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GGC Scientist Receives President’s Award
April 2010
Julianne Collins accepts award from National
Birth Defects Prevention Network, Craig Mason
Greenwood,
SC: Julianne Collins, PhD, assistant research scientist at the Greenwood
Genetic Center, received the President’s Award at the National Birth Defects
Prevention Network meeting in Washington, DC on March 10, 2010. This award
honors a Network member who has made significant contributions important to the
mission of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network.
The National Birth Defects Prevention Network is
a consortium of fifty programs for birth defects surveillance and research in
the United States. The Network seeks to determine the impact of birth defects
upon children, families and health care and to develop prevention strategies.
Dr. Collins joined the Greenwood Genetic Center
faculty in 2002 and heads the Center’s Office of Epidemiology. She earned a PhD
in Medical Genetics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a MS in
Genetics from Taxes A&M University. She also holds an appointment as an adjunct
research professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson
University.
In 2002, Dr. Collins joined the National Birth
Defects Prevention Network and chaired its Neural Tube Defect Surveillance and
Folic Acid Education committee. She is currently active in the Network’s
Publications and Communications committee and edits the Network’s annual report
and monthly articles of potential interest list. She has also authored
peer-reviewed journal articles on the epidemiology of birth defects and the
prevention of neural tube defects by folic acid.
Greenwood Genetic Center Receives the 2010 Palmetto
Workforce Partnership Award
April 7, 2010
Boo Ramage and Janet Harris receive award from Joan
Burgess, Director of the Greenwood County One-Stop Workforce Center
Greenwood,
SC: Representatives from the Greenwood Genetic Center today received the
2010 Palmetto Workforce Partnership Award from the South Carolina Employment
Securities Commission. The organization was recognized in the employer category
of medium-sized businesses with 51-500 employees. Among other criteria,
Greenwood Genetic Center was honored for the organization’s focus on job
creation, support for human growth and development in the work place, and
sustained job growth. Greenwood Genetic Center was also recognized for its
impact on the community, economic investment, quality work environment and
innovative workforce partnerships with local agencies and the education
community.
“We are honored to be recognized by the South Carolina
Employment Securities Commissions for making a difference in the lives of those
in our state,” said Boo Ramage, Administrator of the Greenwood Genetic Center.
“The Center’s impact in both the local community, as well as the international
genetics community, is only possible because of the commitment and dedication of
our employees.”
Greenwood Genetic Center’s Director
Receives the William Weston Distinguished Service Award from the Department of
Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine
March 18, 2010
Greenwood, S.C. –
Greenwood Genetic Center’s director, Dr. Roger
E. Stevenson, recently received the 2010 William Weston Distinguished Service
Award for Excellence in Pediatrics from the University of South Carolina School
of Medicine.
The
award is given annually by the Department of Pediatrics at the University of
South Carolina School of Medicine, and was named for Dr. William Weston, who was
the first pediatrician in the Southeast. The award recognizes those who best
exemplify the ideals of professional excellence, dedication and service to the
children of South Carolina.
Stevenson, who has served as director
of the Greenwood Genetic Center since its founding in 1974, was recognized for
his outstanding contributions to pediatrics as a dedicated and accomplished
clinician, author and researcher.
“It has been a great privilege to practice pediatrics in
my home state and watch a generation grow from infancy to maturity,” said
Stevenson. “I am especially grateful to practice medicine in this exciting era
of genetics and to be associated with colleagues at the Greenwood Genetic Center
who have made great progress in understanding birth defects and childhood
disabilities and contributing to the evaluation and care of these children.”
Dr. Stevenson’s professional career has been devoted to
the study of birth defects and developmental impairments. He has contributed
broadly to the literature on the cytogenetic, metabolic, molecular and
environmental causes of these disabilities, authored two editions of the
textbook The Fetus and Newly Born Infant, Influences of the Prenatal
Environment, and with Dr. Judith Hall produced the second edition of
Human Malformations and Related Anomalies. He and his colleagues, Charles
Schwartz, PhD and Richard Schroer, MD, authored X-Linked Mental Retardation,
which included an Atlas of XLMR Syndromes. A graduate of Furman University, he
received his M.D. from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest
University.
Genetics
Experts from the Greenwood Genetic Center to Present Research Findings at the
2010 American College of Medical Genetics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting March
24-28
March 22, 2010
Greenwood, S.C. – Scientists
from the Greenwood Genetic Center will present at the American College Medical
of Genetics (ACMG) Annual Clinical Genetics meeting at the Albuquerque
Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. March 24-28, 2010.
Greenwood Genetic Center’s Director of
Diagnostic Laboratories, Michael Friez, Ph.D, will speak as part of the Abbott
Symposium on ‘The Current Generation of Fragile X Testing.’ Sara Cathey, MD,
recipient of the American Academy of Pediatric’s 2009 Young Investigator
Research Award Grant, will discuss her project, ‘Longitudinal Studies of
Glycoproteinoses.’ R. Curtis Rogers, MD will conclude with a presentation on
‘22q13 deletion syndrome: Phelan-McDermid syndrome ’
“We are proud that so many of our faculty members will represent
the Greenwood Genetic Center at the College’s annual meeting,” said Roger E.
Stevenson, MD, Director of the Greenwood Genetic Center. “Our faculty is
dedicated to furthering the understanding of the causes, diagnosis and
prevention of birth defects and intellectual disabilities. These presentations
and publications in scientific journals are the major ways that clinical
observations and research findings at the Center are shared with colleagues
across the nation.”
Additional clinical and laboratory faculty members and fellows
will also present their scientific findings at the poster session of the
meeting.
About the American College of Medical
Genetics
Founded in 1991, the American College of Medical Genetics (www.acmg.net)
advances the practice of medical genetics by providing education, resources and
a voice for more than 1400 biochemical, clinical, cytogenetic, medical and
molecular geneticists, genetic counselors and other healthcare professionals
committed to the practice of medical genetics.
Woodturning
exhibit by local scientist on display at Greenwood Genetic Center
March 23, 2010
Greenwood, S.C. – When most
people see a woodpile, they see firewood. When Hal Taylor sees a woodpile, he
begins to visualize the endless possibilities of works of art.
Dr. Hal Taylor, Emeritus Laboratory Geneticist and co-founder of
the Greenwood Genetic Center, became interested in woodturning about ten years
ago and has spent the last few years perfecting his craft. Woodturning is an art
form involving the shaping of wood by using a lathe to turn the wood while the
carving tool remains stationary. This technique allows for the creation of
intricate patterns and designs, all one-of-a-kind and hand crafted.
“Each piece of wood is different, each turned piece is unique,”
says Taylor. “Most of my turned objects utilize carving, texturing, pyrography
and coloring which make my pieces different”
Dr. Taylor’s designs include original works of art ranging from
platters and vases to delicate wooden ornaments. His work can currently be seen
on display in the lobby of the JC Self Research Institute on the campus of the
Greenwood Genetic Center. The exhibition is free and open to the public during
regular business hours through Friday, April 16th. Dr. Taylor’s
woodturning creations can also be viewed and are available for purchase by
visiting his website at www.greenwoodturnings.com.
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