Kaley Receives ACDP Distinguished Service Award
American College of Critical Care Medicine Honors Richard J.
Traystman, PhD, FCCM
Skorton Selected to Serve as University of Iowa President
Reinagel Receives Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
Harder and Jacob - “People You Should Know” in Milwaukee
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Irving G. Joshua, President of the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology (ACDP), presented the ACDP's highest award, the Distinguished Service Award, to Gabor Kaley during the organization’s recent fall meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The following is a synopsis of Irving Zucker’s (President-elect of ACDP and former student of Dr. Kaley) remarks during the presentation. Gabor Kaley of the New York Medical College was selected to receive the ACDP Distinguished Service Award for his long and illustrious service to ACDP, to science, and to physiology. Kaley was born in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from Berzenyi Gymnasium (high school) in 1944 and then continued on to Pazmany University Medical School in 1945-1946. He then left Hungary and attended Goethe University Medical School in Frankfurt, Germany from 1946 - 1947. He immigrated to the US and enrolled at Columbia University, receiving a BS degree in 1950. He continued his education at New York University, being awarded a PhD in 1960. |
Gabor Kaley receiving the ACDP Distinguished Service Award from Irving Joshua, ACDP President and Irving Zucker, ACDP President-elect. |
After postdoctoral training and an instructorship in the Department of Pathology at New York University Medical Center, the department hired him as an Assistant Professor in 1962. In 1964, he moved to the Department of Physiology as an Associate Professor, where he remained until 1970. He then moved to New York Medical College as a full Professor and Acting Chair in the Department of Physiology in 1970. He was named permanent Chair of the Department in 1972 and remains in that position today.
Kaley’s research career started with initial studies on the comparative physiology of renin. His first paper was “The histologic distribution of renin in the kidneys of the rat and rabbit” published in the American Journal of Pathology in 1960. Kaley has been interested in the pathogenesis of hypertension and vascular biology for his entire career. He has published extensively in the area of the regulation of microvascular tone in a variety of disease states. His most notable accomplishments are related to the elucidation of the roles of nitric oxide and prostaglandins in mediating flow dependent vasodilation. The effects of exercise and estrogen on this regulation have been a current focus of his laboratory.
The Distinguished Service Award has always placed an emphasis on the awardees’ mentoring abilities. Kaley’s list of students and trainees is extensive, with many of them going on to illustrious careers and department chairmanships of their own.
Dr. Kaley has received many honors and awards, including the Distinguished Teacher Award from New York Medical College in 1971, the Semmelweis Medal from Semmelweis Scientific Society in 1982, election to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1988, the Eugene M. Landis Award from Microcirculatory Society in 1994, the George E. Brown Memorial Lecture from the American Heart Association in 1998 and the Carl J. Wiggers Award from The American Physiological Society in 2000.
He also holds memberships in many scientific societies in addition to ACDP. These include the American Physiological Society; American Heart Association, where he is a member of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences and a Fellow of the Council on Circulation; American Society of Nephrology; European Society for Microcirculation; Microcirculatory Society; and the New York Academy of Sciences, among others.
Because of his scientific endeavors, his mentoring abilities, and his service to ACDP and physiology, the ACDP was proud to present its 2002 Distinguished Service Award to Gabor Kaley.
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For his scientific and educational contributions to the field of critical care, Richard J. Traystman, is being honored by the American College of Critical Care Medicine with the 2003 Distinguished Investigator Award. The award recognizes an established and active clinical investigator for meritorious and pioneering clinical research in critical care medicine who has significantly contributed to the understanding of disease or treatment of patients. As a result of his research, critical care professionals have a better understanding of the breadth and application of the adult, neonate and fetal brain. For the past 30 years, Traystman has investigated the brain and the regulation of blood flow in clinical disease states, cardiac arrest, and stroke. |
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An admired educator, Traystman has inspired both students and colleagues. He is a Distinguished University Research Professor and Senior Vice Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, and serves as Professor of Medicine and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences.
“Without question, Dr. Traystman aspires to the Society’s high ideals and fulfills all of the professional and personal qualifications for this esteemed award,” says ACCM Fellow, David T. Porembka, DO, FCCM. “His leadership has spawned many young investigators to which some are well known to our Society and continues to seek out answers so we can better understand disease and intervene appropriately in these critically ill patients.” He is the role model for us all and will continue to search for the critical answers in life’s complexities.”
Having published in more than 400 peer-reviewed journal articles, Traystman has received numerous distinguished awards from both clinical and basic science organizations for his work, including honors from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Physiological Society. He received his BS and MS degrees from Long Island University in 1963 and 1966 respectively. In 1971, he earned his PhD in cardiopulmonary physiology from Johns Hopkins University Medical Center.
APS Member, David J. Skorton has been selected by The Board of Regents, State of Iowa to be the next president of The University of Iowa. Skorton assumed the University presidency on March 1, 2003.
Skorton, the current vice president for research and external relations, has been a faculty member at The University of Iowa since 1980. He was appointed vice president for research in 1992 and named interim vice president for external relations in July of 2000. He became vice president for research and external relations in March 2002. In addition, he holds a joint appointment as professor of internal medicine and professor of electrical and computer engineering and of biomedical engineering.
Skorton heads a research and development program that ranks among the nation’s top 20 public research universities in obtaining external funding. Under his administration, yearly totals for external funding have increased from about $150 million to $341 million. He is also a strong proponent of interdisciplinary programs in teaching and research. Skorton has developed a number of model internal funding programs for research at the UI, including the nationally recognized Iowa Arts and Humanities Initiative. He also sees patients regularly at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he is co-founder and co-director of the UI Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1970 and an M.D. in 1974, both from Northwestern University. Following a medical residency and cardiology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, he came to The University of Iowa in 1980 as an instructor. He was named assistant professor in internal medicine in 1981 and assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering in 1982. He was promoted to associate professor in 1984 and to professor in 1988. His research has focused on congenital heart disease in adolescents and adults, and on cardiac imaging and computer image processing. He has published numerous articles and two major texts in the areas of cardiac imaging and image processing. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration, the American Heart Association, and private agencies, including the Whitaker Foundation and Hewlett-Packard. He was director of the NIH-sponsored Specialized Center for Research in Coronary and Vascular Diseases at the UI.
He has been a national leader in research ethics. He serves as the charter president of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc., the first entity organized specifically to accredit human research protection programs.
APS Member Pamela Reinagel, Harvard Medical School, was one of 117 scientists and scholars selected as recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Research Fellowships for 2003. The fellowships are awarded annually to recognize and support young scientists and scholars in seven fields: chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics. Winners receive grants of $40,000.
Two APS members were named to Milwaukee Magazine’s “50 People You Should Know.” David Harder and Howard Jacob - both of the Medical College of Wisconsin - were profiled in this article that highlighted 50 of the city’s movers and shakers. Harder, director of MCW’s Cardiovascular Research Center and editor of AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology; and Jacob, director of MCW’s Human Molecular and Genetics Center, were the only scientists included in the article.
Ditte Andreasen recently moved to the Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Andreasen was formerly with the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Edmundo Ashkar has acquired the position of Consulting Professor and Director, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina, Department of Investigation & Science, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to his new affiliation, Ashkar was retired, residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Anna K. Brzezinska accepted a position with the Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA. Brzezinska had been Visiting Assistant Professor with the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
Shaun David Cain has joined the Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA. Cain had been associated with the Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Eric Danel Crown recently affiliated with the Department of Physiology Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Crown was previously associated with the Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Diane M. Farrell is currently with the Department of Biology, Howard Payne University, Brownwood, TX. Farrell moved from the Department of Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX.
John R. Halliwill has moved to the Department of Exercise and Movement Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Halliwell was previously affiliated with the Department of Anesthesiology and General Clinical Research Center, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.
Ian Neil Hines joined the Center for Alcohol Studies, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Hines was formerly with the Department of Molecular and Cell Physiology, LSU Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA.
Lisa Ann Hoopes has affiliated with the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL., as a Graduate Student. Previously, Hoopes was associated with Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Thomas Incledon is presently associated with Athletes’ Performance as Director, Performance Research and Nutrition, Tempe, AZ. Incledon previously had been associated with Human Performance Specialists Inc., Sunrise, FL.
Edward H. Livingston accepted the position of Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastrointestinal & Endocrine Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Livingston was formerly Professor, Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
Wenjun Z. Martini is presently associated with the US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX. Martini was previously affiliated with the Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Ronald J. Maughan has recently joined the School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England. Prior to his new assignment, Maughan was associated with the Department of Biomedical Science, University Medical School, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Timothy D. Mickleborough accepted a position with the Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University, Blooomington, IN. Prior to his new assignment, Mickleborough was affiliated with the School of Sport Science, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Wales.
Janna Leigh Morrison recently moved to the Department of Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide University School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Adelaide, Australia. Morrison previously possessed a student affiliation with the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting joined the Department of Sport & Exercise Science, The University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus, Auckland, New Zealand. Previously, Mrachacz-Kersting was affiliated with the Center for Sensory-Motor-Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Vinod Narra has affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. Narra was previously associated with the Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Jeffrey E. Pessin is currently associated with the Department of Pharmacological Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY. Pessin was previously with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.
R. Kirk Riemer is presently affiliated with the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Riemer was formerly with the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
David Anthony Tulis has joined the Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC. Prior to his new position, Tulis was associated with the Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Houston, TX.
Paul R. Wade accepted a position with the Enterology Group, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, Spring House, PA. Prior to his new assignment, Wade was with the Department of Zoology & Physiology & WWAMI Medical Education Program, Laramie, WY.
Sheng-Nan Wu accepted a position with the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Prior to his new position, Wu was with the Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Fadi Xu has relocated and is presently with the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM. Xu had been affiliated with the Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Mary Elizabeth Zimmer has joined the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. Zimmer was previously associated with the Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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