Department Highlights
CONGRATULATIONS: Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., UF Powell Gene Therapy Center Director, Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology Professor and Pediatrics Associate Chair
Dr. Byrne's paper, entitled Tadalafil Alleviates Muscle Ischemia in Patients with Becker Muscular Dystrophy, was published in the Nov. 28 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
The interdisciplinary journal's mission is to promote human health by providing a forum for communication and cross-fertilization among basic, translational, and clinical research practitioners and trainees from all relevant established and emerging disciplines.
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CONGRATULATIONS: David Burchfield, M.D., Pediatrics Professor and Neonatology Chief
Through October 2014, Dr. Burchfield is the Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, Section on Perinatal Pediatrics, which represents 3,500 neonatologists in the US.
The largest specialty subgroup of the AAP, the section's highest priority is to ensure optimal health and well-being of babies and mothers which is accomplished through advocacy, education, outreach and support of clinicians and researchers.
Please click here to learn more about the AAP.
