Klebanoff Honored by Hopkins
 Dr. Mark A. Klebanoff, director of the Division of
Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research,
NICHD, was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society
of Scholars on May 22. The society, established in
1967 by university trustees, honors distinguished
former post-doctoral fellows of the university.
Klebanoff received his M.D. from Johns Hopkins and
an M.P.H. from its School of Hygiene and Public
Health. His research interests focus on the
epidemiology of pregnancy complications, particularly
preterm birth and reduced fetal growth.
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Elkashef Is Corps' Physician of the Year
Dr. Ahmed M. Elkashef, chief, Clinical Medical
Branch, Division of Treatment Research and
Development, National Institute on Drug Abuse, has
received the Physician Researcher of the Year Award
from the Commissioned Corps. He was honored for his
accomplishments in clinical trials research and
administration. In a little more than 2 years at NIDA,
he has fashioned both clinical pharmacology sites and
a clinical trials group in the continental United States
and Hawaii capable of performing studies of potential
pharmacotherapies for the treatment of cocaine and
methamphetamine dependence. He has also provided
technical assistance to Thailand in its efforts to deal
with an epidemic of methamphetamine abuse and
addiction, and in setting up clinical sites to
participate with the U.S. methamphetamine clinical
trials group. |
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