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Dr. Toni Ganzel Named Dean of University of Louisville School of Medicine

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Toni M. Ganzel, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., has been named dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective on or before June 1 and is subject to approval by...

Advantar Labs Expands East Coast Sales Presence

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

April 08, 2013 -- Advantar Labs, a contract laboratory provider, is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Blake as Northeast Business Development Director and Amy Bunn as Southeast Business Development Manager.

As part of our growth strategy in regions that continue to show strong drug development investment and activity, we are increasing our presence in the eastern United States....

Infectious Disease Specialist, Joins Synthetic Biologics, Inc.' Scientific Advisory Board

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rockville, MD, February 26, 2013 Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SYN), a developer of synthetic biologics and innovative medicines for serious infections and diseases, announced today that Brad Spellberg, M.D., joined the Companys Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Spellberg is an infectious disease specialist whose NIH-funded laboratory studies highly drug-resistant infections in an effort to...

Sage Bionetworks Release: Expands Public-Private Effort to Generate and Broadly Share Molecular Data on Neuropsychiatric Disease

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CommonMind Consortium (CMC), launched in April 2012, is pleased to announce that its membership has expanded to include five academic groups (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - MS; University of Pennsylvania Penn; National Institute of Mental Health NIMH; University of Pittsburgh Pitt; and University of Texas Southwestern UTSW), two pharmaceutical companies...

Temple University Faculty Join Research Validation of LANAP® Periodontal Disease Treatment

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

CERRITOS, CA--(Marketwire - February 13, 2013) - Millennium Dental Technologies Inc. (MDT) is pleased to announce the completion of initial LANAP® protocol clinical training and licensure by two internationally known periodontal disease researchers and clinicians at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Thomas E. Rams, DDS, MHS...

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Welcomes Its First 9-Year-Old "Scientist"

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

December 11, 2012 Today, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore (MAW) to make a young girls dream come true.

Meenakshi Sundaram Losheni has had chronic renal disease since young. But the gutsy 9-year-old with a bubbly personality bravely endures her dialysis sessions and takes her medication without complaints. An avid...

VGTI Florida Announces New Director of Business Development

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine E. Vorwald to Director, Business Development. We dedicate ourselves every single day to finding novel treatments for chronic diseases like cancer and HIV/AIDS, said Mel Rothberg, Chief Operating Officer, VGTI Florida. Were pleased to have Catherine...

University of Michigan Professor Tied to Insider Trading Case Resigns

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Sid Gilman, the University of Michigan neurologist linked to an insider trading case, has resigned his university position. Gilman, 80 was named by authorities as the person who leaked data to Mathew Martoma, 38, an SAC Capital Advisors LP hedge fund manager charged with insider trading. Gilman quit his university post on Nov. 27, Pete Barkey, a spokesman for the Ann Arbor-based universitys medical...

Forbion Announces Appointment of Two Leading Experts in Oncology and Metabolic Disease as Scientific Advisors to its Various Funds

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Naarden, The Netherlands, 19 November 2012 - Forbion Capital Partners today announced the appointment of Dr Kapil Dhingra, formerly global leader in oncology at Roche, and Prof. John Kastelein, Professor of Medicine at the Department of Vascular Medicine at the University of Amsterdam, as Scientific Advsors. They will be advising on oncology and metabolic disease investment opportunies respectively...

More Space for Science & Jobs for Michigan: University of Michigan Health System's North Campus Research Complex Continues to Grow

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

$17.5M medical lab project approved; nearly 300 jobs created since 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The University of Michigan will invest $17.5 million to further expand research...

Prominent Neurotoxicologist Joins Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

BRONX, N.Y., Nov.15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Leading neurobiologist Michael Aschner, Ph.D., known for his research on the effect of heavy metals on the brain, will join the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of

Sarah Cannon Research Institute Names New Executive to Leadership Team

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) has named Cindy Perettie president, SCRI Services. In this role, Perettie will provide executive oversight of its Services/CRO line of business, which specializes in innovative clinical research services with a unique focus on early phase oncology drug development programs.

Controversy of GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil Study Author Retires From Brown University

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

In the midst of an ongoing campaign to have a medical journal retract a controversial study of the Paxil antidepressant, the lead author, Martin Keller, quietly retired from his academic position at Brown University. Keller officially retired on June 30 and the next day was named an emeritus professor of psychiatry and human behavior, according to a university spokesman. The spokesman, however, declined...

Van Andel Institute Announces Hiring of Chief Operations Officer

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Sept. 5, 2012) Van Andel Institute (VAI) announces the hiring of Jana Hall, Ph.D., M.B.A., as Chief Operations Officer effective September 17, 2012. Dr. Hall joins the non-profit biomedical research organization following nearly twenty years in research administration and operations management for a 6,400-employee healthcare organization and most recently as a science and technology...

Cannabis Science Inc. Appoints Professor, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to the Scientific Advisory Board

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannabis Science (CBIS) announced today the appointment of J. Thomas August, MD, Professor, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and Oncology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, to the Companys Scientific Advisory Board.

Biostem U.S. Corporation Scientific and Medical Board of Advisors Member Appointed Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

CLEARWATER, FL--(Marketwire - August 02, 2012) - Biostem U.S., Corporation, (OTCQB: HAIR) (PINKSHEETS: HAIR) (Biostem, the Company), a fully reporting public company in the stem cell regenerative medicine sciences sector, Chief Executive Officer...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Appoints Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today announced several senior executive and clinical leadership appointments.

Sage Bionetworks Named One of the Two Best Global Academic Workplaces

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sage Bionetworks has been ranked #2 in The Scientists tenth international survey of best places to work in academia. The Scientist noted that in this years survey, researchers around the world said they valued the personal satisfaction their workplace offers above all else. The Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco ranked first for the second year in a row.

Oregon Sports Medicine Orthopaedist, Inducted into Hall of Fame

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rosemont, IL Studying the benefits and hazards of running was just one piece of Dr. Stanley L. James esteemed medical career. He will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicines (AOSSM) Hall of Fame at its Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 13th. AOSSM Hall of Famers are individuals in the sports medicine community who have contributed immensely and set...

NMSI CEO Mary Ann Rankin Named Provost at University of Maryland

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Board Chairman Tom Luce to serve as interim leader during transition

DALLAS, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Mary Ann Rankin...

Steven L. Galetta, MD, Appointed Chair of the Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Medical Center

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYU Langone Medical Center announced today that Steven L. Galetta, MD, has been appointed the Philip K. Moskowitz, MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology, and Laura Balcer, MD, MSCE, has been appointed vice chair of the department. The appointments are effective November 1, 2012. A nationally recognized leader in neurology and medical education, Dr. Galetta...

Robert S. (???Bob???) Ward Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree from Precise Biometrics AB

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Precise Biometrics (STO:PREC), an innovation leader in providing authentication solutions, and developer of Tactivo, a smart casing that provides both smart card and fingerprint authentication to mobile devices, announced today that they have secured their first Tactivo order. The order was placed by a European-based car manufacturer, which is one of the...

Chemical Abstracts Service Names 2012 SciFinder?? Future Leaders in Chemistry Program Participants

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Columbus, Ohio (June 8, 2012) Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the worlds authority for chemical information, announced today the selection of 15 Ph.D. students in the chemical sciences for the 2012 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry program. Each of these students demonstrated academic excellence, a commitment to research and an appreciation of chemical information, as evidenced through their...

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Physicist Named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

SANTA CRUZ, CA--The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Alexander Sher, assistant professor of physics at UC Santa Cruz, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Sher will receive a $240,000 award over four years to support his research on how the retina heals itself after laser surgery.

Sher applies his background in physics to challenging problems in neurobiology, using custom-designed arrays...

Biotech Industry Veterans to Lead Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Gateway Park Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

June 07, 2012 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced the leadership team for the university's new Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC), which will open this fall with the mission of expanding and developing the multilayered work force needed by the growing biomanufacturing industry in the United States and around the world.

Irene Berner, a biopharmaceutical...

Michael J. Knapp Serving as Newest Member on Montgomery College Board

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

April 30, 2012 -- Michael J. Knapp is currently serving as the newest member on the Montgomery College Board of Trustees. Maryland Governor Martin OMalley appointed Knapp to the position in March to fulfill the remainder of a term. Knapps appointment will end June 30, 2012.

Knapp served on the Montgomery County Council, representing District 2, from 2002 through 2010 and served as the council...

University of Maryland BioPark Announces MedImmune's as Newest Member of Board of Directors for

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

BALTIMORE, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland BioPark announced today that Bahija Jallal, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Research and Development at MedImmune, has been appointed as the newest member of the UM Health Sciences Research Park Corporation (RPC) Board of Directors.

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Professor to Receive Prestigious Dawson Biotechnology Award

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy will recognize a pharmacy educator from the University of California, San Francisco for her contributions to contemporary teaching and scholarship in biotechnology. Tejal Desai, Ph.D., will receive the prestigious Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award during the AACP Annual Meeting, Pharmacy Education 2012, in Kissimmee...

University at Buffalo Educator and Scientist Honored for Research Excellence

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy will honor Gene D. Morse, Pharm.D., professor pharmacy practice, medicine and pediatrics, from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York for his outstanding research and contributions to the fields of clinical/translational pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.

Dr. Jon Block Appointed Associate Editor at BMC Research Notes

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 04, 2012 - The Jon Block Group is pleased to announce that BMC Research Notes has appointed Jon E. Block, Ph.D. to the position of Associate Editor. Dr. Block will be focused on Musculoskeletal Disorders, joining a renowned editorial team that reviews and adjudicates journal submissions across a broad spectrum of research areas.

I was honored and flattered to...

Georgia Research Alliance Names First Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Younan Xia, Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in the field of nanotechnology, recently joined the Georgia Institute of Technology as the first Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine.

Dr. Xia is the Brock Family Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia...

Edward Halperin Steps Down as Dean of School of Medicine at University of Louisville

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

February 21, 2012 -- Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., F.A.C.R., dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has announced he is leaving UofL to become the chief executive officer and chancellor for health affairs of New York Medical College and provost for biomedical affairs at Touro College and University System. Dr. Halperin will assume his new duties May 1.

Dr. Halperin has...

Gugelchuk Named Western University of Health Sciences Provost

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

POMONA, CA--(Marketwire - January 17, 2012) -

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Gary Gugelchuk, PhD, has been named provost and chief operating officer of Western University of Health...

Yale University Endometrial Stem Cell Expert Joins MediStem, Inc. (Formerly known as Medistem Laboratories, Inc.)'s Scientific Advisory Board

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 08, 2011) - Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced today the appointment of Dr. Hugh S. Taylor to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Taylor is the first scientist to identify the bone marrow origin of endometrial tissue, and performed independent experiments demonstrating...

Western University of Health Sciences Release: Named GCBS Dean

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

POMONA, CA--(Marketwire - October 18, 2011) -

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Dr. Michel Baudry has been appointed dean of the Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences at Western...

RedHill Biopharma Ltd. Appoints Key Opinion Leader from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, as Lead Investigator for the US Pivotal Clinical Trial with Crohn's Drug - RHB-104

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (TASE:RDHL), an emerging Israeli biopharmaceutical company focusing primarily on development and acquisition of late clinical-stage patented new formulations and combinations of existing drugs, announced the appointment of Professor David Y. Graham, MD, as the lead investigator of the Company's planned pivotal US clinical trial with RHB-10...

Dr. Frank McCormick, Director of the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and American Association for Cancer Research President-elect Joins as Ad-hoc Advisor to PrognosDx Health

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PrognosDx Health announced today that Frank P. McCormick, Ph.D., F.R.S., D.Sc. (Hon), Associate Dean of the School of Medicine and Director of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) has accepted to join as an ad-hoc advisor to the company. Dr. McCormick is also the current President-elect of the...

Cedars-Sinai Medical Centeri and Vanderbilt University Scientists Named 2011 Brinker Award Winners for Scientific Distinction

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two prominent physician-scientists whose work has led to less invasive and more personalized treatments for breast cancer are being honored as this years winners of the prestigious Susan G. Komen for the Cure Brinker Awards for Scientific Distinction in basic science and clinical research, the highest awards of merit given by the worlds leading breast cancer organization...

La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Board of Directors Elects Biopharmaceutical Executive to its Membership

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

SAN DIEGO (September 22, 2011) David R. Webb, Ph.D., an accomplished biopharmaceutical executive with more than 30 years of experience in drug research and development, was recently elected to the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunologys Board of Directors.

Dr. Webb is former vice president of research of Celgene-San Diego, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing...

Veteran Life Sciences Executive Joins Allen Institute for Brain Science as Chief Operating Officer

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Allen Institute for Brain Science has appointed David Poston as its new Chief Operating Officer. Poston brings over 25 years of experience in finance and operations in life sciences, engineering and technology sectors, and a successful track record in the structuring, strategic positioning and expansion of complex, rapidly changing companies. As part of the Allen Institute...

David de Graaf Appointed as a Scientific Advisory Board Member for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)???s Center for Cancer Systems Biology

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Selventa, a personalized healthcare company focused on stratification of patients and development of predictive biomarker panels based on disease-driving mechanisms, today announced that the Companys Chief Executive Officer, David de Graaf, has recently been appointed as a Scientific Advisory Board member for the MITs Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB) in...

Michael Dennin of University of California, Irvine Receives Award for OpenCourseWare Excellence

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Michael Dennin, a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine, has been honored as a recipient of the Education-Portal.coms OCW Peoples Choice Awards. Dennins course titled, Science from Superheroes to Global Warming, was voted the winner in the best user experience category. This was the first year Education-Portal.com held the awards honoring...

Glassdoor Reveals The Best Universities To Work For

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

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As college students get ready to head back to the classroom, thousands of university employees are already on campus, working hard as most of them do year-round.

By now, youve seen countless reports ranking the top universities in the nation, including the recently released

St. Jude Medical Inventor to Head University of Minnesota's Device Innovation Program

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Saurav Paul, who has worked at St. Jude Medical for the past nine years, will become the director of a University of Minnesota program that develops and tests ideas for new medical devices. A St. Jude inventor will become the new director of the University of Minnesotas Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows Program. The U said Tuesday that Saurav Paulwhos been with Little Canada-based St. Jude...

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Neurosurgery Honors for Advancing Cancer Research

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sidney Kimmel, a nationally renowned philanthropic leader in cancer research, will receive the Visionary Award at the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery annual fundraising gala. Kimmel's lifelong mission and contributions of more than $550 million have supported cancer research centers and scientists pushing the boundaries in their fields to help millions...

Mark D. Adams, Ph.D. Joins J. Craig Venter Institute as Scientific Director

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

ROCKVILLE, Md. and SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced that Mark D. Adams, Ph.D., has joined the organization as Scientific Director effective immediately. Adams will be responsible...

Peter A. Indelicato, MD, Former University of Florida Team Doctor Installed as AOSSM President

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA Peter A. Indelicato, MD, Wayne Huizenga Professor and Chief of Sports Medicine for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida will be installed as the 40th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) on Saturday, July 9th, 2011, during the Societys Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (July 7th-10th). <...

University of Louisville Names New Executive Vice President of Health Affairs,

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. David L. Dunn, M.D., Ph.D., vice president for health sciences and professor of surgery, microbiology and immunology at the University of Buffalo, is the new executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Louisville. The UofL Board of Trustees today voted on his appointment, which is effective July 1.

Dunn fills the position left by Dr. Larry Cook, who...

American Medical Association Names New EVP/CEO

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Accomplished academic medical center administrator and dean begins post July 1

CHICAGO, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today named James L. Madara, M.D., as its new Executive Vice President...

James Sharp Named Executive Director of the Northwestern Academy for NHS Human Services

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

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COAL TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- James Sharp has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Northwestern Academy effective May 30, 2011. Mr. Sharp...

Lawrie Leads Western Carolina University's Biotech Center Western Office

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

ASHEVILLE, N.C. June 2, 2011 Jonathon Lawrie, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Western Carolina University College of Businesss Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has joined the North Carolina Biotechnology Center as executive director of the Western Office.

Lawrie is an educator, entrepreneur and scientist whose career has included R&D and management at major pharmaceutical companies...

Met-Pro Corporation Director Named Chairman of Drexel University Board

Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Met-Pro Corporation Director Named Chairman of Drexel University College of Medicine Board

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Pacific Biosciences Chief Scientist Heads to NYC to Run New $100M Genomics Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

MENLO PARK, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai) and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) announced a bi-coastal collaboration to advance clinical research through the Mount Sinai Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology to be led by Eric E. Schadt, Ph.D. The Institute is the hub of genomics research at Mount Sinai, collaborating with...

University of Michigan Release: Named Associate Dean, Clinical & Translational Research

Mon, 02 May 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Thomas P. Shanley, M.D., as associate dean for clinical and translational research at the U-M Medical School, and director of the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research. The National Institutes of Health also approved Shanley as principal investigator for U-Ms Clinical & Translational Science Award...

Abbott GmbH Chairman and CEO Elected to the

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that Miles D. White, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Selected from among the world's most accomplished leaders in academia, business, public...

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Names CEO

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

BETHESDA, Md., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (www.asnc.org) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen B. Flood as its Chief Executive Officer, effective June...

Livermore Lab Director to Step Down

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

San Francisco Business Times -- The director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, George Miller, said Tuesday he will step down from the post, the Contra Costa Times reports.

Miller will also step down as president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, the group that manages the lab for the Department of Energy.

Miller began leading the lab in 2006 and guided it through...

Joslin Diabetes Center Names as President and Chief Executive

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

BOSTON, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Joslin Diabetes Center has appointed John L. Brooks, III, a well-known leader in the life sciences industry, as President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation Welcomes New Board Member,

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

NEW YORK, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation announced today the recent appointment of Dr. Manny Alvarez, Senior Managing Editor of Fox News Health, to the Board of Trustees, effective March 16, 201...

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute Announces Major Scientific Expansion, New Addition to Leadership

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEATTLE, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a bold plan for scientific expansion and leadership for the future, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed) today announced that it will integrate a systems biology approach with its global infectious disease research. Systems biology pioneer and renowned...

Silbaugh to Step Down as American College of Physician Executives CEO

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

TAMPA, Fla., March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Barry Silbaugh, MD, CEO of the American College of Physician Executives, announced today that he will be stepping down at the end of this year.

Silbaugh, 63, will assist ACPE's Board of Directors in a national search for the next physician...

Salk Institute for Biological Studies Welcomes National Leader in Academic Technology Transfer

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Strategic Patent, Licensing and Start-Up Visionary Comes to the Salk

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Salk Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert MacWright, Ph.D., Esq. as Executive Director of the Salk Institute Office...

Indiana University Release: Biologist a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Roger Innes, chair of the Indiana University Bloomington Department of Biology, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. It is a major honor for scientists who study bacteria and viruses.

Innes and this year's 77 other electees are invited to attend a special event at the American Society for Microbiology's annual meeting in New Orleans (May...

Dave Anderson and William Thomsen Join SRI International's Center for Advanced Drug Research to Lead Programs in Proteomics and Metabolic Disease Drug Discovery

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that two new principal scientists, Dave Anderson, Ph.D., and William Thomsen, Ph.D., have joined its...

Tachi Yamada, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation???s Global Health Leader, Stepping Down in June

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Xconomy -- The former Big Pharma executive who ran the global health program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is moving on.

ALS Therapy Development Institute Appoints to Board of Directors

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Successful Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Takes on Lou Gehrig's Disease

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) announced today it has elected Anil Godhwani, a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur, to its board of directors...

Scripps President Richard Lerner To Step Down, Be Replaced by Berkeley Chemist, Sources Say

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Xconomy -- Richard Lerner, the president of one of San Diegos leading research institutions for the past two decades, will soon step down from the top job at The Scripps Research Instituteand he is likely to be replaced by a top chemist and molecular biologist from UC Berkeley, Xconomy has learned.

Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center Adds Renowned Cancer Researcher

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

Dr. Daniel Von Hoff will guide Innovative Clinical Trials Center, Precision Medicine

DALLAS, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Daniel Von Hoff, MD, is working with Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Receives Breast Imaging Center of Excellence Accreditation by American College of Radiology

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

DETROIT, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center has received the designation of Breast Imaging Center of Excellence and the renewal of a three-year term of accreditation for mammography, breast ultrasound and stereotactic breast biopsy for its breast cancer services...

Nobel Laureate to Establish Lab at George Washington University, Join Faculty

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Nobel Prize winner will soon be teaching and conducting life saving research at the George Washington University. Professor Ferid Murad, recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine and world renowned pioneer in biochemistry, will...

School of Science at Names Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

INDIANAPOLIS David G. Skalnik, Ph.D., a molecular biologist and award-winning teacher, has been named associate dean for research and graduate education at the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He will assume his new position in January 2011.

This is a very exciting time to be joining the School of Science, identifying its strengths and leveraging...

Max Planck Institute Hires CEO For Florida

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

South Florida Business Journal -- The Max Planck Florida Institute has recruited David Fitzpatrick from Duke University to be the CEO of its Jupiter campus.

The scientist, who will also be the director of the nonprofits Department of Cortical Circuit Function, starts in early January.

Fitzpatrick is the founder and director of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, and a professor...

Michael Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President and CEO, to Leave the American Medical Association

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

CHICAGO,Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA) and Michael Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, have mutually decided that Dr. Maves will complete his successful leadership of the AMA when...

Microfluidics-Imaging Platform Detects Cancer Growth Signaling in Minute Biopsy Samples, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2010) Inappropriate growth and survival signaling, which leads to the aberrant growth of cancer cells, is a driving force behind tumors. Much of current cancer research focuses on the kinase enzymes whose mutations are responsible for such disregulated signaling, and many successful molecularly targeted anti-cancer therapeutics are directed at inhibiting kinase activity.

University of Washington Geneticist Named as President-Elect of the American Society of Human Genetics; to Serve Term in 2012

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

BETHESDA, MD October 8, 2010 The American Society of Human Genetics recently elected Mary-Claire King, PhD, Professor of Genome Sciences and Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in Seattle, to serve as president of the Society in 2012. Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide...

Dr. Michael A. Belfort Named Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and Obstetrician/Gynecologist-In-Chief at Texas Children's Hospital

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

HOUSTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael A. Belfort, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in maternal-fetal medicine and fetal intervention, has been named Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in...

Leading Expert in Blood Disorders Joins the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the world's leading experts in bone marrow failure and related blood disorders recently joined The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Hematology researcher Monica Bessler, M.D., Ph.D., arrived at the hospital this summer to establish a new program...

Dr. Raja Flores, Renowned Surgeon and Lung/Esophageal Cancer Specialist, Joins Mount Sinai Medical Center as Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the world's most prominent surgeons in the treatment of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and esophageal cancer, Raja M. Flores, M.D., has joined The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Chief of Thoracic Surgery, and as Director of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Program at Mount...

Dr. Bruce Koeppen Appointed Founding Dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Medicine

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

HAMDEN, Conn., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Bruce Koeppen, dean for academic affairs and education at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, has been appointed the founding dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Medicine, Quinnipiac...

University of Massachusetts Medical School Names To Head Human Stem Cell Bank And Registry

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

WORCESTER, Mass. An industry expert with extensive experience in stem cell research and development, Joseph C. Laning, PhD, has been named the senior director of the Human Stem Cell Bank and Registry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). Developed in partnership with and funded by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, the Human Stem Cell Bank is poised to provide the biomedical...