| Summary: | Volume5/1994_July26 July 26, 1994 PULSE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Rogers Wins Prestigious Pew Scholar Award Scott W. Rogers, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been selected as a 1994 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Rogers is one of 20 of America's most promising biomedi-cal researchers receiving the award, which provides $ 200,000 over a four- year period. The prestigious honor is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts of Philadel-phia. This year, 98 applications were considered from 88 institu-tions invited to nominate candi-dates for a Pew Scholarship. Rogers is an investigator at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in the Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center ( GRECC), and is associated with the Human Molecular Biology and Genetics program at the Eccles Institute. Rogers did postdoctoral study at The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California from 1986- 91, and was assistant professor of pharmacology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, before coming to the U. Rogers is a native of Ogden, Utah and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Utah State University. He holds a doctorate in cell biology from the University of Utah. Earlier this year, Rogers was also chosen as a Klingenstein Fellow, the most prestigious award for young investigators studying epilepsy, which is funded by the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc. Rogers' research focuses on identifying and localizing receptors in the brain that are involved in developing and maintaining memory. These studies have contributed to understanding how changes in the expression of these receptors with age promote the death of neurons in the brain, a process that has been associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Recently these studies have examined the possibility that autoantibodies to these brain receptor systems may be associated with various neurological diseases. • Brown Bag Concerts Return to HSC You bring the lunch, the Brown Bag Concerts will provide the free musical entertainment Aug. 1- 5 on the Browning Plaza ( southeast of the School of Medicine) at the Health Sciences Center. Programs will begin at 12: 15 p. m. daily. Brown Bag Concerts, sponsored by the Salt Lake City Arts Council, have been presented downtown for the past 17 summers. Next week's concerts are part of the University Hospital Arts Program. Eat ' out' that week- on the Browning Plaza! Mon. 1 The Special Consensus - Bluegrass music Tues. 2 Riverboat Rhythm Kings - Dixieland jazz Wed. 3 Zivio Ethnic Arts Ensemble - Music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe Thurs. 4 Johansen/ Cathey Guitar Duo - Jazz Fri. 5 Underpaid Professors - U of U Faculty Quartet ( Jazz) Volunteers Needed for Utah Open The 1994 University Hospital- Utah Open is scheduled Aug. 15- 21, and tournament officials need the help of volun-teers. On Tuesday, Wednes-day and Thursday, Aug. 16, 17 and 18, volunteers are needed from 7: 30 a. m.- 6 p. m. Volunteers will watch golfers try their luck at fun and prizes, enjoy free lunch, free drinks compli-ments of Pepsi- Cola, and lots of sunshine. To volunteer for a few hours on any of those days, contact Lori Tavey, 297- 4933. • Wellness Series Continues Thursday The second discussion in University Hospital's Brown Bag Wellness Series, " Communica-tion: The Critical Pivot in Families," is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, from 11: 30 a. m.- 12: 30 p. m. in the Moran Training and Education Room ( 1140) in the John A. Moran Eye Center. Sponsored by the Depart-ment of Human Resources/ Training & Development, in cooperation with the Child Development Center, the discussion will include ways to foster early communication skills in infants and how to channel interactions with young children into productive changes. For more information, contact Shelly Fagerlund, x5- 3852. • Wennhold Receives Leadership Award From Seton Hill Ann R. Wennhold, M. D., associate dean for student affairs and education at the University of Utah School of Medicine, was presented a 1994 Distinguished Alumna Leadership Award by her alma mater, Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pennsyl-vania, during recent reunion activities. Wennhold came to the U as an internal medicine resident in 1959. She received her B. A. degree from Seton Hill and her medical degree from State Univer-sity of New York ( SUNY) Downstate, Brooklyn. An associate professor of psychiatry at the U medical school, Wennhold also is chief of psychiatry at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, a full- time position she will relin-quish soon to return to patient care. " I had done a lot of resident teaching, so the student affairs position seemed a perfect fit for my training in psychiatry and my interest in student education," she said. Among her respon-sibilities are student counseling, schedule approval, and providing letters to accompany residency applications. The associate dean said most students are idealistic when they first enter school, and she is seeing more students attracted to primary care specialties. Although most medical students still come from science backgrounds, increasing numbers have humanities majors and more non-traditional students-lawyers, engineers and others who have had previous careers- are entering medicine. " In the past few years the academic qualifica-tions of applicants have risen dramatically, with a corresponding decrease in academic problems. Medical school applica-tions nationally were at an all- time low a few years ago, but since then the applicant pool has increased enormously and students are highly quali-fied," Wennhold said. There are likely to be some changes in the medical school curriculum, the associate dean said, including more attention to primary care and an earlier introduction of clinical training. Aside from work, Wennhold, an outdoor enthusiast, likes skiing, mountain climbing, hiking, cycling and in- line skating. She enjoys travel, too, and her most recent journeys took her to Antarctica and Mexico. • Parent to Parent Schedules 25th NBICU Reunion " Graduates" of University of Utah Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit ( NBICU), ranging in age from 20 years to just a few months, and families that have experi-enced a high- risk preg-nancy, will gather for a special 25th reunion Saturday, August 6, from noon- 3 p. m. on the east field of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building on the University of Utah campus. Carnival fun- with lunch, games, and entertainment by clowns and magicians- will be provided by Parent to Parent which is sponsor-ing the gathering to honor the NBICU, established July 1, 1968. Parent to Parent is a support group comprised of families who have had critically ill newborns in the University Hospital unit. According to Becky Hatfield, parent support specialist, people from throughout the Inter-mountain area will attend. For more infor-mation, call Hatfield, x 1- 2098 w Printed on Recycled Paper Kudos to UH Picnic Committee Pulse would like to thank Cheryl Henson, chair, and other members of the 1994 University Hospital Summer Picnic Committee for making last week's event one of the best picnics ever! Thousands of em-ployees and their families enjoyed food, games, entertainment and lots of fun at Murray Park. Thumbs up to the picnic committee for its hard work, time and effort in organizing such an outstanding event for the employees of Univer-sity Hospital. • EMG's Offered in Two Clinics, Not One Recendy, there's been some confusion about where patients should go for an EMG ( electromyo-graphy) at University Hospital. According to Janet Balbierz, M. D., assistant professor in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, patients often have asked direc-tions from employees and, in some cases, been sent to the wrong clinic. All Health Sciences Center employees should be aware that there are two areas patients can go for EMG's. They need to go to the physician they have an appointment with in either the Neurol-ogy Clinic ( moving to Clinic 8) or the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. If a patient has forgotten the name of the physician or the clinic, he or she should be sent to the information desk in the Hospital lobby. •
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