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College of Medicine researchers help create new technology to study Salmonella bacterium

Posted on: 2009-07-02 19:04:19

Contact: Scott Maier (979) 458-0770
Texas A&M Health Science Center Marketing and Communications

College of Medicine researchers help create new technology to study Salmonella bacterium

(COLLEGE STATION, TX) — Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (HSC) College of Medicine, in collaboration with the Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, have created a new genetic technology to study Salmonella, a bacterium responsible for approximately 1.4 million cases of food-borne infections in the United States each year.

The study is available online in the current ...
School of Rural Public Health Dr. Donnelly remembered for his generosity, scientific and intellectual contributions

Posted on: 2009-07-02 15:13:08

Contact: Rae Lynn Mitchell (979) 458-0773
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health

School of Rural Public Health Dr. Donnelly remembered for his generosity, scientific and intellectual contributions

(COLLEGE STATION, TX) — K.C. Donnelly, Ph.D., professor and head of environmental and occupational health at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health since 1999, passed away July 1, 2009, from complications related to cancer.

“The School of Rural Public Health and the Texas A&M Health Science Center have been blessed by his contributions...
Rangel College of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Reddy elected fellow of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Posted on: 2009-07-02 13:51:10

Contact: Scott Maier (979) 458-0770
Texas A&M Health Science Center Marketing and Communications

Rangel College of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Reddy elected fellow of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

(KINGSVILLE, TX) — Indra K. Reddy, Ph.D., dean of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy in Kingsville, recently was elected a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). He will be formally recognized at an awards ceremony Nov. 8 during the 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.

A most prestigious honor, AAPS fellow...
Baylor College of Dentistry faculty member named to Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine for women

Posted on: 2009-07-02 12:32:18

Contact: LaDawn Brock (214) 828-8214
Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry

Baylor College of Dentistry faculty member named to Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine for women

(DALLAS) — Dr. Rena D’Souza, professor and chair in biomedical sciences at Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry, was one of 53 senior women faculty named to the 2009-2010 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine.

ELAM is the only national program d...
State of Texas gives investment funding to company co-founded by IBT

Posted on: 2009-07-01 10:20:02

Contact: Kay Kendall (713) 677-7736
Texas A&M Health Science Center Marketing and Communications

State of Texas gives investment funding to company co-founded by IBT

(HOUSTON) — A Houston-based biotechnology company co-founded by a scientist at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology has received an investment award of $250,000 from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF).

The company is Pulmotect, Inc., which Magnus Höök, Ph.D., director and professor of the HSC-IBT Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, co-founded two years ago. The...
State provides funding and legislation to support College of Medicine growth, biosecurity initiative, other projects

Posted on: 2009-06-22 14:18:00

Contact: Scott Maier (979) 458-0770/Debbie Field (512) 255-0078
Texas A&M Health Science Center Marketing and Communications/Office of Governmental Affairs

State provides funding and legislation to support College of Medicine growth, biosecurity initiative, other projects

(COLLEGE STATION, TX) — The Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) will receive continued funding from the state for expansion of the TAMHSC-College of Medicine at its campuses in Bryan-College Station, Temple and Round Rock and additional support for creation of a biosecurity initiative in the Rio Grande Valley fo...
College of Medicine Dr. Rohack named AMA president

Posted on: 2009-06-16 09:45:17

Contact: American Medical Association Media Relations (312) 464-4430

Scott Maier (979) 458-0770
Texas A&M Health Science Center Marketing and Communications

College of Medicine Dr. Rohack named AMA president

(CHICAGO) — J. James Rohack, M.D., a cardiologist from Bryan, Texas, in the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, was inaugurated today as the 164th president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest and most influential physician organization.

In his inaugural address as AMA president, Dr. Rohack spoke to the nation’s physician leaders...
St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities Names Scholar to Research Public Health in Underserved Communities

Posted on: 2009-06-09 14:45:10

Contact: Jessica Michan (832) 355-3791
St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System
Rae Lynn Mitchell (979) 458-0773
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities Names Scholar to Research Public Health in Underserved Communities

HOUSTON - St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities and the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health announce the appointment of Dr. Marlynn L. May, associate professor of social and behavioral health, as the inaugural recipient of the Wimberly Scholar in Residence in Health Services ...
School of Rural Public Health Center for Health Organization Transformation approved by regents and adds partners

Posted on: 2009-06-03 10:26:21

Contact: Rae Lynn Mitchell (979) 458-0773
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health

School of Rural Public Health Center for Health Organization Transformation approved by regents and adds partners

(COLLEGE STATION, TX) - The Center for Health Organization Transformation has been officially designated a center of the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health following recent approval by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

The Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT) is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded collaboration...
School of Rural Public Health receives gift from Chevron for environmental health and safety

Posted on: 2009-06-03 10:19:37

Contact: Rae Lynn Mitchell (979) 458-0773
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health

School of Rural Public Health receives gift from Chevron for environmental health and safety

(COLLEGE STATION, TX) - Chevron, the international energy company, recently gave $209,500 to the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health to support faculty, help develop an undergraduate program in environmental health and safety, and provide student scholarships.

“The department is very pleased to have received...

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