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Awards & Achievements »
Center scientist Xiaolong Meng earns award for work on adult stem cells Team characterizes new type of stem cell
WICHITA, Scientists at the Bio-Communications Research Institute (BCRI), a division of The Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International (CIHFI), received a prestigious award for a scientific article about its recent stem cell discovery. The scientific journal article entitled "Endometrial regenerative cells: A novel stem cell population" received BioMed Central's Research Article of the Year in Medicine Award sponsored by Microsoft Research. Dr. Xiaolong Meng, the lead author of the article and Associate Director of BCRI received the award at the Royal Society of Medicine in London England. The paper was published in November 2007 in the Journal of Translational Medicine.
BCRI led the research team, composed of U.S. and Canadian scientists who identified and characterized a new type of stem cell that can be reproducibly isolated from menstrual blood collected from healthy women.
"We are extremely proud of the international recognition our scientists and collaborators are receiving for the discovery of this new type of stem cell," said Dr. Neil Riordan, co-author and President of MediStem. "We believe that these adult stem cells, which we have termed endometrial regenerative cells (ERC), offer a novel alternative to embryonic stem cells which are fraught with scientific and ethical issues."
Center Lab director named 2008 Orthomolecular Doctor of the Year
WICHITA, In 2008 Dr. James Jackson was presented the 2008 Orthomolecular Doctor of the Year award. Dr. Hugh Riordan received the same award in 2002, making The Center the only institution to have two recipients of this honored award. Pictured is Steven Carter with the International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine presenting Dr. Jackson with the award May 2, 2008. Dr. Jackson holds an Associate degree, two B.S. degrees, and M.S. degree, and a Ph.D. in Physiology, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Dr. Jackson is a Certified Clinical Laboratory Director and licensed by the State of Kansas.
He has remained the director for the Bio-Center Laboratory for 20 years, during which time he has also held the position of Senior Research Consultant for The Center. He has published more than 115 scientific articles and received numerous grants for nutrition and cancer research. He was involved in the initial research on I.V. vitamin C and cancer with Dr. Hugh Riordan during that time as well.
International Organization Honors Physician for Orthomolecular work Hugh Riordan named Orthomolecular Doctor of 2002
VANCOUVER, A pioneering Kansas physician and the Wichita health facility that he leads were jointly honored at an international medical conference held in Vancouver, B.C., April 11 to 14, 2002. Hugh Desaix Riordan, M.D., was named the Outstanding Orthomolecular Physician of the Year at the annual meeting of The International Society For Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM). Dr. Riordan also accepted an award for World Leadership in Orthomolecular Medicine, presented to The Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International, Inc. The Center's Wichita facility, which is known as The Bright Spot for Health, received the award for "its 27 years of outstanding work in the field of Orthomolecular based clinical, educational and research service to the benefit of humankind."
Orthomolecular medicine is based on the use of substance that ordinarily occur within the human body. The word "ortho" means straight or correct. Orthomolecular implies the correction of an individual's biochemistry at the molecular level. The term was first coined by Linus Pauling, a two-timeNobel Prize winner.
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The scientific journal article entitled "Endometrial regenerative cells: A novel stem cell population" received BioMed Central's Research Article of the Year in Medicine Award sponsored by Microsoft Research. Dr. Xiaolong Meng, the lead author of the article and Associate Director of BCRI received the award at the Royal Society of Medicine in London England. The paper was published in November 2007 in the Journal of Translational Medicine.
Dr. Jackson holds an Associate degree, two B.S. degrees, and M.S. degree, and a Ph.D. in Physiology, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Dr. Jackson is a Certified Clinical Laboratory Director and licensed by the State of Kansas.
Hugh Desaix Riordan, M.D., was named the Outstanding Orthomolecular Physician of the Year at the annual meeting of The International Society For Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM). Dr. Riordan also accepted an award for World Leadership in Orthomolecular Medicine, presented to The Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International, Inc. The Center's Wichita facility, which is known as The Bright Spot for Health, received the award for "its 27 years of outstanding work in the field of Orthomolecular based clinical, educational and research service to the benefit of humankind."
