Thursday, June 2, 2005 • Vol 11, Issue 11

Dr. Veronika Groh and colleagues (from left to right) — Drs. Stanley Riddell, Thomas Spies and Cassian Yee — led a study of dendritic cells in the lab, which may translate into vaccines and therapies to fight melanoma, breast, ovarian and other cancers. Photo by Todd McNaught

• Cancer protection from within
  Spies lab studies on dendritic cells, primed with MICA protein antibodies, could lead to new anti-tumor vaccines, other immune-based therapies
  
  
• Studying the ABCs of UGTs
  Public Health Sciences Division seeks volunteers for study of genetic differences in metabolic enzymes that impact effectiveness of aspirin against colorectal cancer
  
  
• Promotoras for cancer prevention
  Female cancer survivors turned lay health educators offer personal approach to screening among their own trusted circles of friends
  
  
• Grounded in the care of kids with AML
  Lessons from his lab and pediatric patients fuel Meshinchi's drive to develop therapies, improve leukemia cure rates
  
  

• A meeting of the minds on health management
  Seattle summit, June 8-10, will bring Pacific Rim researchers together to develop new paradigms in collaborative global health-care policy
  
  
• Making the practice plan perfect
  Practice plan administrator Sheila Kirkegaard oversees billing, reimbursement and budgeting in 19 diverse areas of medical service
  
  
• 'Because every minute counts'
  Environmental Health and Safety is placing automated external defibrillators in key locations, providing staff training
  
  

• FMIS upgrades security system; brown-bag sessions start June 8
  
  
• Identity-theft protection for staff
  
  
• Next human-research subjects classes is June 6 in Pelton
  
  
• Pilot-study funding available for prostate-cancer research
  
  
• Pilot funding available for Hutchinson Center, NMSU collaborative projects
  
  
• Volunteers, donations needed for patient reunion July 29-31
  
  
• Tupperware sale comes to Hutchinson Center June 7, 8
  
  
• Once again, the Hutch Award goes to ... Trevor Hoffman
  
  
• Nominations for annual Wyckoff award due Wednesday, June 15
  
  

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