Gail Besner, MD, receives RO1 grant to continue research on necrotizing enterocolitis

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Gail Besner, MD, receives RO1 grant to continue research on necrotizing enterocolitis Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Gail Besner, MD, principal investigator in the Center for Perinatal Research in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has been awarded a 4-year RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work on heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) and intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Dr. Besner, who holds the John E. Fisher Endowed Chair in Neonatal Research and is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, initially discovered HB-EGF in laboratory experiments with human white blood cells, and it was later found to be a member of the epidermal growth factor family of growth factors. This family of growth factors is important in regulating development and maintenance of various tissues. Dr. Besner's research examines the ability of HB-EGF to treat and prevent various forms of intestinal injury including neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Primarily seen in premature infants, NEC is the most common and most serious gastrointestinal disorder among hospitalized preterm infants. It is also their leading cause of surgical death. Recent data suggest that HB-EGF may not only serve to treat NEC, but may also improve intestinal function afterward. Based on her laboratory discoveries, approval has been received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin using HB-EGF in human clinical trials. Dr. Besner has been conducting this outstanding research at Nationwide Children's Hospital for the last 20 years, said R. Lawrence Moss, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Nationwide Children's Hospital. This would be an impressive accomplishment for any researcher. For an individual who also manages a large clinical practice and directs a fellowship training program, the achievements are monumental. Dr. Besner's discoveries will positively influence the lives of babies with NEC around the world. In addition to her role as a researcher in the Center for... http://www.rxpgnews.com

Siemens and VTT begin cooperation to improve the information security of industry Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Siemens and VTT have entered into a cooperation agreement aimed at improving the information security of Finnish industry. As a result, the agreement will allow Siemens to offer its industrial services as part of VTT's information security analysis. VTT carries out the analysis independently, utilising the systems knowledge of Siemens experts when necessary. The analysis comprises an extensive study of the level of information security at a production facility; for example user management, backup copying and network security. We are cooperating in order to improve the level and awareness of information security within Finnish industry. We have years of experience in critical research of infrastructure and information security of industrial automation, while Siemens is a leading supplier of industrial automation both in Finland and worldwide. For this reason, we consider this cooperation fruitful, says Matti Mantere from VTT. Siemens provides solutions to challenges identified in VTT's analysis. There are major differences between the information security of a regular office network and automation. Consequently, it is sensible to take care of automation information security in cooperation with an expert supplier. As experts, we can help industry to better prepare for information security threats, says Petri Auramo, Service Manager at Siemens. For years, Siemens has invested heavily in the information security of industry. The company has its own information security centre, where threats such as viruses are researched. The company always tests its own automation systems against information security threats. For its part, VTT has surveyed the state of the information security of Finnish industry in the TITAN project of the Security Programme of the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, according to which there is considerable room for improvement in information security. No single measure will secure the... http://www.rxpgnews.com

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