The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) and its partners will host Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability, a Science Summit and ...

“Innovation—the practice of turning cutting edge basic research into inventions with real world application—is the driver of knowledge economies.” —Nature Index 1 To explore the translation from ...

“Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment, and Sustainability” was organized by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) together with its partners, and drew ...

Intellectual freedom for scientists, unconstrained by commercial interests and direct application, fuels unexpected discoveries. Curiosity-driven, basic science has yielded a deeper understanding of ...

The Biomedical Science program at the School of Biomedical Engineering and Science applies fundamental biological research, analysis and technology to human health. The program educates students whose ...

In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...

It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists.