| Summary: | Volume5/2001_December31 SALT LAKE 2002 PARALYMPICS December 31, 2001 PULSE SALT LAKE 2002 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SALT LAKE 2002 Olympic Countdown SALT LAKE 2002 Plan Ahead for a Smoother Commute The Health Sciences Center will be accessible at all times via 100 South and North Campus Drive. Foothill Blvd. and Wasatch Drive will also be open except after 3 p. m. on Feb. 6, 8, and 24, when Wasatch Drive will be closed. If you come to work from the north, it is suggested you exit 1- 15 at 1300 South, then go east to 700 East, and then north to 100 South to avoid downtown congestion and road closures. Plan your commute now and prepare to give yourself 10- 20 extra travel minutes. Transportation guides are available in the Office of Public Affairs, A045, and maps are on display throughout HSC. U's Scientific Computing and Imaging Receives Grant to Establish Center The University of Utah's Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute ( SCI) has received a three- year, $ 2.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH) to create a Program of Excellence in Computa-tional Bioimaging and Visualization. Faculty from the Department of Bioengineering, the School of Computing, Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute ( CVRTI), and the Department of Radiology in the medical school will collaborate with SCI on the project. According to Christopher R. Johnson, Ph. D., professor of computer science and SCI director, the main focus of the program will be to create computational techniques and tools to collect and combine data from Continued on back UH to Welcome 2002 With Festivities Will you be here to bring in the New Year with us? Patients, visitors and staff are invited to the hospital's New Year's Eve Reception in the hospital lobby, Dec. 31, from 10: 30 p. m.- 12 midnight. Music, food, contests and entertainment will be featured. Professor to Lead Drug Abuse Institute Glen R. Hanson, D. D. S., Ph. D., professor of phar-macology and toxicology in the College of Pharmacy, has been named acting director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA), one of the National Institutes of Health. The institute supports more than 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. Hanson, a recognized expert on psychostimulants, is known for his work on the neurotoxic properties of Ecstasy ( MDMA) and amphetamines, as well as the role of brain peptides in psychiatric and neurological func-tions. He earned a doctor of dental science degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1973, and a Ph. D. in pharmacology from the University of Utah in 1978. He joined the U College of Pharmacy faculty in 1981 and was named professor in 1992. Since September 2000, Hanson has directed the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Division of Neuro-science and Behavioral Research while on leave from the University of Utah. Pharmacy's Own North Pole Pharmacy Services' Kelly Jones, left, Jenny McGowan, Amanda Turner, Mary Trujillo, Teresa Millet and Jim Jorgenson get lost in the gifts the department gathered for needy children this year. See back for story. Faculty News Nick Mamalis, M. D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, has been named an associate editor of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. A monthly peer- reviewed publication of the American and Euro-pean societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons ( ASCRS/ ESCRS). Mamalis will maintain his faculty appointment, as the director of the ophthalmic pathol-ogy laboratory at the Moran Eye Center. As one of two associate editors for the publication, Mamalis is responsible for reviewing and editing scientific papers on a variety of subjects, including surgical techniques for cataract removal, intraocular lens design, technol-ogy used for corneal analysis and vision assessment, and evaluating refractive surgery procedures such as LASIK. Sung Wan Kim, Ph. D., distinguished professor of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical chemistry, was featured in the Nov. 23 Science magazine in an article focused on gene therapy. Kim and his team of drug delivery specialists are researching ways to deliver genes to a targeted area. The goal, reported Kim, is to transfer genes to the correct tissue to produce the desired clinical effect. The U group was featured in the July and August issues of Gene Therapy for its work on injecting gene vectors into the bloodstream and also directly into the tissue. D. Corydon Hammond, Ph. D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, was named president- elect of the Society for Neuronal Regulation, the profes-sional society of electroencephalography ( EEG) biofeedback ( neurofeedback). Hammond also has released his new book, The Art of Artifacting, discussing artifacting quantitative EEG brain mapping data. F. Marian Bishop, Ph. D., professor and chair emerita of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, was recently presented the ' International Women's Forum 2001 Women Who Make a Difference Award' at a luncheon hosted by A. Lorris Betz, M. D., Ph. D., senior vice president for health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine. The International Women's Forum is a worldwide non- profit organization which promotes the advancement of women in leadership. Bishop was honored for her career achievements as the first woman to chair a department in the U's medical school, influencing medical education policies, teach-ing and administration, and mentoring other women throughout her career. Each year Jim Jorgenson reads How the Grinch Stole Christmas with the children. Pharmacy Elves Fill Kids' Wish List Christmas came a few days early for 22 surprised children, thanks to U Hospital's Pharmacy Services. While the Lincoln Elementary School third- graders were at lunch, six ' pharmacy elves brought stacks of gifts bearing each child's name. The kids found gifts that were on their wish list, but that they would not have received because of their family financial situations. Instead of having a department gift exchange for the holidays, we have tried to help families and children in need, said Jim Jorgenson, M. S., R. Ph., pharmacy services director. " We used to help one or two families each year, but last year decided to give to an entire school class to reach as many as we could." " The looks on the kids' faces is the best part," said Bob Cheminant, M. S., R. Ph., pharmacy services finan-cial manager. Carolyn Kowalchik, M. S., R. Ph., pharmacy manager, who coordinates the event, said the most requested gifts were bikes, Harry Potter items and soccer gear. NIH Grant Continued from front different sources, extract information, and display it in a manner useful to biomedical scientists. Johnson is principal investigator on the grant; Grant T. Gullberg, Ph. D., professor of radiology in the Medical Imaging Research Laboratory, is co- principal investigator. The interdisciplinary research team hopes to develop technical core areas- image acquisition, image and signal processing and scientific computing and visualization- to support ongoing cardiology and neurosurgery research projects. If you have information or a story idea for Pulse, contact Jason Burgess or Lanaya Wright in the Office of Public Affairs, xl- 7387. Read Pulse online at www. uuhsc. Utah, edu/ pubaffairs.
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