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Second Annual Faculty Awards Presentation
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) Dean's Office presented five research and teaching awards to recognize and honor deserving faculty members. Faculty members are nominated by their Department Chairs and the Dean, in conjunction with the Awards Committee who selects the recipients. The following faculty members were recognized at a reception held for new residents at the University Club.
The GSM Spirit Award
John L. Bell, MD
Department of Surgery
 This award recognizes faculty members who exemplify the spirit of UTGSM by upholding and promoting the UTGSM mission to colleagues, residents, students, staff, and the community.
Excellence and Leadership in Basic Science Research
Alan Solomon, MD
Human Immunology and Cancer Program
 This award is offered to recognize, reward, and reinforce outstanding investigators and to promote excellence in basic science research at UTGSM. The primary criteria are excellence and leadership in research over an extended portion of an investigative career at UTGSM.
Excellence and Leadership in Clinical Research
Lorraine S. Wallace, PhD
Department of Family Medicine
This award is offered to recognize, reward, and reinforce outstanding investigators and to promote excellence in clinical research at UTGSM.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Norman Walton, MD
The Department of Medicine
This award is offered to faculty who exhibit a strong commitment to teaching while serving as a role model to residents, students, and colleagues.
Excellence in Teaching Award (Volunteer Faculty)
Terry Bingham, M.D.
The Department of Surgery
Recipients of this award volunteer time and effort to further the mission of UTGSM without compensation. This award is offered to volunteer faculty who exhibit a strong commitment to teaching while serving as a role model to residents, students, and colleagues.
Each recipient received a commemorative plaque and $2000 for departmental travel. Permanent plaques listing annual recipients will be located in the Dean's conference room.
Surgery Department Recognizes Faculty
 Todd Nickloes, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery was the recipient of the Surgery Faculty Teaching Award for 2005.
The Faculty Teaching Award is given to a faculty member who the residents believe takes the time and patience to teach the residents on a daily basis.
The Faculty Service Award is given to someone outside of the surgery faculty who the residents feel has greatly contributed to the residency program. Russ Langdon, MD, Associate Professor and Director of Anesthesiology Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology, was the highly deserving winner of this award.
The awards were given at the Annual Chief Residents' Dinner held on June 18, 2005.
GSM/UHS Embarking on New Frontiers
 An extraordinary new magazine, "Frontiers," is being launched jointly by UTGSM and University Health Systems (UHS). The inaugural issue of "Frontiers" will be mailed this month to UT administrators and alumni from across the state, legislators, key opinion and community leaders, medical professionals and others in an effort to develop relationships, engage external constituencies and serve as a marketing and development tool. The full-color publication will highlight the advances, skills and expertise of the people and programs at the Graduate School of Medicine and the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
We would like to hear your thoughts about the magazine as well as your ideas for unique stories in the UTGSM/UT Medical Center community to include in subsequent issues. Email or call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 305-9190. A limited number of issues of the magazine will be available in the Preston Medical Library.
PALS/ ACLS Training Recipe for Success
"Take chicken legs and mannequins. Add a healthy dose of vascular access, intubation tubes and medical knowledge. Mix in desire for improved quality of healthcare.
Yield: PALS and ACLS provider courses."
 This summer, UTGSM Office of Continuing Medical Education hosted Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) provider courses at the UT Conference Center. More than 100 residents and other medical professionals earned certification in the subjects. Topics in the PALS course included airway management, basic and advanced life support measures for infants and children, vascular access and more. ACLS classes provided a review of the American Heart Association’s ACLS text, with emphasis on causes of cardiac arrest and abnormal heart rhythms.
Course directors were Mark Gaylord, MD, and Randall Dabbs, MD.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education will offer the PALS course again November 1-2, 2005.
Registration priority is provided for UT physicians and residents up to two weeks prior to the conference.
For information visit this link or call 305-9190.
Can Your Patients Understand You?
 The UTGSM will host a unique conference February 8-11, 2006, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming: “Soul Speak: Plain Talk about Health Literacy in the Physician-Patient Partnership.” The conference is presented by the UTGSM and the UT Health Science Center College of Medicine. Contacts include Dr. Edwin Rogers and Dr. Lorraine Wallace along with the Office of Continuing Medical Education.
The February conference will examine the topic of health literacy—the ability of patients to read, understand and use medical information given to them by healthcare professionals. The issue has become a national problem, one that knows no geographic, economic or educational boundaries.
Join health professionals from across the U.S. to understand how to achieve health literacy for your patients. Watch for complete details at the Office of Continuing Medical Education web site.
An introduction to the topic of health literacy will be presented in a ½-day conference in Wood Auditorium on October 25, 2005, presented by Lorraine Wallace, PhD, Department of Family Medicine.
Upcoming CME Events:
- July-September 2005: Tennessee Pilot Program: Certified Breast Exam Course
- August 25-26, 2005: 8th Annual Psychiatric Symposium
- October 25, 2005: Health Literacy: The Hidden Risk Factor
- November 1-2, 2005: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- November 11-12, 2005: Vital Signs: Advances in Heart Lung Vascular—10th Annual Update (Formerly Cardiology Update)
- January 21, 2006: 2nd Annual Hematology Update
- February 8-11, 2006: Soul Speak: Plain Talk about Health Literacy in the Physician-Patient Partnership (Snake River Lodge & Spa, Jackson Hole, WY)
- March 2006: 2nd Annual Diabetes Update
- April 6-9, 2006: Gastroenterology Practice and Endoscopic ASCs - Creating Success 2006
- April 27-29, 2006: 29th Annual Family Medicine “Update in the Smokies”
- Spring 2006: Perinatal Update
Visit this convenient link for more information and details on the events listed, or call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 305-9190.
Graduating Residents -- Where are they going?
Congratulations to all of the GSM Graduating Residents. Your efforts in upholding the three-fold mission of patient care, education, and research has been outstanding. As you move into your career, you will be excellent representatives of the Graduate School of Medicine. Once again, congratulations to all of you and we wish you continued success.
The 14th Annual Surgery Residents Research Day Held
The 14th Annual Surgery Resident Research Day, was held on June 18, 2005, and consisted of twelve presenters and the Kimball I. Maull Guest Lecturer, John M. Daly, MD. Dr. Daly is Dean and Professor of Surgery at Temple University School of Medicine. His lecture was entitled "Immunologic Consequences of Injury."
Second through fourth-year general surgery residents gave presentations to faculty, alumni and local physicians. They competed for the Kimball I. Maull Research Awards in Basic Science. Rob Wilmoth, MD, won first place for his presentation entitled "Prospective Evaluation of Hematuria in Blunt Trauma." Second place was awarded to Gui Christiano, MD, for his presentation entitled "Prioritizing Trauma Prevention Efforts Using the University of Tennessee Prevention Ranking Score." Scott Newbrough, MD, received third place for his presentation entitled "Implementation of a Clinical Guideline to Diagnose and Treat Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients."
Resident Wins TN State ACS Trauma Paper Competition
 Gui Christiano, MD, Surgery Critical Care Fellow, won the Tennessee State American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma paper competition at their annual meeting held July 29-31 at the Paris Landing State Park in Buchanan, TN. Dr. Christiano and his co-authors Drs. Blaine Enderson and Brian Daley, presented "Prioritizing Trauma Prevention Efforts Using the University of Tennessee Prevention Ranking Score." Dr. Christiano will now travel to Birmingham, AL, for the regional competition.
Wilmoth Recognized by TN Chapter ACS
 Rob Wilmoth, MD, Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, was recognized by the TN Chapter of the American College of Surgeons as one of only four graduating residents in the five surgical programs in the State of Tennessee who is staying in Tennessee to practice. Dr. Wilmoth will practice in Tazewell, TN at Claiborne County Hospital. The program recognizes the need for rural surgeons to be trained and remain in Tennessee. While at the annual meeting, Wilmoth presented "Prospective evaluation of hematuria in blunt trauma."
Also presenting were surgery residents Brian Reed, MD -"Clinical utility of routine blood cultures in the febrile trauma patient: a prospective analysis," and Loren Rourke, MD -"DCIS: A complex heterogenous disease with variable outcomes."
Department of Dentistry Welcomes Additional Resident
Jason Kirkpatrick, DDS, a 2005 graduate of the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis joins the five residents previously mentioned in the June/July edition of the Scope.
Surgery Department Holds 22nd Annual Chief Residents' Dinner
The 22nd Annual Chief Residents' Dinner was held at Club LeConte on June 18, 2005. The evening was devoted to honoring our graduating residents: Chad Copper, MD, Greg Mancini, MD, Trent Prault, MD and Ben Phillips, MD. Several awards were presented and we would like to recognize and congratulate these individuals.
 Trent Prault, MD, was the recipient of the Hiram Crutchfield Teaching Award. This award is voted on by the residents to be given to the chief resident who takes the time and interest to teach his fellow residents.
Greg Mancini, MD, received the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2005 SLS Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeons award. This award is voted on by attendings who perform laparoendoscopic surgery.
The Resident Performance Award is for overall performance of teaching, published papers, conference attendance, medical records and administrative activities. Rob Wilmoth, MD received the first place award. Loren Rourke, MD and Greg Mancini, MD tied for second place.
The Scott B. Frame Trauma Scholarship Award was given to Gui Christiano, MD. This award is voted on by the faculty of the Division of Trauma/Critical Care and the winner receives a trip to the annual Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma meeting.
Preston Conference Room Dedicated to Joellen S. Fordham
The library conference room has a new name-The Joellen S. Fordham Conference Room. The naming is in recognition of a gift from Mrs. Fordham and her husband, J. Lynn Fordham, longstanding patrons of the Preston Medical Library. A dedication ceremony was held on July 26. 2005.
The Fordham's began using the library in 1985 after they established a biomedical company and needed access to a medical library. They were immediately impressed with the outstanding and professional service they received at Preston Medical Library.
After retiring the couple moved to Lexington, KY; however, they still found need to make use of their favorite library. Mr. Fordham called to ask for information after being diagnosed with colon cancer. Utilizing the library's Consumer and Patient Health Information Service (CAPHIS), Connie Littleton provided a literature search that was the basis for choosing the laparoscopic procedure not completely proven at the time. That decision led to an overall successful surgery and proved to be most beneficial in resolving a post-operative complication. Subsequently, Mr. Fordham had three other conditions involving blindness, blood platelet loss, and persistent hypertension. In all cases, he called on the library's CAPHIS service for pertinent medical information. The Fordham's appreciated beyond words the help they had received from Preston Medical Library and wanted to make an additional contribution to the library that had helped them so much!
Thanks to their donation, the library's conference room has recently been renovated to provide an integrated multimedia learning center with presentation and teleconferencing capabilities. Sam Burgiss, PhD, and David Black of Telemedicine, along with Sandy Oelschlegel, Director of the Library, worked together to bring this technical dream to a state of the art reality.
The conference room may be scheduled for events via email or by calling the library at 305-9525.
Library Offering "RefWorks" Bibliographic Software
 The Preston Medical Library has subscribed to RefWorks, a tool for producing bibliographies and organizing references.
What can you do with RefWorks?
- Import references from PubMed and other databases
- Organize your references into sharable folders (great for collaboration!)
- Produce a bibliography for a presentation
- Cite references and have a perfectly formatted bibliography for your next paper
- Keep up with articles that you have read and add comments to the record
The library will be offering classes on using RefWorks this fall. In the meantime, sign up for your "new user account". There is a tutorial to help get you started, or feel free to contact a librarian for assistance (305-9525 or via email).
If you have news or an event to announce via this newsletter and/or the GSM Web site, please submit your story.
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 Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for all GSM Employees
All UT Graduate School of Medicine
staff and faculty members are invited to attend a Faculty and Staff Town Hall Meeting at 7 a.m. on Thursday, September 1 in the Wood Auditorium at the UT Medical Center. During this meeting, UT's Vice President for Health Affairs and Chancellor for the Health Science Center, William F. Owen, Jr., MD, will discuss plans for better integrating the three UT health science campuses including operations at Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. He will also present an overview of his environmental assessment taken during his first 100 days as chancellor, as well as his impressions of opportunities and vulnerabilities for the health science center campuses. The meeting will last approximately an hour and a half, with time for questions and answers.
Welcome Reception Held for New Residents
 A reception for new residents was hosted by the UTGSM Dean's Office. The event was held on Tuesday, June 28, 2004 at the University Club. Approximately 80 new residents, fellows, and transitional students began their medical careers at UTGSM this summer.
Mark Your Calendar: Weaver AIDS Lecture
What: Thomas Weaver Aids Educational Lecture--
A Dean's Grand Rounds
When: 12:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2005
Where: Wood Auditorium, UT Medical Center
 Speaking at this noon luncheon will be James Earl King Hildreth, PhD, MD, Director of the Meharry Center for Health Disparities Research in HIV. Dr. Hildreth is also Professor in both the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Meharry Medical College.
Dr. Hildreth graduated magna cum laude in chemistry from Harvard University in 1979. Then he became a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University where he received his doctorate in Immunology in 1982. Five years later he earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. He spent 17 years as a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
In 2001, Dr. Hildreth was appointed chief of the Division of Research at the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities for the National Institutes of Health. His research is based on his academic team's discovery that "cholesterol is active in HIV's ability to penetrate cells and that removing fatty material from a cell's membrane can block infection."
A list of Dr. Hildreth's current publications can be found on PubMED.
 Torch Campaign Kicks Off September 1
The Office of Development & Government Relations is pleased to announce the kick off of the 2005 TORCH Campaign, September 1st. The TORCH Campaign provides individuals an opportunity to support gift programs at the UT Graduate School of Medicine and area charitable organizations. Sandy Oelschlegel, Director, Preston Medical Library, is the UTGSM TORCH Captain. "I am honored to lead the TORCH campaign for UTGSM again this year," Oelschlegel said. "I am grateful to all the GSM Torch Bearers who have volunteered to distribute pledge cards during the campaign." Watch for your TORCH cards! Those who return their cards will be eligible for weekly prize drawings.
Dr. Blake Promoted to Rank of Colonel
Gregory H. Blake, MD, MPH, Professor, Chairman and Residency Program Director, Department of Family Medicine, was recently promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Tennessee Air National Guard 134th Air Refueling Group.
Dr. Blake has served with the 134th Air Refueling Group since 1995. His prior service includes deployment for "Operation Desert Storm" with the 129th Medical Company, Alabama National Guard. He commanded about 130 soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Blake also served as a flight surgeon in "Operational Iraqi Freedom" with the 171st Air Expeditionary Refueling Wing Stationed at Mildenhall RPF, UK.
All total, Dr. Blake has over 32 years of service to our country--ten of those years are active duty service.
Carlson Honored as ABOMS Senior Co-Chair
 Eric Carlson, DMD, MD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, has been appointed by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) as a Senior Co-Chair for the Pathology/Reconstruction Section.
The ABOMS is the certifying
board for the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States
and is recognized and approved by the Council on Dental Education of the
American Dental Association. Dr. Carlson also serves as Residency Program Director for the Department.
Hudson to Serve on Resident Committees
 J. W. Hudson, DDS, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, has received two appointments. Dr. Hudson will serve on the Residency Review Committee of the Council on Dental Accreditation for the American Dental Association and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AAOMS). He was also appointed to the Committee on Resident Education and Training for the AAOMS.
 Fiszman Joins GSM as Medical Informatics Faculty
Marcello Fiszman, MD, PhD, has recently joined the GSM faculty as Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics.
Medical Informatics is defined by Dr. William Hersh, Professor at Oregon Health Sciences University as, “The integrative discipline that arises from the synergistic application of computational, informational, cognitive, organizational, and other sciences whose primary focus is the acquisition, storage, and use of information in the health/biomedical domain.”
Dr. Fiszman received his MD from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and a PhD in Medical Informatics from the University of Utah. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), in Bethesda, MD, and won an NLM Award in Medical Informatics in 2005 to complete a research collaboration project in medical informatics with UTGSM.
His research interests include developing, applying and evaluating natural language processing techniques into the biomedical domain. At the University of Utah, Dr. Fiszman concentrated on processing clinical text; emphasizing information extraction from chest x-rays to support the automation of pneumonia patient care guidelines from computerized tomography reports for quality improvement applications.
Dr. Fiszman's office is located on the third floor of the Graduate School of Medicine Bldg. He may be reached via email or phone at 305-9213.
 Daley Represents GSM In Surgery Organizations
Brian J. Daley, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, has been re-elected as East Tennessee Councilor to the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Daley was also chosen as an Institutional Representative for the Association of Academic Surgery.
Research Seminar Series Resumes in August
The Fall-Spring 2005-2006 Research Seminar Series at UT Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) will begin in August. A lecture will be presented each Tuesday (except for the first Tuesday of the month) at noon in the Morrison Conference Center at the UT Medical Center. Members of the research community within UTGSM, UT College of Veterinary Medicine , Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Oak Ridge Associated Universities are invited to attend these lectures and to present their work as well.
"The research seminars are an excellent forum to discuss ongoing research projects or other topics of interest to a clinical research audience in a collegial atmosphere," said Karla J. Matteson, PhD, Coordinator of the Series and Associate Professor of Medical Genetics. "Presentations by principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, residents and graduate students are encouraged," Dr. Matteson stated further. If you are interested in presenting a lecture, please contact Dr. Matteson via email or by calling her at 305-9449.
Dr. Matteson also encourages all members of our community to attend as many lectures as possible. Lectures will be announced the week before via email Please contact Lucy Simpson to add your name to the distribution list or call her at 305-9472 for further information.
Jeanette Dean Retires After 35 Years of Service
 Jeanette Dean announced her retirement from the University on July 30 after 35 years of service. She began her career at the UT Memorial Research Center and Hospital in one of the first computer technology person. Her final position was as an administrative services assistant where she coordinated faculty-related processes in the Graduate School of Medicine, including recruitment, evaluation, re-appointment, promotion and tenure. She was recently honored at a reception in the Garden Terrace Restaurant by the GSM.
Volunteer Now for the Medical Reserve Corps
 The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a volunteer group of healthcare professionals and others who are organized in advance to respond to a mass casualty event that would overwhelm the standard resources that are currently in place.
The Medical Reserve Corps was founded in 2002 after President Bush's Sate of the Union Address, in which he asked all Americans to volunteer in support of their country. The MRC is sponsored by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.
The MRC recently approved a local unit to be organized through the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine's Center for Homeland Security Studies. Our unit is officially called the University of Tennessee Knoxville Unit of the Medical Reserve Corps. It is the fourth MRC unit in Tennessee, with others being located in Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga. There are a total of 282 units in various locations across the United States. Recruitment for our unit has just begun. Please complete the volunteer form if you are are interested in volunteering or would like more information.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Unit of the Medical Reserve Corps is an example of the growing UT involvement in domestic preparedness.
"Beyond the Scope" is a new column the Scope Newsletter Staff thought you would find interesting. It is about the people of the UT Graduate School of Medicine.
The Scope's mission is to establish communication by recognizing contributions
by all GSM faculty and staff and to encourage a feeling of "community" and pride within our institution. We are a diverse group of individuals with different interests and hobbies. Our first column features Sallie Macey.
 Sallie Macey, is a GSM staff member who has worked with Dr. Alan Solomon in the Human Immunology and Cancer Program Laboratory as a coordinator between his clinical work and his research in immunohistochemistry publishing. She has been in Dr. Solomon's laboratory for almost 20 years, and has held other positions within the University giving her almost 30 years of service.
 Did you know, however, that Sallie is an accomplished water color artist and photographer? A resident of Blount County since graduating from Maryville College in 1970, Sallie is an avid photographer and animal lover. Using her animal photos, Sallie creates original watercolor portraits of pets. She was Featured Artists in May 2005 at the Flower Market during the Flowers and Art Celebration. Her love and concern for animals inspires her painting and photography and involves her with various animal rescue groups in finding homes for displaced animals.
Sallie is the featured artist throughout August, 2005, at the Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library, in Townsend, TN. For more information, call the library at (865) 448-1441.
The following list of publications reflects only journal articles indexed in PubMed (MEDLINE). If you are interested in obtaining a copy of an article listed, please contact Preston Medical Library.
Bukovsky A.
Can ovarian infertility be treated with bone marrow- or ovary-derived germ cells?
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2005 Aug 15;3(1):36 [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16102172
Gengozian N, Foster JS, Kestler DP.
Characterization of a monoclonal antibody identifying a CD45RA antigen on feline leukocytes.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2005 Jul 21; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16040129 Brewer D.
Low-molecular-weight heparin for initial treatment of venous thromboembolism.
Am Fam Physician. 2005 Jul 1;72(1):75-6. No abstract available.
PMID: 16035683 Bukovsky A, Caudle MR, Svetlikova M, Wimalasena J, Ayala ME, Dominguez R.
Oogenesis in adult mammals, including humans: a review.
Endocrine. 2005 Apr;26(3):301-16.
PMID: 16034186
Wallace LS, Ballard JE, Holiday DB, Wells HE.
Comparison between 60 matched pairs of postmenopausal black and white women: Analysis of risk factors related to bone mineral density.
Maturitas. 2005 Jul 15; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16026943 Carroll RC, Craft RM, Chavez JJ, Snider CC, Bresee SJ, Cohen E.
A Thrombelastograph whole blood assay for clinical monitoring of NSAID-insensitive transcellular platelet activation by arachidonic acid.
J Lab Clin Med. 2005 Jul;146(1):30-5.
PMID: 16025089 Carroll RC, Owers RL, Elder RF, Hennessey MD, Patteson SK, Snider CC, Hammer NL, Quinn MP, Muenchen RA.
Prospective evaluation of platelet B2 bradykinin and thrombopoietin receptor levels from preeclamptic compared to non-preeclamptic pregnancy patients.
Thromb Res. 2005 Jun 22; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 15978658 King R, Page RN, Googe PB, Mihm MC.
Lentiginous melanoma: a histologic pattern of melanoma to be distinguished from lentiginous nevus.
Mod Pathol. 2005 Jun 24; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 15976811 Craft RM, Chavez JJ, Snider CC, Muenchen RA, Carroll RC.
Comparison of modified Thrombelastograph and Plateletworks whole blood assays to optical platelet aggregation for monitoring reversal of clopidogrel inhibition in elective surgery patients.
J Lab Clin Med. 2005 Jun;145(6):309-15.
PMID: 15976759 Liu F, Bagley WP, Carroll RC.
SR-90107 (Sanofi-Synthelabo).
IDrugs. 2000 Sep;3(9):1088-99.
PMID: 16049869 [PubMed-in process]
Surgery Faculty Member Honored as Invited Lecturer
 W. Bedford Waters, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, was invited as the Mr. Richard L. Dunham Endowed Medical Lectureship 2005 Visiting Professor for the Division of Urology, Albany Medical Center (AMC), Albany, NY. The event was held June 22-25, 2005. Dr. Waters presented three lectures, conducted a three hour teaching conference with AMC urology residents, attended journal club and was honored along with the graduating chief residents at a celebration dinner.
Kabalka Invited to Speak
 George W. Kabalka, PhD, Professor, The Robert H. Cole Neuroscience Chair and Director, Basic Research, Biomedical Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, was recently invited to present two lectures at the Canary Island Cancer Research Center in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The titles of his lectures were:
"New Approaches to Radiopharmaceutical Design" and "The Design and Synthesis of Agents for Use in the Detection and Treatment of Cancer."
In June Dr. Kabalka and Postdoctoral Student, Arjun Mereddy, PhD, made two presentations at the 16th International Symposium on Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, in Iowa City, IA. The titles of the lectures included:
“No-Carrier-Added Radiohalogenations Utilizing Boronate Esters and Salts” and “A Boron-Based Synthesis of [123I]IodoStyrylBenzoxaxole: A Potential SPECT Agent”
Editor
Connie Littleton
Editorial Staff
Alison Lockett, Sherry Brewer,
and James Neutens, PhD
©2005 The University of Tennessee
Graduate School of Medicine
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