Blue ribbon panel, Stanford release Nezhat findings
Stanford plan shared nationwide as a model for response to bioterrorism threatsl
Pill-sized camera tested at Stanford offers unique glimpse inside small intestines
Vice president of human resources named
'Advanced Access' program at two primary-care clinics cut waiting out of doctor visits
Patient Representative Associates play key role in Emergency Department
Anthrax threat slows DEA renewal process
SHC, LPCH employees donate PTO to Sept. 11 charity
Volume 26 • No. 1
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JANUARY 2002
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GREGORY
S. BARSH, was promoted to professor
of pediatrics and of genetics. Barsh joined the Stanford medical faculty
in 1989 and received a promotion to associate professor of pediatrics
and of genetics, with tenure, in 1996. His research focuses on the mechanisms
that give rise to eye, hair and skin coloration, both as a tool for studying
gene action and interaction and because many signaling pathways used by
the pigmentary system play important roles in human development and disease.
LORENE M. NELSON, associate professor of health research and policy, was appointed chief of the division of epidemiology in the Department of Health Research and Policy effective this month. Nelson is known for her work in the epidemiology of neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and autoimmune disorders. Nelson will also assume the role of acting director of Stanford's Graduate Program in Epidemiology and ATSUKO SHIBATA, assistant professor of health research and policy, will serve as associate director.
MARY
LAKE POLAN, professor and chair of gynecology
and obstetrics, was elected to the Council of the Institute of Medicine.
She chaired the membership committee of the Institute of Medicine from
1997 to 2000 and will assume her role as council member this month. At
Stanford, Polan is the Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick
Memorial Professor in the School of Medicine.
JOHN EDWARD RUARK, a Stanford clinical assistant professor of psychiatry in private practice in Menlo Park, was named a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, an honorary association established in 1963. Ruark was elected for his long-standing academic and volunteer outreach work in psycho-oncology and ethical issues surrounding life-threatening illnesses, as well as his teaching and mentorship of psychiatrists in training. The award will be presented in February 2002 at the ACP's annual meeting in Hawaii.
ROBERT
C. ROBBINS, was promoted to associate professor
of cardiothoracic surgery, with tenure. Robbins has directed Stanford's
heart, heart-lung and lung transplant program since 1998. Besides his
substantial clinical responsibilities as a cardiothoracic surgeon, he
pursues extensive research focusing on transplantation including the molecular
and cellular basis of rejection and complications, the development of
animal models for studying immunosuppressant therapies, myocyte cellular
transplants, and the use of gene therapy.
HENRY J. LOWE, was appointed associate professor (research) of medicine. Before joining Stanford in 2001, Lowe served as director of the Benedum Oncology Informatics Center and senior associate at the Center for Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a tenured associate professor of medicine. His scholarly work focuses on the area of clinical informatics, particularly as related to clinical information systems, cancer informatics, imaging systems and Internet-based access to clinical data.
