{"id":84081,"date":"2020-09-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-pew-funds-six-teams-to-pursue-cutting-edge-biomedical-research\/"},"modified":"2020-09-15T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:03:06","slug":"pew-financia-a-seis-equipos-que-llevaran-a-cabo-una-investigacion-biomedica-de-vanguardia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/pew-financia-a-seis-equipos-que-llevaran-a-cabo-una-investigacion-biomedica-de-vanguardia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pew Funds Six Teams to Pursue Cutting-Edge Biomedical Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p\/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PHILADELPHIA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 15, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2020 class of Innovation Fund investigators.<\/p>\n<p>These investigators\u2014alumni of Pew&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=2469448943&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fbiomedical-research&amp;a=biomedical+programs\" rel=\"nofollow\">biomedical programs<\/a> in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and Latin America\u2014will partner on interdisciplinary research to tackle some of the most complex questions in human biology and disease. The teams will combine their expertise, ranging from virology to neuroscience and from biophysics to computational biology, in their efforts to advance innovative research and improve human health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By building research partnerships that bridge diverse scientific disciplines, the 2020 Innovation Fund collaborators will work to uncover unique solutions to some of biomedicine&#8217;s toughest challenges,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Molly Irwin<\/span>, vice president of research and science at The Pew Charitable Trusts. &#8220;We&#8217;re proud to support these researchers as they partner to pursue novel therapies and cutting-edge discoveries.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>For 35 years, Pew has encouraged collaboration among its community of talented biomedical scientists, culminating in the launch of the Innovation Fund in 2017. The fund&#8217;s award criteria were developed to promote working relationships among Pew biomedical program alumni and to motivate researchers to focus on proposals that combine their areas of expertise. All program alumni holding assistant professor positions or higher are eligible to apply for the award, which is supported by the Kathryn W. Davis Peace by Pieces Fund.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Innovation Fund teams and research projects are:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=2755861555&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-latin-american-fellows%2Fdirectory-of-latin-fellows%2F2013%2Fmarco-contreras&amp;a=Marco+Contreras%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Contreras<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2013 Pew Latin American fellow; University of <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santiago<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=2452753740&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-latin-american-fellows%2Fdirectory-of-latin-fellows%2F2006%2Fjose-luis-valdes&amp;a=Jos%C3%A9+Luis+Vald%C3%A9s%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Vald\u00e9s, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2006 Pew Latin American fellow; University of <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santiago<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Contreras and Vald\u00e9s will explore the neurological mechanisms behind psychopathy, a personality disorder that is characterized by anti-social behavior and a lack of empathy.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=1724171225&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2009%2Ffrank-alber&amp;a=Frank+Alber%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Frank Alber<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2009 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=1940025499&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F1999%2Fz--hong-zhou&amp;a=Z.+Hong+Zhou%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\">Z. <span class=\"xn-person\">Hong Zhou<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 1999 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alber and Zhou will map the location of unknown identities and structures of protein complexes in <i>Plasmodium falciparum<\/i>, the parasite that causes malaria. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=3890989005&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-stewart-scholars-for-cancer-research%2Fdirectory-of-stewart-scholars%2F2014%2Froberto-zoncu&amp;a=Roberto+Zoncu%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roberto Zoncu, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2014 Pew-Stewart scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=1894928224&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2013%2Fshingo-kajimura&amp;a=Shingo+Kajimura%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Shingo Kajimura<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2013 Pew biomedical scholar; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<\/p>\n<p>Zoncu and Kajimura will explore the molecular basis of inter-organelle communication and energy maintenance in adipose tissues.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=2378263009&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2015%2Fpolina-lishko&amp;a=Polina+V.+Lishko%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Polina V. Lishko<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2015 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span>, and Buck Institute for Research on Aging<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=463418687&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2015%2Fke-xu&amp;a=Ke+Xu%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Ke Xu<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2015 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lishko and Xu will investigate steroid hormones&#8217; role in uncovering the underlying gender differences in Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=2577871193&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2007%2Fekaterina-heldwein&amp;a=Ekaterina+Heldwein%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Ekaterina Heldwein<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2007 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">Tufts University School of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=612840672&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2007%2Fdaniela-nicastro&amp;a=Daniela+Nicastro%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Daniela Nicastro<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2007 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Heldwein and Nicastro will investigate the assembly and trafficking of herpesviruses in host cells.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=974988416&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2013%2Fmark-andermann&amp;a=Mark+Andermann%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Andermann<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2013 Pew biomedical scholar; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=3369537015&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fpew-biomedical-scholars%2Fdirectory-of-pew-scholars%2F2013%2Fviviana-gradinaru&amp;a=Viviana+Gradinaru%2C+Ph.D.\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Viviana Gradinaru<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/a>, 2013 Pew biomedical scholar; <span class=\"xn-org\">California Institute of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Andermann and Gradinaru will investigate how the brain&#8217;s insular cortex perceives bodily signals from internal organs. <\/p>\n<p><i>The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today&#8217;s most challenging problems. Learn more at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=3148737365&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fpewtrusts.org%2F&amp;a=pewtrusts.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">pewtrusts.org<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Erin Davis<\/span>, 202-540-6677, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:edavis@pewtrusts.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">edavis@pewtrusts.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Pew Charitable Trusts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p \/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PHILADELPHIA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 15, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2020 class of Innovation Fund investigators.<\/p>\n<p>These investigators\u2014alumni of Pew&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2909783-1&amp;h=2469448943&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewtrusts.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Fbiomedical-research&amp;a=biomedical+programs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">biomedical programs<\/a> in &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}