Department of Internal Medicine UI researchers receive American Cancer Society seed grants  M. Nedim Ince, M.D. Assistant Professor Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
10/13/2009 Two Internal Medicine researchers have each received a one-year, $30,000 American Cancer Society seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UI. M. Nedim Ince, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, will investigate whether helminthes -- parasitic organisms that do not cause illness in humans -- can be used to prevent graft-versus-host disease, a frequent complication of bone marrow transplantation. Nelson Yee, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, will study whether manipulating certain protein channels could form the basis for improved treatments for pancreatic cancer. Learn more about the cancer center at http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/cancercenter/. |
