April 17, 2003
Health Sciences News Briefs
“Accelerating the Pace of Autism Research” is the title of a free lecture at 7 p.m., Monday, April 28, in room T-439 of the Health Sciences Center. Dr. Andy Shih, director of research and programs for the National Alliance of Autism Research, will discuss how NAAR’s funding strategy, accomplishments and programs impact autism research. Parents and family members of children with autism, as well as researchers and clinicians, are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 464-5182 or e-mail ashaffer@naar.org.
Dr. F. Bruder Stapleton, Ford/Morgan professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, was named president-elect of the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) at its annual meeting in March. Stapleton will serve as president in 2005 and 2006. AMSPDC is the national association representing 140 academic pediatric departments in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The organization helps coordinate pediatric education for medical students, pediatric residents and subspecialty postdoctoral fellows. AMSPDC also serves as the academic coordinating group for issues related to child health care and pediatric research.
Dr. Eric O. Feigl, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has been awarded the Berne Distinguished Lectureship. The award is presented to a scientist who is a fellow of the Cardiovascular Section of the American Physiological Society, who has made outstanding prior contributions to cardiovascular research, and whose current research is particularly interesting. Feigl is presenting a lecture entitled “Berne’s Adenosine Hypothesis of Coronary Blood Flow Control” at the annual meeting of the American Physiological Society this week in San Diego.
