New Grant Boosts UC San Diego-Led Malaria Research Program

An international research team, led by principal investigator Elizabeth A. Winzeler, PhD, professor in the pediatric division of host-microbe systems and therapeutics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues have received a three-year, $4.7 million supplemental grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance their development of improved therapies for malaria eradication and elimination.

What to expect in President Trump’s first 100 days in…

President Trump’s unorthodox quest for the White House was fueled by his disregard for convention and the nagging sense that he – and ultimately his supporters – were underestimated and disrespected. Now sworn in to office as the 45th president, Trump and his team are determined to deliver quickly on promises – on the economy, healthcare, tax reform and immigration – that critics told him he could not possibly fulfill.

Coal Curbs in Asia Could Save 50,000 Lives Annually, Study Says

About 50,000 lives a year could be saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to a study from researchers at Harvard University and Greenpeace International. If coal plants currently planned or under construction in the region are actually built, some 70,000 deaths could result annually, up from about 20,000 deaths at the moment, Greenpeace said Friday in a statement summarizing the study.

US cancer deaths down 25 percent since 1991

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East/West CEO Conference to Feature Prominent CEOs and Industry Leaders on January 7th & 8th

Join Deborah Dunsire,CEO, Southern Cross Biotech Consulting;Tom Heyman,CEO, Janssen Pharmaceutica;Charlotte Hubbert,Partner, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;Emil Kakkis,CEO & President, Ultragenyx;Mathai Mammen,SVP Research, Merck;Geoff McDonough,President & CEO, Sobi;Susan Molineaux,President & CEO, Calithera;Paris Panayiotopoulos,President & CEO, ARIAD;Rob Perez,Founder and Chairman, Life Science Cares;David Pyott,Former CEO, Allergan;Paul Stoffels,CSO, Johnson & Johnson;Henri Termeer, former CEO,Genzyme;J.