Research Enterprise Newsletter - June 2009: Faculty News
Russell and colleagues publish liver transplant research
Robert Russell, MD, MPH and colleagues at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and the School of Nursing recently published a report providing the first evidence of the validity of the EuroQoL (EQ-5D) survey's US population-based quality of life preference weights in liver transplant candidates and recipients. This report summarizes Dr. Russell's Vanderbilt MPH thesis research (2008) and was conducted as part of a NIDDK-funded F-32 postdoctoral research training fellowship. It provides important evidence supporting the utility of EQ-5D US preference weights in future cost utility analyses in the liver transplant setting.
Bock paper appears in PNAS
Paul Bock, Ph.D., investigator in the Center for Structural Biology, recently published an paper in PNAS, presenting the first characterization of a new member of the staphylocoagulase family of bifunctional Zymogen Activator and Adhesion Proteins (ZAAPS), von Willebrand factor binding-protein from Staphylococcus aureus—thought to play an important role in the initial deposition of fibrin in S. aureus infections of heart valves in the life-threatening disease, acute bacterial endocarditis.
Blot receives National Cancer Institute Award
William Blot, Ph.D., Associate Director, Cancer Prevention, Control and Population-Based Research with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, was given a Visiting Scholar Award by the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics of the National Cancer Institute. As part of the award, Blot presented a seminar on cancer disparities and met over a two-day period with various NCI staff for discussions on the causes and means of prevention of cancer.
Blakely keynotes neuroscience retreat
On June 6, Randy Blakely, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker at the University of Montana's Neuroscience Retreat, which looked at the latest developments in brain research.
