The Neal W. Chilton Award announcement for 2012 is now listed under Fellowships. Please click on the Fellowships link under Education Programs to see this announcement.
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Board of Directors member, Maria Ryan, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Oral Biology and Pathology in the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, was recently named the winner of an international award that recognized her work in advancing women's health care by focusing her research efforts on the development of risk assessment strategies and biochemical testing for early identification of periodontal disease. Dr. Ryan was presented with the first ever Victress Award in Health at an August gala in
The Victress Award in Health was created to honor a scientist or doctor
who is researching or developing in a field that is gender specific or
who provides a breakthrough for women's health. The winner also serves
as a role model for young women who want to follow a similar career
path. The award recognizes that women have different medical needs,
sometimes show different symptoms or respond differently to medication,
and is meant to promote some of the brilliant women in science who are
usually not as visible as their male colleagues.
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Dr. Athena Papas, Tufts University and Dr. Stuart Gansky, University of California San Francisco both became Active Members at our May 4, 2010 meeting held in Newark, NJ. We welcome them to our membership.