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Benos Earns President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Guy Fogleman to Become FASEB Executive Director Gunter-Smith Taking Provost Position Guggino New Director of Physiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine The Physiological Society (UK) Appoints New Chief Executive The Physiological Society (UK) Elects Professor Ole Petersen, FRS as President Phillips Research Professor at Stem Cell Laboratory |
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| Benos Earns President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching |
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Dale Benos, APS President,
chair of the physiology and biophysics department at the University of
Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), and professor in Joint Health Sciences at UAB,
and was honored at the 16th annual President’s Award for Excellence in
Teaching at the UAB Faculty Awards Convocation, May 4, 2006. The award
recognizes full-time regular faculty who have demonstrated exceptional
accomplishments in teaching. One recipient is chosen from each school and
the Joint Health Sciences departments. |
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| Guy Fogleman to Become FASEB Executive Director |
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Guy Fogleman has been selected as the new
Executive Director of the Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology (FASEB). He will join FASEB on July 10. In
announcing the appointment, FASEB President Bruce R. Bistrian, MD, PhD
called Dr. Fogleman “a proven leader with a wealth of experience in
management and research.” FASEB “looks forward to working with Dr.
Fogleman to achieve our shared goal of increasing support for biomedical
research,” Bistrian added. Fogleman was formerly Director of the Biomedical Research Division and Associate Director for Human Health and Performance at NASA, where he led NASA’s biomedical and biological science and technology programs. He has conducted research at the NASA Ames Research Center on the origins of life and the physics of particles in microgravity. Prior to working for NASA, he served as associate professor at San Francisco State University and research associate at Tri-University Meson Facility at the University of British Columbia, where he conducted research in theoretical elementary particle physics. Fogleman has a PhD in physics, MA in mathematics and MS in physics from Indiana University in Bloomington and has served as US co-chair of the US-Russia Joint Working Group on Space Life Sciences and US delegate to the multilateral International Space Life Sciences Working Group. “I am looking forward to serving as Executive Director,” Fogleman stated. “FASEB is a great organization with a distinguished history and an important mission.” Enhancing synergy among the member societies will be a top priority, he continued. |
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Effective July 1, Pamela J. Gunter-Smith,
Professor of Physiology in the Biology Department, Spelman College will be
leaving to take on new duties as Provost and Academic Vice President at
Drew University, Madison, N.J. Gunter-Smith has held the Porter professorship in the Department of Biology at Spelman College since her arrival at the College in 1992. She has served as department chair (1992-2002), associate provost for science and mathematics (2002-2003), and program director for Spelman’s Center for Biomedical and Behavioral Research (2002-2003). From 1993-2003, Gunter-Smith was program director for the Howard Hughes Medial Institute (HHMI) Biomedical Program at Spelman College. The HHMI is a Bethesda, Maryland-based non-profit biomedical research organization. In 2003, Gunter-Smith was named an American Council on Education Fellow at the University of Miami, where she worked with the school’s president, Donna E. Shalala. At Drew University, Gunter-Smith will have responsibility under Drew’s president for planning, programs, personnel and budgets in the University’s three schools—the College of Liberal Arts, Theological School, and Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Responsible for the administrative and academic life of the University, she will foster collaboration among the University’s three schools, focus on strengthening existing programs while examining the feasibility of new ones at both the B. A. and M. A. level, and work with faculty to explore the ways in which teaching and scholarship can support each other. |
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Guggino New Director of Physiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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| William B. Guggino has been
named the director of physiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, effective immediately. Guggino has spent most of his professional career at Hopkins, both as a teacher and researcher. “Dr. Guggino’s commitment to science and to our medical school is equaled only by the passion he has for teaching, and for the mentoring of the brilliant students who have been fortunate enough to study and work with him,” said Edward Miller, Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. “He has arrived at this post through years of dedicated service to this institution, his students and to the body of scientific knowledge he has helped further, and his expansive professional experiences, both in the lab and the classroom, will undoubtedly continue to benefit faculty, staff and students.” In 1992, Guggino, along with Peter Agre, authored a seminal paper published in Science, which detailed the discovery of the very first water channel protein. That line of research, 11 years later, won Agre the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Guggino’s educational credentials include a BS in biology from Brooklyn College, as well as an MS from Long Island University and a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, both in comparative physiology. For 24 years Guggino has been the course director in organ systems physiology and histology and has served as the Director of the Curriculum for First Year Medical Students. He is also a former recipient of the Hopkins Excellence in Teaching Award. |
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| The Physiological Society is
delighted to announce that Michael Collis has been appointed as the
Society’s new Chief Executive. As Chief Executive, Michael Collis will be responsible to help shape and deliver the strategic vision of the Society, interacting closely with the Trustees and Executive and maintaining well-established links with other learned societies. We have been fortunate to have recruited an established scientist with a long-standing interest in physiology and a broad range of experience of academia and industry. Michael Collis has spent the majority of his research career in industry, where he held senior research management positions at Wyeth, ICI and Pfizer and advanced 16 novel drug candidates into clinical development. As lead of the Academic Liaison and Collaboration group for Pfizer, Michael established numerous links with academic researchers and learned societies. He has published extensively, particularly on the role of purinergic receptors in the cardiovascular system and has served on the editorial boards of Hypertension and British Journal of Pharmacology. Michael is a strong believer in the importance of integrative Physiology and is currently a member of the BBSRC Studentship and Fellowships Committee, MRC Physiological Systems and Clinical Sciences Board and the RAE (2008) Pre-clinical and Human Biological Sciences panel. Michael Collis took up office in early May and is based at the Society’s London office, PO Box 11319, London, WC1X 8WQ. |
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The Physiological Society (UK) Elects Professor Ole Petersen, FRS as President |
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| The Physiological Society is
delighted to announce the election of Professor Ole Petersen FRS as the
Society’s new President. Ole Petersen is currently George Holt Professor of Physiology and MRC Professor at the University of Liverpool and holds the following honorary executive positions: Vice-President of the Royal Society, Secretary General of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and Chair of Physiological Reviews European editorial committee. Ole received his MB ChB (1969) and MD (1972) from the University of Copenhagen and was appointed in 1975 as Symers Professor of Physiology and Head of the Department of Physiology in the University of Dundee. He was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 1998, The Royal Society in 2000, Royal College of Physicians London (FRCP) in 2001 and has been the recipient of numerous other prestigious awards and lectures. Ole Petersen’s current MRC Programme grant focuses on pancreatic acinar physiology and pathophysiology, with a particular interest in the regulation of ion channels and Ca2+ signalling in secretory cells. He has published extensively in the field of physiology and has been a long-standing supporter of the discipline. Ole played key roles as a member of Council (formerly Committee) and as International Secretary from 1992-1998. Ole Petersen will take up his post in July 2006. |
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| M. Ian Phillips joins Keck
Graduate Institute as Research Professor, Stem Cell Laboratory. Phillips joined Keck Graduate Institute in March 2006 from the University of South Florida where he was Professor of Physiology and Biophysics in the College of Medicine and had earlier served as Vice President for Research. Before Phillips moved to the University of South Florida, he was Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Florida and served as Chairman of Physiology there for 20 years. Phillips has a longstanding interest in prevention and treatment of cardiac damage by ischemia and has recently focused his research on regulated gene and stem cell-induced cardioprotection. Phillips will initiate KGI’s efforts in stem cell research; his lab will work not only on prevention and treatment of heart damage, but also on cures for type 1 diabetes. Kayode Oke Adeniyi accepted the position of Fellow, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Human Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. Adeniyi had previously been associated with the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, New Guinea. |
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| Govindasamy Balasekaran
recently affiliated with the National Institute of Education as a
Postdoctoral Fellow, Singapore. Balasekaran was previously affiliated with
the Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ismaeel Mohammed Bin-Jaliah has accepted the position of Assistant Professor, King Khalid University, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Abba, Asir, Saudi Arabia. Bin-Jaliah was formerly affiliated with the Department of Physiology, Birmingham University, Highgate, Birmingham, England, UK. Madhusudana Rao Chaluvadi has affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Prior to his new position, Chaluvadi was associated with the Department of Biology and Biomedical Science, Glasgow Caledonian Universi-ty, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Anthony C. Chao is a Senior Scientist with FivePrime Therapeutic Inc., Department of ASSAY Develop-ment & Screening, San Francisco, CA. Chao had previously been associated with Amphora Discovery Corporation as a Senior Scientist II, Mt View, CA. David J. Culp has joined the University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, as Professor. Prior to his new assignment, Culp was an Associate Professor affiliated with the Center of Oral Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Hayat Dagher is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Australia. Prior to his new affiliation, Dagher was associated with the Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Yukisato Ishida is currently Professor, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Faculty Health Science Technology, Department of Physical Therapy, Fujimino-shi, Saitama Pref., Japan. Prior to his new position, Ishida was a Visiting Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH. Dexter LeMarvin Lee accepted the position of Assistant Professor, Depart-ment of Physiology/Biophysics, Howard University, Washington, DC. Lee was formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Giovanni Piedimonte has accepted a position as Professor & Chair, Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV. Piedimonte, as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Molecular & Cell Pharmacology, was previously affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics Pulmonary Division, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Donato A. Rivas has affiliated with RMIT University School of Medical Sciences Bundoora, Australia. Rivas was previously with the Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Westminster, CA. Sueko Sagawa, a Professor, has affiliated with the Faculty of Sports Science, Kyusyu Kyoritsu University, Faculty of Sports Science, Kitakyushu, Japan. Prior to his new position, Sagawa was associated with the Department of Physiology, National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Kanoya, Japan. Thomas B. Walker has joined the Air Force Research Lab, Air Crew Protection, as a Research Physiologist, Brooks City-Base, TX. Previously, Walker was a doctoral student at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, where he recently attained his PhD degree. |
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