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Scripps appoints Damon Page assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience

Page, 36, will work on the Scripps Florida campus in Jupiter. Prior to his appointment, he was a senior analyst at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington.

“Damon’s research on autism makes a valuable addition to our department,” said Ron L. Davis, chair of the Department of Neuroscience. [...]

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Is lung regeneration closer to reality?

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College say they have taken an important step forward in their quest to “turn on” lung regeneration — an advance that could effectively treat millions of people suffering from respiratory disorders.

In the journal Cel l, the research team reports that they have uncovered [...]

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Programming cells to target specific tissue

Inability to target cells to tissues of interest poses a significant barrier to effective cell therapy. To address this hurdle, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a platform approach to chemically incorporate homing receptors onto the surface of cells. This simple approach has the potential to improve the [...]

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