Dr. Joseph Fins, the E. William Davis, Jr., MD Professor of Medical Ethics, professor of healthcare policy and research, professor of medicine and professor of medicine in psychiatry, was elected to the International Neuroethics Society’s Board of Directors in June. The society promotes the development and responsible application of neuroscience through interdisciplinary and international research, education, outreach and public engagement.
Dr. Timothy Hla, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and professor of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, was appointed to the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Editorial Board on June 6 for a two-year term. The journal, a publication of the American Heart Association, ranks in the top five journals in both the Peripheral Vascular Disease and Hematology categories and is published monthly for an audience of academic clinicians and researchers.
Dr. Luican Sulica, the Sean Parker Associate Professor in Otolaryngology and professor of otolaryngology, was elected a member of the American Laryngological Association Council in April. The association is a scholarly organization of clinicians and researchers who have made significant contributions to the care of patients with disorders of the larynx and upper aerodigestive tract. Members are encouraged to elevate the standards of the fundamental teaching of laryngology in medical schools and postgraduate medical education. Council members serve one-year terms and are charged with managing all business for the association.