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 Editor's
Corner
From
The Laboratory
A
message from
Dr. Ralph D. Feigin
President, Baylor College of Medicine and Chairman, Department
of Pediatrics
Research
at Baylor College of Medicine is an integral part of
the school’s mission, which also includes education, heath care
and community outreach. While all are equally important, often
research drives the rest. For example,
- Research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural
Research Service Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor
College of Medicine will enable tomorrow’s pediatrician to
give new mothers better advice on how and what to feed their
children.
- Investigation in adolescent and sports medicine may help
determine the right message to give young mothers about the
importance of folic acid in preventing neural tube defects.
- Research in the area of neonatology at Baylor could help
physicians prevent intracranial hemorrhage in very small neonates
or protect the lungs of youngsters whose survival depends
on use of ventilators in the first critical months of life.
- Research at the basic level will help identify the genes
that cause often-devastating illnesses in youngsters, and
the cellular mechanisms that leave some people prey to disease
while protecting others.
Recently,
Baylor ranked number one in the nation in research and development
expenditures in the area of biological sciences–a designation
that is a clear demonstration of its dedication to the goal of
better medical treatment for all its patients. At Baylor, the
gap between bench finding and bedside use is ever narrowing. Work
ongoing in Baylor laboratories today will translate into better
treatment for the next decade’s premature infants and ultimately,
healthier, longer lives for all youngsters, including those born
too soon.
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