Findings
Houston, Texas
Volume 6, Issue 3
March 2008

Briefs

Welch foundation spotlights BCM scientist

Francis T.F. Tsai, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at BCM, was awarded the Welch Foundation's 2008 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research.

The Welch Foundation, one of the nation's oldest and largest sources of private funding of basic research in chemistry, presents the award annually to "honor up-and-coming young scientists at Texas colleges and universities who are 40 years of age or younger." Recipients are recognized for expanding the frontiers of chemistry through their innovative research endeavors. Welch serves as director of the Tsai Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry and Proteomics. His research focuses on research focuses on how large, energy-dependent molecular machines operate in a cell.

American Heart Association recognizes Dr. Lloyd Michael

Lloyd Michael, Ph.D., professor of medicine, surgery and molecular physiology and biophysics at BCM, was elected a Fellow in the American Heart Association and the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences. He was cited for his significant contributions to the cardiovascular literature and for his innovative animal models of cardiovascular disease.

Michael was also elected to the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International Council on Accreditation. AAALAC, a private, nonprofit organization, is dedicated to the promotion of humane treatment of animals in science through science-based, peer-review accreditation and assessment programs.

Spacehab Science Advisory Council appoints BCM faculty member

Jeanne L. Becker, Ph.D., vice president and associate director of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, has been appointed to the newly formed Science Advisory Council of Spacehab Inc., a provider of commercial space services.

Becker also serves as NSBRI's chief scientist and holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Surgery. The Science Advisory Council is an elite team of scientists, physicians and microgravity specialists that will provide strategic guidance and technical insight as Spacehab advances its identified microgravity processing initiatives through its new subsidiary, Spacehab Microgravity Sciences, Inc.

Moyer wins award

Virginia Moyer, M.D., M.P.H., professor of pediatrics at BCM, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Southern Society for Pediatric Research Ross Award in Pediatric Education.

This annual award is bestowed on individuals who have widespread recognition for the stimulation of pre- and post-doctoral students to provide excellent child health care; have made outstanding contributions to the development and administration of pediatric curricula or parent-child educational programs; and are recognized as a pediatric educator role model.

Moyer's research interests are evidence-based medicine, diagnostic testing, educational approaches to teaching critical appraisal and evidence-based medicine and quality improvement and management.