The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science announced 65 new inductees in October. New members to this esteemed organization are elected by current members from candidates nominated for their professional achievement and commitment to service.
“It is a great pleasure to welcome these distinguished and influential individuals to the Institute of Medicine,” said IOM President Harvey V. Fineberg. “Members are elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. Election is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health.”
APS extends sincere congratulations to its four member inductees:
Apostolos Georgopoulos, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis;
Andrew R. Marks, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City;
Michael W. Mulholland, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; John B.
West, University of California, San Diego.
Timothy Cope:
New Wright State University Chair of Anatomy and Physiology
APS member Timothy C. Cope has been appointed chair and professor for the Department of Anatomy and Physiology at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. He comes to Wright State from Emory University School of Medicine where he served as professor in the Department of Physiology and as an active member of the Neurosci-ence Program. Cope has also served as faculty in the Department of Physiol-ogy and Biophysics at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia and in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Cope’s research activity focuses on spinal cord neurophysiology, particularly the recovery of neuromuscular function after nerve and spinal cord injury. He has published more than 50 research articles in refereed journals, nine book chapters, as well as editing, reviewing, and writing abstracts for books and other publications.
Cope has been an APS member since 1995 and belongs to the Central Nervous System, Cell & Molecular Physiology, and Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation sections.
RxGen Appoints
Steven R. Gullans as New Chief Executive Officer
Steven R. Gullans, has joined RxGen as President and Chief Executive Officer. RxGen is a central nervous system therapeutics and CRO services company, co-founded by scientists from Yale and Harvard, which is leveraging unique preclinical research capabilities and highly reliable models of human disease to advance drug development.
“I am delighted to take on the leadership of RxGen’s extraordinarily talented and accomplished team of scientists,” said Gullans. “RxGen‘s unique portfolio of pre-clinical development assets represents a valuable resource for therapeutic discovery and validation. We plan to drive our next generation therapeutic validation platform forward, enabling us and our partners to more confidently advance therapeutics into human trials.”
Prior to joining RxGen, Gullans was Chief Scientific Officer at US Genomics, Inc. where he was instrumental in expanding the application of USG’s single molecule technology platform and positioning the company to capitalize on the burgeoning RNA interference, proteomics, and molecular diagnostics markets.
Gullans, a co-founder of RxGen, has over 25 years of experience as a scientist and entrepreneur in both the academic and corporate sectors. As a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, he pioneered the application of microarrays and bioinformatics to the discovery of novel drug targets, disease biomarkers, and therapeutics. Gullans has participated in several successful start-up ventures and has advised many leading biotechnology companies, venture firms, and non-profit research groups. Gullans received a BS from Union College, a PhD in Physiology from Duke University, and postdoctoral training from Yale University.
RxGen, Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company based in New Haven, CT, focused on the development of novel therapeutics for neurodegeneration, memory loss, obesity and other central nervous system disorders. RxGen’s animal models of human disease and leading genomics and bioinformatics provide the company with a powerful platform for discovering and validating novel therapeutics. For more information visit http://www.rx-gen.com.
Toth Named New Chief Researcher
APS member Linda Toth, who studies the impact of infectious diseases on sleep, is the new coordinator of research at Springfield’s Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine.
“I’m really looking forward to this opportunity,” said Linda Toth, named interim associate dean for research and faculty affairs at the medical school. “It will be a great chance to contribute to the SIU research program.”
Toth is a veterinarian with a doctorate degree in pharmacology, the science of drugs. Moticka recruited Toth in 2000 from the infectious diseases department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Toth will continue to serve as director of SIU’s 20,000-square-foot laboratory animal facility during the national search for a permanent associate dean, which could take up to a year.
“I am pleased that Linda Toth will lead the next phases of the medical school’s research efforts, particularly since she herself has been successful at securing national research grants,” J. Kevin Dorsey, the medical school dean and provost, said in a news release.
Toth said her research involves studying mice to identify genes that influence sleep and fatigue.
The research eventually could enhance the treatment of humans infected with the AIDS virus or those with chronic fatigue syndrome or hepatitis, Toth said. For these individuals, getting to sleep is a problem or the sleep they do get fails to have its normal restorative effect, she said.
“It’s unusual for a veterinarian to spearhead research at a medical school, Toth said, but veterinarians are becoming more popular choices because they often gain experience in handling budgets and other administrative tasks while running an animal research facility.”
Farias Receives 2004 Minority Access National Alumnus Role Model Award
Congratulations to APS member Martin Farias, III, who is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington. Farias was presented with a 2004 Minority Access National Alumnus Role Model Award, at the Role Models Award Banquet on September 19 in Washington, DC.
Farias has received extensive accolades as a scientist, mentor and role model from numerous instructors and colleagues. His research has been published in a number of scientific journals, including the
American Journal of Physiology.
Originally from Texas, Farias is devoted to promoting science and physiology to minority students, particularly those of Hispanic origins. He
has served as a volunteer for the Frontiers in Physiology and Explorations in Biomedicine programs by conducting classroom visits with participating middle- and high-school science teachers, and as a “Physiologist-in-Residence” at the 2002 Science Teaching Forum. Farias is also a past recipient of the APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Award and now serves as a mentor for the Minority Travel Fellows program.
Minority Access, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization that supports individuals, institutions, federal, state and local government agencies, and various corporations to diversity campuses and worksites by improving the recruitment, retention and enhancement of minorities.
APS Member Wins NSBRI Postdoctoral Fellowship
APS member Andrew
Judge, (Boston University) has won the 2004 National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s (NSBRI) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is meant to encourage research in the area of health problems that occur during space exploration missions.
The prestigious two-year fellowship carries a $40,000 award, membership in an NSBRI research team and one-to-two weeks at the NASA Johnson Space Center learning about the research facilities and program. Fellows receive the opportunity to manage their own space-related research project while continuing to work with their faculty mentors.
Judge, mentored by APS member Susan Kandarian, is studying the use of aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and their effects on muscle atrophy in simulated weightlessness.
Though NSBRI’s research focuses on conditions encountered during space flight, their research findings will be applied to similar medical situations experienced on Earth.
Amy G. Aslamkhan is currently a Senior Research Biochemist with Merck Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemical & Investigative Toxicology, West Point, PA. Previously, Aslamkhan was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Jeffrey R. Bernard has affiliated with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, TX. Bernard was formerly with the Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Northbridge, CA.
Steven L. Britton has joined the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Prior to his new position, Britton had been associated with the Department of Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH.
Natasha N. Chattergoon is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Heart Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR. Chattergoon was previously affiliated with the Department of
Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Xiao Hong Duan has accepted the position of Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, MD. Formerly, Duan was affiliated with the Department of Oral Biology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an Shaanxi, China.
Andreas Fahlman, a Postdoctoral Fellow, has joined the Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Fahlman had been affiliated with SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY.
Yuansheng Gao is currently Professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China. Gao was formerly affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
Richard R. Gonzalez is currently President of Bio-Tor, Inc., an Environmental Consultant Company in San Lorenzo, NM. Previously, Gonzalez was Division Director of the Biophysics Modeling Division, US Army Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA.
Laura Veronica Gonzalez-Bosc has accepted the position of Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Gonzalez-Bosc was formerly with the
Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
Shawn G. Hayes recently joined the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA, as Assistant Adjunct Professor. Prior to his new assignment, Hayes was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, CA.
Tyson L. Hedrick has affiliated with the Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, as a
Postdoctoral Researcher. Hedrick was previously a student with the Department of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Bedford, MA.
Kyle Kenji Henderson, a Postdoctoral Fellow, has affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL. Henderson was previously associated with the University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Science, Columbia, MO.
Judith Nicoll Hudson has accepted the position of Senior Lecturer, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, S. Australia. Hudson was previously a Senior Lecturer, Peninsula Medical School, St. Luke’s Campus, Institute of Clinical Education, Exeter University, Exeter, England.
Brian E. Hunt is currently Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Hunt was formerly Instructor, Research and Training Institute, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, Boston, MA.
Kojiro Ide joined the Department of Sports and Health Science, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. Ide previously was affiliated with the
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Daniel Johnston has affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin as Professor, Section of Neurobiology, Austin, TX. Johnston was previously affiliated with the Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Delbert L. Kilgore has recently associated with the Department of
Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Prior to his new position, Kilgore had been affiliated with the Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
Lauren Gerard Koch, an Assistant Professor, has moved to the Depart-ment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Koch had previously held a position with the Department of Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH.
Olga A. Kovalenko recently joined the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. Kovalenko had been affiliated with the Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Techno-logical University, Houghton, MI.
Romulo Leite, Research Scientist, moved to the Department of
Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Leite was formerly associated with the Department of Pharmacology, Institute De Ciencias Biologicas, University Fed De Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
J. Antonio G. Lopez has affiliated with Northern California Cardiology Associates, Placerville, CA.
Previously, Lopez had been associated with the Zavaro Cardiovascular Institute, La Mesa, CA.
Dave A. MacLean has moved to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University Campus, Sudbury, Canada. MacLean was previously affiliated with Kent State University School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport, Kent, OH.
Shyama M.E. Masilamani has accepted the position of Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA. Masilamani was formerly a Staff Scientist with the National Institutes of Health and NHLBI, Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, Bethesda, MD.
Christopher Paul O’Donnell has been appointed Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Previously, O’Donnell was an Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, MD.
Richard Oeckler has affiliated with the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Formerly, Oeckler was associated with the Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Tracey Anne Phillips has recently associated with the University of Liverpool, Edinburgh, Scotland. Phillips was previously associated with the Center for Exercise Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Philip Posner has accepted the position of Scientific Advisor, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Arlington, VA. Posner had previously been Professor and Administrator, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL.
Stephen Bennett Ruble recently joined the Guidant Corporation of St. Paul, MN. Ruble was formerly affiliated with the Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Department, Samford University, Birmingham, AL.
Sueko Sagawa is currently Professor, National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Department of Sports Life Style Management, Kanoya, Japan. Sagawa was formerly Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University Occupational and Environmental Health,
Kitakyushu, Japan.
David K. Spierer has affiliated with Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York, NY. Spierer was previously associated with the Department of Exercise Physiology, Coler
Goldwater Specialty Hospital and NF, Roosevelt Island, NY.
Jonathan Anthony W. Stecyk is currently with the Department of Zoology, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Stecyk was formerly affiliated with the Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Javier E. Stern recently joined the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, as an Assistant Professor. Stern was formerly connected with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
Elena Volpi has joined the Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Volpi formerly was associated with the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Hal Fong Yee has been appointed Associated Professor, Chief of GI and Hepatology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Yee was previously Assistant Professor, affiliated with UCLA, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Los Angeles, CA.
Ming-Jiun Yu is a Visiting Fellow with the Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD. Yu was previously associated with the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Jason X. J. Yuan recently associated with the Medical Teaching Facility, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA. Yuan was formerly affiliated with the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA.
Dion H. Zappe has been appointed Associate Director, Clinical Research, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, US Medical Affairs, East Hanover, NJ. Zappe was formerly Regional Scientific Director, Scientific Operations, Novartis
Pharmaceuticals, Medway, MA. |
