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California State University,
Fresno on Thursday, April 3, celebrates the launch of its
state-of-the-art biomedical research facility, where researchers can
take advantage of new technologies to study health issues.
A 1 p.m. ceremony in the University Business Center will feature
comments from dignitaries from around the state. A reception will follow
at 4 p.m.
The research facility is made possible by a $4.5 million Research
Infrastructure for Minority Institutions grant. Fresno State is one of
19 universities in the country – and two in California – to receive the
award from the National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities, a center of the National Institutes on Health.
For more information, visit
http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2008/01/biomedical.htm.
Speakers at Thursday’s event are as follows:
1 p.m.: Welcome message, Dr. Jeronima Echeverria, university
provost
1:15: “Driving Biological Discovery Using Mass Spectrometry,” Dr.
John Yates III, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla
2:15: “Breast Cancer in Hispanic Farmworkers,” Dr. Paul Mills,
Cancer Registry of Central California
2:30: “Improving Health with Central Valley Health Policy
Institute,” Laurie Primavera, associate director
3:00: “PM [Particulate Matter] Health Effects of the Central
Valley,” Dr. Kent E. Pinkerton, University of California, Davis
3:15: “Cultural Aspects of Dementia Care Giving in the Central
Valley,” Dr. Michele Russell, Alzheimer’s Memory Center
3:30: Announcement of partnership with city of Fresno, Jeff Eban,
deputy mayor
3:45: Announcement of travel grant recipients and closing
remarks, Dr. Lynnette Zelezny and Dr. Krish Krishnan, Fresno State
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