2011 Final Walk Ahead Proceeds Pass $175k
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] The 2011 Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure attracted 1,667 participants and raised $175,144, organizers have announced. The donations bring the 2-year-old event’s cumulative fundraising total to more than $303,000. Proceeds benefit research and education at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute. “The […]
Neurologist Can Help with Sleep Problems
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Having trouble sleeping? A neurologist could have the answer to your problem. Neurologists specialize in the treatment of diseases and disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nervous systems. In many cases, says Jennifer Rose Molano, MD, a neurologist with the UC Memory Disorders Center and UC Health, these […]
Drs. Breneman and Rixe Assume New Leadership Positions in the UC Brain Tumor Center
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—John Breneman, MD, has been named Associate Director of the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, and Olivier Rixe, MD, PhD, has been named Research Director. The positions, which are effective immediately, were announced today by Ronald Warnick, MD, Medical Director of the UC Brain Tumor […]
UC Brain Tumor Molecular Therapeutics Program Launched With $2 Million Gift, $4.5 Million Institutional Investment
Contact: Amanda Harper (513) 558-4657 [email protected] NOTE TO EDITORS: A launch ceremony and donor reception will be held March 17, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. in the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, 3125 Eden Ave. on UC’s medical campus. Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend. Cincinnati—The University of Cincinnati (UC) is launching a new Brain Tumor […]
UCNI Mourns Passing of Oliver Waddell
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] PhotoWaddell, above, by Melvin Grier/Cincinnati Post. of Virgilee and Oliver With sadness, but with fondest memories, Directors John M. Tew, MD, and Joseph Broderick, MD, informed members of the UC Neuroscience Institute today of the passing of Oliver Waddell, a longtime friend whose generosity made the Waddell Center for […]
Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure Launches on 10/10/10
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI–With the date – and maybe the stars – aligned for a “perfect 10,” the UC Brain Tumor Center is unveiling its new fundraiser, Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure, on 10/10/2010. The 5k walk/run will begin at 10 a.m. at the World Peace Bell at 4th and York […]
New MS Pill Puts Hope on the Horizon
Photo of Dr. Maria Melanson by Academic Health Center Communications / Daniel Davenport. Like all drugs, it has side effects. Patients who take it will need to be monitored. And it has not even been approved yet by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But Maria Melanson, MD, Clinical Director of the Waddell Center for […]