CIIT research on estrogens featured at national meeting
The research of CIIT scientist Dr. Li You will be featured at a news conference in San Francisco this month as part of the 84th annual meeting of The Endocrine Society.... ...Dr. Yous research was selected as one of four new genetic studies that will be highlighted at the Societys news conference on genomics and endocrinology. Dr. Yous study is among 2500 to be presented at the four-day meeting....IIT develops technology that may help doctors identify blood pathogens faster
Students at Illinois Institute of Technology have developed a unique sensing technology that will allow doctors to detect and identify pathogens in the blood much faster than conventional lab tests can. The sensing device, known as an electronic nose, is an array of small sensors that can detect gases given off by microscopic organisms including bacteria that can infect the blood such as e. coli...Chemical industry research commitment spurs CIIT growth
. . The CIIT Operating Board today approved a capital plan to nearly double the Institute's bench laboratory facilities and to expand and update technology. The changes will begin this fiscal year and proceed in two phases.. "This is a strong endorsement of our vision to become one of the elite environmental health science institutes," said CIIT President William F. Greenlee, who took over l...Michael Czech to receive CIIT Founders' Award
.Dr. Michael P. Czech, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will.be the 31st recipient of the CIIT Founders' Award, presented annually to recognize career contributions to human health.research and risk assessment. . .Professor Czech is being honored for his pioneering work on the molecular action of insulin on glucose transport and i...Chemical industry science leaders keynote CIIT meeting
. . The leaders of science policy for Dow Chemical Company and the Chemical Manufacturers Association will present keynote addresses for CIIT's 31st Annual Meeting, Tuesday May 9.. . Dr. James S. Bus, Science Policy Leader, Dow Chemical Company, and Dr. Carol J. Henry, CMA Vice President for Science and Research, will speak on "The Long-Range Research Initiative: Status and Future Directions."....Two groups of CIIT researchers were honored for their scholarship by the Society of Toxicology at its recent meeting in Philadelphia. The "Paper of the Year" awards from the Inhalation Specialty Section and the Developmental and Reproductive Specialty Section went to scientists from the Institute. . Dr. Li You and his colleagues were honored for their work on the effect of DDE. The paper, "Tra....A team of scientists at CIIT, working under the latest draft guidelines for cancer risk assessment established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, have published an up-to-date risk assessment for cancer from inhaled formaldehyde, which occurs in some residential and workplace environments. The comprehensive document integrates the latest mechanistic knowledge on the toxic effects of ex...