Almanac September 27, 2011
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday September 27, 2011 Volume 58 Number 5 www.upenn.edu/almanac Inaugural Schaeffer Professor of Harrington-Rhoads Environmental Toxicology Center Medicine: Jack Ende Associate Professor in Surgery: Part of Group to Analyze Seafood Dr. Jack Ende, Brian Czerniecki Safety Following Gulf Oil Spill chief of medicine Dr. Brian J. Czerniecki, has been named the Penn’s Center of Excellence in Environmen- at Penn Presbyte- Harrington-Rhoads Associate Professor in Sur- tal Toxicology (CEET) is part of a consortium rian Medical Cen- gery. The chair was that has been awarded $7.85 million from Na- ter, has been named created thanks to the tional Institutes of Environmental Health Sci- the inaugural Adele generosity of Dolores ences (NIEHS) to determine seafood safety fol- and Harold Schaef- Harrington and the lowing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill fer Professor of Med- Mark H. and Blanche in the Gulf of Mexico. The consortium is led by icine at a ceremony M. Harrington Foun- the Environmental Health Sciences Core Cen- in Penn’s Biomedical dation. Dr. Czerniecki ters at the Perelman School of Medicine at the Research Building. also currently serves University of Pennsylvania and the University For over 30 years, as co-director of the of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). Harold G. and Adele Rena Rowan Breast K. Schaeffer have Jack Ende Center and is Surgical supported general Director of the Immu- medicine at Penn, with a particular interest in notherapy Program at helping care for the most underserved commu- the Abramson Cancer Brian Czerniecki nities and patients. They have frequently sup- Center. ported programs run by Dr. Ende which provide Dr. Czerniecki received his medical de- free medication and medical supplies to needy gree at the University of Medicine and Dentist- patients upon their release from the hospital. ry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medi- “Their support has already made a world of cal School and his doctoral degree at Rutgers difference for hundreds of these patients,” Dr. University and the Johnson Medical School. He Ende said. “I don’t just think they’ve helped completed his internship and residency at Ohio people. They’ve saved lives.” State University and performed a Fellowship in “Dr. Ende is a world class physician,” said Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Insti- Harold Schaeffer. “And Penn Medicine is a tute. He was Lieutenant Commander for the US Edward Emmett Trevor Penning world class institution. We’re thrilled to be able Public Health Service at the National Institutes Dr. Edward Emmett, professor of occupa- to help them help others.” of Health. After serving as clinical instructor in Since 1997, when Dr. Ende became chief tional & environmental medicine, will co-lead the department of surgery at Ohio State Univer- the Community Based Participatory Based Re- of medicine, he has developed a reputation as sity, he joined the faculty of the Raymond and a service-oriented clinician and educator, creat- search Project (CBPR) and the Community Out- Ruth Perelman School of Medicine in 1995. He reach and Dissemination Core (CODC). Dr. Em- ing programs to facilitate access to care for low- helped establish and currently directs the Breast income patients, immigrant communities, HIV/ mett is an authority on the principles and prac- Cancer Fellowship Program at Penn Medicine. tices that underlie the CBPR approach and will AIDS patients, and other at-risk populations. Dr. Czerniecki has a dual role as surgeon and The Schaeffer chair will allow him to build on use this to translate possible human health con- researcher, and maintains an active clinical prac- cerns from the oil spill to affected communities. all those programs, as well as devote more time tice specializing in diseases of the breast. He has to his other passion, education. Dr. Trevor Penning, CEET director, will co-lead been recognized by the National Cancer Institute the project’s investigation on the toxicological “Being the Schaeffer Professor,” Dr. Ende as an expert in the management of ductal carcino- added, “gives me the opportunity to demon- properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ma in situ (DCIS), which is early stage breast can- (PAHs) from the oil, and will focus on how they strate for residents and students how medicine cer. Dr. Czerniecki has served on several Nation- can—and should—be practiced.” are metabolized and whether they mutate DNA, (continued on page 2) which could lead to cancer and birth defects. $1.5 Million Grant to Predict Sea-Level Rise & Flooding from Hurricanes “As soon as CEET learned of the Gulf oil In an effort to better understand sea-level rise and flooding from hurri- spill, we had an immediate concern about the canes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the National Oceanic and Atmo- safety of seafood since potentially carcinogen- spheric Administration has awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant to a ic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the research team led by Benjamin Horton. The study aims to provide predic- oil could bioaccumlate in shellfish and enter tive models and reports that can be used both by environmental scientists the food chain. The vicinity of UTMB to the oil and coastal communities. spill coupled with our unique expertise in study- Dr. Horton, an associate professor in the School of Arts and Sciences’ (continued on page 2) department of earth and environmental science, is the director of Penn’s IN THIS ISSUE Sea Level Research Laboratory. 2 SENATE: SEC Agenda; Council Meeting Coverage; “Future flooding of the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts will depend upon Death: Mr. Paul, Law both sea-level rise and the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones, 3 Makuu Director; Fel’s Institute Senior Advisor; each of which will be affected by climate change,” Dr. Horton said. “We Purchasing Director will employ new interdisciplinary approaches to bring about a marked im- 4 Speaking Out: Economic Diversity at Penn Benjamin Horton 5 Response: Ensuring Accessibility and Opportunity provement in the reliability of predictions of such flooding.” 6 Celebrating 125 Years of Nursing at Penn The NOAA-backed project draws upon research Dr. Horton published 8 Penn Libraries Appointments; Archive of Songwriter earlier this year with lab members and collaborators from Pennsylvania State University, the Woods 9 Human Resources: Upcoming Programs Hole Oceanographic Institution, Finland’s Aalto University School of Engineering and Germany’s 10 New Benefit at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The researchers produced a landmark study that re- 11 Update; Employee Resource Fair; CrimeStats; Save Today for a Secure Tomorrow; Classifieds sulted in the first reconstruction of sea-level rise during the past 2,000 years. 12 An American Odyssey at Arthur Ross Gallery (continued on page 2) Pullout: October AT PENN ALMANAC September 27, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 From the Senate Office University Council Coverage SENATE Last Wednesday, at the first University Coun- cil meeting of the academic year, Provost Vin- The following agenda is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. cent Price welcomed everyone back, on behalf of Any member of the standing faculty may attend SEC meetings and observe. himself and President Amy Gutmann, who was Questions may be directed to Sue White, executive assistant to the Senate Office unable to attend. Provost Price then announced either by telephone at (215) 898-6943, or by email at [email protected] the appointment of Council’s moderator: Dr. Reed Pyeritz, professor of medicine and genet- Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda ics, who is back from his sabbatical in Geneva. Dr. Price also announced the re-appointment of Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Council’s parliamentarian: Marjorie Hassen, di- 3–5 p.m. rector of public services at the Libraries. Dr. Camille Charles, chair of Steering, an- Please Note Location for This Meeting nounced the focus issues for the year: University Club at Penn, 3611 Walnut St. November 30—How Penn works with govern- 2nd Floor Lobby Level ment—on the local, state and federal levels. January 25—CAPS/mental health programs and 1. Approval of the Minutes of September 7, 2011 (2 minutes) services across the University. February 22—How does the Penn community 2. Chair’s Report (5 minutes) create an atmosphere of mutual respect? 3. Past-Chair’s Report on Academic Planning and Budget & Capital Council (3 minutes) March 28—Faculty and staff benefits. 4. Ballot: 2012 Nominating Committee (5 minutes) There will also be two opportunities for 5. Discussion of the Penn Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence (45 minutes) members of the University community to voice their concerns and ideas with an Open Forum at Lynn Hollen Lees, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs the November and February meetings. Joann Mitchell, Vice President for Institutional Affairs This Academic Theme Year—The Year of 6. Discussion with the Provost (45 minutes) Games: Mind and Body was discussed by Dr. Presentation by Provost Vincent Price Andy Binns and David Fox. Programming be- 7. New Business gan earlier in the month with the Penn Reading Catered Reception following the SEC Meeting Project and the Field Day activities to commem- orate the opening of Penn Park. More than two dozen grants have been awarded already for up- coming programming with activities focused on Harrington-Rhoads Associate Professor collaborations. The Theme Year continues with (continued from page 1) interdisciplinary conferences, symposia, exhib- al Institutes of Health panels that have developed Cancer Research, the American College of Sur- its, and performances, produced by the schools, recommendations for the treatment of DCIS. geons, the American Society of Clinical Oncolo- departments, resource centers, and partners. Par- Currently, he is developing a breakthrough gy, and the International Society of Biologic Ther- ticipants this year will include a variety of orga- vaccine—which targets a protein, called HER- apy.