Assistant Professor: Department of Molecular Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) at the University of Michigan
An investigation into a protein that helps to lubricate human joints could help to open up new avenues for treating a rare genetic musculoskeletal condition that has no current treatment. A poster presented at MLS Future Forum illuminated the important role of lubricin in patients with Camptodactyly-Arthropathy-Coxa Vara-Pericarditis (CACP).
Hospital superbugs that cause sepsis and meningitis could be hitching a ride on mobile phones, allowing them to escape out of healthcare settings and into the community, according to research presented at MLS Future Forum earlier this year.
