Editor's Pen
Judy Crabtree, PhD
Summer is winding down and we are knocking on the door of Fall with back to school activities in full swing. As the Associate Editor, I welcome the change to Fall, as well as the opportunity to highlight some great articles in this issue.
I continue to be impressed by the quality of work that happens in the SOM, and by the skills of the people who perform it. We have amazing teachers, mentors, and students and their skills were on display in several research forums held in the last quarter. Take a look at the symposia for the many summer research programs, as well as the departmental research days held in Pediatrics and Psychiatry.
We also now have SAINT available at UMC (see this story in Top Stories). This is a new form of precision treatment for major depressive disorder, and UMC is one of only nine sites worldwide to offer this cutting-edge procedure. Check it out!
In the last six months, we appointed several faculty into new leadership roles including Dr. Patricia Molina as Senior Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Christopher Roth as Department Head for Urology, Dr. Michael Maristany as Department Head for Radiology. We have also appointed several new interim department chairs in both the basic science and clinical arenas. Stay tuned - permanent department chair searches are underway or will begin in the coming months.
Finally, new changes are in effect from the NIH regarding public access to publications. Publications are now required to be submitted to PubMed Central by the official date of publication – a significant change from the prior guidance – and the Library can assist with this requirement.
Many thanks to the dedicated team that makes this newsletter possible each quarter: Denise Flock-Williams, Todd LaGrange, and Dr. Stephanie Taylor.
Please continue to tell us about your work! You can email Denise Flock-Williams at dflock@lsuhsc.edu anytime with an idea for a story, information or pictures that we can share.