McArdle News
L.I.F.E. Donates Funds to Support Research (added 11/11)
The nonprofit organization Leukemia Ironman Fundraiser for Eric (L.I.F.E.) recently donated funds to the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research to support research on leukemia. Eric and Michael McLean, who established L.I.F.E. in 2010 with family and friends, presented the donation to Dr. James Shull, Director of the McArdle Laboratory. L.I.F.E. is "dedicated to cancer survivorship by providing assistance to cancer patients in need, scholarship programs, helping someone check off a bucket list, and donating to promising research laboratories." Read more...
Bill Dove Selected to Give the 2011 Verne Chapman Memorial Lecture (added 7/11)
Dr. William F. Dove was selected by The Genetics Society of America to give the 2011 Verne Chapman Memorial Lecture.
Dr. Dove was recognized by The Genetics Society of American for “his numerous seminal contributions to the field of genetics starting with phage lambda, where he was a member of the faculty for the final 'Phage Course' at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, to Physarum polycephalum and most recently mice and rats. Dr. Dove's laboratory discovered and developed the ApcMin mouse model of colorectal cancer, which has become the most widely used mouse model of cancer, and recently developed the Pirc rat model. In addition, Dr. Dove has been instrumental in developing efficient procedures for mutagenizing the mouse genome and developing resources for mapping and identifying altered genes, a process that has become an essential tool for mammalian functional genomics. Dr. Dove was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 1998 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000.”
Dr. Dove's lecture entitled "Experimental Mammalian Biology: Verne Chapman and the Molecular Genetic Era" was presented at the Mouse Genetics Conference on June 25, 2011. Dr. Chapman was a leading mammalian geneticist and chairman of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo when he died in 1995 at the age of 56.
Yongna Xing named Shaw Scientist (added 6/11)
Waclaw Szybalski Receives Prize from Polish President (added 5/11)
Professor Emeritus Waclaw Szybalski recently traveled to the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland to receive the Order of Polonia Restituta from Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski. Dr. Szybalski was recognized with the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (i.e., Rebirth of Poland) for his "extraordinary and distinguished service."
The May 3, 2011 award ceremony was part of the celebrations that take place on the National Day of Poland, which commemorates the adoption of the Polish Constitution (on May 3, 1791) - the first written Constitution in Europe and the second in the world following the American Constitution.
According to Wikipedia, "The Order of Polonia Restituta (Polish: Order Odrodzenia Polski; English: Order of Rebirth of Poland) is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries. It was established on February 4, 1921 and can be awarded to both civilians and soldiers, as well as to foreigners. The Order of Polonia Restituta is commonly believed to be the successor to the Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr (known simply as the Order of Saint Stanislaus) established by the last King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Stanislaw August Poniatowski, to honor supporters of the Polish Crown." Read more here...
Bette Sheehan wins the Martha Casey Award (added 4/11)
Bette Sheehan was awarded the Martha Casey Award for Dedication to Excellence at the 2011 Academic Staff Excellence Awards Reception on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Read more here.
Mueller Memorial Service Postponed: The service originally scheduled for 5/22/11 has been postponed.
Gerald C. Mueller 1920-2010 (added 11/10)
Wei Xu receives the DOD Era of Hope Scholar Award (added 11/10)
Norman Drinkwater receives the Folkert Belzer Award (added 9/10)
Dr. Norman Drinkwater, Professor of Oncology, and Dr. John Frey Professor of Family Medicine, have been named recipients of the 2010 Folkert Belzer Award. The Folkert Belzer Award is a “lifetime achievement” recognition for contributions throughout one’s career to the Medical School. Other criteria include the quality and significance of the individual’s academic impact, demonstration of comprehensive excellence, and value to the institution. Finally, the Belzer Award is intended to recognize an individual who may be regarded as an “unsung hero” because of contributions extending over a prolonged period as opposed to a singular academic achievement. The award was presented to Drs. Drinkwater and Frey at the Middleton Society dinner on September 16, 2010.