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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.

 


See Previous News Articles
  • October 9, 2009: Promoting Genetic Literacy: The Greenwood Genetic Center Receives Grant from the National Institutes of Health
  • February 2008: GGC Scientist Receives National Recognition
  • September 2007: Center for Treatment of Genetic Disorders Receives State Support
  • September 2007: BlueCross/Blue Shield of SC Foundation Awards Grant to GGC
  • April 2007: Dr. Robert Saul Named to American College of Medical Genetics Board of Directors
  • July 2005: Clemson University - Greenwood Genetic Center sign research initiative: Partners commit $15 million to new facility, scientist education
  • March 2004: Neurological Disorders Breakthrough
  • January 2004:  Schwartz named Director of Research and Head of the JC Self Research Institute of Human Genetics
  • May 2003:  Schwartz receives 2003 Robert Guthrie Award for Advances in Biochemical and Molecular Genetics
  • November 2002: > Schwartz receives Professional Service Award in Research at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Chapter of the Association on Mental Retardation

 

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