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• Summer 2011 Contents
  • NIDDK-funded Scientists Develop Acute Pancreatitis Mouse Model
  • Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Helps Balance Intestinal Bacteria
  • Nanoparticles Deliver IBD Treatment Straight to the Gut
  • Placebos Effectively Treat IBS Symptoms
  • Magnetic Resonance Elastography May Alleviate the Need for Invasive Liver Biopsies
  • Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research Seeks to Curb Epidemic
  • NIH Launches Bowel Control Awareness Campaign for Health Care Professionals and the Public
  • NIDDK Health Information Resources Win NIH Plain Language/Clear Communication Awards
  • 2011 Edition of NIDDK’s Annual Scientific Report Now Available
  • NIDDK Staff Update
  • In Memoriam
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Digestive Diseases News Summer 2011

In Memoriam

Vanessa Z. Ameen, M.D., a senior scientific advisor within the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, died in February 2011. Specializing in pediatrics and gastroenterology, Ameen was recruited to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from private industry, where she served as medical director to several pharmaceutical manufacturers. Ameen was previously an assistant professor of pediatrics at Temple University, and she taught at Indiana University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Ameen served as science officer for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), a network of NIH-funded facilities working to develop better measures for patient symptom-based outcomes.

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NIH Publication No. 11–4552
September 2011