Kudos
Kudos are wonderful to share! When you have an accomplishment, please send them to your Region Director so we can all share your joy! This page will be updated frequently, so return often.
News from 2007
- Jean Chappell (WV), Associate Dean in the Division of Allied Health, Marshall Community and Technical College in West Virginia, received a $220,000 grant from the WV Council for Community and Technical College Education for the development of a Clinical Assistant/Point of Care Technician Program under the Technical Program Development Grant Program. This is a 3 year grant from 7-1-07 to 7-1-2010.
- McLane MA (DE), Zhang X, Tian J, Paquette-Straub C. Monomeric and dimeric disintegrins: platelet active agents from viper venom. Toxin Reviews 26: 47-76, 2007.
- McLane MA (DE), Paquette-Straub C. Classification and nomenclature of disintegrins isolated from snake venoms. Registry of Exogenous Hemostatic Factors of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2007; DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02671.x.
- Tian J, Paquette-Straub C, Sage EH, Funk S, McLane MA (DE) . Inhibition of melanoma cell motility by the snake venom disintegrin eristostatin. Toxicon 49: 899-908, 2007.
- Jean Chappell (WV) "Clinical Workers Ensure Quality", in the Herald Dispatch, Sept. 26, 2007.
- Jennifer D. Perry and Jean M. Chappell (both WV) published the article, "Vital Skills for Leaders" in the online MLO.
- Michelle Lachance (PA) passed the NCA categorical exam in microbiology.
- Isis Anderson (DE), Medical Technology student at the University of Delaware, received a scholarship award from Johns Hopkins University.
- Tom Kelly (DE) has received his Master's Degree in Microbiolgy from Thomas Jefferson University.
- Rebecca Boyer-Andersen (DE) and Don Lehman (DE) published an article in the September 10 edition of Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals on the plague.
- Steve Snow (DE) and Don Lehman (DE) published an article in the May 7 edition of Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals on vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- Nadine Fydryszewski (NJ) inducted into the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity
- Sharon Strauss (PA) elected as Junior Board Member of Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity. Sharon was also nominated from Pennsylvania for the national ASCLS Member of the Year
- Scott Aikey (PA) the ASCLS President-elect
- Bill Hunt (PA) and Nadine Fydryszewski (NJ) were the chair and vice-chair for the 2007 ASCLS annual meeting
- Lorraine Doucette (MD), Bernie Bekken (VA), Mary Beth Miele (PA), Elaine Keohane (NJ), Elissa Passiment (NJ) and Ed Peterson (NJ, soon to be Georgia!) gave presentations during San Diego's annual meeting
- Michelle Lachance (PA) is in the first ASCLS Leadership Academy class of 2007-2008, featured in the August 27 edition of Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals.
- Connie Laubenthal (VA) chosen Chair of the national ASCLS Nominations committee for 2007-2008
- Lindsay Kegelman (DE) contribution to the interview found in the January 1 issue of Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals