HHMI Names 13 Biomed Research Scholars
September 26, 2012
September 26, 2012 | The Howard Hughes Medical Center has chosen 13 basic researchers as recipients of its Senior International Research Scholar (SIRS) awards. Each research scholar will receive a grant of $100,000 per year over five years, and will present their research at scientific meetings held at HHMI. The new SIRS awardees are based in Canada, Latin America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. They are studying a variety of topics, including genetic interaction networks, the immune response, infectious and parasitic diseases, RNA splicing, stem cells, neurogenesis, and protein assembly. HHMI
