Latest news releases from PR.com for The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:21:53 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/85441 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) will sponsor an interactive session on drug safety entitled “Paradigm Shift in FDA Approval” at the May 20th 2008 Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) Biotech Conference. The conference will be held at The Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. “Rare but severe adverse reactions to drugs represent a major challenge to the [PR.com - May 16, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/85441 http://www.pr.com/press-release/84544 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) will present one paper and two posters at the 2008 Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD) Conference on May 11-15 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. [PR.com - May 10, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/84544 http://www.pr.com/press-release/82032 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced that Naina Bhasin, Ph.D. has joined the organization as director of business and technology development. In this position, one of her primary responsibilities will be to set up and manage public health and bio/pharma research collaborations with academia, private sector businesses, and government research and regulatory agencies in order to [PR.com - April 24, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/82032 http://www.pr.com/press-release/81566 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences have signed a memorandum of understanding that will guide innovative collaborations in basic and translational research. Established with Carolina’s schools of medicine, pharmacy and public health, and its Kenan-Flagler Business School, this unique partnership capitalizes on the scientific strengths of a leading university [PR.com - April 20, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/81566 http://www.pr.com/press-release/80966 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) will host “Funding for Innovation in North Carolina,” a SBIR/STTR workshop on Tuesday, April 29 from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. The seminar, presented by the Small Business Technology Development Center (SBTDC), addresses how bio/pharma start-up companies can obtain government funding for commercially orientated research projects. The Small Business [PR.com - April 17, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/80966 http://www.pr.com/press-release/77336 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced new additions to its 2008 Board of Directors. New members include Dr. Enriqueta C. Bond, president of The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Robert C. Eubanks, founder and president of Franklin Street Partners, and Dr. Garheng Kong, general partner at Intersouth Partners. The three additions complete a 2008 Board that includes: • Dr. Michael P. Czech, [PR.com - March 20, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/77336 http://www.pr.com/press-release/76019 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced that b3bio, Inc. has joined The Hamner Accelerator for Translational Bioscience. The accelerator program provides an opportunity for leaders of emerging companies and academic institutions to access resources at The Hamner while also partnering on research projects and grant funding. To support companies like b3bio, Inc., The Hamner collaborates [PR.com - March 11, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/76019 http://www.pr.com/press-release/74369 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), has announced that Dr. Darol E. Dodd, a senior research toxicologist at CIIT and director of toxicology and preclinical studies at The Hamner, has received a $655,367 contract from the Navy Health Research Center – Environmental Health Effects Laboratory Detachment. The grant will allow Dr. Dodd to conduct inhalation toxicity studies on a new jet fuel, [PR.com - February 28, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/74369 http://www.pr.com/press-release/69993 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences has announced that Dr. Yin Chen, an assistant investigator in the Division of Translational Biology at The Hamner, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH five-year grant will allow Dr. Chen and his team to study mucous cell development. The goal of the research is to [PR.com - January 29, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/69993 http://www.pr.com/press-release/67549 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), has announced that the organization will host a tour stop for the 2008 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference on Friday, Jan. 18 from 2-4 p.m. The Hamner tour stop will feature a demonstration by Dr. Russell Thomas, director of the Center for Genomic Biology and Bioinformatics at The Hamner. Dr. Thomas will present attendees with an in-depth look into how [PR.com - January 11, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/67549 http://www.pr.com/press-release/66791 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced that BioMedomics has joined The Hamner Accelerator for Translational Bioscience. The accelerator program provides an opportunity for leaders of emerging companies to access resources at The Hamner while also partnering on research projects and grant funding. To support companies like BioMedomics, The Hamner collaborates with the North Carolina [PR.com - January 07, 2008] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/66791 http://www.pr.com/press-release/64912 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational biomedical research, has announced that Dr. Charles Hamner, chairman of the board of directors at The Hamner, has been named to the 2008 list of the 25 Most Influential People in the Southeast Technology Community by TechJournal South. Dr. [PR.com - December 18, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/64912 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62957 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational biomedical research, announced that Rick Williams has joined the organization as chief business officer. As a member of the executive team, Williams will support The Hamner’s mission to collaborate with academia, the private sector [PR.com - December 03, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/62957 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62376 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes For Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational research to enhance the value of the investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that Julianne Hall has joined the organization as a research investigator for the Division of Computational Biology. In this [PR.com - November 28, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/62376 http://www.pr.com/press-release/61358 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Environmental Agency’s (EPA) National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT). The agreement establishes a one-year collaborative research effort to further the science of the NCCT ToxCast™ program. The approaches developed in this research effort have the potential to revolutionize the [PR.com - November 20, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/61358 http://www.pr.com/press-release/59434 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational research to enhance the value of the investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that Dr. Harvey Clewell, director of the Center for Human Health Assessment (CHHA) at the Hamner, has been awarded $970,000 over three years from the Environmental [PR.com - November 06, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/59434 http://www.pr.com/press-release/57936 The Hamner Institutes For Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational research to enhance the value of the investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that Dr. Sheila Collins, a senior investigator and director of The Hamner’s programs in endocrine and translational biology, has been named the keynote speaker for the [PR.com - October 26, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/57936 http://www.pr.com/press-release/56993 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to strengthen the research investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that Dr. Wenhong Cao, assistant investigator in the Division of Translational Biology at the Hamner, has been awarded $1.6 million to perform diabetes [PR.com - October 19, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/56993 http://www.pr.com/press-release/56027 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes For Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational research to enhance the value of the investment in biomedical sciences, has announced the launch of the institute’s Web site www.thehamner.org. The Web site, designed by VisionPoint Marketing, features [PR.com - October 12, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/56027 http://www.pr.com/press-release/55110 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, has announced that Dr. Jingbo Pi, research investigator in the Division of Translational Biology at The Hamner, has been awarded $415,000 over a three-year period from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant will allow Dr. Pi to study the roles of reactive oxygen species as putative signals that mediate glucose-stimulated [PR.com - October 05, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/55110 http://www.pr.com/press-release/53882 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, has announced that Dr. Sheela Sharma, senior research investigator in the Preclinical Prevention Research Program at The Hamner, has been awarded $450,000 over a period of 18 months from the National Cancer Institute and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. [PR.com - September 26, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/53882 http://www.pr.com/press-release/52595 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes For Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to strengthen the research investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that Christina C. Russell has joined The Hamner as director of foundation and government relations. In this position, Russell will lead major giving and [PR.com - September 17, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/52595 http://www.pr.com/press-release/47310 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to strengthen the research investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that it will host the Project Suc-SEED Annual Symposium. Project Suc-SEED is a statewide, year-round science enrichment program, funded by the North [PR.com - August 01, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/47310 http://www.pr.com/press-release/41516 Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of CIIT, Centers for Health Research, has announced the launch of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to strengthen the research investment in biomedical sciences. Dr. Greenlee will serve as the president and chief executive officer of The Hamner, while Dr. Charles [PR.com - June 08, 2007] The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences http://www.pr.com/press-release/41516