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MEDICAL SCIENCES DIVISION

The Medical Sciences Division (MSD) supports research in several distinct areas of science and technology that address a broad range of fundamental and applied research applications in medicine and biophysics.


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MSD HAS A NEW DIRECTOR-- Dr. Michael Viola. Dr. Viola was formerly Head of Oncology and Director of the Cancer Center at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His main research interest has been molecular genetics of human cancer development. Dr. Viola can be reached by calling (301) 903-3213 or by e-mail: michael.viola@oer.doe.gov
DOE NEWS RELEASE: Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory are reporting that animal studies demonstrate that an European epilepsy drug, gamma vinyl-GABA, may help smokers kick the habit. Additional information can be found at: http://www.pet.bnl.gov
MSD SUPPORTED RESEARCHER WIN AWARD. Dr. Richard Mathies of the University of California-Berkeley received the "1998 Frederick Conference Award on Capillary Electrophoresis" for his research on the development of high-throughput DNA analysis using microchip technology and the development of capillary electrophoresis array systems for DNA sequencing. The "Frederick Conference Award on Capillary Electrophoresis" was established in 1993 to recognize scientists who made significant advances in capillary electrophoresis. For further information, contact: rich@zinc.cchem.berkeley.edu
RESEARCH FEATURED ON JOURNAL COVER. Scientist at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed rapid, highly automated techniques for analyzing the radioactive components in nuclear wastes and environmental contamination. Additional information can be found at: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/ancham-a/70/i23/toc/toc_i23.html

MSD Workshop Reports

The final report on the workshop, Functional Consequences of Gene Expression in Health and Disease, that was held March 31 to April 3, 1997, in San Antonio, Texas has been published by the Department of Energy. A electronic copy of the report can be obtained by downloading the Adobe PDF files or a hard copy of the report can be obtained by contacting: Sharon Betson, sharon.betson@oer.doe.gov
The final report on the DOE workshop, The Clinical State of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy 1997, that was held November 3-5, 1997, in Charlotte, North Carolina Is being published by the Department of Energy. A electronic copy of the report can be obtained by downloading the following Adobe PDF files or a hard copy of the report can be obtained by contacting: Sharon Betson, sharon.betson@oer.doe.gov


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Medical Application Program

The Medical Applications program fosters research to develop beneficial applications of nuclear and other energy-related technologies for medical diagnosis and treatment of patient's problems. The infrastructure promotes a fertile partnership among the major biomedical disciplines of science and technology, biology, and medicine in support of three major research areas which include; nuclear medicine, boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), and the application of lasers in medicine.

The technology developed under this program provides for the non-invasive detection and localization of biochemical dysfunctions associated with the disease and disorders, small lesions in the body, the quantitative measurement of dynamic organ function, and the selective treatment of cancer with molecular radiation therapy.


Biophysical Research Program

The biophysical research program elements have a common theme of research, development and application of new technologies. The Measurement Science Program supports research in analytical chemistry directed at meeting the needs for new measurement technology for selected environmental and life sciences. The structural biology program supports access to the national user facilities, such as synchrotron light sources and neutron beam sources by scientists at universities, industry, and at government laboratories. It also funds research into new technologies for more effective use of these facilities. The computational structural biology program is focussed on understanding of inverse protein folding. The genome instrumentation program focuses on the development of advanced sequencing technologies and the automation of all stages of chromosome mapping and sequencing.