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Page 4 Duke Hospital, InterGom Over $245,000 in Grants Announced In July Research grants to Duke scholars totaling almost a quarter of a million dollars were announced during July. Five new grants and 12 renewals pro viding one-year continuations of re search projects already underway brought the total announced last month to over $245,000. The new grants, all awarded by the U. S. Public Health Service are: A new three-year grant of $37,950 to Dr. Doris A. Howell to study bleeding diseases in infants and chil dren. Dr. Howell, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Duke Medical School, and her associates are study ing substances that control blood co agulation in children, and bleeding diseases related to these substances. Working with her are Dr. Dorothy Hahn, research fellow in hematology, and Duke medical student Sue Wood ward. Dr. George S. Badie, professor of physiology and pharmacology in the Duke Medical School, is principal in vestigator for a study of how long blood cells live under normal and ab normal conditions. Working under provisions of a $14,760 grant. Dr. Eadie and his associates are using radioactive tracers to “label” blood cells for study. A grant of $9,799 has been made to Duke for investigation of factors that regulate the amount of blood in the body and how these factors affect the functioning of the kidneys. Dr. Her bert 0. Sieker, assistant professor of medicine, is principal investigator. Others are: $2,220 for study of “Incorporation of C14 Methionine into Spermidine,” with Dr. Ronald C. Greene, instructor in biochemistry, as principal investigator; and $2,300 for research on “Neuro-endocrine Control of Ovulation,” with Dr. J. B. Markee, James B. Duke Professor of anatomy, as principal investigator. The renewal grants also made by the U. S. Public Health Service show ing the principal investigators, amounts and subjects, are: Dr. Grace Kerby, associate profes sor of medicine, $5,750, “Leukocyte and Ground Substance Changes with Injury.” Dr. Albert Heyman, associate pro fessor of medicine, $22,713, “Evalua tion and Application of Angiography in the Study of Cerebral Vascular Diseases. ’ ’ Dr. Philip Handler, professor of biochemistry and nutrition, $28,500, “Metabolic Role of Glutamine” (ef fective Oct. 1). Dr. Amoz Chernoff, associate pro fessor of medicine, $19,301, “Bio- cemical Aspects of Abnormal Hemo globin.” Dr. Ivan W. Brown, Jr., associate professor of surgery, $23,495, “Pro longed Preservation of Human Blood at Sub-zero Temperatures.” Dr. Joseph W. Beard, professor of surgery, and Dr. Duncan C. Hether- ington, professor of anatomy, $31,950, “Studies on Avian Leukemia.” Dr. William Wilson, assistant pro fessor of psychiatry, $7,475, “Effect of Changes in Carbon Dioxide, Glu cose and Potassium on the Function of the Central Nervous System.” Dr. William J. A. DeMaria, assist ant professor of pediatrics, $7,486, ‘ ‘ Transfusion Reaction in Dogs. ’ ’ Dr. Eugene A. Stead, professor of medicine, and Dr. James V. Warren, professor of medicine, $22,713, “Reg ulation of Blood and Extracellular Fluid Volumes.” Dr. Eliot H. Rodnick, professor of psychology, and Dr. Norman Gar- mezy, associate professor of psychol ogy, $19,617, “Motivation and Psy chological Deficits of Schizophrenia.” A renewal grant of $4,780 also was made by the Atomic Energy Commis sion for “Research in Ion Exchange in Polar Non-aqueous Solvents.” Dr. Howard A. Strobel, assistant profes sor of chemistry, is principal investi gator. A $27,275 March of Dimes grant has also been made to continue pro duction of motion pictures for teach ing anatomy. Underway in the Duke Medical School since 1951, the project has been supported by a series of March of Dimes grants now totaling $210,392, and is directed by Dr. J. E. Markee, James B. Duke professor of Anatomy. New Name Duke University’s combined facili ties for medical and nursing teaching treatment and research have a new name. Dean W. C. Davison announced that henceforth these facilities will be known as the Duke University Medical Center. The new name was selected to pro vide one over-all designation for the many units that make up the medical portion of the Duke campus, he ex plained. These units include the Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Duke Hospital with its Out-Patient Department and Private Diagnostic Clinics, and buildings such as the Hanes Nurses’ Residence and the Bell Medical Research Building.
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