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Aug. 20,
2008 — A yeast geneticist on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is close to developing mutant yeast for ethanol production that would reduce or eliminate the need to use corn to make the alternative fuel.
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Aug. 6,
2008 — Wade Lange says he knew just the place to look for a creative solution to a complex marketing challenge facing his life sciences start-up firm - the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI. Lange is president and CEO of ImmuneWorks, Inc., an Indianapolis-based developer of new treatments for serious diseases of the lung.
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July 24,
2008 — This weekend, July 26 and 27, Sound Medicine, the award-winning weekly Public Radio program hosted by Barbara Lewis, will cover certain genes that greatly increase a woman's risk of getting cancer, the declining trend of malpractice lawsuits, difficult questions about elder care and the dangers of overly-competitive youth baseball.
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July 24,
2008 — Victoria L. Champion, Associate Dean for Research, Edward W. and Sara Stam Cullipher Endowed Chair, Mary Margaret Walther Distinguished Professor at the Indiana University School of Nursing was recently appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board by President George Bush. This is a six year appointment, ending in 2014.
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July 24,
2008 — The Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) has received a $712,000 3-year Advanced Nursing Education Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to Dr. Dan J. Pesut, PhD, APRN, BC, CCNS, FAAN, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at IUSON, "This is a significant award that will help meet the need for advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurses in the state of Indiana and nationally. The program planned is accessible, innovative and cutting edge."
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 Expert Sources on this Topic
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| Pamela L. Crowell - Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education. Sheis an expert in the study of cancer and cancer pharmacology. By investigating the molecular basis for cell death in tumors, she hopes to uncover mechanisms that may be used in the design of nontoxic anticancer drugs. Crowell can provide general health and life sciences information, as well as comment on women in science.
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| Shiaofen Fang - Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science; Director, IUPUI Center for Visualization Information Sensing and Computing. Fang is an expert in biomedical visualization and imaging, as well as the use of 3D visualization and computer graphics in the life sciences. His research goal is to develop innovative 3D techniques in order to efficiently process and analyze biomedical data that is collected from clinical and biological structures. By combining the data with computer models, Fang's research enhances medical diagnosis and treatment.
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| James M. Murphy - Professor of Psychology. Murphy is an expert in the study of alcohol tolerance, neurobiology and neurochemistry of addictive behaviors and brain reward systems. His research focus is on hereditary predispositions to excessive alcohol drinking behavior, sensitivity to alcohol and tolerance to alcohol.
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