AWARDS
Elizabeth Baumann, 2003 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Humanism in Medicine Award Nominee
Edwin Cook, Psychiatry, 2003 George Tarjan Award for Contributions in Mental Retardation
Bruce Gewertz, Surgery, 2003 Outstanding Science Alumni Award from Pennsylvania State University
President Elect of the Chicago Surgical Society for 2004-2005
Vinay Kumar, Pathology, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Bennett Leventhal, Psychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 50th Anniversary Awardee
2003 Catcher in the Rye Advocacy Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fabrizio Michelassi, Surgery, President of the Western Surgical Association for 2003-2004
Jonathan Pritchard, Human Genetics, Lancet’s Paper of the Year Award

NEW GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS: OCTOBER1 THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2003
NIH Program Projects
Nancy Schwartz, Pediatrics, “Biological Basis of Mental Retardation”
"Structure and Function of Brain Proteoglycan," Nancy Schwartz
"Connexins and Neural Development," Eric Beyer
"Pathogenesis of Batten Disease," Glyn Dawson
Administrative and Scientific Core, Nancy Schwartz
NIH Training Grants
Peggy Mason, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, "Training in Neural Systems"
NIH Research Career Programs
Deborah Burnet, Pediatrics, "Reducing Type-2 Diabetes Risk in African-American Youth, " (K23)
Roy Weiss, Medicine, "Nuclear Cofactors in Human Thyroid Disease," (K24)
NIH Research Grants (R01)
Mark Abe, Pediatrics, "Characterization of a ERK8, a New MAPK in Lung"
Maria-Luisa Alegre, Medicine, "Role of NF-kB Activation in Acute Allograft Rejection"
John Crispino, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, "Mechanisms of Leukemogenesis in Down Syndrome"
Elliot Gershon, Psychiatry, "A Collaborative Genetic Study of Bipolar Disorder"
David Grdina, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, "Delayed Radioprotection by Thiols"
William Green, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, "The Neuronal alpha-bungarotoxin Binding Site"
Stephen Hanauer, Medicine, "Multi-Site Trial Azathioprine Dosing in Chron's Disease"
Kathryn Keenan, Psychiatry, "Preadolescent Precursors to Depression in Girls"
Benjamin Lahey, Psychiatry, "Genetic Epidemiology of Youth Conduct Problems"
Rebecca Lipton, Pediatrics, "Chicago Childhood Diabetes Registry"
Elizabeth McNally, Medicine, "Myoferlin in Muscle Membrane Fusion and Repair"
Olaf Schneewind, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, "Targeting of Yop Proteins by Yersinia enterocolitica"
Chyung-Ru Wang, Pathology, "Group 1 CD1 in Infectious Disease and T Cell Development"
Xiaoxi Zhuang, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, "Genetic and Behavioral Dissection of Inhibitory Control"
NIH Research Grants (R03)
Kathleen Millen, Human Genetics, "Molecular Genetic Analysis of Dandy-Walker Malformation"
Olaf Schneewind, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, "The Type III Pathway of Yersinia Pestis"
American Cancer Society, Illinois
Gillian Newstead, Radiology, "Use of Dynamic Contrast ?
Gillian Newstead, Radiology, "Use of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI with High Temporal Resolution for Diagnosis of Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS)"
American College of Gastroenterology
Sunanda Kane, Medicine, "Role of Breastfeeding and Effect of Medications on Breast Milk in Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
American Heart Association
Richard Kraig, Neurology, “Cyclooxygenase, Interleukin-1 & Spreading Depression-Induced Modulation of Excitotoxic Brain Injury” (Bugher Award)
Phillip Kunkler, Neurology, “Calcium-Dependent Mechanisms of Spreading Depression-Induced Ischemic Tolerance to Excitotoxic Neuronal Injury”
Victor Mor-Avi, Medicine, "Echocardiographic Imaging and Quantitative Evaluation of Myocardial Perfision and Regional Left Ventricular Function"
American Heart Association of Metropolitan Chicago
James Brorson, Neurology, "Neuronal Reperfusion Injury: Real-Time Imaging of Oxidant Mechanisms"
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Michelle LeBeau, Medicine, "The Role of DNMT3B Alternative Splicing in Mediating the Abnormal Mathylation of Cancer Cells"
Olatoyosi Odenike, Medicine, "Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibition as a Target for Antileukemia Therapy"
Everett Vokes, Medicine, "Transient Expression Studies in a Mouse Glioma Model"
Army Research Office
Robert Nishikawa, Radiology, "Computerized Identification of Normal Mammograms"
Cancer Research Foundation
Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian, Pediatrics, "Pediatric Pharmacogenetics Program"
Centers for Disease Control
David Meltzer, Medicine, "Preference Heterogeneity and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) in Diabetes"
The Chest Foundation
Brian Gehlbach, Medicine, "Predicting Functional Decline and the Need for Long-Term Care in Critically Ill Patients"
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
Manuel Utset, Pathology, "A Transgenic Mouse Model of Interferon-Gamma Induced Medulloblastomas"
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
David Boone, Medicine, "The Regulation of Intestinal APS Signaling by A20"
Eugene Chang, Medicine, "Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Probiotic Anti-Inflammatory and Cytoprotective Actions"
Department of Health and Human Services
Robert Daum, Pediatrics, "Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)"
The Ford Foundation
Jonathan Staley, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, "An Investigation of 3' Splice Site Recognition in Yeast"
Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Xiaoxi Zhuang, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, "Mice with Reversible Overexpression of Alpha-Synuclein"
Illinois Department of Public Health
Suzanne Conzen, Medicine, "The MAP Kinase Phosphatase-1(MKP-1)/ERK Pathway in Breast Cancer Survival Signaling"
Robert Nishikawa, Radiology, "3D Computerized Mass Detection for Digital Tomosynthesis Images of the Breast"
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Wei Du, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, "Genetic Dissection of the Rb Pathway 1036-04"
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Edwin Ferguson, MGCB, "Rabbit Phoso-Smad 1 Antiserum"
The National Alliance for Autism Research
Xiaoxi Zhuang, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, "Behavioral Effects of Hyper- and Hypo-Seratonergic Function in Transgenic Mouse Models
National Alliance Research Schizophrenia & Depression
Elliot Gershon, Psychiatry, "Schizophrenia & Depression Identification of Loci Interacting with Chromosome 13 in Bipolar Disorder"
Ya-Ping Tang, Psychiatry, "Genetic Studies of Role for Adult Neurogenesis in Depression"
Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation
Daniel Mass, Surgery, "Augmentation of Flexor Tendon Healing Using Gene Therapy with BMP 13 in a Rabbit Model"
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
John Crispino, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, "Deciphering the Role of Chromosome 21 in Leukemogenesis"
Fred Prince Charitable Trusts
John Lantos, Pediatrics, "Prince Doula Project at the Friend Family Health Center"
Radiological Society of North America Research & Education Fund
Ashesh Jani, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, "Volume Rendering of the Prostate for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning"
Rice Creek Medical, LLC
David Frim, Surgery, "Non-Invasive Intracranial Pressure Assessment Utilizing Otoaccoustic Emissions"
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Yimin Zou, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, "Wiring and Rewiring of the Somatosensory System"
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre
Ioannis Aifantis, Medicine, "OP9-GFP Cells and OP9-DL1 Cells"

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EDUCATION
Elizabeth Baumann, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was honored as a nominee for the 2003 Association of American Medical Colleges...

DISCOVERIES
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In Memoriam
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ACCOLADES
Recent Awards and Grants Information for Biological Sciences Division Faculty

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Recent Recruitemnts and Appointments of Biological Sciences Division Faculty

Dollars & Sense
The BSD financial highlights for the first five months of fiscal year 2004

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