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The University of Houston College of Medicine is the newest official member of the Texas Medical Center (TMC) – the largest medical city in the world – following approval by the TMC Board of Directors. As the 63rd member institution, the city of Houston s first new medical school in nearly a half-century will have increased opportunities for collaboration with dozens of hospitals and academic institutions, including four other medical schools. The University of Houston was named a TMC member institution in 2009 while the UH College of Pharmacy has been a member since 1980. It is a significant milestone for the new College of Medicine, which was founded on a social mission to improve health in underserved communities in Houston and across Texas. The inaugural class of 30 medical students started in fall 2020.
Clearing hurdles: EPA registers CDC-discovered active ingredient for new insecticides and repellents
In August 2020, a new active ingredient, nootkatone, discovered and developed by CDC, was registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in new insecticides and insect repellents for protecting people and pets.
Nootkatone repels and kill ticks and mosquitoes. It is responsible for the characteristic smell and taste of grapefruit and is widely used in the fragrance industry to make perfumes and colognes. Nootkatone is found in Alaska yellow cedar trees and grapefruit skin.
CDC’s years-long work with licensed partner Evolva demonstrated that nootkatone is as effective at repelling and killing mosquitoes and ticks as currently available products. Nootkatone-based products will offer people reluctant to use insect repellents currently on the shelves a new option. Another benefit is insecticides with nootkatone will offer a new method for killing mosquitoes that have
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The partners said they’re also testing whether the vaccine works against a variant that has emerged in Brazil, as well as against other mutant strains.
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