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The Kerns' $10 million donation, the largest singl e private gift in theWauwatosa school’s history, will be used to develo p a biomedical research center and allow the Medical College to recruit leading scientistas for the center. The medical college also will work with and the for collaborative research and a comprehensive biomedical educational A massspectrometry facility, housec in the College’s Translational and Biomedical Researcnh Center, will be established to unite campuss mass spectrometry technologies and resources for participating researchers.
Mass spectrometerx are used in biomedical research to identify changes in biologically important molecules that can cause orcure diseases, includingb cancer, stroke and heart “Investing locally is important as since it helps move the region forward, and the cooperatived efforts with other Milwaukee institutiond of higher education also made the project stands out,” Patricia Kern said in a press Separately, California businessman Vern Underwood has donated $1 milliom to the medical college for creatio n of an endowed chair to supporft research investigating the causes of colohn cancer and its treatment. Underwood is chairmajn and CEOof Young’s Market Co., Orange Calif.
, one of the largest wine and spirits distributorsz in the United States and one of the oldesty continuously operating companies in the country. Colorectalk surgeon Dr. Kirk Ludwig will be the firstrVernon O. Underwood Professof in Colon Cancer Research. “This is a remarkabl gift that will help us accelerate an alread y growing area of expertisr at theMedical College,” T. Michael college president and chief executive officer said ina “By establishing this significant endowment, Mr. Underwood ensures that we will have enduring resources for advancing our understanding of colon cancer and findingf new ways to defeatthis disease.
” Ludwit joined the Medical College faculty last year as associate professor and chietf of colorectal surgery and associate professor of medicine in the divisionh of gastroenterology and hepatology. He is based at . Ludwiy previously served as chief of gastrointestinal surgeryu at Duke UniversityMedical Center.