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2004 - 2005 Visiting Scholar Directory
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Barroug, Allal
Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
Research: Development of Calcium Phosphate Systems for Local Delivery of Therapeutic Agents
Harvard Medical School, The Children's Hospital, Laboratory for the Study of Skeletal Disorders, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher
June 2004 - August 2004

Belli, Alain
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Sport and Physical Education Science, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
Research: Optimization of Efficiency of Human Locomotion
University of Colorado--Boulder, Department of Integrative Physiology, Boulder, CO, c/o Dr. Rodger Kram
September 2004 - September 2005

Beqiri, Arben
Surgeon, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Research: Laparoscopic Surgery of the Colon and Rectum
National Naval Medical Center, Office of Graduate Medical Education, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Philip Purdue
October 2004 - January 2005

Bouraoui, Abderrahmene
Professor, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
Research: Pharmacological and Chemistry Studies of Bioactive Marine Substances for the Development of New Therapeutic Agents
University of California--Santa Barbara, Department of Biological Sciences: Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Dr. Robert Jacobs
April 2005 - September 2005

Broekaert, Ilse
Medical Resident, Children's Hospital, Department of Metabolic Diseases and Medical Nutrition, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Research: The Influence of Protective Nutrients on Immature Enterocytes
Harvard University, School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. W. Allan Walker
September 2004 - August 2005

Caplanusi, Mircea
Senior Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Research: Protective Role of Mitochondria in Renal Cells Subjected to Hypoxia
Tulane University, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, New Orleans, LA, c/o Dr. L. Gabriel Navar
September 2004 - June 2005

Che Hon, Wan
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Seremban Hospital, N. Sembilan, Malaysia
Research: The Leadership Role of Muslim Scientists: A Sign of Scientific Reemergence?
Temple University, Religion Department, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. Khalid A. Y. Blankinship
September 2004 - November 2004

Chen, Chih-Hsueh
Attending Physician, Department of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Modern Knowledge and Techniques for Hematological and Oncological Pathology
National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Pathology, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Mark Raffeld
October 2004 - March 2005

Cholewinski, Witold
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Research: Clinical Impact of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography on the Management of Patients With Abdominal and Thoracic Malignancies
St. Vincent's Hospital- Manhattan, New York Medical College, Department of Radiology, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Hussein M. Abdel-Dayem
February 2005 - October 2005

Duiseneyeva, Zhanna
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathophysiology, Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Research: Changes in Organisms Under the Influence of Exhaust Fumes and Other Factors of Air Pollution
University of Iowa, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Iowa City, IA, c/o Dr. Gregory R. Carmichael
November 2004 - October 2005

Eljamal, Mazin
Thoracic Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Al Bashir Hospital, Amman, Jordan
Research: The Management of Esophageal Cancer: Prospective and New Trends
Massachusetts General Hospital, General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Douglas Mathisen
November 2004 - July 2005

Fuxe, Per
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Research: Angiopoietins in Vascular Permeability and Angiogenesis
University of California--San Francisco, Cardiovascular Research Institute and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Anatomy, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Donald M. McDonald
August 2004 - July 2005

Gualandris, Anna
Researcher, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Research: Role of Slit2 and Its Receptors Robo1 and Robo4 in the Pathfinding of New Growing Vessels
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Daniel Weinstein
May 2005 - November 2005

Guix Arnau, Susana
Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Biology, Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Research: Methods to Propagate Human Calicivirus In Vitro and Molecular Regulation of Viral Replication
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Houston, TX, c/o Dr. Mary K. Estes
September 2004 - August 2006

Hakguder, Faika
Assistant Professor, Medical School, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Research: Is the Induction of Intraamniotic Furosemide Effective in Preventing Intestinal Damage in Gastroschisis?
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's Institute for Surgical Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. Alan Flake
October 2004 - August 2005

Jato, Johnson
Vice Chancellor, Bamenda University of Science and Technology, Bamenda, Yaounde, Cameroon
Research: Anticancer Activity of the Leaves of Macaranga Schweinfurthii
National Cancer Institute--Frederick, Scientific Application International Corporation, Natural Products Support Group, Frederick, MD, c/o Mr. Thomas G. McCloud
November 2004 - January 2005

Leleu, Xavier
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Law and Health (Lille II), Lille, France
Research: Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Rituximad-Mechanisms of Resistance From Tumor Cells of Waldenstrom Mac
Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Steven P. Treon
November 2004 - October 2005

Liscic, Rajka
Research Associate, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Research: Dementia: An Electrophysiological and Genetic Study
Washington University, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. John C. Morris
September 2004 - September 2005

Looi, Jeffrey
Senior Lecturer, Center for Mental Health Research and Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Research: Quantitative Methods for Measurements of Atrophy in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neuroimaging of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
University of California--Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Arthur W. Toga
January 2005 - July 2005

Macedoni Luksic, Marta
Teaching Assistant, Specialist, Pediatric Hospital, Department of Child Neurology, University of Ljubljana Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Research: Sensory Perception Disorders in Children With Autism
University of California--Davis, The M.I.N.D. Institute, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Randi Hagerman
September 2004 - June 2005

Manvelyan, Hovhannes
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
Research: Traumatic Brain Injury
University of California--San Francisco, Department of Neurosurgery, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Linda J. Noble
August 2004 - August 2005

Marmolejos Polanco, Victor
Professor, School of Medicine, East Central University, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Research: Effects of Alcohol Intake on PPARgamma Expression and Its Relationship With IGF-1
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, c/o Dr. Clifford Rosen
October 2005 - January 2006

Marreilha dos Santos, Ana
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Research: Blood-Brain Barrier Transport of Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl (MMT)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Nashville, TN, c/o Dr. Michael Aschner
September 2004 - December 2004

Martin Izquierdo, Daniel
Researcher, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research: Molecular Basis of Kaposi's Sarcoma
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. J. Silvio Gutkind
September 2004 - August 2006

Ndir, Oumar
Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Parasitology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
Research: Analysis of Plasmodium Falciparum Isolates From Patients With Malaria and HIV in Senegal
Harvard University, School of Public Health, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Dyann Wirth
April 2005 - September 2005

Neco Aladid, Patricia
Researcher, Department of Neuroscience, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Research: Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Dystrophic Muscle
University of California--Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Julio L. Vergara
October 2004 - September 2006

Nevo, Uri
Doctoral Candidate, School of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Medical Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Research: The Dynamics of Water Displacement and the Mechanical Events That Follow Neuronal Activation
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetrics, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Peter J. Basser
August 2004 - July 2005

Njolstad, Pal
Professor, Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Research: Molecular and Epidemiological Analysis of Mongenic Diabetes Genes
Harvard University, Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Ronald C. Kahn
August 2004 - August 2005

Nowakowska, Dorota
Associate Professor, Department of Fetal-Maternal Medicine, Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital--Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
Research: The Contribution of Parasite Genotype to Human Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. L. David Sibley
University of Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Rima McLeod
September 2004 - September 2005

Obrtlikova, Petra
Doctoral Candidate, University General Hospital, First Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research: In Vivo Potential of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Blood Cells
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Dr. Dan Kaufman
September 2004 - June 2005

Ogbaghebriel, Azieb
Dean and Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Asmara, Asmara, Eritrea
Research: Developing Teaching Materials and Laboratory Manuals and Introducing Information Technology to Enhance Undergraduate Biomedical Science Education
Riverside Community College, Department of Health, Human and Public Services, Moreno Valley, CA, c/o Dr. Patty Bufalino
February 2005 - July 2005

Paz, Ron
Doctoral Candidate, Hadassah Medical School, Department of Physiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Research: Identifying Neuronal Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation via Artificially Implanted Associations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--Newark, Aidekman Research Center, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Newark, NJ, c/o Dr. Denis Pare
September 2004 - August 2005

Piatrenka, Siarhei
Leading Scientist, Department of Medicine and Biology, International Sakharov Environmental University, Minsk, Belarus
Research: Comparative Analysis of the Functional Activity of Y-1 Receptors in Human Breast Tumors and Chemically Induced Experimental Mammary Cancer
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, East Lansing, MI, c/o Dr. James E. Trosko
May 2005 - October 2005

Ponnudurai, Theva
Rehabilitation Medicine Physician, Orthopaedic Department, Rehabilitation Unit, Seremban Hospital, N. Sembilan, Malaysia
Research: A Systems Development Project That Will Enable and Empower Disabled Persons to Assimilate Into Society
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Kerry J. Stewart
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Department of Neurorehabilitation, Downey, CA, c/o Dr. Michael Scott
October 2004 - December 2004

Poon, Wai-Fung
Professor, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Research: Word-Learning and Brain Activity
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Medical School, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. John F. Brugge
August 2004 - July 2005

Rosivall, Laszlo
Professor, Institute of Pathophysiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
Research: Short Loop Feedback: Regulation of Renal Hemodynamics
University of Alabama--Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, c/o Dr. Darwin Bell
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Janos Peti-Peterdi
March 2005 - May 2005

Salvesen, Helga
Consultant, Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pathology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Research: Tumorbiomarkers and Prognostic Factors in Endometrial Carcinoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. William R. Sellers
August 2004 - August 2005

Schei, Edvin
Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Department of General Practice, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Research: The Importance of Being a Person: Ethical and Existential Dimensions of Medicine
Boston University, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Alfred I. Tauber
September 2004 - July 2005

Sheiner, Eyal
Attending Physician, Soroka University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Research: The Safety of Ultrasound in Obstetrics
Rush University, Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Howard T. Strassner Jr.
April 2005 - April 2006

Starova, Agron
Research Assistant, Department of Dermatology, Clinical Center Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
Research: Dermatomycosis in the United States: Ethiology and Epidemiologic Aspects
University of California--San Francisco, Department of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Raza Aly
September 2004 - June 2005

Taran, Anatolie
Associate Professor, Department of Trauma and Orthopedics, Moldova State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Nicolae Testemitsanu, Chisinau, Moldova
Research: New Methods in the Treatment of Extensive Burns
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, School of Medicine, Trauma and Burn Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI, c/o Dr. Saman Arbabi
February 2005 - August 2005

Tunc, Murat
Associate Professor, Duzce Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
Research: Experimental Retinal Prosthesis to Restore Vision in Animal Models With Photoreceptor Loss
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Mark Humayun
October 2004 - April 2005

Yakimova, Krassimira
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Research: Interactions of Temperature-Sensitive and Temperature-Insensitive Neurons in Regard to Thermoregulation
Ohio State University--Columbus, College of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Columbus, OH, c/o Dr. Jack Boulant
September 2004 - February 2005

Zetterberg, John
Researcher, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Research: Role of Pen-2 and Aph-1 in Complexing With the Gamma-Secretase Substrates Amyloid Precursor Protein and Notch in Alzheimer's Disease
Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Neurology, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Weiming Xia
August 2004 - August 2005

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