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2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Katalin Karikó
Born: 17 January 1955, Szolnok, Hungary

Affiliation at the time of the award: Szeged University, Szeged, Hungary; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Prize motivation: “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”

Prize share: 1/2

Drew Weissman
Born: 7 September 1959, Lexington, MA, USA

Affiliation at the time of the award: Penn Institute for RNA Innovations, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Prize motivation: “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”

Prize share: 1/2

2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Svante Pääbo

Born: 20 April 1955, Stockholm, Sweden

Affiliation at the time of the award: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan

Prize motivation: “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”

Prize share: 1/1

Recently-arrived books

[Print] The Networking of Chaperones by Co-Chaperones by Adrienne L. Edkins (Editor); Gregory L. Blatch (Editor)
Call Number: 574.19245 NET
ISBN: 9783031147395
Publication Date: 2022-12-16
Co-chaperones are important mediators of the outcome of chaperone assisted protein homeostasis, which is the dynamic integration of the processes of protein folding, degradation and translocation to ensure that cellular function is finely tuned in space and time. This third edition of the book The Networking of Chaperones by Co-chaperones describes how the function of the major molecular chaperones is regulated by co-chaperones, a diverse cohort of non-client proteins. Since the second edition was released, not only has knowledge deepened on how co-chaperones act as nodes to network and functionalise chaperones, but an understanding of their broader biological function has started to emerge.
[Print] Chemical Misconceptions by Keith Taber; Maria J. Pack (Other)
Call Number: 540.712 TAB v. 1
ISBN: 9780854043866
Publication Date: 2002-04-04
Chemistry is a conceptual subject and, in order to explain many of these concepts, models are needed to describe and explain the microscopic world and relate it to the macroscopic properties of matter. Research has shown that as students progress in chemistry, the models they experience change and many contradict students' specific everyday experiences and use of language. Students' alternative conceptions in chemistry should be taken seriously. This publication has been designed to help tackle the issue in the classroom. In this resource you will find.
[eBook] Teaching Science by Karl Maton (Editor); J. R. Martin (Editor); Y. J. Doran (Editor)
ISBN: 9781351129268
Publication Date: 2021-04-25
Science has never been more important, yet science education faces serious challenges. At present, science education research only sees half the picture, focusing on how students learn and their changing conceptions. Both teaching practice and what is taught, science knowledge itself, are missing. This book offers new, interdisciplinary ways of thinking about science teaching that foreground the forms taken by science knowledge and the language, imagery and gesture through which they are expressed. This book brings together leading international scholars from Systemic Functional Linguistics, a long-established approach to language, and Legitimation Code Theory, a rapidly growing sociological approach to knowledge practices.
[eBook] Prescott's Microbiology by Joanne Willey; Linda Sherwood; Christopher J. Woolverton
ISBN: 9781259281594
Publication Date: 2016-01-04
The author team of Prescott's Microbiology continues the tradition of past editions by providing a balanced comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. This balance makes Microbiology appropriate for microbiology majors and mixed majors courses. The authors have introduced a number of pedagogical elements designed to facilitate student learning. They also remain focused on readability artwork and the integration of several key themes (including evolution ecology and diversity) throughout the text making an already superior text even better.
[eBook] Basic Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry by Marc W. Harrold; Robin M. Zavod; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 158528601X
Publication Date: 2018-03-01
Basic Concepts of Medicinal Chemistry, 2nd Edition This updated and expanded edition of the popular textbook, Basic Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry, has been enhanced with new subject material, numerous self-assessment tools and special features to advance and strengthen the learning process. Designed to help students incrementally build their knowledge of fundamental concepts of medicinal chemistry and their applications to therapeutic decisions, it is progressively organized.
[Print] A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution by Sarah P. Otto; Troy Day
Call Number: 574.50724 OTT
ISBN: 9780691123448
Publication Date: 2007-03-12
The book starts at an elementary level of mathematical modeling, assuming that the reader has had high school mathematics and first-year calculus. Otto and Day then gradually build in depth and complexity, from classic models in ecology and evolution to more intricate class-structured and probabilistic models. The authors provide primers with instructive exercises to introduce readers to the more advanced subjects of linear algebra and probability theory. Through examples, they describe how models have been used to understand such topics as the spread of HIV, chaos, the age structure of a country, speciation, and extinction.
[Print] It's Just Math by Marcy H. Towns (Editor); Kinsey Bain (Editor); Jon-Marc G. Rodriguez (Editor)
Call Number: 540.151 ITS
ISBN: 9780841234352
Publication Date: 2020-06-01
At the interface between chemistry and mathematics, this book brings together research on the use mathematics in the context of undergraduate chemistry courses. These university-level studies also support national efforts expressed in the Next Generation Science Standards regarding the importance of skills, such as quantitative reasoning and interpreting data. Curated by award-winning leaders in the field, this book is useful for instructors in chemistry, mathematics, and physics at the secondary and university levels.
[eBook] Heterocyclic Chemistry in Drug Discovery by Jie Jack Li (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118354421
Publication Date: 2013-04-16
Enables researchers to fully realize the potential to discover new pharmaceuticals among heterocyclic compounds Integrating heterocyclic chemistry and drug discovery, this innovative text enables readers to understand how and why these two fields go hand in hand in the effective practice of medicinal chemistry.
[Print] Modeling Infectious Diseases in Humans and Animals by Matt J. Keeling; Pejman Rohani
Call Number: 616.9015118 KEE
ISBN: 9780691116174
Publication Date: 2007-10-28
For epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and health-care professionals, real-time and predictive modeling of infectious disease is of growing importance. This book provides a timely and comprehensive introduction to the modeling of infectious diseases in humans and animals, focusing on recent developments as well as more traditional approaches.
[eBook] Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown; Henry L. Roediger; Mark A. McDaniel
ISBN: 9780674729018
Publication Date: 2014-04-14
Drawing on cognitive psychology and other fields, Make It Stick offers techniques for becoming more productive learners, and cautions against study habits and practice routines that turn out to be counterproductive. The book speaks to students, teachers, trainers, athletes, and all those interested in lifelong learning and self-improvement.
[Print] How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors by Estelle M. Phillips, Derek S. Pugh; with contributions from Colin G. Johnson
Call Number: 378.24 PHI
ISBN: 9780335264124
Publication Date: 2015
Since the first edition of this innovative book, thousands of doctoral students have gained their doctorates by following the spot-on advice it gives. Across all faculties and disciplines, it remains the book of choice for both students and their supervisors, establishing it as a worldwide bestseller.

This practical book guides students through all they need to know to approach the research, write and defend their ideas and ultimately produce a unique and robust academic thesis. It also gives supervisors and examiners invaluable tips on their role in the process.
[Print] The Pleasure of Research by Henk Slager (Text by)
Call Number: 700.72 SLA
ISBN: 9783775739764
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
The Pleasure of Research delves into topics such as knowledge production, artistic thinking and medium-specificity. The publication begins with a series of curatorial projects by Henk Slager at international art festivals and biennales in such cities as Seoul, Shanghai, New York, Venice, Tbilisi, Istanbul and Taipei.
[eBook] Transforming university education: a manifesto by Ashwin, Paul
ISBN: 1350157260
Publication Date: 2020
What is a university degree for? What can it offer to students? Is it only about getting a job? How can we measure the quality of an undergraduate degree?

Paul Ashwin shows how, around the world, economic arguments have come to dominate our thinking about the purpose and nature of university education. He argues that we have lost a sense of the educational purposes of an undergraduate degree and the ways in which going to university can transform students' lives.

The interactive research resource for bioscience students

Understanding biochemistry 5 by Minchin, Steve., Lodge, Julia and Roberts, Mark A. J.
Call Number: P 574.192 ESS
ISBN: 9781855782327
Publication Date: [2019]
Understanding biochemistry: structure and function of nucleic acids / Steve Minchin and Julia Lodge -- Recombinant DNA technology and DNA sequencing
DNA methylation by Blewitt, Marnie, editor.
Call Number: P 574.192 ESS
ISBN: 9781855782341
Publication Date: [2019]
Latest techniques to study DNA methylation / Quentin Gouil and Andrew Keniry -- DNA methylation in the vertebrate germline: balancing memory and erasure / Oscar Otega-Recalde and Timothy Alexander Hore -- The influence of DNA methylation on monoallelic expression / Simão Teixeira da Rocha and Annie-Valerie Gendrel -- DNA methylation dynamics at transposable elements in mammals / Natasha Jansz -- The role and mechanisms of DNA methylation in the oocyte
Biological Science by Scott Freeman; Kim Quillin; Lizabeth Allison
Call Number: 574 FRE
ISBN: 9781292026398
Publication Date: 2013-07-29
Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and its dedication to active learning. In the Fifth Edition, the author team has expanded to include new members-bringing a fresh focus on accuracy and currency, and multiplying the dedication to active learning by six.
Organelles by Mark Carroll
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Call Number: 574.873 CAR
ISBN: 9780333442449
Publication Date: 1989
With the development of new biochemical and microscopic techniques, science has gained a much clearer picture of the structure and function of organelles. For the student of cell biology and biochemistry, this volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of current understanding of subcellular organelles at the molecular level. Including information on the structure, function, biogenesis, and interaction of organelles, the principles presented here provides the reader with a solid basis to further explore the subject and to appreciate new developments in the field.

(with acknowledgements to Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Applied Undergraduate Research Skills. University of Reading, UK)

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Great new Micro textbook

Microbiology by Trevor Charles; Christine DuPont; David Wessner
ISBN: 0471694347
Publication Date: 2013-03-25
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