New Online Training for HIC and AIC Investigators
Monday, May 12th, 2008The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) provides the most current research regulations and guidance.
Archive for May, 2008
School of Medicine Team Receives $1.5+ million NCI/NIH grant
Monday, May 12th, 2008WSU research team aim to discover new treatment for blocking the spread of prostate cancer to the bone.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Receives NSF Career Award
Monday, May 12th, 2008Dr. David Rueda, assistant professor of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a $775,000 NSF CAREER award for the project titled, “RNA Folding Dynamics by Single Molecule Temperature Jump Kinetics.”
WSU Researcher is Lead Scientist for Emmy Winning Sports Show…
Monday, May 12th, 2008and receives research grant from the Office of Naval Research to ramp up research efforts on soldiers returning with traumatic brain injuries.
Neuroscience Symposium - May 31
Monday, May 12th, 2008Wayne State University will be host to the 39th annual Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience meeting/symposium on Saturday, May 31st from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center.
Blast Injury Symposium - May 15 and 16
Monday, May 12th, 2008Blast injuries to US troops and bystanders are being called the signature wound of the current military conflicts. IED’s are the cause of most injuries and account for almost 80% of all wounds to U.S. troops. Many troops caught near these explosions suffer symptoms such as perforated eardrums, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, memory lapses, headaches and more long-lasting effects.
WSU Ophthalmology Team Publish Study on Glaucoma in Archives of Ophthalmology
Monday, May 12th, 2008WSU researchers in the School of Medicine published a study on Glaucoma patients with health literacy which may lead to greater disease progression in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Diane Chugani receives $5.7 million grant from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Monday, May 12th, 2008Dr. Diane Chugani, professor of Pediatrics and Radiology in the School of Medicine at WSU, was recently awarded a $5.79 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health for a study that may open doors to finding a treatment for improving those afflicted with autism.
Career Development Grants in Occupational Safety and Health Research (K01)
Monday, May 12th, 2008The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invite grant applications for research career development related to occupational safety and health. The goal of the NIOSH research program is to support research that is relevant and of high quality, and will have an impact in reducing occupational disease and injury. This program is intended to contribute to this goal by facilitating the preparation of the next generation of occupational safety and health researchers.
WSU start-up, SenSound, announces product to “de-noise” environment for quality control testing
Monday, May 12th, 2008SenSound, LLC recently introduced SenQC, a software based quality control system for manufacturers of products in a broad spectrum of industries. SenQC will allow manufacturers to conduct high-throughput 100% in-line and end-of-line pass/fail inspections of components, subassemblies and finished goods to verify acoustic signatures and test for noise indicated defects.