 Understanding and Promoting Successful Environmental PoliciesKelly Sims Gallagher joined the faculty of The Fletcher School at Tufts University in September 2009. She is an associate professor of energy and environmental policy and director of the Energy, Climate, and Innovation Program in Fletcher’s Center for International Environment and Resource Policy. |
 Using Yeast To Discover New DrugsJoshua Kritzer, PhD, joined the Department of Chemistry at Tufts University in 2009 following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He approaches biomedical research from his broad training in chemical engineering (BE, The Cooper Union), biophysical chemistry (PhD, Yale University), and yeast genetics. |
 Using Yeast To Discover New DrugsJoshua Kritzer, PhD, joined the Department of Chemistry at Tufts University in 2009 following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He approaches biomedical research from his broad training in chemical engineering (BE, The Cooper Union), biophysical chemistry (PhD, Yale University), and yeast genetics. |
| Research Administration Boston Staff Zoya Hamilton, Todd Conley, and Jessica Chen, under the direction of Paul Murphy, work together to provide research administration services to faculty and staff on the Boston Health Sciences campus and the Grafton campus of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. |
 The Intriguing Relationship Between Fat and BoneClifford Rosen, MD, is the director of clinical and translational research and a senior scientist at Maine Medical Center Research Institute. He is also an adjunct staff scientist at the Jackson Laboratory, a professor of nutrition at the University of Maine (Orono), and a professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. |
 Shared InstrumentsTufts University and Tufts Medical Center researchers have access to many research resources. The Core Facilities website lists Core Facilities (provide services and technical support), Service Centers (provide products), Shared Instruments (describe major instrumentation for use by multiple investigators), and Tissue Banking. |
 Tufts Interdisciplinary Science DayResearch Day on Sustainability Collaboration Sandbox |
 xTrain: On-Line Management of NIH External Training and Fellowship Grants xTrain is a new eRA Commons service that allows electronic management of appointment forms and termination notices for trainees and fellows on NIH training and fellowship grants. Use of xTrain is required for all grants supported by this system. |
 Medical Device StartupsBecause medical device inventions usually have a shorter time to market and are inherently less risky than diagnostics or drugs, devices are among the best medical technologies for commercialization through a startup company. |
 Tips for International Human Subject ResearchHuman subject research performed outside of the U.S. requires more knowledge and more time than that performed entirely within the U.S. In order to develop appropriate protocols, researchers need to be familiar with the host country’s laws, as well as the local culture and norms. |
 Training Requirement Specific to PIs on Institutional Biosafety Committee RegistrationsIn response to significant changes in NIH guidelines and regulations, and increased scrutiny by the Office of Biotechnology Activities at the NIH, the Institutional Biosafety Committee has instituted a new training requirement for Principal Investigators (PIs) with active Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) registrations at Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center. |
 U.S. patents issued to Tufts University between October 1, 2010 and February 28, 2011. |
| 2011: | Issue 13 | |
| 2010: | Issue 11, Issue 12 | |
| 2009: | Issue 10 | |
| 2008: | Issue 8, Issue 9 | |
| 2007: | Issue 7 | |
| 2006: | Issue 6 | |
| 2005: | Issue 4, Issue 5 | |
| 2004: | Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3 | |
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