Hotel Influenza

Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., announced the opening of a new Extended Stay Research Unit at SLU. The new research unit will allow investigators to take vaccine testing to the next level and will further efforts to develop a universal flu vaccine. More

Missing Protein Leads to Hypoglycemia

Gina Yosten, Ph.D., received a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support her studies on hyopglycemia in Type 1 diabetics. More

MS Drug Reduces Pain From Cancer Treatment

Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., and her research team published a paper in the Journal of Experimental Medicine detailing their studies on chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain (CINP) caused by a treatment used for multiple myeloma. More

PRF Cycle 15 Awardees Announced

The RPC has announced the recipients of the President's Research Fund awards for the 2018 Cycle 15 applications. More

Cause of Premature Aging in Children

Susana Gonzalo, Ph.D., and her lab group published a paper in Cell Reports detailing her lab’s studies on Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), which is caused by a single mutation in the LMNA gene that encodes the lamin A protein. More

Crystal Structure Solved For Key Inflammation Protein

Sergey Korolev, Ph.D., and his lab group published findings in Nature Communications revealing the crystal structure of the calcium-independent form of phospholipase A2β (iPLA2β). The structure sheds new light on the function, cellular localization, and regulation of this enzyme. More

A Link Between Sepsis and ARDS

David Ford, Ph.D., and Jane McHowat, Ph.D., published a paper linking sepsis to lung injury and death in patients with elevated levels of chlorinated lipids. Their findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight. More

Results from Phase 1 Zika Vaccine Trials

Sarah George, M.D., is Principal Investigator of the SLU trial to study three different doses of a Zika vaccine. The trial is part of a larger three-part investigation of the vaccine, which was developed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. More

Gemini Computing Cluster

The Department of Biochemistry maintains a state-of-the-art, high performance computing cluster that can be used for GPU computing, advanced molecular analyses, and rapid macromolecular conformation sampling. More

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The RPC is the advisory body to the Dean of the School of Medicine about policies, activities, and long-term objectives pertaining to research in the School of Medicine.

Members are appointed by the Dean to a 3-year term, with the recommendations of the Committee on Faculty Affairs.

Activities of the RPC include:

Review of nominations for awards and fellowships
Reviews of Research Centers and Cores
Review of major equipment requisitions
Administration of Internal Study Section
Administration of Presidential Research Fund

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