CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight's Blog – August 2008 Archive (7)

Hewlett Packard Announces 41 Awardees in New Academic Research Program

HP announced 41 professors it has selected to receive its HP Labs Innovation Research Awards which fund strategic joint research projects between academic research institutions worldwide and HP Labs, the company's central research arm.

As part of a newly announced open and competitive process that reviewed more than 450 proposals from 200 universities in 28 countries spanning the globe, HP selected 41 projects… Continue

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Medical imaging grants available

MedTechIQ Member, Dr Timothy Gerrity, director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Cal State San Bernardino is now accepting grant solicitations from universities, government labs and small technology companies interested in commercializing medical technologies for the military. Imaging technologies in demand are those aimed at curtailing fatalities by helping medical personnel in… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 23, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Military funds $35 million R&D program in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

The Department of Defense Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program of the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs recently awarded the Mission Connect Mild TBI Translational Research Consortium a grant totaling approximately $35 million to support the five-year research program. The consortium includes research teams from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The… Continue

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Tell me!...What are the best Medical Blogs Online?

Just learned from James Westwood, organizer of the annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) conference about ScienceRoll out of Hungary. Excellent site! Does anyone know of others?

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Thank you for the kind words!

You should also check Clinical Cases and Images out.

And here is the eDrug top 100 list.

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 15, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

NewYork Times - The Social Network as a Career Safety Net

SARAH JANE TRIBBLE, writes in today's New York Times that in a world of economic instability and corporate upheaval, savvy professionals understand the benefits of brushing up their online social networking image and keeping it polished.

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For limited time: Growthink offers free access to online Venture Capital portal & funding match making service

Leading venture capital research firm Growthink launches new initiative that offers entrepreneurs and venture-backed companies free access to its online research portal and matches them with premier service providers.

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 12, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Defense & Intel Communities Wrestle with Promise & Challenge of Web 2.0

Dr Jeff Roller, MD, submitted excellent article "Defense in a Wiki World" from the most recent issue of Government Computer News. The article is about how the Defense and Intelligence communities are pursuing the information sharing power of Web 2.0, without breaching the security they require. Quite a dilemma, and a challenge many enterprises will face in the upcoming years. Read on, and let us know what… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 6, 2008 at 6:05pm — No Comments