Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
Rita Allen Scholars Zachary Knight (2014), Luciano Marraffini (2012) and Samara Reck-Peterson (2009) have been selected as HHMI Investigators…
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Moving Science Forward: Ron Vale Shares the Marvels of Cellular Motion, Brings Biology to New Audiences
From his earliest experiments, Ron Vale has investigated the movements that make life possible: the productive growth of plants, the division of cells, and the transit of signals through the long axons of neurons. His work, both within the laboratory and beyond, is marked by a persistent…
Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects RAF Scholars Susan Dymecki (1999; SAC member) and Christopher Walsh (1993)…
Celebrating Women in Science
A salute to the leadership, passion and discoveries of pioneering Rita Allen Foundation Scholars…
Lloyd Trotman: Transforming Views of Prostate Cancer
Lloyd Trotman found his calling as an experimental scientist during a “very intense” organic chemistry course as an undergraduate at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Lloyd Trotman (Photo: Constance Brukin/CSHL) “You had to do this combination of good hands-on execution of techniques and…
Sebastian Klinge Captures New View of Cell’s Protein-Making Machinery
A new study by Sebastian Klinge (2014 RAF Scholar) elucidates the assembly of the ribosome, the protein-making machine of the cell.
Announcing the 2018 Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain Scholars
Tenth class of early-career pain researchers to investigate key regulators of pain signaling, inform new therapeutic strategies The Rita Allen Foundation has named Helen Lai of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Candice Paulsen of Yale University as 2018 Award in Pain Scholars, recognizing emerging leaders in…
Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Reveal Biological Forces That Underlie Responses to Change
Several Rita Allen Foundation Scholars have explored the genetic and cellular mechanisms that enable living things to adapt and survive in the face of an ever-changing environment. With support from the Foundation, these pioneering researchers have developed new ways to study the complex dynamics of DNA, track the activity of…
Elena Gracheva Finds That Hibernating Rodents Feel Less Cold
Elena Gracheva (2013 RAF Scholar) and colleagues have discovered a neural basis for hibernating rodents’ reduced cold sensitivity.
Susan Dymecki Joins Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee
Susan Dymecki, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, has been named to the Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee. The Committee consists of leading scientists and clinicians from outstanding research institutions. Drawing on their collective experiences in medical discovery and development, members of the Committee…