Investigator Ron Vale will become the next executive director of Janelia Research Campus and vice president of HHMI in early 2020.
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Congratulations to HHMI Investigators Catherine Dulac (
@DulacLab
) and David Baker who have been awarded the 2021
@brkthroughprize
in Life Sciences! Learn more:
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Happy
#WomenInScience
Day! HHMI's 6th president, Erin O'Shea, is the first woman to lead the institute and is a leader in the fields of gene regulation, signal transduction, & systems biology in addition to advocating for diversity & inclusion in science
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A mysterious compound, first noticed 40 years ago, has finally been identified and purified. It’s made by rotifers and might help prevent
#schistosomiasis
:
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🎉 Congrats to Marissa Scavuzzo (
@marissascavuzzo
), one of our
#HannaGrayFellows
, who has won the 2023 Eppendorf &
@ScienceMagazine
Prize for Neurobiology for her research in how glial cells in the intestine's nervous system operate! Learn more:
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An unusual protein identified in Joseph Mougous’s lab
@UW
led to a collaboration with two other HHMI Investigators –
@davidrliu
and
@VamsiMootha
– and a new way to precisely edit mitochondrial DNA.
@Harvard
@broadinstitute
@MassGeneralNews
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HHMI News: A new cell atlas, from HHMI Investigator Jay Shendure and colleagues, reveals the landscape of open chromatin in 100,000 cells, giving scientists a way to see which parts of the genome are active in any given cell.
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🎉 Exciting News! 🌟
Today, HHMI has launched a nationwide competition to select up to 30 early career science faculty to join the 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program cohort.
Read more on how to apply:
#FHScholars
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Congratulations to the 2017
#HHMIProfessors
! HHMI is proud to support these 14 accomplished research scientists who are deeply committed to creating effective ways to engage undergraduates in science
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HHMI News: For the first time, scientists can see in minute-time resolution how cells package chromosomes into highly condensed structures prior to cell division
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Congratulations and welcome to the 50 new
#GilliamFellows
and their mentors who are joining the Gilliam and HHMI family! We had a couple of questions for our Fellows, past and present, and we'll be sharing their responses here.
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HHMI is seeking approximately 25 new Investigators through a national competition. Learn more and establish your eligibility here:
The full application will become available in December 2022.
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Although penicillin was discovered nearly a century ago, scientists are still learning how the drug makes bacteria explode:
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A smart new microscope developed at
@HHMIJanelia
has given scientists a front-row seat to the drama of mammalian development:
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HHMI announces selection of inaugural group of Hanna Gray Fellows to support
#diversity
in science
#STEM
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#HannaGrayFellows
: As antibiotic resistance becomes an increasingly urgent public health challenge,
@ValeriaMReyes
is hunting for new ways to halt deadly Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections.
Mentor:
@EricSkaar
,
@VUMChealth
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HHMI is excited to announce the new Medically Trained Scientists Program, which will provide an opportunity for early career scientists with medical training to focus on basic biomedical research and pursue a career in discovery science.
#MTSfellows
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HHMI Investigator
@CarolynBertozzi
, Barry Sharpless, and Morten Meldal have been awarded the 2022
@NobelPrize
in Chemistry for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
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HHMI News: Scientists from
@HHMIJanelia
have identified the first examples of insect genes that directly guide the development of abnormal plant growths called galls.
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Thanks to a new map from Eric Betzig (now at
@UCBerkeley
), Ed Boyden, and their colleagues, now anyone can take a high-def tour of the fly brain:
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“We haven’t even scratched the surface of understanding
#longCOVID
. Ultimately we hope to protect people and provide relief from their symptoms.” – HHMI Investigator
@VirusesImmunity
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Congratulations to all the 2019
#GilliamFellows
and their advisers! We’re asking them: What does mentorship mean to you?
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HHMI News: Using phage therapy, scientists have treated a patient with a drug-resistant bacterial infection.
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#HannaGrayFellows
:
@zurisullivan
is hunting for the neural basis of behaviorial changes in the face of illness, which will help scientists better understand how the immune system affects behavior.
Mentor:
@dulaclab
,
@harvard
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HHMI News: In the latest
#COVID19
research from HHMI Investigator Akiko Iwasaki (
@VirusesImmunity
), a nasal spray booster has been shown to generate immune protection in the airways in mice.
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HHMI is seeking creative and innovative scientists to join its Investigator Program. Through a new open competition, HHMI will expand our community of basic researchers and physician scientists across the nation who catalyze discovery research.
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Congratulations to Angelika Amon, Xiaowei Zhuang, and James Chen – winners of the 2018
@brkthroughprize
in Life Sciences!
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HHMI Investigator Joan Steitz has been awarded the 2018 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science. The award recognizes her pioneering discoveries in RNA biology & her mentorship of young scientists & support of women in science.
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Congratulations to HHMI Alumnus James Allison and Tasuku Honjo on winning the 2018
#NobelPrize
in Physiology or Medicine!
BREAKING NEWS
The 2018
#NobelPrize
in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”
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#HannaGrayFellows
: María Angélica Bravo Núñez (
@MariangeBravo
) wants to understand the evolutionary role of aneuploidy, a state where cells have too many or too few chromosomes.
Mentor:
@evolvingmurray
,
@Harvard
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HHMI President Erin O'Shea just shared this message with the HHMI community, reflecting on systemic racism and the recent unrest in the United States.
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“Getting undergraduates & even high school students into the lab early is so important because they’ll figure out if they like a particular area or particular project – & that may turn out to be their life’s devotion.” Joan Steitz, 2018
#LaskerAward
winner
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The salary scale and related policy changes establish a minimum salary of $70k for starting postdocs, as well as salary increases that correlate with years of experience and additional flexibility in high-cost labor markets. (2/4)
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HHMI News: A new international project led by HHMI Investigator
@casanova_lab
aims to enroll 500
#COVID19
patients to search for genetic mutations that make some people more vulnerable to severe infection.
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Great to have the first group of Hanna Gray Fellows (minus one) visit HHMI this week!
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Research from David Sabatini and colleagues has shown that fasting can dramatically improve stem cells' ability to regenerate, in both old and young mice.
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🌟 HHMI investigator
@CarolynBertozzi
has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (
@theNAEng
), an honor recognizing her outstanding contributions to engineering and science.
Congratulations to her and all the new members! 🎉
#NAE2024
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Congratulations to HHMI Investigator Feng Zhang on winning the 2018 Keio Medical Science Prize! He is being recognized for his work in developing CRISPR as well as for his other groundbreaking and outstanding achievements.
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New from
@HHMIJanelia
: stunning imagery that reveals cells’ inner details with remarkable clarity:
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HHMI News: Scientists have identified a plant hormone, beta-cyclocitral, that makes tomato and rice plant roots grow faster and branch more. The hormone could help farmers enhance crop plant growth:
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Reminder that applications for the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program are due by December 1, 2021. Learn more:
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HHMI News: After more than two decades of effort, scientists have solved the full-length structure of a Janus Kinase, a crucial signaling molecule, opening the door to new and better drugs for some cancers.
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Congratulations to HHMI Investigator Vamsi Mootha (
@VamsiMootha
) of
@HarvardMed
and Navdeep Chandel of
@NUFeinbergMed
on being named recipients of the 2023 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences by
@FNIH_Org
!
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Watch in minute-time resolution how cells rapidly pack long tangles of chromosomes into the tiny, tightly wound bundles needed for cell division.
@edinburghuni
@mit
@UMassMedical
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"If I could go back in time & give my younger self a message, it would be to trust the process, to believe in your purpose & to know that you're worthy to be in every room..." – Hanna Gray Fellow &
@PSUSCience
faculty member Melanie McReynolds (
@dr_ohsopretty
)
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Using new tech from Ed Boyden, Eric Betzig, and colleagues, imaging the fly brain in multiple colors at synaptic resolution took just 62.5 hours – their technique is roughly 1,000x faster than other methods:
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So great to welcome our scientists back this week for the first in-person science meeting at HHMI in 3 years!
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The University of North Carolina School of Medicine (
@UNC_SOM
) has awarded the 22nd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Leslie Vosshall (
@leslievosshall
), for the “discovery of receptors involved in mosquito host-seeking behavior.”
Congrats, Leslie! 👏
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