Following a rigorous, two and a half years evaluatian process, WSU’s research program involving human participants has received full accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP).

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A group of WSU researchers are prepared to engineer “smart” porous nanoparticles for targeted delivery of cancer fighting drugs into prostate tumors. According to this team, the process may lead to treatments for a wide variety of other types of cancer.

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Pilot Project proposals are solicited from faculty for new research in toxicology/environmental health at the basic science or clinical level as defined in the broadest context.

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The Office of the Vice President for Research announces the availability of funds for nanoscience research. The goals of the initiative are twofold: i) to support the development of pioneering research to be linked with Wayne State University, and ii) to serve as seed money in externally funded high-risk/high-pay initiatives.

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The Institute of Gerontology, in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President for Research, has created a new fellowship program to support faculty time for research. This Fellowship for Advanced Study in Aging and Lifespan (FASAL) is a three-year pilot program authorized to grant $25,000 each year to a selected IOG fellow.

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A new computational biology seminar series will begin on January 22, 2008. This free seminar series is open to all faculty and students. The series brings together WSU leaders in the development and use of computational techniques, with emphasis on molecular mechanics and quantum mechanical methods, to study the conformational properties of macromolecules in solutions, and to determine the energetics and mechanisms of enzymatic reactions in living cells.

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The Office of the Vice President for Research in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and The Graduate School, are hosting a seminar series for tenure-track faculty, post-docs and new departmental chairs.

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The next Nano@Wayne seminar is Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in the Welcome Center Auditorium locatd at the corner of Warren and Woodward. This seminar is free to all WSU faculty and students. The guest speaker is Dr. James W. Schneider, associate professor of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.

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The Office of the Vice President for Research at WSU, together with the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Windsor, invites faculty to attend “A Workshop for International Public Health Research,” a half-day of joint meetings between WSU-UW faculty designed to develop and promote collaborative international research in the field of Public Health.

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Faculty in WSU’s School of Medicine and the Karmanos Cancer Institute are on the organizing committee of the first International Congress on Nutrition and Cancer to be held in Antalya, Turkey on May 19 - 23, 2008.

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