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The University of Toledo College of Medicine, and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have established an interdisciplinary center of excellence named the Ohio Center for Innovative Immunosuppressive Therapeutics to study, develop and commercialize new drugs to treat disorders of the immune system. The universities received $3 million in capital funds from the Ohio Third Frontier Program to support the development of the new facility. Our Chairman, Dr. Akira Takashima, is the principal investigator of the program and will serve as the center director. Dr. Kevin C. Cooper, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at CWRU School of Medicine, is the principal collaborator at Case and will serve as the center's co-director. Of the $3 million, UT will receive $2.08 million to renovate and add laboratory and office space in its Medical Microbiology and Immunology Dept. for 2 prominent research scientists...and update its Proteomics Core Laboratory with a next-generation mass spectrometer for proteomics research. |
Other Links:
- Map University of Toledo - Health Science Campus
- Toledo! 3rd in Global Award and, "100 Best Communities for Young People"
- Science & Technology Expo, held October 23-24, 2009
- Infection and Immunology Workshop, held October 24, 2009
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Congratulations! to Junbo Mai, Ph.D., IIT track, in Biomedical Sciences. Junbo successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "Alphavirus nsP2 interacts with host pathways for viral minus-strand synthesis and replication complex stability," on Friday, October 16, 2009. (mentor: Dorothea Sawicki). | |||
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Welcome! to Beata Mierzejewska, M.D. Beata recently joined the laboratory of Dr. Stanislaw Stepkowski as a Research Scholar. She joins us from Warsaw, Poland where she was Regional Medical Manager, Novartis Poland. | |||
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Congratulations! to Dorothea L. Sawicki, Ph.D. Thea is now the new Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies. In August 2009, she was appointed by Dr. Patricia Komuniecki, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean, College of Graduate Studies. | |||
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Congratulations! to Vipul Shukla, M.S., IIT track, Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. Vipul successfully defended his M.S. thesis, "Intravital imaging of Borrelia burgdorferi in murine skin," on Monday, August 10, 2009. (mentor: R. Mark Wooten). Vipul will work in the lab of Dr. Wooten, University of Toledo, HSC, the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and continue his medical education. | |||
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Welcome! to Viviana Ferreira, DVM, Ph.D. Viviana joins the department as an Assistant Professor. She comes to us from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Texas, | |||
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Welcome! to Claudio Cortes, DVM, Ph.D. Claudio joins Dr. Takashima's laboratory as an Assistant Professor. He comes to us from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Texas, Department of Biochemistry. | |||
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Congratulations! to Shelley Patricia Godley, M.D. On June 4, 2009, Dr. Godley received the department's Medical Microbiology & Immunology award for Outstanding Academic Accomplishment in Block 6, Immunity & Infection. Dr. Akira Takashima presented the award at the College of Medicine 2009 Graduation Awards Ceremony. | |||
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Congratulations! to Dr. Dorothea Sawicki, selected as the 2009 Wells College Alumnae Awardee. Thea was honored in Aurora, New York at a campus convocation on Saturday, May 30th during Reunion Weekend for her distinctive contributions in the field of virology. Please go to the following link for details of this honor: 2009 Alumnae Awardee, Wells College | |||
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Congratulations! to Dr. Robert Blumenthal, for being selected by peers and students as the Ph.D. recipient of the 2008 College of Medicine Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence in the Basic Science Category for senior faculty. Dr. Gold presented Bob's award at the HSC Faculty Recognition Dinner, October 2, 2008. | |||
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Congratulations! to Dr. Randall Worth, for being selected by peers and students as a recipient of the 2008 College of Medicine Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence in the Basic Science Category for junior faculty. Dr. Gold presented Rande's award at the HSC Faculty Recognition Dinner, October 2, 2008. | |||
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Congratulations! Guo Zhiyong, Ph.D. In the fall of 2008, Guo joined the lab of Dr. Stanislaw Stepkowski as a Research Scholar. He was formerly at the 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), China. | |||
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Congratulations! Diane Ammons! Diane, Assistant to Dr. Takashima, was nominated for and won UT's 2008 Outstanding Staff Award on June 12th, along with 9 other awardees...chosen out of 75 nominees. The prizes for this award is a beautifully engraved glass plaque and check. The awards ceremony took place at Nitschke Hall on main campus. President Lloyd Jacobs gave the introduction to this important event! | |||
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Welcome! to Nancy H. Collins, Ph.D. Dr. Collins joined our department in October 2007 to conduct research. She comes to us from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. In addition, she is an alumnus of The University of Toledo undergraduate and master's program. |
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Congratulations! Sumanta Mukherjee, Ph.D., IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Sumanta successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "LPS induced TH2 (Interleukin-4) cytokine production in macrophages and its regulation," on Friday, March 14, 2008. (mentor: Z. Kevin Pan). Sumanta has accepted a Postdoctoral position in the Department of Pathology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | |||
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Congratulations! Pablo Serrano, Master of Science, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Pablo successfully defended his thesis, "Mechanisms of induction of CCL20 in lung epithelial cells by Moraxella catarrhalis," on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. (mentor: Z. Kevin Pan). In July, Pablo will be finishing his masters in public health and continuing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Toledo. He is planning on writing a paper of his research and presenting it at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 2008. |
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Congratulations! John Presloid, Master of Science, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. John successfully defended his thesis, "Characterization of vesicular stomatitis virus strains with adaptability differences," on Friday, July 18, 2008. (mentor: Isabel Novella).
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Congratulations! Sarah Smith Tsurkan, Master of Science, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Sarah successfully defended her thesis, "Selection of generalists and specialists in viral quasispecies," on August 27, 2008. (mentor: Isabel Novella). | |||
| Congratulations! to Ranendra Nath Dutta, Ph.D., Doctoral Candidate, IIT track, Biomedical Sciences. Rana successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, "Experimental test of solitary wave theory in viral populations," on Monday, October 20, 2008. (mentor: Isabel Novella). | ||||
