Bryan Allen
Bryan Allen, (08MD, 08PhD, 13R) MBA, was appointed chair and departmental executive officer of the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Carver College of Medicine. Allen, a clinical and translational scientist, clinician, and educator, began his new role on July 1.
Rebecca Benson
Rebecca Benson (07MD, 07PhD, 11R), associate professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was elected to the Bioethics Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics for a six-year term.
Gail Bishop
Gail Bishop, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Immunology. Her five-year term begins in January 2024.
Madhu Chegondi
Madhu Chegondi, MBBS, clinical associate professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–Critical Care, was named co-director of the clinical research course organized by the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network, an international pediatric critical care researchers' group.
Bruce Gantz
Bruce Gantz (74MD, 80R, 80MS), professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, is the principal investigator of a P50 grant that recently received its eighth renewal from the National Institutes of Health. The five-year, $13.8 million grant renewal supports research on cochlear implants, deafness, and communication disorders. The grant was initially awarded in 1985, and the department has received over $76 million through its renewals.
Ali Jabbari
Ali Jabbari (07 MD, 07PhD) was appointed chair and departmental executive officer of the Department of Dermatology in the Carver College of Medicine, effective Aug. 15. Jabbari is a physician-scientist specializing in autoimmune diseases affecting the skin and other organs.
Andrew Peterson
Andrew Peterson, MD, MSPH, clinical professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was elected chair of the Collaborative Research Network of the American Society of Sports Medicine.
Danielle Rios
Danielle Rios, MD, MS, clinical associate professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–Neonatology, was appointed to the Neonatal Hemodynamics Advisory Board of the Pediatric Academic Society.
Michael Shy
Michael Shy, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology, was elected to the Association of American Physicians.
Lisa Woodroffe
Lisa Woodroffe (14MD,17R, 18F), clinical assistant professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was elected chair of the Iowa Board of Athletic Training.
Janice Staber
Janice Staber, MD, associate professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–Hematology and Oncology, was elected to the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council for the National Hemophilia Foundation.
Aliye Uc
Aliye Uc, MD (95R, 97F), professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics–Gastroenterology, was elected to the National Pancreas Foundation’s board of directors.