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This UMPhysicians-ownedclinic houses interdisciplinarycare teams and clinicalresearch teams. The clinic hasexperienced rapid growth inboth number of patients seenand infusions administered.Ed Greeno, M.D. is the MedicalDirector of the MasonicCancer Clinic.Vascular Biology ProgramLaboratoriesRenovation has recently beencompleted on a new laboratoryfor the developing VascularBiology program led by RobertHebbel, M.D. The VascularBiology program occupies900 square feet, comprisingall current laboratory spaceon the 14 th floor of the Phillips-WangensteenBuilding.This space houses VascularBiology program investigators,including Ashrani,Dudek, Geng, K. Gupta,Hebbel, Key, Slungaard,Reding, and several scientistsfrom other divisions.Faculty TransitionOver the last year, severalfaculty have joined the HOTDivision. The Cancer Centerrecruited Mimi Yu, Ph.D., whohas a long-standing interestin molecular epidemiology ofcancer. Kathy Ogle, M.D. hasjoined the clinical teachingfaculty at Hennepin CountyMedical Center, and AmyHarker-Murray, M.D. hasjoined the clinical teachingfaculty at Regions Hospital.Raj Kasthuri, M.D. has joinedthe clinical faculty on theUniversity of Minnesotacampus. He has a laboratorybasedinterest in proteomicsunderlying mechanisms ofhemostasis and thrombosis.He also functions as a clinicalhematologist. The HOT divisionrecruited five additionalfaculty members who willjoin in 2006. Active facultyrecruitments are underwayin solid tumor oncology,vascular biology, stem cellbiology, and hematopoieticcell transplantation.Several faculty left the HOTDivision in 2005. David Kiang,M.D., Ph.D., a long-standingmember of the Oncology divisionand a pioneer in breastcancer research, announcedhis formal retirement. JulietBarker, M.D. has taken aleadership position in theAdult Blood and MarrowTransplantation Program atSloan Kettering MemorialCancer Center. Nigel Key,M.D. has accepted the prestigiousHarold Roberts Chair inHemostasis and Thrombosisat the University of NorthCarolina and will direct thehematology section.Catherine Verfaillie, M.D. hasagreed to establish a sisterStem Cell Institute at the Universityof Leuven in Belgium.She will continue as a facultymember and a member ofthe Stem Cell Institute at theUniversity of Minnesota whileassuming this major leadershipposition in Europe.Faculty(Continued from page 56)Assistant ProfessorsKathleen Ogle, M.D.Douglas Rausch, M.D. (HCMC)Mark Reding, M.D.M. Behnan Sahin, M.D.Nasfat Shehadeh, M.D.Wufan Tao, Ph.D.Marcie Tomblyn, M.D.Punit Wadhwa, M.D. (VAMC)Faculty Honors and Awards for 2005Faculty members have received a variety of local and national awards over thelast year.Linda Burns, M.D. has received three important institutional awards including theDepartment of Medicine Clinical Excellence Award, the Department of Medicine EducationalExcellence Award, and the HOT Division Fellowship Academic Mentor Award.Dale Hammerschmidt, M.D. received the Annual Special Service Award of the AppliedResearch Ethics National Association.Koho Iizuka, M.D. is a recipient of a prestigious American Society of HematologyScholars Award.Balkrishna Jahagirdar, M.D. received the HOT Fellowship Clinical Mentor Award.Raj Kasthuri, M.D. received the 2005 Robert Jenness Award for excellence in postdoctoralresearch in biochemistry. This is a combined award given by the Medical Schooland the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota.Dan Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D. received the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship from theUniversity of Minnesota.Nigel Key, M.D. was elected to membership in the American Clinical and ClimatologicalAssociation and is President-elect of the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society.Philip McGlave, M.D. received a second competitive renewal (years 11-15) on a programproject grant in stem cell biology from the National Cancer Institute.Jeffrey Miller, M.D. received first-time funding for a highly competitive program projectgrant on natural killer cell biology from the National Cancer Institute.Gregory Vercellotti, M.D. has received the All University Award for Post Baccalaureate,Graduate, and Professional Education and was admitted to the Academy of DistinguishedTeachers at the University of Minnesota.57
Division of Hematology, Oncology and TransplantationAs a clinical investigator, Burnsof long-term transplant survivorsfocuses on developing novelgrow. Studies led by Burns includetherapies for patients with hema-clinical trials intended to preventtologic malignancies. She and herand treat osteoporosis and iron58faculty Highlight: Linda Burns, M.D.According to the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control and Fellowship Director for theAssociate Professor of Medicineand Prevention, the overallincidence of cancer ogy, and Transplantation. BurnsDivision of Hematology, Oncol-will increase over the annually supervises the careernext 20 years, as the “baby development of 18 fellows who areboom” generation starts in various stages of their training.to reach age 65 in 2010. On a national level, Burns has beenIn addition, 64 percent of all adult instrumental in establishing educational,research, and professionalcancer patients will survive for atleast five years. These individuals development opportunities forwill need ongoing care.both trainees and training programdirectors at institutions throughoutTraining the next generation ofthe United States and Canada indoctors to provide care and seekher role as Chair of the Americancures for patients with hematologicSociety of Hematology Committeeand oncologic disorders is a majoron Training Programs.emphasis of Linda Burns, M.D.,collaborators in the University ofMinnesota Cancer Center, includingDaniel Vallera, M.D; John Kersey,M.D.; Brenda Weigel, M.D.; JohnWagner, M.D.; Jerry Froelich, M.D.;and Russell Ritenour, M.D. are usingradiolabeled monoclonal antibodiesdeveloped at the Universityto target specific proteins on thesurface of leukemia and lymphomacells in patients with advanceddisease. The success of this therapydepends on the ability of the novelagents to recognize the tumorcells, and thus deliver radiationdirectly to the tumor withoutharming normal tissues.Burns also studies late effects ofblood and marrow transplantation,an increasingly important areaas more patients in the numberoverload.Burns’ contributions to the divisionand department in 2005 have beenrecognized by the HOT DivisionAcademic Mentor Award, theDepartment of Medicine ClinicalExcellence Award, and the Departmentof Medicine EducationalExcellence Award. Her researchhas been funded by peer-reviewedgrants as well as generous,ongoing support from theJanie Lymphoma Fund.
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