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- Zheng named director of Huffington Center on Aging
- Ob-gyn faculty named to national leadership positions
Zheng named director of Huffington Center on Aging
Dr. Hui Zheng, a professor of molecular and human genetics, neuroscience and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine, was named director of BCM's Huffington Center on Aging.
Zheng has served on faculty in the Huffington Center since joining the college in 1999. Along with her appointments in genetics, neuroscience and cell biology, she is also part of the interdepartmental programs of developmental biology, cellular and molecular biology and translational biology and molecular medicine.
Her research centers on Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, she has served as an adviser for 18 graduate and postgraduate students.
The Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center on Aging is committed to addressing the needs of an aging population by providing medical education and training, conducting basic and clinical science research, and delivering healthcare through BCM affiliated hospitals and other institutions.
Ob-gyn faculty named to national leadership positions
Dr. William Gibbons, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has been elected president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and Dr. Dolores J. Lamb, professor of urology and of molecular and cellular biology, has been elected vice president of the ASRM. The society is a voluntary, non-profit organization devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine, including infertility, menopause, contraception and sexuality.
Dr. Amy Young, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has been named president-elect of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The association promotes excellence in women's health care by providing optimal resources and support to educators who inspire, instruct, develop and empower women's health care providers of tomorrow.
