Alumni News
Q&A: On H1N1, a $200 prize and Romano and Engel
D. A. Henderson, M.D. (MD’54), is professor of medicine and public health at the University of Pittsburgh and a distinguished scholar at the Center for Biosecurity in Baltimore. He is a former dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. From 1966 to 1977, he directed the World Health Organization’s global campaign against smallpox. His new book, Smallpox The Death of a Disease, tells the story of how the only successful disease eradication program in history was accomplished. Read more about D. A. Henderson, M.D.»
March of Dimes prize awarded to alumnus for dystrophy discoveries
Kevin Campbell, Ph.D., (MS, PhD ’76), professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Iowa, received the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology for identifying genetic and molecular causes of muscular dystrophies. Read more about Kevin Campbell, Ph.D.»
Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine honors alumna
Carol C. Nadelson, M.D. (M ’61), director of the Partners Office for Women’s Careers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, received the 2009 Alma Dea Morani, M.D. Renaissance Woman Award from The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine. Read more about Carol C. Nadelson, M.D.»
Alumna given Heinz Award for toxicology research
Deborah Rice, Ph.D. (PhD ’77), received a Heinz Award for her research in neurotoxicology and for her leadership in advocating limits of toxic exposure during human development. Read more about Deborah Rice, Ph.D.»
Medical School alumni join Rochester board of trustees
Philip A. Pizzo, M.D. (M ’70), dean of Stanford University’s School of Medicine, and Bernard T. Ferrari, M.D. (BS ’70, M ’74), a former director and partner in the global management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company, have been elected to the University of Rochester board of trustees. More »
Honors awarded for achievement and service
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has cited alumni for career achievements and service. More »
Multimedia in this issue:
The Comeback
Brad Berk talks about his recovery from a cervical fracture.
The Sights of Reunion 2009
View a slideshow of the event.
The Heart of the Medical Center
View and listen to a narrated slideshow about the Miner Library then and now.
