Larry Kaiser, M.D.
President

Susan Coulter, J.D.
Vice President, Office
of Institutional Advancement

Wendy K. Mohon
Editor

Carlos Zepeda
Web Developer

September, 2005

September 2005, Table of Contents

 

Bentsen Family Donates $1 Million to Create IMM Center
New Senator Lloyd Bentsen Center for Stroke Research will focus on prevention and treatment

Convocation to Honor Two President’s Scholars
Arnett and Dowhan receive university’s highest awards; event honors faculty from each school

Gene’s Mutations Found to Cause Life-Threatening Aortic Disease
Research may lead to earlier diagnosis and development of therapies for some aneurysms

Researchers Find Circulating Stem Cells Play Minor Role in Lung Repair

Clinical Trial for Stem Cell Therapy Reaches Major Milestone
Study demonstrates effects of bone marrow stem cell therapy in a human heart

Membrane Biologist Wins LBJ Research Award

Dragoi Receives McDonnell Foundation Award

Faculty Put Human Perspective into Electronic Medical Records
School of Health Information Sciences also collaborates on projects at Memorial Hermann

Getting to Know You

Biosecurity Center Training Workers in Border Health Surveillance

A Family’s Way of Giving Back
The legacy of Development Board Member C. Brien Dillon lives on through memorial gifts to the IMM

Is Houston Elder-Friendly?

Swing a Club to Help a Student

Walk Benefits Premature Babies

News Briefs

Calendar

Contracts & Grants

Kudos

Media Spotlight