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APS Member, Novera Herbert
Spector was recently inducted into the US Fencing Hall of Fame. Unbeknownst
to many of his scientific colleagues, Herb had a double life, scientist by
day time and Zorro at night, or on the weekend. Herb began fencing at City
College in New York, serving as Co-Captain for the US Intercollegiate Sabre
Championship team in 1941 and participating on six Olympic squads in saber
and one in epee, although he never competed in the Olympics. Herb has
qualified for the US National Championships for 60 years. During his
induction into the US Fencing Hall of Fame, it was revealed that Herb’s
nickname among fencers is “Foxy Grandpa.” APS congratulates Herb on his
accomplishment!
Michael Stephen Beauchamp, an
assistant Professor, has affiliated with the Department of Neurobiology and
Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston. Beauchamp was formerly
a Research Fellow, associated with the National Institutes of Health and the
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD.
Chun Mei Cao has joined The Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking
University, Beijing, China. Before her new position, Cao had been associated
with the Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,
Hang Zhou, China.
Shaoyou Chu has accepted the position of Senior Research Scientist, Lilly
Research Laboratories, Department Lead Opertimization Biology/ Lead
Generation Biology, Indianapolis, IN. Chu was formerly Assistant Professor,
Department of Cell Biology/Genetics, University of North Texas Health
Science Center, Fort Worth.
Abe DeAnda, Associate Professor, joined the Department of Cardiothoracic
Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. DeAnda was
previously affiliated with the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical
College of Virginia, Richmond.
Dariush Elahi is currently a Professor with the Department of General
Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Prior to his
new position, Elahi was affiliated with the Department of General Surgery,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
James D. Fluckey, Assistant Professor, recently moved to the Department of
Health and Kinesiology, Muscle Biology Laboratory, Texas A&M University,
College Station. Formerly, Fluckey was affiliated with the Department of
Geriatrics/Center on Aging, University of Arkansas Medical Science, Little
Rock.
Xinbeng Han, a Research Fellow, has joined the Department of Vascular
Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Cambridge, MA. Han was formerly
associated with the Department of Neona-tology, Children’s Memorial
Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Yi Jia has affiliated with the Department of Molecular Medical Branch, NIDDK,
Bethesda, MD. Jia was previously associated with the Department of Basic
Medical Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Ole Johan Kemi accepted the position of Lecturer, Institute of Biomedical
and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Kemi was
previously with the Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Robert Kenefick, an Assistant Professor, recently joined the US Army
Institute of Environmental Research, Department of Thermal & Mountain
Medical Division, Natick, MA. Prior to his new position, Kenefick was
affiliated with the University of New Hampshire, Department of Kinesiology,
Durham.
Robert John Kolb moved to the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, as a Research Fellow.
Formerly, Kolb was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology and
Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Dieter F. Kutz is currently an Assistant Professor, Department of
Physiology, University of Munich, Muenchen, Germany. Kutz was previously
associated with the University of Bologna, Department of Human and General
Physiology, Bologna, IT.
Paul Milward Lea, IV, is the Director of Research Operations, New Health
Sciences Inc., Bethesda, MD. Lea was formerly a Research Instructor,
Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Lawrence J. Mandarino accepted the position of Director, Arizona State
University Center for Metabolism Biology, Tempe. Mandarino was previously
affiliated with the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health
Science Center, San Antonio.
David E. Millhorn is presently Vice President for Research, University of
Tennessee, Department of Research, Knoxville. Prior to his new position,
Millhorn was the Director, University Cincinnati Genome Research Institute,
Cincinnati, OH.
Hui-Lin Pan, a Professor, has accepted a position with the Department of
Anesthesiology and Pain Medical Unit 409, University of Texas-MD Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston. Pan was formerly an Associate Professor, Department
of Anesthesiology (H187), Penn State University College of Medicine,
Hershey, PA.
Kyung Won Park has joined the Department of Anesthesia, Santa Clara Valley
Medical Center, San Jose, CA, as an Associate Professor. Prior to his new
position, Park was affiliated with the Department of Anesthesiology, Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Christopher Graeme Sobey, a Senior Research Fellow, has moved to the
Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton Victoria, Australia.
Prior to his new affiliation, Sobey had been a Research Fellow, Department
of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria, Australia.
Winnie W.C. Shum is presently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Simches Research Center, Boston. Shum was previously affiliated
with the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine, Shatin, Hong
Kong.
Jonathan David Tune, an Associate Professor, has affiliated with the
Department of Cell and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of
Medicine, Indianapolis. Previously, Tune, a Senior Fellow, was associated
with the Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center, New Orleans.
Jeffrey Scott Upperman is now Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of
Surgery, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA. Before accepting his recent
position, Upperman had been Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
University of Pittsburgh, PA.
Darin Lee Van Gammeren recently affiliated with the Department of Health
Sciences, Boston University, MA as a Research Assistant. Van Gammeren was
previously associated with the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences,
University of Florida, Gainesville.
Wang Wang, a Postdoctoral Fellow, has affiliated with the Department of
Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Wang was previously associated with the National Institute of Aging,
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, Baltimore, MD.
B. Stanley Willenbring, an Associate Professor, has joined the Department of
Biology, Dabney Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge, VA. Willenberg
was formerly an Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Math,
Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, VA.
Timothy D. Wilson, an Assistant Professor, has affiliated with the
University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Health Sciences, London, Ontario,
Canada. Wilson was formerly a Postdoctoral Student, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, EEI, PA.
Stephen C. Wood has joined the Ross University School of Medicine,
Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies, as Professor of Physiology. Wood was
previously associated with East Carolina University School of Medicine and
North Eastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Department of
Physiology, Rootstown, OH.
Christopher R. Woodman, an Assistant Professor, has affiliated with the
Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station.
Woodman was previously a Research Assistant Professor, associated with the
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Science, University of Missouri,
Columbia.
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