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Campbell Receives Carver College of Medicine
Distinguished Mentoring Award, Lecture
The University of Iowa (UI) Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine hosted the fourth annual Distinguished Mentor Award ceremony and Distinguished Mentor’s Lecture on October 10.
Kevin Campbell, the Roy J. Carver Chair of Physiology and Biophysics and head of the department, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, received the 2005 Distinguished Mentoring Award, which honors a UI Carver College of Medicine faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to research mentoring and whose trainees have gone on to have notable careers of their own.

The Distinguished Mentor’s lecture, which highlights the award by bringing to the UI world-class scientists who embody the ideals of the award and its recipient, was given by Nobel laureate Eric Kandel, professor of physiology and cell biophysics, biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University in New York, and an HHMI investigator. Kandel’s lecture was titled, “Molecular Memory for the Persistence of Memory Storage.”

Kandel, who also is the Fred Kavli Professor and director of the Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries revealing the biochemical changes that accompany memory formation. His research focuses on understanding the basic molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. Kandel is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received the National Medal of Science and the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award.

An internationally recognized expert on muscular dystrophy, Campbell has discovered the genetic and molecular causes of many forms of the disease. His research has improved diagnosis of muscular dystrophies and provides a basis for developing new therapeutic strategies to treat muscle disease.

During a research career that spans almost 25 years at the UI, Campbell also has provided outstanding research training and mentorship for many undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral and clinical fellows. Many of his former trainees are now leaders in the fields of physiology, neurology, molecular genetics and cellular biology. Currently, his laboratory includes three associates, 10 postdoctoral fellows, one graduate student, eight research assistants and five undergraduates.

An HHMI investigator since 1989, Campbell also is director of the Wellstone Center for Muscular Dystro-phy, the UI Foundation Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, and professor of internal medicine and neurology. He has received numerous awards for his research and is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences.
Steve F. Abcouwer, Associate Professor, has affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Abcouwer was formerly Instructor in Surgery, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

Hamid I. Akbarali, as Professor, has affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Prior to his new position, Akbarali was formerly an Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

Bill T. Ameredes, Associate Professor, recently joined the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology, Critical Care and Sleep, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Formerly, Ameredes had been a Research Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Harry L. Anderson has affiliated with Wright State University School of Medicine, Kettering, OH, as a Professor of Surgery. Anderson was previously an Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Boylston, MA.

Maria M. Anton, a Postdoctoral Student, has moved to the Department of Anesthesia Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. Anton was previously associated with the Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas, Austin, TX.

Mouhamed S. Awayda is currently an Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, SUNY, Buffalo, NY. Awayda was previously with the Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Bruce Wayne Bailey has affiliated with the College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. Bailey was formerly associated with the University of Kansas, Department of Health Sport and Exercise Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Brad Jon Behnke recently associated with West Virginia University, Division of Exercise Physiology, Morgantown, WV, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Behnke was formerly with the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Jill Ann Bell, a Research Associate, has joined the Department of Physiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Previously, Bell was associated with the Department of Kinesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Gregory L Brower, an Associate Professor, recently joined the Department of Cell, Developmental Biology, and Anatomy, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. Brower previously was a Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

Leticia Castillo has accepted the position of Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX. Castillo was formerly an Associate Director, Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.

Adria E. Colletti, as a Senior Scientist, recently joined Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, AMGEN, Cambridge, MA. Prior to her new assignment, Colletti was a Senior Research Bio-chemist, Department of Drug Metabolism, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ.

James F. Collins, an Assistant Professor, is currently with the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Prior to his new position, Collins was a Research Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ.

Joseph Antonio Covi, a Postdoctoral Research Associate, has affiliated with the Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Covi had previously been associated with the Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

YanFeng Ding, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, has joined the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Formerly, Ding was a Postdoctoral Student with the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL.

Karlhans Endlich has been appointed Professor and Director, Department of Anatomy, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. Endlich was previously associated with the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, as an Assistant Professor.

Ana Yesenia Estevez accepted the position of Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. Estevez was formerly a Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN.

Mazyar Fallah, an Assistant Professor, has affiliated with the Centre for Vision Research, School of Kinesiology and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fallah was formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, with, the Systems Neurobiology Laboratories, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA.

Xin Fang recently affiliated with the Department of Biological Science, Warwick University, Coventry, England. Fang previously was associated with the Department of Physiology, University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, England.

Martin Farias has affiliated, as a Senior Fellow, with the Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA. Farias was formerly with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

Bruce A. Freeman accepted the position of Vice Chair, Director, Center for Free Radical Biology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Prior to his new affiliation, Freeman had been Vice Chair and Director, Center Free Radical Biology, Department of Anesthesiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University Alabama, Birmingham, AL.

Yoshiyuki Fukuba, a Professor, has joined the Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Department of Exercise Science & Physiology, Hiroshima, Japan. Prior to his new position, Fukuba was associated with the Department of Exercise Science & Physiology, School of Health Science, Hiroshima Women’s University, Hiroshima, Japan.

Masataka Fukue has accepted the position of Director, Department of Surgery, Koga Hospital, Koga, Ibaraki, Japan. Fukue had been Assistant Director, Shonai Amarume Hospital, Shonai, Amarume, Higashitagawa, Yamagata, Japan.

Jeffrey Stephen Gilbert has affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, San Antonio, TX. Gilbert was previously associated with the University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY.

Arrie Lynelle Golden is currently an Associate Professor of Basic Sciences, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA. Prior to her new assignment, Golden held the position of Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Physical Science, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.

Chad Randall Hancock, a Postdoctoral Fellow, joined the Department of Applied Physiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Hancock was formerly a member of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Markus Hecker, a Professor, has joined the University of Heidelberg, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg, Germany. Formerly, Hecker was associated with the Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

Matthias Albrecht Hediger, an Associate Professor, recently affiliated with the Institut for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Berne, Bern, Switzerland. Formerly, Hediger was with Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Aaron Curtis Hinken affiliated with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. Hinken was previously associated with the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Youngmok Charles Jang joined the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. Jang was previously affiliated with the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Mika B. Jekabsons has affiliated with the University of Mississippi, Department of Biology, University, MS, as an Assistant Professor. Prior to his new position, Jekabsons was associated with the Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, CA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

Amy Lynn Johnson has accepted the position of Lecturer, Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Formerly, Johnson was Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO.

Fumihiko Kajiya is currently Professor and Chairman, Department of Medical Engineering, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan. Previously, Kajiya was Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan.

Abba J. Kastin, a Professor, has affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Before his new affiliation, Kastin was Professor, VA Medical Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Michael A. Kurz is now the Executive Director, Medical Affairs, Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes. FL. Kurz was formerly Director of Cardiovascular Medical Affairs, Centocor Inc., Horsham, PA.

Gisela Lannig, a Postdoctoral Fellow, affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute, the Department of Physiology of Marine Animals, Bremerhaven, Germany. Prior to her move, Lannig was a Research Scholar, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.

William R. Law is currently Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Law was previously Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Joseph Loscalzo has accepted a position as Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Loscalzo was Professor, Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston, MA.

Jennifer L. Lucitti, is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Lucitti was formerly a Research Associate, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Gordon Gregor MacGregor has accepted the position of Research Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Pittsburgh University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. MacGregor was formerly an Associate Research Scientist, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Nansie Anne McHugh accepted the position of Associate Principal Scientist, Huntingdon Life Sciences, East Millstone, NJ. Formerly, McHugh, as an Associate Principal Scientist, was affiliated with the Department of Cardiovascular and Central Nervous System, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ.

Leslie C. McKinney, a Pharmacologist, recently affiliated with the Division of Urologic and Reproductive Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD. Formerly, McKinney was an Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University Health Science, Bethesda, MD.

Karen Alice Munger is presently an Associate Professor, Department of Research and Development, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD. Munger was previously an Adjunct Research Associate, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, VA Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, CA.

S. Jamal Mustafa is affiliated with the Department of Research and Graduate Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Mustafa was previously associated with the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Heart Center, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC.

Loren G. Myhre is currently a Senior Researcher with Nike Inc., Nike Sports Research Lab, Beaverton, OR. Myre was previously a Research Physiologist, System Research, Armstrong Laborato-ry, Brooks Air Force Base, TX.

Jeffrey Scott Otis, a Postdoctoral Fellow, has affiliated with Emory VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA. Otis was formerly associated with Emory University, Department of Pharmacology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

James Lee Park, an Associate Staff Investigator, joined the Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI. Park was previously affiliated with the Department of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

Stine Falsig Pedersen, a Research Assistant, has affiliated with the Institute of Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Formerly, Pedersen was with the Department of Human Physiology, University of California, Davis, CA.

Ricardo Fernandez Perez, an Associate Professor, has affiliated with the Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil. Prior to his new position, Perez was an Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Daniel Pomp, a Professor, has associated with the Michael Hooker Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Pomp was previously affiliated with the Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Rhonda D. Prisby has moved to the Department of Exercise Physiology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Prisby was formerly a Research Assistant, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Michael Reutter is presently an Instructor, Biology Department, Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN. Reutter was formerly an Instructor, Department of Science, Century College, White Bear Lake, MN.

Mark R. Rheault recently joined The Whitney Lab, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL. Rheault was previously associated with the Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamil-ton, Ontario, Canada.

Steven Edward Riechman, an Assistant Professor, recently joined the Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Riechman was previously affiliated with the School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, Kent State University, Kent, OH.

R. Brooks Robey, an Associate Chief of Staff for Research, is currently Associate Professor, of Medicine and Physiology, Dartmouth, White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT. Robey was formerly an Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

David William Rodenbaugh has accepted the position of Assistant Professor, Biosciences Department, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN. Rodenbaugh was previously associated with the Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

J. Enrique Silva, is currently Professor, and Chief, Endocrinology, Baystate Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, Springfield, MA. Silva was formerly Professor and Chief, Division of Endocrinology, S.M.B.D. Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Aleksandra Sindic is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Sindic had been a Science Assistant, Medical Klin and Poliklin Experi-mental Nephrology, University of Klin Muenster, Munster, Germany.

Karen M. Spach has affiliated with the Teuscher Lab, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Formerly, Spach was with the Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

Sang-Hoon Suh, an Assistant Professor, has moved to Yonsei University, Department of Physical Education, Seoul, South Korea. Prior to his recent affiliation, Suh was associated with Queens College, The City University of New York, Department of Family Nutrition and Exercise Science, Flushing, NY.

David G. Taylor has accepted the position of Postdoctoral Associate, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Formerly, Taylor was affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Stephen John Trumble, an Assistant Professor, will be joining the Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Michigan, Flint, MI, as the Vertebrate Physiological Ecologist. Trumble was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow with the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Seattle, WA.

Andrew K. Tryba, an Assistant Professor, has joined the Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Tryba formerly was affiliated with the Department of Physiology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX.

Ping Ming Wang, a Research Scientist, has associated with the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Wang had been a Research Engineer, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.

Yingxiao Wang has accepted a position of Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Wang was previously affiliated with the Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

Daniel Edward Warren, a Postdoctoral Researcher, has joined the Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Warren was previously affiliated with the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Sean Michael Wilson, Assistant Professor, has affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS. Wilson was formerly a Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV.

Brett J. Wong, as a postdoctoral scholar, has affiliated with the Department of Exercise Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Wong was previously associated with the Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

Baojian Xue is currently an Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Xue was formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, Dalton Cardiovascular Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Yifan Yang has affiliated with the Department of Medical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA. Yang was formerly with the Department of Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.

Linda Chia-Hui Yu, an Assistant Professor, has affiliated with the National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Physiology, Taipei, Taiwan. Yu had previously been a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

Patricio Zapata recently moved to the Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago Chile. Zapata now holds the position of Professor, Faculty of Medicine. Zapata was previously Professor and Head, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Lin Zhang has joined the Formulaology Department, Liaoning College of Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China. Zhang was previously affiliated with the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Formulalaology Department, Beijing, China.

Correction: Gerald A. Meininger accepted the position of Director, 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.
 		  
 
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