The Salk Institute for Biological Studies The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS, and other diseases.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biomedical research, grants. HHMI investigators contributed to the discovery of genes related to diseases such as cystic fibrosis and obesity, and to basic understanding of cell development and communication. Scientists are employed by HHMI and conduct their work at HHMI facilities at leading research institutions nationwide. Web site has extensive news and information on recent research findings.
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research The Whitehead Institute is a non-profit, independent basic research and teaching institution recognized worldwide for pathfinding programs in cancer and AIDS research, developmental biology, structural biology, infectious disease, and genetics.
Joint Institute for Biological Sciences Collaborative effort of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to promote and develop support for collaborative research and development in the biological sciences. With links to initiatives, focus areas, and the Tennessee Mouse Genome Consortium.
Stowers Institute for Medical Research conducts basic biomedical research into complex genetic systems to unlock the mysteries of disease and find the key to their causes, treatment and prevention.
Institut Curie The main research activities - ranging from the physical chemistry of organized molecular complexes to basic biological research and cancer genetics - are conducted in the Research Division of the Curie Institute. This basic research is targeted to the development new diagnostic methods and cancer treatments.
NCBI Coffee Break Interactive articles that show how the application of bioinfomatics tools from the NCBI contribute to scientific discoveries.
Alaska Fisheries Science Center This branch of NMFS/NOAA is responsible for Federal fisheries research in the coastal oceans off Alaska and the west coast of the United States.
Muka Head Research Station The research arm of Malaysian Science University, studying tropical marine and coastal science. Current projects include studies of clams, oysters, and marine biodiversity.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a philanthropy whose scientists carry out biomedical research at the frontiers of biology. HHMI also awards grants for science education and international science.
Kewalo Marine Laboratory Includes access to the Marine Invertebrate Reproduction Database as well as information about sponsored research, events, and scientists.
Behavioural Ecology Research Group Researches the causal bases of behavior through demographics, molecular phylogenetics, physiological traits, and evolutionary physiology.
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Information and links to research, grants, and extension activities in agriculture, forage biotechnology, and plant biology.
Laboratory for Comparative Human Biology Research center in the Emory College Department of Anthropology offering information about research, teaching, publishing, and collaboration activities.
Ocean Research, Inc. Marine environmental consulting firm with special focus on the central and south Pacific Ocean; includes staff biographies, current projects overviews, and an image gallery.
Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory Information about the programs and resources available at the laboratory, including publications, databases, specimens, grants, and library services.
University of Michigan Life Sciences Initiative Information on the Life Sciences Institute, the Life Sciences Corridor, the Life Sciences Values and Society program, and educational programs and events.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Research in cancer biology, plant genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and neurobiology.
Massey University Institute of Molecular BioSciences Research in plant development, host-microbe interactions, protein structure and function, gene expression, and molecular evolution and ecology. Located in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Vascular Biology Laboratory Information on research on stimulating angiogenesis to reduce hypertension. Includes publication list, newsletter and resource links.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Life Sciences Division The mission of the Life Sciences Division is to advance science and technology in order to understand complex biological systems and their relationship with human health and the environment.
Institute of Biology/Genetics Research on cyanobacterial peptide biosynthesis, genetics, and light-harvesting apparatus, plant organellar RNA polymerases, chloroplast-nuclear interactions, and fungal phylogeny - from Humboldt Univ.-Berlin.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Division on Earth and Life Sciences Advancing the life sciences and applying science to analysis and alleviation national problems. Site has information on and reports from NAS boards on Biology, Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and Radiation Effects Research, and the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research.
CIRAD Information about the agricultural, veterinary, forestry, and food sciences research, carried out by the French scientific organization based at research centers around the world. In French and English.
