Osborne describes Soft Materials Immunology
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Barbara Osborne, an immunologist in the Veterinary and Animal Sciences Department, describes Soft Materials Immunology, a new area of life sciences that holds great promise for developing novel ways to treat and prevent disease. Osbourne says that collaborations between immunologists and material scientists will likely lead to the ability to modify immune responses to diseases by blocking harmful proteins or enhancing helpful proteins.

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Fu discusses research, national advisory board appointment on WBGY
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Kevin Fu, Computer Science, is interviewed on WGBY's Connecting Point about his recent appointment to serve on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, which advises the Federal Government on cybersecurity. Fu's research focuses on improving security for implantable medical devices and contactless credit cards without compromising effectiveness.

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Bezanilla named an 'Emerging Scholar' by Diverse magazine
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Magdalena Bezanilla, associate professor of Biology, is among 12 "Emerging Scholars" profiled in the Jan. 5 issue of the magazine . Bezanilla, who joined the faculty in 2005, studies the biology of plant cells to discover how they grow. "My lab is interested in understanding how molecules inside the cell help to shape the cell and give the cell its final form," she says in the profile, which notes that she and her colleagues recently pioneered a technique they call multigene silencing to simultaneously silence genes in a multicellular organism. Last year, Bezanilla received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

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Susan K. Whitbourne, Psychology, says sports fans undergo a high level of stress during contests such as the Super Bowl and sometimes ignore the physical symptoms of injury or disease as a result. A scientific study has found that emergency room visits during the Super Bowl are significantly lower than at other times. WGBH-TV 2

Vegetable Crops specialist Frank Mangan, Plant Soil and Insect Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2012 New York Farmers Medal by the New York Farmers Club. Press Release

Aquaculture researcher Andy Danylchuk, Environmental Conservation, and colleagues are melding building design, fish ecology and aquaculture engineering techniques into a first-of-its-kind "building-integrated aquaculture" (BIAq) model to offer an affordable, more holistic and sustainable approach to indoor fish production located close to markets and able to succeed even in cold climates. Press Release

Research by Geert de Vries, Psychology, on epigenetics and sex differences, is featured in a story about the Connectome project, which focuses on brain development studies. De Vries says sex steroids like estrogen and testosterone affect genes and may play a role in sex differences in the occurrence of some psychiatric disorders. The Dana Foundation

Jeffrey Morse, managing director of the National Nanomanufacturing Network at the campus's NSF Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing, was recently named one of the 25 "Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders" by the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association. Press Release

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