2008
Local Researchers Study Obesity Surgery [4/7/08]GRI scientists and Ethicon engineers partner in $10.3 million agreement [3/26/08]
A three-year, $10.3 million commitment from Ethicon will support GRI scientists and Ethicon Endo-Surgery engineers as they work to find new solutions for treating obesity and related conditions, including diabetes. The GRI's Obesity Research Center, headed by Dr. Randy Seeley, will house the project.
Article featuring GRI scientist Deborah Clegg: How to Lose 10 Pounds [3/3/08]
GRI Scientist on Kidney Cancer Medical Advisory Board [2/5/08]
Dr. Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska, professor of molecular oncogenesis, is the newest member of the Kidney Cancer Association’s Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Czyzyk-Krzeska has funding from both the NIH and Department of Defense for research projects on kidney cancer.
Obesity Treatment Company Raises $16 Million [1/23/08]
Anti-fat strategies explored [1/2/08]
GRI scientists of the Obesity Research Center are focusing on new research they hope will counteract the body's instinct to hold on to excess weight.
New Approaches to Targeting and Killing Neuroblastoma Cells [1/1/08]
Dr. Sandra Nelson, of the GRI's Drug Discovery program, is collaborating with investigators in the Cincinnati Children’s cancer program to screen for new anticancer drugs. The study is described in the Cincinnati Children's 2007 Annual Report.
2007
P&G Finds Big Success In Pharmaceutical Elusive [12/14/07]Genome Science Department is Now Molecular Oncogenesis [12/3/07]
The new name was approved by UC’s Board of Trustees at their Nov. 27, 2007, meeting and became effective Dec. 1, 2007. Jorge Moscat, PhD, professor and interim chair of molecular oncogenesis, says “This name change makes clear the connection between our department and the College of Medicine’s efforts to expand its cancer research initiatives."
UC sets $800M fundraising target: After years of new buildings, focus moves to research [11/28/07]
University of Cincinnati to Study the Zebrafish [11/28/07]
Zebrafish story boosts UC's scientific profile [11/28/07]
A $1.53 million four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to Jay Hove, an associate professor of molecular and cellular physiology,is targeted at creating a camera that will allow more detailed study of zebrafish cells. The camera would improve the study of cell and fluid movement in real time.
Making the Industry-to-Academia Shift: Successful candidates tout their distinctive skill sets [11/15/07]
Ken Greis, PhD, Associate Professor and head of the Proteomics Laboratory at the GRI, is featured in an article on scientists who make the move from industry to academia.
Fat cell receptors may hold key to preventing obesity, diabetes [11/15/07]
GRI Researcher Receives Highest Honor Awarded to Young Scientists [11/5/07]
Jay Hove, PhD, has been named a winner of the prestigious 2006 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). PECASE is recognized as the highest award offered to young scientists by the United States government. Hove received the award during a morning reception at the White House Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. He is the first scientist from UC to receive the honor.
Pharmasset Enters Antiviral Research Collaboration with the GRI [11/1/07]
Pharmasset and GRI's drug discovery professionals have entered into a collaboration to identify active and selective compounds against antiviral targets for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus.
New Potential Obesity Target is Identified [10/30/07]
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati, led by GRI scientist, David Hui, have found a cell receptor that might become a target in programs designed to control obesity and prevent such ills as obesity and diabetes.
University of Cincinnati Researchers Uncover Key to Battling Obesity [10/29/07]
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati, led by GRI scientist, David Hui, identified a cell receptor involved in fat transport. With the discovery of this receptor, scientists hope to eventually develop drugs to reduce the rate of fat transport to adipose (fat) tissue.
New-molecular-target-for-prevention-of-obesity-identified [10/26/07]
Brain clue could provide anti-obesity drugs [10/3/07]
Dr. Matthias Tschöp reported on experiments in rats showing that the hypothalamus helps determine how much food energy is stored, raising the possibility of a new kind of anti-obesity drug.
Scientists Discover how Brain Regulates Fat Metabolism [9/24/07]
Scientists led by GRI researcher Matthias Tschöp have discovered the brain region which, independent of the rate of food intake, controls whether excess energy is stored as fat or burned in our muscles.
Study: Menopause Can Make You Fat [8/22/07]
OBESITY’S HIDDEN CAUSES [8/22/07]
Dwindling estrogen in menopause could make women fat: study [8/22/07]
Revealing Estrogen's Secret Role In Obesity [8/21/07]
Estrogen Tells Brain Where Fat Goes [8/21/07]
Fat at Menopause Linked to Brain Estrogen Receptors [8/21/07]
GRI researcher, Deborah Clegg, reported to the American Chemical Society on a study showing a link between brain estrogen receptors and hormonal changes that increase visceral fat at menopause.
Study Links Menopause to Weight Gain [8/21/07]
Researchers find link between molecule and obesity [6/20/07]
The Bsx of Obesity [6/19/07]
GRI scientists contributed to a recent report on a brain protein, Bsx, which controls our subconscious physical activity. Individual differences in Bsx levels could explain why some of us are innately more physically active than others and less prone to putting on body weight.
GRI Gains Access to Compound Library [6/17/07]
Procter & Gamble has provided full access and use of its chemical compound library to the GRI. The newly acquired library was developed by P&G over the last 10 years and contains more than 250,000 individual chemical compounds.
Fidgety Fish Could Hold Weight-Loss Clues [6/14/07]
GRI scientist Jay Hove, PhD, uses zebrafish as a model for obesity. By monitoring their movement and metabolic rates, he hopes to better understand how "fidgeting" affects caloric balance and which molecules may control that process.
The Science of Appetite [6/1/07]
GRI researcher Randy Seeley, PhD, Department of Psychiatry is featured in a Time Magazine article entitled, The Science of Appetite.
German Pharmacy Students Visit GRI [4/6/07]
Pharmacy students from the University of Munster spent a month in Cincinnati learning how German pharmacy training differs from ours. Jim Knittel, PhD (College of Pharmacy) hosted the students and gave them a project to work on in his lab at the GRI.
Ohio looks to the pharmaceutical industry for economic growth [2/28/07]
Omeris president, Tony Dennis, says from drug discovery through clinical trials expertise to marketing, Ohio boasts hundreds of companies that serve the world’s pharmaceutical leaders. He says the industry can boost local and state economies through its high-paying jobs. Cincinnati speakers in this radio report include executives from U-C’s Genome Research Institute, and Hill Top Research.
Reading Loses Piece of Industrial Past [1/22/07]
A $2.3 million state grant to demolish a long-vacant factory will give the city 10 acres for what officials hope will be hundreds of well-paying biosciences jobs. The grant process does not allow a user to be designated, but officials believe they'll have no trouble finding an occupant for the space next to the campus that's home to three growing drug-related companies (including the GRI).
GRI Bolsters Research Team with New Recruits [1/3/07]
Jorge Moscat, PhD, and Maria Diaz-Meco, PhD, are two of the Genome Research Institute’s (GRI) newest recruits. The duo came to UC from the Spanish National Research Council—a major research organization similar to the National Institutes of Health.
2006
UC, Cincinnati Children's Partner to Enhance Drug Discovery [10/20/06]
CINCINNATI-The University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Center will partner with Evotec AG of Hamburg, Germany to enhance the potential for innovative drug discovery in southwest Ohio.
UC Scientiest Awarded Grant to Create '4-D' Camera [10/11/06]
University of Cincinnati (UC) physiologist Jay Hove, PhD, has been awarded a four-year, $1.53 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health to create a tool, a laser-illuminated "4-D camera," that he hopes will provide scientists with a better way to study cell and fluid movement in three dimensions plus-the fourth D-real time.
How To Soothe The Hungry Brain [10/3/06]
GRI Researcher, Angela Drew, Awarded Grant to Study Ovarian Cancer [7/17/06]
Study of Nutrients' Effects on Brain Provides Insight into Appetite Regulation [5/11/06]
Scientists from UC's Genome Research Institute demonstrated that the signaling pathway mTOR-activated by nutrient and hormonal signals-plays a role in the brain's ability to sense how much energy the body has available.
Public Event Explains Links Between Breast Cancer and Environment [5/2/06]
Study Links 'Hunger Hormone' to Memory and Learning [2/19/06]
2005
Chronic Stress Might Harm Women More Than it Does Men [11/15/05]Sweet Snacks Could be Best Medicine for Stress [11/15/05]
PROFILE: Researcher Spurred by Unconventional Ideas [9/26/05]
Researchers Identify New Target in Fight Against Obesity [9/19/05]
Research May Provide New Link Between Soft Drinks and Weight Gain [7/29/05]
UC Scientists Seek Answers to Health Problems in the Military [5/23/05]
UC Hosts Forum on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer [4/20/05]
Researchers Add New Tool to Tumor-Treatment Arsenal [3/24/05]
Fat on the Brain [1/11/05]
Food Addictions May Begin in the Brain [1/10/05]
Olestra Seen as Antidote to Toxins [1/4/05]
2004
UC to Test Treatment for Alcoholics [12/31/04]Study: High Fat Diet No Good in the Long Run [12/29/04]
Holiday Eating [12/27/04]
Hunger Suppression [12/24/04]
Preparing to Stop Smoking an Important First Step [12/21/04]
Ohio 'Lights' Nation's Leading Superscale Network [11/30/04]
Genome Center Woos Biotech Firm [11/8/04]
UC Researchers Probe Drugs to Curb Hunger [8/20/04]
Scientist Whose Team Found Obesity Enzyme In Mice Coming to UC [8/13/04]
UC Researchers Link Genes, Lung Cancer [8/5/04]
Lung Cancer Findings Cap Arduous Hunt [8/1/04]
Is the 'Fullness Hormone' For Real? [7/30/04]
No Anti-Fat Bullet [7/29/04]
UC Targets Potential Lung Cancer Gene for Treatment [7/28/04]
Researchers Closing in on Lung Cancer Gene [7/27/04]
Lung Cancer Gene Region Identified [7/25/04]
Obesity 'Wonder Drug' Claims Lack Weight [7/20/04]
Biotech Research Complex Puts Reading at Forefront [7/20/04]
Purported 'Fat Drug' Doesn't Replicate [7/19/04]
Labs Fail to Reproduce Protein's Appetite-Suppressing Effects [7/9/04]
UC: Obesity Treatment Premature [7/8/04]
Silver Bullet Obesity Pill Debunked by Later Studies [7/8/04]
Weight Problems May Not Be Your Fault [5/11/04]
A Bargain Basement Ferrari [4/28/04]
2003
GRI Partner Receives Third Frontier Funding [10/23/03]The Knowledge Industry [10/7/03]
GRI Grand Opening [10/6/03]
Genome Research [9/11/03]
2001
Millhorn Named Director of New UC Genome Research Institute [4/23/01]UC Board of Trustees Accepts Aventis Donation [1/23/01]