Two UC San Diego researchers elected to Institute of medicine

 

Newswise - University of California, San Diego medical school researcher the researchers Joseph G. Gleeson, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of neuroscience and Pediatrics and Richard D. Kolodner, PhD, Professor of medicine and Ludwig Cancer Research scientist, have been appointed new members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), considered among the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Gleeson and Kolodner were among 70 new members and 10 foreign partners announced today the IOM annual meeting, bringing the total membership of the IOM to 1966 worldwide. Forty-six members of the Faculty of UC San Diego, current and Emeritus, are members of the IOM.

Joseph Gleeson

Gleeson is the principal investigator at the Center for the development of the brain, a laboratory that seeks to understand the genetic basis of diseases of the brain such as mental retardation, epilepsy and autism using genetic tools. He is also director of the UC San Diego neuroscience Core, Co-Director of the master of Biomedical Sciences and a member of the Institute of genomic medicine at UC San Diego.

He is also a member of the Child Neurology society, the society for Neuroscience and the American Society of human genetics and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Child Neurology, Journal of Pediatric Neurology and human Molecular Genetics.

Gleeson got his Bachelor's degree in chemistry from UC San Diego and his title of doctor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He came to UC San Diego in 1999. His awards and recognition include award Klingenstein Fellowship in neuroscience, a Searle Scholar Award and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Award in translational research.

Richard Kolodner

Kolodner, Professor in cellular and molecular medicine of the Faculty of medicine at UC San Diego and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, has made seminal contributions to understanding the connection between cancer and the repair of the DNA mismatch - the ability of cells to correct the genetic DNA.

It is member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000), the Academy American of Arts & Sciences (2008), the American Society of Microbiology, the Genetics Society of America and American Association for Cancer Research. He has served on numerous boards advice and review, including the Board of scientific advisors of the national cancer Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute criticizes Scientific Council.

Among his awards are the research award of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Morse, the Prix Charles S. Mott of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation and the Landon-AACR Prize for basic cancer research.

Kolodner received his titles of Bachelor's degree and doctorate in biological sciences from UC Irvine and he worked at the medical school of Harvard to the UC San Diego in 1997.

About the Institute of medicine
Founded in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, the IOM serves as an independent, science-based, authoritative advisory group to the federal Government of the United States on various topics ranging from the effects on the health of the intake of salt, cancer care and abuse of minors in the armed forces mental illness and gun violence.

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Loyola University Chicago Professor Named American Academy of Nursing Fellow

AppId is over the quota
AppId is over the quota

Newswise — MAYWOOD, Ill. – Sue Penckofer, PhD, RN, was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing on Oct. 19, 2013. This event took place at the Academy’s 40th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Dr. Penckofer is a professor at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON).

“I am honored to join this esteemed group,” Dr. Penckofer said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance the profession of nursing and improve health care nationwide.”

Selection for membership in the academy is one of the most prestigious honors in the field of nursing. The academy fellows represent the top nurse researchers, policymakers, scholars, executives, educators and practitioners. This new class of fellows represents all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 19 countries. Dr. Penckofer was among 172 fellows inducted in to the academy. She was named a fellow for her contributions to the field of nursing for her work in improving women’s cardiovascular health, particularly for women afflicted with diabetes who are at greatest risk for cardiac morbidity and mortality.

The academy is composed of more than 2,000 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy and research. Selection criteria include evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care and sponsorship by two current academy fellows. Applicants are reviewed by a panel of elected and appointed fellows, and selection is based, in part, on the extent to which nominees’ nursing careers influence health policies and well-being.

Dr. Sue Penckofer earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in nursing and her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has been an educator and researcher for more than 30 years and is recognized nationally and internationally for her expertise in women’s cardiovascular health, depression, diabetes and vitamin D deficiency. Dr. Penckofer’s research on how emotions can affect overall health and quality of life has helped to transform the care delivered to women with diabetes. She also has made substantive contributions to promoting awareness and understanding of key health issues, which disproportionately affect women in minority and underserved populations.

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The Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division (HSD) advances interprofessional, multidisciplinary and transformative education and research while promoting service to others through stewardship of scientific knowledge and preparation of tomorrow's leaders. The HSD is located on the Health Sciences Campus in Maywood, Illinois. It includes the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, the Stritch School of Medicine, the biomedical research programs of the Graduate School, and several other institutes and centers encouraging new research and interprofessional education opportunities across all of Loyola University Chicago. The faculty and staff of the HSD bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and a strong commitment to seeing that Loyola's health sciences continue to excel and exceed the standard for academic and research excellence. For more on the HSD, visit LUC.edu/hsd.