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Dr. Stemmler’s Ferritin Research Published by Science Magazine

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Science Magazine has published an article by Timothy L. Stemmler, Ph.D., associate professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the School of Medicine.

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New Provisional Fund Request (PFR) Form - Replaces FAR Form

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

A new Provisional Fund Request Form (PFR) for setting up provisional temporary grant accounts has been created to alleviate problems with the former FAR forms used to establish tentative accounts.

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THE RALPH WILSON MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2008 Research Grants for Discovery in the Biomedical Sciences

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

The Ralph Wilson Medical Foundation has announced its 2008 Research Grant Program for Discovery in Biomedical Sciences. The program is designed to support innovative, high risk/high impact biomedical research. Funding under the Program for the current year is designed to foster novel and innovative research in the areas of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neurosciences and muscoloskeletal disorders. The principal focus of such prospects should be basic research calculated to advance new ideas leading to new or improved drugs, therapies, treatments, devices, etc.

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Fly America - It’s the Law

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Recipients of Federal financial assistance funds (i.e. federal grants) are required to abide by the provisions of the Fly America Act - - but what does that mean?

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University Research Corridor Funds Two ‘Revolutionary But Feasible’ Energy Projects

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Stephanie Brock, associate professor of Chemistry at WSU, is collaborating on funded project that aims to develop bulk thermoelectric materials containing nanostructures to improve energy efficiency of industrial processes.

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Wayne State Chair of Neurology, Robert Lisak, M.D., Selected to Prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Robert Lisak, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology, was recently elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians “by distinction.”

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AVC Bio-Form Essentials USA Announces National Launch of Dietary Health and Weight Loss Supplement Developed by WSU Team, Jen and Artiss

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Founding Company ArtJen, thinks Alpha-Fibe FBCx may one day provide new treatment for reducing cholesterol and other diseases.

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Wayne State Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Albert King, Ph. D., Named Honorary Professor at Prestigious University in China

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Dr. Albert King, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University was recently named Honorary Professor at Tsinghua University in China.

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Dr. Liying Zhang and Team Embark on New Traumatic Brain Injury Study

Friday, June 27th, 2008

$1.3 million NIH grant will support research in quest of effective prevention and treatment of traumatic brain injury for more than 1.5 million Americans injured yearly.

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Dr. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer Receives Training Grant for Research on Prostate and Bladder Cancers

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Dr. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, assistant professor of internal medicine in Wayne State University’s School of Medicine and the Karmanos Cancer Institute, received a $664,290 training grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for research involving the influence of genetic susceptibility on the development of prostate and bladder cancers.

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