Press Releases

A User's Guide to ENcyclopedia of DNA Elements

HudsonAlpha is part of international team releasing massive dataset

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The international team of the ENCODE, or Encyclopedia Of DNA Elements project, has created an overview of its ongoing large-scale efforts to interpret the human genome sequence.

HudsonAlpha-UAB partner to examine Parkinson's genes

Research funding provided by Huntsville philanthropist

Huntsville and Birmingham, Ala. – How do you glean important new information about Parkinson disease? According to Huntsville, Ala. philanthropist John Jurenko, a good way is to put Alabama’s top biomedical investigators on the task.

Teacher workshop introduces cutting-edge content to inspire students

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Governor applauds program designed to instill teacher confidence

Governor Riley Huntsville, Ala. – Governor Bob Riley recently thanked about 175 high school life sciences teachers from around the state who contributed weekend time to learn new ways to excite their students about science. “We want to recognize how special you are,” he said.

The teachers were attending Genetic Updates for Alabama Educators, a workshop designed to help teachers incorporate the latest groundbreaking research and discoveries into their lesson plans.

HudsonAlpha launches digital timeline

Education

Interactive tool promises quality time for teachers and students

Huntsville, Ala. – The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has launched The Progress of Science, a digital timeline that provides an exciting, visual way to interact with biotechnology history. “This online tool showcases many major milestones in the fields of genetics and biotechnology over the past 10,000 years,” said Dr. Neil Lamb, director of educational outreach at HudsonAlpha. The timeline – available at timeline.hudsonalpha.org – places these important discoveries in cultural and historical context.

Serina Therapeutics appoints CEO

Huntsville, Ala. -- Serina Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Randall Moreadith, M.D., Ph.D., as chief executive officer. Dr. Moreadith will lead the company’s business and financial strategy and will also oversee drug development, including clinical and regulatory strategies.

"We are delighted to have Randall on board," said Milton Harris, president and chairman of the board. "Randall has an impressive track record of accomplishments. His experience and leadership will allow us to rapidly build our company."

National defense takes on expanded meaning in Huntsville

BioDefense Symposium to connect local industries

Huntsville, Ala - Protecting the nation from harm is a growing pledge in Huntsville. Leaders at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology aim to further catalyze the city’s role in fortifying safety levels for civilians and soldiers through the upcoming BioDefense Symposium.

CFDRC awarded NSF project to design and optimize algae growth systems

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) a competitive contract to develop high-fidelity modeling and simulation tools to design and optimize microalgae growth systems. Microalgae organisms are a renewable resource being exploited for a wide range of applications including biofuels, wastewater remediation, animal feed, and health food supplements.

Clarient announces publication of Mammostrat® breast cancer study in Breast Cancer Research

Novel breast cancer test classifies risk of recurrence of breast cancer

Aliso Viejo, CA (July 12, 2010) – Clarient, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRT), a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that a manuscript based on a study of Clarient Insight®Dx Mammostrat®, a test used to classify the risk of recurrence of breast cancer following surgery and chemotherapy, will be published in an upcoming edition of Breast Cancer Research, a prominent peer-reviewed medical journal. The manuscript, currently available in provisional format at the journal website (http://breast-cancer-research.com), is titled “Mammostrat® as a Tool to Stratify Breast Cancer Patients at Risk of Recurrence during Endocrine Therapy.”

The manuscript reports the results of a 1,540-patient study, led by John Bartlett, Professor of Molecular Pathology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, further validating the Mammostrat test as an aid for risk-stratifying early stage hormone receptor-treated breast cancer patients. In addition, the manuscript reports for the first time that the Mammostrat test may be useful as a tool for risk-stratifying, node-positive patients and those who do not express hormone receptors.

CFDRC to demonstrate its Bio‐Battery technology at 44th Power Sources Conference

Las Vegas, Nevada, June 14‐17

Huntsville, Ala. - CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC), a high‐tech small business developing innovative  technologies for military and commercial markets, will be demonstrating its award winning Bio‐Battery  technology at the 44th Power Sources Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The Bio‐Battery is a novel  micropower source which harvests energy from biological fuels such as sugars and converts them into  electrical energy providing a sustained, on‐demand power source. The product is adaptable for many  low power applications in both the military and commercial markets. CFDRC’s Bio‐Battery offers several  advantages over conventional fuel cells and batteries; including reduced size and weight, instant  recharge, flexible shape, renewable biocatalysts, environmental‐friendliness, room temperature  operation, and readily available fuel source.

A cell for your cell?

HudsonAlpha iCell salutes institute collaborations

Digital Radiance, one of the 13 resident companies located at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, announces the release of HudsonAlpha iCell, a free application now available on Apple’s App Store. Ron Phillips, president of Digital Radiance, said, “HudsonAlpha iCell is a biological cell visualization tool for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.” For the first time students and teachers can directly manipulate detailed 3-D models of a plant cell, an animal cell and a bacterial cell by touching to rotate, zoom and identify cell structures.