Award to fund UF eye research
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- INC Research to Acquire Global Clinical Development Unit of MDS …
- McGill’s Brian Ware receives Neuropathic Pain Research Award
- UNM Hosts Flow Cytometry Course
- Drug Companies Using Third-World People as Guinea Pigs
- Event puts spotlight on rare health disorder
Award to fund UF eye research
UF College of Medicine news – the insider
William Driebe chair of ophthalmology Walt McLanahan chair of the Lions Eye Foundation Timothy Garrett director of the General Clinical Research Center Core Laboratory. William Driebe chair of ophthalmology Walt McLanahan chair of the Lions Eye Foundation Timothy Garrett director of the General Clinical Research Center Core Laboratory. A $25000 check hits the hand of William Driebe M.
INC Research to Acquire Global Clinical Development Unit of MDS …
Business Wire (press release)
” The acquisition of MDS Pharma Services Phase II-IV operation is expected to deepen INC Research’s therapeutic expertise with its leadership in vaccine respiratory cardiovascular and endocrinology clinical research and extend its global presence in emerging markets including South America Asia Pacific and Africa. The combination of such complementary businesses and integration of operations through INC Research’s Trusted Process® will enable INC Research to enhance its global services to deliver cost-effective results with reduced variability. With nearly 800 clinical research staff globally MDS Pharma Services Phase II-IV operation has conducted more than 700 Phase II-IV clinical projects involving more than 42000 sites and nearly 300000 patients in a wide range of therapeutic areas from 2000 to 2008. The MDS Pharma Services Phase II-IV operation has been consistently ranked as one of the Top 5 CRs in the CenterWatchSM survey of investigators from 2001-2008 in various service attributes; its therapeutic expertise complements INC Research’s reputation in managing clinical research on the central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases and oncology. This acquisition is expected to create a broader spectrum of service offerings and capabilities for INC Research to meet customer demands across the globe. The acquisition will expand INC Research’s global footprint to nearly 2000 employees and operations in 40 countries. “MDS Pharma Services Phase II-IV operations have been significantly strengthened in recent years through global expansion and investments in process improvements that have made it an attractive acquisition target” said David Spaight president of MDS Pharma Services.
McGill’s Brian Ware receives Neuropathic Pain Research Award
McGill Reporter
Brain Ware Director of Clinical Research McGill University Health Centre Pain Clinic Departments of Anesthesia and Family Medicine. Brian Ware Director of Clinical Research McGill University Health Centre Pain Clinic Departments of Anesthesia and Family Medicine has been named as one of two recipients of the 2008 Pfizer Canada Neuropathic Pain Research Awards a competition which aims to fund and support independent neuropathic pain research in the areas of basic biomedical clinical and health service and systems sciences. Dr Ware?s primary research interest is in evaluating the use of cannabinoids for medical purposes.
UNM Hosts Flow Cytometry Course
UNM Today
Participants are learning about flow cytometry a technique for rapid analysis of individual biological cells and particles that is used in almost every clinical diagnostic and research laboratory in the world. The course format includes 34 distinguished members of the flow cytometry research and clinical diagnostics communities that are giving 24 lectures and 14 laboratories. The material covers a wide range of topics from the engineering physics and operation of a variety of flow cytometers through applications to basic and clinical research and diagnostics. Students can apply what they learn in 14 laboratory sessions using cutting-edge instrumentation provided by many leading flow cytometry companies that have also provided over 20 support personnel for the course. Sponsors for the course are the National Flow Cytometry Resource at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Verity Software House in Topsham Maine. William Telford of the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute and long-time instructor in this course feels that “The facilities for this course at the CBME are simply exquisite and have made for an outstanding experience for the students and the instructors.
Drug Companies Using Third-World People as Guinea Pigs
Natural News.com
–>(NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to the practice of testing their drugs on Third World populations in order to keep costs down according to a report by researchers from Duke University titled Ethical and Scientific Implications of the Globalization of Clinical Research. The practice has raised concerns over exploitation of vulnerable populations and the accuracy of research conducted in such conditions. “We don’t want to imagine that lower-income countries are the clinical trial mill for higher-income countries” said lead author Kevin A. The Duke researchers compared the prevalence of clinical drug trial “outsourcing” by looking at the locations of 300 studies published in three major medical journals in either 1995 or 2005.
Event puts spotlight on rare health disorder
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
“The disorder affects nearly one in 10000 females of all ethnic groups worldwide. And though the syndrome is not curable treatment can be sought to manage symptoms Archibald said. The alliance works closely with Percy who is the clinical director of the Rare Disease Clinical Research Center. The UAB center is one of only three clinics in the country that focuses on Rett syndrome. Although the alliance’s main source of money comes from national grants and the UAB Civitan International Research Center the alliance hosts fundraisers for the center’s activities as well Percy said. Along with the run this weekend the alliance holds an annual conference for families teachers nurses and others affected by Rett syndrome. Speakers address the group which consists of people from all over the Southeast and around the country.
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