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The
e-newsletter for faculty and staff
at the UTMB School of Medicine
April
1, 2003
Vol.
3, No. 4
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this issue:
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1. UPCOMING EVENTS
2. DRS. LOIS KILLEWICH & ANA PAJOR ACCEPTED AS FELLOWS IN ELAM PROGRAM
3. UTMB researchers interviewed
about SARS in local and national media
4. INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS TAKE TOP HONORS AT NATIONAL COMPETITION
5. request for proposals – dana program in brain and immuno-imaging
6. call for nominations – damon
runyon cancer research foundation
7. NEW FACULTY HONORED AT RECEPTION
8. PRESIDENT’S CABINET AWARDS
9. Accessing Survey Resources
with Electronic Research Sources
10. PROMOTION AND TENURE ACTIONS
11. APPOINTMENTS TO ENDOWED POSITIONS
12. NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
13. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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· FACULTY
OF MEDICINE MEETINGS
--Thursday, May 22, 2003 (4:00
PM), Clinical Sciences Auditorium
--Tuesday, October 7, 2003
(4:30 PM)
--Tuesday, December 2, 2003
(4:30 PM)
· DEPARTMENTAL
REVIEWS
--Surgery: May 12-15, 2003
--Orthopaedic Surgery &
Rehabilitation: May 18-20, 2003
--Department of Pharmacology &
Toxicology: January 11-14, 2004
· MARK
YOUR CALENDAR for a series of enlightening
evenings with the UTMB Osler Club. Meetings are
open to the entire UTMB community and guests; they are free to
participants, but reservations are strongly
advised. For reservations or information about CME credit, contact
America Hayward, ext. 29327,
aahaywar@utmb.edu. More information including the schedule of events
may be found at:
http://www.utmb.edu/osler/club/.
· SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE COMMENCEMENT
Saturday, May 24,
2003, 10:00 AM, Moody Gardens Convention Center
Commencement
Speaker:
Denton A. Cooley, M.D., President and Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Heart
Institute, Houston. For more information, please visit the School of
Medicine web site:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/Commencement03/SOMactivities.htm.
· ANNUAL
MEDICAL STAFF/MSRDP MEETING
Tuesday, August
12, 2003, 5:00-8:00 PM, Levin Hall Dining Room and Foyer
Please mark your
calendar to attend the combined Medical Staff/MSRDP meeting. For more
information, please contact Tina Avey, extension 25282, email
tmavey@utmb.edu.
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Lois A. Killewich, M.D., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, and Ana M. Pajor, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair ad interim, Department of Physiology & Biophysics,
were accepted as members of the 2003-2004 class of fellows in the
Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
Program
for Women. Competition for
this ninth ELAM class was very strong. The candidates represented 70
schools of medicine and 7 schools of dentistry in the U.S., Canada, and
Puerto Rico. Forty-five Fellows with outstanding credentials in medical
and dental education, research, clinical service and administration were
selected to participate in the Program. ELAM is the only in-depth
national leadership program preparing women faculty for the highest
administrative ranks at academic health centers.
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To listen online to Dr. C.J.
Peters’ talk regarding the SARS virus which aired April 4 on the NPR show
"Talk of the Nation - Science Friday," click on the following web site:
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1220389. Drs.
Robert Shope and Dr. Shinji Makino are also quoted in a front page
SARS story in the Galveston County Daily News.
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UTMB's Internal Medicine
Residents, Prashant Kaushik, M.D., Anjali Ramaswami, M.D., and Helbert
Rondon-Berrios, M.D. were National Champions in the American College of
Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM) Doctor's
Dilemma Competition (a.k.a. Medical Jeopardy). This is the second
consecutive year that UTMB has won this top honor. Fifteen teams of
residents and fellows from around the nation participated in the
competition which was held this month at the annual session of the
ACP-ASIM.
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The Dana
Foundation has a Request for Proposals for the second cycle of the 2003
Dana Program in Brain and Immuno-Imaging Using Brain and Immune System
Imaging Innovations to Improve Human Health. This program seeks to
advance the application of imaging research to improve understanding of
the brain, the immune system, and of their interaction, in health and
disease. The program supports pilot-testing of high-risk innovative
hypotheses. Pilot-data gathered should enable investigators to compete
for larger scale-funding from other sources. Our School has been invited
to submit one application. Successful applicants will receive grants of
up to a total of $100,000 for up to three years. Projects involving
collaborations with NIH intramural researchers or industry scientists are
acceptable. Although one goal of the program is to make support available
to researchers early in their careers, any researcher with a promising new
hypothesis is eligible. Previous applicants are eligible to reapply.
To nominate an
individual, please submit the following: 1) a letter of nomination from
the applicant’s Chair or Division Chief, 2) a synopsis of the proposed
research, and 3) a copy of the CV to the Office of the Dean of Medicine,
ATTN: Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Route 0133, or email at
lphillip@utmb.edu
by Friday, April 18th (the external deadline is May 13th).
Details about the program are available at the Foundation’s web site:
http://www.dana.org/grants/health/proposals/immuno.cfm.
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The Damon Runyon
Cancer Research Foundation has a call for nominations for the Damon Runyon
Scholar Award. This award was established to support the development of
outstanding scientists as independent investigators in the cancer field by
helping foster their research productivity during the first few years of
their first faculty position. Candidates must be at the assistant
professor or equivalent level and be within the first three years of their
initial faculty appointment. Successful applicants will receive a
$100,000 grant each year for three years. The award may be supplemented
by funds from research grants awarded to the applicant or by institutional
funds. However, no other award expressly intended for career development
may be held concurrently with a Damon Runyon Scholar Award. Examples of
such awards are listed on the Foundation’s web site below. Non-U.S.
citizens may apply only if they have a regular faculty appointment at a
U.S. institution. Our institution may nominate two scientists working in
cancer-related areas for this award—a physician scientist (affiliated with
a clinical department) and a basic scientist.
To nominate an
individual, please submit the following information to the Office of the
Dean of Medicine, ATTN: Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Route 0133, or email at
lphillip@utmb.edu
by Tuesday, May 6, 2003 (the external deadline is July 1, 2003): 1) a
letter of nomination from the applicant’s Chair or Division Chief, 2) a
synopsis of the proposed research, and 3) a copy of the applicant’s CV.
Details about the program are available at the Foundation’s web site:
www.drcrf.org.
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New faculty
appointed between 02/01/03-03/31/03 were introduced at the Faculty of
Medicine meeting on March 31st and honored at a welcoming
reception immediately following the meeting. See pictures at:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/, click on “New Faculty Reception.”
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The President’s Cabinet Awards
Committee seeks proposals for the 2003 President’s Cabinet Awards. The
theme of the awards is Creating a Caring and Healing Environment
and all proposals should be based on that theme. Projects can be based
within UTMB or in partnership with community entities. Awards are granted
in amounts up to $50,000. The deadline for proposals is 4:30 PM, Friday,
June 13. For more information, please visit:
http://www.utmb.edu/cabinet/
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Accessing Survey Resources with
Electronic Research Sources (ANSWERS), a web site guide or portal to
information about national datasets in postsecondary education, is now
available
at
http://nces.ed.gov/npec/answers. The online ANSWERS tools will help
find quickly the surveys, data, and support needed for postsecondary
education research, policy analysis,
institutional research, and
other studies.
ANSWERS was developed by John
Milam for the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC). NPEC,
authorized by Congress in 1994 to promote the quality, comparability and
utility of postsecondary data
and information that support policy development at the federal, state, and
institution levels, receives funding from the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education.
Since NPEC is particularly
interested in using ANSWERS to help researchers and graduate students make
effective use of existing national datasets, two new features have
recently been added. A special audience page for graduate students can be
used to find data for a dissertation/thesis, help write good questions and
definitions for surveys and give directions on how to use a national
dataset. An ANSWERS Tutorial has also been created which shows users how
to use the different online features and tools. The Tutorial is located
under the Site Help page.
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Below is a list
of School of Medicine faculty who were recommended by the Appointment,
Promotion and Tenure Committee and/or approved by the Executive Committee
of the Faculty of Medicine for promotion and/or tenure. These actions are
effective September 1, 2003 and are pending System approval:
ERIC N. AVERY, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Associate
Member, Institute for the Medical Humanities, be promoted to Associate
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
SYED S. AZHAR, M.D., M.B.A.,
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, be
promoted to Associate Professor of Family Medicine.
FERNANDO CESANI, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, be promoted to
Associate Professor of Radiology.
GREGORY CHALJUB, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, be awarded
tenure at the rank of Associate Professor.
M. TAREK ELGHETANY, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, be promoted to Professor.
ILYA FROLOV, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, be
promoted to Associate
Professor.
CHARLES F. FULHORST, D.V.M.,
Dr.P.H., Associate
Professor, Department of Pathology, be awarded tenure in his current rank.
MICHAEL A. FULLER, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, be promoted to
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
LINDA A. GOODRUM, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, be promoted
to Associate Professor and awarded tenure.
K. KRISTENE GUGLIUZZA, M.D.,
FACS, Associate
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Departments of Surgery and
Pediatrics, be promoted to Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics.
STEPHEN HIGGS, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, and Member, WHO
Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, be awarded tenure in his
current rank.
CYNTHIA A. JUDICE, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, be promoted
to Associate Professor of Pediatrics.
M. FIROZE KHAN, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, be awarded tenure in his
current rank.
S. LYNN KNOX, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, be
promoted to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.
RUTH E. LEVINE, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Internal
Medicine, Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Internal
Medicine, be promoted to Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and
Internal Medicine, Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and
Internal Medicine.
RONALD S. LEVY, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Anatomy & Neurosciences,
Departments of Anesthesiology and Anatomy & Neurosciences, be promoted to
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Anatomy & Neurosciences.
DANXIA LIU, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Neurology and HBC & G, Departments of Neurology and
HBC & G, be promoted to Professor of Neurology and HBC & G, Departments of
Neurology and HBC & G.
JOSEPH A. LUCCI III, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, be awarded
tenure in his current rank.
JAMES L. LUKEFAHR, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, be promoted
to Professor of Pediatrics.
JEFFREY R. MATTHEWS, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, be promoted to Associate Professor of
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
AMIN A. MOHAMMAD, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, be promoted to Associate
Professor and awarded tenure.
GREGORY E. PANOMITROS, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, be
promoted to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.
ANNA M. POU, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, be promoted to
Associate Professor.
VICTOR S. SIERPINA, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, be
awarded tenure at the rank of Associate Professor.
STANLEY J. WATOWICH, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Biological Chemistry and
Genetics, be promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure.
LEE C. WOODSON, M.D., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, be
promoted to Professor of Anesthesiology.
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The following
faculty were appointed to endowed chairs/professorships:
Steven A.
Lieberman, M.D., Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, and Associate
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, was named as the initial
holder of the DR. AND MRS. A.H. POTTHAST PROFESSORSHIP IN TEACHING
EXCELLENCE effective March 1, 2003.
Alice Anne
O’Donell, M.D., Professor, Department of Family Medicine, was named holder
of the EVALYN MATHESON PHILLIPS AND CLAURICE M. PHILLIPS, M.D.,
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN FAMILY MEDICINE effective October 1, 2002.
Pankaj J.
Pasricha, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, was named as
the initial holder of the BASSEL AND FRANCES BLANTON DISTINGUISHED
PROFESSORSHIP IN INTERNAL MEDICINE effective March 1, 2003.
Robert E. Shope,
M.D., Professor, Departments of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, and
PM&CH, and Associate Director, Center for Biodefense, was named as the
initial holder of the JOHN S. DUNN DISTINGUISHED CHAIR IN BIODEFENSE
effective August 1, 2002.
Daneshvari R.
Solanki, M.D., Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, was named as the
initial holder of THE LAURA B. McDANIEL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP
effective August 1, 2002.
Richard F.
Wagner, Jr., M.D., J.D., Professor, Department of Dermatology, was named
holder of the EDGAR B. SMITH, M.D., PROFESSORSHIP IN DERMATOLOGY effective
October 1, 2002.
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The Dean of
Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who were
appointed from February 1, 2003 through February 28, 2003:
Asle Aarsland, M.D., Assistant
Professor, Anesthesiology
John Bauer, M.D., Assistant
Professor, Surgery
Tanvir Bell, M.D., Assistant
Professor, Internal Medicine
Bhuvana Muthuswamy, M.B.B.S.,
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Gregory Prado, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Ernst Schwarz, M.D., Professor,
Internal Medicine
Christer Svensen, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
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--STEVEN C.
BEERING AWARD FOR ADVANCEMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
The Indiana
University School of Medicine is requesting nominations for the 2004
Steven C. Beering Award. The award honors an internationally recognized
individual for outstanding research contributions to the advancement of
biomedical or clinical science and consists of a prize of $10,000.
Nominations should be accompanied by a summary statement emphasizing the
most important academic accomplishment(s) of the nominee, importance to
biomedical or clinical science, a statement indicating why the candidate
is deserving of this honor, a CV and a list of key publications. This
information should be submitted no later than Wednesday, April 16th,
2003, to the attention of Amy-Jeanne Sayre, Academic Administration, 1120
South Drive, Fesler Hall 318, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5114.
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--NFID SEEKS
NOMINATIONS FOR TWO PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS
The National
Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is requesting nominations for
two prestigious awards to be presented in the year 2004, The Maxwell
Finland Award for Scientific Achievement and The Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter
Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind. The
Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement recognizes scientists who
have made outstanding scientific contributions to the understanding of
infectious diseases or public health. The Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Award
for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind recognizes
people who have made outstanding humanitarian contributions to the health
of humankind. Nominations must include four items: 1) a nominating letter
with a detailed description of the nominee’s accomplishments meriting the
award, not to exceed two pages in length; 2) a seconding letter, not to
exceed one page in length; 3) a one sentence citation explaining how the
nominee’s overall accomplishments or specific achievements have made a
national or international contribution to the area of human health; and 4)
the nominee’s curriculum vitae, or in the case of nominees for The Jimmy
and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of
Humankind, a biographical sketch. Nominations should be sent to The
Awards Committee, NFID, 4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750, Bethesda,
Maryland, 20814-5278 by May 15, 2003. For more information, please visit:
http://www.nfid.org.
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For other funding
opportunities, please visit the following web site:
http://research.utmb.edu/starline/research/fundopps/fundopps.htm
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The Research
Funding Library has posted internal review deadlines for invited funding
opportunities as well as a calendar for lectures, events, etc. to a
special web site with links to contact information. The calendars may be
viewed at:
http://www.utmbhealthcare.org/scripts/we3.07/webeventn.pl?cmd=opencal&cal=cal19&
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