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Archived article from Nov 2, 2001
Lily Young, a professor of environmental sciences at Cook College, has been awarded a $1.03 million, five-year contract to investigate how microbes can be used to detoxify arsenic and chromium contaminants at Superfund sites.
Young, who is also a scientist at the Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, was awarded the contract by New York University Medical School in New York City, primary contractor for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' (NIEHS) Superfund Basic Research Program. The NIEHS is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Rutgers' role in the project, says Young, is to learn how microbes can be managed and used effectively to reduce toxic chemicals to harmless wastes and, ultimately, to develop a process to use the microbes to clean up contaminated sites.
Renping Zhou was selected by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to receive one of 15 grants to pursue a cure for Parkinson's disease. Zhou will receive $100,000 over two years to fund his research on "Regulation of Dopaminergic Pathways by Eph Family Receptors." His proposal was selected from a field of nearly 200 submitted by scientists representing 20 countries.
"The initial round of research grant funding represents an exciting first step in our foundation's active involvement in the search for a Parkinson's cure," said actor Michael J. Fox, who established the New York-based foundation in 2000. "The overwhelming number of proposals that were submitted affirm our belief that promising research opportunities exist, merely awaiting much-deserved funding."
Zhou, an associate professor of pharmacy, focuses on the molecular mechanisms that regulate nerve connections in neural structures of the brain. He also recently received $200,000 from the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research to study the effects of ginseng-derived chemicals on damaged spinal cord cells.
Professor Charles R. Gallistel has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his contributions in the social sciences to the nation and the world.
Gallistel, an international leader in the study of animal cognition, has a joint faculty appointment in the department of psychology of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick and the Center for Cognitive Science.
He is credited with introducing the idea that animals have the ability to think computationally -- that is, to count and time events -- which enables them to better navigate their world. His most recent research focuses on how animals learn and remember.
Robert Bailey, associate professor of public policy and administration in Camden, has been named co-editor of the Temple University Press book series "Queer Politics, Queer Theories."
Alfred Blumrosen, the Thomas Anthony Cowan Professor of Law in Newark, received a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to support his research on race and gender discrimination in major employment markets.
Judith Brodsky, professor of art at the Mason Gross School, received a Certificate of Honor at the annual Founder's Dinner of Temple University.
Carolyn Brown, associate professor of history and director of the Center for African Studies, has been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Journal of African History.
Ron Chen, associate dean at the School of Law-Newark, is the recipient of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey's Achievement Award.
A team of researchers, composed of county agents Win Cowgill, Dean Polk and William Tietjen, Associate Professor Joseph C. Goffreda and assistant extension specialist Robert Belding, was recognized at the 55th annual Secretary of Agriculture's Honor Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., for its work with apple growers. The team won in the category "Expanding Economic and Trade Opportunities for United States Agricultural Producers."
Neil Dougherty, professor of exercise science and sport studies, has been elected president of the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness, a division of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
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