August 2009
BIOTECH PARK NEWS
Infection with the Obesity Virus is Associated with Childhood Obesity
The first report of obesity in children infected with human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36), the “obesity virus,” was published in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity by investigators from the Obetech Obesity Research Center, Richmond, VA, the National Police Hospital, and National Children’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Don’t Discourage
The Virginia BioTechnology Research Park rates as one of the region’s major success stories. It attracts investments, creates opportunities, and engages in the cutting-edge developments that hold great promise for treating and curing disease. The work occurring within its sleek buildings has the potential to save lives. The park and the people who benefit from its expertise have a stake in the health care debate.
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Medical Complex Gains Support
Some members of the Richmond City Council are putting their support behind a proposal to build a specialized medical complex in Shockoe Bottom.
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AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS
VCU Researchers Receive $10 Million in National Science Foundation Grants
The National Science Foundation has awarded $10 million in grants to Virginia Commonwealth University researchers in the Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics to lead new initiatives to improve student learning in middle schools and rural elementary schools in Virginia.
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VCU Student Named Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholar for 2009-2010
Alison Kuchta, an M.D./Ph.D. student at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholar for 2009-2010, joining nearly 100 top graduate students and post-doctoral trainees from the United States and 19 other countries to train in global health research in low- and middle-income countries.
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National Foundation for Infectious Diseases honors VCU Physician with Maxwell Finland Award for 2010
An internationally recognized Virginia Commonwealth University physician has been named a recipient of the 2010 Maxwell Finland Award for his pioneering contributions that have advanced the understanding of infectious diseases, joining an esteemed group of past recipients who have made a remarkable impact on clinical practice, public health and research.
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NEWS and RESEARCH@VCU
SCHEV approves VCU Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Program
Virginia Commonwealth University has received approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to offer an interdisciplinary doctoral degree program in nanoscience and nanotechnology, making VCU the first major research university in the state to offer such a program, and one of only a handful of programs in the United States.
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VCU School of Nursing Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Center of Excellence
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Nursing Research — part of the National Institutes of Health — to develop a P30 Center of Excellence in Biobehavioral Approaches to Symptom Management.
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VCU Researcher finds Right Mix of Resources is Critical in Reducing Emergency Medical Service Response Times to Save Lives in Cardiac Arrest
The right mix of Emergency Medical Service resources — and proper management of those resources — is important in improving response times and saving the lives of cardiac arrest patients, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher.
In the research, Laura A. McLay, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences & Operations Research, uses discrete optimization models to determine how best to stage ambulances and employees in a way that saves the most lives.
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