Incubators and R&D

Whether trying to grow hair cells in the inner ear, develop new heart valves or better understand diseases like Alzheimer’s or Lou Gehrig’s, UM researchers diligently examine each puzzle piece in an effort to better understand the big picture. Obviously, research success in these areas will have a positive impact on the health and well-being of Montanans.

U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) said he was very pleased to see the goal met. "It is a testament to the hard work of the folks at Montana State, and a vote of confidence by the donors in the future of MSU. My personal gratitude goes out to all the folks involved, especially the donors, including BNSF who made the final donation to meet the goal," said Burns.

Postpartum in Montana Most studies about postpartum depression have been done in large cities with high-risk women, said Bobbi Derwinski-Robinson, associate professor of nursing at Montana State University. But Valerie Kent conducted a study that…

And that surgery launched St. Pat’s down a road that has turned Missoula into one of the world’s leaders in heart research.

Promoting federal funding for basic research is one of the report’s recommendations, along with making a research and development tax credit permanent.

"Other states are investing," said Jim Petersen, WSU’s vice provost for research. "We’re living off of a legacy, and we can’t depend on that. The state of Washington will not maintain its strength into the future. It’s critical that we have investment now."

Over the next 30 years, the US may have to clean up as many as 350,000 Superfund sites at a cost of up to $250 billion, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Desert danger More than 600 U.S. soldiers have contracted a disease called leishmaniasis, said Bob Peterson, a Montana State University entomologist. That means they were bitten by sand flies in Iraq or Afghanistan, developed sores…

Scientists at Montana’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton have figured out how a difficult-to-kill bacterium outsmarts the body’s immune system and sickens people who get medical transplants like artificial joints.

I hope you find this issue of Vision as engaging and informative as I do.

Dan Dwyer-
Vice President for Research and Development-
The University of Montana