Mar 20, 2013 By: wpadmin
Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at ۿ۴ý’s Stern College for Women, has been granted a one-year Pilot Award from the to study a rare disease that most commonly strikes women of childbearing age and results in the destruction of the lungs. The $25,000 grant will enable Holz and her students at Stern College to research both the molecular causes of lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, and new therapy strategies that may be more effective than current treatment options.
“Stern is the perfect location to study LAM because our students, being women, are greatly inspired and motivated to help other women,” Holz said.
She will also present her research at the , which will take place in Cincinnati from April 12-14.
