R+D Update AIDS Vaccine News Researchers at the Miller School of Medicine HIV Program have developed a vaccine that triggers an immune system res-ponse strong enough to kill a model AIDS virus in mice. The study appeared in the Journal of Virology in February. Geoffrey W. Stone, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, who led […]
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Space-Age Stem Cells
R+D Update Space-Age Stem Cells His groundbreaking research already shattered the earthly view that damaged heart muscle can’t be rejuvenated. Now Joshua Hare, the Miller School of Medicine’s chief science officer and director of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, is expanding his research to the final frontier—outer space. The Louis Lemberg Professor of Medicine was […]
Miami Docs Help Nyad Glide to Victory
Fifth time is charm for unprecedented swimming feat Wearing a full bodysuit, gloves, and booties to protect her from jellyfish stings, Diana Nyad began swimming the 111-mile route from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, on the morning of August 31, 2013. It was her fifth attempt. In addition to the kayakers flanking her to […]
Institute of Medicine Elects Schwann Cell Pioneer
Mary Bartlett Bunge, an internationally recognized authority on central nervous system regeneration, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine. A professor of cell biology, neurological surgery, and neurology at the Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis who joined the UM faculty 24 years ago, Bunge has worked […]
R+D Update
Heart Alert Early detection is key when it comes to heart attacks. Now the University of Miami Health System is conducting a clinical trial on a device designed to track significant changes in the heart’s electrical signal and alert patients to seek medical attention—even if they aren’t experiencing obvious or typical symptoms. The investigational study […]
A Wheel Good Cause
Surgeon J. David Pitcher and one of his young patients, Lazaro Cordero, arrive at the Dolphins Cycling Challenge finish line. A Wheel Good Cause Dolphins Cycling Challenge spins gold out of asphalt to help cure cancer. By Robert C. Jones Jr. Photo by David Sutta At mile 26, J. David Pitcher Jr.’s 6-foot 3-inch frame […]
Saved Millions of Lives
Saved Millions of Lives Anyone who travels via automobile does so more safely thanks to Jeffrey S. Augenstein, B.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’74, M.D. ’74. Augenstein was a professor of surgery and director of the William Lehman Injury Research Center at the Miller School of Medicine when he died unexpectedly in February 2012 at the age […]
