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| March 2009 | Vol. 1 | No. 4 | |||
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| Vice-president (Research) | |||
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Vice-President (Research) Research in Action Publications RIAonline Archives |
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Dr. Rose Goldstein Innovate Calgary, a new technology transfer company, takes shape; draft Academic Plan now ready for reviewing. |
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| Update on Research Offices | |||
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Naweed Syed Naweed Syed, PhD, is the advisor to the vice-president (research) on biomedical engineering. Research in Action checks in with him at the one-year mark of his two-year term. |
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| News and highlights | |||
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Predicting a patient’s response to radiation therapy Three U of C doctors’ research aims to take some of the guess-work out of radiation therapy. A test is being developed to predict how well women with cervical cancer will respond to radiation therapy. |
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Training sessions offered for trustholders Trustholders can brush up on topics including recruitment and compensation in the university settting. |
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New seminar series focuses on rehab medicine Dean of U of A’s Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine kicks off series with talk on non-invasive methods for early detection of pressure ulcers. |
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| Awards and Honours | |||
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Kinesiology professor wins Killam Research Fellowship Innovative research at the cellular level gives a bigger picture understanding to how muscles work and what happens to molecular motors affected by certain diseases. |
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Biochemistry professor wins ERW Steacie Fellowship Peter Tieleman is a recipient of the prestigious NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship. He’s taking a big picture look at some very small molecules. |
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Team investigates inflammatory bowel disease A team grant from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research backing a Canadian team of 19 researchers delving into the causes of inflammatory bowel disease. |
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Alberta Prion Research Institute offers research opportunities Information session is being held to update researchers on funding opportunities for studying prion and protein misfolding disease. |
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| News Makers | |||
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Hippos and pigs or hippos and whales? Canadian and U.S. professors are disputing each other's view of the family tree involving hippos, whales and pigs. |
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