NEWS: Dr. Sid Giman named Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

[Guest guest]

Dr. Sid Gilman, MSA Researcher, was among those inducted to the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences in October 2001.

Regards,

Pam

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http://www.amacad.org/news/2001induct.htm

American Academy Inducted 2001 Fellows

October 13, 2001- On October 13th, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

welcomed new Fellows from across the nation and around the world. In an

Induction ceremony held in Cambridge, Academy officers led by President

Meyer Spacks (University of Virginia) greeted the new Fellows-a

diverse class of scholars, scientists, public officials, artists, and

business

leaders who bring expertise in areas ranging from photography to the study

of

diabetes.

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http://www.amacad.org/members/2001alpha.htm#G

Sid Gilman, II:5

Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology

University of Michigan

Director, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Biochemical changes

in neurodegenerative diseases studied with positron emission tomography.

Discovered the cerebral disorders resulting from open heart operations.

Demonstrated generalized cerebral glucose hypermetabolism in Friedreich's

ataxia, focal cerebral hypometabolism in chronic alcoholism,

olivopontocerebellar atrophy and multiple system atrophy, and preservation

of benzodiazepine receptors in these disorders.

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http://www.amacad.org/index.htm

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an

international learned society composed of the world's leading scientists,

scholars, artists, business people, and public leaders. With a current

membership of 3,700 American Fellows and 600 Foreign Honorary Members, the

Academy has four major goals:

- Promoting service and study through analysis of critical social and

intellectual issues and the development of practical policy alternatives;

- ing public engagement and the exchange of ideas with meetings,

conferences, and symposia bringing diverse perspectives to the examination

of issues of common concern;

- Mentoring a new generation of scholars and thinkers through the newly

established Visiting Scholars Program;

- Honoring excellence by electing to membership men and women in a broad

range of disciplines and professions.

The Academy's main headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With its

geographically diverse membership, it has also established regional centers

at the University of Chicago and at the University of California, Irvine,

and conducts activities in this country and abroad.

[Guest guest]

Dr. Sid Gilman, MSA Researcher, was among those inducted to the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences in October 2001.

Regards,

Pam

--------------------------------

http://www.amacad.org/news/2001induct.htm

American Academy Inducted 2001 Fellows

October 13, 2001- On October 13th, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

welcomed new Fellows from across the nation and around the world. In an

Induction ceremony held in Cambridge, Academy officers led by President

Meyer Spacks (University of Virginia) greeted the new Fellows-a

diverse class of scholars, scientists, public officials, artists, and

business

leaders who bring expertise in areas ranging from photography to the study

of

diabetes.

--------------------------------

http://www.amacad.org/members/2001alpha.htm#G

Sid Gilman, II:5

Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology

University of Michigan

Director, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Biochemical changes

in neurodegenerative diseases studied with positron emission tomography.

Discovered the cerebral disorders resulting from open heart operations.

Demonstrated generalized cerebral glucose hypermetabolism in Friedreich's

ataxia, focal cerebral hypometabolism in chronic alcoholism,

olivopontocerebellar atrophy and multiple system atrophy, and preservation

of benzodiazepine receptors in these disorders.

--------------------------------

http://www.amacad.org/index.htm

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an

international learned society composed of the world's leading scientists,

scholars, artists, business people, and public leaders. With a current

membership of 3,700 American Fellows and 600 Foreign Honorary Members, the

Academy has four major goals:

- Promoting service and study through analysis of critical social and

intellectual issues and the development of practical policy alternatives;

- ing public engagement and the exchange of ideas with meetings,

conferences, and symposia bringing diverse perspectives to the examination

of issues of common concern;

- Mentoring a new generation of scholars and thinkers through the newly

established Visiting Scholars Program;

- Honoring excellence by electing to membership men and women in a broad

range of disciplines and professions.

The Academy's main headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With its

geographically diverse membership, it has also established regional centers

at the University of Chicago and at the University of California, Irvine,

and conducts activities in this country and abroad.