Dr. Jessica G. Davis, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, received the 2013 Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education from the American Society of Human Genetics. This annual award recognizes one individual who has made exceptional contributions to genetics education. Typically, recipients have made contributions in multiple areas of genetic science, have contributions that are influential to individuals and/or organizations and have many years of experience in the field of genetic education. The society is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide.
Dr. Lorraine Gudas, chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, the Revlon Pharmaceutical Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, professor of pharmacology, professor of pharmacology in medicine, professor of pharmacology in urology and professor of pharmacology in complementary and integrative medicine, was appointed to a three-year term on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee beginning on July 24. The purpose of this committee is to analyze available data regarding the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter medications or any other nonprescription, FDA-regulated product. The committee advises the commissioner on conditions in which these medications are considered safe and effective, as well as suggesting new applications for existing drugs.
Dr. Ana C. Krieger, medical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine, associate professor of clinical medicine, associate professor of medicine in clinical neurology and associate professor of clinical genetic medicine, was elected to the American College of Chest Physicians' Sleep Medicine Network Steering Committee. The committee strives to promote sleep medicine as a specialty, provide educational and research opportunities and raise awareness of issues pertinent to the practice of sleep medicine. The college works toward prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all chest diseases with a network of nearly 19,000 members providing care in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Dr. Ellen Scherl, director of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, the Jill Roberts Professor of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and professor of clinical medicine, received the Jill Roberts Professorship of Clinical Medicine, which will allow her to extend her research and patient care efforts in the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Jill Roberts Center is dedicated to the research and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Licia Selleri, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, will present the Special Distinguished ISDB-MOD Lecture at the International HOX and TALE Transcription Factors in Development and Disease Meeting, scheduled for October in the Netherlands. The lecture, titled "Making Faces with TALEs," is sponsored by the International Society of Developmental Biologists and Mechanisms of Development. The conference will bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the results of research into the regulatory landscape of the HOX genetic complex and of the TALE genes and the mechanistic basis underlying HOX-TALE-promoted diseases.