Annual Report - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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Year In ReviewRESEARCH WEEKThroughout the year, USU hosts a variety of educational, military and social events. These include lectures fromdistinguished scientists, service-oriented special occasions and campus-wide observances.USU’s annual Research Week is designed to promote researchby faculty and students at the university and its affiliate institutionsand to provide increased opportunities for interdisciplinarycollaboration. The event informs the local scientific community,partnering institutions and other federal agencies aboutresearch projects being conducted at, and in conjunction with,USU. The poster presentations, invited speakers and panelsexemplify the university’s unique role in public health andmilitary research.In 2007, USU was honored to welcome Anthony Fauci, M.D.,Director of the National Institute of Allergy and InfectiousDiseases, as the plenary speaker.WU AND LEONARD AWARDSMEDICAL MASTERPIECES: ART OF A SURGEONIn 2007, USU had the distinction of hostinga collection of original paintings andsketches by renowned medical illustratorFrank Netter, M.D.. Dr. Netter, a surgeonby training, was a U.S. Army officer duringWorld War II and was placed in charge ofcreating graphic training aids, largely usedto teach combat first aid and survival skills,and to train x-ray technicians. He went onto become the world’s foremost medicalillustrator, with his artwork serving as thestandard by which all others are measured.Netter once was hailed by The New YorkTimes as, “the medical Michaelangelo.”As part of the university’s Research Week, two USUfaculty members were recognized for their uniqueand fundamental contributions to advancing researchin their fields. Chou-Zen Giam, Ph.D. (left), receivedthe Henry Wu Award for Excellence in BasicResearch for his work on the human retrovirus HTLV-1,which causes adult T cell leukemia. Shiv Srivastava,Ph.D. (right), received the James Leonard Award forExcellence in Clinical Research in recognition of hisdiscoveries regarding the over-expression of the ETSrelatedgene-1 in prostate cancer. The researchersreported their findings in the prestigious publicationsThe EMBO Journal and Oncogene, respectively.18Dr. Alan Seyfer, USU Distinguished Professor of Anatomy,Physiology and Genetics and Air Force 2nd Lt JoshuaGustafson were instrumental in arranging the exhibit.
War Hero addresses StudentsCongressional Medal of Honor Recipient Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Rasconaddressed USU medical students. Rascon received the award for his actions asa medic in Vietnam, which included shielding wounded soldiers’ bodies with hisown. He was so heavily injured in battle that he was not expected to survive.USU Celebrates 28th CommencementIn 2007, USU celebrated its 28 th commencement, with Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur, M.D.,Navy Surgeon General and Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, providingthe commencement address. The School of Medicine and Graduate School of Nursingawarded more than 200 doctor of medicine and other scientific graduate degrees.Brigade Command ChangeColonel John Wempe, M.D., assumed command from LieutenantColonel John Maurer of the USU Brigade—the military leadershipcomponent within the university and USU’s link to the broadermilitary community. The Brigade is comprised of roughly 250faculty and staff members from all branches of the Armed Services.Brigade personnel play a key role in helping USU studentsbecome leaders in a military environment.Expanding University FacilitiesUSU broke ground for its new academic center, Building E. Amongthose participating in the ceremony were Hawaii Senator Daniel K.Inouye; Maryland Senators Paul Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski;Maryland 8th-District Congressman Chris Van Hollen; AssistantSecretary of Defense for Health Affairs William Winkenwerder, Jr. M.D.;Acting Surgeon General of the United States Rear Admiral KennethMoritsugu, M.D.; National Naval Medical Center Commander RearAdmiral Adam Robinson, M.D.; John Lowe, President-CEO of the HenryM. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine;members of the USU Board of Regents, administration, faculty andsenior representatives from Grimberg Construction.19
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