FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- May 19, 2003
- Contact: Stacy Brooks
- American Physiological Society
- 301-634-7253
sbrooks@the-aps.org
2003 APS Leaders Take Office
APS Welcomes Four New Additions to Its
Governance
Bethesda, Md. – Four members of the American Physiological
Society’s (APS) governing body took office in April. The new councilors
began their terms on April 14 in New Orleans at the 116th annual
meeting of the APS.
New 2003 APS Officers:
John A. Williams,
M.D., Ph.D. – APS President, 2003-2004
John A. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., is 76th President of the APS.
Williams is a professor and chair of the Department of Molecular &
Integrative Physiology and Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan, a
position he has held since 1987. The focus of Dr. Williams’ research is the
regulation of pancreatic function by hormones and neurotransmitters,
primarily on the cellular and molecular level.
Since he joined APS in 1973, Dr. Williams has served on the APS Council,
as a member of four committees and as chair of the Steering Committee for
the Gastrointestinal section. Dr. Williams has served as the chief editor of
the American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver
Physiology and has been a member of that journal’s editorial board for
many years. He is also an associate editor of News in Physiological
Sciences.
D. Neil Granger, Ph.D. - President-Elect, 2003-2004
D. Neil Granger, Ph.D., is the APS President-Elect for 2003-2004. Dr.
Granger is the Boyd Professor and head of the Department of Molecular and
Cellular Physiology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
in Shreveport. The focus of Dr. Granger's research is the responses of the
microcirculation to ischemia (low blood flow) and to risk factors for
cardiovascular disease, such as elevated blood cholesterol. An APS member
since 1978, Dr. Granger will serve as the Society's President for
2004-2005.
Jeff M. Sands, M.D. –
APS Councilor, 2003-2006
Jeff M. Sands, M.D., has been elected to serve on the APS Council. Dr.
Sands is the Juha P. Kokko Professor of Medicine and Physiology at Emory
University School of Medicine. His laboratory’s research addresses the
mechanisms by which the kidney produces concentrated versus dilute urine.
Dr. Sands’ primary focus is on the proteins that transport urea, water, and
salt, and how these proteins regulate the amount of water excreted in the
urine or retained in the body. Dr. Sands has been a member of the APS since
1986.
Helen Raybould, Ph.D. – APS Councilor, 2003-2006
Helen Raybould, Ph.D., has been elected to serve on the APS Council. Dr.
Raybould is a professor of Physiology at University of California, Davis –
School of Veterinary Medicine. The focus of Dr. Raybould’s research is the
mechanisms by which nutrients are detected by the gut wall and how this
information is conveyed to the central nervous system to regulate
gastrointestinal function and food intake. She explores alterations of
these mechanisms and pathways that may play a role in the pathobiology of
functional bowel disease and obesity. Dr. Raybould has been a member since
1987.
For more information about the APS, contact Stacy Brooks (301-634-7253 or
sbrooks@the-aps.org) or go to
http://www.the-aps.org/about.htm.
The American Physiological Society is a professional scientific
membership organization devoted to fostering scientific research, education,
and the dissemination of scientific information. Through its journals,
meetings and professional development awards, APS plays an essential role in
the advancement of knowledge toward the understanding of basic biological
function in living organisms. The APS supports a variety of educational
activities including programs and fellowships to encourage the development
of young scientists at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a
particular focus on women and underrepresented minorities. Founded in 1887,
the Society’s membership includes more than 10,000 professionals in science
and medicine.
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