SUMC in the News (09/30/05)

Press releases

Top NIH prize goes to three Stanford faculty members
Three Stanford scientists are among a select group of 13 researchers nationwide being recognized for their innovative work by the National Institutes of Health. The three recipients are Thomas Rando, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences; Pehr Harbury, associate professor of biochemistry; and Karl Deisseroth, assistant professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

NIH awards grant to Stanford to launch biomedical computation center
The NIH has awarded Stanford a grant of $18.8 million to develop a National Center for Biomedical Ontology along with several other collaborating institutions.

Print media coverage

New Zealand Herald, 10/01/05
Brisk exercise helps keep joints painless (No online version available)
In a recent Stanford study of 866 people, those who got regular exercise experienced 25 percent less joint and muscle pain as they aged compared to less-active people. Bonnie Bruce, senior research scientist in the Center for Clinical Immunology at Stanford and lead author, is quoted here.

Wall Street Journal, 09/30/05
No shortage of funds (No online version available)
This editorial discusses the private and state dollars currently available for stem cell research. Stanford's stem cell institute is referenced.

San Jose Mercury News, 09/30/05
Gathering to set priorities on stem cells (registration required)
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is sponsoring a two-day conference on stem cells this weekend in San Francisco. This editorial mentions that Stanford researchers will attend the conference.

San Francisco Chronicle, 09/30/05
Gamma knife has great success against small brain tumors
Stereotactic radiosurgery has become one of the standard treatment options for cancer patients - particularly in cases of small tumors that have spread to the brain and can't be removed surgically. The technique was developed by John Adler, professor of neurosurgery; he is referenced in this article.

Boston Globe, 09/29/05
Bone marrow transplants may get safer, doctors say
Stanford doctors may have made bone marrow transplants safer and more effective. Samuel Strober, professor of medicine and lead author of a New England Journal of Medicine study, is quoted in this Associated Press article, which also appears in the Washington Post. He is also quoted in a Reuters Health piece and a Health Day article that appears in the Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, Vt.) and Grenada Daily Star (Grenada, Miss.).

Los Angeles Times, 09/29/05
Son to remain with HIV skeptics (registration required)
A couple whose 3-year-old daughter died of AIDS after they decided against having her tested for the virus will retain custody of their 8-year-old son. David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provides comment in this article.

East Bay Business Times, 09/29/05
Three at Stanford win NIH awards, funding (registration required)
Three Stanford faculty members are the recipients of the NIH Director's 2005 Pioneer Awards.

Oakland Tribune, 09/29/05
Passion drives Bay Area 'genius award' winners
Four of the 25 recipients of the $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship are from the Bay Area, including Pehr Harbury. He is quoted in this article, which also appears in the Hayward Daily Review.

Martha's Vineyard Times, 09/29/05
At large: Seafaring medicine
Eric A. Weiss, assistant professor of surgery (emergency medicine), is referenced in this article on marine medicine.

Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), 09/29/05
Naming drugs is a real art (No online version available)
This article on the naming of consumer drugs references a Stanford Medicine article written by Susan Ipaktchian of the Office of Communication & Public Affairs.

Forbes.com, 09/28/05
Rethinking biology
This article discusses how two Stanford radiologists' view of heart disease impacts their investment decisions. Joon Yun, a staff physician in radiology, and Patrick Lee, a radiology resident, are partners at a Palo Alto investment firm.

Broadcast media coverage

FOX News, 09/28/05
This segment discussed the bone marrow transplant study. The story aired on several TV stations, including KEYE-TV (Austin, Texas), WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, La.), WDEF-TV (Chattanooga, Tenn.), WFLD-TV (Chicago), KKTV-TV (Chicago), WRBL-TV (Columbus, Ga.), WISC-TV (Madison, Wis.), WREG-TV (Memphis) and WDJT-TV (Milwaukee).