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| Oct 9, 2009 |
Genomics research offers opportunity for USD med school |
| VERMILLION, S.D. -- A federal grant awarded to Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center will increase opportunities for genomics research for medical students and residents. A clinical faculty member of the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota will be one of the leaders of the research project in collaboration with colleagues at South Dakota State University. |
| The National Institute of Mental Health awarded a $3.76 million grant for a study titled, “Genomics of Developmental Trajectories in Twins.” The goal is to identify specific genes that influence the development of child psychiatric illness, according to the principal investigator for the grant, James Hudziak, M.D., of the University of Vermont and the Vrije University in Amsterdam.
In South Dakota, Gareth Davies, Ph.D., will lead cutting-edge research at the Avera Institute for Human Behavioral Genetics located at the Avera Behavioral Health Center in Sioux Falls. Davies is a research associate professor in the USD Sanford School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at SDSU. “Our Department of Psychiatry has been very successful in developing more and more research,” said Rod Parry, M.D., dean of the Sanford School of Medicine. “This collaborative project adds not only more opportunities for our students and residents, but it also enhances the national and global reputation of the research conducted in our school and our state.” About the Sanford School of Medicine For more than a century, the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota has set the standard for medical education of students, residents and professionals in the state. The school’s mission includes education, research and service. It emphasizes family practice to help create the next generation of doctor’s for all parts of the state. The school’s economic impact includes attracting $17 million annually in research funding as well as hosting two of the four 2010 Research Centers designated by the governor. |
| About The University of South Dakota |
| Founded in 1862, The University of South Dakota is designated as the only public liberal arts university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, the state's only School of Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 9,600 students taught by 400 faculty members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.
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