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2002 APS Leaders Take Office
APS Welcomes Four New Additions to Its
Governance
Bethesda, Md. – Four members of the American Physiological
Society’s (APS) governing body took office in April. The new leaders were
officially announced on April 23 in New Orleans at the 115th
annual meeting of the APS.
New 2002 APS Officers:
Barbara
A. Horwitz, PhD – APS President, 2002-2003
Barbara A. Horwitz, Ph.D., is the 75th president of the APS.
Dr. Horwitz is a professor of physiology and vice-provost of Academic
Personnel at the University of California, Davis. She has been teaching for
more than 25 years and previously has held several departmental chair
positions at UC Davis. Her research centers on the genetic, neural and
hormonal regulation of energy balance.
A member of the Society since 1969, Dr. Horwitz has served on seven APS
committees, several APS journal editorial boards and the APS Council. She
has also participated in APS-sponsored student mentoring programs. Prior to
taking office as the President of the APS, she served a year as
President-Elect.
John A.
Williams, M.D., Ph.D. – President-Elect, 2002-2003
John A. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., is the APS President-Elect for 2002-2003.
Dr. Williams is the chair of the department of physiology at the University
of Michigan. He is also a professor of physiology and internal medicine.
The focus of Dr. Williams’ research is the regulation of pancreatic function
by hormones and neurotransmitters, primarily on the cellular and molecular
level. He has been an APS member since 1973. Dr. Williams will serve as
the Society’s next President for 2003-2004.
Virginia
M. Miller, Ph.D. – APS Councilor, 2002-2005
Virginia M. Miller, Ph.D., has been elected to serve on the APS Council.
Dr. Miller is a professor of general surgery and physiology at the Mayo
Graduate School. Her laboratory’s research addresses how endothelial cells
(cells that line blood vessels) and platelets participate in development of
heart disease and blood clots in the legs and how female sex hormones like
estrogen alter these processes. Dr. Miller has been a member of the APS
since 1971.
Charles
M. Tipton, Ph.D. – APS Councilor, 2002-2005
Charles M. Tipton, Ph.D., has been elected to serve on the APS Council.
Dr. Tipton is an emeritus professor of physiology at the University of
Arizona whose research has focused on exercise mechanisms in the management
of hypertension and on the cardiovascular responses of animals in
microgravity. He has also been active in the history of exercise physiology
and has been a dedicated member of the Society since 1965.
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.htm.
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. Founded in 1887, the Society’s membership
includes more than 10,000 professionals in science and medicine.
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