CDRP faculty, staff, and students in the news

Francis-Sedlak ME, Uriel S, Larson JC, Greisler HP, Venerus DC, Brey EM, “Characterization of Type I Collagen Gels Modified by Glycation,” Biomaterials, December 26, 2008 (Paper on the effects of hyperglycemia on the extracellular matrices, relevant to wound healing in diabetes, worked on by Eric Brey and IIT student Megan Francis-Sedlak).

Carolyn Starks, “Parents Fight for Diabetic Kids’ Rights: Families Dealing with the Disease, Which Affects About 1 in 500 Under Age 20, Challenge School Policies That Make It Hard to Test Blood Sugar and Inject Insulin,” Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2008, at 1 (Featuring attorneys Ed Kraus and Julie Burger). Click here to read article.

Mark B. Abelson and Donna Welch, “Innovation Takes Center Stage at Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology (ARVO) 2008 Meeting,” Opthalmology Times, August 1, 2008 (Featuring ocular drug delivery research by Jennifer Kang Derwent).

“Session to focus on diabetic kids,” Herald News, August 13, 2008 (Featuring Law Offices at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law). Click here to read article.

Lori Andrews, “Fight for Your Health Care,” Parade Magazine, January 20, 2008. Available at http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_01-20-2008/Fight_for_Your_Health_Care.

Marcia Faye, “Engineering Hope for Diabetes: Collaborations key at Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education,” IIT Magazine, Winter 2008. Available at http://www.iit.edu/publications/iit_magazine/winter2008/cover.html (Spotlighting Jennifer Kang Derwent, Eric Brey and Rong Wang).

Ameet Sachdev, “Charities reaping lawsuit dividends; IIT, U. of C. receive $5 million each from diabetes drug case,” Chicago Tribune, September 9, 2007, C1 (Featuring attorney Ed Kraus).