Department News
Saxton Featured in Post-Gazette
Judith Saxton, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology was featured in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article June 3, 2009 about the use of computers in diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Read the article here.
Van Cott Receives Award
Anne Van Cott, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology has been named the 2009 Outstanding Professional Employee (Medical/Scientific) Bronze Award recipient in the Excellence in Government Awards Program sponsored by the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board. In March Dr. Van Cott was elected a Fellow Member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in recognition of her research and educational contributions to the field of epilepsy and the neurology community. (5/09)
Nicholas to Present at CMSC Meeting
Jacqueline Nicholas, MD, second year Department of Neurology resident, will present a case at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers meeting in Atlanta at the end of May. (5/09)
O’Leary, Mielo Receive Physicians Services Division Awards
Melanie Mielo, Practice Coordinator for the Department of Neurology has been selected as a 2009 winner of the “Robert Mientus Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the UPMC Physician Services Division,” the highest award the PSD grants for service to the Physician Services Division. Margie O’Leary, CRNP, MS Division has been selected as the 2009 “Physician Services Division Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the Community.” This is the highest Award that PSD grants to staff members in recognition of outstanding contributions to our community. Margie and Melanie will be honored at a reception August 6 and will have their names added to a permanent plaque in the Physician Services Division's corporate offices honoring previous recipients. (5/09)
Raji Receives American Academy of Neurology Award
Cyrus Raji, MD/PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurology has received the AAN 2009 Extended Neuroscience Award for his paper “Independent Effects of Age and Alzheimer’s on Gray Matter in a Community Cohort.” The award was presented at the AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle. (5/09)
Burton, Cao, Greenamyre Awarded Grants
Three Department of Neurology principal investigators have been awarded research grants from prominent funding sources. The recipients, grant titles and sources are:
Edward A. Burton, MBChB, MD, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry: Dystonia Medical Research Foundation for Dopamine neuron development in a novel zebrafish model of DYT1 dystonia
Guodong Cao, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Neurology: National Institutes of Health (R21) for Novel modified erythropoietins for the treatment of ischemic brain injury
J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Chief, Movement Disorders Division: 1) Michael J. Fox Foundation for Characterization of E46K and A53T alpha-synuclein BAC transgenic rats and 2) the Parkinson's Disease Foundation for Modeling gastrointestinal dysfunction in PD. (5/09)
Clemens Interviewed for Neurology Today
Paula Clemens, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Chief, Division of Veterans Affairs was interviewed for the April 16 issue of Neurology Today. The article highlights a study on the use of an intravenously administered antisense morpholino in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Roy Publishes Book
Asim Roy, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology has recently published Neurology & Psychiatry: 1,000 Questions to Help You Pass the Boards. The book, co-authored with Dr. Kumar Budur, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, was published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins in February. The publication is a review for neurology residents and practicing neurologists studying for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification and recertification exams and is the first such book that contains both neurology and psychiatry board review questions.
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