Research in Action
  March 2009 | Vol. 1 | No. 4
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Vice-President (Research)

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Dr. Rose Goldstein
Innovate Calgary, a new technology transfer company, takes shape; draft Academic Plan now ready for reviewing.
Update on Research Offices
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.
News and highlights
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.
Training sessions offered for trustholders
Trustholders can brush up on topics including recruitment and compensation in the university settting.
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.
Awards and Honours
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.
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.
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.
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.
News Makers
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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