Fall 2012

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Viral Outbreak

The Science of Emerging Disease

Robert Lefkowitz

Molecular Biology of Hormone and Drug Receptors in Health and Disease

Erich Jarvis

Molecular Mechanisms of Vocal Learning

Lefkowitz Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October 10, 2012
HHMI's Robert Lefkowitz shares prize with Brian Kobilka for research on G-protein coupled receptors. More

Changing Their Ultrasonic Tunes
October 10, 2012
New evidence suggests that mice -- like songbirds, whales, and dolphins -- are vocal learners. More

New TB and HIV Research Institute Opens
October 07, 2012
HHMI and the University of KwaZulu-Natal open new research institute in Durban, South Africa. More

The Circuitry of Uncertainty
October 05, 2012
The rejection of an old belief correlates with abrupt changes in activity in a region of the brain involved in cognitive functions such as reward anticipation and decision-making. More

HHMI Awards $6.5 Million to International Biomedical Researchers
September 26, 2012
HHMI selects 13 of the world’s leading basic science researchers to receive Senior International Research Scholar (SIRS) awards. More

Trio Honored with Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
September 10, 2012
HHMI investigator Ronald D. Vale of UCSF will share the 2012 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. More