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medical lab tech here. I love anything cellular! interested in cyanobacteria, transcription, and general microscopes/old fashioned slides.

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Wiki’s List of Research Labs [A6}

Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

http://martinos.org/

St. Charlestown, MA

major hub of biomedical imaging technology development and translational research.

The core technologies being developed and used at the Center are

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

and spectroscopy (MRS)

magnetoencephalography (MEG)

and electroencephalography (EEG)

optical imaging techniques (microscopy and NIRS)

positron emission tomography (PET)

molecular imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

A particular area of innovation at the Center is Multimodal Functional Neuroimaging, which involves the integration of imaging technologies for neuroscience applications.

Major areas of research at the Center include:

psychiatric

neurologic

and neurovascular disorders

basic and cognitive neuroscience

cardiovascular disease

cancer

and more

Scientific investigation and technology development is funded through government, industry and other research grants.

The center is a member or collaborator with NCRR (and BIRN), NIDA, NIBIB, National Cancer Institute, NINDS, NCCAM, ONDCP, and The MIND Institute. The center also has a strategic corporate partnerships with Siemens Medical Solutions, Pfizer Inc., and Canon Inc. It is also a Harvard Catalyst site, and incorporates research projects from Boston University, McLean Hospital, and other Boston institutions.

At the MGH Navy Yard site, there are 8 scanning bays used primarily for research, including the high-gradient field Human Connectome Project scanner, a 7 Tesla magnet for human radiography, and a combined PET-MRI.

The Martinos Center also served as the site for the development of magnetoencephalography (MEG), and software development for analysis of MEG data is ongoing at the facility. New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy sequences are developed in conjunction with Martinos, Harvard, and MIT faculty.

The Center serves as a development site for new Siemens equipment, such as 32, 64, and 128 channel MRI coils which were designed and prototyped there.

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Wiki’s List of Research Labs [A5]

American Roentgen Ray Society

http://www.arrs.org/

The mission of the Society is to improve health through a community committed to advancing knowledge and skills in radiology. 

The American Roentgen Ray Society, founded in 1900, is the first and oldest radiology society in the United States. The society has been a forum for progress in radiology since shortly after the discovery of the X-ray and is dedicated to the goal of the advancement of medicine through the science of radiology and its allied sciences. The goal of the ARRS is maintained through an annual scientific and educational meeting and through publication of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Wiki’s List of Research Labs [A4]

American College of Surgeons Oncology Group

https://www.allianceforclinicaltrialsinoncology.org/main/

Durham, NC

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology seeks to reduce the impact of cancer by uniting a broad community of scientists and clinicians who are committed to the prevention and treatment of cancer.  The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) is a clinical trial cooperative group supported publicly by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). For the most part, ACOSOG focuses on the effects of surgery on patients with malignant tumors. Other cooperative groups like COG, ECOG, and SWOG, tend to emphasize the role of radiotherapy in patients with metastatic cancers. Nearly all age groups are considered in ACOSOG studies; however, middle-aged to senior adults tend to comprise the basis for most of the research conducted with ACOSOG protocols. Children who necessitate surgery for resection of malignant tumors typically fall under the auspices of COG.

OUR VISION The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology seeks to reduce the impact of cancer on people by uniting a broad community of scientists and clinicians from many disciplines, committed to discovering, validating and disseminating effective strategies for the prevention and treatment of cancer. OUR MISSION The mission of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is to reduce the impact of cancer by > Conducting high quality multidisciplinary cancer control, prevention, and treatment trials that engage a comprehensive research network > Furthering our understanding of the biological basis of the cancer process and its treatment, from discovery, to validation, to clinical practice > Providing a scientific and operational infrastructure for innovative clinical and translational research in the academic and community settings WHAT WE DO The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology develops and conducts clinical trials with promising new cancer therapies, and utilizes the best science to develop optimal treatment and prevention strategies for cancer, as well as researches methods to alleviate side effects of cancer and cancer treatments. The Alliance has been awarded a grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a member of the NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). The Alliance has also been awarded a grant to serve as a research base for the NCI Community Research Oncology Program (NCORP). Collectively, the Alliance comprises nearly 10,000 cancer specialists at hospitals, medical centers, and community clinics across the United States and Canada.

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Wiki’s List of Research Labs [A3]

Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering

http://ami.usc.edu/

Los Angeles, CA

Current Programs and Projects

Adhesives for Fragile and Sensitive Skin. A thermally-triggered reversible adhesive that can be used on dressings, bandages, wound closure systems, and dermal drug delivery systems. The adhesive firmly adheres to skin at body temperature (30-38°C), decreasing the temperature inactivates the adhesive (15°C). The initial focus is on bandages and dressings for the geriatric and pediatric markets. Patents have been issued and are pending. This is a collaboration program with Professor Mark Thompson within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Southern California.

Biothelium, Inc. – Pro-Healing Coatings for Vascular Applications. Biothelium incorporates a nano-engineered coating on the stent surface, which reduces restenosis and thrombosis via improvements in the endothelium to smooth the muscle cell regeneration ratio by promoting endothelial cell proliferation while inhibiting smooth muscle proliferation. This is a collaboration program with Professor Tejal Desai at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Mesencyte Mesencyte is a platform regenerative cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, chronic diseases such as diabetes and dental tissue regeneration. The technology is based on research done by Professor Songtao Shi and clinical data collected from over 200 patients in collaboration with clinicians at Nanjing University in China and the Medical University of South Carolina.

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Wiki’s List of Research Labs [A2]

AIDS Research Alliance

Their website was down http://www.aidsresearch.org/ Facebook was up https://www.facebook.com/aidsresearch/

Los Angeles, CA

AIDS Research Alliance has helped develop half of the drugs approved for treatment of HIV/AIDS (HAART). Now we're working on a cure strategy. Company Overview: AIDS Research Alliance helped to make HIV/AIDS treatable, but 8,000 people still die of AIDS every day, while millions more with HIV may lose a third of their life spans. As an independent research organization, AIDS Research Alliance has moved the science forward, contributing to the approval of half of today’s HIV/AIDS treatments. Now, we’re dedicated to finding a cure, and we need your help.

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Wiki’s List of Research Labs [A1]

Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture

http://www.anfarch.org/

San Diego, CA

The mission of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture is to promote and advance knowledge that links neuroscience research to a growing understanding of human responses to the built environment. 

Calit2 Wayfinding Project: The team hopes to develop a greater understanding of how humans create and use ‘cognitive maps’ as they travel through spaces. Initial research suggests that in ambiguous surroundings people use increasingly subtle cues to find their way.  Ideally, this knowledge will inform the design of buildings through which people are able to navigate more easily, as well as the creation of built settings of all architectural types that better serve the range of human needs and activities. 

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Wiki’s "Research institutes in the United States"

A

Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture

AIDS Research Alliance

Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering

American College of Surgeons Oncology Group

American Roentgen Ray Society

Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

B

Beckman Research Institute

The Biodesign Institute

BioHub

Bone Disease Program of Texas

The Bonnie J. Addario a Breath Away from the Cure Foundation

Boonshoft School of Medicine

Brain Injury Research Institute

Buck Institute for Research on Aging

C

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

California National Primate Research Center

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Cancer Therapy & Research Center

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Center for Cell and Gene Therapy

Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

Center for Infectious Disease Research

Center for Neural Science

Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

City of Hope National Medical Center

Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute

Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism

Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS

CONRAD (organization)

Coriell Institute for Medical Research

D

Dana–Farber Cancer Institute

Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center

Doheny Eye Institute

Duke Cancer Institute

Duke University Human Vaccine Institute

E

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Emerging Pathogens Institute

Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases

F

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

G

Galveston National Laboratory

Genetics Society of America

George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Gladstone Institutes

Gottlieb Institute

H

Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Hormel Institute

House Ear Institute

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Huntington Medical Research Institutes

Huntsman Cancer Foundation

Huntsman Cancer Institute

I

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Institute of Biosciences and Technology

Institute of Gerontology

J

Jackson Laboratory

John Paul II Medical Research Institute

K

Kenneth S. Warren Institute

L

La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Lieber Institute for Brain Development

Linus Pauling Institute

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

M

Markey Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Myelin Repair Foundation

N

National Center for Biotechnology Information

National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

National Space Biomedical Research Institute

National Wilms Tumor Study Group

The Neurosciences Institute

Nevada Cancer Institute

New York Blood Center

Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

O

Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine

P

Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research Consortium

Q

Quality Assurance Review Center

R

Rheumatology Research Foundation

Rice Center for Neuroengineering

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

S

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Scripps Research Institute

Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

SWOG

T

Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies

Tower Cancer Research Foundation

U

University of Central Florida College of Medicine

University of South Florida College of Medicine

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute

UW Carbone Cancer Center

V

Van Andel Institute

W

Winship Cancer Institute

Y

Yale Cancer Center

Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Z

Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute

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“Killing me softly” by Lucian Brihacescu.

[biologynerd]

but why are the flu, influenza and H1N1 three different characters???

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I’m going to blame hemagglutinin and neuraminidase variance lol

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Kyle’s focused on those cytokines. Comic by www.letsbecellmates.tumblr.com.

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Ain’t no party like a platelet party. Comic by www.theawkwardyeti.com.

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Phagocytes can be very scary…comic by www.theawkwardyeti.com

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They never get my good side.

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Hoo-rah! Comic by www.theawkwardyeti.com.

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Chest. 1990 Sep;98(3):546-9.

The objective of the study was to compare the serum-effusion albumin gradient (serum albumin level minus pleural effusion albumin level) to Light's traditional criteria (pleural fluid/serum total protein ratio greater than 0.5, pleural fluid/serum LDH ratio greater than 0.6, and pleural fluid LDH greater than 200 U/L) for identifying exudative pleural effusions.

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