A comprehensive review of evidence-informed health policymaking was recently launched in BioMed Central’s journal Health Research Policy and Systems. This free supplement, entitled ‘SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed health policymaking’ provides an essential reference and set of tools that can be used by those involved in finding and using research evidence to support evidence-informed health policymaking. [...]

Internationally renowned experts in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, researchers and clinicians, patients and their families and friends will gather in Pittsburgh to discuss the latest in research and clinical advances at the 26th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference to be held Friday, Nov. 13, at the Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh. With more than 400 attendees [...]

With the continued popularity of TV shows like CSI and CSI-Miami, interest in forensic science has reached unprecedented levels. While compelling as dramas, these shows spread many misconceptions about the real world of the forensic scientist. Those who wish to pursue a career in this field are often unaware of the many diverse career choices [...]

Two internationally renowned experts on evolution have been hired to anchor the new Microbial Diversity Institute at Yale’s West Campus.
Nancy A. Moran, Regents’ Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Howard Ochman, Regents’ Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics – both from the University of Arizona – will become professors in Yale’s Department of Ecology [...]

The American Society of Human Genetics will present the 2009 William Allan Award to Huntington F. Willard, PhD, Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) at Duke University, in a formal ceremony at the Society’s 59th Annual Meeting on October 23, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii.