Dr. Sabine Ehrt, professor of microbiology and immunology, will give the keynote lecture at the Collaborative Research Centre 587 International Symposium, slated for May in Hannover, Germany. The focus of this Centre is on immune reactions of the lung in infection and allergy. Dr. Ehrt also became a member of the Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology Scientific Advisory Board in February. The Institute, based in Toulouse, France, applies the methods and concepts of modern cellular, molecular and structural biology to the identification and validation of novel pharmacological targets.
A new award, the Marcus M. Reidenberg Award in Community Service, has been established by the Offices of Community Service and Student Affairs in honor of Dr. Marcus M. Reidenberg, chief of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, professor of pharmacology, professor of medicine and professor of public health. This award will recognize one to two student groups or initiatives for their outstanding contribution to the community. As opposed to individual forms of recognition, this award will formally acknowledge the collective efforts of medical students. Groups are to be nominated by medical students and will then be chosen through the votes of medical students and faculty.
Dr. Licia Selleri, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, presented an invited seminar at Mount Sinai School of Medicine titled, "Department of Genetic and Genomic Sciences Seminar Series," May 11. She was an invited speaker at the 12th International Conference on Limb Development hosted June 3-7 in Mont Tremblant, Canada, during which she presented, "Pre-axial Polydactyly in ENU-induced Mouse Mutation Resulting from Disruption of the ESCRTII Complex." On June 14, Dr. Seller gave an invited seminar titled, "Heads Up! Two Short Tales of Hollow Ears and Cleft Lips," for King's College London's Department of Craniofacial Development and Evolution in London, England. She then presented that same seminar June 19 at the University of Manchester Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences in Manchester, England. In addition, Dr. Seller was appointed associate editor for PLOS Genetics, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published weekly by PLOS. She was also appointed a member of the National Institutes of Health's Development-1 Study Section, which addresses developmental questions approached at the levels of genetics, cells, tissues, organs and the whole organism in diverse kingdoms.
The Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging, of the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, won the 2012 Patient Centered Care Award from the Ambulatory Care Network of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The award is given every year to the highest rated unit or department for patient satisfaction.