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The University of Colorado School of Medicine (CU SOM) offers a three-year fellowship training program in the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. We also offer a fourth-year pediatric transplant hepatology fellowship. The Program is within the Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics at the CU SOM. Clinical training takes place at the Children's Hospital Colorado, conveniently located adjacent to the SOM.
The Program Director is Dr. Cara L. Mack, Professor of Pediatrics and Calies Menard-Katcher, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics is the Associate Program Director. The Program has been continuously fully accredited in Pediatric Gastroenterology by the Residency Review Committee of ACGME since the specialty was first recognized by ACGME in December 1994 and is accredited through 2018 as part of the New Accreditation System (NAS). To better meet the needs of applicants, our pediatric gastroenterology fellowship training program participates in the National Resident Match Program (NRMP) and the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) program for fellowship applicants.
To prepare the fellow in acquiring comprehensive skills in the evaluation, management, and procedural interventions related to gastroenterology, hepatology and nutritional disorders. Fellows will be trained on patient safety, QI, and cost-effectiveness, necessary components for success as a subspecialist.
To train highly qualified fellows in clinical, translational or basic science research, and to inspire and prepare them for a future career as leaders in academic medicine and as physician scientists.
To teach fellows strategies to maintain wellness, build resilience and minimize burnout.
To establish a concrete career development plan for the fellow, in order to maximize the potential for success in their future academic position.
The first year of fellowship is dedicated to acquiring clinical proficiency in both inpatient and outpatient aspects of Pediatric GI/Hepatology/Nutrition. The clinical activities of the first year are based at Children's Hospital Colorado, a 440-bed facility, which is the major teaching hospital for the Department of Pediatrics of the CU SOM. Children's Colorado is also the pediatric home to the NIH-supported Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, housing the Pediatric Clinical Translational Research Center that is available to fellows and faculty to assist with performance of clinical investigations.
The GI/Hepatology/Nutrition service consults on, or is the primary attending physician for approximately 5000 inpatient visits per year and sees over 18,000 outpatient visits per year. Over a one-year period, the GI/Hepatology/Nutrition Section performs almost 5000 procedures, including approximately 2750 upper gastrointestinal endoscopies, 800 colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopies, 100 liver biopsies, 50 ERCPs and other gastrointestinal procedures (motility studies, breath hydrogen analyses, esophageal pH studies, esophageal impedance, video capsule endoscopy, etc). The three first-year fellows rotate between the Inpatient Service, Consult Service, and Outpatient /Procedure Service.
The fellow performs all in-hospital consultations and supervises the care of all patients admitted to either the GI or the Liver service, under the supervision and mentorship of the attending GI or Liver physician. Emphasis is placed on physical diagnosis, developing an accurate differential diagnosis, learning the methods of evaluating and treating the child and assessing the family's needs (family-centered care). Diagnostic procedures required by these patients are performed by the fellow under the supervision of the GI or Liver attending physician. The fellow will be exposed to the full range of GI, liver, pancreatic, and nutritional problems, including acute and chronic diarrhea and colitis, vomiting disorders, esophageal and intestinal motility disorders, failure-to-thrive and nutritional problems, allergic GI diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, functional GI diseases, chronic constipation and abdominal pain, short gut syndrome, parenteral and enteral nutrition management, acute and chronic hepatitis, a variety of metabolic and genetic liver diseases, neonatal cholestasis, acute and chronic liver failure, chronic cholestatic disorders, bile duct and gall bladder disorders, acute and chronic pancreatitis, GI problems of the immunosuppressed or immunodeficient patient, and others. The fellow will learn to perform and interpret the full gamut of GI diagnostic and interventional procedures, including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy, capsule endoscopy, polypectomy, esophageal variceal endosclerosis and ligation, esophageal pH and pH/impedence testing, duodenal intubation, paracentesis, percutaneous liver biopsy, diagnostic paracentesis, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, pneumatic and non-pneumatic dilatation of strictures, removal of GI tract foreign bodies and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement. The Inpatient and Consult services range from 10-20 patients each. The Liver attending, Liver Center Team, dietitian, social worker, pharmacist and nutritional support nurse are all part of the Inpatient Liver Care Team.
While on the Outpatient/Procedures Rotation, the fellow attends four half-day clinics including urgent outpatient clinics, and multidisciplinary subspecialty clinics such as Liver Clinic, the Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Disease Program, Intestinal Failure, IBD Referral Clinic, CF Clinic and Adolescent Obesity Clinics. The fellows are exposed to the full range of outpatient GI/ liver Nutrition disorders, and learn the appropriate and cost-effective evaluation and management of these infants and children. During the Outpatient Procedures Rotation, the fellow attends four half-day procedure block times under the direction of the attending pediatric gastroenterologist assigned to the block. Each fellow participates in a dedicated continuity clinic which begins during the second month of the first year continuing throughout their training. Fellows provide continuing care for patients evaluated in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting in this clinic. The fellows are involved in the outpatient management of home care for some of the 100-120 infants and children with complex parenteral and enteral nutritional support, including many with cystic fibrosis.
The Pediatric Liver Center at Children's Hospital Colorado, under the medical direction of Dr. Michael Narkewicz, is the regional referral center for the evaluation and care of children with acute and chronic hepatobiliary diseases. Six Pediatric Hepatologists within the Section provide consultation and ongoing care for over 800 children annually. Within this center lies the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program under the medical direction of Dr. Shikha Sundaram and the surgical direction of Dr. Michael Wachs. The Pediatric Liver Transplant Program is actively involved in the evaluation of potential candidates for transplantation, peri-transplant care, and post-transplant follow-up and performs approximately 12-16 liver transplants per year. Fellows participate in the evaluation and care of children with liver disorders and those receiving liver transplantation under the direction of the Liver Transplant/Hepatology attending physician.
First-year fellows have a four-week rotation without any inpatient or outpatient clinical responsibilities for a series of electives. During this time the fellows rotate in pathology and radiology.
During the first year fellow four-week elective rotation, the fellows participate in the Exploring Research Opportunities Rotation during the afternoon. Working with the Program Director and Section Chief, a research plan for the fellow's second and third years will be developed. By the end of their first year, the fellow presents his or her research plans to the Scholarship Oversight Committee for advice and approval. This Oversight Committee will systematically monitor the fellow's progress during the next two years, assuring appropriate progress and success of the fellow.
The second and third years of training are primarily devoted to research training (clinical, translational, or basic research) which will be carried out in the laboratories and facilities of the CU SOM and Children's Colorado. Responsibilities on the inpatient services are minimized during years 2 and 3 in order to provide 80% protected time for research training. During the first year of fellowship, the fellow will meet with each of the Pediatric Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition faculty and other appropriate researchers at CU SOM, and, in conjunction with the Director of Fellowship Training and the Section Chief, will choose a mentor and a field of study. The Department of Pediatrics at CU SOM has a formal core educational program in Ethics, Professionalism, Statistics, Evidence-Based Medicine and Quality Improvement for all fellows that begins in the first year of fellowship. For fellows who elect to pursue Clinical and Translational Research, we encourage completion of a Masters in Clinical Sciences through the Clinical Sciences Program. There is a core curriculum on research ethics led by CCTSI for fellows. Basic research trainees are encouraged to participate in appropriate didactic course work as well as mentored laboratory research. Research opportunities are numerous, under the mentorship of one of the Pediatric GI/ Hepatology/Nutrition faculty or another mentor of the School of Medicine.
The GI/Hepatology/Nutrition Fellowship is an NIH-funded training program in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, and works closely with the NIH-supported Mucosal Inflammation Program and Clinical Nutrition Research Unit at CU SOM. In these Centers, there is a large number of NIH-supported investigators studying basic and clinical areas. In addition, the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at CU SOM, in conjunction with the Clinical Translational Research Center at Children's Colorado, provides training in clinical and translational research, and provides assistance with study design, biostatistics, bioinformatics, research nursing, and financial and scientific support for clinical investigation. The Pediatric GI T32 - NIH Funded Training Program is in its 11th year of NIDDK funding and is co-directed by Drs. Ronald J. Sokol, MD, Chief of the Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and Cara Mack, MD. During the second and third years of training, the fellow continues to attend one half-day continuity clinic per week, the teaching conferences of the Section, and rotate on the inpatient service for 2-4 weeks per year. The GI/Hepatology/Nutrition Section is also an active Clinical Center in 7 national research consortia studying childhood liver and gastrointestinal diseases, bringing many clinical research opportunities for fellows. The GI/Hepatology/Nutrition Section research is funded by more than 3.5 million dollars per year in grant support.
The following teaching conferences play an important role in the training of fellows and housestaff:
We are registered with ERAS (The Electronic Residency Application Service). Please login to ERAS, complete the Common Application Form, and attach the following supporting documentation:
Our application seasons opens on July 15, 2019. Interviews are scheduled from September thru November 2019 and are conducted at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO in small groups. Applicants selected for a personal interview will be contacted by the fellowship program coordinator. See Contacts below.
Travel Support for Interviews: As part of our National Institutes of Health T32 Training Grant funding, we are committed to increasing the numbers of underrepresented minorities in Pediatric Gastroenterology. To minimize barriers that may limit such candidates' ability to interview with our program, we offer opportunities for travel support. All candidates invited to interview with our Program will be sent additional information on applying for this travel support.
Salaries are guaranteed by CU SOM and paid at the relevant PGY level with standard dental and medical insurance benefits for the fellow and family, and disability and life insurance. Funds are available for travel to one or two medical conferences per year and for books/journals.
Weekend at-home call for fellows is divided among the fellows and averages every ninth weekend. Weeknight at-home call is shared by first-year fellows. Fellows are supervised by designated GI and Liver attendings.
Support Staff in the Section includes a full-time Nutrition Support/IBD Nurse Specialist, 9 GI Nurses, 2 Liver Care Nurses, 4 GI/Hepatology Dietitians, 2 GI/Hepatology Social Workers, and 6 GI Procedures Nurses as well as Administrative Assistant staff, 2 Liver Transplant Coordinators, an IBD Nurse Coordinator and a GEDP Nurse Coordinator.
Amanda LassouedFellowship Program CoordinatorDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Children's Hospital Colorado13123 East 16th Avenue, B-290 Aurora, Colorado 80045 Tel: 720-777-2738Fax: 720-777-7277E-mail: Amanda.Lassoued
For additional questions, please contact:
Cara Mack, MDDirector of Fellowship Training ProgramPediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionChildren's Hospital Colorado13123 East 16th Avenue, B-290 Aurora, Colorado 80045 Tel: 720-777-6669 E-mail: Cara.Mack
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But the reigning NL home run leader hasn't fared too well at Great American Ball Park, the site of this season's All-Star Game. Stanton has just five homers in 69 at-bats there going into Saturday's game against the Reds.
"I found myself trying to make too much of the little park in previous years," Stanton said (via Miami Herald). "Last year, I finally calmed down a little bit when we were here."
Stanton fell to the Reds' own Todd Frazier in last year's derby semifinals, with Yoenis Cespedes winning the title for the second straight year. This season, Frazier, who has 22 homers, figures to be the favorite to win in his home ballpark.
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Galway and London GAA communities have been plunged into shock after young Gort native Cathal Forde died while training with Kilburn Gaels in Highgate last evening.
The 28 year-old collapsed after a hurling training session last night and was rushed to Whittington Hospital, Archway by ambulance but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The player's family arrived in London this morning and a statement from Kilburn Gaels was released a short time ago. In it they describe Cathal as a popular and well liked member of the squad who was committed to his hurling and girlfriend.
Cathal, along with his brother Niall, arrived in London three years ago and was a regular fixture in the senior side. The former GMIT student worked as an Engineer in London and his sudden passing will come as shock to the Irish community in London and in his native Gort.
Cathal becomes the fifth GAA player to die in the last twelve months. Ciaran Carr – Dublin, Adrian Harkin – Kilkenny, Jason Morley – Mayo and Michael Costigan – Tipperary, have all passed away.
Is it with great regret that we announce the untimely passing of Cathal Forde who died last night (April 10th) at the age of 28. Cathal was corner back on the Kilburn Gaels team that won the clubs first county title in 2010 and was very popular and well liked with everyone in the club. A native of Gort in County Galway, he came to London just under 3 years ago and has been a regular fixture in the senior side since he came along with his brother Niall. He is a former student of GMIT and was working as a site engineer here in London. Everyone at the club is deeply saddened and shocked by what has happened and our thoughts at this time are with his girlfriend Sheila and the Forde family. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis.
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Mangaluru Jan 21, 2018: The commuters, who travelled on Charmadi Ghat (NH 234) on Jan 20, Saturday, had a harrowing experience as they were caught in a traffic jam, following the sudden increase in the density of vehicle, with the closure of Shiradi Ghat Road.
Density of vehicles was moderate in the morning, it increased by afternoon, resulting in traffic congestion on 11th curve at Annappaswamy Temple. According to eye witnesses, the vehicle users were clearing the congestion and were moving forward.
A KSRTC bus driver, said, "The density of vehicles increased by evening. As heavy vehicles ply on the stretch, many a time, they have to reverse at the curve to facilitate the movement of vehicles coming from the opposite direction, which is also creating the traffic congestion." The closure of Shiradi Ghat has increased the pressure on Charmadi Ghat.
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The boots are the 'narrow fit' versions, which we presume to be a little slimmer. They don't look very much different to us, although we have never actually seen a pair up-close.
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Individual Science Centre exhibits usually get no more than a few minutes of attention, but spending a whole hour near one can be interesting…
Audio Kinetica is a large glass box, inside of which a number of balls (I counted eighteen) are rolling around on wire tracks, knocking on bells, pushing levers, cascading over xylophones and doing a lot more than I can describe here. A vertical conveyor belt picks up the balls at the bottom and releases them at the top, sending them on their journey through a series of T-junctions that introduce a bit of randomness to their path.
There are only two possible manipulations with this exhibit: a lever that, when pulled, blocks the flow of balls somewhere near the top; and a wheel that, when turned, lifts and drops a hammer onto a lever that then catapults a ping-pong ball into a wire funnel – sometimes.
Kids and adults alike approach the ball machine with a look of curious excitement. It looks and sounds attractive with its lights and colours, and the aparent chaos of wires and bells is intriguing people from afar. Once they are close, they are hooked.
Some families, even groups of kids without adults, can spend ten minutes or more watching, tracing paths, anticipating the arrival of the next ball, cheering it on, accumulating balls to release, discussing the tracks, waiting for a balancing holding tray to fill…
While I sit here, observing, a small boy is running back and forth around the machine, desperate not to miss anything, shouting "Daddy, there, there!" He'd been here a few minutes before but was dragged away by his father who told him that "inside there is better", referring to the iSpace exhibition. They were soon back to watch the ball machine.
Three school boys are taking turns on the ping-pong ball catapult, while their teacher is trying to explain what's going on. After several unsuccessful tries, the teacher figures that it's just not working and shoos the kids on… only for them to come back for another go twenty seconds later. The teacher needs to shoo them twice more, although – or maybe because – they never manage to make the ball shoot high enough. (It's actually possible to get the ball into the wire funnel, but I had to try several times and develop a special technique myself… ; )
Another three boys – two friends and a brother, I think – are very vocal: "It's the long-lost marble machine! It's picking up marbles already, and then it will go either way up there, depending." "Let's concentrate to see where it's going!" "Oh it needs more balls to come here to push it down before it can move again." "Ayoh, come here, I know how to get into the bowl!" And when a ball fell from high onto a small metal plate and bounced back, flying into a basket further inside the machine: "Eh, very accurate leh!"
… I wish I had this at home!
This exhibit is packed with opportunities for learning, discovery, hypothesis building and observation of all sorts of aspects of physics, and the visitors are naturally drawn to do all that, while having fun doing it. The one thing I did not see anybody do was to read the description of the exhibit. They didn't have to!


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A judge in Los Angeles is due to consider whether to dismiss model Janice Dickinson's defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby.
The comedian's lawyers want Dickinson's case to be dismissed because they say she has given differing accounts of her interactions with Cosby over the years.
Dickinson sued Cosby in May 2015 over his denial of her claims that he drugged and raped her in Lake Tahoe in 1982. She says she tried to include the story in a 2002 memoir, but her publisher refused.
Cosby's former lawyer has denied her claims and branded the model and reality television star a liar.
Dickinson's suit states that the denial caused her to feel re-victimised about the incident.
Dozens of women have accused Cosby of sexual abuse, but in most instances the statutes of limitations have passed.


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Office of Management and Budget's Request for Comments on the Technical Support Document Entitled Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866
The determination of the social cost of carbon (SCC) as made by the Interagency Working Group (IWG) and detailed in the May 2013 Technical Support Document (updated in November 2013) is discordant with the best scientific literature on the equilibrium climate sensitivity and the fertilization effect of carbon dioxide — two critically important parameters for establishing the net externality of carbon dioxide emissions, at odds with existing Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidelines for preparing regulatory analyses, and founded upon the output of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) which encapsulate such large uncertainties as to provide no reliable guidance as to the sign, much less the magnitude of the social cost of carbon.
The OMB should act not just to revise the current determination of the SCC, but to suspend its use in all federal rulemaking. It is better not to include any value for the SCC in cost/benefit analyses, than to include a value which is knowingly improper, inaccurate and misleading.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.– The Saginaw Valley Men's and Women's Cross Country teams both competed well at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kent., Saturday morning (Sept. 30). In the Divison II results, the men's team took first in their respective Blue 8000m run, while the women's team took third in the 5k Gold run.
Men's Recap- 2017 Men's Blue 8000m Run
Team Finish-1st (Average time 25:56.48)
The Saginaw Valley State Men's Cross Country team competed extremely well during Saturday's race, finishing first overall 14 division two schools that competed in the Blue race including GLIAC members Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Wayne State and recently exited member, Hillsdale. Top runners for Saginaw Valley were junior Parker Eisengruber, placing 6th overall with a time of 25:36.5, his career personal record. Sophomore Austen Mandernach, finishing 9th (25:44.2) and senior Clyde Anderson finishing 14th, with his time of 25:59.65.
Other Saginaw Valley team members finishes were Timmy Kimball (20th), Branden Bohling (21st), Rob Roest (33rd) and Tellis Donajkowski (59th).
Women's Recap- 2017 Women's 5k Gold Run
Team Finish- 4th (Average time 19:11.79)
The Cardinals competed in the 5k Gold Run of the Greater Louisville Classic, placing fourth over all Division Two competition. The team ran closely together as the top runner Morgan Fuerst finished 16th with a time of 18:47.67, Maggie Pawelczyk, 18th, 18:50.37 and Sydney Kreger, 22nd with a time of 19:15.89.
Other runners for Saginaw were Sophia Bradley (23rd), Alicia Tomlin (27th) and Darby Meinecke (30th).
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Nail Patella Syndrome (NPS) also known as NPS, Fong disease, hereditary onycho osteodystrophy (HOOD), Osterreicher-Turner syndrome and Turner-Kieser Syndrome.
Nail Patella Syndrome is a genetic condition which affects the nails, knees, elbows and can cause iliac horns.
There are, however, many other features that may be seen in this condition and other body systems such as the kidneys and eyes may be affected.
In the skeletal system, tendons, ligaments and muscles can be affected as well as bones. The severity of the features of NPS and how often each feature occurs, varies between one person with NPS and another, even within the same family. Patients may be severely affected by one aspect of NPS but have much milder or no problems elsewhere.
A patient with NPS does not have to have all of the features of the condition. It is very common for families to remain undiagnosed for several generations despite having been seen by doctors from a variety of disciplines.
It is thought that NPS occurs in 1 in 50,000 people.
Nail and finger changes
Nail changes are seen in 98% of patients with NPS but they may be subtle. Nails may be missing, small or abnormal, ridged, pitted, discoloured, separated into two halves by a ridge of skin, thin or less often, thickened.
Nail changes may be noticeable at birth and are most often on both hands and are usually symmetrical.
The thumbnails are the most severely affected nail, and the severity tends to decrease towards the little finger. Each individual thumbnail is usually more severely affected on the side next to the index finger. The only nail changes present may be triangular lunules, a characteristic feature of NPS, which means that the half moons seen at the base of the nail are pointed rather than rounded.
The thumbnails are the most severely affected nail, and the severity tends to decrease towards the little finger. Each individual thumbnail is usually more severely affected on the side next to the index finger. The only nail changes present may be triangular lunules, a characteristic feature of NPS, which means that the half moons seen at the base of the nail are pointed rather than rounded.
The toenails are usually less severely and less frequently involved than the fingernails, but if the toenails are involved, it is often the little toenail which is affected.On the fingers there is often loss of the creases in the skin overlying the end joints of the fingers. This sign follows the same pattern of involvement as is seen in the nails so that the most frequently affected fingers are the index fingers, with the others less so towards the little finger. In addition to loss of skin creases there is often decreased ability to bend the end joints of the fingers. Fingers may also be more hyperextensible (bendy) and some NPS patient's fingers may be held in a "swannecking" position. In-curving of the fifth finger is seen in 35%.
Knee involvement
The patellae (knee caps) may be small, irregularly shaped or absent and one knee may be differently affected than the other. Frequent subluxation (slipping) or dislocation of the patella is common in NPS and may be associated with poor development of the muscles around the knee.The patella usually dislocates upwards and outwards. There may be prominent tibial tuberosities – a bony bump at the top of the shin. Tight hamstring muscles may stop some people with NPS from being able to fully straighten their knees. There may also be other problems with the knees and early wear and tear arthritis is not uncommon.
Symptoms associated with knee abnormalities in NPS included pain, giving way, a feeling of instability, locking, clicking, patella dislocation and the inability to straighten the knee joint. Other occasional knee problems may include, quadriceps muscle wasting, genu recurvatum (knees bent backwards), genu vagum (knock knees), genu varum (bow legs), different leg lengths, rotational deformities of the legs (twisted legs), Osgood Schlatter's disease, osteochondritis dissecans, and absence or abnormality of the anterior cruciate ligaments. In some patients who have had knee operations for NPS the anatomy of the joint has been found to be abnormal, including abnormal muscle attachments.
Elbow involvement
There may be difficulty straightening the elbow, and one elbow may be more severely affected than the other elbow. Elbow contractures tend to stay the same over time. There may also be difficulties turning the hand over so the palm face upwards. Typical findings on an X-ray include abnormalities of the head of the radius (one of the forearm bones), and abnormalities of the end of the humerus bone (upper arm). There may be dislocation of the head of the radius.
Webbing (pterygia) may occur across the elbow joint. When webbing is present, surgery may be very difficult as important nerves and blood vessels often run in the web of skin.
Iliac horns
Iliac horns are cone-shaped, bony bumps that arise from the back of the iliac bones on both sides the pelvis and are only seen in NPS, but only in two thirds of NPS patients. Occasionally it may be possible to feel large iliac horns through the buttocks, but in most people they are only detectable on an X-ray and do not usually cause any problems. Involvement of the ankles and feet Talipes (club foot) occurs in about 20% of patients and may affect both feet. Tight Achilles tendons are a common finding and can cause toe-walking. Achilles tendon lengthening operations are sometimes necessary. Flat feet is also common in NPS. Spinal and chest wall problems Back pain occurs in half of NPS patients and can occasionally start during childhood. A sway back (increased lumbar lordosis) is also a common finding. Spinal problems may occur including scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, and arthritic changes. Pectus excavatum (a dip in the breast bone) may also occur.
Other skeletal manifestations
Occasionally, NPS patients may have clicking in their hips or have had congenital dislocated hips. Shoulder abnormalities may occur occasionally. Generalised joint hyperextensibility (bendiness) can also occur, most commonly in children, and particularly in the fingers. Some patients describe generalised muscular pains, usually worse in cold, damp weather. Specific diagnoses that have been made included fibromyalgia, polymyalgia rheumatica and fibrositis.
General appearance
It seems that many people with NPS have a lean body build and some patients may have difficulty putting on weight (particularly muscle) despite adequate dietary intake and exercise. There is a particular decrease in muscle mass in the upper arms and upper legs. Some female patients have poor breast development. The tendency to be very lean is most evident in adolescents and young adults and becomes less apparent after middle age. Many people with NPS have a "sway back" (increased lumbar lordosis) and this may make the buttocks appear prominent. There tends to be a high forehead and hairline, particularly at the temples, resembling a male pattern hairline when seen in women. The head may appear slightly larger compared with the body, particularly in children. This may be because the height of NPS patients tends to be slightly below average whereas the size of the head is the same as in the general population.
Renal (kidney) involvement
Kidney involvement occurs in 30% to 50% of patients, but kidney failure only occurs in 3% to 5%. The first sign of kidney involvement is usually proteinuria (protein in the urine). Proteinuria may start at any age from birth onwards and may come and go. Kidney problems may occur for the first time during pregnancy or be made worse by pregnancy. Proteinuria may not cause any problems or may progress to nephrotic syndrome (swelling, and low protein in the blood) or nephritis, and occasionally to kidney failure. Kidney failure may appear to happen rapidly, or after many years of asymptomatic proteinuria. Kidney failure needs to be treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation. When kidney transplantation takes place in NPS, it is usually successful. The main kidney abnormality in NPS is a problem with kidney function and the occasional abnormalities of kidney structure (visible on an ultrasound scan) that may occur in NPS are probably coincidental. In pregnancy, there is an increased frequency of preeclampsia (high blood pressure, swelling and proteinuria).
Ophthalmological (eye) findings
Glaucoma has recently been recognised as a feature of NPS (raised pressure in the eye, cupping of the optic disc and visual field defects). Primary open-angle glaucoma is the most frequent abnormality, although ocular hypertension (raised pressure in the eye) may also be seen. Glaucoma or ocular hypertension occurs in 17% of NPS patients over all but in nearly 30% of those over 40 years of age. Glaucoma or ocular hypertension can occur at a younger age in NPS patients than it does in the general population. This aspect of NPS is treatable and therefore screening for glaucoma in NPS patients is strongly advised. Some NPS patients have Lester's sign which is a pattern of darker pigmentation on the portion of the iris (the coloured part of the eye) around the pupil which is the shape of a flower or cloverleaf. This is most visible in blue eyes. It is more common in NPS but it can also be seen in the general population.
The Royal National Institute for the Blind, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the International Glaucome Association have produced leaflets entitled "Understanding Glaucoma"
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Dental problems
Some NPS patients have problems with their teeth, such as weak, crumbling teeth and early loss of teeth. Some patients had been told they had very thin tooth enamel.
A third of NPS patients have problems with their bowels. These included irritable bowel syndrome (characterised by alternating constipation and diarrhoea with cramping abdominal pain) or significant constipation which was usually present from birth.
Neurological (nerve) problems
Some NPS patients have neurological symptoms including occasional episodes of numbness and tingling and sometimes burning sensations in the hands and sometimes the feet, with no obvious cause. These symptoms could last from minutes to hours. There are a number of reasons why patients with NPS could have neurological symptoms, including from spinal or joint problems or after joint surgery. However, these symptoms may occur in patients without significant spinal or joint problems.
Circulation problems
Some patients describe having symptoms related to a poor circulation, such as having very cold hands and feet, even in warm weather, or Raynaud 's phenomenon (cold hands associated with a change in the colour of the hands).
Features not associated with NPS
Although often quoted as being a feature of NPS, cleft lip and palate has been reported in only one NPS patient in the medical literature and it is much more likely that this was purely coincidental. Similarly, the occurrence of NPS in association with deafness, cancer predisposition, mental retardation and psychosis are more likely to be coincidental.
NPS is caused by a change in a gene called LMX1B, which is located on chromosome number 9. This gene is important in the development of the limbs, nails, kidneys and eyes, and when a person has an altered copy of the LMX1B gene (also called a gene mutation), this causes the problems seen in NPS. NPS affects both males and females equally and can occur in any race. All genes come in pairs as a person receives one copy of each gene from their father and one from their mother. A person with NPS will have one altered copy of LMX1B and one normal copy. Each time a person has a child they pass on just one from each pair of genes therefore a person with NPS has a 50:50 chance of passing on NPS to each child they have. This type of inheritance is called autosomal dominant inheritance. What cannot be predicted is in what way, and how severely, each child inheriting the altered gene will be affected, as this varies from person to person, even within the same family. Most people with NPS have inherited the gene alteration from an affected parent but in some patients the gene change has occurred for the first time in them, and there is no previous family history of NPS. NPS does not skip generations – an unaffected person from an NPS family cannot pass it on. However, the features of NPS can be quite subtle. If there is a doubt as to whether a relative is affected by NPS it is important that they are examined by a doctor who knows about NPS, such as a Clinical Geneticist, in order to confirm or rule out whether a person is affected.
Genetic Testing
If there is any doubt about the diagnosis of NPS in a person it is possible to have a gene test via your local Regional Clinical Genetics Service (your GP can make a referral). A gene change can be found in over 85% of families with NPS. During a pregnancy, it may be possible to tell whether a baby has inherited the NPS gene alteration by testing the pregnancy (prenatal diagnosis). However, it is not possible to predict how severely the baby would be affected. Prenatal testing via chorionic villus sampling (CVS) can be done at approximately 10 ½ weeks of pregnancy. Ultrasound scans during a pregnancy may detect major problems with the limbs eg club foot, but most of the features of NPS would not be possible to detect on an antenatal ultrasound scan.
Recommendations for NPS patients
Screening for kidney problems once a year from birth. This is done by assessing urine protein:creatinine ratio (available from your GP) or urine dip sticks. If any abnormalities are detected a referral should then be made to a renal physician (kidney specialist). Screening for glaucoma every two years in adults. This should include measurement of intraocular pressure (pressure in the eye), examination of the optic discs and assessment of visual fields. If any abnormalities are detected, a referral should then be made to an ophthalmologist (eye specialist). Genetic counselling should be offered to all individuals with NPS to answer any questions the patient may have, discuss the different aspects of the condition and discuss inheritance pattern and possible implications for future children.
Before treatment such as surgery is considered for orthopaedic abnormalities, it is recommended that a magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) is done to detect possible abnormal anatomy.
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Mr Chirac faces charges arising from two investigations over allegations that public funds were used to pay ghost worker salaries to his Gaullist political allies when he was mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995. It will be the first time a French president has stood trial since the mid-1940s.
There had been speculation his lawyers might argue the case should be dropped given his mental state. Yesterday they sought to delay the trial at a procedural meeting with judges, but the court ruled it would deal with the matter at the start of the trial on March 7.
If he is convicted, Mr Chirac could face a ten-year prison sentence and a 150,000-euro fine. But most commentators say Mr Chirac is likely to be let off with a light suspended sentence, even if found guilty.
Despite the corruption allegations that dogged his 12-year presidency, Mr Chirac is regularly polled among France's most popular politicians. Even some of his fiercest former enemies are now suggesting he should be spared the three-week trial in the Paris courtroom where Queen Marie-Antoinette was arraigned in 1793.


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My Leukaemia and My Daughter
My experience of how my diagnosis affected my daughter
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My experience of how my diagnosis affected my daughter
Obviously every situation is different, but things that helped us cope as a family may help others who have just had a cancer diagnosis. There are bleak and overwhelming times when I felt completely hopeless and really couldn't see an end to my daughter's devastation, but now I am glad to say she has come out of the other side. Although recently when I was leaving for the hospital to have my bloods checked she was anxious to know that someone would come and get her from school if my cancer had returned, she knows enough about it to know that I would need immediate treatment as an in patient.
This is an open and honest account of our experience, what worked and what we tried out. If I'd have found a post such as this I would have felt less anxious about my child's emotional state. I found it hard to get help and advice as most is aimed at children who have cancer or a sibling who has cancer. While these did help explaining what cancer is and some of the procedures they didn't give any coping strategies. Unfortunately the NHS referral from her GP meant being passed around as funding is an issue at the moment. I am working on some tools which I hope to publish online to share what we learnt especially from a child's point of view...from my daughter to another child who's parent is going through cancer treatment.
This is something I have actually lived through and comes from the heart, not a booklet or healthcare professional. Of course all of these sources have their place, but I believe that nothing helps more than hearing from someone who has actually walked in your shoes. I did listen Macmillan, looked online and read leaflets to give myself some background on where to start helping my daughter to cope. However, I knew my child better than anyone, what would and wouldn't help us. It's was the same when she was a baby, I listened to advice but my instincts as a mother often took over.
My daughter is bright and doesn't miss and thing so I knew I wouldn't be able to hide anything from her. The one time I did she said 'I knew you were hiding something from me Mummy.' I found that keeping things from her just made her worry more so being honest was best and talking it through, answering her questions and reassuring her.
I have to admit that I was a bit of a coward when I first told my 8 year old about my diagnosis. As she sat by my hospital bed I did tell her I had Leukaemia as I couldn't bring myself to say the word cancer and I knew she wouldn't know what Leukaemia was. I'd only known myself a few days so saying it out loud seemed wrong and it was my way of gauging her reaction. She took it really well, I told her that I was very ill but the doctors were doing all they could to make me better. It turned out later though that she hadn't wanted to cry in front of me as she didn't want to upset me. My Macmillan nurse did tell me to be honest from the start as children worry more if they don't know the facts and pick things up from fragments of conversations, she was absolutely right. It was only a few days later that she came back to me telling me that she knew Leukaemia was cancer.
Through my treatment it was tough, she cried herself to sleep many times, had to stay and friends and family's houses over the weeks but still went to school and dance classes. Keeping these things going was important so that she had normality and could forget for a short time. There was one occasion when she was leaving the ward that she did break down and cling to me refusing to leave. It broke my heart and I did wonder if we were doing the right thing letting her visit me, but in time she got used to it and got to know all of the staff on the ward who were brilliant at making us all feel 'at home'.
Once I finished my treatment and had been recovering at home for a few weeks things did start to deteriorate. She'd been so strong most of the time through my treatment that now she knew I was at home and getting better all her built up emotions came pouring out. She didn't want to be apart from me so getting her to school was hard, she would even follow me around the house. She needed to know where I was going and when I would be back home, sometimes being naughty which I think was to stop me going out. If I showed attention to another child she would get really jealous, another sign of her insecurity.
Whenever an advert would come on the television relating to cancer I could see her watching me out of the corner of my eye. Even though these adverts really distressed me I managed to hold it together in front of her. Her reaction made me realise that it was time to face up to what might be going on in her little head. Up to this point we'd decided to let things settle before pushing her to open up.
I started by reassuring her that it was alright for her to say whatever she was feeling. Her reply to this was that she'd been hiding her worries because she didn't want to make me cry...my heart ached to find that she'd been trying to protect me! Mixed emotions of pride that she was such a kind hearted girl and failure that I hadn't been able to protect her from the harsh realities of life. My first step was reassuring her that she didn't need to worry about my feelings, that as her Mummy, I needed to help her. I added that I too had someone to talk to about my worries.
In the beginning it did open up a can of worms and sometimes I'd be lost for words, but she seemed to accept that I didn't have all the answers, I have realised that sometimes just about it was enough.
She took a book to school so that when she was worrying about anything she could write it in the book then I would look at it and we would talk about it at home. She also had a small white board and would write something on that if she found it too hard to say out loud...one of those things was 'I'm scared you're going to die of cancer'... that was hard to see and I had to swallow a lump in my throat! However, this was the moment I knew she trusted me and I would be able to do what every mother wants to do...make her feel better. Don't get me wrong there were some difficult questions to answer and some that would never have crossed my mind.
Sometimes she wrote letters, in one of them she expressed that she was worried about my legs being weak (my muscles had wasted from the chemo and months spent in hospital), it's surprising what was going on in her mind. Also she had been scared by my PICC line and the things she seen done to me in hospital so we talked about them and why I needed them to make me better. Another thing that bothers her is that I have my bloods checked every 8 weeks for the next 5 years...'it's just such a long time away Mummy.' she told me.
We also found that letting her get involved with our fundraising helped, it gave her something to focus on as she spent quite a bit of time planning it. It was all her idea, I was really proud of her as she talked about me and Bloodwise in front of the whole school raising £165, it gave her a such a boost. She's been involved in lots of things since.
Sometimes it strikes me just how strange our life is now, how its changed beyond recognition, how surreal things are at times, how the cancer word just pops into conversation like discussing the weather or whats for tea.
Time's a great healer and things have improved...believe me at one time I was seriously worried. Like when she started sleeping with a picture of me and cry every single night I really did think we'd never get past it. Now I want to do my best to make her life a happy one, for her to experience lots different things and encourage her to have the confidence to try even if she fails.


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If Moses Peña, a friend and fellow youth ministry leader, hadn't convinced Ricky Cotto to travel to India five summers ago, his life would've been completely different. Today, Ricky, an associate pastor at North Community Church in Fort Worth, has traveled to India five times and plans to go on his sixth mission trip in 2018.His experiences in India have transformed his outlook on life and perspective on giving and receiving. Most of all, he has formed unbreakable friendships with girls in India who have helped him grow as much as he has helped them grow.Back in 2012, Ricky was with Southwayside Baptist Church and Moses was with Primera Iglesia Bautista in Arlington. Ricky received a call from Moses in March that would unknowingly change his life."He tells me, 'I'm going to India. I have a group of people going but some of them dropped and I thought about you,'" Ricky shares. Moses asked Ricky to keep the invite in mind but informed him he had to make a decision quickly as the mission trip was in June.Ricky discussed the trip with his wife Rachel who was supportive of him spreading the Gospel on the other side of the world. But they both were concerned about the economic impact of a $3,000 trip."I started sending out emails and people were just so supportive," Ricky recalls. "We raised the money quickly and that's how it all began."
Falling in love
The first trip was overwhelming and unlike anything Ricky expected but he soon found himself falling in love with India and its people. Ricky returned the next year, and in 2014 began leading mission teams to India.
"The thing that captivated me about Orphan Outreach is that you're pretty much thrown into the culture," Ricky says. "You get to know the people and do a lot of stuff out in the community."Orphan Outreach tears down boundaries and walls, he says, to allow missionaries to connect with the people in any given country. This was different from other mission trips Ricky previously took part in --- all of which were locally based.While in India, Ricky visits the village of Anand, which is home to Elwyn Parekh Children's Home, or the Jeevan Anand Home for girls. There, Mainesh and Snehlata Parmar are caretakers for 20 girls ranging in ages about 5 to 18.The Fort Worth group is one of the few mission teams that travel to India and the only one that continuously goes back to Anand. That has a special draw for Ricky.
"If you look at South America and Guatemala, they have teams all-year round to make a connection (with the countries' people)," Ricky explains. "For these girls to know there are people who care about them, pray for them, will go see them, creates a special bond. They're like my cousins now. They become family."
Bonds for a lifetime
Going back is not a question of "if" but "when.""You just see real love and become a part of their lives," Ricky said. The strongest bonds he has forged are with Diya and Kiara*. Diya is one of the younger girls who enjoys spending time with Ricky and other volunteers."Every time we go, I always end up hanging out with her," he says. "She's really playful and loves playing games. But you never really expect how much they bless you in life."Becoming a parent has changed Ricky's outlook on life. When he spends time with his two-year-old daughter Elaina, he thinks of the Anand girls and vice versa."It's kind of like you see them as your daughters," Ricky says. "You kind of compare the way you treat them to how I would treat Elaina."Kiara is also a hopeful little girl. She loves to dance and Ricky says she always appears happy."She teaches us new dances and we teach them our dances," Ricky says. "She's the first one to get up and she's the one I gravitate to, and vice versa."
He hopes that he and the other missionaries provide an example of how men should treat and care for women."It's always sad to leave," Ricky shares.
Lessons learned and unlearned
Ricky says when it comes to preparing for mission trips, many times the attention is focused on the passport and other document readiness. When it comes to an Orphan Outreach mission trip the preparation is different.The North Community Church team meets bi-weekly leading up to each trip in preparation. This includes eating Indian cuisine, talking about the importance of food in Indian culture as well as other customs such as not talking too loud, politeness; and ensuring volunteers are ready spiritually.
"When you go to India, you don't have time to get over your jetlag," Ricky shares. "It's more like acknowledging, 'Hey, you're going to be exhausted,' and sometimes you get hungry and you rely on the Holy Spirit to help you when you're exhausted so you don't have meltdowns."The cultural change can be drastic, especially for youth and young adults, which can lead these volunteers to feel homesick, lose their appetite and stick to social media. This bi-weekly preparedness prior to the trip helps eliminate these cases.Like many volunteers before him, when Ricky went on his first international mission trip he had an expectation that people who "don't have a lot of stuff" want material objects. But, he has found, these people tend to be happy and make the most of what they have."We feel sorry for them and shouldn't," Ricky says. "Instead, try to be their friend and love on them and talk about Christ and talk about hope."
Lives are transformed
Instead of merely teaching the Bible to the girls, Ricky says the team strives to show the girls how to integrate Christianity into everyday life."Since music is a large part of Indian culture we started teaching them a worship dance and they use those dances for the Christmas program and perform at all the area churches," Ricky says. There have been three dances so far, all of which have been choreographed by Ricky's wife, Rachel."For them to use dance as a tool to bring light into dark places is something they can remember forever," he adds. "We've seen a change so far as them understanding why (Bible study) is so important."Every time he returns he is impressed with the girls' commitment to learning Scripture, including memorizing passages and songs.
Work still to be done
The girls, all of whom were once orphans, now have tools to give them better opportunities for their future. But there is work that remains.For Ricky, personally, that work includes sharing his personal faith and hope in Jesus Christ with others in the country. Another intimate reality that grieves his heart are the people who go on mission trips and don't seem to understand the significance of the experience.They complain about an uncomfortable flight, a less-than-impressive meal or another insignificant detail."It's like they didn't understand the purpose of the trip and are more focused on their personal discomfort. They missed everything," he says.But, Ricky hopes to change this attitude one missionary at a time. He and the North Community Church team invite students on to join them on trips. And locally, they "bring the church" to the people by visiting homes, apartment complexes and homeless communities.For Ricky, it is just as important to serve people locally as it is internationally. "If you can't serve in your own backyard, what makes you think you're going to serve others in India," he asks rhetorically.
Ricky stays true to his word as Faith Based Manager for Blue Zones Project Fort Worth. In this role, Ricky helps enforce Fort Worth's Healthiest City Initiative, encouraging community changes resulting in healthier options. The idea, per the initiative's website, is to get the entire community involved --- including businesses, schools, restaurants and grocery stores --- to help lower healthcare costs, improve productivity and lead a life of higher quality.He previously worked for the City of Fort Worth as Neighborhood Education Specialist where he served as liaison between city government and assigned Fort Worth neighborhoods.There, the city notes that he "led town hall meetings and provided programs for local school districts, community centers, after school programs, neighborhood associations and helped residents navigate their way through city hall."Before that, Ricky worked as Program Director in the Parks and Community Services Department, where he coordinated community recreational and educational programs. He holds a bachelor's degree in recreations and leisure management.And just like his work continues at home so does his mission work abroad.Someday he would like to have enough participants to lead two trips to India annually.A newer, improved orphanage is slated to open in Anand in December, thanks to a major donation from a businessman."In 2015, we did the groundbreaking and all the girls were there and this year we went back and we saw the bones of it," Ricky proudly shares. "We prayed over it and took a tour. I told them if it's finished in December I would love to come for the inauguration. I think the orphanage is just a testament of God's faithfulness."*the girls names have been changed to protect their privacy
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Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology (TRACE 2014), 6-10 May 2014, Aviemore, Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
It is my great pleasure to invite you to TRACE2014. This will be the first tree-ring conference in the United Kingdom for about 20 years and we hope to add a Scottish flavour to the experience.
The TRACE 2014 conference will be held on 6-10 May 2014 in Aviemore, Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom. It will be organised by the St Andrews Tree-Ring Laboratory of the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences (University of St Andrews) in conjunction with the Association for Tree-ring Research (ATR).
TRACE 2014 seeks to strengthen the network and scientific exchange of scientists and students involved in the study of tree-rings. It aims at presenting and discussing new discoveries and approaches across the breadth of tree-ring science. The scope of the meeting includes all fields of dendrochronology and its application in archaeology, climatology, geomorphology, glaciology, fire history, forest dynamics, hydrology and physiology, including the use of stable isotopes.
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Professor Frank S. Bates, Professor Glenn H. Fredrickson, Professor Edward J. Kramer, Dr. Dennis A. Hucul, Mr. Stephen F. Hahn
The 2008 winners of the Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering presented by the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) are Professor Frank S. Bates, University of Minnesota; Professors Glenn H. Fredrickson and Edward J. Kramer, University of California, Santa Barbara; Dr. Dennis A. Hucul, and Mr. Stephen F. Hahn, Dow Chemical Company. Professors David Schiraldi and Kurt Wiegel, Co-Chairs of the PMSE Cooperative Research Award Committee, announced the award, which is endowed by the Eastman Kodak Company, and has been presented annually since 1992.
This three-location team won the 2008 award for their highly productive and sustained collaborative efforts in the area of poly(cyclohexylene) (PCHE) block copolymers, thermoplastic materials that exhibit excellent optical transparency, high modulus and toughness, high glass transition temperatures, low moisture uptake and low birefringence, representing potentially breakthrough products for optical media, and components in advanced lighting, displays, and materials for precision molding applications. Research in this family of polymers began over fifteen years ago independently at Dow and the University of Minnesota. Dow developed catalytic technology necessary for the hydrogenation of polystyrene homopolymer, producing high quality material which Hahn and Hucul began to develop for optical media applications.
The University of Minnesota catalyst proved not to be commercially viable, but provided Bates with a variety of polymers, especially PCHE-polyethylene (PE) copolymers, which serves as the basis of future materials of interest. These two organizations joined forces in 1995. Bates joined the effort, as part of Dow's Technical Advisory board, working with Hahn to change the focus of the corporate research to PCHE block copolymer systems, then as a research collaborator in the team. Innovations in copolymer architecture followed, resulting in a PCHE-PE-CHE-PE-PCHE pentablock design. The hypothesis that the central PCHE block serves to bridge PE domains, increasing the effective entanglement and toughness of the materials was validated at Minnesota and Santa Barbara, with Kramer playing a major role in developing understanding the mechanisms of ductility in the new products.
In the current decade, the collaboration continues, and is playing an integral role with the much-expanded DOW R&T team, which is now moving this product line into the marketplace.
Professor Frank Bates, Distinguished McKnight Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering and Material Science at the University of Minnesota, is internationally known for his work in thermodynamics, dynamics, physics and chemistry of Polymers. Professor Glenn H. Fredrickson, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, is internationally known for his work in relaxation phenomena, microphase separation, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, phase transitions, and structure-property relationships in polymers. Professor Edward Kramer, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, is internationally known for polymer thin films, interfaces, ordering and other properties of block copolymers, and incorporation of nanoparticles into polymeric systems.
Industrial Collaborator, Stephen Hahn, Senior Research Scientist, Dow Performance Business Development Group holds over 30 issued U.S. patents and 30 refereed journal papers, has contributed numerous conference proceedings and textbook/reference book chapters, and was named Dow Chemical Inventor of the Year in 1990 and 1996, among many honors. Dennis Hucul spent almost 25 years with the Dow Chemical Company before becoming a consultant to the industry, and holds 21 U.S. patents and 20 journal publications, and was the 2004 Giuseppe Parravano award for Excellence in Catalysis Research and Development.
The award, which includes a $3,000.00 prize, will be presented at PMSE's awards luncheon and will be recognized by the Symposium "Cooperative Research Award Symposium in Honor of Stephen F. Hahn, Dennis A. Hucul, Frank S. Bates, Glenn H. Fredrickson and Edward K. Kramer" at the 235th American Chemical Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana (April 2008).For more information, please contact


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