One of the most common obstetrical complications in humans is preeclampsia or toxicity of pregnancy, a condition that is associated with increased fetal and maternal complications throughout pregnancy. The grant will fund research designed to determine the role a naturally occurring protein, placenta growth factor, and its receptors have in the stimulation of blood vessel growth and function in the human placenta. The Torrys' research has shown that changes in the production of this protein are associated with the development of preeclampsia and may occur long before clinical symptoms of the disease are evident. Four students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Drake are assisting with research in Ronald J. Torry's laboratory at Drake. Taylor to give debut recital New faculty member James Taylor, baritone, will give his debut recital at Drake at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.
Admission is free.
Sneak preview set for Sunday Central Iowa area basketball fans can catch a sneak preview of the Drake University men's and women's basketball teams by attending the Bulldog Haunted Hoops at the Drake Knapp Center Sunday, Oct. 29. Both the men's and women's basketball teams will be introduced to the public followed by 12-minute intrasquad scrimmages from each team. Tickets for the Christmas Madrigal Dinners typically sell quickly. Tickets will be available through the Drake Fine Arts Box Office, x3841. This concert, with Beckmann-Collier and John Canarina conducting, will start at 8 p.m. in the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines in downtown Des Moines.