July 2010 Distinctions
College of Dentistry
Roberta Pileggi, D.D.S., M.S., an associate professor and chair of endodontics, received her diplomate status award from the American Board of Endodontics, which is the certifying board for the specialty, during its annual meeting in San Diego. Pileggi is the director of the Graduate Endodontic Program.
Timothy Garvey, D.M.D., a clinical assistant professor in the department of pediatric dentistry, received the Florida Dental Health Foundation’s 2010 Humanitarian Award and the 2010 Dr. E.A. Cosby Community Service Award from the Alachua County Dental Society for his outstanding service to the community. Garvey received the award plus a $1,000 contribution to the charity of his choice in recognition of his dedication to serving needy populations in Florida and in other countries.
Henrietta L. Logan, Ph.D., a professor in the department of community dentistry and behavioral science and director of the Southeast Center for Research to Reduce Disparities in Oral Health, was selected by the National Institutes of Health to participate in its Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Logan is one of only 35 participants chosen from universities across the country to participate in this institute and one of two UF faculty.
Jacksonville
Arshag D. Mooradian, M.D., a professor of medicine and chair of the department of medicine, and Charles W. Heilig, M.D., a professor of medicine and interim chief of the division of nephrology and hypertension, were recently appointed as section editors for the American Journal of Therapeutics. Mooradian has been appointed as the editor for the Internal Medicine section and Heilig will be editor of the Renal Drugs section of the journal. The journal publishes information related to pharmacological developments in cardiology, infectious disease, oncology, anesthesiology, nephrology, toxicology and psychotropics. The journal features articles on the latest therapeutic approaches as well as critical articles on the drug approval process and therapeutic reviews.
College of Medicine
Michael Conlon, Ph.D., joined the UF Clinical Translational Science Institute as associate director and chief operating officer. Conlon has more than 30 years of experience at UF and has served in numerous capacities. Most recently, he served as associate chief information officer for IT architecture, creating and delivering information technology services for UF. He currently is principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health-funded VIVO grant, which aims to create a national network of scientists.
College of Pharmacy
Carrie Haskell-Luevano, Ph.D., a professor in pharmacodynamics, has been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry through 2014. Advisory board members advocate for recruiting high-quality publications, particularly in emerging areas of medicinal chemistry.
Teresa Kauf, Ph.D., an associate professor in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy, has been appointed to a four-year term as co-editor and member of the editorial board of the journal Value in Health. Value in Health is the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.
Hartmut C. Derendorf, Ph.D., a distinguished professor and chair of the department of pharmaceutics, received the prestigious Volwiler Research Achievement Award during the Examining Excellence Awards Plenary at the 2010 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting in July. The AACP honored the UF pharmacy educator for his outstanding research and contributions to the field of pharmaceutical sciences. Derendorf joined UF in 1981 as the postdoctoral fellow of the 1980 Volwiler Award recipient Edward R. Garrett.
Charles (Doug) Hepler, Ph.D., a distinguished professor emeritus in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy received the 2010 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award June 8. The most prestigious honor awarded in health-system pharmacy, the Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to health-system pharmacy practice.
Jason Frazier, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pharmacodynamics, has been selected as one of the 10 recipients of the Jack Wessel Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors at UF for 2010-11. Mr. Jack Wessel, a friend of UF, wanted to recognize faculty early in their academic careers for their research productivity. Each award is a one-time allocation of $5,000 in support of research.
Public Health and Health Professions
Lisa D’Oyley, an undergraduate student majoring in communicative disorders and psychology, received UF’s Judith Ann Young Scholarship. The award recognizes juniors or seniors with a 3.6 G.P.A. or greater who demonstrate responsible leadership and provide service to the university or community. D’Oyley is a research and teaching assistant and volunteers at Horses Helping People. She is the symposium vice president for the UF chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association.
Lisa LaGorio, a student in the rehabilitation science doctoral and master’s in public health degree programs, has received several awards this spring, including a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Research Award from the NIH to support her dissertation research. LaGorio also received UF’s Leighton E. Cluff Award for Aging Research in recognition of research she conducted on a novel therapy to treat bowed vocal cords in older adults. The treatment incorporated neuromuscular electrical stimulation and exercise-based training of the muscles involved in phonation. She is also the recipient of the Sam and Connie Holloway Endowed Scholarship for professional leadership and promise, which was presented at the college’s spring commencement ceremony.
Shilpa Patil, a doctoral student in the rehabilitation science program, won the Neurology Section Graduate Student Research Award at the American Physical Therapy Association’s combined sections meeting in February.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kiri Dunn, a student in the college, received top honors for the best research poster presentation by a resident or student at the 13th Triennial Symposium of the American Heartworm Society in April. Dunn’s research project, titled “Heartworm Testing, Treatment and Prevention Protocols for Cats in Animal Shelters,” was conducted last summer during a research fellowship with Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at UF and the Merck Merial Scholars Program.