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Faculty & Staff News

  • Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty member in Fall 2008 - Dr. Guofa Liu.  His area of research is axon guidance, neuronal migration, and signal transduction. More information can be found on Dr. Liu's research page (posted August 2008)
  • He joins other recent hires including...
    Fall 2007- Dr. Song-Tao Liu
    Fall 2006 - Dr. Bruce Bamber, Dr. Maria Diakonova, and Dr. Robert Steven
    Fall 2005- Dr. Deborah Chadee
    Fall 2004- Dr. Emilio Duran
    Fall 2003- Dr. William Taylor
    Fall 2002 - Dr. Fan Dong and Dr. Deborah Vestal
    Fall 2001- Dr. Brian Ashburner, Dr. Douglas Leaman and Dr. Anthony Quinn
  • Dr. John Gray and Brenda Leady were Readers for the 2008 Advanced Placement Exam. Over 150,000 exams were graded by 400 faculty members brought into Louisville, Kentucky from all over the world. (posted June 2008)
  • Dr. John Plenefisch was inducted as an Honorary member of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) at the spring induction ceremony of the UT chapter of the national pre-professional healthcare society.  Dr. Patrica Komuniecki, Department Chair, was previosuly honored by AED in spring 2005.  (posted May 2007)
  • Dr. Douglas Leaman was recognized withthe UT Outstanding Research Award in April 2007.  (posted April 2007)
  • Dr. Brian Ashburner was recognized as a College of Arts and Sciences Master Teacher (2007-2009) in April 2007.  (posted April 2007)
  • Dr. Richard Komuniecki, Distinguished University Professor, UT Biological Sciences, has been selected as the first Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Endowed Professor. A reception was held September 8, 2006. For more information on Dr. Komuniecki's research click here. (posted September 2006) 
  • Dr. John Plenefisch was appointed Associate Chair for Biological Sciences starting in Fall 2006. (posted July 2006)
  • Dr. Sally Harmych (Ph.D. UT'00) will be returning to the department as a Lecturer effective August 2006. (posted July 2006)
  • Ms. Kathleen Kosinski (MS UT'05) is a Visiting Assitant Insturctor in the department. (posted July 2006)
  • Dr. John Gray and Brenda Leady were Readers for the 2006 Advanced Placement Exam. Over 130,000 exams were graded by 400 faculty members brought into Lincoln, Nebraska from all over the world. (posted June 2006)
  • Dr. Patricia Komuniecki, Department Chair, was named Outstanding Adviser for 2006. See the UT Times article. (posted April 2006)
  • Dr. Emilio Duran was recognized as a Master Teacher by the College of Arts and Sciences. Previous departmental receipients include Drs. Charles Creutz, Ernest DuBrul and Elliot Tramer. (posted July 2006)

 Please see the news archive page for older events.

Page updated: November 10, 2008
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