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UC San Diego to Lead Nationwide Study of Posttraumatic Stress and Brain Injury

"The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine will lead a $60 million, five-year, 10-site Clinical Consortium funded by the Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (DoD PH/TBI) to conduct studies leading to the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), two prevalent but poorly understood battlefield-related disorders that affect millions of individuals, both military and civilian." (M. Stein, M.D., M.P.H.; R. G. Thomas, Ph.D.; R. Coimbra, M.D., Ph.D.)
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News Articles: The San Diego Union Tribune | North County Times | San Diego Business Journal | Your Defence News (UK) | San Diego CW News | KGTV | MSNBC.com | KUSI | KPBS

Disaster Medical Assistance Team Sponsored by UC San Diego Medical Center Deployed to Hurricane Ike

"On Friday, September 5th 2008, the San Diego Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT San Diego CA-4), co-sponsored by UC San Diego Medical Center and International Relief Teams of San Diego, Inc., has been activated to deploy to the Southeast to prepare for the anticipated medical needs of Hurricane Ike victims."
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News Articles: The San Diego Union Tribune | KFMB | NBC San Diego

New Center for Study of Human Origins Opens in San Diego

"A multidisciplinary group of researchers at the University of California, San Diego, along with colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, have established a center to formally explore the origins of humanity and the many facets of what makes us human."(A.Varki, M.D.; Fred H. Gage, Ph.D.; Pascal Gagneux, Ph.D.)
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News Articles: Imperial Valley News

"Cancer Survivor, Researchers Discuss Best Way to Communicate about Cancer"

These Days,, KPBS, featured guest, Wayne Beach, researcher with Moores UCSD Cancer Center.
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"Lifeblood for a community"

San Diego Union Tribune, Dr. Ruth Covell, Associate Dean for program and policy at UCSD's School of Medicine, discusses her involvement with the creation of the San Ysidro Health Center.
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"Research Roundup: basic research gets big boost"

La Jolla Light, features Shiley Eye Center and UCSD School of Medicine.
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"Obesity Worsens Asthma"

U.S. News & World Report, features Dr. Michael Schatz.
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News Articles: Atlanta Journal Constitution

"Fears of new kinds of CJD"

The Daily Telegraph, "New versions of the incurable brain disease variant CJD could emerge "with dramatic effects," according to a study by a leading expert." quotes E. Masliah, M.D.
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"Remember: Memory Record and Replay Handled by Same Cells"

Scientific American, "New research shows that the same neurons maintain memory-forming firing patterns for later recall." features L. Squire, Ph.D.
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Produced by the Health Sciences Communications office at the University of California, San Diego. Health Sciences at UCSD is a consortium composed of the School of Medicine, UCSD Medical Center, and Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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	In this Newsletter Home Honors & Awards Contracts & Grants Research Roundup Grand Rounds & Lectures In the News Outreach Past Newsletters August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008	UC San Diego to Lead Nationwide Study of Posttraumatic Stress and Brain Injury "The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine will lead a $60 million, five-year, 10-site Clinical Consortium funded by the Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (DoD PH/TBI) to conduct studies leading to the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), two prevalent but poorly understood battlefield-related disorders that affect millions of individuals, both military and civilian." (M. Stein, M.D., M.P.H.; R. G. Thomas, Ph.D.; R. Coimbra, M.D., Ph.D.) Click Here for the full Press Release... News Articles: The San Diego Union Tribune \| North County Times \| San Diego Business Journal \| Your Defence News (UK) \| San Diego CW News \| KGTV \| MSNBC.com \| KUSI \| KPBS Disaster Medical Assistance Team Sponsored by UC San Diego Medical Center Deployed to Hurricane Ike "On Friday, September 5th 2008, the San Diego Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT San Diego CA-4), co-sponsored by UC San Diego Medical Center and International Relief Teams of San Diego, Inc., has been activated to deploy to the Southeast to prepare for the anticipated medical needs of Hurricane Ike victims." Click Here for the full Press Release... News Articles: The San Diego Union Tribune \| KFMB \| NBC San Diego New Center for Study of Human Origins Opens in San Diego "A multidisciplinary group of researchers at the University of California, San Diego, along with colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, have established a center to formally explore the origins of humanity and the many facets of what makes us human."(A.Varki, M.D.; Fred H. Gage, Ph.D.; Pascal Gagneux, Ph.D.) Click Here for the full Press Release... News Articles: Imperial Valley News "Cancer Survivor, Researchers Discuss Best Way to Communicate about Cancer" These Days,, KPBS, featured guest, Wayne Beach, researcher with Moores UCSD Cancer Center. Click Here for the full News Article... "Lifeblood for a community" San Diego Union Tribune, Dr. Ruth Covell, Associate Dean for program and policy at UCSD's School of Medicine, discusses her involvement with the creation of the San Ysidro Health Center. Click Here for the full News Article... "Research Roundup: basic research gets big boost" La Jolla Light, features Shiley Eye Center and UCSD School of Medicine. Click Here for the full News Article... "Obesity Worsens Asthma" U.S. News & World Report, features Dr. Michael Schatz. Click Here for the full News Article... News Articles: Atlanta Journal Constitution "Fears of new kinds of CJD" The Daily Telegraph, "New versions of the incurable brain disease variant CJD could emerge "with dramatic effects," according to a study by a leading expert." quotes E. Masliah, M.D. Click Here for the full News Article... "Remember: Memory Record and Replay Handled by Same Cells" Scientific American, "New research shows that the same neurons maintain memory-forming firing patterns for later recall." features L. Squire, Ph.D. Click Here for the full News Article...

Produced by the Health Sciences Communications office at the University of California, San Diego. Health Sciences at UCSD is a consortium composed of the School of Medicine, UCSD Medical Center, and Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. To submit content for the Celebrate Excellence newsletter via the web click here. To submit content via email click here, complete the content submission form, and email to: hs-communications-l@mailmain.ucsd.edu.