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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APS Contact
Chris Guilfoy
Office: (301) 634-7253
cguilfoy@the-aps.org
Nebraska Professor New
President-Elect of The American
Physiological Society
Begins three-year
leadership tenure at 120-year-old scientific society
Bethesda,
Md (March 16, 2007) – A University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
professor whose research focuses on heart failure is the new president-elect
of
The American Physiological Society (APS.
The APS, comprised of 10,500 members, was established in 1887 and is one of
the nation’s oldest scholarly societies for scientists. Today it publishes
11 peer-reviewed scientific research journals and two review journals.
Irving H. Zucker, the Theodore F. Hubbard
professor of cardiovascular research and chairman of the department of
cellular and integrative physiology at UNMC, will begin his tenure on May 1
at the 120th annual meeting of the APS in Washington, D.C. The meeting takes
place during Experimental Biology 2007, a conference that attracts
more than 12,000 scientists and exhibitors.
Dr. Zucker will serve for three years: one year as
president-elect and succeeding years as president and past president. The
three-year rotation ensures experienced leaders continue to guide APS.
President-Elect Hannah V. Carey, a professor at
the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine whose research
focuses on hibernation will become the 80th president and the
third woman to lead the society. Current President Dale J. Benos, a
University of Alabama – Birmingham professor, will become past president.
Douglas C. Eaton, a distinguished professor at Emory University School
of Medicine, will complete his final year in office, leaving the post of
past president.
Dr. Zucker has been a member of the APS since 1972 and
has been actively involved in the Society’s governance since 1995. He served
as chairman of the Public Affairs Committee and has served on the APS
Council, the equivalent of the board of directors. His research at UNMC
focuses on heart failure, including the role of exercise training in
reducing some abnormalities found in the central nervous system of animals
with heart failure.
New faces at APS council
The APS membership also elected three new Council
members, the Society’s governing body: Barbara E. Goodman, of the
Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota (USD); Joey
P. Granger, of The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC); and
David M. Pollock of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). They will
also take office at Experimental Biology 2007 and will serve for three
years. These individuals will bring new energy and views to guide the
Society in the year’s ahead:
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Dr. Goodman is a professor and director of special
programs and science education at USD. Her scholarly work currently
focuses on how students learn physiology. She has been active in the
society’s respiration and teaching sections and the epithelial transport
group. She is an associate editor of the APS journal, Advances in
Physiology Education, and has participated in many APS education
programs, including a program in which she mentors high school science
teachers. Goodman is a member of the Education Committee and the Joint
Program Committee.
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Dr. Granger is the Guyton distinguished professor in the
department of physiology and biophysics at UMMC. He is a renal and
cardiovascular physiologist who researches hypertension, including
pregnancy-induced hypertension. He has served on the editorial boards of
several journals, including the American Journal of Physiology-Renal
Physiology and is currently an associate editor of the American
Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Comparative and Integrative Physiology
and Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart
Association.
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Dr. Pollock is a professor at MCG who serves on the
editorial board of three APS journals: the American Journal of
Physiology-Renal Physiology; the American Journal of
Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology; and
the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
He has served on several APS committees and has been active with the
society’s Renal Section. His research has contributed to a further
understanding of blood pressure control and potential new therapies for
salt-dependent hypertension.
“The annual election always brings excitement, as new
officers bring new ideas and approaches to guide the society into the
future,” said Martin Frank, the society’s executive director. “We thank all
the members who have stepped forward in varying capacities to help lead APS.”
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To
schedule an interview with any of the new officers, please contact Christine
Guilfoy at The American Physiological Society, (301) 634-7253 or
cguilfoy@the-aps.org.
The media
is invited to attend the conference, Experimental Biology 2007, which is
expected to attract 14,000 scientists, by e-mailing
Christine Guilfoy or calling her at (301) 634-7253, prior to the event.
During the conference, please call the APS press room at (202) 249-4174. For
reporters who cannot attend, arrangements can be made in many cases for
telephone interviews.
Please
click here for the APS program at Experimental Biology 2007.
Physiology
is the study of how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function to create
health or disease. The American Physiological Society has been an integral
part of this scientific discovery process since it was established in 1887.
The Society has 10,500 members and publishes 13 scientific journals
containing almost 4,000 articles annually.
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