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Jacob Aranda, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and pharmacology, has begun two studies at the Children’s Research Center of Michigan. The studies, funded by the March of Dimes, are investigating drug therapies to improve kidney function for very low birthweight babies.

Joseph Artiss, PhD, associate professor of pathology, serves as president of the Windsor Figure Skating Club and initiated a special needs skating program to be combined with the existing program. This is the first effort of its kind in Ontario.

Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, assistant professor of neurology, presented "Mechanisms of Retinal Ischemia in African-American and Caucasian Patients" at the 1999 American Heart Association Stroke Conference. WSU co-authors included Drs. Gary Abrams, Richard Ahuja, Dean Eliott, Nishith Joshi, and James Puklin.

Dr. Chaturvedi also presented "Intravenous TPA in Acute Stroke Patients With Unruptured Brain Aneurysms" at the 1999 European Stroke Conference. WSU co-authors included Drs. William Coplin, Luis D’Olhaberriague,Nishith Joshi and Steven Levine.

Roderick Claybrooks, Year IV student, participated in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Fellowship Program in Academic Medicine for Minority Students. He presented a research project at the annual research symposium, which is the largest annual gathering of minority medical students in the United States. Claybrooks’ mentor was Dr. Scott Dulchavsky, associate professor of surgery.

Michael Diamond, MD, professor of ob/gyn, has been appointed to serve as a consultant to the obstetrics and gynecology panel and as a consultant to other panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee and to the Centers fo Devices of Radiological Health of the Food and Drug Administration.

Richard Humes, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, is director of the echocardiography laboratory at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. The lab recently acquired designation as the first and only such facility in Michigan to be accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories.

Priscilla Khoury, director of development and alumni affairs, was recently recertified as a Certified Fund-Raising Executive by the Professional Certification Board of the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives. She also served on the faculty for the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Regional Conference where she presented a seminar on "Prospect Management."

Gabriel Lasker, PhD, professor emeritus of anatomy and cell biology, published a book, Happenings and Hearsay: Experiences of a Biological Anthropologist. It is available through Wayne State’s University Press.

Steven Levine, MD, professor of neurology, is directing the Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Stroke Program, a comprehensive stroke initiative which will provide treatment, preventive care, risk assessment, acute intervention and rehabilitation.

Charles Lucas, MD, professor of internal medicine, received national attention for his article, "Lower Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction Often Precludes Safe Gastric Feeding in Stroke Patients," which was published in the January issue of the Archives of Surgery.

Ken Maiese, MD, associate professor of neurology, anatomy/cell biology, the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, and the Center for Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, has been elected to the Faculty Selection and Promotions Board of Khulna University, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He was also a visiting professor at Harvard University and the University of Virginia.

James Marsh, MD, professor of internal medicine, was successful in getting the WSU division of cardiology selected as a host for the Pfizer Visiting Professorship Program in Cardiovascular Medicine. This competitive award will allow WSU to host a lecture by Dr. Richard Walsh, professor and chair of medicine at Case Western Reserve University.

R. Michael Massanari, MD, professor of internal medicine, is a member of the Michigan Local Public Health Accreditation Commission, which assures the quality and enhancement of public health in the state of Michigan.

Ramzi Mohammad, PhD, associate professor of internal medicine, was selected as a presenter at the International Symposium on HIV, Leukemia, and Opportunistic Cancers in May.

Anita Moncrease, MD, assistant professor of internal medicine, gave a presentation on black leadership at the Ancient Kemetic Studies Conference of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations.

Arthur Porter, MD, professor and chair of radiation oncology, received his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee. He is also chairing the radiotherapy committee of the World Health Organization’s cancer division and he is president of the American College of Radiation Oncology.

Joseph Ricker, PhD, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, is serving as principal investigator at WSU for a multicenter investigation of the effects of methylphenidate on working memory and cerebral glucose metabolism following severe traumatic brain injury. He has also been appointed chair of the Clinical Neuropsychology Scientific Program Committee for the national conference of the American Psychological Association in 2000.

Arthur Robin, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, published a book entitled "ADHD in Adolescence: Diagnosis and Treatment." It is the first book in the field devoted exclusively to ADHD adolescents.

Roberto Romero, MD, professor of ob/gyn, hosted an international meeting at Wayne State University in February. The meeting focused on post-partum hemorrhaging as the leading cause of maternal death.

David Rosenberg, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, presented papers on "The Genetic and Neurobiologic Link of Anorexia Nervosa and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" and "Brain Chemistry and Treatment Response in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology meeting.

Jessica Shill, Year II medical student, published a letter titled "You Will Not Be Forgotten" in The New Physician, April 1999. The letter was a reflection on her gross anatomy experience.

Julia Simmons, director of minority recruitment, presented a workshop on student achievement at the Ancient Kemetic Studies Conference of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations.

Robert Sokol, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, is a member of the Board of Governors for the Renaissance Club.

Richard Spears, MD, professor of internal medicine, has received approval to begin phase I clinical trials to study the use of aqueous oxygen for inpatients who have suffered a heart attack.

Daniel Turse, development officer, published an article entitled "Making Your Case for Planned Giving" in the journal Planned Giving Today.

Don Tynes, MD, delivered a presentation at the Ancient Kemetic Studies Conference of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations.

Andrea Vincent, PhD, research associate in the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, presented "Rapid Reversal of Neuronal Programmed Cell Death During Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Activation" at the American Heart Association’s annual stroke meeting.