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OCTOBER 2005
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UCSF Neurobiologist Receives "Freedom to Discover" Grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb awarded a $500,000 unrestricted "Freedom to Discover" grant to Laurence Tecott, MD, PhD, on September 6 at a reception in Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Hall on the UCSF Mission Bay campus. One of only 11 awarded throughout the world, this grant recognizes Tecott's pioneering work on the genetic origins of complex behaviors related to obesity and anxiety.


Tecott (left) accepts the "Freedom to Discover" award from
Jack Grebb, vice president for Neuroscience Global Clinical
Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb.



Tecott lab graduate student Miles Berger plans genetic
studies of the brain's serotonin systems.


For information on supporting the Department of Neurobiology at UCSF, contact Gayle Hagen at 415/514-2610 or ghagen@support.ucsf.edu.
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