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The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have established an interdisciplinary center of excellence named the Ohio Center for Innovative Immunosuppressive Therapeutics to study, develop and commercialize new drugs to treat disorders of the immune system. The universities received $3 million in capital funds from the Ohio Third Frontier Program to support the development of the new facility. Our Chairman, Dr. Akira Takashima, is the principal investigator of the program and will serve as the center director. Dr. Kevin C. Cooper, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at CWRU School of Medicine, is the principal collaborator at Case and will serve as the center's co-director. Of the $3 million, UT will receive $2.08 million to renovate and add laboratory and office space in its Medical Microbiology and Immunology Dept. for 2 prominent research scientists...and update its Proteomics Core Laboratory with a next-generation mass spectrometer for proteomics research. |
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- May 6-7, 2008 Scientific and Technology Showcase
- New Publications
- IIT research track (Infection, Immunity & Transplantation)
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Congratulations! to Dr. Hironori Matsushima, in Dr. Takashima's laboratory. Hironori was promoted to the position of Research Track Assistant Professor, effective December 1. | |||
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Congratulations! to Dr. Robert Blumenthal for being selected by peers and students as the recipient of the 2008 College of Medicine Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence in the Basic Science Category. Dr. Gold presented Bob's award at the HSC Faculty Recognition Dinner on October 2nd. | |||
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Congratulations! to Dr. Randall Worth for being selected by peers and students as a recipient of the 2008 College of Medicine Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Gold presented Rande's award at the HSC Faculty Recognition Dinner on October 2nd. | |||
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Congratulations! Guo Zhiyong, Ph.D. candidate. Guo recently joined the lab of Dr. Stanislaw Stepkowski as a Research Scholar. He comes to us from the 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), China. | |||
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Congratulations! Guo hua Wang, Ph.D. candidate. Guo hua recently joined the lab of Dr. Stanislaw Stepkowski as a Research Scholar. He comes to us from Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology where he was a research fellow in the basic department of cardiovascular surgery, Wuhan, China. | |||
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Welcome! to Yoshiro Miyahara, Ph.D. Dr. Miyahara recently joined the lab of Dr. Stanislaw Stepkowski. Yoshiro comes to us from The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University, School of Medicine, Japan. | |||
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Congratulations! Diane Ammons! Diane, Assistant to Dr. Takashima, was nominated for and won UT's 2008 Outstanding Staff Award on June 12th, along with 9 other awardees...chosen out of 75 nominees. The prizes for this award is a beautifully engraved glass plaque and check. The awards ceremony took place at Nitschke Hall on main campus. President Lloyd Jacobs gave the introduction to this important event! | |||
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Congratulations! Brett Williams, M.D. Dr. Williams received the department's Microbiology & Immunology award for Outstanding Academic Accomplishment in Block 6, 2007-08. Dr. Bob Blumenthal presented the award at the ceremony on June 5. | |||
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Congratulations! to Elizabeth Beil, a Masters student in Dr. Randall Worth's laboratory. Elizabeth joined The University of Toledo Medical School in September 2008.
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Welcome! to Fang Qiang Tang, Ph.D. - Dr. Tang earned his Ph.D. in 2007 from Wuhan University, Department of Microbiology, in Wuhan, China. He is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Isabel Novella's lab. | |||
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Welcome! to Nobuyasu Mayuzumi, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Mayuzumi has joined Dr. Takashima's lab as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and comes to us from Juntendo University, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. | |||
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Welcome! to Masaaki Miyazawa, Ph.D. Dr. Miyazawa has joined Dr. Takashima's lab as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and comes to us from the Kao Corporation, Tochigi, Japan. |
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Thank you! R. Mark Wooten, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Medical Microbiology & Immunology, for accepting the directorship for the Block 6 course beginning with the school year 2008-2009. | |||
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Thank you! Professor Lehmann, Ph.D. for your stewardship as course director of the Block 6 Immunity & Infection course. We appreciate the time and effort you contributed to the teaching and education of UT's second year medical students. |
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Welcome! Stanislaw M. Stepkowski, DVM, Ph.D., D.Sc. Dr. Stepkowski, Professor, joined our department December 2007. He was formerly in the Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas.
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Welcome! to Nancy H. Collins, Ph.D. Dr. Collins joined our department in October 2007 to conduct research. She comes to us from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. In addition, she is an alumnus of The University of Toledo undergraduate and master's program. |
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Graduate Student Defenses in 2008: |
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Congratulations! Sumanta Mukherjee, Ph.D., Doctoral Candidate, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Sumanta successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "LPS induced TH2 (Interleukin-4) cytokine production in macrophages and its regulation," on Friday, March 14, 2008. (mentor: Z. Kevin Pan). Sumanta has accepted a Postdoctoral position in the Department of Pathology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | |||
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Congratulations! Pablo Serrano, Master of Science, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Pablo successfully defended his thesis, "Mechanisms of induction of CCL20 in lung epithelial cells by Moraxella catarrhalis," on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. (mentor: Z. Kevin Pan). In July, Pablo will be finishing his masters in public health and continuing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Toledo. He is planning on writing a paper of his research and presenting it at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 2008. |
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Congratulations! John Presloid, Master of Science, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. John successfully defended his thesis, "Characterization of vesicular stomatitis virus strains with adaptability differences," on Friday, July 18, 2008. (mentor: Isabel Novella). | |||
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Congratulations! Sarah Smith Tsurkan, Master of Science, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Sarah successfully defended her thesis, "Selection of generalists and specialists in viral quasispecies," on August 27, 2008. (mentor: Isabel Novella). | |||
| Congratulations! to Ranendra Nath Dutta, Ph.D., Doctoral Candidate, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Rana successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "Experimental test of solitary wave theory in viral populations," on Monday, October 20, 2008. (mentor: Isabel Novella). | ||||
