FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 24, 2005
Contact: Stacy Brooks
American Physiological Society
301-634-7253
sbrooks@the-aps.org
Newly Elected APS Officers
Announced for 2005-2006
APS Welcomes New Additions to Its Governance
Bethesda, Md. – New members of the American Physiological
Society’s (APS) governing body will be installed in San Diego, at the APS
annual meeting held in conjunction with the 35th International
Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Congress.
New
2005 APS Officers
Douglas C. Eaton, Ph.D. – President,
2005-2006
Eaton is a Distinguished Professor of
Physiology at Emory University School of Medicine and is director of Emory's
Center for Cell and Molecular Signaling. His research focuses on the
process cells use to recognize and respond to external events, and how
abnormalities in cellular signaling are associated with specific disease
processes. Eaton also directs the FIRST Program (Fellows in Research and
Science Teaching) an NIH-funded initiative that pairs Emory University with
the three minority-serving institutions, Spelman College, Morehouse College,
and Clark-Atlanta University.
Since joining APS in 1981, Eaton has been an
active member, most recently serving as a Councilor and as President-Elect
for 2004-2005. He has been a steering committee member and Chair of the
Epithelial Transport Group, and has served as a member of the Program
Advisory and Porter Physiology Development committees. Eaton has also
participated in the APS Frontiers of Physiology as a research host
for K-12 science teachers. He has previously been and Associate Editor for
the American Journal of Physiology – Cell Physiology and is currently
and Associate Editor for American Journal of Physiology – Renal
Physiology.
Dale J. Benos, Ph.D. – President Elect, 2005-2006
Benos is the Endowed Professor of Physiology and Biophysics as well as
the chairman of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. The main research objective of his
laboratory is elucidating the molecular basis of operation of epithelial and
astrocyte ion channels and transporters.
An active APS member since 1982, Benos recently ended a six-year term as
chairman of the APS Publications Committee. He has served as an Awards
Committee member and chair, has been a member of the Program Advisory
Committee, and has served as an APS Councilor. Benos has also served as
editor of the American Journal of Physiology Cell Physiology and is a
current member of the journal’s editorial board.
D. Neil Granger, Ph.D. - Past President, 2005-2006
Granger is the Boyd Professor and head of the Department of Molecular and
Cellular Physiology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
in Shreveport. The focus of Dr. Granger's research is the responses of the
microcirculation to ischemia (low blood flow) and to risk factors for
cardiovascular disease, such as elevated blood cholesterol.
Since he joined APS in 1978, Granger has
been a member of several editorial boards including the Heart and
Circulatory Physiology, Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology and
Cell Physiology sections of the American Journal of Physiology on
which he currently serves. An active member of the Society, he has also
worked on a wide range of APS committees.
Susan
Barman, Ph.D. – APS Councilor, 2005-2008
Barman is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at
Michigan State University (MSU). Her primary research focus has been an
effort to understand the basis for the activity in sympathetic and phrenic
nerves that control cardiorespiratory function. Since joining APS in 1975,
Barman has served as Chair of the CNS Section Steering Committee, the Women
in Physiology Committee, and Section Advisory Committee. She has also served
on the Joint Program Committee and as a Physiologist-in-Residence at the APS
Retreat for High School/Middle School Science Teachers. Barman is a current
Editorial Board member of both the American Journal of Physiology – Heart
and Circulatory Physiology and the American Journal of Physiology –
Regulatory Integrative Physiology.
Irving G Joshua, Ph.D. – APS Councilor,
2005-2008
Joshua is Chairman of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the
University of Louisville. His research focuses on the interaction between
the endothelium and vascular smooth muscle and the mechanisms involved in
the control of microvascular function, during the development of
hypertension, diabetes mellitus and aging. Joshua has served on several APS
committees and is the former chair of the Association of Chairs of
Departments of Physiology (ACDP). He has been an APS member since 1977.
Gary Sieck, Ph.D. – APS Councilor, 2005-2008
Sieck is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology and
Biomedical Engineering at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. His research
focuses on respiratory muscle physiology, where he has explored
neuromuscular plasticity, contractile protein expression and
excitation-contraction coupling. In airway smooth muscle, he has also
examined cell signaling pathways, intracellular calcium regulation and
mechanical coupling. Sieck currently is the Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Applied Physiology, and he is chair of the APS Respiration
Section. He has also served on the Society’s Interest in History Group and
Communications Committee.
For more information about the APS, contact Stacy Brooks (301-634-7253 or
sbrooks@the-aps.org) or go to
http://www.the-aps.org/about/governance.htm.
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The American Physiological Society is a professional scientific
membership organization devoted to fostering scientific research, education,
and the dissemination of scientific information. Through its journals,
meetings and professional development awards, APS plays an essential role in
the advancement of knowledge toward the understanding of basic biological
function in living organisms.
The APS supports a variety of educational activities including
programs and fellowships to encourage the development of young scientists at
the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a particular focus on women and
underrepresented minorities. In May 2004, APS won the Presidential Award
for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
Founded in 1887, the Society’s membership includes more than 10,000
professionals in science and medicine.
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