Rubin Named Interim Dean of Graduate School, MU Provost Announces

May 21, 2013

University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster has announced that Leona Rubin, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named interim dean of the MU Graduate School. Rubin, who has been a professor at MU since 1989, will begin serving as interim dean effective June 1. MU officials will begin a searching for a permanent dean soon.  Full Story
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MU Researchers Develop Radioactive Nanoparticles that Target Cancer Cells

This is an early step toward developing therapies for metastasized cancers, MU scientist says

May 21, 2013

ancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Michael Lewis, an associate professor of oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, says being able to target secondary tumors is vital to successfully treating patients with progressive cancers.  Full Story
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