Jan. 15, 2003

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Awards & honors

	Lupski elected to Institute of Medicine
	Baylor ob-gyn professor heads national group
	Baylor researcher receives grant for brain research
	Polish government recognizes Baylor anesthesiologist
	Rivera recognized for Multiple Sclerosis work

Lupski elected to Institute of Medicine

James R. Lupski, MD, PhD, professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, was recently named to membership in the Institute of Medicine.

"Dr. Lupski's election confirms the level of respect he has earned within the scientific community and among his peers," said Dr. Ralph D. Feigin, president and CEO of Baylor.

Active institute members elect new members from candidates chosen for their major contributions to health and medicine or to related fields such as social and behavioral sciences, law, administration, and economics.

"Jim's research has identified a whole new class of genetic abnormalities and the underlying mechanisms which has given us great insight into certain disorders, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease," said Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, chairman of the department of molecular and human genetics.

As a new member of the institute, Lupski joins other members from Baylor including Drs. Bobby R. Alford, Arthur L. Beaudet, Dennis M. Bier, William R. Brinkley, Baruch A. Brody, William T. Butler, C. Thomas Caskey, Michael E. DeBakey, Ralph D. Feigin, Bert W. O'Malley, Joe L. Simpson, William A. Spencer and Huda Y. Zoghbi.

Baylor ob-gyn professor heads national group

Sandra Ann Carson, MD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, was elected president of the Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) at its 58th Annual meeting held recently in Seattle.

Carson, a reproductive endocrinologist, directs Baylor's in vitro fertilization program and is a principal investigator of federally funded reproductive research in the areas of spontaneous abortion and ectopic pregnancy. At Baylor, Carson facilitates the freshman Integrated Problem Solving seminars and lectures third-year students during their rotation in obstetrics and gynecology.

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Baylor researcher receives grant for brain research

Ronald L. Davis, PhD, vice chairman for research in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, is one of seven researchers across the country to receive a Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Award from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience.

The award is given to researchers studying new approaches to diagnosing, preventing and treating injuries or diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord.

Davis will work in collaboration with Lauren Marangell, MD, director of the Mood Disorders Center at Baylor. The award is $300,000 for three years.

Davis' work has focused on the genes associated with learning and behavior, specifically in the fruit fly and the mouse. He will be investigating whether humans with mood disorders have changes in the seven genes found in those model organisms.

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Polish government recognizes Baylor anesthesiologist

Zbigniew Wojciechowski, MD, an assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine, received the Officer's Cross of the Medal of Merit from Poland's Ambassador to the United States Przemyslaw Grudzinski and Consul General Krzysztof Kasprzyk for his contributions to the Polish community in both Houston and his former home of Seattle.

He serves as the vice president of the Polish-American Congress, Houston Chapter, and is an organizer and sponsor of the annual Polish Film Festival in Houston.
He sponsors Forum Polonia, located at http://www.forum-polonia-houston.com, a web site that serves as a platform for communication and cooperation within the Polish community in Houston. Additionally, he travels to Poland each year to participate in meetings and conferences tied to his work as an anesthesiologist.

Rivera recognized for Multiple Sclerosis work

Victor Rivera, MD, a professor of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine and attending and deputy chief of neurology at The Methodist Hospital, was recently named 2002 volunteer of the year by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS).

Rivera was recently appointed to two NMSS boards, including the national council of clinical advisory committee chairs and the national medical advisory board.
Internationally known as an expert on multiple sclerosis, Rivera is medical director of the Baylor International Multiple Sclerosis Center at The Methodist Hospital.

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