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2003 - 2004 Visiting Scholar Directory
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Al-Ani, Falah
Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Research: Mastitis Prevention and Control Project
Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Manhattan, KS, c/o Dr. Jerry R. Roberson
September 2003 - May 2004

Aromdee, Chantana
Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Lecturing and Research: Traditional Medicine: A Scientific Approach
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, College of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Dr. W. Thomas Shier
October 2003 - April 2004

Asatryan, Lev
Emergency Room Physician, General and Angioneurology Department, Intensive Care Unit, Yerevan City Emergency Hospital, Yerevan, Armenia
Research: Criteria of Medical Ethics in Western Countries and Armenia in Comparative Perspective
University of Virginia, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Charlottesville, VA, c/o Dr. Jonathan Moreno
September 2003 - May 2004

Bahar, Ismail
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Research: The Effects of Proteasome Inhibitors on Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg Cells
Loyola University Chicago, University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Maywood, IL, c/o Dr. Serhan Alkan
August 2003 - February 2004

Barbeito Erba, Luis
Professor and Head, Department of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Biological Investigations (IIBCE), Montevideo, Uruguay
Research: Astrocytes and Motor Neuron Apoptosis
Oregon State University, The Linus Pauling Institute, Department of Biochemistry, Corvallis, OR, c/o Dr. Joseph S. Beckman
September 2003 - November 2003

Barbosa, Sayonara
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
Research: Web-Based Simulation: A Tool to Teach Critical Care Nursing
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Patricia A. Abbott
January 2004 - September 2004

Bares, Martin
Head, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Anne's Faculty Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
Research: Interactions Between Cortical and Subcortical Structures in Central Regulatory Systems and in the Physiology of Diseases
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, Department of Neuroscience, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Dr. James Ashe
September 2003 - July 2004

Bari, Ferenc
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Research: Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Perinatal Hypoxic Brain Injury
Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Bowman Grey Campus, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Winston-Salem, NC, c/o Dr. David W. Busija
July 2003 - December 2003

Bilaj, Fatmir
Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Mother Theresa University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania
Research: The Role of CT/MRI in Evaluation of Body and Muscular-Skeletal Diseases
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Chapel Hill, NC, c/o Dr. Richard Semelka
September 2003 - February 2004

Brockhurst Leacock, Judith
Organizational and Employee Development Manager, Summit Health Care, Randwick, Australia
Research: Vocational Pathways for Aged-Care Workers
Los Angeles Harbor College, Health Sciences Division, Wilmington, CA, c/o Ms. Wendy Hollis
March 2004 - May 2004

Cigrina, Lilia
Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, N. Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
Research: Advancement of Medical Education in Moldova: Implementing Hybrid Curricula in Pharmacology Teaching
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, University Park, PA, c/o Dr. Joan Summy-Long
September 2003 - January 2004

Cryan, Sally-Ann
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Research: The Application of Membrane-Translocating Peptide and Targeted Liposome Technologies to the Delivery of Cystic Fibrosis Gene-Based Therapies
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, School of Pharmacy, Division of Drug Delivery and Disposition, Chapel Hill, NC, c/o Dr. Anthony Hickey
July 2003 - June 2004

Farre Pueyo, Javier
Post-Residency Fellow, Department of Molecular Pathology, National Center of Oncological Investigations, Madrid, Spain
Research: Comprehensive Gene Expression Analysis of the Inflammatory Component of Proliferative Inflammatory Atrophy of the Prostate
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pathology and Urology, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Angelo M. De Marzo
October 2003 - September 2005

Gotsman, Israel
Fellow, Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Research: Can Oral Tolerance Ameliorate Atherosclerosis?
Harvard University, Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Peter Libby
May 2004 - April 2005

Gualco Neves, Maria
Assistant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Central Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay
Research: Comparative Study Between a Uruguayan Laboratory and a U.S. Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry in Lymph Node Pathology With Genetic Alteration Determination by Fluorescent In Sita Hybridization
University of Texas--M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Hematopathology, Houston, TX, c/o Dr. Jeffrey L. Medeiros
September 2003 - October 2003

Gurcharan Singh, Harbindar Jeet Singh
Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Science University of Malaysia (USM), Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Research: Expression and Actions of Ephs and Ephrins During Cytotrophoblast Differentiation in Normal and Pre-Eclamptic Pregnancy
University of California--San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Susan Fisher
November 2003 - April 2004

Helland, Aslaug
Medical Doctor, Department of Oncology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Research: Molecular Studies of Tumor Response and Tissue Sensitivity to Radiation Therapy Among Patients With Breast Cancer
Stanford University, School of Medicine, Division of General Surgery, Palo Alto, CA, c/o Dr. Stefanie Jeffrey
July 2003 - June 2004

Kasvosve, Ishmael
Lecturer, Medical School, Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Research: Genetics of African Iron Overload: Haptoglobin and Transferrin Genetic Variation in Iron Metabolism and Infection (TB and HIV)
Howard University, Center for Sickle Cell Disease, Department of Medicine, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. Victor R. Gordeuk
August 2003 - January 2004

Korreman, Stine
Scientist, Department of Radiation Physics, The National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Research: Respiratory Gating for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Radiation Physics, Palo Alto, CA, c/o Prof. Arthur Boyer
August 2003 - April 2004

Kriskova, Anna
Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Social Work, Trnava University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Lecturing: International Nursing and Health
Otero Junior College, La Junta, CO, c/o Dr. Tom Armstrong
August 2003 - May 2004
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Lai, Tsung-Hsuan
Attending Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Advanced Techniques in Human Reproduction for Infertile Couples
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Assisted Reproductive Technologies Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Yulian Zhao
August 2003 - July 2004

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 2003 - February 2004

Lindo, Ruby
Lecturer, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Biochemistry Section, University of the West Indies--Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
Research: The Comparative Evaluation of Damaging Effects of Nitrovasodilators on B-Cell Islets and Consequences in Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Secretion
Colorado State University, Department of Chemistry, Fort Collins, CO, c/o Dr. Debbie C. Crans
June 2004 - September 2004

Lopez Cano, Bernardo
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Research: The Role of Renal P450A Genes and 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid (20-HETE) in Blood Pressure Control
Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Physiology, Milwaukee, WI, c/o Dr. Richard J. Roman
March 2004 - February 2006

Markova, Marketa
Physician, Transplantation and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
Research: The Relationship Between Hyperhomocysteinemia and Transplant-Related Complications
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, Department of Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Prof. Phillip McGlave
October 2003 - June 2004

Mitrushi, Arben
Radiologist, Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Research: Correlated Results Between Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Pathology of the Liver, Biliary System and Pancreas
Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Department of Radiology, Cleveland, OH, c/o Dr. John R. Haaga
February 2004 - August 2004

Nyarko, Alexander
Associate Professor, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Research: Activity-Guided Isolation of Bioactive Compounds From a Ghanian Plant Medicine, NMIMR-02AVI, as Potential Agents Against Human Immunodeficiency and Herpes Simplex Viruses
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, School of Pharmacy, Natural Products Laboratory, Chapel Hill, NC, c/o Dr. Kuo-Hsiung Lee
November 2003 - July 2004

Ozpinar, Aysel
Chair, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Basic Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Research: The Effect of Stress on Reproductive Functions
University of California--Davis, Department of Animal Science, Davis, CA, c/o Prof. Thomas E. Adams
June 2003 - December 2003

Petersson, Karin
Doctoral Candidate, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
Research: Ligand Recognition and Signaling by Receptor GP130
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Structural Biology, Palo Alto, CA, c/o Prof. K. Christopher Garcia
August 2003 - July 2004

Risbridger, Gail
Principal Research Fellow and Associate Director, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Center for Urological Research, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Research: Regulation of Adult Stem Cells in the Prostate by Activins
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Urology, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Ralph Buttyan
July 2003 - December 2003

Schoots, Ivo
Doctoral Candidate, Surgical Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Research: The Role of Early Growth Response-1 (EGR1) in Mediating the Effect of Hypoxia on Endothelial Cell Phenotype of Human and Murine Coronary Arteries In Vitro
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. William Aird
August 2003 - July 2004

Schwetz, Herbert
Professor, Teacher Training College, Graz, Austria
Research: Health, Health Behavior and Well-Being From the Perspective of Contexts, Perception of School Climate, Empowerment and Participation of Young Students
Harvard University, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Behavior, Center for Society and Health, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. S.V. Subramanian
January 2004 - April 2004

Servetti, Simona
Resident, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
Research: Pulmonary Hemodynamics Assessment and Pre-Operative Cardio-Pulmonary Related Mortality in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Liver Transplantation
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. John J. Fung
October 2003 - July 2004

Sollid, Ludvig
Professor, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Research: The Biochemistry of Celiac Disease
Stanford University, Department of Chemistry, Stanford, CA, c/o Dr. Chaitan Khosla
July 2003 - July 2004

Thong, Meow-Keong
Associate Professor, Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research: Epidemiology and Prevention of Major Birth Defects in Malaysia
Centers for Disease Control, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, c/o Dr. Adolfo Correa
November 2003 - January 2004

Tsuhako, Sumiko
Professor, Department of Nursing, Tenshi College, Sapporo, Japan
Research: Interventional Adaptation Program Development in Relation to Cognitive Processing and Coping Mechanisms of Children With Pain Stimuli
Boston College, School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA, c/o Dr. Callista Roy
August 2003 - September 2004

Van Dijk, Sabine
Doctoral Candidate, Medical School, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Research: Functional Genomics of the Rat Renal Failure Genes: Rf-1 Through Rf-5
Medical College of Wisconsin, Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Milwaukee, WI, c/o Dr. H.J. Jacob
August 2003 - April 2004

Videm, Vibeke
Assistant Professor, Children's and Women's Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Research: Functions of Heparan Sulfate in B Cell Development and Differentiation
University of California--San Diego, Glycobiology Research and Training Center, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, La Jolla, CA, c/o Prof. Jeffrey D. Esko
July 2003 - June 2004

Visted, Therese
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Research: Neural Stem Cell Mediated Therapy in Malignant Brain Tumors
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Peripheral Nerve Center, Brain Tumor Center, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. E. Antonio Chiocca
August 2003 - August 2004

Vorobeva, Natalya
Professor, Perm State Medical Academy, Perm, Russia
Research: Diagnosis of Babesiosis as a New Infectious Disease
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Andrew Spielman
October 2003 - March 2004

Voutilainen, Sari
Research Fellow, Research Institute of Public Health, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Research: Interaction Between Nutrition and Genes, and Their Role in Preventing Chronic Diseases
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC, c/o Dr. Gerardo Heiss
November 2003 - April 2004

Vyshka, Gentian
Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedical and Experimental Matters, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Research: Demyelinisation Versus Axonal Damage: Is the Electrical Finding a Valuable Criteria of Prognosis and Treatment to the Clinician?
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Neurophysiology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Robert J. Sclabassi
January 2004 - May 2004

Wang, Chao-Yi
Staff Officer, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Regulation of Cellular and Tissue-Based Products
Ohio State University--Columbus, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, Columbus, OH, c/o Dr. Judith A. Schwartzbaum
September 2003 - December 2003

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