SUMC in the News (09/19/05)
Media coverage
Los Angeles Times, 09/19/05
Together,
they're all alone (registration required)
This article tells the story of a family trying to rebuild their lives in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Robert Sapolsky, the John A. and Cynthia Fry
Gunn Professor, is quoted.
Sacramento Bee, 09/18/05
Stem cell oversight board is flying blind
This editorial expresses concern over the way in which the state's stem cell
institute dispenses grants. Dean Philip Pizzo, who sits on the institute's
oversight committee, is quoted.
Montreal Gazette (Canada), 09/18/05
Toronto stem cell 'heroes' awarded prestigious Lasker prize
The two Canadian researchers who discovered stem cells have been awarded the
Lasker Award, the biggest medical prize in the U.S. Irving Weissman, the Virginia
and DK Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation, is quoted in this article,
which also appears in the National Post and several other Canadian newspapers.
MSNBC.com, 09/18/05
UCSF works on new stem cell combination
UCSF has combined two research programs to create a stem cell and tissue biology
institute. This San Francisco Business Times article mentions that two Stanford
researchers are among four new appointments at the institute. They are Linda
Giudice, the Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor, and Emmanuelle Passegu in
pathology.
ABCNews.com, 09/18/05
Hypnosis can help shed weight without pill popping
A Stanford study is referenced in this article on the use of hypnosis to re-program
eating habits.
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 09/13/05
Stanford
licenses gene for hepatitis C treatment (registration required)
Companies from Massachusetts and California have signed a joint licensing deal
with Stanford for a gene that could help treat hepatitis C.
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