From tretinoin and retinoids in preventing skin aging to telomeres as the ultimate cause and target of all aging, dermatologist Dr. Gilchrest provides a thoughtful and insightful look into her research at Boston University studying aging in skin cells.
Link: Pieces of the Puzzle: An Interview with Barbara Gilchrest, MD.
Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine. 5:153-159, 2002.
A friend was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Stand up 2 Cancer is a “pop” research funding enterprise (is it cool to be a scientist yet?) – Link: WELCOME TO SUTV | SU2C. Dream team? Sure sounds like they are having fun.
Also noteworthy is the CPRIT, recently approved by the Texas Legislature ($3 billion over the next 10 years). This will be huge for Texas in developing a cure for cancer and expanding our biotech and life sciences industry. The Chief Scientific Officer is former University of Texas Southwestern Medical School dean and nobel laurete (2004) Alfred G. Gilman, MD, PhD.
Check out their site. – Link: http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/
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