SPOKANE, Wash. – Sleep’s influence on skin cancer and on the effectiveness of anti-cancer treatments is under study by a new researcher in the Washington State University College of Pharmacy.
Mike Gibson has been conducting research on a rare neurologic disease for over 30 years. He has recently teamed up with researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for a two-year project to continue his research on a selected neurological brain disease called succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency, a defect of the GABA metabolic pathway.
The HSSA Board met March 4th and the minutes of that meeting have been posted. We had some difficulty scheduling the first meeting of the year due to illness and schedules. We apologize for any inconvenience. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for May 6, 2015. Subsequent 2015 meetings are scheduled for August 5th and November 4th. All meetings are held at the McKinstry SIERR Building and begin at 3 PM. Please mark your calendars.
The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) will host its annual Leadership Summit in Spokane May21, 2015, at WSU Spokane. Leaders from across the state meet in Spokane to share knowledge about major life science activities and initiatives. Anyone involved or interested in health sciences research, private or public, health care leadership or related fields, should attend. To learn more visit www.washbio.org
HSSA anticipates three Board vacancies in the upcoming months. One each appointed by the City of Spokane Mayor, Spokane County Commissioners and the Governor. If you are interested in serving on a hard-working, dynamic board for an organization whose mission in funding bio-science research in Spokane County, please contact us. Experience in the life sciences, research, commercialization, health sciences/care is most helpful. Send a letter expressing your interest and your resume to HSSA, 850 E Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202.
The HSSA Board of Directors will meet Wed., February 4, 2015, 3 PM at the McKinstry SIERR Building, 850 E Spokane Falls Blvd. The meeting will be held in the Roundhouse 1 & 2 conference room and the public is welcome. The agenda for the meeting may be found under the News & Events tab on the home page.
The HSSA Board will conduct a “Special” Board meeting by conference call at 10 AM on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. The meeting will have only one item for discussion related to action on a specific grant proposal. HSSA Board meetings are public, so members of the public wishes to listen may contact the HSSA Executive Director at 509.483.5985 to make arrangements to do so.
Representatives of three Pacific Northwest biomedical companies toured Spokane this spring to consider relocating operations here, under a joint recruitment effort by the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County and Greater Spokane Incorporated, the HSSA says.
HSSA is set to meet on the following dates in 2014: Wednesday, January 8 Wednesday, April 16 Wednesday, August 6 Wednesday, December 10 All meetings begin at 3 p.m. and will be held in the McKinstry SIERR Building, 850 E Spokane Falls Boulevard, unless otherwise notified.