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A new coalition to battle the problem of overweight and obese children in central Illinois has been awarded a $100,000 community engagement grant by Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL). The effort, led by Dr. David Steward, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, includes various partners working under the name Springfield Collaborative. The grant runs through October and is one of 14 that BCBSIL awarded in the state. To read more about this program go to http://www.siumed.edu/news/releasesFY10/StewardBCBSIL.html
Dr. Krishna A. Rao, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology received the Clinician-Scientist Program Award for his grant submission entitled “Impact of Rab25 Loss and Re-expression in Breast Cancer. The award amount was for $60,000.
Dr. Stephen Stone been appointed Associate Editor of Psoriasis Forum, the journal of the National Psoriasis Foundation. Also, at their nnnual meeting, Dr. Stone will receive the American Academy of Dermatology, Presidential Citation, March 2010 for "dedicated efforts to help preserve the history of dermatology through your work on the History Showcase”
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Pary, Professor Emeritus in the Division of Medicine Psychiatry, who has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Frank J. Menolascino Award for Psychiatric Services for Persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.
