Something NEW! - UBRP Alumni Electronic Forum

Several months ago we invited UBRP alumni to establish an alumni account with us. We have now added an interactive alumni forum to this account. You can now post jobs, post CVs if you are looking for a job, network, and participate in on-line discussions of various topics. If you don't already have an alumni account, you need to set one up in order to have access to the forum. If you are an unregistered UBRP alumni and would like to join in, you can register at: http://ubrp.arizona.edu/register/registrationAlumni.cfm If you are already registered, you can simply login at http://ubrp.arizona.edu/alumni and get started. At present, there are 5 forum subjects - Post a Job, Looking for a Job, Networking (to find long lost UBRP alumni contact info), Mentoring, and a request for images for the 18th anual UBRP Poster Conference. You can contact Carol with suggestions for additional subjects.

Samuel Day ‘04 has been selected as an NIH-Cambridge University Scholar in Biomedical Research. Here is an excerpt from the Program Director’s letter to Sam’s faculty sponsor, Dr. Robert Gilles, Biochemistry & Molecular Biosciences "This Scholarship is the premier biomedical sciences academic award through which students carry out international collaborative biomedical research. The Scholarship is affiliated with the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships and designed to provide the most talented biomedical science students with an accelerated path to their doctorate in settings where they will have access to the most advanced facilities and interdisciplinary training experiences. As a Scholar, your student will serve as an ambassador to catalyze international scientific cooperation and collaborative research. He will also be provided educational experiences designed to promote an understanding of the ethical, legal, commercial, and governmental policy implications of their scientific research so that they can see how it fits into the broader fabric of society. The goal is to promote the education of the future global leaders in biological and medical science." Congratulations, Sam! For more about this program go to: http://gpp.nih.gov

From UW School of Medicine, Volume 8, Number 44, November 5, 2004, Online News:

"For their work providing public health interventions and medical assistance in El Salvador, UW researchers Parmi Suchdev ‘97 and Ellie Click have received the Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Section.

Suchdev and Click, both pediatrics residents at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, started the Children's Health International Medicine Project of Seattle (CHIMPS). The project involved giving medical care to hundreds of children and families in the rural area of Abelines, El Salvador. Participants treated patients with parasitic diseases, malnutrition, upper respiratory infections, skin diseases, and other illnesses.
They also worked with local health committee workers to implement long-term public health interventions in the community. The project aimed at reducing the impact of intestinal parasites through the use of antihelminthic medication and education on parasite transmission and prevention. Another focus was decreasing dental caries in children through the use of fluoride varnish for teeth and education on dental hygiene."

Parmi was a UBRPer in Dr. Ralph Fregosi’s lab, Physiology and Dr. Danny Brower’s lab, Molecular & Cellular Biology. Parmi received his MD/MPH from Northwestern. Email: psuchdev@yahoo.com