|
News from the College of Veterinary Medicine University of Illinois 3225 Vet. Med. Basic Sciences Bldg. 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 |
August 31, 2008 Release on |
| Contact: |
Chris Beuoy 217/244-1562 beuoy@illinois.edu |
Biomedical Imaging, Comparative Medicine Covered in Seminar Series
Advances in biomedical imaging and new animal models of lung disease and breast cancer are among the topics slated for the fall seminar series on translational biomedical research--interdisciplinary collaborations that "translate" fundamental research discoveries into practical biomedical applications to improve human and animal health.The seminars, organized by the College of Veterinary Medicine, will be held on Mondays at noon in Room 2271C of the Veterinary Basic Sciences Building, 2001 S. Lincoln, Urbana. Metered parking is available.
The series kicks off in September with talks on the role of animal models for human reproductive disease, including ovarian cancer and uterine tumors. Speakers will be campus faculty members Janice Bahr and Romona Nowak and Prema Narayn from the School of Medicine at Southern Illinois University.
In October the talks will address animal models for assessing the impact of environmental toxicants and cancer. Speakers will include John Bucher of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Robert Cardiff from the UC-Davis Center for Genomic Pathology, and Jack Harkema from Michigan State University. These talks are co-sponsored through Merck Research Laboratory.
Biomedical imaging, from infrared spectroscopy to photoacoustic tomography, is the topic for the November talks. Stephen Boppart and Rohit Bhargava from the Urbana campus will speak, along with Lihong Wang from Washington University in St. Louis.
For the full schedule see www.vetmed.illinois.edu/research/tbrseries.html.