People & Places


Wise Appointed Provost of the University of Washington 
Campbell Named Head of Department at University of Iowa 
S. Jamal Mustafa Named Part-time Assistant Dean for Research 

Wise Appointed Provost of the University of Washington 

Phyllis Wise, currently dean of the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis, has been appointed Provost of the University of Washington, pending approval of the UW Regents. Wise, who is a distinguished professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior in the Division of Biological Sciences, and professor of physiology and membrane biology in the School of Medicine at Davis, has served in her current position since 2002. Prior to that, she was professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at the University of Kentucky from 1993 to 2002. Dr. Wise was a faculty member at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, from 1976 to 1993.

Campbell Named Head of Department at University of Iowa

Kevin Campbell has been named head of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The appointment is effective July 1. Campbell,  a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, has served as interim head of the department since 2002. He also holds joint appointments in the UI Departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine. 

S. Jamal Mustafa Named Part-time Assistant Dean for Research

The Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center at West Virginia University has announced the recruitment of S. Jamal Mustafa to the institution.  In addition to  bringing his research laboratory from East Carolina, Mustafa will also serve as part-time assistant deans for research in the School of Medicine. Mustafa is presently a professor at East Carolina University School of Medicine active in cardiovascular pharmacology and physiology research.  He will join the faculties of the WVU Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy. 

Lisa C. Hazard, an Assistant Professor, joined the Department of Biology and Molecular Biology, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Hazard was formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.

Vallie Michelle Holloway has affiliated with the Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, FL., as a Postdoc Fellow. Holloway was previously associated with the Burn, Shock and Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL.

Benjamin C. Kautza recently affiliated as a student with the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Kautza moved from the Department of Health Exercise & Rehab Sciences, Winona State University, Winona, MN.

Sachiyo Nomura, an Associate Professor, has joined the University of Tokyo, Department of GI Surgery, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Nomura was formerly a Research Fellow with the Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.

Timothy R.H. Regnault, an Assistant Professor, has affiliated with the University of Western Ontario, Department Ob/Gyn, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada. Prior to his new position, Regnault was associated with the University of Colorado Health Science Center/Perinatal Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Section Neonatology, Aurora, CO. 

Jason M. Roper is currently a Staff Toxicologist, Wil Research Laboratories, LLC, Ashland, OH. Prior to his new position, Roper was associated with the Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY. 

Ross D. Shonat has accepted the position of Scientific Review Administrator, with the National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, Bethesda, MD. Shonat was formerly an Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.

Mary E. Sunday recently accepted a position as Professor with the Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Sunday was formerly Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.

Kevin Tipton is currently Senior Lecturer, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. Formerly, Tipton was affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Shriner’s Burns Institute, Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. 

Gervais Tougas accepted the position, Disease Area Section Head, Department of Gastroenterology Clinical Research & Development, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland. Tougas was formerly Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterolo-gy, McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 

Joel V. Weinstock has joined the Department of Internal Medicine, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA. Weinstock moved from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. 

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