Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences supports promising early-career scientists in the health sciences—particularly young researchers with innovative approaches and ideas. http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Press Release : Four Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences Receive 2009 National Institutes of Health Director’s High-Risk Research Awards <p><p>Scholars receive grants to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health.</p></p> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55329 Press Release : Pew CEO Rebecca W. Rimel Congratulates Dr. Carol W. Greider on Receiving the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine <p><p>Nobel Prize winner Carol W. Greider, Ph.D., was a 1990 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.</p></p> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:40:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55303 Media Coverage : NIH Names Kevin Janes a 'New Innovator' <p><p>Kevin Janes, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is one of 55 engineers and scientists from around the country to receive a 2009 National Institutes of Health "New Innovator Award."</p></p> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55209 Summary : Awards for Pew Biomedical Scholar Rachel Wilson and Scholars program advisor Roger Tsien (Summer 2009 Trust Magazine perspective) <p><p>Pew Biomedical Scholar Rachel I. Wilson, Ph.D. (Class of 2005), an assistant professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, has won a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, and a member of the Pew Scholars Program’s National Advisory Committee, Roger Y. Tsien, Ph.D., has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.</p></p> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:40:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=54491 Media Coverage : President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists <p><p>President Obama today named 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Two Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences received the prestigious award.</p></p> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=54283 Media Coverage : CSU Professor Wins $240K Pew Grant for DNA Research <p><p>A <em>Fort Collins Coloradoan</em> article announcing that a Colorado State University assistant professor was selected as a 2009 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.</p></p> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=53524 Press Release : Seventeen of America’s Most Promising Scientists Selected as 2009 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences <p><p>The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 17 early-career scientists as Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Scholars receive a $240,000 award over four years to help support their work, which this year includes research related to cancer, Parkinson’s disease, birth defects and epilepsy.</p></p> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=52414 Press Release : UCSF Team Closer to Creating Safe Embryonic-Like Stem Cells <p><p>A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. The study's senior author, Robert Blelloch, is supported by the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.</p></p> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=50990 Press Release : Twenty of America’s Most Promising Scientists Selected as 2008 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences <p><p>Pew program supports promising, young investigators in advancing human health.</p></p> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=40244 Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx