Spring/Summer 2012 Aesculapian Magazine - University of Georgia ...

Steve Budsberg, Karen Cornell, MaryAnn Radlinsky,
Chad Schmiedt (DVM ’00), Ben Brainard and Erik
Hofmeister.
Dr. Tom Robertson, an associate professor in the
department of Physiology and Pharmacology, was named
the Georgia BioBusiness Center Entrepreneur of the Year
by the University of Georgia Research Foundation. Dr.
Robertson was recognized for his work launching IS3D
LLC, which develops interactive learning products for
science education. Dr. Robertson is also the recipient
of a Creative Research Medal from the UGA Research
Foundation.
Dr. Corrie Brown, a professor in
the department of Pathology, was
inducted as an honorary faculty
member into the Agricultural
Honor Society (AGHON).
AGHON is an honor society
encompassing the College of
Agriculture and Environmental
Science, the Warnell School
of Forestry, and the College of
Veterinary Medicine.
Brown (center)
Drs. Karen Cornell, Kate Creevy, Ajay Sharma, Flint
Buchanan, James Moore, and medical illustrator Brad
Gilleland were awarded a $5,000 Innovative Instruction
Faculty Grant for their project, “Computer Aided
Radiographic Diagnosis of Canine Abdominal Diseases.”
The grants are offered by the Office of the Vice President
for Instruction in collaboration with the Office of the
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost for
faculty projects designed to improve teaching and learning.
Drs. Bridget Garner and Maria Viveiros were selected
as Lilly Teaching Fellows. The fellowship is offered by
the Center for Teaching and Learning, and is designed
to provide instructors with opportunities to strengthen
their teaching skills. Garner is an assistant professor
in the department of Pathology, and Viveiros is an
assistant professor in the department of Physiology and
Pharmacology.
2012 Phi Zeta Award Ceremony
Dr. Xiaoqin Ye, an associate professor of Physiology and
Pharmacology, was awarded the John M. Bowen Award
for Excellence in Animal/Biomedical Research, sponsored
by Pfizer. Ye’s studies of reproductive mechanisms will
help lead to therapeutics to treat reproductive diseases in
humans and animals.
Dr. Shiyou Chen was awarded the Pfizer Award
for Research Excellence for his contributions to his
department, Physiology and Pharmacology, as well as to
the at-large research community. Chen serves on NIH and
American Heart Association review panels, and reviews
manuscripts for several medical journals.
Dr. Kate Creevy, an assistant professor of internal
medicine, received the Outstanding Hospital Service
Award for her role in re-vamping the consultation process
for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Internal Medicine
service. Creevy has also coordinated the hospital’s
internship program for the past three years, and has
helped implement beneficial changes in the program.
Drs. Marc Kent and Simon Platt were awarded the David
Tyler Award for Advances in Teaching, sponsored by
Pfizer, for their work in developing a web-based tool to
help students learn clinical neurology, neuroanatomy
and neurophysiology. Kent is an associate professor of
neurology and Platt is a professor of neurology.
Dr. Corey Saba, an assistant professor of veterinary
oncology, received the Clinical Research Award, sponsored
by Pfizer, for her contributions toward understanding the
use of chemotherapeutic agents in animals, including the
specific dosages used to treat neoplasia in small animals.
Inductees: Dr. Robert Gogal, an associate professor of
immunology and immunotoxicology; Dr. Michelle Turek,
an assistant professor of radiation oncology.
New Faculty
Dr. Tai Guo, associate professor, Anatomy and Radiology
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