Press Releases
Press Releases
| Date | Press Releases | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2009 |
Over one-fifth of U.S. medical schools improved their conflict-of-interest rules in the past year, yet dozens of others lag behind according to the 2009 American Medical Student Association (AMSA) PharmFree Scorecard, released today. |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jan 22, 2009 |
“Pharmaceuticals and medical devices clearly play a critical role in patient care. However, aggressive industry marketing of new drugs and devices to doctors through undisclosed gifts, consulting payments, speaking fees, classes, and meals can inappropriately influence medical decisions and create conflicts of interest." |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jun 18, 2008 |
A majority of Americans (64%) say that it is important to know their physician’s financial ties to pharmaceutical companies and 68% would support legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose gifts to doctors, according to the results of a new survey released today by the Prescription Project. |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Feb 12, 2007 |
New Campaign Champions Changes in Medical Prescribing to End Conflicts of Interest The Prescription Project called on academic medical centers, professional medical societies and public and private payers to end conflicts of interest resulting from the $12 billion spent annually on pharmaceutical marketing. |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jun 13, 2013 |
Diez científicos latinoamericanos fueron hoy nombrados Becarios Pew en Ciencias Biomédicas por las Fundaciones Benéficas Pew. Esta beca proporciona apoyo para financiar las investigaciones de los becarios, permitiéndoles estudiar con destacados científicos de Estados Unidos e invirtiendo capital inicial para ayudarles a establecer sus propios laboratorios al regresar a sus países de origen. La beca Pew otorga un financiamiento flexible a los investigadores posdoctorales que investigan algunos de los problemas de salud más preocupantes del mundo, como la diabetes, la esquizofrenia y el cáncer. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 13, 2013 |
Twenty-two of the nation’s most enterprising researchers were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts for 2013. The scholarships provide flexible funding to early-career scientists researching the basis of perplexing health problems such as diabetes, autism, Parkinson’s disease, and cancer. Learn more about the scientists and their research. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 13, 2013 |
On the Scientific Frontier: Pew Funds 10 Latin American Scientists Conducting Innovative Research Ten scientists were named Pew Latin American fellows in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts for 2013. The fellowship provides support to advance grantees’ research, enables them to study with prominent U.S. scientists, and invests seed capital to help them establish laboratories in their home countries. Learn more about the scientists and their work. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 13, 2013 |
Nas fronteiras da Ciência: 10 Pew Fellows são selecionados para pesquisar doenças Dez cientistas foram hoje nomeados Pew Latin American Fellows nas Ciências Biomédicas, pelo Pew Charitable Trusts. Este prêmio oferece suporte para que jovens cientistas avancem em suas pesquisas, permitindo-lhes colaborar com renomados cientistas nos Estados Unidos, além de investir capital para ajudá-los a estabelecer novos laboratórios em seus países de origem. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
22 of America's Most Promising Scientists Selected as Pew Biomedical Scholars Twenty-two of the nation’s most innovative young researchers were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts today. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
Top Young Latin American Scientists Named Pew Biomedical Fellows Ten young researchers were named Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jul 14, 2011 |
Top Latin American Scientists Named 2011 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts named 10 outstanding early-career scientists to be Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 14, 2011 |
Twenty-two of America’s most promising scientists have been named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 17, 2010 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 21 talented scientists as Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 17, 2010 |
Promising Latin American Biomedical Scientists Named 2010 Pew Fellows The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 10 gifted biomedical researchers as 2010 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Oct 7, 2009 |
Four Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences have received grants totaling $7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health. |
Biomedical Research |
| Oct 6, 2009 |
Rebecca W. Rimel, President and CEO of The Pew Charitable Trusts, issued the following statement today, congratulating Pew Biomedical Scholar Carol W. Greider, Ph.D., on receiving the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 16, 2009 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 17 early-career scientists as Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 12, 2009 |
UCSF Team Closer to Creating Safe Embryonic-Like Stem Cells A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem cells, they have the capacity to become any cell type in the body. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
Ten Latin American Scientists Named 2008 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that 10 promising biomedical scientists have been named 2008 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that 20 exceptional researchers have been selected as 2008 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Sep 24, 2007 |
Two Pew Scholars Receive New Innovator Award From NIH Drs. Ekaterina Heldwein and Michael Rape, 2007 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences, each will receive $1.5 million over a five-year period to further their innovative biomedical research as part of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) New Innovator Award Program. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 19, 2007 |
Ten Scientists Named 2007 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that ten promising biomedical scientists have been named 2007 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Oct 5, 2006 |
"The Pew Charitable Trusts extends our warmest congratulations to Craig C. Mello, Ph.D., on his achievement in winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Dr. Mello was selected in 1995 as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences, receiving support over four years for his research on RNA interference - an investigation that ultimately led to his award-winning discovery..." |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 20, 2006 |
Seven Latin American Scientists Awarded Opportunity to Pursue Cutting-Edge Biomedical Research Seven highly talented early-career Latin American scientists were named today as 2006 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 20, 2006 |
Fifteen of the nation’s most promising early- to mid-career biomedical researchers were named today as 2006 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). |
Biomedical Research |
