College Monthly Update
for
July 2003
Update Archive

• Terrie Taylor, D.O., Professor of Internal Medicine, had the title of University Distinguished Professor bestowed upon her on July 1. MSU will host a reception in honor of Dr. Taylor's accomplishments in October.
  
• Carol Monson, D.O., MSUCOM Class of 1979, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association.
  
• Greg Fink, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, has been awarded a Program Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The project titled, "Neurohumoral control of veins in hypertension" received an award of $8,695,857 over a five-year period. Dr. Fink's co-investigators on this project include James Galligan, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology; David Kreulen, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Physiology, and Neurology and Ophthalmology; and Stephanie Watts, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
  
• Thomas Hartkop, D.O., MSUCOM Class of 1980, announced Hartkop Productions' latest film project, "Weightless", which was filmed at Johnson Space Center in Houston, the University of Michigan, and Los Angeles. The film will be aired on television in the near future.
  
• College personnel attended the MAOFP convention July 24-26 at the Kellogg Center on the campus of MSU. Alumni and friends were greeted at the college exhibit.
  
• Sigma Sigma Phi osteopathic honor society hosted their annual induction ceremony on July 8, with Dean Strampel providing a welcome and college update.
  
• MSUCOM welcomed students from the Medical Trainer College, Toyko, Japan, to the campus of MSU for a summer course in osteopathic manipulative medicine.
  
• Stephanie Watts, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, has been appointed to the AHA Greater Midwest Affiliate Research Committee. This committee makes funding decisions on awards to investigators in the Midwest. In addition, Dr. Watts has also been appointed to another three-year term on the Council for High Blood Pressure Research Publications Committee, and has been awarded an open-ended contract from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to characterize 5HT receptor activity of some of this company's compounds.
  
• The MSUCOM OsteoCHAMPS Program completed its fourth summer Pre-College Enrichment Program (PREP) for 27 high school students from Lansing, Detroit, Mt. Clemens, and Muskegon. The intensive two-week program focused on instruction in premedical and basic college education curriculum.
  
• The Department of Family and Community Medicine has been awarded a third year of funding for its Division of Research by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) project.

• Friday, August 22, 12:30 p.m., Patenge Medal Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, Kellogg Center.
• Friday, August 22, 3:00 p.m., MSUCOM Convocation, Wharton Center.
• September 15-18, AOA Accreditation Site Visit.
• Monday, September 22, 11:30, Kent County Legislative Luncheon, Gibson's.
• Friday, September 26, 9:00 a.m., Osteopathic Open golf outing, Hawk Hollow.
• September 26-27, Silverfest alumni weekend.
• Sunday, October 12, MSUCOM "Tailgate Party" at the AOA Convention, New Orleans Hilton.