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MRIGlobal Wins $54 Million NIH Neurological Disorder and Stroke Contract to Support Drug Development
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) granted $54 million to MRIGlobal for drug manufacturing and formulation of candidates for clinical trials in a 10-year program. This represents their first program with NINDS and it opens up an opportunity to collaborate with regional organizations.
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Kansas State Awarded $800,000 Grant to Extend Child Food Safety Center
K-State’s College of Human Ecology has received an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services to extend the Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs. Learn more »
Couple's $1 Million Commitment Will Advance Cardiovascular Research
Keith and Laurie Tennant’s donation, both former faculty members at the University of Kansas’ Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences in the School of Education, will benefit KU Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Research Institute. Learn more »
Pipeline Announces 2014 Innovator of the Year Award
Alicia Herald, CEO of Kansas City-based myEDmatch LLC, was named the 2014 Innovator of the Year out of 12 other fellows in a pitch competition judged by a panel of national entrepreneurial experts. Learn more »
KU School of Medicine Researchers Identify Potential Target for Treating Breast Cancer
Researchers at the KU School of Medicine have depleted the protein in a line of triple negative breast cancer known to be highly invasive and metastatic. The tests, conducted in mice, found that depleting the protein significantly slowed the breast tumor growth. Learn more »
UMKC Family Medicine Residency Program Rated No. 7 in the Midwest
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine has been recognized for having one of the nation’s top residency training programs. Learn more »
BioKansas hires Animal Health Corridor Architect Lynn Parman as CEO
Lynn Parman assumed her new position as BioKansas CEO on January 26th, 2015. Parman most recently served as director of sales and marketing solutions for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, an animal health company in St. Joseph, MO. Learn more »
University of Missouri Advanced 3-D Facial Imaging May Aid Early Detection of Autism
Researchers at the University of Missouri have identified facial measurements in children with autism that may lead to a screening tool for young children and provide clues to its genetic causes. Learn more »
Children’s Mercy Will Begin Study of Genome Sequencing of Healthy Babies
Doctors expect to begin sequencing the genomes of healthy newborn babies as part of a government-funded research program in which a small sample of newborns’ blood is taken to check for more than two dozen possible conditions. Learn more »
KUMC Embarks Building $75M Education Building
The new and nearly 170,000-square-foot five-story building will serve as the primary education building for the University of Kansas' School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Health Professions. This new building will feature state-of-the-art medical education technology. Learn more »
Kansas Vaccine Institute Targets Pathogens that Kill Children, Plague Ranchers
Two University of Kansas professors are developing a Kansas Vaccine Institute (KVI) within the KU School of Pharmacy to fight pathogens overlooked by other research and boost human and animal health around the globe. Learn more »
Research at Saint Luke’s Shows Benefit for Stroke Patients in Removing Blood Clot with Device
A major new study finds using a stent retriever to remove a blood clot is better than medication alone for people having a stroke. Learn more »
University of Missouri Researchers Discover Molecule That May Lessen Severity of Parkinson’s Disease
MU research team has found a molecule that could be key to developing drugs that will keep brain cells healthy in individuals with Parkinson’s disease by aiding the mitochondrial recycling process and keeping brain cells alive. Learn more »
James Tracy Named New Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Kansas
Dr. James Tracy, incoming Vice Chancellor For Research at KU will help drive the University’s efforts to facilitate innovation, creative activity, discovery and the application and dissemination of knowledge across all academic disciplines. Learn more »
Children’s Mercy Uses Rods to Lengthen Magnetically without Surgery
Children’s Mercy is one of the first 20 hospitals in the country to use the magnetic growing rods. They’re for children ages two to 10 with scoliosis. The rods are lengthened with a device that detects the magnetism. Learn more »
MRIGlobal Launches CBRNE Tech Index
MRIGlobal has launched theChemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Tech Index, a comprehensive database of detection equipment which allows users to view, compare and filter products according to dozens of technology categories. Learn more »
Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute Appoints Medical Director
A nationally recognized expert in neuromodulation, Dr. Stanley P. Fisher has been named co-director of Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute. Learn more »
Kansas State Patent May Pave Way to Future Treatments of Heart and Lung Disease
A K-State research team has received a patent for peptide which has been shown to prevent or reduce damage to intestinal tissue. This peptide could help treat tissue damage during a heart attack, stroke or even a possible cure for cancer. Learn more »
Jamie Caldwell Named the New Executive Director of the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
With more than 30 years in leadership roles in research administration, Jamie Caldwell joined KUMC as incoming Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration at KUMC and Executive Director of the KU Medical Research Institute on January 12, 2015. Caldwell comes to KU from the Office of Research Services for the Health Sciences at Loyola University in Chicago. Learn more »
Truman Medical Center President and CEO Shares His Vision for Expansion of Medicaid in Missouri.
Charlie Shields discusses his view of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, his strategy for expanding Medicaid and the impact that will have on Truman Medical Center with "Modern Health." Learn more »
Scientist and CEO Thomas Sack Summarizes MRIGlobal’s strengths and future direction
President and CEO of MRIGlobal Thomas Sack discusses his past 30 years with the company, MRIGlobal’s accomplishments and achievements and his ideas for the future of MRIGlobal. Learn more »
KU Chancellor Highlights Kansas’ Bioscience Successes
With 13,000 Kansans working in life sciences field, Grey-Little believes the future looks bright for further funding, collaboration, research and discoveries in the state. Learn more »
Sprint Accelerator Announces the Mentors for the Class of 2015
The Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars program has announced the mentors for the upcoming class of 2015. On March 9, the top ten startups will be announced and the 2015 three-month program will begin. Learn more »
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