CSB In The News 2006
November, 2006
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Melatonin expert ranks among world's most-cited scientists (11/30/06)
Congratulations to Russel J. Reiter, Ph.D.!
(11/6/06) CSB Faculty Meeting with Drs. Olson and Barnes regarding the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Drs. Olson and Barnes will be meeting with CSB faculty to discuss the new interdisciplinary graduate program on:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Room 209L conference room
For those faculty located at SBC TX Research Park this meeting will be videoconferenced in
October, 2006
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Annual conference recognizes HSC's exceptional leaders (10/17/06)
- Ellen Kraig, Ph.D., Professor
Elected to the UT Academy of Health Science Education. - Patricia A. Brewer, Ph.D.,Joint Appointed CSB
First place win in the Innovative Science Education division for the GATEways program that involves additional CSB faculty.
- Linda Y. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Named founding member of the academy in 2005, was 1 of the 13 inaugural members of the UT Academy of Health Science Education.
Congratulations to CSB's Exceptional Leaders!
Babatunde O. Oyajobi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, was selected as a member-at-large of the Executive Committee for the next three years!
President names new Executive Committee member-at-large (10/3/06)
September, 2006
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CSB Department is Ranked 8 in NIH Awards for Anatomy/Cell Biology Departments in FY 2005!
NIH Award Ranking of Medical Schools Departments excel spreadsheet. (9/26/06)
CSB Faculty, Staff, and Students,
I also extend my appreciation to the faculty that presented, the postdoctoral fellows that shared their research with us and all the graduate students that presented posters.
Christi A. Walter, Ph.D.
Thanks to everyone that participated in the CSB retreat on Saturday, but especially to Dr. Robin Leach and Anne Stevens for their hard work. It was a wonderful venue.
Professor & Interim Chair
(9/11/06)
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Congratulations to the award winners and their mentors!
- Top Poster Awards: Nikita Ruparel(mentor Dr. Hargreaves) and Robert Nichols (mentor Dr. Sun)
- Guarino nominees: Michael Wetzel (M.S.; mentor Dr. Dong) and Sapna Vijayakumar (Ph.D.; mentor Dr. Naylor). Michael received the M.S. award from the Graduate School at convocation
- Carrillo award: Stephanie Zimmer
- Barbara Bowman Graduate Student Award: Sapna Vijayakumar, Ph.D.
Faculty members receive promotions, tenure. (view story: 9/5/06)
- John R. Strong Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T). Cross Appointed Faculty - Pharmacology
- Michael A. Escamilla, M.D., to professor with tenure (T). Cross Appointed Faculty - Psychiatry
August, 2006
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Michael Wetzel - Recipient of the Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in Master of Science Studies. Congratulations to Michael Wetzel and his mentor, Dr. Lily Dong. (8/23/06)
Dr. Veronica Contreras-Shannon - Recipient of the Barbara H. Bowman Scholarship Award.
Congratulations to Dr. Veronica Contreras-Shannon and her mentor Dr. Robin Leach. Dr. Contreras-Shannon is a recipient of the Barbara H. Bowman Scholarship award. (8/23/06)
June, 2006
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Lily Q. Dong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor has been named to the American Heart Association Committe! Dong named to American Heart Association committee (6/6/06)
May, 2006
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HSC granted more than $500,000 from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (5/30/06)
Congratulations to Babatunde O. Oyajobi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor!
San Antonio Area Foundation awards $260,738 to HSC researchers (5/30/06)
Congratulations to Sue C. Stacy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor/Research!
Congratulations to Jenny Hong, a CSB Student won the Aging Training Award! Also, Jenny was awarded the best presentation by a pre-doctoral student from the aging training program! Jenny's mentor is Lily Q. Dong. (5/23/06)
Naylor, other chromosome 3 explorers unveil their final work in Nature (5/16/06)
Congratulations to Susan L. Naylor, Ph.D., Professor!
Weaker joins class of 2006 Minnie Stevens Piper Professors (5/16/06)
Congratulations to Frank J. Weaker, Ph.D., Associate Professor!
April, 2006
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Professor provides testimony concerning NIH funding for FY 2007 (4/11/06)
Congratulations to Ellen Kraig, Ph.D., Professor!