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Carlos Humes Junior, a professor at the Universidade de São Paulo’s Mathematics and Statistics Institute and two post-graduate students will receive IBM research grants in Brazil for work in the areas of mathematics and computing.

FAPESP is launching a new fellowship program, the Foreign Research Fellowship (BEPE). The aim is to support short and medium term research abroad for current FAPESP fellows in the following programs: Scientific Initiation, Master’s, Doctorate and Post-Doctorate.

Genetic research conducted in Brazil and in the United States to discover treatment alternatives for diseases like cancer, hemophilia and muscular dystrophy is highlighted in Washington.

Research work of FAPESP Scientific Initiation fellow on platinum oxide structures is published in Physical Review B, published by American Physical Society.

Scientists highlight variables that complicate the discovery of treatments for diseases like malaria and dengue, no longer restricted to the poorest countries.

Applicants from São Paulo State and France can submit proposals for researcher exchange in all fields of knowledge until November 16.

During FAPESP Week authorities and representatives from the organizing institutions emphasize the importance this event has on scientific cooperation between Brazil and the United States.

For FAPESP Scientific Director Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, “there is still plenty of room for collaboration on projects and for increasing the impact of science produced in Brazil.”

Scientists from Brazil and the US discuss research advances and challenges for the development of quantum computers, optical chips and high-speed data transmission

The FAPESP Research Program on Global Climate Change seeks to increase the number of projects supported through March 2012 from 40 to 60

Scientists at FAPESP Week emphasize the importance of producing knowledge to help establish conservation policies. US researchers highlight the increased Brazilian publication of taxonomy and systems biology.

FAPESP released the Código de Boas Práticas Científicas [Code of Good Scientific Practices] with the intention of reinforcing a solid and well-rooted culture of ethical research integrity in the São Paulo scientific community through a set of strategies based on three pillars: education, prevention and fair and rigorous investigation and sanctions.

Project funded in the so-called SMOLBnet 2.0 studies the family of protein kinases in the search for inhibitors to combat certain types of cancer and neglected diseases.

Meeting in Washington brings together more than 50 scientists from the two countries for the first time to debate advanced scientific topics from October 24 -26

The asymmetries of international society have made it difficult to understand the complexities of today’s world and make projections about future scenarios, says FAPESP President Celso Lafer at the USP "Challenges of Globality" series.

Researchers seek to identify target biological receptors and uncover their structures to discover candidate molecules for new drugs.

In comparison to all other Latin American and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, Brazilian scientists have the highest impact rates with publications in national magazines.

With a theoretical and practical approach, the school funded by ESPCA-FAPESP discusses advanced computational methods to resolve problems related to new materials with applications in the areas of energy and the environment.

USP researchers develop application to facilitate and accelerate licensing of new undertakings and operations in the coastal area due to exploration of the Pre-Salt fields and duplication of cargo capacity at the Port of Santos.

In her new book, Mayana Zatz, coordinator of the Human Genome Studies Center, calls attention to the dilemmas and ethical questions generated by advances in genetics.

Family income and educational level of parents influence the diets of adolescents, limiting intake of important nutrients in the combat against chronic illnesses says FSP-USP study.

The appearance of metastasis contributes fundamentally to vascular endothelial growth factor A, produced by positive stromal cells for the S100A4 marker according to a new study carried out by Brazilian and North Americans.

Studies performed at the Heart Institute, InCor, show that treatment of sleep apnea can reduce blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension as well as prevent evolution of the disease.

The youth of Brazilian science, bureaucracy and the deficiencies of the educational system are all factors that can help explain why the country has not yet had a Nobel Prize winner.

Technology-based company develops electronic magnifying glass which allows the visually impaired to adjust focus and write or draw.

Brazil needs to develop its own biological pest control technology for agriculture that is adapted to the country's agricultural profile, says José Roberto Postalli Parra of Esalq, one of the 56th Bunge Foundation Award winners.

FAPESP’s financial outlays to support scientific and technological research increased 14.8% in 2010, compared to the previous year. With outlays of R$ 780.03 million in 2010 alone, the São Paulo Research Foundation maintained the upward curve in support to research, which grew 69% in the last decade.

São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences brings together 440 scientists and students from Brazil and abroad to debate the latest advances in knowledge in the area of redox processes in biomedicine.

The objective is to stimulate the establishment of collaborative activities between researchers in the United States and in the State of São Paulo.

British ranking of universities shows ascension of Latin America. USP climbed 84 spots and is the 169th best in the world. Unicamp leapt to 235th place.

Unesp researchers in Presidente Prudente discover a molecule capable of capturing the atmospheric gas and converting it to compounds that may be used in the future by chemical industries.

People suffering from depression oftentimes also present psychotic manifestations. But until now, the medical community had no objective methods to differentiate between these cases and cases of common depression, making the administration of specific treatment difficult.

For Simon Campbell, the British scientist who created Viagra, the pharmaceutical industry has grown too much to be able to bring together the fundamental elements for discovering new drugs: “high-level science, art and personal focus”

The São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences looked at the use of advanced computing to solve problems related to new materials with applications in the fields of energy and the environment

There are no technical barriers to biofuel production, but there are many opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and diversify them, says Chris Somerville of the University of California at Berkeley

Researchers uncover the mechanism by which cytokine controls replication of bacteria in the Mycobacterium avium complex inside host cells

A series of research projects begun in 1994, which received FAPESP funding, has managed significant advances against Chagas Disease, culminating in an unprecedented cure in highly susceptible mice through a technology of DNA vaccines.

A study published in Science magazine with Brazilian participation refutes research indicating a decline in the capacity of forests to sequester carbon and attributes the phenomenon to increasing droughts

For Lee Lynd of Dartmouth College, Brazil is a good example of how it is possible to combine agricultural production for food and energy.

The objective is to stimulate the establishment of collaborative activities between researchers in the United States and in the State of São Paulo.

Study performed at USP’s Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences shows that the Universe’s rate of expansion may be diminishing.

Winners of the Nobel Prize participating in the Unicamp school, Ei-ichi Negishi and Kurt Wüthrich speak about the importance of FAPESP’s program for the development of Chemistry in Brazil.

Specialists affirm that Brazilian ethanol is an example of how industrialized nations can substitute part of their energy grids with renewable energy.

Less polluting alternatives for aircraft fuel need to maintain thermal stability and good fluidity at high altitudes, says Guilherme Freire, from Embraer.

Matthias Kleiner, president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (left) and Celso Lafer, president of FAPESP, signed the renewal of a collaboration agreement between the two foundations.

The Universidade de São Paulo promotes a cycle of annual conferences covering many areas of knowledge.

The São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences in Chemistry was held from August 14-18, 2011 at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), under the auspices of the FAPESP’s São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences (ESPCA) funding line.

São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Anisotropic Conductors and Semiconductors brings together more than 60 post-graduate and post-doctoral students to dialogue with some of the top specialists in the area.

José Goldemberg opens International Bioenergy Conference, which gathers more than 200 researchers from Brazil and abroad in Campos do Jordão to debate sector perspectives

Proposals in synthetic biology for biofuels and bio-derived chemicals and sustainability are welcome until October 17, 2011. The total amount of resources available for the selected proposals is US$ 2 million