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Marie Curie Fellowship Winner Studies Non-Native Plant at Wesleyan
For the next two years, researcher Silvia Matesanz of Segovia, Spain will be collaborating with Chair and Professor of Biology Sonia Sultan in her plant evolutionary ecology lab at Wesleyan
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Dr. Joseph Wright '79 appointed to Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration.
The NRC is pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph Wright, Medical Director of the NRC; Executive Director of the Child Health Advocacy Institute at Children's National Medical Center; and a professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine and health policy has been appointed to the 14 member Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Committee membership is selected from among authorities knowledgeable in pediatric research, pediatric subspecialties, statistics, and/or biomedical ethics, and advises the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on a range of pediatric issues including: identification of research priorities; ethics design and analysis of clinical trials; pediatric labeling disputes; and adverse event reports for drugs granted for pediatric exclusivity and safety issues. Dr. Wright's term on the committee begins immediately and ends in June, 2012.
Naegele Honored by Congressman For Work in Bioscience
Jan Naegele, professor of neuroscience and behavior, professor and chair of biology, was honored for her innovative work in bioscience by the organization ?We Work For Health? overseen by the Connecticut Consortium of Independent Colleges on May 18. Congressman Joe Courtney presented a plaque to Naegele's designee, Deborah Hall '11 at a ceremony in Cromwell, Conn. May. 19, 2009 by Olivia Bartlett
Grabel Defends Embryonic Stem Cell Research to Senate
Laura Grabel, the Lauren B. Dachs Professor of Science and Society, is the co-director of the University of Connecticut Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility.
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Striegel-Moore Honored by Psychology Association
Professor Striegel-Moore will be this year's recipient of the New England Psychological Association's (NEPA) Distinguished Contribution Award
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Royer Co-Authors Important CO2 Study
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Hannah Sugarman '09 speaks during the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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Professor Honored for Teaching Efforts
Scott Plous, professor of psychology, was named the 2008 recipient of the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award.
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Signature Genomic Lab Announces Appointment of Wesleyan Alum as New Lab Director
Spokane, WA.
Dr. Allen Lamb ?88 has been appointed Laboratory Director for Signature Genomic Laboratories in Spokane, WA. .
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Professor Develops Ecology-Based Classification System for Microbes
While exploring Death Valley's parched landscape, Professor of Biology Fred Cohan collected samples of compacted clay from the dry grounds. He sought a bacterium that is closely related to the microbe Bacillus subtilis, previously isolated from neighboring, gravel-based terrains.
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