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HIGHLIGHT!
During 2002,
the following
foundations and
individuals
provided major
support for the
Laboratory.
Ecosystems Center Staff
members map out a
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research plan,
Elizabeth Armstrong
Burroughs Wellcome Fund awarded $170,000
for continuing support of the Molecular
Mycology course.
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded
$282,670 for continuing support of the
Molecular Biology of Aging Colloquium for
the period 2002 through 2004.
The Grass Foundation awarded $226,500 in
renewed funding for the Neurobiology and
Neural Systems and Behavior courses.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded two
grants totaling $1,350,000: $850,000 to
support research on nitrogen transformation
in terrestrial landscapes conducted by The
Ecosystems Center and $500,000 to launch
the Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer
(uBio), a database and internet tool to
provide up-to-date biological information.
Mr. Robert Shifman made an additional gift of
$564,502 to support the Milton L. Shifman
Endowed Scholarship.
Mr. Shifman was a
member of the Council of Visitors.
G. Linger Vetlesen Foundation provided
$150,000 for the Josephine Bay Paul Center
in
Comparative Molecular Biology and
Evolution; $100,000 in support of the
program to develop marine models for
biomedical research; and $100,000 to
underwrite veterinary services in the Marine
Resources Center.
Neura/ system cone mossaic, Inigo Nova'