Kofi Boahene, a new assistant professor in the
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has
received an award from the American Academy of Facial
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for scoring the highest
in the nation on exams administered by the American Board
of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Patrick Byrne, director of the Division of
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department
of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been named
director of the division's fellowship program. The
fellowship was recently accorded accreditation by the
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery.
Michael Choti, associate professor in the
Department of Surgery, is the first recipient of the Jacob
C. Handelsman, M.D., Professorship in Abdominal Surgery.
Lisa Earnest, a fellow in facial plastic and
reconstructive surgery, has been elected to the residents'
and fellows' section of the board of governors of the
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery.
Paul Flint, professor of otolaryngology, is the
first recipient of the Charles W. Cummings, M.D.,
Professorship in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery.
William Guggino, professor of physiology and
pediatrics, has been selected by the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation to receive the 2006 Doris F. Tulcin Award. The
award, administered at the University of
Alabama-Birmingham, is given to the nation's outstanding
cystic fibrosis scientist. Guggino was selected for his
international scientific leadership in the cellular
physiology of cystic fibrosis and in therapeutic
interventions. There will be a reception banquet at UAB on
Jan. 31 and an award ceremony and symposium Feb. 1.
Wendy Sanders, director of the Professional
Development Office, has been appointed assistant dean for
graduate and medical education. The new position, which
reports to the Office of Graduate Student Affairs, reflects
the demand for professional development for students,
fellows and young faculty.
Linda Smeyne has been appointed director of
development for the Children's Center. She was formerly
director of development for the Bloomberg School of Public
Health.
The American Association for the Advancement of
Science has awarded the distinction of fellow to Hal
Dietz, professor of pediatrics, for identifying the
genetic basis of Marfan's syndrome, and to George
Rose, professor of pathology, for contributions to the
field of protein conformation and folding.
At the American Heart Association's annual scientific
session, Heart Institute research associate Fadi
Akar won the young investigator award in basic
cardiovascular sciences. Postdoc Darshan Dalal was a
finalist for a young clinical investigator award. Postdoc
Jiangyang Zhang won the young investigator award in
cardiovascular radiology. Postdocs Jun Dong and
Wesley Gilson were finalists.
Rajini Rao, professor of physiology in the
Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to
serve a three-year term on the Council of the Biophysical
Society. The Biophysical Society, founded in 1956, was
established to encourage development and dissemination of
knowledge in biophysics.
School of Nursing
Faculty member Maryann Fralic was elected to
the position of president-elect of the Friends of the
National Institute of Nursing Research at the board of
directors' annual meeting. She has been a director of the
organization, which provides resources to support nursing
research and to advance the mission of the NINR.
Dean Martha Hill received an honorary doctorate
from the University of Gothenborg at the school's Faculty
Senate meeting on Nov. 29. The presentation, made on behalf
of the Swedish university by faculty member Fannie
Gaston-Johansson, included the degree, a ring and a black
top hat in recognition of Hill's outstanding contributions
to science and the discipline of nursing.
Jane Shivnan has been named acting director of
the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and director of its
new Office of Global Nursing. Formerly the Kimmel Cancer
Center's assistant director of nursing, Shivnan will retain
a joint appointment in Oncology Nursing at JHH, supporting
the JH Singapore International Medical Center.
Faculty members Robin Newhouse, Sandra Dearholt,
Stephanie Poe, Linda Pugh and Kathleen White
were awarded the Research Utilization Award for the "Johns
Hopkins University Evidence-Based Practice Model and
Guidelines" at Sigma Theta Tau International's 38th
Biennial Convention Tribute Awards Luncheon, held Nov. 14
in Indianapolis.
GO TO DECEMBER 19,
2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
GO TO THE GAZETTE
FRONT PAGE.
