January 2009
- New IRB for Phase I Clinical Trials
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The HIC has added a new committee ("PH1") that specializes in the review of industry-sponsored Phase I clinical trials. Effective immediately, all new HIC submissions for industry-sponsored Phase I trials must be submitted to this new committee following the procedure described below. There are...
- Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Winter 2009 Colloquium Series
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute invites faculty to their 2009 Colloquium Series, "Research Enhancing the Well-Being of Children and Families." All Colloquium meetings will be held in the Hoobler Room, second floor of the Freer House at 71 E. Ferry St. from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch is...
- NCURA Review of WSU Research Infrastructure
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
An evaluation of WSU's research infrastructure was conducted by the Peer Review Team from the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) in October 2008. The final report was delivered in early January and can be found here. The Peer Review Team evaluated two areas within...
- Division of Research launches new Web site
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Division of Research is pleased to announce the launch of our "renewed" Web site. The Web site was designed to help faculty and staff locate information more easily, as well as provide regularly updated information that is critical to the university's research mission. Features of the new Web...
- Nano@Wayne Seminar - Feb. 3
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting its next seminar in the John P. Oliver Nano@Wayne Seminar Series on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in the Welcome Center Auditorium, located at 42 W. Warren on the northwest corner of Woodward and Warren Avenues. The seminar is free...
- Professional & Academic Seminar Series - February 2009
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The February seminars in WSU's free Professional & Academic Development (PAD) Seminar Series are: Top Ten Reasons to Befriend Your Sponsored Program Administration Office Friday, February 6, 1 to 2:30 - Welcome Center Auditorium A panel of WSU grant officers who work with faculty through...
- Wayne State researcher studies gene that contributes to breast cancer disparity in Caucasian and Asian women
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
DETROIT- New research from Wayne State University's School of Medicine has identified a gene that may contribute to the racial disparity in breast cancer incidence among Asian and Caucasian women, providing a novel target for diagnoses and treatment for both races. A study by Avraham Raz, Ph.D...
- Wayne State University plays role in study revealing seasoned airline pilots may be at risk of DNA damage from ionizing radiation
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
DETROIT- Airline pilots who have flown for many years may be at risk of DNA damage from prolonged exposure to cosmic ionizing radiation, suggests a study published in the scientific journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. James D. Tucker, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of...
- WSU researcher receives grant to study the neurobiology of depressed adolescent daughters of depressed mothers
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
DETROIT - Major depressive disorder affects 1 in 20 teenagers at any point in time, yet its neurobiology remains poorly understood. Frank MacMaster, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research assistant, was awarded nearly $60,000for a Young Investigator Award from NARSAD, the world's largest donor-supported...
- Brown Bag: Information Environment of Domestic Abuse Survivors: Interdisciplinary Research Planning
- Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Please join your colleagues for a cross-institutional collaborative brown bag event entitled Information Environment of Domestic Abuse Survivors: Interdisciplinary Research Planning to be held on Thursday February 5 at 5057 Woodward, room 6202 (6th floor, first door to your left when you enter west...
- IOG Colloquium: Aging and Health among Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S.
- Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
The 2008-2009 Institute of GerontologyColloquium/Professional Development Series presents: Aging and Health among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States Kyriakos Markides, Ph.D. Professor/Director, Division of Sociomedical SciencesDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community HealthUniversity...