In the News: An Interview with Elaine Strass (more...)
EB2008: FASEB MARC Travel Awards Announced (more...)
Happy Birthday ASPET! 100 Years and Counting! (more...)
Mark Lively chosen as FASEB President-Elect
Mark Lively chosen as
President-Elect of FASEB
Mark O. Lively, Ph.D., FASEB's current Vice President of Science Policy and the former President of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (2001–2002,) has been chosen as President-Elect of FASEB. He will serve one year (July 2008-June 2009) as President-Elect before beginning his term as FASEB's President in July 2009.
Dr. Lively is professor of biochemistry at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is the director of the WFU Biomolecular Resource Laboratory, a core laboratory of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University. The core laboratory provides services for protein sequence analysis, protein mass spectrometry (ion trap and MALDI-TOF), peptide synthesis, amino acid analysis, DNA sequencing, DNA/RNA synthesis, and bioinformatics to Wake Forest investigators. He is also the founding director of the WFUSM inter-departmental graduate training program in Molecular Genetics and Genomics. Lively has taught biochemistry and molecular biology in the WFUSM medical curriculum since 1983.
Lively received his B.S. (1975) and his Ph.D. (1978) degrees in chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. After an NIH postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, Lively joined the faculty of the biochemistry department at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (now Wake Forest University School of Medicine) in 1983. He is a protein chemist with a long-standing interest in proteolytic enzymes and protein structure and function. His NIH-funded research program has focused on the biochemistry and cell biology of signal peptidase, a membrane-bound peptidase that plays a central role in protein biosynthesis.
Lively was appointed to the FASEB board in 2004 as the representative for the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF). He participated in the Strategic Planning Retreat in 2004 and then served on the Business Model Subcommittee of the strategic planning process. He currently serves on the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee. Until June 2007, he led the FASEB Membership committee to identify new societies for FASEB membership. He was elected by the FASEB board to serve as Vice President for Science Policy (July 2007– June 2008). Lively is a member of the ASBMB and the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. He was one of the early members of ABRF, a FASEB member society dedicated to advancing core and research biotechnology laboratories through research, communication, and education. He was a member of its Executive board (2000–2004) and served as President from 2001 through 2002.
Lively has extensive research grant review experience. He has served on grant review groups including a term as a full member of the NIH Biochemistry study section, the NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program for more than 10 years, NIH Fellowship grants (panel chair, 1998–1999), NIH reviews of applications for Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) since the initiation of that program in 2000, as well as the NSF Instrumentation and Instrument Development program. He was a member of one of the first review panels for NIH Roadmap Initiative applications. He has served on the editorial boards of The Journal of Biological Chemistry (2 terms), Biochemistry, and Protein Science. He currently serves as chair of the external advisory boards for the Delaware Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) grant project and the NIH Research Infrastructure at Minority Institutions grant, Winston-Salem State University. - Guy Fogleman
Joseph C. LaManna chosen as FASEB Vice President-Elect for Science Policy
Joseph C. LaManna chosen as FASEB Vice President-Elect for Science Policy
Joseph C. LaManna, Ph.D., the current FASEB Board Representative for the American Association of Anatomists, has been chosen as FASEB's Vice President-Elect for Science Policy. Dr. LaManna will begin his term on July 1, 2008, will serve as Vice President-Elect for Science Policy through June 30, 2009, and will take office as FASEB Vice President for Science Policy on July 1, 2009.
Dr. LaManna is Professor and Chair of the Anatomy Department at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC in 1971. He received a PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology from Duke University in Durham, NC in 1975.
LaManna has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association and other outside funding agencies since 1975 including an NIH (NINCDS) NRSA Post-doctoral Fellowship from 1975-1977, an (NHLBI) Young Investigator Award in 1977, and an NIH (NINCDS) Research Career Development Award from 1978-1981. His most recent NIH R01 renewal awarded is now in Years 6-10, and is entitled, “Brain vascular and metabolic adaptations to hypoxia”.
He has been involved in cerebrovascular research for more than 30 years. Research conducted in the laboratory is concerned with energy demand, energy metabolism, and blood flow in the brain. The role of these mechanisms in the tissue response to pathological insults such as stroke, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, and hypoxia is being actively investigated. His most recent research has centered on the role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 induced angiogenesis in physiological adaptation to hypoxia and in neuroprotective and ischemic preconditioning. He has authored or co-authored over 200 research papers and review chapters.
LaManna is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, and Brain Research. He is an active member of multiple scientific societies including the Society for Neuroscience (Program Committee 2002-2005); American Physiological Society; International Society for Oxygen Transport to Tissues (Executive Committee, 1986-89; 1995-98; 2000-03; President-Elect 2007); AAAS; International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (Board of Directors, 2007-2011); Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neuroscience Chairs (Executive Board 2002-06); American Association of Anatomists (Public Affairs Committee 1999 – 2007; Chair 2002 – 2007).
He was the recipient of the Jeanette M. and Joseph S. Silber Research Fund for the Study of Brain Sciences through Case Western Reserve University. He has participated in multiple grant reviews, study sections and site visits for NIH, NSF, AHA, VA, etc. as well as reviewing for the Ministry of Science and Technology of Portugal, Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, The Wellcome Trust, and others. He served as a member of the NIH Neurology B-1 Study Section. - Guy Fogleman
Business Basics
The humble favor can grease the squeaky wheels of business
One little favor from a busy colleague can often make the wheels of industry run smoother.
But, just remember, lots of people want those favors returned -- and some expect them returned in a big way.
Sometimes what you ask from a fellow worker takes little time to do, but what is asked in return can take a lot of time, according to The Wall Street Journal's Jared Sandberg.
A study by Stanford's Graduate School of Business shows that a favor actually has shelf life. Soon afterward, the person who received it thought it was more valuable than the person who granted it. Over time, however, the person who received it thought it was not a big deal, but the person who granted it thought it was a big deal.
Some who do a favor want an almost immediate payback. Others wait.
Stanford found that favor is a powerful word that prompts a person to comply with a request. One study shows that when people in New York's Penn Station were asked to fill out a questionnaire, 57 percent did so. When asked if they would do a favor and fill it out, 84 percent did.
One tip for negotiating a big favor. One study suggests that you should first ask for an even larger favor. When that is declined, try asking for what you really want. It usually works.
People have a fixed response when asked to do a favor, say the Stanford people. It's "Yeah, what is it?"
Spring on the Beaumont Campus is a thing of beauty with all the flowers in bloom and the trees coming back to life after a long winter. Enjoy the campus this spring by taking a walk around the grounds and while you’re out there, take part in the first “Spring on Beaumont Campus Photo Contest.”
The contest, sponsored by FASEB Campus Services, is for photos taken this spring that best capture the beauty and character of the campus in spring. The contest is open to all FASEB and society staff (only judges and their immediate families are ineligible). Electronic entries are preferred and can be submitted to the Campus Services office via email to rdunn@faseb.org. If you do not have access to a digital camera, photo prints from negatives or original slides may be submitted by dropping them off at L-1516.
One grand prize winner will receive a double-matted, framed archival print of their winning entry up to an 18”x24” frame size. Twelve additional runner-up winners will each receive a $10 FASEB Conference Center gift card which can be redeemed for morning beverage and pastry service.
Rights to all entries must be assigned to FASEB for use in publications, displays and/or marketing materials. All entries must be received by June 30, 2008.
GOT QUESTIONS??? Contact Rick Dunn for the answers!
Joseph C. LaManna, Ph.D., the current FASEB Board Representative for the American Association of Anatomists, has been chosen as FASEB's Vice President-Elect for Science Policy. Dr. LaManna will begin his term on July 1, 2008, will serve as Vice President-Elect for Science Policy through June 30, 2009, and will take office as FASEB Vice President for Science Policy on July 1, 2009.
One little favor from a busy colleague can often make the wheels of industry run smoother.
Spring on the Beaumont Campus is a thing of beauty with all the flowers in bloom and the trees coming back to life after a long winter. Enjoy the campus this spring by taking a walk around the grounds and while you’re out there, take part in the first “Spring on Beaumont Campus Photo Contest.”