Women in Medicine & Science News

Congrats

Congratulations to Carrie Wieneke, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for her acceptance to attend the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar in Washington D.C., July 11-14, 2009. She will be sponsored by KUMC's Women in Medicine and Science Program.

Outstanding Women of KUMC

Congratulations to these outstanding Women in Medicine & Science for their accomplishments.

	Heather S. Anderson, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Received funding through the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation and the KUMC Research Institute Clinical Research Pilot Program to investigate exercise in early Alzheimer's disease and whether a supervised exercise program might slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
	Barbara Atkinson, MD Executive Dean University of Kansas School of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center KU Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee - on April 17, 2007. President of the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine.
	Shelley B. Bhattacharya, DO, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine Received a grant from the KU Transportation Research Institute for work in Advanced Driver Training. Recently promoted to Director of Geriatric Education for the Family Medicine Residency Program.
	Susan E. Carlson, Ph.D. Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Awardee, The Agnes Higgins Award is presented in recognition of distinguished achievement in research, education or clinical services in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition. Recipient of the AJ Rice Professorship to study nutritional supplements for pregnant women that benefit fetuses and infants. The Rice Professorship at KUMC will support a large clinical trial of infant docosahexanenoic acid, or DHA, supplementation. Local organizer for the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids meeting held in Kansas City in May 2008, only the second time the meeting has been held in the US. Recipient of an NIH R21 grant.Principal Investigator, ‘Quantitative in vivo biomarkers of oxidative stress in diabetes’. The goals of this study are to develop and characterize direct, objective in vivo biomarkers of oxidative stress occurring in diabetes mellitus.
	In-Young Choi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Hoglund Brain Imaging Center Recipient of an NIH R21 Grant. Principal Investigator, ‘Quantitative in vivo biomarkers of oxidative stress in diabetes’. The goals of this study are to develop and characterize direct, objective in vivo biomarkers of oxidative stress occurring in diabetes mellitus.
	Deb Clements, MD, FAAFP Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine Elected Secretary of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians and will subsequently serve as Vice-President in 2009, President-Elect in 2010, President in 2011 and Board Chair in 2012. Elected to serve on the American Academy of Family Physicians Commission on Education for a 4-year term beginning in 2008. Selected as the University of Nebraska Medical Center Family Medicine Alumnus of the Year.
	Jo-Ann Harris, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics From KDHE, Maximizing Office Based Immunization (MOBI), $65,000 and from AAP, Implementation of the National Vaccine Advisory Committees Standards on Childhood and Adolescent immunization Practices, $1,500.
	Suzanne R. Hawley, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, KUSM-W Co-Executive Director, Kansas Public Health Leadership Institute (KPHLI). Recipient of a Kansas Public Health Association Special Service Award (2004), in recognition of her efforts in building the KPHLI since its inaugural year. Principal investigator of Kansas Health Foundation grants (2003-2007; 2007-2009) supporting the KPHLI.
	Joan S. Hunt, PhD, DSc University Distinguished Professor, Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Research Infrastructure KU Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee,April 17, 2007.
	Judy A. Johnston, MS, RD/LD Research Instructor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, KUSM-W Kansas Health Foundation Leadership Fellow, Kansas Health Foundation Ambassador, Kansas Public Health Leadership Fellow. Current Grants & Contracts: Health Congregations in Action from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, LeaderFull Communities from the Kansas Health Foundation, Walkin’ Wichita from the Sunflower Foundation, Health Ministry Leadership and Self-Care from the Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church in America, Stroke Prevention from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, and Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Plan (KCCP)
No Photo Available	Ann Manzardo, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Recipient of the first Federal grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, May 15, 2007. The 3-year K01 (Career Development) award funds statistical training and the development of a large epidemiological data base to study perinatal neurodevelopmental factors that may be associated with the development of alcoholism in men and women. It is a collaborative research effort with the Danish Institute of Preventive Medicine.
	Kay Rauth-Farley, MD, FAAP Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Services, Sunflower House Children's Advocacy Center Elected to the Board of Directors of the National Children's Alliance, the organization based in Washington DC that is charged with accrediting Children's Advocacy Centers in the United States. The organization is funded through the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
	Mary Redmon, DO Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine President of the Kansas Medical Society, 2008-2009.
	Sally K. Rigler, MD, MPH Associate Professor, General and Geriatric Medicine Recipient of a NIH R01 grant, as follows: National Institute of Mental Health, 'Current Antipsychotics and Fractures in Nursing Homes,' 4/3/06 - 3/30/09, Rigler S, Principal Investigator. April 2006.
	Pam Shaw, MD Pam Shaw, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics Awarded a $20,000 grant from the AAP for an oral health education program and also was named one of the Best Doctors in America. Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, April 2007.
	Donna E. Sweet, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, KUSM-W Co-chair, CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment: The committee assesses HRSA's and CDC's programs to prevent, control and treat STD’s, HIV and AIDS. Awarded two competitive renewal grants for AIDS care and education from HRSA. Elected as the Chair of the national COLA board---the national organization for the accreditation of clinical laboratories in the United States.
	Belinda Vail, MD Professor, Department of Family Medicine Recipient of the Ruth Bohan Teaching Professorship Award, September 2007. Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, April 2009.
	Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Recipient of the 2009 Elsevier Award from the Women in Toxicology Division of the Society of Toxicology.