Milestones - The NIH Record -September 19, 2008

Bryan Named Extramural Chief at NINR

Dr. Yvonne Bryan has been appointed chief of the Office of Extramural Programs (OEP) at the National Institute of Nursing Research. She will oversee the OEP extramural research portfolios and initiatives as well as research training programs. She joined NINR in 2001 as program director for infant, child, reproductive and family health. She became a registered nurse after completing studies at the University Hospital of the West Indies. Following a 4-year tenure at her alma mater as an R.N. and nursing supervisor, Bryan attended Concordia University in Montreal, where she earned a Ph.D. in psychology. She then completed a 3-year fellowship at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. During her fellowship, Bryan examined the mother-infant relationship by exploring the influence of maternal sensitivity and responsiveness on infant temperament and developmental outcomes. As assistant professor of child development at Purdue University, she taught both graduate and undergraduate students and spearheaded a research program in infant and early childhood development.

Four Appointed to NIAMS Council

Four new members recently joined the National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council. They are:

Dr. S. Wright Caughman, director of the Emory Clinic and the Emory Diseases Research Center, executive associate dean for clinical affairs and the Alicia Leizman Stonecipher chair in the department of dermatology at Emory University School of Medicine. His research involves the study of molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of gene expression of immunomodulatory proteins involved in skin inflammation.

Dr. John Klippel, president and chief executive officer of the Arthritis Foundation in Atlanta. Before joining the AF, Klippel served as clinical director of the NIAMS Intramural Research Program.

Ann Kunkel, education coordinator in pediatric rheumatology, co-coordinator of the Patient Partners Program and a research assistant in the rheumatology division at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She is a prominent volunteer for the national Arthritis Foundation.

Dr. H. Lee Sweeney, the William Maul Measey professor and chairman of the department of physiology, professor of medicine and professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His expertise is in cell biology and muscle biology, particularly myosin structure and function.

NIAMS director Dr. Stephen Katz (fourth from l) and acting deputy director Dr. Paul Plotz (fifth from l) welcome new members to the institute’s council (from l) Dr. Wright Caughman, Ann Kunkel, Dr. John Klippel and Dr. Lee Sweeney.