eRoundup for 07/03/08
Atlanta Clinical & Translational
Science Institute
Weekly eRoundup
July 3, 2008
Georgia Health Disparities Report -- will be presented by Dr. George Rust, Interim Director for the National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine on Thursday, July 10, 2008 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care, Room 207, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. RSVP by July 8th by contacting Rene Jackson at 404-756-8805 or rjackson@msm.edu
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Autism Center to open next month - Children's Healthcare plans to collaborate with Emory University, Georgia Tech and other academic and community-based organizations that serve children with autism to open a $17.6 million autism center next month
Click here to read the AJC article
The Doctor Dilemma - Georgia's medical schools are in a new era of expansion, trying to keep up with the demands of a rapidly-growing state already lagging behind in the number of physicians available to treat its citizens. The challenges are very real, says Dr. George Rust, director of the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine. It's more important than ever that we encourage our medical students, and particularly support those who want to work in underserved areas, in inner city or rural settings, serving low income and uninsured patients. . . . This (Morehouse School of Medicine) is a mission-driven institution from top to bottom, Rust says. Talk to a secretary, the president of the school, faculty, residents, students. They get it. It's about improving health outcomes, particularly for the high disparity populations, the underserved. It's part and parcel of almost everything we do.
Click here for the Georgia Trend article
Jinying Zhao, Md, PhD named Emory Scientist of the month in the Emory University Research Administration News. According to Dr. Tom Ziegler, (co-Director of the Research Education, Training and Career Development program), Dr. Zhao is one our ACTSI KL2 recipients. Dr. Zhao is recognized for her discovery of a novel haplotye, HapE, in the leukotriene pathway that is related to protection against cardiovascular disease and also depression in women. She is mentored by Dr. Viola Vaccarino, who directs EPICORE and is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology. Read the entire article on page 10 of the June Research Administration Newsletter
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