Alzheimer's Research Receives Support from Biotech Giant

Millennium Predictive Medicine Company, Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has awarded $351,000 for a pilot study on Alzheimer's disease in HMRI's Molecular Neurology Program, directed by Michael G. Harrington, M.D.  Participants include patients who have been referred by their physicians, as well as disease-free volunteers.  The project is designed to discover "biomarkers" for neurological disorders and to assess how useful they might be in deciding on treatment and predicting disease outcome.

Telltale Protein May Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence

A promising study in the HMRI laboratory of S. Ashraf, Imam, Ph.D.,  reveals a protein on the surface of breast cancer tumor cells, called luminal epithelial antigen (LEA.135), that appears to accurately predict the likelihood of recurrence.

Perfecting Bladder Electrodes for Spinal Cord Patients

In HMRI's Neural Engineering Laboratory, Boswell Fellow Victor Pikov, Ph.D., is researching how microstimulation of the spinal cord can help restore the ability to void the bladder efficiently in persons with spinal cord trauma.

Alzheimer's Study Includes Skilled Psychological Testing

Gail Blesi, Ph.D., conducts cognitive function studies on participants in Alzheimer's disease research in HMRI's Molecular Neurology Laboratory.  She is assisted by Fuller Graduate School of Psychology students.  She developed and administers an extensive battery of tests that measure personality and brain function.  These data are then correlated with the molecular composition of the participants' cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Bing Super Molecule Gives NOD to Heart Attack Recovery

Dr. Richard Bing has developed a molecule which can give a therapeutic boost of nitric oxide (NO) from outside the body.  Called a nitric oxide donor (NOD) and now named B-NOD in honor of Bing, it delivers  the beneficial NO orally to restore blood flow to the heart following a heart attack.

Prostate Patients Contribute to Clinical Trial

Lawrence W. Jones, M.D., head of HMRI's prostate cancer research program, recently spoke at a meeting of the Altadena Guild of Huntington Hospital about HMRI's clinical trials of a new prostate cancer drug, Rhodami and the Community Prostate Network which helps bring new patients into clinical studies.

Honorary Degree for Dr. Richard Bing

Richard J. Bing, M.D., director of HMRI's Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the 2000 commencement exercises of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.  Other recipients were Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan and Dr. Bernadine Healy, president of the American Red Cross.

Summer Students Present "The Future of Medical Science"

Students in HMRI's Summer Student Program 2000 gave detailed presentations about their research projects to a gathering of the Medical Research Council in August.  The program is supported in part by the Mitchell B. Howe and Lucile H. Howe Foundation and the Altadena Guild.

50th Home Tour Puts Altadena "On Top of the World"

The Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital presents its golden anniversary home tour on Sunday, April 29, 2001, to benefit HMRI.

Co-chairs of the festivities are Penny Gill, Laurie Kinsinger and Carole Lambert, with Guild president Beth Auer.

Bouquets to HMRI Employees for 110 Years of Service

HMRI employees honored at a luncheon September 16, 2000, were William Agnew, Ph.D., Mary Ann Albee, Faye Eggerding, M.D., Ph.D.,

Anne Marie Hite, Jim Kingman and Jo Ellen Lemke.  Members of the Altadena Guild provided hospitality for the luncheon, held at the Wrigley Mansion, home of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.

Golf Tournament Brings in the Green for HMRI

The 8th Annual Lynn Smith Memorial Golf Tournament, presented by the Altadena Guild on Monday, October 16, 2000, raised a record $51,456 for HMRI's research programs.  Chairman of the event was Susan D'Antuono.

In Memoriam: Clem Kressin Frindt

Clem Kressin Frindt, long-time member of the Altadena Guild, dedicated volunteer and friend to the staff of Huntington Medical Research Institutes, passed away on January 31, 2001.  Her family is directing memorial gifts in her honor to HMRI.