DETROIT - The Wayne State University College of Nursing received a $200,000 grant from the Michigan Nursing Corps to enhance its simulation technology for teaching clinical nursing skills. The college's simulation laboratories use life-sized manikins programmed to exhibit a wide range of biological responses and medical conditions. This technology allows nursing students to learn and
DETROIT - Mark Juzych, M.D., M.H.S.A., of Bloomfield Township, has been appointed chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and director of the Kresge Eye Institute. The appointment is effective Aug. 1. "Dr. Juzych has been deeply involved in all aspects of the ophthalmology department and has demonstrated tremendous commitment
LANSING - After a two-month battle, the Michigan Senate finally put together the support needed to the proposed 1 percent health insurance claims tax that is essential to providing the funding to support the spending allocated for Medicaid. Democrats still seemed reticent to support the proposal after putting up almost no support for a companion
DETROIT - Roberta Sonnino, M.D., has been appointed vice dean of Faculty Affairs for the Wayne State University School of Medicine and associate provost for Medical Affairs for the university. She begins her duties Sept. 1. Dr. Sonnino comes to WSU from the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she has served as associate dean
GRAND RAPIDS ? Most of us have had a doctor prescribe an antibiotic for a stubborn bacterial infection, or for a cut that gets infected. However, prescribing an antibiotic to fight cancer? In fact, anti-cancer antibiotics have been used since the 1950s to successfully treat several forms of cancer, but often the side effects limit
GRAND RAPIDS - MichBio, the association for Michigan's bioscience industry, announced that Kim Popovits, president and CEO of Genomic Health, Inc. will keynote the 2011 MichBio Expo & Conference. The MichBio Expo & Conference is Michigan's largest gathering of bioscience-related professionals. It is set for November 2-3 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. ?We?re excited
ANN ARBOR - Building upon a series of successful preclinical and clinical studies, NanoBio Corporation today announced the initiation of a second tolerability and immunogenicity study designed to test and further optimize its novel nanoemulsion-based intranasal vaccine adjuvant. In 2009, NanoBio tested its nanoemulsion adjuvant in combination with the commercial influenza vaccine Fluzone, in a
DETROIT - A team of Wayne State University researchers was awarded $330,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a 3-D neural probe that will help suppress tinnitus ? ringing of the ears ? that is said to affect more than 250 million people worldwide. There is an increasing need for devices and tools that
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute officials announced Thursday the appointment of Love Collins, III as Vice President of Development effective immediately. Collins most recently worked at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, where he served as Vice President for Advancement since 2007. ?With more than twenty years experience in a variety of industries including
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation Tuesday announced that George Arida, managing director at Venture Investors LLC, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Venture Investors is an investment firm that provides funding to healthcare and technology companies in the Midwest. Arida has a proven track record of identifying emerging healthcare companies and guiding