Bulletin for May 2013 - FAU

Bulletin for May 2013Announcements, Accolades and EventsVijaya Iragavarapu‐Charyulu, Ph.D.,Associate Professor ofBiomedical Science inFAU’s Charles E.Schmidt CollegeBonnie Kaye, FAUFoundation BoardMember and JonKaye, Charles E.Schmidt College ofMedicine AdvisoryBoard MemberCongratulations Dr. Vijaya Iragavarapu‐Charyulu onreceiving the “Researcher of the Year‐AssociateProfessor” at the Honors Convocation, which tookplace on April 22 in the University Theatre. Dr.Iragavarapu‐Charyulu’s research focuses on breastcancer and the inflammation that promotes tumorgrowth and metastasis. She has received funding fromthe National Institutes of Health and the FloridaDepartment of Health that has resulted in publicationsin major tumor immunology journals. Dr. Iragavarapu‐Charyulu has shown that increased expression of theinflammatory molecule, chitinase‐3‐like‐1 (CHI3L1)correlates with tumor growth and metastasis of breasttumors. She was the first to show that inhibition ofCHI3L1 with chitin microparticles decreases tumorgrowth and metastasis. Dr. Iragavarapu‐Charyulu hasestablished a collaborative project with Boca RatonRegional Hospital to conduct translational research.She hopes to eventually develop therapies to treatbreast cancer.FAU Foundation Board member Bonnie Kaye andCharles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Advisory Boardmember Jon Kaye received FAU’s Board of TrusteesService Award for their exemplary service anddedication to FAU’s medical school and the University.The award was originally established to honor formerFAU Board of Trustees Chair, Nancy Blosser. This awardis a select honor for lay leaders who serve on one ormore of FAU’s Advisory Boards and have contributedservice above and beyond normal expectations, andhave made meaningful and lasting contributions to thelife of the University. The Kayes received this award atthe Honors Convocation on April 22 nd .Shawna Watson, M1student in FAU’s Charles E.Schmidt College of Medicinehas been accepted by theNational Review Committeefor Medical Student Trainingin Aging Research (MSTAR)for the 2013 program. The 2013 MSTAR Programprovides medical students with an enriching experiencein aging‐related research and geriatrics, with thementorship of top experts in the field. This programintroduces students to research and academicexperiences early in their training that they might nototherwise have during medical school.Continued on page 2

Page 2BulletinPositive experiences in the MSTAR program have ledmany physicians‐in‐training to pursue academic careers inaging, ranging from basic science to clinical research tohealth services research. They have joined the growingcadre of physicians and scientists whose specializedknowledge and skills are in great demand as ourpopulation ages. The 2013 program continues andstrengthens the original Hartford/AFAR Medical StudentGeriatric Scholars Program, established in 1994, which todate has trained 1,706 students from more than 100medical schools. Shawna will participate in an eight‐ totwelve‐week structured research, clinical, and didacticprogram in geriatrics. In addition, she will be invited topresent a poster at the Annual Meeting of the AmericanGeriatrics Society in Orlando, Florida from May 15‐17,2014. Shawna’s mentors are Joseph Ouslander, M.D.,Interim Chair of the Integrated Medical ScienceDepartment and Senior Associate Dean for GeriatricPrograms in the Schmidt College of Medicine and LoriMcMahon, Ph.D., Professor of Cell, Developmental andIntegrative Biology at The University of Alabama atBirmingham.Laruen Spoo, M1 student inFAU’s Charles E. SchmidtCollege of Medicine recentlywon the prestigious summer“Integrated Ethics Internship”at The University of Texas MDAnderson Cancer Center.The objectives of this program are to provide anintroduction to clinical, research and/or organizationalethics for qualified individuals with a particular interest inhealth care ethics and to give them the opportunity tocontribute to activities and projects of the Section ofIntegrated Ethics at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.Components of the program include clinical ethics,research ethics, organizational ethics and academicethics. Lauren has been working under the direction ofCatherine Myser, Ph.D., Director of Ethics, SocialMedicine, and Global Health Programs in FAU’s Charles E.Schmidt College of Medicine. Dr. Myser invited Lauren toserve as the M2 Ethics Peer Mentor (Leader) to repeatthe “Ethics in a Short White Coat” clinical ethics educationpilot of last year. In her leadership role, Lauren helped Dr.Myser identify and engage seven other M1s to participateand help with the development of that clinical ethicsprogram and additional medical anthropology/culturalcompetency educational modules for Fall 2013 & Spring2014. Lauren and those peer mentors will also contributeto educational scholarship/publications to describe andshare this and other teaching innovations with thebioethics and medical education communities.Congratulations to the following FAU Charles E. SchmidtCollege of Medicine employees who were recognized fortheir years of service at the Employee Service AwardsCeremony, which took place on Monday, April 15 at theLive Oak Pavilion: Deborah Louda, Ph.D. 30 YearsAssociate Professor, ClinicalBiomedical Science Robert Blanks, Ph.D. 10 YearsProfessor of Biomedical Science Debra Bradley 10 YearsLaboratory Coordinator and FacilitiesManager Zhongwei Li, Ph.D. 10 YearsAssociate Professor of BiomedicalScience Rachel Slaw 10 YearsAcademic Program Specialist Jang‐Yen Wu, Ph.D. 10 YearsProfessor and SchmidtSenior Fellow, BiomedicalScience Lisa Ann Brennan, Ph.D. 5 YearsResearch Associate Professor Jaclyn DeAquino 5 YearsFinance Manager Morton Levitt, M.D. 5 YearsSenior Associate Dean for FacultyAffairs Gary Rose, M.D. 5 YearsAssociate Professor of ClinicalBiomedical Science

Page 3BulletinLisa Oliveri, M2 student inFAU’s Charles E. SchmidtCollege of Medicine was votedonto the Palm Beach CountyMedical Society’s (PBCMS)Board of Directors. THE PBCMSis a not‐for‐profit organizationdedicated to uniting physicians to serve the commoninterest of the profession, developing and maintaining thehighest professional and ethical standards of the medicalprofession, advocating the interests of physicians andtheir patients and collaborating with others to improvethe community's health.People on the Move Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the FirstSir Richard Doll Professor is now serving as SeniorAcademic Advisor to the Dean. Morton Levitt, M.D. is now serving as SeniorAssociate Dean for Faculty Affairs. ElizabethNeedleman will be assisting Dr. Levitt andproviding part‐time support to Mary ElizabethRoth, M.D., Vice Dean for Graduate MedicalEducation and Clinical Affairs. Liz is located inbuilding 71, room 335B and her contact informationremains the same. Joseph Ouslander, M.D. has assumed theadditional role of Interim Chair for the IntegratedMedical Science Department. Danielle Miller willbe assisting Dr. Ouslander and will still be located inthe Dean’s Suite. Her contact information remainsthe same. Julie Servoss, M.D., M.P.H., is now AssociateDean for Diversity, Cultural and Student Affairs andAssociate Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science. Rachel Slaw is now assisting John Newcomer,M.D., Vice Dean for Research and GraduatePrograms. Rachel’s office number and contactinformation remains the same.(Left to right): M1 students Carlie Myers, Daniel Douzjian,David Levine and Shawna Watson pictured with FAU’s mascotOwlsy at the “Second Look” event for the incoming class of 2013FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine hosted thefirst “Second Look” event for the incoming class of 2013.The day‐long event provided the students and parents whoattended with additional information about thecurriculum, faculty and campus life. Scheduled from 10a.m. until 3 p.m., the event featured a tour of the SchmidtCollege of Medicine’s new Medical Simulation Center inFAU’s Research Park. Students also had the opportunity tomeet faculty and staff and mix and mingle will fellowstudents.Welcome New Employees Ellen Gomez, Associate Director of Financial Aidwill join the College on May 6. Elizabeth Moffett, Coordinator of theStandardized Patient Program, is located in building71, room 135A and she can be reached at 7‐1667 oremoffett@fau.edu. Andrew Oleinikov, Ph.D., Associate Professor ofBiomedical Science, is located in building 71, room310. He can be reached at 7‐1460 and his emailaddress is aoleinikov@fau.edu. Irina Oleinikov, Laboratory Administrator, will bein the Oleinikov laboratories located in rooms305/204. The telephone extensions for thelaboratories are 7‐0201 and 7‐0227. Irina’s emailaddress is ioleinikov@fau.edu.Continued on page 4

Page 4BulletinCarrie Ann Perez, Director of Special Projects, willbe working with John Newcomer, M.D., ViceDean for Research and Graduate Programs. CarrieAnn is located in the Dean’s Suite in room 240. Shecan be reached at 7‐4121 or perezc@fau.edu.Mari Youngman will assume the position ofAssistant to the Dean on Monday, May 6 and will belocated in in the Dean’s Suite in room 235.DrSearch for Chair of the Biomedical ScienceDepartment UnderwayFAU announces a national search to recruit a chairpersonfor the Department of Biomedical Science in the Charles E.Schmidt College of Medicine. The Department of BiomedicalScience has active partnerships involving the ScrippsResearch Institute, Scripps Florida, the Max Planck FloridaInstitute for Neuroscience, and the Vaccine Gene TherapyInstitute of Florida. The new chair will have the opportunityto build a newly emerging research‐intensive departmentand make a major impact on its future direction andsuccess. For more information, click here.Inaugural Class Enters Year‐ThreeThe inaugural class members of FAU’s Charles E. SchmidtCollege of Medicine have entered their third year and areheaded to seven South Florida hospitals to begin theirclinical clerkships this month. Following two years ofrigorous instruction, hands‐on training and shadowingphysicians, these students will now focus on developingtheir clinical skills and learning to take responsibility forpatient care under close supervision of communityphysicians and affiliated hospitals. Year‐three clerkship sitesfor FAU’s medical school are Bethesda Memorial Hospital,Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Delray Medical Center andWest Boca Medical Center in Palm Beach County, andCleveland Clinic Florida, Memorial Regional Hospital and JoeDiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Broward County, as well asnumerous affiliated clinical sites and private physicianoffices.The next faculty meeting isscheduled for May 30 at 4:30 p.m.in room 130.(Left to right) Dr. Michael Dennis, Chairman of the SchmidtCollege of Medicine’s Advisory Board with Dr. Michael FriedlandThe 15 th Annual “Honor Your Doctor” Luncheon took placeon March 20, 2013 to recognize and honor local physiciansand raise scholarships for medical education through the“Helen M. Babione Medical Scholarship Fund.” Presented bythe Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton and the GFWC BocaRaton Woman’s Club, the event included remarks from FAUmedical students Lisa Oliveri, M2 and Kyle Diamond, M1.Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine honored facultywere:Larry Brickman, M.D., Associate Professor ofClinical Biomedical ScienceJoanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., AssistantProfessor of Clinical Biomedical ScienceMichelle Duhaney, M.D., Visiting AssistantProfessor of Clinical Biomedical ScienceMichael L. Friedland, M.D., Professor of ClinicalBiomedical ScienceIra J. Gelb, M.D., Professor of Clinical BiomedicalScience, Assistant Dean, Pre‐baccalaureatePrograms and Director Emeritus of CardiologyGeorge Luck, M.D., Director of ProfessionalEducation and Associate Professor of ClinicalBiomedical ScienceJohn W. Newcomer, M.D., Vice Dean forResearch and Graduate Programs and Professor ofClinical Biomedical ScienceJoseph Ouslander, M.D., Interim Chair of theIntegrated Medical Science Department and SeniorAssociate Dean of Geriatric ProgramsMary Elizabeth Roth, M.D., Vice Dean forGraduate Medical Education and Clinical Affairs andProfessor of Clinical Biomedical Science

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr. P.H., the First SirRichard Doll Professor and Senior Academic Advisor tothe Dean has recently published the following articles:Page 5Faculty in PrintMortality from Homicide Among Young Black Men:A New American Tragedy in The American Journalof Medicine with co‐authors Joanna Drowos, D.O.,M.P.H., M.B.A., Assistant Professor of ClinicalBiomedical Science and Roberts S. Levine, M.D. Toread the press release, click here.Aspirin in the Treatment and Prevention ofCardiovascular Disease: Past and CurrentPerspectives and Future Directions in The AmericanJournal of Medicine with co‐author James E. Dalen,M.D.Aspirin Increases Nitric Oxide Formation in ChronicStable Coronary Disease in the Journal ofCardiovascular Pharmacology and TherapeuticsThe Risks and Benefits of Prophylactic Aspirin inVascular Disease and Cancer: What’s a Doctor toDo? in Clinical Investigation with co‐author David J.Bjorkman, M.D., M.S.P.H., Dean and ExecutiveDirector of Medical Affairs.Faculty HighlightsBulletinMahyar Nouri‐Shirazi, D.V.M., Ph.D., AssociateProfessor of Biomedical Science has been elected as theChair of the Faculty Assembly for FAU’s Charles E.Schmidt College of Medicine. As Chair, Dr. Shirazi willpreside over all of the meetings and represent theCollege’s Executive Committee by invitation of the Dean.Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr. P.H., the First SirRichard Doll Professor and Senior Academic Advisor tothe Dean presented “Improving the Quality and Quantityof Your Life in the 21 st Century” on April 16 as part of thePalm Beach Lecture Series. His presentation was followedby a panel discussion with David J. Bjorkman, M.D.,M.S.P.H., Stuart Markowitz, M.D., Senior Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs, John W. Newcomer, M.D., andMary Elizabeth Roth, M.D.Upcoming EventsThe 26 th Annual Rotary GolfTournament Honoring Ira J. Gelb,M.D., will take place on Thursday,May 9 at the Boca Lago CountryClub. In addition to thetournament, the event will includea dinner, an auction and an awards ceremony. Dr. Gelbis being honored for being an esteemed visionary andleader for FAU’s new medical school. For moreinformation, contact Norman Matus at 561‐302‐4655or Bob Hildreth at 561‐302‐6494 or emailevents@thefreuds.com.Michael T.B. Dennis, M.D., Chairman ofthe Charles E. Schmidt College ofMedicine Advisory Board, will receivethe President’s Distinguished ServiceMedallion at Commencement on May 3at 1 p.m. for his extraordinary servicesto the University and community‐atlarge.

Page 6BulletinUpcoming Events continuedWednesday, May 1: Boca Raton Executive Club Meeting withfeatured speakers David J. Bjorkman, M.D.,M.S.P.H., Dean of FAU’s Charles E. SchmidtCollege of Medicine, Jerry Fedele,President and CEO of Boca Raton RegionalHospital and Mitch Feldman, CEO of WestBoca Medical Center.Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3: Spring Commencement Ceremonies –Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at 1p.m. in the Carole and Barry KayePerforming Arts Center.Saturday, May 4, 11, 16 and 25: Healthcare Careers Outreach Program –rooms 126, 128 and lobby. For moreinformation contact Gloria Zimmerman‐McAllister, Ph.D., Program Manager at 7‐3492 or gzimmer5@fau.edu.Monday, May 6: M3 Transition WeekThursday, May 9: Faculty Development Session – 5:30 p.m.at Delray Medical Center with featuredspeaker John Newcomer, M.D., Vice Deanfor Research and Graduate Programs, titled“Helping Physicians to Become ClinicianScholars.” The event is hosted by DelrayMedical Center. For more information,contact Diane Fitz, Manager of GraduateMedical Education at 7‐4241 orfitzd@fau.edu.Thursday, May 9: CPR Training for faculty and staff isavailable from the American HeartAssociation in PS‐334 on the Boca Ratoncampus. The CPR‐AED certification orrecertification is for non‐healthcarepersons and costs $30. Space is limited andavailable on a first‐come, first‐serve basis.To sign up click here or for questions ormore information emailfirstresponsetraining@gmail.com.Friday, May 17: 2013 Research Day for the Charles E. SchmidtCollege of Medicine in room 126 and the lobby.For more information, contact Gisele Galoustian,Director of Communications at 7‐2676 orggaloust@fau.edu.Tuesday, May 21: First Day of Year‐Three for M3s M1 Competency WeekTuesday, May 21: Boca Raton Regional Hospital Grand Rounds –GI with Stephen Steinberg, M.D., 6:30 a.m.registration and continental breakfast followedby the lecture from 7 to 8 a.m. in the DawsonTheater at BRRH. For more information contactRana Dole, CME Coordinator at 561‐955‐4088 orRdole@brrh.com.Monday, May 27: FAU Closed in Observance of Memorial DayThursday, May 30: Faculty Research Seminar and Faculty Meetingin room 130. More details to follow.Excellence in GraduateMentoring Award ‐ Due May 10This award was established to recognize andencourage outstanding mentoring of graduatestudents. The recipient of the award willreceive a plaque, University‐wide recognitionand $1,000. For more information on how tosubmit your nomination, click here.Class of 2016 Yearbooks are on sale nowthrough May 24. The cost for faculty and staff is$25 and the only form of payment accepted iscash. To purchase a yearbook or for moreinformation, contact Erica Vormittag, ChiefEditor, at evormitt@my.fau.edu or AnnieThomas at athomas@fau.edu or 7‐2219.