$1 million NSF award funds application of genome
data
Princeton NJ -- Saeed Tavazoie, assistant professor of
molecular biology, has received an early-career research
grant worth $1 million from the National Science
Foundation.
The five-year grant will fund research aimed at using the
detailed information obtained from genome projects to build
large-scale maps of how the many parts of a cell work
together.
The grant is part of the National Science Foundation's
CAREER program, which supports young, tenure-track faculty
members "who are most likely to become the academic leaders
of the 21st century." It supports proposals that include a
combination of research and teaching initiatives.
Tavazoie, who came to Princeton in 2000, holds a Ph.D.
from Harvard University and an M.D. from Harvard Medical
School/Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He plans to
develop high-speed methods for identifying and monitoring
interactions of proteins and DNA -- essentially the "wiring"
of a cell.
Three engineering faculty members, David August, Jeffrey
Carbeck and Evgenii Narimanov, also received CAREER awards
this year (see story in the Feb.
25 Weekly Bulletin).
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March 25, 2002
Vol. 91, No. 20
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Contents
In the news
• Graduate students share their expertise in local classrooms
• Tilghman visit to Chicago school fires excitement about science
Inside
• Tilghman wins international For Women in Science Award
• Princeton College burnt!
• Students aim to improve Sept. 11 understanding
• Wheeler honored at conference
Research
• $1 million NSF award funds application of genome data
• Three receive Sloan fellowships for research
• Project creates 'global conversation' on religion
People
• Alumni reach out to not-for-profit organizations
• Spotlight
• Briefs
Sections
• By the numbers: Tiger
• Nassau Notes
• Calendar of events
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