UNM Cancer Center recruiting patients for trials
The UNM Cancer Center is conducting phase-3 trials for a vaccine that may be capable of detecting kidney cancer cells that are otherwise undetectable, according to a UNM Health Sciences Center press release.
Professor Richard Lauer, chief medical officer for the Cancer Center, said his clinical trials may unlock the mysteries of cancer. Lauer’s vaccine means to kick-start the immune response near the tumor by activating the dendritic cells that alert a person’s immune system to a problem.
Lauer said this approach has never been tried before, and he is optimistic about the trials, according to the statement.
“There have been innumerable attempts to make vaccines (to fight kidney cancer) over the years, to try to take advantage of the immune system,” he said in the release. “And they have been uniformly disappointing.”
Every patient who volunteers for the phase-3 trial will receive a surgical procedure to remove the tumor, as well as radiation and chemotherapy, according to the press release.
UNM announces new bike patrol
The UNM Student Emergency Medical Service has announced a new bike patrol to help make the campus a safer place, according to a UNM press release.
Kane Darling, chief of UNM EMS, said the benefit of the student-led medical response team will be quality medical care available quickly on campus.
These responders will be paired into units of licensed medical providers, or a single licensed provider partnered with a CPR-trained member, according to the statement.
The crew members will be provided with bicycles and medical supplies to better serve the campus, according to the release.
UNM to honor outstanding supervisors
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UNM has decided to set up an award that will honor outstanding supervisors, according to a press release.
“The Outstanding Supervisor Awards will recognize staff and faculty supervisors who provide leadership in creating work environments that facilitate work/life balance, professional development and effective leadership,” the statement reads.
The annual award will recognize the mid-level supervisors who support the “overall university core purposes and values,” according to the statement.
New director of OIA named
Paige Briggs, applications programming manager in UNM’s Central Information Technology office, was appointed the new director of the Office of Institutional Analytics, according to a UNM press release.
“With the increasing trend in higher education toward data-driven decision making, universities are relying more on robust data collection and analysis,” Provost Chaouki Abdallah said in a statement announcing the appointment.
Prior to working with UNM’s IT office, Briggs managed the operational and strategic support services for the UNM Health Sciences Center, according to the release.
~Compiled by Ryan Hull and Sayyed Shah
