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Congratulations 2018 Heroes in Medicine
Congratulations to the 2018 Heroes in Medicine awardees, who were recognized at the annual luncheon, sponsored by the Palm Beach County Medical Society. Honorees included Mark Goldstein, director, Clinical Skills Simulation Center (Bruce Rendina Professional); Minh Quan Le, medical student (College/Medical Student); Faustino Gonzalez, M.D., FACP, affiliate faculty member from Trustbridge (Health Care Educator - Hospital/Non-Profit); Henry Haire, M.D., FACP, medical director, FAU Medicine Resident Clinic and associate professor, clinical biomedical sciences (Health Care Educator - Higher Education); James E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, professor and associate dean for clinical research (Health Care Innovation); and Ann Laughlin, M.D., affiliate faculty member from Wayside House (Outreach Wellness/Prevention - Non-Profit). Also, a special congratulations to Dr. Galvin who was also awarded the prestigious "Hero of the Year" award, which was announced at the luncheon.
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Affiliate Faculty Member Saves 9-Year-Old on Flight to Mexico
What began as a routine flight
for a family vacation to Mexico turned into anything but routine Monday for Delray Beach surgeon Joseph Ricotta. Midway through
the flight from Atlanta to Cabo San Lucas, Ricotta found himself rushing to the aid of a 9-year-old girl who had suffered a seizure. Ricotta, 46, began CPR and was able to revive the girl moments after she fell unconscious.
"She was on the floor in the aisle," he said. "They asked for a doctor on board, and I ran up to her. I resuscitated her and we got her back."
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FAU Named Lewy Body Dementia 'Research Center of Excellence'
The Lewy Body Dementia Association (
LBDA) named FAU as an LBDA
Research Center of Excellence (RCOE), a nationwide collaboration of 24 pre-eminent academic medical research centers. The LBDA is the leading advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness and advancing research about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), which affects 1.4 million Americans and their families. FAU's LBDA Research Center of Excellence housed in the
Comprehensive Center for Brain Health is spearheaded by
James E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., a world-renowned
neuroscientist and leading international expert on LBD and Alzheimer's disease, and associate dean for clinical research in the
College of Medicine.
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FAU Stroke Discovery Will Be Developed By CHS Pharma, Inc.
Researchers in the College of Medicine are addressing the challenges of treating TBI and stroke. Professors of Biomedical Science,
Jang-Yen (John) Wu, Ph.D., and
Howard Prentice, Ph.D., have developed and patented a novel approach combining three distinct classes of drugs to create a multi-drug combination therapy. They have joined forces with
CHS Pharma, Inc., a South Florida-based biotechnology development company that has an intellectual property portfolio for potential treatments related to ischemic stroke, dry macular degeneration, and other age-related disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, to further develop and commercialize this promising technology.
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Research Provides Hope for Parkinson's Disease Treatment
Dopamine has the lofty job of controlling emotions, moods, movements as well as sensations of pleasure and pain. Dysfunction of this critical neurotransmitter is the cause of a number of diseases, most notably, Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is caused by the death of dopamine-producing cells and most theories of disease risk involve the selective vulnerability of ageing dopamine neurons to genetic mutations or to environmental toxins, or both. By visualizing the dopamine neurons in the "brain" of the tiny worm, C. elegans, neuroscientists in the lab of Dr.
Randy Blakely, professor of biomedical science in
FAU's
College of Medicine and executive director of the
Brain Institute, have identified a novel pathway that sustains the health of these cells.
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FAU Researcher of the Year Awardees
Congratulations to Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor of Biomedical Science, Dr. Marc Kantorow, who was awarded the FAU Researcher of the Year Award for the Professor category on April 18. Read the Dean's congratulatory email here.
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Biomedical Science,
Dr. Andrew Oleinikov, who was awarded the FAU Researcher of the Year Award for the Associate Professor category on April 18. Read the Dean's congratulatory email
here.
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Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees
On March 20, the College of Medicine's Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) welcomed their newest members. The GHHS comprises individuals who have been recognized for practicing patient-centered medical care by modeling the qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, and empathy.
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions,
Dr. Stuart Markowitz, presented the 2018 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards to fourth-Year medical student, Minh Quan Le, and faculty member, Dr. Lisa Martinez. Each year, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award is given to a student and a faculty member who demonstrate vital aspects of medicine, i.e., respect for patients and peers, compassion, and dedication to their community.
The college
thanks the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for its continued support.
Inducted students - Mary Acosta, Alyssa Bellini, Juliana Biro, Kathryn Decker, Andrew Do, Lisbeth Labrada Labrada, Keira Nassetta, Ovini Rodrigo, Matthew Traylor, and Amelia Wong.
Inducted faculty - Dean Phillip M. Boiselle, M.D., and Lisa Martinez, M.D.
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Biomedical Research Day Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Biomedical Research Day poster competition. Mariam Khachatryan was awarded first place for "
Determination of Equilibrium Constants of Interaction Between CD36 and Individual PfEMP1 Domains." Subash Bhadari was awarded second place for "
Neuroprotective properties of AEURA using in Vitro model of Stroke and Alzheimer Disease." Angie Posada was awarded third place for "
Control of mitochondrial and nuclear
α
B functions by phosphorylation." The Office of Graduate Programs held their Graduate Student Research Day on April 13, providing students and faculty the opportunity to present their research and learn about the cutting-edge Biomedical Science studies conducted by their peers. Poster presentations were showcased at the event and were reviewed by peers.
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Dr. Gelb Awarded Student Organization Advisor of the Year
On April 11, the Blood Pressure Screening Association (BPSA) received FAU's Boca Raton campus Student Organization Advisor of the Year award on behalf of Dr. Ira J. Gelb at the Student Government banquet. "Dr. Gelb teaches pre-health students how to read and interrupt electrocardiograms to expand their knowledge within the cardiology field. Our accomplishments as a new student organization would not be possible without his continuous guidance and mentorship," said Dana-Lee Bowes, President of BPSA. The BPSA student organization teaches pre-health students how to measure blood pressure, pulse rate, body mass index, and take patient history. Their goal is to provide free blood pressure screenings and community outreach with a primary focus on under-served populations.
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Undergraduate Researcher of the Year
Congratulations to Haley Katz, who was awarded Undergraduate Researcher of the Year for the College of Medicine at the Annual Honors Ceremony in April, by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI). Haley participated in an NSF grant last year, and studied the contribution of immune cells in allograft and xenograft rejection in Dr. Nouri Shirazi's lab. Haley is currently mentored by Dr. Nouri Shirazi, professor of Integrated Medical Science in the College of Medicine. The process is highly competitive, in which nominations for students engaged in research and scholarly endeavors, are sent to college Deans for final selection.
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St. Katharine Drexel Health Fair
This month, Dr. Bernard Reyes and Internal Medicine Residents engaged in community service at the St. Katharine Drexel Health Fair in Weston. The residents assisted approximately 87 patients, many of whom had not seen a doctor in several years. In addition, 27 new patients were registered to the Boca Clinic. Although the fair officially ended at 2pm, the residents continued to assist the multitude of individuals waiting to receive care. Visitors to the FAU Medicine booth received a clinic postcard with listed services, times, and appointment information. The feedback from the event was impressive and FAU's Internal Medicine residents have been invited to the February 2019 fair.
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Substance Use Disorder Talks
Approximately 1,000 recovery patients from the community, industry professionals including recovery center counselors and staff, and FAU faculty, staff, and students, gathered on April 7 for the third annual FAU Substance Use Disorder Talks (SUDTALKS), hosted in partnership by The Delray Beach Drug Task Force and The Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at FAU. Celebrities and sports legends including Daryl Strawberry, Pat O'Brien, and Royce Da 59, shared personal stories of addiction. Additionally, policymakers discussed advocacy efforts and the challenges surrounding the opioid epidemic. The College of Medicine's Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor and Chair for the Department of Biomedical Science, Dr. Janet Robishaw, discussed how genetic testing can help determine if some people possess high genetic risk factors that may increase their propensity of becoming addicted to opioids. The goal is for genetic data to inform doctors prior to the prescribing of opioids so that alternative treatments can be explored when needed.
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Medical Students Participate in the Miami Gay Pride Celebration
The College of Medicine's inaugural participation in the Miami Beach Gay Pride Celebration was a success! This year was the 10th annual celebration and it is estimated over 200,000 people attended. Throughout the two day event, FAU medical students engaged with the public and represented the ethical principles of the university. The students and residents introduced the public to FAU's mission on inclusion and diversity. FAU clinics, medical services, and community outreach were advertised on the college's pamphlets and were given to those who visited the FAU Medicine booth. Congratulations to Internal Medicine resident, Edgar Fernandez, who received an invitation from the Florida Department of Health to share his HIV/PrEP research, which was based on data collection at the Pride event.
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Faculty and Student Publications
Landers, Z. A., Jethanandani, R., Lee, S. K., Mancuso, C. A., Seehaus, M., & Wolfe, S. W. (2018). The Psychological Impact of Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury.
The Journal of Hand Surgery. Ahead of print.
Robinson, P. G., Newman, D., Reitz, C. L., Vaynberg, L. Z., Bahga, D. K., & Levitt, M. H. (2018). A large drawing of a nephron for teaching medical students renal physiology, histology, and pharmacology.
Advances in physiology education, 42(2), 192-199.
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Affiliate Faculty White Coat Order Form
The college is offering one free personalized white coat to each affiliate faculty member of the college. If you were unable to attend the faculty awards this spring and would like to order your custom white coat, please click
here
to view the PDF form and follow the instructions. Completed forms should be returned to Stephanie Gabrielsen at [email protected].
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