Sandi Lane received Anita A. Brown Award
May 27, 2009
Concord — Sandi Lane, program chair for the Health Services Leadership and Management program at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences was awarded the first annual Anita A. Brown Leadership in Education Award. Read more
Bioinformatics: UNCC focuses on dealing with complexity
May 27, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
Scientific research under way at the N.C. Research Campus generates so much biological information that no spreadsheet or computer file can contain it. Read more
Charlotte Research Institute the ‘business portal’
May 27, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has two different but related roles at the N.C. Research Campus. Read more
Who’s who at UNCC
May 27, 2009
Each month, the Citizen & Researcher introduces one of the eight universities with a presence at the N.C. Research Campus. This month, meet the faculty and staff with the Bioinformatics Research Center and the Charlotte Research Institute of UNCC . Read more
What’s happening on the Research Campus
May 27, 2009
Eight universities have partnered with the N.C. Research Campus and have a presence in Kannapolis. Every month, the C&R brings you news directly from their scientists and staff. Follow us online at TheKCR.com.
David H. Murdock Research Institute
The Murdock Research Institute held its first nuclear magnetic resonance workshop May 18 and 19 to train users on the 600 MHz, 750 MHz and 950 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers in the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building.
The workshop was hands-on. Many attendees ran their own samples and were able to collect data from the world’s largest actively-shielded NMR magnet.
— Dr. Randy Allen
Director of business development
UNC-Greensboro
The Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components
The center recently finished a metabolomics study on melamine-induced acute renal toxicity in rats, in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
This study was performed immediately following the September 2008 outbreak of renal failure among infants in China who had consumed milk powder containing melamine. The infant formula was intentionally adulterated to raise the apparent protein content.
A metabolomic profiling approach was used to evaluate the global biochemical alteration triggered by melamine ingestion which included several important amino acid metabolic pathways and altered gut microbial community.
— Dr. Wei Jia
Co-director
N.C. State
Program for Value-Added & Alternative Agriculture
Gary Bullen announces the availability of a new set of seven business development files designed for N.C. Cooperative Extension agents to assist clients interested in building or expanding an agricultural business.
The worksheets in the files help determine feasibility of a business endeavor and provide information on market and competitor analysis and legal and insurance considerations. Contact your local Cooperative Extension Center for more information, www.ces.ncsu.edu.
— Leah Chester-Davis
Coordinator of Communications & Community Outreach
UNC-Charlotte
Charlotte Research Institute
The Charlotte Research Institute will host the 2009 International Hydrail Conference June 11 and 12 in Charlotte.
The keynote address will be given by Walter Kulyk, director of the Office of Mobility Innovation at the Federal Transit Administration.
Mobility Innovation performs research, analysis, demonstrations and evaluations for bus, rail, maglev, ferries, electric drive propulsion subsystems, intelligent transportation systems and bus rapid transit. To learn more or to register, visit www.hydrail. org.
— Clare Cook Faggart
Office manager
N.C. A&T University
Center of Excellence for Post Harvest Technologies
The Center has started a research project to determine the role of bioactive components on cell-mediated cytotoxicity and pathogenicity for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from minimally processed fruits and vegetables and ready-to-eat products.
Results from this study will help us understand how phytochemicals and nutrients play an important role in disease progression.
—Dr. Leonard Williams
Faculty
Duke University
MURDOCK Study
Duke Translational Medicine Institute
We reached a milestone May 15 when we enrolled the 500th participant in the MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository. Our goal is to enroll 50,000 participants over five years.
We have opened a fifth enrollment site at Lakeside Primary Care/Novant Health near Concord Mills in Concord. Adults who live in Kannapolis or Cabarrus County are eligible to enroll.
For more information or to make an appointment to enroll, visit www.murdock-study.org or call 704.250.5851.
— Dr. Ashley Aull Dunham
Community Health Project Leader
Calendar
May 27, 2009
June 1
• Kannapolis City Council, 2010 budget to be presented and discussed. 6 p.m., Train Station, 201 S. Main St. Phone: 704-920-4333 Read more
Kannapolis pays tribute: Company built Little Mount Vernon in honor of soldiers
May 27, 2009
By Norris Dearmon
Not long after World War II began and the men from Kannapolis began to be drafted, some kind of recognition for their service was thought to be needed. The Beaver Pittman American Legion Post decided to sponsor a display in Town Park. Read more
Music greats get their due at Hall of Fame
May 27, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
Billy Scott’s bright red suit and rhinestone tie finally have a permanent home. Read more
RCCC explores partnerships with school systems to meet biotech needs
May 27, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
Many scientists who have moved from around the world to work at the N.C. Research Campus are married. Read more
A.L. Brown student charged with having gun on campus
May 27, 2009
By Mark Wineka
mwineka@salisburypost.com
Police charged a ninth-grade student at A.L. Brown High School on Monday with having a gun on campus. Read more
