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Marilyn Smith, PhD, research assistant professor of microbiology, molecular genetics and immunology and medicine (infectious diseases), presented research results on human herpesvirus 8 studies at the Keystone Symposium on HIV Pathogenesis April 8-13 in Keystone, Colo. The presentation was "Human Herpesvirus-8 DNA and RNA in Kaposi's Sarcoma Lesions and Peripheral Blood and Serological Responses to HHV-8 Antigens." The authors are Smith; Clark Bloomer, technician in microbiology, molecular genetics and immunology; Rebecca Horvat, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine; Elliot Goldstein, MD, professor of medicine (infectious diseases); J. Michael Casparian, MD, assistant professor of medicine (dermatology); and Bala Chandran, PhD, professor of microbiology, molecular genetics and immunology.
Opendra Narayan, DVM, PhD, Marion Merrell Dow Distinguished Professor, received a $1,096,348 total costs, four-year renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health for "Pathogenesis of Dementia in SIV-Infected Macaques."
Robert De Lisle, PhD, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology, was a speaker at an international symposium, "Frontiers in Pancreatic Research: From Basics to Clinics," April 19 in Nagoya, Japan. He presented "Transgenic Models of Cystic Fibrosis and Effects in the Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Tract." While in Japan, he presented "Metallothionein Is a Component of Exocrine Pancreas Secretion: Implications for Zinc Homeostasis" at the University of Kobe School of Medicine's second department of internal medicine. The work was co-authored by Glen Andrews, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; Michael Sarras Jr., PhD, professor of anatomy and cell biology; and Juan Hidalgo, Universidad Autonoma, Barcelona, Spain.
Kristin Wendt, master's of public health candidate, presented the research she completed with Christine Moranetz, PhD, FAWHP, clinical associate professor of preventive medicine, at the 18th annual Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine April 18 in San Francisco. Wendt presented "Treatment Group Composition Effects in an HIV/AIDS Education Program for Teenage Youth."
John Kepes, MD, emeritus professor of pathology, was a speaker, session chair and panel member at the second International Congress on Meningiomas March 21-25 in Little Rock, Ark. He also gave a slide seminar on brain tumors to the staff and residents of the department of pathology of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., April 21.
John Neuberger, DrPH, associate professor, and John Renner, MD, adjunct professor, both of preventive medicine, have been appointed co-chairs of the epidemiology and intervention committee of the American Cancer Society's Heartland Division. The eight-person committee will collect and analyze cancer and risk factor data in the division's four-state region (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma), propose strategies for cancer prevention and control to the division, and act as medical spokespersons for the division.
Charles Allred, MD, assistant professor of family and community medicine, has been appointed director of the KU School of Medicine-Wichita Family Practice Residency Program at Smoky Hill, Salina. He will assume his duties May 3. Allred, who has served as interim director since January, has been associate director since 1992. He is a 1978 graduate of the KU School of Medicine-Wichita. Rick Kellerman, MD, professor and chair of family and community medicine, was appointed associate dean for primary care, effective April 4. Kellerman, who has chaired family and community medicine since Jan. 1, previously served as director of the Smoky Hill program. Kellerman received his medical degree from the KU School of Medicine-Kansas City in 1978.
An article, "Medical 'Safety Checks' in Pediatric Acute Care," by Diane Kennedy, RN, MN, clinical assistant professor, was published in the November/December 1996 issue of the Journal of Intravenous Nursing.
The KU School of Nursing will present the 22nd annual Women's Health Care Conference May 14-16 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel. The conference is being co-presented by Developmental Systems Inc. and the Department of Health and Human Services Region VII Family Planning Training Office. For more information, call continuing education, ext. 4488.
Several faculty from occupational therapy education gave presentations at the American Occupational Therapy Conference April 11-15 in Orlando, Fla. Tana Brown MA, OTR, assistant professor, presented "Innovative Occupational Therapy for Individuals with Schizophrenia." Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, professor, presented "Habits: What's the Brain Got To Do With It?" and "The Sensory Profile: Utility of the Factor Structure." Cheryl Deterding, MA, OTR, assistant professor, and Kathy Parker, OTR, teaching associate, presented "The World Wide Web: Valuable Resources for OTs."
Peter Beyer, MS, RD, associate professor of dietetics and nutrition, presented "Recertification and Professional Development" to the Missouri Dietetic Association April 25 in Columbia, Mo.
Christian Lenz, a freshman at Barstow School, took first place at the Greater Kansas City Science Fair in April for his presentation, "Antibacterial?" His mentors were Judy Godwin, MS, MT(ASCP), and Elaine Lenz, MT(ASCP), both teaching associates in medical technology. His presentation described his testing of 10 hand soaps.
"Kansas Medicine: Ten Years Later" will be from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 9 in Wahl East Auditorium. The event is being presented by the KU School of Medicine Class of 1987 in conjunction with the KU Medical Alumni Association and the department of the history and philosophy of medicine. Part of the program will include the 11th annual Peter T. Bohan Lecture, which will be presented at noon by Ellen More, PhD, associate professor of medical humanities and the history of medicine at the Institute for Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medial Branch-Galveston. She will discuss "Redefining the Margins: Women Physicians in 20th-Century American Medicine." For more information, call continuing education, ext. 4488.
For those sending out blanket e-mails, faculty at the Kansas City, Mo., Veterans Affairs Medical Center may be reached through the following user group: inet:g.kunews@kansas-city.va.gov
The Kansas Cancer Institute's second annual Masons Day will be from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. May 9. Presentations will be held in Battenfeld Auditorium, and lunch will be served in the Francisco Lounge.
For those participating in spring graduation ceremonies in Lawrence, caps and gowns will be available at the KU Medical Center Bookstore during regular business hours beginning May 13. Rental caps and gowns must be returned by May 19 and 20. During May, the Bookstore will purchase "used" books. Books should be brought to the Bookstore for evaluation. (No phone calls please.) Faculty are encouraged to provide their textbook requirements for summer and fall at the earliest opportunity, so the Bookstore may purchase books from the students and pay them a higher price.
The KU Medical and Nurses Alumni Associations will honor four for their contributions to the KU School of Medicine and the KU School of Nursing at the KU Medical Alumni Association annual banquet at 5:30 p.m. May 9 and the KU Nurses Alumni Association annual banquet at 5:30 p.m.
May 10 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Kansas City, Mo. Charles Wheeler Jr., MD, JD, former mayor of Kansas City, Mo., and director of Wheeler Medical Laboratories, will be named Distinguished Medical Alumnus for 1997. He is a 1950 graduate of the KU School of Medicine. William Valk, MD, emeritus professor and former chair of urology at the KU School of Medicine, will receive the association's 1997 Honorary Medical Alumnus Award. Suzanne Sims Dollar, BSN, administrator of the Visiting Nurse Association, Springfield, Mo., will be named Distinguished Nurse Alumnus for 1997. She is a 1962 graduate of the KU School of Nursing. Roberta Thiry, PhD, former faculty member at the KU School of Nursing and recently retired professor and director of nursing education at Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, will receive the association's 1997 Honorary Nurse Alumnus Award.
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