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Anderson, Rebecca
Research Officer, Department of Anatomy and Histology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Research: How Do Sensory Neurons Transmit Information About Painful Stimuli?
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Amy MacDermott
August 2002 - July 2003

Arynchyn, Alexander
Chief, Pediatrics Laboratory, Clinical Research Institute for Radiation Medicine and Endocrinology, Minsk, Belarus
Research: Medical Education in U.S. Universities: Strategy, Methodology and Teaching Tools
University of Alabama--Birmingham, School of Medicine, Division of Preventative Medicine, Birmingham, AL, c/o Dr. Catarina Kiefe
September 2002 - August 2003

Barker, Thomas
Resident, Intensive Care Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
Research: The Genetic Basis of Vascular Remodeling Following Vascular Interventions
University of Rochester, Medical Center, Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCVR), Rochester, NY, c/o Dr. Bradford C. Berk
February 2003 - February 2004

Barnaby, Loraine
Consultant Psychiatrist, Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies--Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
Lecturing and Research: The Efficacy of Acupressure Versus Acupuncture in the Treatment of Drug Addiction in an Inpatient and an Outpatient Setting
New York University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Martin Gittelman
July 2003 - January 2004

Baron, Frederic
Senior Research Assistant, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Research: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department of Transplantation Biology, Seattle, WA, c/o Dr. Rainer Storb
April 2003 - March 2004

Bellido, Maria Del Mar
Researcher, Department of Hematology, Molecular Hematology Section, La Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Research: Using Microarray Technology to Genetically Profile Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Normal Karyotypes
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, c/o Dr. Jerald P. Radich
January 2003 - December 2003

Brazil, Victoria
Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia
Research: Emergency Medicine
Stanford Emergency Medicine International Visiting Scholar Program (SEMIVSP), Stanford University Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, c/o Dr. S. Mahadevan
March 2003 - May 2003

Britton, Warwick
Professor, Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Research: Immunological Control of Tuberculosis
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Alan Sher
October 2002 - July 2003

Bystrom, Jonas Bengt
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Clinical Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Research: The Molecular Effects of Interleukin-5 (IL-5) In Vivo in Mouse Bone Marrow
National Institutes of Health, Eosinophil Biology Unit, Laboratory of Host Defense, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Helene Rosenberg
February 2003 - January 2004

Chmelova, Maria
Senior Advisor to the Office of Government, General Secretary of the Committee of Ministers for Drug Addictions and Control, Office of the Government of Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Lecturing and Research: Care for Drug-Addicted Women and Their Children
University of California--San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA, c/o Dr. Igor Koutsenok
October 2002 - February 2003

Corvalan, Alejandro
Chief, Laboratory of Pathology, Chilean-Japanese Gastric Disease Institute, San Borja Arrairan Hospital, Santiago, Chile
Research: cDNA Microarray Expression in Epstein-Barr Associated Gastric Cancer
University of Maryland--Baltimore, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. O. Colin Stine
December 2002 - March 2003

De Los Santos Sans Cuffi, Miguel
Physician, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Research: Characterization of the Mechanisms of Lymphocyte Activation in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Department of Gastroenterology Research, Cleveland, OH, c/o Dr. Claudio Fiocchi
January 2003 - January 2004

Del Rio Alonso, Laura
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Lecturing and Research: The Role of Neutrophils During Toxoplasma Gondii Infections
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Eric Denkers
August 2002 - May 2004

Drexhage, Hemmo
Professor, Department of Immunology, University Medical Center, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Lecturing and Research: Defective Differentiation of Dendritic Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
University of Washington, Robert H. Williams Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, c/o Dr. Ake Lernmark
July 2002 - June 2003

Eide, Turid
Postdoctoral Researcher, Oslo Urological University Clinic, Hormone Laboratory, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Research: Development of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms
Mayo Medical School, Departments of Urology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rochester, MN, c/o Dr. Donald J. Tindall
January 2003 - December 2003

Erbas, Deniz
Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Research: The Effects of Receptor Blockades and Nitric Oxide on Heart Muscle Functions
University of Wisconsin--Madison, School of Education, Department of Kinesiology, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. Li Li Ji
March 2003 - September 2003

Ersoy, Fatma
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Yildiz-Cankaya, Turkey
Research: A Comparative Study of American and Turkish Medical Schools
University of Illinois--Chicago, College of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Ara Tekian
November 2002 - February 2003

Faerden, Ann
Director, Psychiatric Clinic, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Research: The Path to Chronicity for Schizophrenic Patients Treated With New Neuroleptics
University of California--Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, West Los Angeles VA Health Care Center, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Stephen Marder
September 2002 - May 2003

Fondevila Campo, Constantino
Research Assistant, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Research: Adult Living Donor and Split Liver Transplantation
University of California--Los Angeles, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Ronald W. Busuttil
January 2003 - June 2004

Garcia-Osta, Ana Maria
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Research: Gene Expression Regulation in Long-Term Memory
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Cristina Alberini
June 2002 - June 2004

Gruppi, Adriana
Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Research: Mechanisms Underlying IL-4-Induced Apoptosis Resistance in B Cell From Trypanosoma Cruzi
University of Washington, Department of Microbiology, Seattle, WA, c/o Dr. Edward E. Clark
September 2002 - September 2003

Guerra, Ricardo
Doctoral Candidate, Laboratory of Nutrition and Applied Metabolism to Exercise, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
Research: Effects of Different Frequencies of Continuous Exercise on Variables of the Lipidic Metabolism and Adipsosity Celularity in Normo and Hypercholesterolemic Adult Rats
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Marc Hellerstein
May 2003 - November 2003

Harris, Margaret
Lecturer, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Research: A Study of Risk Communication in a Cancer Prevention Setting
University of Hawaii, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Social and Behavioral Sciences Program, Honolulu, HI, c/o Dr. Karen Glanz
August 2002 - December 2002

Hemandas, Gangaram
Senior Consultant Dermatologist and Deputy Head, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research: Cutaneous Laser Surgery
Boston University, School of Medicine, Dermatology Program, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Amal K. Kurban
September 2002 - December 2002

Karamehic, Jasenko
Vice Rector and Head, Department of Clincal Pharmacology, Project for Kidney Transplantation, University Clinical Center, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Research: Kidney Transplantation
Yale University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, New Haven, CT, c/o Dr. Asghar Rastegar
August 2002 - May 2003

Kjekshus, Harald
Medical Doctor, Medical Department, Baerum Hospital, Baerum Postterminal, Norway
Research: Induced Stable Congestive Heart Failure in Adult Minipigs: Effects of In Vivo Gene Therapy
University of California--San Diego, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, c/o Dr. Kenneth R. Chien
July 2002 - July 2003

Kozinszky, Zoltan
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical and Pharmacological Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Research: Are Bax and Bak Oncoprotein Mutations Pathognomic for Cervical Cancer?
Yale University, Cancer Center, Department of Genetics, New Haven, CT, c/o Dr. Allen Bale
September 2002 - November 2002

Kraml, Pavel
Medical Doctor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research: Highly Stored Iron Levels and the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medical Genetics, Charleston, SC, c/o Dr. Maria Lopes-Virella
September 2002 - February 2003

Kritas, Spyridon
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditas, Greece
Research: Herd Health Management Aimed at the Prevention and Eradication of Important Diseases in the Swine Industry
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, St. Paul, MN, c/o Dr. Robert B. Morrison
September 2002 - December 2002

Kvernmo, Hebe
Fellow, Department of Hand and Microsurgery, National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Research: Hand Allotransplantation
The Kristine M. Kleinert Institute, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, c/o Dr. Amit Gupta
April 2002 - March 2003

Landen, Mikael
Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Research: The Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Michael E. Thase
September 2002 - August 2003

Ledberg, Carl
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Neuroscience, Division of Human Brain Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Research: Organization of Large-Scale Cortical Networks in Visuo-Motor Function
Florida Atlantic University, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Boca Raton, FL, c/o Dr. Steven Bressler
September 2002 - September 2003

Leggat, Peter
Associate Professor and Academic Adviser, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia
Research: Developing Linkages and Leadership Skills in Medical Education and International Health With Special Reference to Rural and Remote Health
Michigan State University, Institute of International Health, East Lansing, MI, c/o Dr. Evangelos A. Petropoulos
Federal Aviation Administration -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Aeromedical Research Division, Oklahoma City, OK, c/o Dr. James E. Whinnery
September 2002 - June 2003

Lennartsson, Johan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Research: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Synergistic Signaling Between Cytokines
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Basic Research Laboratory, Frederick, MD, c/o Dr. Diana Linnekin
August 2002 - August 2003

Lofqvist, Chatarina
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Institution for the Health of Women and Children, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Ostra, Sweden
Research: Growth Factor and Cytokine Levels in Mid-Trimester Amniotic Fluid and Predicting Prematurity
Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Department of Opthamology, Children's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Lois Smith
March 2003 - January 2004

Lopez Garcia, Esther
Research Scholar, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research: Effects of Dietary Patterns and Lifestyles on Cardiovascular Disease Among Diabetics
Harvard University, School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Frank B. Hu
January 2003 - December 2004

Lopez-Garcia, Pilar
Medical Doctor, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University Hospital, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Research: The Pathophysiological Basis of Attention in Schizophrenia
University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Cameron S. Carter
University of California--Davis, Medical College, Imaging Center, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Cameron S. Carter
October 2002 - September 2004

Moldovanu, Ion
Chair and Professor, Department of Neurology, Moldova State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Nicolae Testemitsanu, Chisineau, Moldova
Research: A Pathogenetics and Clinical Study of Autonomic-Dependent Chronic Daily Headaches
Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology, Scottsdale, AZ, c/o Dr. David Dodick
October 2002 - March 2003

Nagy, Katalin
Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Research: Complex Therapy and Rehabilitation of Patients With Oral Malignancy
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Ian Zlotolow
June 2002 - September 2002

Nijhuis, Rogier
Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Research: Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness of Various Non-Invasive Prevention Methods in Cardiovascular Disease
University of California--San Francisco, Department of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Lee Goldman
September 2002 - December 2002

O'Neill, James
Fellow, Department of Clinical Cardiology, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
Research: The Effects of Left Ventricular Reconstruction on Ischaemic Cardiomyopathic Heart Failure
Cleveland Clinic, Heart Failure and Transplant Medicine Division, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland, OH, c/o Dr. Randall C. Starling
July 2003 - June 2004

Rajam, Krishnan
Professor, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lecturing and Research: An Assessment of Injury Prevention Policies in Asia and Future Directions
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Adnan A. Hyder
November 2002 - February 2003

Rakovska, Angelina
Associate Professor, Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Lecturing and Research: Role of Neuropeptides and Glycinergic Agents as Modulators of Glutamatergic Dysfunctions in Schizophrenia
New York University, School of Medicine, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, New York, NY, c/o Prof. Daniel Javitt
November 2002 - May 2003

Reshetnikova, Olga
Chair and Professor, Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Luhansk Medical University, Luhansk, Ukraine
Research: Biomedical Ethics for Public Health in Ukraine
University at Albany, State University of New York, Department of Philosophy, Albany, NY, c/o Dr. Bonnie Steinbock
September 2002 - April 2003

Rivera-Canales, Delia
Professor, Department of Microbiology, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Research: Immunophenotyping of Leukocytes by Flow Cytometry
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. Raul Braylan
July 2003 - January 2004

Rustoen, Tone
Associate Dean and Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Research: Pain and Pain Management in Persons With Cancer
University of California--San Francisco, School of Nursing, Department of Physiological Nursing, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Christine Miaskowski
September 2002 - May 2003

Sarp, Nilgun
Professor, Department of Health Management, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Research: Disaster Management in Health Care
George Washington University, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. John Harrald
September 2002 - March 2003

Shai, Iris
Advisor, D. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health and Nutrition, Department of Epidemiology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
Research: Dietary and Genetic Interaction Related to Cardiovascular Disease
Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Meir Stampfer
August 2002 - August 2003

Sinnaeve, Peter
Fellow, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Research: Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Duke University, Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, c/o Dr. Christopher Granger
August 2002 - July 2003

Skrtic, Stanko
Research Associate, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Research: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Genetically-Modified Mice
National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Alan P. Koretsky
January 2003 - March 2003

Suttajit, Siritree
Doctoral Candidate, College of Public Health, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Research: Involvement of Civil Society in a Strategy to Reduce the Use of Antibiotics in the Treatment of Adults With Upper Respiratory Infections From Viral Origins
Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Dennis Ross-Degnan
March 2003 - February 2004

Tan, Kay
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Neurology Unit, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research: Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Cerebrovascular Diseases
Wake Forest University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Neurology, Neurosonology Lab, Winston-Salem, NC, c/o Dr. Charles Tegeler
September 2002 - March 2003

Tan, Si-Yen
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Malaya Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lecturing and Research: Immunological Monitoring Before and After Kidney Transplantation: Role of Complement-Dependent Cytotoxic (CDC) Versus Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Based Assays
Harvard University, School of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Tissue Typing Laboratory, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. E. Milford
September 2002 - December 2002

Tuter, Gulay
Research Assistant, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Research: Analysis of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Tissue Destruction in Aggressive Periodontitis Patients
SUNY--Stony Brook, School of Dental Medicine, Oral Biology and Pathology, Stony Brook, NY, c/o Dr. Lorne M. Golub
July 2002 - November 2002

Varan, Ali
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Research: Developing Recombinant Antibodies in Leukemia Cell Lines
University of Texas--M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Bioimmunotherapy, Houston, TX, c/o Dr. Michael G. Rosenblum
July 2002 - December 2002

Woldemariam, Moges Woldemeskel
Assistant Professor and Department Head, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia
Research: Study on Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Ruminants in Ethiopia
University of Tennessee--Knoxville, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Medicine, Knoxville, TN, c/o Dr. Leon N. D. Potgieter
September 2002 - May 2003

Zhu, Jie
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Huddinge Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Research: The Role of IL-12 Cytokine in the Immunopathogenesis of Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. A.M. Rostami
July 2003 - November 2003

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