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Medical ImagingMedical Imaging Gary Gary ArbiqueArbique, Ph.D., Ph.D. UTSW Medical Physics DivisionUTSW Medical Physics Division Medical Imaging Time LineMedical Imaging Time Line •• 1895 1895 -- First xFirst x--ray image of human handray image of human hand •• 1914 1914 -- First practical fluoroscopeFirst practical fluoroscope •• 1924 1924 -- BlumgartBlumgart & de & de HevesyHevesy perform first perform first clinical tracer studiesclinical tracer studies •• 1948 1948 –– Fluoroscopic

Cardiovascular Alterations Team Basic Science Clinical Science Mature Countermeasure Space Radiation Human Health and Countermeasures Cardiovascular Alterations Team Radiation, Endothelial Cell Senescence, Accelerated Aging, and Atherosclerosis PI. Art Shoukas, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University Effect of high energy particle irradiation on adhesiveness of vascular endothelium and its consequences for atherosclerosis PI: Dennis Kucik, M.D. The University of Alabama at

Overview of Gastrointestinal Function George N. DeMartino, Ph.D. Department of Physiology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 75390 The gastrointestinal system Functions of the gastrointestinal system • Digestion • Absorption • Secretion • Motility • Immune surveillance and tolerance GI-OP-13 Histology of the GI tract Blood or Serosal Side Lumenal or Mucosal Side Structure of a villus Villus Lamina propria X X X X X Lumen

WEIGHT REGULATION AND THE ROLE OF LEPTIN J. Denis McGarry, Ph.D. A portion of this outline has been taken, with permission, from a Medical Grand Rounds lecture on the genetics of obesity given by Rody Cox, M.D. at U.T. Southwestern, March 7, 1996. Obesity has become a world-wide epidemic, particularly in developed countries. It is associated with a number of serious morbidities, including Type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis and hypertension. The current cost of obesity/Type 2 diabetes syndromes

Introduction to Proteins and Enzymes • Basics of protein structure and composition • The life of a protein • Enzymes – Theory of enzyme function – Not all enzymes are proteins / not all proteins are enzymes – Enzyme REGULATION • Setting up an enzyme assay – Buffer, cofactors, substrate, enzyme Why are Proteins Important? • Major class of catalysts in the cells; responsible for metabolism • Proteins interconvert energy • Proteins permit selective import and export of molecules from

At “An Evening with DocStars,” The Cary Council celebrated innovation and community support for early-stage research.

The Mansfield Baseball Academy’s Horned Frogs recently partnered with UT Southwestern for the first time, raising funds to support the UT Southwestern DFW Adaptive Sports

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