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July 29, 2016
Nursing awardees named
Four Winship nurses are the recipients of the Katie Ferraris Taylor Oncology Nursing Fund Award and the Sabrina Williams Oncology Nursing Education Award.
July 27, 2016
2016 Spirit of Winship Award winners named
Cathy Sharp, RN and Michael Thomas are the 2016 recipients of the Robert L. "Bobby" Rearden Spirit of Winship Award.
July 21, 2016
Winship welcomes new faculty
Winship Cancer Institute is proud to announce the newest cancer researchers and clinicians to join our faculty this month.
July 20, 2016
Awards announced for Winship fellows and residents
Winship fellows and residents receive prestigious Elkin and Rochfort awards and honors.
July 19, 2016
Emory, Metaclipse Therapeutics receive NIH grant to develop breast cancer vaccine
A research team from Emory University and Metaclipse Therapeutics Corp. is developing a new cancer vaccine immunotherapy targeting triple-negative breast cancer.
July 18, 2016
Winship Invest$ names Spring 2016 awardees
Winship announced today the Spring 2016 Winship Invest$ grant awardees along with the 2016 Elkin/Rochfort Scholars.
July 14, 2016
Anticancer drug discovery: structures of KDM5 histone demethylase inhibitors
A team of investigators from Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Yale, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health have obtained detailed structural information, showing how inhibitors of the KDM5 family interact with their targets.
July 13, 2016
Owonikoko receives NCI Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award
Winship Cancer Institute medical oncologist Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD is one of 13 recipients of the 2016 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award.
July 5, 2016
Winship authored publications for June 2016
Various first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 64 studies in major medical and scientific journals in June 2016.
June 29, 2016
Winship hosts regional Cancer Moonshot Summit
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University was among only ten cancer centers around the country to hold a regional Cancer Moonshot Summit on Wednesday, June 29 at the same time that Vice President Biden convened a session in Washington, DC.
June 23, 2016
Detecting malignant brain tumors without surgery
Erwin Van Meir, PhD and other Winship researchers have found a way to detect the presence of a specific type of brain tumor without the need for surgery. In a newly published paper, they demonstrate how to detect a metabolite associated with a type of brain cancer in the cerebrospinal fluid.
June 21, 2016
Winship celebrates 5,000 bone marrow transplant patients
The Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Center at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta is celebrating its 5,000th patient receiving a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
June 8, 2016
Emory is awarded subcontract for National Cancer Drug Discovery Network
Emory University's Chemical Biology Discovery Center has been selected as a Specialized Center in the Chemical Biology Consortium, a national network of scientists on the leading edge of drug discovery and development, centered at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research.
June 6, 2016
NCI-MATCH precision medicine cancer trial now enrolling patients
Winship Cancer Institute has resumed the enrollment of patients in the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) phase II precision medicine cancer trial.
June 2, 2016
Marcus, Gillespie awarded NIH grant for education program
Winship researchers Adam Marcus, PhD and Theresa Gillespie, PhD are the recipients of an R25 Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health.
June 2, 2016
Winship authored publications for May 2016
Various first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 73 studies in major medical and scientific journals in May 2016.
June 1, 2016
FDA approves Emory-developed prostate cancer imaging probe
A cancer imaging agent that was originally developed by Winship member Mark Goodman, PhD and colleagues was approved on May 27 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
May 31, 2016
Winship experts to speak at 2016 ASCO conference
More than a dozen oncologists from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will present new research June 3-7, 2016 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.
May 23, 2016
Winship participates in global study to test new drug in breast cancer patients
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is one of 500 centers around the world that will participate in a first-of-its-kind study to test a new drug on patients diagnosed with HER2 negative breast cancer and who also have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
May 16, 2016
Curran receives ACR Gold Medal Award
Winship Executive Director Walter J. Curran Jr., MD was honored with a 2016 American College of Radiology (ACR) gold medal in Washington, DC, on May 15 during the annual ACR meeting.
May 11, 2016
Winship Invest$ names prostate cancer pilot grant awardees
A half dozen Winship investigators will receive Prostate Cancer Center Pilot Grants as part of Winship Invest$.
May 10, 2016
Registration opens for 6th annual Winship 5K run/walk
More than three thousand walkers and runners are expected to lace up their sneakers and raise money for cancer research on Saturday, October 1st at the sixth annual Winship Win the Fight 5K.
May 6, 2016
Winship physician/researchers to speak at AUA 2016
The 111th annual American Urologic Association meeting in San Diego, California, May 6-10 features presentations by nearly three dozen Winship Cancer Institute specialists.
May 4, 2016
Winship authored publications for April 2016
Various first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 62 studies in major medical and scientific journals in April 2016.
May 2, 2016
Winship Gala breaks fundraising record for Emory University
The fourth Winship Gala is being called the most successful fundraising event in Emory University's history, raising more than $1.3 million dollars. The proceeds will benefit cancer research at Winship.
April 29, 2016
Xiao receives oncology nursing society award
Winship member Canhua Xiao, PhD, RN has received the Victoria Mock New Investigator Award from the Oncology Nursing Society. The award recognizes the contributions of new investigators in building a scientific foundation for oncology nursing practice.
April 29, 2016
Winship pilots new study for women with family history of breast, ovarian cancer
A new clinical study by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University seeks to increase the number of women at hereditary risk for breast and ovarian cancer who are seen for genetic counseling services.
April 25, 2016
Kissick receives $1 million grant from the NCI
Winship member, Haydn Kissick, PhD, receives $1 million grant over five years from the National Cancer Institute to study epigenetics of prostate cancer.
April 22, 2016
Sanda to lead multi-center prostate cancer biomarker study
The Emory, Harvard, and University of Washington Prostate Cancer Biomarker Center has received a $4.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network to develop multiplex tests for detecting prostate cancer. Winship member Martin Sanda, MD, chair of the Department of Urology, is the principal investigator of the multi-center collaboration.
April 19, 2016
Christopher Flowers, MD elected to ASCI
Christopher R. Flowers, MD, director of the Lymphoma Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and associate professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
April 18, 2016
Winship names inaugural Rearden Award winners
Physician assistant Jessica Neely, PA and longtime volunteer Julie Whitehead are the first recipients of the Robert L. "Bobby" Rearden Spirit of Winship Award.
April 15, 2016
Winship investigators at AACR 2016
More than a dozen cancer investigators from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will present their research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in New Orleans, April 16-20.
April 8, 2016
Curran runs Winship Cancer Institute
Winship's Executive Director, Walter J. Curran, Jr., is featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle article.
April 6, 2016
Winship Executive Director Authors NEJM Study
Winship Executive Director Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD is the senior author of a New England Journal of Medicine study that shows a treatment-related survival benefit for glioma patients who are treated with radiation therapy plus chemotherapy.
March 15, 2016
Newly renovated Winship chapel dedicated
Supported by the Brenda Nease Fund at Winship, the newly renovated Purdom Chapel on Winship Cancer Institute's first floor was dedicated in a ceremony on March 14.
March 3, 2016
New study uses cryoablation to reduce pain for cancer patients
"Multicenter Study of Cryoablation for Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases", or MOTION, is a study aiming to assess the effectiveness and safety of cryoablation therapy to treat patients with painful bone metastases.
March 2, 2016
"Fashion a Cure" raises $170,000 for cancer research
The annual Friends of Winship "Fashion A Cure" fashion show and luncheon, held on March 1st at the Cherokee Town Club in Atlanta, raised more than $170,000 for cancer research.
March 1, 2016
Winship authored publications for February 2016
Various first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 76 studies in major medical and scientific journals in February 2016.
Feb. 22, 2016
Bruner to be inducted into nursing hall of fame
Deborah Watkins Bruner, PhD will be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International's Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in Cape Town, South Africa in July.
Feb. 17, 2016
Thirteen investigators receive Winship Invest$ awards
Thirteen Winship investigators have received awards from Winship Invest$, a peer-reviewed program designed to provide pilot funds for novel, innovative cancer research projects.
Feb. 10, 2016
New Hospital Expansion to House Three Floors of Inpatient Cancer Care
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will occupy three floors of the new Emory University Hospital J-wing expansion currently under construction on Clifton Road. The new facility is set to open in 2017.
Feb. 8, 2016
Ramalingam Named Deputy Director of Winship
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, an internationally recognized lung cancer physician-investigator, has been named deputy director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Feb. 5, 2016
Puri Memorial Lecture kicks off at Winship
The inaugural Surinder K. Puri Memorial Lecture was held today at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University with invited guest speaker, Ash A. Alizadeh, MD, PhD, of Stanford Medicine presenting "Personalized Cancer Detection and Monitoring Using Deep Sequencing of Circulating Tumor DNA".
Feb. 4, 2016
Joel A. Katz Music is Medicine Collection debuts at Winship
The Joel A. Katz Music is Medicine Collection, now on display at Winship and open to the public, is considered one of the most musically diverse collections ever assembled in any hospital.
Feb. 3, 2016
Winship authored publications for January 2016
Various first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 62 studies in major medical and scientific journals in January 2016.
Feb. 1, 2016
Lonial Named New Hematology and Medical Oncology Department Chair
Sagar Lonial, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology within Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute.
Jan. 28, 2016
Winship partners with Archbold Memorial Hospital
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia, are teaming up as part of the Winship Cancer Network.
Jan. 27, 2016
Winship joins national effort urging HPV vaccination
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has joined all 69 of the nation's top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging increased human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of cancer.
Jan. 22, 2016
Winship announces new cancer service line and names key leaders
The new Winship cancer service line will facilitate the further development of a culture of excellence in quality and service across all inter-professional cancer care teams at Winship and Emory Healthcare. Two key leaders for the cancer service line have been recently appointed.
Jan. 19, 2016
Torres named Director of Winship's Glenn Family Breast Center
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has named Mylin A. Torres, MD the new director of the Glenn Family Breast Center.
Jan. 13, 2016
New findings for NSCLC staging Winship investigators play key role
A study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that accurate identification of the stage of non-small cell lung cancer due to cancer positive lymph node discovery was more common following open chest surgery for lung lobe removal of early stage lung cancer than with the closed chest procedure known as video assisted thoracic surgery.
Jan. 7, 2016
Winship names new Senior Development Director
David Edwards, MBA has been named the new senior director of development for Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Jan. 6, 2016
Winship multiple myeloma study in The Lancet
A landmark Phase II study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and instrumental in the recent approval of a new multiple myeloma treatment was published online in The Lancet, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical journals in the world.
Jan. 4, 2016
Winship authored publications for December 2015
Various first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 62 studies in major medical and scientific journals in December 2015.
Dec. 18, 2015
Winship researchers receive major NCI grant
Adam Marcus, PhD, Wei Zhou, PhD and Melissa Gilbert-Ross, PhD are the three principal investigators of a new lung cancer grant from the National Cancer Institute totaling $2.5 million.
Dec. 17, 2015
Winship and VA investigators launch kidney cancer study
Investigators at Winship and Atlanta VA Medical Center are launching a study to determine if two novel tests developed at Emory can help find kidney cancer at earlier, more treatable, stages.
Dec. 15, 2015
A banner year for Winship
The best of Winship really came to light in 2015 - overcoming obstacles, increasing our number of grants, research projects, clinical trials and cancer care services, and gaining national recognition, especially when two famous Georgians chose Winship for their cancer treatment.
Dec. 10, 2015
Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, appointed Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
Emory University announced today that Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, has been appointed executive vice president for health affairs.
Dec. 3, 2015
Winship authored publications for November
A number of first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published 76 studies in major medical and scientific journals in November 2015.
Dec. 2, 2015
Winship hematologists to present at ASH annual meeting
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University physicians and researchers will participate in the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in Orlando, Florida on December 5-8, 2015.
Nov. 30, 2015
Winship key to four new myeloma drugs in 2015
The U.S. FDA today approved elotuzumab as part of an innovative immune-based therapy treatment for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. This is the fourth new myeloma treatment approved within the last year. All four new agents were tested in clinical trials at Winship.
Nov. 19, 2015
World Stem Cell Summit comes to Atlanta
The Regenerative Engineering and Medicine (REM) research center, a collaboration among three of Georgia's top research institutions, is playing a lead role in facilitating the world's largest interdisciplinary gathering of professionals engaged in stem cell science and regenerative medicine at the World Stem Cell Summit, Dec. 10-12, in Atlanta.
Nov. 18, 2015
Winship researchers tackle difficult-to-treat cancers with non-toxic plants
Clinicians and researchers from Winship are among 180 scientists from 22 countries to find new ways to combat advanced and untreatable cancers and also address the problem of relapse.
Nov. 12, 2015
Brat helps lead new global brain cancer study
Winship neuropathologist Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD is taking a lead role in an unprecedented international clinical trial that will attempt to find effective responses to glioblastoma.
Nov. 11, 2015
Winship Magazine Fall 2015 issue now available
This edition takes a look back at all five years of the highly successful Winship 5K. The magazine also turns the spotlight on the Winship Genetic Counseling Program and features a story about Atlanta TV icon Monica Kaufman Pearson and her treatment at Winship for liver cancer.
Nov. 9, 2015
Winship lab team wins AAMC video contest
The AAMC Group on Research Advancement and Development selected "Chasing Metastatic Cancer Cells" featuring Winship's Adam Marcus, PhD and his lab team, as the winner of a video contest highlighting basic biomedical research underway at AAMC-member institutions.
Nov. 4, 2015
Winship authored publications for October
A number of first authors and senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published over 40 studies in major medical and scientific journals in October 2015.
Oct. 29, 2015
Implantable radiotherapy device helps breast cancer patients
A new device implanted following early-stage breast cancer surgery will enable subsequent radiation treatment to be more precisely delivered to the patient and provide for better follow-up exams.
Oct. 26, 2015
Winship members named to MilliPub Club, Emory 1%
Winship researchers were named to the MilliPub Club and were among those who received Emory 1% and postdoctoral awards from Emory University School of Medicine.
Oct. 22, 2015
Winship welcomes new faculty
Winship Cancer Institute is proud to announce the newest cancer researchers and clinicians to join our faculty since February 2015. The group represents a variety of schools and departments at Emory University.
Oct. 21, 2015
Winship authored publications for September
More than a dozen first authors and over 50 senior authors from Winship Cancer Institute have published studies in major medical and scientific journals in September 2015.
Oct. 14, 2015
$25 million grant from James M. Cox Foundation aims to transform patient care at Emory
A $25 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation will launch new patient-centered care models at Emory designed to improve patient experiences and outcomes. Prostate cancer care will be the initial clinical focus of the model.
Oct. 6, 2015
Winship Announces New Developing Shared Resource
The new Intervention Development, Dissemination, and Implementation (IDDI) developmental shared resource led by Michelle Kegler, DrPH, will provide expertise in behavioral science methods.
Oct. 5, 2015
Winship 5K breaks donation record as cancer patients stage race indoors
Bad weather forced the cancellation of the 5th annual Winship Win the Fight 5K, but Winship patients being treated at Emory University Hospital carried on with the spirit and enthusiasm of the race indoors.
Oct. 1, 2015
NCI five-year grant extends nanoparticle research targeting pancreatic cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a five-year grant renewal to Winship investigators who are developing nanoparticles to treat pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly cancers.
Sep. 30, 2015
Children's, Emory Name New Chief of Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University announce Douglas Graham, MD, PhD, as the director of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and chief of hematology/oncology/BMT in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University succeeding William G. Woods, MD, who served in the role for over 15 years.
Sep. 21, 2015
Bicyclist with a mission comes to Emory
Patients, physicians, nurses, staff and friends welcomed Amy Giver, a cyclist and crossfit athlete, upon her arrival to Winship's Bone Marrow Transplant Center after completing a cross-country journey on her bicycle to raise awareness for the Be The Match bone marrow donor registry.
Sep. 9, 2015
5th annual Winship Win the Fight 5K set for October 3rd
An estimated 3,000 runners and walkers will join John Schuerholz, legendary president of the Atlanta Braves, at the starting line of the Winship Win the Fight 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 3.
Aug. 31, 2015
Awards Announced for Winship Fellows and Residents
Winship fellows from Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology and residents from Department of Radiation Oncology receive prestigious awards and honors.
Aug. 27, 2015
Researchers develop framework for value based pricing of cancer drugs
Winship's Daniel A. Goldstein, MD, leads innovative new study, appearing in JAMA Oncology today, which provides the framework for establishing value based pricing for all new oncology drugs entering the marketplace.
Aug. 26, 2015
Adaptive mutation mechanism may drive some forms of antibiotic resistance
Winship investigators have observed that an apparent "back channel" for genetic information called retromutagenesis can encourage adaptive mutation to take place in bacteria.
Aug. 20, 2015
President Carter shares cancer diagnosis
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter shared details of his metastatic melanoma cancer diagnosis and treatment during a press conference at the Carter Center.
July 24, 2015
Winship researchers awarded $200,000 for childhood cancer research
Two cancer researchers with the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have been awarded $100,000 grants from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to support their work in finding new therapeutic approaches to treating childhood cancers.
July 21, 2015
Winship ranks among top 25 U.S. cancer programs
For the second year in a row, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is one of the top 25 best cancer programs in the nation according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
July 20, 2015
Winship names new head of Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Winship has named Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH, professor of epidemiology in the Rollins School of Public Health and Winship member, as the new leader for the Winship Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program.
July 15, 2015
Nursing professor's prostate cancer study featured on cover of Cancer journal
Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Nursing at Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, is author of a research article featured on the cover of the July 15, 2015 issue of Cancer.
July 13, 2015
ResearchMatch Kiosk Visits Winship
As an organization which aims to expedite the translation of healthcare discoveries to patients, Emory Healthcare is pleased to offer a ResearchMatch.org kiosk for people who are willing to learn more about research studies on a secure and convenient website.
July 9, 2015
NCI grants $11 million to study cancer survivorship
Winship announces its participation in an $11 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that is one of the first of its kind for developing the infrastructure to study cancer survivorship.
June 30, 2015
New Director of Community Oncology at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital welcomes Stephen Szabo, MD as the new Director of Community Oncology at the hospital's Winship Cancer Institute.
June 22, 2015
Winship researcher named to National Cancer Advisory Board
President Barack Obama recently announced his intent to appoint Winship's Associate Director of Cancer Outcomes Research Deborah Watkins Bruner as one of five new members of the National Cancer Advisory Board.
June 17, 2015
Owonikoko Selected for the ASCO Leadership Development Program
Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD, a clinician and researcher at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, has been selected to participate in the 2015-2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Leadership Development Program.
June 16, 2015
Winship expands access at two additional Emory Heathcare hospitals
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has expanded access to its high quality cancer care in alignment with its broad clinical research program at both Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Emory Johns Creek Hospital.
June 10, 2015
Reclassifying brain tumors with precision
A ground-breaking study led by Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD, that is part of The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network will change the way patients with diffuse gliomas, a form of brain tumor, will be diagnosed and treated in the future.
June 2, 2015
Landmark multiple myeloma studies from Winship
Winship-led studies presented at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago show effective use of two different immune-based therapies that could significantly increase treatment options for multiple myeloma patients.
May 26, 2015
Winship discoveries highlighted at ASCO 2015 meeting
Winship investigators at the ASCO 2015 Annual Meeting taking place in Chicago on May 29 to June 2 will present several promising new approaches to cancer patients, including immune-based drugs and novel forms of radiation, the use of biomarkers in therapeutic decision-making, and several landmark clinical trials of immediate interest to patients under active care.
May 21, 2015
Researchers discover molecular approach to promote cancer cell death
Lung cancer researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered a novel strategy to exploit apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, for the treatment of lung cancer.
May 13, 2015
Winship multiple myeloma study featured at ASCO 2015
The American Society of Clinical Oncology released a preview today of a landmark Winship-led study that could significantly increase treatment options for multiple myeloma patients.
May 5, 2015
Winship Researchers Receive NCI Informatics Award
Two Winship Cancer Institute researchers, David Gutman, MD, PhD and Lee Cooper, PhD, have received a $3.5M Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) U24 award from the National Cancer Institute.
May 4, 2015
Winship Names New Associate Director of Population Sciences
Carla J. Berg, PhD was named associate director of population sciences at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
April 29, 2015
Braves President Named Grand Marshal of Winship 5K
John Schuerholz, legendary president of the Atlanta Braves, will serve as grand marshal of the 5th annual Winship Win the Fight 5K run/walk to be held on Saturday, October 3. Schuerholz was successfully treated for prostate cancer last summer at Winship at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital.
April 21, 2015
Study Shows Effectiveness of Novel Radiation Therapy Technique
A newly published study led by Winship radiation oncologist, Mohammad Khan, MD, PhD, shows total skin electron irradiation (TSEI) using a dual-beam rotational technique matches or improves upon conventional TSEI techniques in treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
April 17, 2015
Winship Experts to Speak at 2015 AACR Meeting
More than two-dozen cancer investigators from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will present their research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Philadelphia, April 18-22.
March 30, 2015
Winship Celebrates Patient Appreciation Week
Winship's Patient and Family Resource Center is hosting a variety of events to celebrate Patient Appreciation Week. All events are free and open to patients, family members, and staff.
March 26, 2015
Winship Lung Cancer Experts Take Aim at Big Tobacco
Fadlo R. Khuri, MD and Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, top lung cancer clinicians and researchers at Winship Cancer Institute, have co-authored an editorial in the April issue of the journal Cancer that takes a bold step against major tobacco companies.
March 19, 2015
Winship and Emory's Khuri Named President of American University of Beirut
Winship's deputy director, Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, today was named president of American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon. He will begin his tenure there on September 1, 2015 following a formal inaugural ceremony.
March 13, 2015
Breast cancer survivors needed for massage study
Fatigue related to breast cancer treatment can be a significant problem. Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute and the Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are conducting a study to see if massage therapy can offer some relief.
March 12, 2015
Winship contributes to NSCLC drug approval
The FDA has approved Nivolumab (Opdivo TM) for the treatment of patients with previously treated metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, served as the principal investigator of the Checkmate 063 study, which was one of the two clinical trials that formed the basis for the FDA approval.
March 9, 2015
Winship Names New Chief Medical and Quality Officers
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has named Sagar Lonial, MD as chief medical officer and Charles A. Staley, MD as chief quality officer effective February 2015.
March 2, 2015
Winship Research Featured as Journal Cover Story
A study initiated by Dr. Viraj Master at Winship Cancer Institute is the featured cover story in this month's journal, Cancer. The study shows that a video-based educational tool given to prostate cancer patients can significantly improve their understanding of key terms essential to making decisions about prostate cancer treatment.
Feb. 24, 2015
Winship Welcomes New Faculty
Winship Cancer Institute is proud to announce the newest cancer researchers and clinicians to join our faculty since August 2014. The group represents a variety of schools and departments at Emory University.
Feb. 13, 2015
Dynan Lab Receives NASA Grant
Winship member William S. Dynan, PhD and the Dynan lab have been awarded a 3-year, $1.15 million NASA grant to investigate "Exosomes and secretory factors as mediators of non-targeted effects of HZE particles."
Jan. 30, 2015
President calls for more cancer research
President Obama announced a Precision Medicine Initiative that calls for a $215 million investment in research, development and innovation in areas that directly impact basic cancer research happening here at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta.
Jan. 26, 2015
Winship research featured in new ASCO annual progress report
Research studies from two Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University experts are highlighted in the newly released Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Jan. 6, 2015
ACTSI and Winship launch new consultation service
Winship and the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) have launched a new consultation service to ensure that research involving human subjects meets the highest ethical standards.
Dec. 24, 2014
Winship members named to MilliPub Club, Emory 1%
Winship researcher, Georgia Chen, PhD was named to Emory's MilliPub Club and several others received Emory 1% Awards in 2014.
Dec. 15, 2014
Winship Cancer Institute Celebrates 2014 Accomplishments
2014 for Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University included a top 25 cancer center ranking from US News & World Report, selection for the NCI's National Clinical Trials Network and the enrollment of over 800 patients in new therapeutic trials.
Dec. 5, 2014
Winship physician and researcher honored by Korean Broadcasting System
Winship member, Dong Moon Shin, MD, is one of five award recipients this year of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Overseas Compatriots Award in the category of science and technology.
Dec. 4, 2014
Winship Faculty Share Discoveries at ASH Annual Meeting
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University physicians and researchers will participate in the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Francisco, California on December 6-9, 2014.
Nov. 24, 2014
Winship members elected as 2014 AAAS Fellows
Winship members Jeremy Boss, Richard Cummings, Haian Fu and Fadlo Khuri are among the Emory faculty elected by their peers as AAAS Fellows for 2014, honoring their contributions to innovation, education, and scientific leadership.
Nov. 20, 2014
Smoke-Free Homes
A National Cancer Institute-funded study headed by Rollins School of Public Health's Dr. Michelle Kegler suggests most of the households with smokers are receptive to going smoke free and, with some simple help, can succeed.
Nov. 3, 2014
Rein Saral Retires
In July 1991, Rein Saral, MD, was recruited to head up the bone marrow transplant program at Winship. Dr. Saral retires this fall after a long and fruitful career at Emory.
Oct. 20, 2014
Winship collaboration addresses patient heart health
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Emory University Division of Cardiology announce the formalization of a cardio-oncology program to care for the heart health of cancer survivors.
Oct. 13, 2014
France-Atlanta Scientific Collaboration
The International Associated Laboratory, a scientific research alliance between the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Institut National pour la Santé et la Recherche Médicale (Inserm) of France, will highlight the France Atlanta 2014 program that begins on Oct. 16, 2014.
Oct. 1, 2014
Winship oncologist receives Komen grant to study treatment side effects
Winship radiation oncologist and researcher Mylin Torres, MD, is the recipient of a three-year, $450,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen® organization to research ways to improve quality of life among breast cancer patients.
Sep. 29, 2014
Winship Win the Fight 5K beats fundraising goal to help battle cancer
Over three thousand runners and walkers participated in the 4th annual Winship Win the Fight 5K and raised $595,000 to benefit cancer research at Winship.
Sep. 17, 2014
Winship Team Studies Lung Cancer Biomarkers
A paper published in PLOS One by Johann Brandes, MD, PhD, a Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University research scientist and medical oncologist, demonstrates that a chemical modification called methylation in the DNA of lung cancer cells can predict cases in which certain chemotherapy drug combinations will be effective.
Sep. 16, 2014
New Drug Therapies Offered to Winship Melanoma Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for treatment of patients with advanced or unresectable melanoma who are no longer responding to other drugs.
Sep. 1, 2014
New NCI Trials Open at Winship with Focus on Lung Cancer
New NCI clinical trials focusing on lung cancer and lead by Suresh Ramalingam, MD and Kristin Higgins, MD, are now open at Winship.
Aug. 6, 2014
Ramalingam Named Co-Leader of Winship DDT Research Program
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, professor of hematology and medical oncology, has been named the new co-leader of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics (DDT) program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Aug. 5, 2014
Emory operating room goes 'green'
Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory University Hospital are implementing a new recycling program in operating rooms and patient care areas to reduce and divert waste from landfills.
July 24, 2014
5 Reasons to Check out Winship's Redesigned Website
Revamping a website is a lot like birthing a baby. The newly redesigned Winship Cancer Institute website has been nine months in the making and has taken a lot of patience, perseverance and careful handling. Now that our web team has completed the project, we're ready to show it off.
July 15, 2014
Winship Among Top 25 Cancer Programs in U.S.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is one of the top 25 best cancer programs in the nation according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
July 7, 2014
New Director of Cancer Animal Models Core
The Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University announces the appointment of Melissa Gilbert-Ross, PhD, as the new Director for the Cancer Animal Models Shared Resource program.
July 2, 2014
Exercise Slows Lung Cancer in Animal Model
Exercise has many health benefits, but now researchers at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have shown that a daily workout could potentially slow the growth of lung cancer tumors.
June 18, 2014
B-cells Show Promise for Melanoma Immunotherapy
A team of tumor immunology scientists and oncologists from Winship Cancer Institute have discovered a revolutionary new approach to cancer immunotherapy harnessing the power of B-cells.
June 3, 2014
Winship 5K calls on runners, walkers to participate
Registration is open for the 4th annual Winship Win the Fight 5K to be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014. The event, to benefit cancer research at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, is a Peachtree Road Race qualifier and one of Atlanta's most popular running events.
May 28, 2014
Ice Packs Lessen Post-op Pain and Narcotic Use
A new study lead by Viraj Master, MD, shows ice packs after major abdominal surgery can lessen pain and decrease use of narcotic pain relievers.
May 27, 2014
Winship Experts to Speak at 2014 ASCO Meeting
Nearly two-dozen physician investigators from the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will present their research at this week¿s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, May 30-June 3.
May 22, 2014
Winship selected as pancreatic cancer resource center
Chosen by the ACCC to serve as a Community Resource Center for pancreatic cancer, Winship joins an effort to improve understanding and treatment of this deadly cancer.
May 12, 2014
Reynolds' Legacy Inspires $750,000 Endowment
Tom Reynolds and his family have pledged a new gift of $250,000 to the Patricia R. Reynolds Endowment for Sarcoma Research at Winship Cancer Institute, bringing the Reynolds Endowment total to $750,000.
May 8, 2014
Conditioning Treatment for Acute Leukemia Reviewed
A multi-disciplinary team of Winship physicians and scientists collaborated on an article that lays important groundwork for trials to test a reduced-toxicity conditioning treatment for patients about to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
May 5, 2014
Emory offers state-of-the-art 3D mammography
Emory Healthcare is now offering at three locations the most advanced breast imaging technology available to be used in the early detection of breast cancer.
April 28, 2014
American Indian and Alaska Native death rates greater than rates among non-Hispanic whites.
Death records show that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) death rates for both men and women combined were nearly 50 percent greater than rates among non-Hispanic whites during 1999-2009.
April 1, 2014
ED drug not effective for prostate cancer patients
A recent study suggests that daily use of the drug tadalafil (Cialis) does not prevent erectile dysfunction for men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment.
March 12, 2014
Varian buys technology from Winship scientists
Winship scientists formed a company several years ago to develop tools that transform unstructured data into useful clinical knowledge. Today, Varian Medical Systems announced its acquisition of this innovative technology.
March 4, 2014
Chemotherapy linked to inflammation in breast cancer survivors
Winship researchers have found clues that may explain how fatigue and other debilitating symptoms persist for breast cancer survivors who have undergone chemotherapy.
March 3, 2014
Winship selected for the NCI's new NCTN
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has been selected as a Lead Academic Participating Site for the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) new National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
Feb. 20, 2014
Melanoma researcher and clinician joins Winship
Ragini R. Kudchadkar, MD, has joined the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology. She will concentrate on cutaneous oncology with an emphasis on the development of clinical trials for patients with metastatic melanoma.
Feb. 10, 2014
Curran in top 20 for NIH funding
Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, executive director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, is listed as 19th among more than 35,000 researchers nation-wide in a ranking of principal investigator recipients of National Institutes of Health research dollars in 2013, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR).
Jan. 17, 2014
Surgeon General says cigarettes more deadly than ever
A new Surgeon's General report adds colorectal and liver cancer to the list of diseases caused by cigarettes and calls harm from tobacco use staggering.
Jan. 8, 2014
Nano-capsules Promising for Chemoprevention
Winship researchers have discovered a more effective drug delivery system using nanotechnology.
Dec. 26, 2013
A tremendous 2013 for Winship Cancer Institute
The Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University made strides in many areas in 2013; enrolling over 800 patients in new therapeutic trials, breaking ground on the Emory Proton Therapy Center, and delivering exciting research discoveries.
Dec. 18, 2013
Winship Leader Elected to ASCO Board
Executive director Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD will be the first Emory physician and Georgia-based doctor to serve on the board of directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dec. 3, 2013
Curran Urges Congress to Restore Research Funding
As congressional budget deadlines loom, Winship's executive director joined a national teleconference about the toll of sequestration cuts on cancer research.
Nov. 22, 2013
Strengthening Research at Winship
Associate Director for Cancer Research Administration Kimberly Kerstann, PhD helps Winship stay at the forefront in cancer research.
Oct. 23, 2013
Researchers Create International Lab
A group of Winship and French scientists gathered to celebrate the initiation of an international collaboration in research.
Oct. 7, 2013
Winship Welcomes Community Outreach Leader
Anand P. Jillella, MD, joins Emory University as a Professor in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and the Associate Director of Community Outreach in the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
May 2, 2013
Emory, Winship Cancer Institute break ground on $200+ million Emory Proton Therapy Center
A new era in cancer treatment in Georgia begins today as Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute join state and local government officials to break ground on the first facility in Georgia.
Jan. 1, 2013
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Brett McGurk '99
The Negotiator
Brett H. McGurk '99 always intended to serve his country. A would-be Army officer, McGurk was kept from the service by an old high-school hockey injury. Instead of fighting on the front lines, McGurk joined the U.S. government in helping the Iraqis draft an interim constitution and ultimately end the American occupation in the embattled country.
"I had the opportunity very early to work closely with Iraqi leaders in all communities," McGurk says. "I really got to know them, to understand their competing visions, and to think through with them how those visions could be reconciled through a political framework."
For the Bush administration, McGurk oversaw all aspects of U.S. policy relating to the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He successfully negotiated a long-term strategic framework agreement, as well as a security agreement that governs the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq and aims to restore bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States. The process of putting both agreements in place took 18 months—and earned McGurk the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award.
When President Barack Obama took office, the new administration requested that McGurk stay on as a special adviser. McGurk has since taken part in the review of Iraq policy, which resulted in a scheduled drawdown of U.S. combat forces by the end of 2010. "So many Iraqis and Americans have lost their lives [in Iraq]," McGurk says. "I have known some of them, and I think about them often. But I believe Iraq is now on its way to a much brighter and more hopeful future."


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Some branches of math seem to have reasoning which is more global. There is a lot of efficiency in the proofs because the reasoning transfers easily between proofs. For other branches of math, a lot of truths seem to be more local. The proofs tend to have lots of sub-cases and exceptions. There are fewer general principles. Does anybody know why branches of math vary like this? Can you place different branches of math on this scale from being dominated by more ad hoc to being dominated by less ad hoc proofs?
The only thing this reminds me of is Tim Gowers's nice article on the two cultures of mathematics, in which he compares and contrasts "geometry" (very broadly defined) and combinatorics.
The categories in the article don't exactly match up with the categories in the question, but perhaps there's some point of contact.
This reminds me of Terry Tao's essay contrasting hard analysis and soft analysis:
Could some of it have to do with the difference between say considering very general structures versus working in a specific structure? For example, if one is trying to prove existence of a solution (in some sense) to PDEs, one may need to work on finding a priori bounds for some specific PDEs. The techniques used to find these bounds may or may not be able to be generalized (for example, many PDEs of interest have non-linear terms of differing "flavors"). Then on the other hand, is searching for a priori bounds alone something that the existence theories of these different PDEs have in common, if you will?
As far as "global reasoning," this type of reasoning would seem to be the correct approach when dealing with general structures (examples: Banach Spaces, Algebras, &c). If one is interested in proving statements about structures without imposing too many assumptions, then it would seem that thinking "globally" might be beneficial.


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GENESEO, N.Y. -- An estimated 900 SUNY Geneseo students will participate in a daylong campus celebration April 17 by showcasing their research accomplishments and creative talents during the college's sixth annual GREAT Day - Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement & Talent. The students will share their work with visitors through presentations, exhibits and performances.
"GREAT Day is one of the most wonderful things we do on this campus," said Geneseo Provost Carol Long. "It's a spring celebration, a symposium that celebrates student and faculty scholarship, performance and creative activity. It's a full day of involvement that shows the great richness of our students' work well-supported by our faculty."
Watch Provost Long discuss GREAT Day 2012.
National Geographic archaeologist and explorer Fredrik Hiebert, one of the discoverers of Afghan cultural history, will deliver the GREAT Day keynote address, "Afghanistan: Cultural Crossroads Then and Now," as the speaker for this year's Jack and Carol Kramer Endowed Lectureship. The lecture series is endowed by SUNY Geneseo alumni Jack and Carol Kramer, both 1976 Geneseo graduates. His address begins at 1:45 p.m. in Wadsworth Auditorium.
In 2003, Hiebert began a National Geographic project in Afghanistan that has become famous around the world. Working with museum curators at the Kabul National Museum in Afghanistan, he led the team that conducted an inventory of the newly discovered treasures of the museum: art objects and archaeological finds which had been hidden for their protection during a tumultuous decade of civil war.
After years of study and archival work, a selection of the objects has appeared as a special National Geographic exhibition around the United States and Europe. Fred curated this exhibition in addition to working to secure the cultural heritage of Afghanistan through advocacy, training and development of museum resources. In addition, he has been active in working with U.S. armed forces on developing a program of cultural heritage awareness for service members. Hiebert also has traced trade routes overland and across the seas for more than 20 years. He also conducts underwater archaeology projects in the Black Sea and in South America's highest lake, Lake Titicaca, in search of submerged settlements.
Hiebert completed his doctorate at Harvard in 1992 and held the Robert H. Dyson chair of archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the National Geographic Society in 2003. He extends the enthusiasm for archaeology to the public in lectures, presentations, films and museum exhibits.
In addition to endowing the GREAT Day Lecture Series, Jack and Carol Kramer have provided major support for other Geneseo programs. In 2004, they established The Carol Kramer Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Psychology and The Jack Kramer Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Physics, merit awards that provide tuition assistance for students who demonstrate financial need and show a strong commitment to their field of study inside and outside of the classroom.
No classes are scheduled at Geneseo April 17 to accommodate GREAT Day events. The lecture and all GREAT Day events are open to the public without charge.
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Bravo School Of Art: Perspective Drawing (2 Weeks)
- When Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.
- Where Bravo School of Art, 2690 Historic Decatur Rd Studio 206, San Diego Map | Website
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Arts, Lectures & Classes
- Cost $81 - $93
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Join instructor Patricia Hyman in this workshop, learn how to create space by using 1-point perspective, which will include measuring, base line, horizon line, planes and a vanishing point.
Experience the challenge of how to show depth and space. Improve your ability to see and draw landscapes, rooms, objects, roads, etc. Learn to use a T-square and triangle which will help you produce good and accurate drawings.
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Dates: Saturdays, January 19 & 26 from 10:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Bravo School of Art, 2690 Historic Decatur Rd Studio 206: Google Map.


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I would like to shift data found in a column to a row by Key field. I have a table, within a geodatabase, set up similar to what's below.
KEY_ Value
123 Yellow
123 Blue
456 Red
456 Yellow
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246 Green
246 Orange
I want to create a table that moves the data in the Value field to rows based on the KEY_ field. The result will look like what's below.
KEY_ Value001 Value002
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Does anyone have an idea of how this can be done? I tried using the Transpose tool Esri offers but it didn't produce the result I'm looking for. I have basic understanding of Python.


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Conviction, and
Endurance all have a Fortitude trapping that indicates how many stress boxes the character has on the appropriate track, i.e.
Conviction has
Mental Fortitude that affects the
Mental Stress track.
YW147 the rules discuss mortal stunts, and one of the ways to create one is Adding New Trappings to an existing skill, which can refer to a new trapping, or a transplanted trapping from another skill.
If a character's concept would indicate that they have the ability to fend off stress, but not through the applicable skill, would it be appropriate to transfer that trapping to the other skill, and what would that do to the stress track?


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I have a book from Dorling Kindersley called Animal Encyclopedia (the German version that I have is called Das große Tierlexikon) with images from animals.
One is titled Emperor Penguin (Kaiserpinguin) which is in my opinion clearly recognizable as a King Penguin (Königspinguin).
This is the image:
I wrote to Dorling Kindersley and they told my that their investigation revealed that it really is an Emperor Penguin.
I am not a biologist nor a penguin expert, but from all the descriptions and images I could find (even in the same book on other pages!) I think the publishing company is wrong and just too lazy or arrogant to admit this error and too miserly to release a revised version of the book.
Who is wrong? Me or Dorling Kindersley? Emperor or King?


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Military families 'want to cry' over housing at Portsmouth shipyard
KITTERY, Maine — Black mold that causes asthma and headaches in children and adults. Cracks in the walls. Water dripping from ceiling light fixtures. Outdated appliances that leak gas. These are several of a litany of concerns raised by residents of Admiralty Village, home to nearly 200 military families who work at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and in other military capacities in the Seacoast.
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The Office of Licensure and Certification (OLC) acts as the agent for the Virginia Department of Health in administering five state licensing programs:
In addition, the OLC administers the state's certification and registration programs for Managed Care Health Insurance Plans licensees (MCHIPs) and Private Review Agents (PRAs), administers the Certificate of Public Need (COPN) program and is the state survey agency for Medicare and Medicaid. The most visible activities conducted by the OLC are its inspection programs, which are used to satisfy both state licensure and Medicare/Medicaid requirements. In addition to regulatory compliance inspections, the OLC investigates consumer complaints regarding the quality of health care services received. These inspections are conducted by medical facilities inspectors who are health care professionals such as physicians, registered nurses, dietitians, social workers and laboratory medical technologists.
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DISC1 and Neuronal Migration: The Amyloid Precursor Protein Connection
20 September 2010. In the world of disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) biology, things are getting curiouser and curiouser. According to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience on August 4, DISC1 protein, a key suspect in schizophrenia, interacts with amyloid precursor protein (APP), the darling of Alzheimer disease research. The study from Dennis Selkoe's lab at Harvard University shows that the two proteins team up to direct migration of newborn neurons in the developing brain.
The new work places DISC1 downstream of APP, and shows that APP is required for DISC1 to localize to the centrosome, a microtubule organizing center which DISC1 must reach for the cell to migrate correctly. "The idea is that APP at the cell surface may act as kind of a scaffolding factor where it binds DISC1, and another protein called Disabled-1," says first author Tracy Young-Pearse, who has just started her own research lab at Harvard.
There have been whiffs of a connection between the molecular players of Alzheimer disease and schizophrenia before, mainly involving β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1). In addition to helping turn APP into amyloid-β protein—the main component of the amyloid plaques indicative of Alzheimer's—BACE1 also cleaves neuregulin-1 (NRG1; see SZGene entry), a top suspect in schizophrenia. One study described schizophrenia-like behaviors in an Alzheimer's mouse model missing BACE1 (see SRF related news story), and another found that BACE1-induced changes in NRG1 levels could regulate an isoform of DISC1 (see SRF related news story). Other intriguing tidbits include a link between γ-secretase, another APP processing enzyme, and NRG1-Erb4 signaling (see SRF related news story); binding between DISC1 and APLP, a protein similar to APP (Millar et al., 2003); and an association between a single nucleotide polymorphism in DISC1 and late-onset Alzheimer disease (Beecham et al., 2009).
By exploring how APP normally works, rather than on what goes wrong with it in Alzheimer disease, Young-Pearse first discovered a role for APP in cell migration while a postdoc in Selkoe's lab (Young-Pearse et al., 2007). Despite massive amounts of research into how APP is cleaved and processed to form the amyloid-β protein, not many people had bothered to study what APP normally does, she says.
She found that knocking down APP levels in cortical precursor cells resulted in neurons that did not migrate correctly: instead of progressing up into the cortical plate where they belong, they got stuck in the lower intermediate zone.
While finishing up this initial study, a talk by Akira Sawa alerted Young-Pearse to a potential connection between DISC1 and APP: his slides showing migration defects when DISC1 is knocked down (see SRF related news story) looked remarkably like her own APP knockdown data, she says.
Despite the connection she turns up between APP and DISC1 in the new study, Young-Pearse is careful to draw a distinction between APP's role in migration, and its involvement in the manufacture of amyloid-β protein. "We dont think this role of APP in migration is necessarily linked to Alzheimer disease," she says. "I'm more interested in what APP and migration could be doing in schizophrenia."
DISC1 to the rescue
Young-Pearse and colleagues began by replicating Sawa's DISC1 results. In utero electroporation of shRNA that inhibits DISC1 into cortical precursor cells of rat embryos led to a clear migration defect, with new neurons unable to make it into the cortical plate. This defect could be rescued by overexpressing full-length DISC1, and further experiments established the critical DISC1 regions: the C-terminal half of the protein, containing both the self-association binding site and the NDEL1 binding site for normal migration. Notably, a truncated version of DISC1 corresponding to the human translocation breakpoint led to the abnormal migration pattern.
Because of the similar migration defects in DISC1 and APP knockdown experiments, the researchers next asked if one protein could compensate for the other. Co-electroporating the DISC1 shRNA along with APP did not rescue the migration defect. But strikingly, adding DISC1 could rescue APP knockdown. While APP knockdown limits migration to the cortical plate to only about 10 percent of electroporated cells, with extra DISC1 on board, nearly 40 percent of electroporated cells made it. The C-terminal portion of DISC1 containing the self-association site and the NDEL1 site could also rescue APP knockdown, getting over 60 percent of electroporated cells into the cortical plate; the other, N-terminal half could not. Because DISC1 can spur normal migration without APP around, Young-Pearse and colleagues conclude that it must be acting downstream of APP.
This functional interaction stems from a physical one, as shown by a series of co-immunoprecipitation experiments. DISC1 directly binds to APP, and this interaction takes place between the cytoplasmic side of APP and the N-terminal half of DISC1. APP spans the membrane, with a large portion sticking out of the cell, and its smaller DISC-binding portion inside of the cell. Though DISC1 localizes to different regions within a cell, it did co-immunoprecipitate with APP in isolated membrane fractions of the cell—as expected if DISC1 transiently interacts with APP.
Centered on the centrosome
To begin to understand how the APP-DISC1 interaction mucks up migration, the researchers tracked what happened to DISC1 inside the cell when APP was knocked down. DISC1 levels were not changed, but where it ended up within the cell did. Normally DISC1 staining forms a tight knot within a neuron, and it colocalizes with other centrosome markers. When the researchers knocked APP down, however, this seemed to set DISC1 adrift, leaving DISC1 staining diffusely spread throughout the cell.
The researchers offer a working model for their results that casts APP as a kind of meeting place for DISC1 and its binding partners that are critical for migration—lissencephaly protein 1 (LIS1) and nuclear distribution factor E homolog like-1 (NDEL1) (see SRF related news story; SRF news story). The DISC1-LIS1-NDEL1 complex then leaves APP and travels to the centrosome, enabling migration. With APP missing, DISC1 drifts aimlessly throughout the cell, unable to connect with its partners. Adding extra DISC1 rescues this situation because flooding the cell with DISC1 increases the chances that it will bump into its binding partners. This idea explains the odd combination of results showing that the N-terminal portion of DISC1 binds to APP, but the C-terminal portion of DISC1 can rescue APP knockdown.
So is the schizophrenia research community ready to welcome APP into its fold of molecules? Though it's unclear whether there are APP gene variants associated with schizophrenia (Forsell et al., 1995), this APP-DISC1 connection helps to elucidate DISC1's role in migration. Understanding this is arguably one of the best avenues available for getting at the perturbations during brain development that predispose to schizophrenia.—Michele Solis.
Young-Pearse TL, Suth S, Luth ES, Sawa A, Selkoe DJ. Biochemical and functional interaction of disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 and amyloid precursor protein regulates neuronal migration during mammalian cortical development. J Neurosci. 2010 Aug 4; 30:10431-10440. Abstract


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WACO (January 15, 2013)- By the end of the summer, the now vacant Hippodrome Theatre in downtown Waco could once again return to life.
Two local developers, brothers Shane and Cody Turner, have plans to purchase the property from the Waco Performing Arts Company and restore it to its former glory.
According to Shane Turner, it's a $2.1 million dollar project that involves repairing damage caused by leaks in the roof and sidewalks.
The sound structure and equipment needs to be replaced and a three -story addition on the side of the building will provide space for an elevator, staircase, and three additional women's and men's restrooms.
An outdoor sound stage will also be added.
Turner envisions a studio movie grill atmosphere with an early 19th Century fill.
Concerts, movies, plays, and indoor and outdoor events are in the works.
It's an expensive project mainly, because Turner says the building has been vacant since for a number of years and there are certain guidelines that must be followed when repairing an historic property.
But this venture could come with some financial help from the city of Waco.
The city council will hold a public hearing during Tuesday night's meeting to talk about the proposed renovations and whether the city should kick in nearly $424,000 in TIF, or Tax Increment Financing, funds.
The TIF dollars would pay for sewer, water, electrical service upgrades, storefront doors and windows, an outdoor balcony, signage, landscaping, and sidewalk and curb repair.
The theater closed in February 2010 after its current owner the WPAC ran out of money.
The Hippodrome, which originally opened in February 1914, is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and the Texas Historical Commission roster and is also a member of the League of Historical American Theaters.
Turner says once he and his partners acquire the building later this week and the council approves the TIF funds, he plans to start renovations next month and hope to be finished by late summer.


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SSP Host Racing #4 This Saturday; Offering $25.00 Car Load Special
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Banks, Oregon- Sunset Speedway Park is excited to get back into action this Saturday June 7th for the fourth race of 2014. Also for this event the $25.00 Car Load Special will be offered which gets a car load, truck load, RV load, etc. of fans into the races for only $25.00! Classes in action include the IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Womens, and 4-Bee's.
Doug Lockwood and Bubba Foster are the only two drivers to have won in the IMCA Modifieds so far in 2014. John Ireland leads the table in victories in Street Stock competition with two over Earl Claypool Jr.'s one. Trevor LaBarge picked up a huge victory in the first Pure Stock race of the year last weekend. Travis Koch, Stan Asanovic, and John Gartner have all been 2014 victors in the 4-Bee ranks after three races and this Saturday will be the first race of the season for the Womens division.
Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates open at 3:30, and racing starts at 6:00. Tickets for the event are Adults $12.00, Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-17) $10.00, Youths (Ages 12-6) $5.00, and Children under the age of 5 are FREE and a family pass will be offered for two Adults and up to four Youths for just $35.00. For more information log on to www.sunsetspeedwaypark.com.
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The problem I am trying to solve is the following:
What is the expected time the Wiener process $W_{t}$ stays above t-axis for $t\in [0;1]$ if we know that $W_{1}=a$?
I suppose that this is a well known problem, but I can't find a useful reference. If there is no closed form solution for this problem but maybe there are some approximations?


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Google Inc and Intel have joined hands with Sony to develop Google TV; a class of Internet-based TVs and set top boxes, according to a report in the New York Times.
The concept is under progress for several months and would enable users to assess Web applications like Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and many others on their television sets.
"It's a sign of the legitimacy of Internet connectivity moving well beyond the PC and mobile spaces, which Google has tackled already," said Kurt Scherf, an analyst at industry researcher Parks Associates in Dallas. "It completes the third leg of the stool."
Google TV to work on Android software
Google TV is based on the Android software, which is currently available on selected models of Motorola Inc and HTC Corp.
The TV would use Intel chips and a keyboard which would function as a remote control to receive inputs from the users. It would also employ atom processors.
Peripheral devices for the TV, like a minute keyboard, is being created by Logitech International.
The set box technology is being currently tested on the Dish network, for optimum synchronization, the Times revealed.
Web-enabled TVs
Web companies and electronic manufacturers have since long been exploring ways to bring forward the technology of Web-enabled TVs.
According to a recent report, more than a quarter of the TVs purchased by U.S buyers this year were enabled to link to the Web. These TVs work through Yahoo's TV Software which is installed in several models from Sony, Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc. and Vizio Inc.
The Google TV promises to offer much better connectivity than all the existing Web-enabled TV software, claimed officials from Google. It would also provide more add-ons.
"We're enabling the industry," Chief Executive Officer Amoroso said. He called the service an "entertainment portal for the home."
However, many are of the view that Google has decided to enter the Web TV business just in order to market its offerings more effectively.
Google hopes to link the TV service with its TV ad-brokering business, Google TV Ads, allowing the Internet giant to target ads to individual households based on viewing and TV search data, a journal stated.


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- 22 Resorts
- Consistent Snow
- Diverse destinations
- Resorts open before those of many other states
- Home to Vail, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain
The tradition of the Christmas Market in Bruneck is still rather young but nevertheless or perhaps for exactly that reason the market has become very popular. Martin Resch, executive director of the town committee and organizer of the Christmas Market in Bruneck, explains what is so special about this particular market. Full Article
17th August 2012
The "baldy" Kronplatz Mountain is 2,275 metres high – and baldheads are generally known to be sexy. 20 modern cableways, 6 chair lifts as well as 5 cable lifts purr and buzz from three directions up to the summit. Queue time is a word that doesn't exist with a transport capacity of 64,000 people per hour. Full Article
17th August 2012
A spectacular new cable car at Kronplatz that is currently being completed in the Italian Dolomites for the coming winter will also open a new 7km long piste, probably the biggest new run in the world for 2011-12. Full Article
17th August 2012
It's never too early to plan for winter; check out next year's ski pass prices. Full Article
18th June 2012
This soaking wet spectacle sees participants sliding down the slope and attempting to cross the pond. Full Article
17th March 2012
100cm of snow has fallen in the Swiss and Austrian Alps over the last two days. Full Article
7th December 2011
Find out which ski resorts are getting bigger and better this coming winter. Full Article
10th August 2011
Access numerous resorts and endless terrain with a multi-resort ski pass in North America or Europe. Full Article
22nd July 2011
Get an overview of resorts, lift prices, apres-ski, and family facilities in Europe's four leading ski regions. Full Article
26th November 2010
Dolomiti Superski has heavily invested in ski lifts over summer, with a new funicular cable car, a gondola, and chairlifts. Full Article
18th October 2010
The new Gipfelbahn gondola lift in Kronplatz will take 3000 passengers per hour up to the top of mountain. Full Article
20th September 2010
Dolomiti Superski has a spring summer offer giving a day and night's free ski holiday when you book a stay of five nights or more. Full Article
15th March 2010
This winter Dolomiti Skiers can check the latest snow conditions, arrange a ski date, and record ski stats - all on their mobile phones. Full Article
30th November 2009
The famous peaks and great untouched expanses of the Italian Dolomites have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Full Article
5th October 2009
Dolomiti Superski has revamped its extensive 1200-kilometre ski area this winter by introducing new and improved lift systems throughout the region. Full Article
14th September 2009
Kronplatz is giving skiers and snowboarders the chance to demo the latest equipment before the start of the winter season. Full Article
21st October 2008
Freestyle skiers and boarders are expected to flock to Kronplatz this winter to enjoy the brand new 100,000-square-metre snow park. Full Article
14th October 2008
The newly renovated Moosmair Hotel in the Valle Aurina/Ahrntal is now open. Full Article
14th December 2007
Get snow reports, weather, forecasts, news and ski conditions for your favorite ski resorts.


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5 Hallmarks of Bad Parenting That Are Actually Good for Kids
#2. Allowing Risky Play
The soundtrack to every young boy's play time is an adult voice saying "Get down from there!" or something like it (such as "You'll shoot your eye out!" or "You can't smoke that!"). That's the sound grown-ups make when you get up on the roof with the intention of seeing if you can skateboard right off into the pool.
"This still looks pretty tame. Maybe we could cover everything in broken glass?"
Researchers refer to it as "risky play" -- any form of playing with a risk of physical injury, usually performed outdoors without adult supervision. So, tree climbing, bike riding, rollerskating, somersaulting and raccoon wrestling all are forms of risky play. It's the kind of fun that today's parents have a hard time granting, because it requires letting kids out of the bounds of privacy-fenced, postage-sized yards. After all, how many kids a year die from tragic play-related injuries?
Instead of dead children, here's some budgies totally about to throw down.
The Surprising Benefit:
Yes, we actually do know how many children die each year due to risky play, and those numbers are very high ... on the Jack Shit Scale. All in all, injuries sustained by kids from falls and tumbles almost never result in any permanent damage, with death occurring basically never. Bruises and fractures are common, but they are a small price to pay considering the end result: protecting children from crippling phobias in their adult lives.
"Just a second, guys, I don't want to break my feet."
Psychologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology claim that children who are exposed to stimuli like heights or high speeds at an early age are less likely to fear them as they grow up ... especially if they get injured in the process. That's right: You face the sprained ankle, and you realize it's not the end of the world. So from then on, the ladder looks less scary. In fact, by exposing themselves to more and more dangerous forms of playing, children are basically doing what trained doctors recommend for patients trying to get over their fears -- a form of "cognitive behavioral therapy of anxiety."
"Just throw 'em under a car. They'll learn."
It's easy to forget that playing is a form of learning -- that's why we do it. And the whole "suicidal drive" that kids have on the playground seems to be an evolutionary imperative meant to acquaint our young with the real world and the many potential dangers it holds, specifically so that they can handle them later in life. The injuries are just part of the process.
So in the end, it seems parents will have to make a choice: Do they want to pay to treat their child's broken bones and bruises, or for their psychotherapy? Might want to check with your health insurance provider first.
#1. Obsessively Forcing Extracurricular Activities
We've spent a fair amount of time in this article mocking overprotective parents, giving the impression that you really just need to let kids go and let nature take its course. It seems obvious -- after all, what's worse than those parents who force their 5-year-olds to take lessons in tennis, violin and gymnastics, rather than just letting them be kids? You see these kids spending hours a day in practice and figure one day they'll just flip out and join a cult.
And then comes the dreaded "succubus and incubus" talk.
There's actually a term for this kind of oppressive parenting: "concerted cultivation." And just like with actual cultivation, it requires your child to eat a mountain of shit. As a response to this obviously wrong parenting trend, "free-range parenting" has lately started to become more and more popular.
"No, you can't come inside. But you're free to range about the backyard."
The Surprising Benefit:
The term "free-range parenting" is actually very apt because, just like "free-range chickens," it's completely bullshit.
A study titled "The 'Hurried' Child: Myth vs. Reality" from the University of Maryland concluded that scheduling a child's entire day can be very stressful and annoying ... for the parent. The kids, on the other hand, are apparently all thriving emotionally thanks to sports and art programs, and love every second of it. Among kids between the ages of 9 and 12 from 43 families, those who had participated in roughly two hours a day of organized activities were more active and socially mature, and had more self-esteem, than the kids left alone to explore the world on their own.
"Not seeing you and learning taekwondo have done wonders for me, Mother."
Taking an active part in your children's play time doesn't necessarily mean hovering over them constantly -- as with the candy thing, the key lies in moderation. They say a child shouldn't participate in more than two after-school activities at once, and that parents should be careful not to tire themselves out. If the kid seems annoyed, it's entirely possible that he likes soccer, but doesn't like hearing you bitch about how you're constantly having to drive him to soccer.
Because the kids are probably fine. They're more durable than we give them credit for.
"After I'm done pooping, I'm fitting the entire ball in your mouth."
Cezary Jan Strusiewicz is a freelance English-Japanese-Polish translator, tour guide and writer. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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For Windows there are drivers which allow these events' mapping to be changed. I haven't found any drivers for Linux. Is it possible to change it somehow?