People and Places

Millhorn Named VP of Research
Pepe Appointed Dean and Provost
Bonham Appointed Executive Associate Dean for Research and Education
Burton Sobel Appointed Founding Director
APS Member is IOM Fellow
2005-2006 APS Porter Physiology Fellows Announced


Millhorn Named VP of Research

David Millhorn has been named Vice President of Research for the University of Tennessee System.  Millhorn is currently director of the Genome Research Institute at the University of Cincinnati. In his new position, Millhorn will lead the UT system’s $273 million research enterprise at its campuses and research centers throughout Tennessee. He will have a faculty appointment with the UT Health Science Center in Memphis.

Pepe Appointed Dean and Provost

Gerald J. Pepe has been appointed Dean and Provost of Eastern Virginia Medical School. He succeeds Evan R. Farmer, who left EVMS June 30, 2004, after three years as Dean and Provost. A member of the EVMS faculty since 1978, Pepe is Chairman of the Department of Physiological Sciences at EVMS. He was appointed Interim Dean and Provost in July 2004.

Bonham Appointed Executive Associate Dean for Research and Education

Ann Bonham, professor and chair of the Department of Medical Pharmacology at UC, Davis, has been appointed Executive Associate Dean for Research and Education. Bonham had been serving as acting Executive Associate Dean of the School of Medicine since March 1. According to the UC, Davis announcement, Bonham’s responsibilities include “coordinating and developing biomedical research, including basic translational and clinical research; identifying and promoting interdisciplinary research and technological advances to explore frontiers in modern medicine; seek new funding opportunities among industry, public funding sources and collaborative research programs; and overseeing all graduate student and postdoctoral training. Bonham will have responsibility for the Associate Dean for Basic Research, the Assistant Dean for Clinical Research and the Vice Dean for Medical Education.”  Bonham has been on the UC Davis faculty since 1989.

Burton Sobel Appointed Founding Director

Burton Sobel has been appointed founding director of the new Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) established by the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care. Sobel has resigned as chair of medicine at the University of Vermont, effective July 1, 2005, to devote his full attention to the research and training institute.

APS Member is IOM Fellow

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies named seven new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows for 2005-2006. APS Member, Sarah England, University of Iowa, was one of those selected as a Health Policy Fellow. The fellows—outstanding midcareer health professionals—were chosen on a competitive basis from nominations submitted by academic institutions, nonprofit health care organizations, and other community-based providers. The fellows will spend a year in Washington, DC, working in a congressional office or the executive branch.

2005-2006 APS Porter Physiology Fellows Announced

The APS and Porter Physiology Development Committee congratulate the 2005-2006 APS Porter Physiology Fellows from the second round of applications: Andrew J. Clark, University of California, Irvine; Jeffrey B. Mason, University of California, Davis; Kristy M. Nicks, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

The Porter Fellows selected from the first round were: Jessica Clark, University of Arizona; Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Lymari López-Díaz, University of Michigan; Walson Metzger, UMDNJ; Adrienne L. Orr, Stanford University; Clintoria Latrice Williams, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The Porter Physiology Fellowships for minorities are one-year fellowships that provide a stipend of $18,000. The fellowships are open to underrepresented ethnic minority applicants (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native Alaskans, or Pacific Islanders) who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories. Applicants must have been accepted into or currently be enrolled in a graduate program pursuing an advanced degree in the physiological sciences. For more information, see the APS website at http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/porterfell.htm or contact Melinda Lowy in the APS Education Office at education@the-aps.org or 301-634-7132. There will only be one deadline for 2005-2006 applications, which will be January 15, 2006.

Peter Agre is currently associated with the Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, as Vice-Chancellor. Agre’s former position was as a Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Theodore J. Angelopoulos, a Professor, has affiliated with the Department of Health Professions, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Angelopoulos was formerly Professor and Director of the Department of Child Family and Community Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

John T. Barron accepted the position of Director, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Park Ridge, IL. Barron previously was associated as a Professor with Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Maywood, IL.

John Townsend Berg has become Director, Lung Injury Research Institute, Mamarlao, San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines. Formerly, Berg was Associate Research Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Microbiology and Pharmacology, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI.

Paul Page Bertrand is now an Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Reno, NV. Bertrand was formerly a Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Jeffrey John Brault recently affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Department of Cell Biology, Boston, MA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Brault was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan State University, Department of Physiology, East Lansing, MI.

Keith Patrick Choe is currently a Postdoctoral Student, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Choe formerly was associated with the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME.

William H. Cooke accepted the position of Associate Professor with the Department of Health and Kinesiology, The University of Texas, San Antonio, TX. Previously, Cooke held the position of Research Physiologist, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX.

Aidan Curran has affiliated with Schering Plough Research Institute as an Associate Principle Scientist, Kenilworth, NJ. Formerly, Curran was an Assistant Professor, Ross University School of Medicine, Physiology Department, Portsmouth, Dominica.

Patricia M. DePaula joined the Department of Physiology, School of Dentistry, Paulista State University, at Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil, as an Assistant Professor. DePaula was formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX.

Paul Dietl, Professor, moved to the University of Ulm, Department of General Physiology, Ulm, Germany. Dietl was previously associated with the University of Innsbruck, Department of Physiology, Innsbruck, Austria.

F. Edward Dudek has accepted the position of Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT. Dudek was formerly Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Randall L. Duncan joined the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, as an Assistant Professor. Duncan was previously associated with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.

Marlies Elger affiliated with the University of Heidelberg, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg, Germany, as a Research Scientist. Elger previously had been associated with the Medical School Hannover, Department of Nephrology, Hannover, Germany.

Kathrin L. Engisch moved to Wright State University where she is an Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Dayton, OH. Engisch was previously associated with Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Atlanta, GA.

Jinping Fan accepted the position of Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Cardiology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Prior to his new assignment, Fan was Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Service, Oak Forest Hospital, Oak Forest, IL.

Candice D. Fike is currently Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Fike was previously an Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC.

Mark Richard Fowler presently is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Glascow, Scotland, UK. Prior to his new affiliation, Fowler was associated with the University of Leeds, School of Biomedical Sciences, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

Joe G. N. Garcia has accepted the position of Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Garcia was formerly Professor, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,

Jason D. Gardner has affiliated as an Assistant Professor with the University of South Carolina Medical School, Columbia, SC. Previously, Gardner was a Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

Paige Christine Geiger accepted the position of Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Kansas City, MO. Prior to her new position, Geiger was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Allen G. Gibbs recently moved to the University of Nevada as an Associate Research Scientist, Department of Biological Sciences, Las Vegas, NV. Gibbs was formerly associated with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Todd E. Gillis assumed the post of Assistant Professor, University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Prior to his new position, Gillis had been a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Harris Hydraulics Lab, Seattle, WA.

Kristin L. Gosselink is currently Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, TX. Gosselink, previously a Research Associate, was affiliated with the Laboratory of Neural Structure and Function, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA..

Gabriel G. Haddad, Professor, Pediatrics and Neuroscience, is currently Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego Dept., La Jolla, CA. Haddad was formerly Chairman, Department of Pedi-atrics, Rose Kennedy Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

Matthew Paul Harber affiliated with Ball State University, Human Performance Laboratory, Muncie, IN, as a postdoctoral Fellow. Formerly, Harber was associated with the Division of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Joseph S. Janicki is currently Professor and Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Prior to his new position, Janicki had been Associate Dean, Research Graduate Studies, and Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

Andrew Mark Jones, Professor of Applied Physiology, joined the University of Exeter School Sport and Health Sciences, St. Lukes Campus, Exeter, England, UK. Jones was previously affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University, Exercise and Sport Science, Alsager, England, UK.

Matthew J. Kluger moved to George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, as Vice President for Research. Kluger was formerly Vice President for Research, and Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA.

J. Mailen Kootsey has accepted the position of President, Simulation Resources, Inc., Redlands, CA. Kootsey previously had been Professor, Depart-ment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA.

Michael H. Koval recently affiliated with Emory University School of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Atlanta, GA. Formerly, Koval had been associated with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Philadelphia, PA.

Eric Lazartigues is currently an Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. Lazartigues was formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Pin-Lan Li has accepted the position of Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA. Li had previously been affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Merry L. Lindsey, an Assistant Professor, recently associated with the University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, San Antonio, TX. Lindsey was previously affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charles-ton, SC.

He-ping Ma has joined the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, as an Assistant Professor. Prior to his new position, Ma was affiliated with the Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

Shuichi Machida currently is an Assistant Professor, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan. Previously, Machida had been a Postdoctoral Fellow, International Budo University, Department of Exercise Physiology, Katsura, Chiba, Japan.

Martin J. Mangino recently joined the Department of Surgery-Trauma Unit, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA. Mangino was formerly affiliated with the Department of Surgery-Transplant Unit, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.

Diane Eilene McClure has associated with Animal Resources Center, Veterinary Services, Goleta, CA, as a Consulting Veterinarian. Prior to her new position, McClure was Director and Campus Veterinarian, Animal Resource Center, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.

Gerald A. Meininger accepted the position of Professor and Associate Head, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Meininger was formerly Regents’ Professor and Associate Head and Director Vascular Biology, Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University Systems, College Station, TX.

Robin Nicholas Michel recently affiliated as a Professor with Concordia University, Department of Exercise Science, Renaud Science Complex, Montreal, Canada. Previously, Michel had been Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Jordan Daniel Miller affiliated with the University of Iowa as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Iowa City, IA. Miller was previously a Student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

William E. Mitch accepted the position of Professor, Department of Medicine and Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Formerly, Mitch was Chairman of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

Vinod Narra is currently Instructor in Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Surgery, Detroit, MI. Narra recently moved from the Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.

Mohammed A. Nayeem recently accepted the position of Research Instructor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Prior to his new position, Nayeem was a Biologist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC.

William T. Noonan, a Postdoctoral Fellow, joined Abbott Laboratories, Department of Integrative Pharmacology, Abbott Park, IL. Noonan was formerly with the Department of Genome Science, University of Cincinnati, Reading, OH.

Patricia A. Preisig has accepted a position as Professor, Division of Nephrology, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Prior to her new appointment, Preisig was Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

Thomas Patrick Olson recently affiliated with the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Olson previously had been a Student with the Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

De-Lai Qiu accepted the position of Research Assistant for the Brain Science Institute, Japanese Laboratory for Neuronal Circuit Dynamics, Saitama, Japan. Prior to his new position, Qiu was affiliated with Miyazaki Medical College, Department of Public Health, Miyazaki, Japan.

John C. Quindry recently accepted the position of Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. Quindry had been a postdoctoral fellow, Center for Exercise Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Jack D. Shepard, an Assistant Professor, has joined the Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD. Shepard previously had been affiliated with the Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch of the Intramural Research Program, The National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

Mihaela Stefan has joined the University of Pittsburgh, Children Hospital of Pittsburgh, Rangos Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA. as a Research Assistant Professor. Prior to her new assignment, Stefan had been a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Donald B. Stratton, Professor of Physiology, has moved to Venice, FL. Previously, Stratton held the position of Professor of Physiology, Department of Biology, Drake University, Des Moines, IA.
Karen Leanna Sweazea has affiliated as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM. Sweazea had been associated with the Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Anitaben Tailor is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Previously, Tailor had been affiliated with the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA.

Mark L. Zeidel recently accepted the position of Herman L. Blumgart Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Prior to his new position, Zeidel was the Jack D. Myers Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.


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