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Agilent Technologies’ New Pathway Architect Software to Include SRI International’s BioCyc Pathway Database Collection
December 10, 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. and SRI have signed a licensing agreement to offer laboratory research customers an integrated package that includes SRI's complete BioCyc Pathway Database Collection.

Topics: Artificial Intelligence Biofuels + Bioproducts Drug Discovery Proteomics Synthetic Biology
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Inscopix Inc. and SRI International to Collaborate on Brain Imaging R&D
October 11, 2012

Researchers from SRI’s Center for Neuroscience and Metabolic Diseases will use Inscopix’s nVista HD imaging system to gain a better understanding of normal brain function and the dysfunctions of neural circuitry that underlie neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Topics: Addiction Research Behavioral Health Medical Imaging Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuroscience
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SRI International to Open Clinical Trial Facility, Michigan’s First Center of Innovation
September 27, 2012

The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the Center of Innovation designation and $5 million in initial funding for SRI Biosciences to open a Phase 1 clinical trial facility that will address unmet medical needs.

Topics: Biomarkers Clinical Laboratory Services Pharmaceutical R+D
Joseph Rogers
Joseph Rogers Joins SRI International as Executive Director of New Health Sciences Section in Biosciences Division
August 28, 2012

In his career, Rogers has focused on age-related neurologic diseases. He is best known for showing that inflammatory responses occur in almost all major age-related brain disorders and cause substantial damage, with his seminal paper in the area receiving nearly 1,200 citations to date.

Topics: Addiction Research Aging Research Behavioral Health Biomarkers Human Sleep Metabolic Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuroscience
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Common U.S. Mosquitoes Can Transmit Disease-Causing Virus from Asia
August 22, 2012

Researchers from SRI International have demonstrated that mosquitoes from Virginia and Georgia can transmit a virus called Chikungunya (CHIKV), which has infected more than 2 million people in Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe since 2005.

Topics: Disease Focus Areas Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Awards Grant to Continue Development of Computational Tools for Tuberculosis Drug Discovery
August 16, 2012

Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. and SRI International have been awarded a second National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant to continue development of an information repository and software to identify novel therapeutics for tuberculosis.

Topics: Drug Discovery Infectious Diseases Synthetic Biology
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SRI International Researchers Developing Bioadhesive Gel to Protect Women from HIV and HSV Infections
July 24, 2012

Researchers are developing and testing a topical microbicide gel for drug delivery. The innovative formulation will be a combination therapy against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections in women.

Topics: Alternative Drug Delivery Systems Drug Formulation Development Drug Pipeline Infectious Diseases Pharmaceutical R+D Pharmaceutical Sciences: Analytical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Sciences: Stability Studies Preclinical Drug Development
Researchers Developing New Multiple Sclerosis Drug That Can Be Taken Orally
July 10, 2012

Researchers at SRI are developing a new Multiple Sclerosis drug that can be taken by mouth. It will be more convenient than current treatments, which require frequent hospital visits for injections or intravenous infusions.

Topics: Alternative Drug Delivery Systems Drug Formulation Development Drug Pipeline Immunology + Inflammation Medicinal Chemistry Pharmaceutical R+D Pharmaceutical Sciences: Stability Studies Preclinical Drug Development
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Researchers Find Genetic Marker that May Predict Smoking Quantity in African Americans
May 22, 2012

In a step toward understanding possible genetic differences in smoking behaviors, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International has identified a genetic marker associated with smoking quantity in people of African ancestry.

Topics: Addiction Research Basic Cancer Research Disease Focus Areas
Collaborative Preclinical Efficacy Studies Suggest a New Target for Drug Addiction Treatment
March 14, 2012

In preclinical studies, researchers at SRI International and Astraea Therapeutics have recently evaluated the role of a new drug receptor target that shows promise for the treatment of addiction to nicotine, cocaine and morphine.

Topics: Addiction Research

SRI In the News

Gel Developed in Menlo Park Could Help Prevent HIV, HSV-2
KGO-TV ABC 7  |  October 3, 2012

SRI Biosciences is developing a long-lasting, two-part microbicide gel to protect women from HIV and HSV infections—and the delivery system puts the technology in the hands of women themselves.

Topics: Immunology + Inflammation
Michigan Strategic Fund to approve $5M for testing lab in Plymouth Township
Crain's Detroit Business  |  September 27, 2012

The article reports that the initial funding from The Michigan Strategic Fund would go to the Biosciences division of SRI International.

SRI International Research: Mosquitoes Common in the U.S. Can Transmit Disease-Causing Virus Endemic to Asia
Info Tech  |  August 28, 2012

This article reports that “new research from SRI International finds that mosquitoes commonly found in the United States can be infected with a disease-causing virus from Asia.”

Topics: Disease Focus Areas Infectious Diseases
Mosquitoes in the U.S. Can Be Infected with Chikungunya Virus from Asia
News-Medical.net  |  August 23, 2012

This press release reports that new research from SRI International finds that mosquitoes commonly found in the United States can be infected with a disease-causing virus from Asia.

Topics: Disease Focus Areas Infectious Diseases
Mosquitoes Appear to be Increasing Health Threat
Consumer Affairs  |  August 23, 2012

According to this article, in addition to West Nile Virus mosquitoes can also carry a disease-causing virus from Asia. “In laboratory experiments, researchers at SRI International demonstrated that mosquitoes from Virginia and Georgia can transmit a virus called Chikungunya (CHIKV)..."

Topics: Disease Focus Areas Infectious Diseases
TB Drug Discovery
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News  |  August 17, 2012

This article reports that Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) and SRI International won a second Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant to support the continued development of a computational approach to tuberculosis (TB) drug discovery.

Topics: Drug Discovery Infectious Diseases Synthetic Biology
SRI to Develop Bioadhesive HIV and HSV Formulation
in-Pharma  |  July 30, 2012

According to this article, “Researchers at SRI International say a bioadhesive-based platform delivery could help slow the spread of HIV and HSV in Africa.”

Trials Enlist Vaginal Gel and Ring in Fight against HIV
Fierce Drug Delivery  |  July 25, 2012

This article reports that researchers at SRI International have received a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a gel that could cut the levels of infection from life-threatening viruses such as HIV and HSV-2 (herpes simplex virus type 2).

SRI Wins Grants to Develop Technologies
The Almanac  |  July 18, 2012

This article reports that SRI International recently received two federal grants, “one to develop technology to use natural gas in vehicles, and the other to develop an oral therapy for multiple sclerosis."

Topics: Drug Discovery Energy + Sustainability
Smoking Addiction Gene; Diabetic Death Rate Drops
FOX 21 News (KQDS)  |  May 24, 2012

This TV news story reports that a team of researchers, co-led by SRI International, “studied 32,000 African Americans and found a variant gene that seems to dramatically increase smoking”

Events

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Cafe Scientifique Silicon Valley @ SRI
6-7:30pm @ SRI Menlo Park - International Building  |  August 14, 2012

Dr. Fiona Baker will discuss differences in sleep between men and women and discuss her research about the influence on sleep quality and sleep architecture of the hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle as well as during the transition to menopause, when insomnia is a common symptom.

Topics: Sleep Disorders
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Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA  |  September 9, 2012

SRI Biosciences will exhibit.

Topics: Basic Cancer Research Cancer Drug Discovery
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American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL  |  October 14, 2012

SRI Biosciences will exhibit.

Topics: Pharmaceutical R+D Preclinical Drug Development
Rajeev Vaidyanathan
Entomological Society of America 2012 Annual Meeting
Knoxville, TN  |  November 11, 2012

SRI's Rajeev Vaidyanathan will present "Transcriptional Silencing of a Phosphotransferase Kills Mosquito Larvae".

Topics: Infectious Diseases
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA  |  November 11, 2012

SRI Biosciences will exhibit.

Topics: Infectious Diseases Pharmaceutical R+D Proteomics
CACO Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society - Biomarkers Seminar
Foster City, CA  |  December 7, 2012

SRI Biosciences will exhibit.

Topics: Biomarkers

Podcasts

Sean P. David
Genetic Differences and Smoking Behaviors: Biomarkers that May Predict Smoking Quantity
May 22, 2012

Recently, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International identified a genetic marker associated with smoking quantity in people of African ancestry.

Kenneth Gollob
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Tropical Diseases
May 4, 2012

Researchers are developing novel therapies, diagnostics and biomarkers in the fight against infectious tropical diseases that affect millions of people worldwide, primarily those living in poverty.

Topics: Biomarkers Disease Focus Areas Drug Discovery Infectious Diseases Vaccine Development
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Thin Tubes May Widen Access to Safe Drinking Water for Billions
April 27, 2012

One billion people worldwide are without access to safe drinking water. What's the best way to lower costs and improve access on a large scale? SRI researchers are developing advanced membrane technology--very thin, hollow tubes--to lower the amount of energy used to purify water.

Topics: Energy + Sustainability Water Research
Fiona Baker of SRI International
Do Men and Women Sleep Differently?
March 6, 2012

Sleep researcher Fiona Baker discusses recent SRI sleep studies and differences in how men and women sleep.

Topics: Human Sleep Sleep Disorders
Peter Madrid
Faster Infectious Disease Treatment - A Potential New Drug Target
January 19, 2012

In this podcast, Peter Madrid, a program director in SRI's Biosciences Division, discusses the latest SRI research on a new drug target that may potentially reduce infectious disease treatment time.

Topics: Disease Focus Areas Drug Discovery Infectious Diseases Pharmaceutical R+D
Gita Shankar, director of formulations R&D, SRI Biosciences
Oral Drug Formulation: Helping Patients and Reducing Costs
January 5, 2012

In this podcast, Gita Shankar, director of formulations R&D, in SRI's Biosciences Division, explains how drugs taken by mouth offer many advantages to patients.

Topics: Drug Formulation Development Pharmaceutical R+D

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