Fitting form to function: reorganization of faculty roles for a new dental curriculum and its governance.

The College of Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago has reorganized its predoctoral curriculum to better integrate biomedical, clinical, and behavioral sciences using a systems-based framework. The resulting D.M.

Modulation of C1-Inhibitor and Plasma Kallikrein Activities by Type IV Collagen.

The contact system of coagulation can be activated when in contact with biomaterials. As collagen is being tested in novel biomaterials in this study, we have investigated how type IV collagen affects plasma kallikrein and C1-inhibitor. Firstly, we showed C1-inhibitor binds to type IV collagen with a Kd of 0.

Maximising the potential of part-time clinical teachers.

Background: A problem faced by health professions education throughout the world is a lack of full-time clinical teachers. This is particularly serious in dentistry and nursing, but is increasingly also true in medicine. To make up for this shortfall there is a growing reliance on part-time clinical teachers.

Estimating the additional cost of disability: beyond budget standards.

Disabled people have long advocated for sufficient resources to live a life with the same rights and responsibilities as non-disabled people. Identifying the unique resource needs of disabled people relative to the population as a whole and understanding the source of these needs is critical for determining adequate levels of income support and for prioritising service provision. Previous attempts to identify the resources and costs associated with disability have tended to rely on surveys of current resource use.

Explanation for the high heat stability of thyroxine binding globulin-Chicago.

Objective: Thyroxine binding globulin-Chicago (TBG-Chicago), a variant of TBG with enhanced heat stability, was isolated at the University of Chicago from a 22 year old subject of an African American lineage. High thermodynamic stability in serine proteinase inhibitors (serpin) is the hallmark of reactive center loop (RCL) inserted conformation and this aspect has not been explored in TBG-Chicago, a serpin molecule. It is hypothesised that the high heat stability of TBG-Chicago is due its loop inserted state.