October 2006, Table of Contents
UT Regents Grant $77.1 Million for Health Science Center Buildings
Funds boost construction for adult stem cell research,
Dental Branch, research at Medical School
Clinical Research Center Receives $9.4 Million and New Facility
Trials that help shape the future of medicine take place in new, expanded space
Texas Health Commissioner Eduardo Sanchez to Direct Health Policy Institute
Convocation to Honor Three President’s Scholars
Event also recognizes faculty members with national and international awards during past year
$2.48 Million Grant Expands Child Overweight Prevention Programs
New Michael & Susan Dell Center will be a resource for research and education on relationship of diet,
physical activity and health
Task Force Addresses Consequences of Texas’ Uninsured
UT HCPC Celebrates 20th Anniversary this MonthWeitzmans Contribute to Stem Cell Research
A Stem Cell Research Core Facility is part of the Laboratory for Developmental Biology
UT Health Science Center Physicians Honored as Living Legends
Shopping for Books – and More – Builds Scholarships
Hardy Bacterium is Target for Genome Sequencing
Bacterium has implications for life on other planets, clean energy, environmental clean-up,
radiation tolerance and desert varnish
Scleroderma Study Testing Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation