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CTSI Trainees, Scholars and Awardees
Congratulations to Laboratory Support Center Awardee Dr. Michael O'Reilly,
who was recently awarded an R01 for his project entitled " Effect of Neonatal Hyperoxia on Alveolar Development and Infection". Dr. O'Reilly created this grant application using preliminary data generated with a CTSI Laboratory Support Center Award. The overall objective of this study is to understand how high oxygen permanently disrupts alveolar lung development and enhances sensitivity to influenza virus later in life. The health rationale for the study is that premature infants often require oxygen assistance, which disrupts lung development, and causes long-term deficits in lung function and increased susceptibility to respiratory pathogens. By studying how hyperoxia alters alveolar cell differentiation and enhances susceptibility to viral infections in mice, we hope to provide new insight into why children born prematurely exhibit long-term deficits in lung function and increased respiratory disease throughout life.
Congratulations to CTSI KL2 Scholar Jennifer Carroll, M.D., M.P.H., of the Department of Family Medicine, recently won career development awards from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, and our URMC Clinical and Translational Science Institute. It is unusual for young investigators to be awarded more than a single grant on one topic. Her research goal is to study primary care-based communication interventions to promote physical activity in underserved populations.
Congratulations to Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., who has been elected a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, the premier scientific society in Denmark. The society elects only six new members worldwide every other year. Nedergaard, a professor of Neurosurgery, leads the Biomedical Imaging and Biomarkers innovative science program (ISP), a key element of the Medical Center’s strategic plan. She has been a pioneer in brain research, demonstrating that brain cells known as astrocytes play a role in epilepsy, spinal cord disease, migraine headaches, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Nedergaard serves as the primary mentor for CTSI TL1 trainee Helen Wei.
Congratulations to CTSI KL2 Scholar Holly Hindman, MD, who was invited to attend the World Opthalmology Congress in Hong Kong.
CTSI Year-Out student Glenn Schneider received a fellowship from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology to cover his travel costs to the group’s annual meeting. Schneider is working with Robert Frisina, Ph.D., professor of Otolaryngology, to investigate a potential new way to treat age-related hearing loss by replenishing our natural anti-oxidants in the inner ear.
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Congratulations to Andrea L. Lennon, who received the Richard P. Miller Sr. Award for her work coordinating the university-wide United Way campaign for three years, each of which employees and retirees donated more than $1 million. At the Medical Center, Lennon is executive director and chief operating officer of the Center for Community Health.
Congratulations to Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology and Immunology and senior associate dean for Basic Research, who has received the University’s William H. Ricker Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. Given annually, the award is the University’s highest honor in graduate education. Dewhurst is recognized for his passion as an educator and has served as Ph.D. thesis mentor to 20 graduate students, as well as many students in master’s degree programs.
Congratulations to Dongwen Wang, PhD, co-director of the CTSI Biomedical Informatics program, for being named Administrative Director of the Technology Center for online HIV education. This "Center for Excellence" is a new initiative that will incorporate collaborations between the University of Rochester CTSI and the URMC Infectious Disease Division. To learn more about this project please click here.
The American Statistical Association named Hulin Wu, Ph.D., as a 2008 Fellow for his outstanding contributions to the statistical profession. Wu will be honored at an awards ceremony this summer. As a professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Medicine, and Community and Preventive Medicine, Wu serves as director of the URMC Center for Biodefense Immune Modeling and chief of the Division of Biomedical Modeling and Informatics. Dr. Wu is Co-Director of the CTSI's Biomedical Informatics key function.
Congratulations to Susan G. Fisher, Ph.D. who was recently named Chair of the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Fisher was also selected to participate in The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women. This is the only such program dedicated to preparing women for leadership roles at academic health centers. For more information on this story please click here.
