2a de Octubre 2015, Vol XIV No. 333
Atlantic Group Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Back row from left to right: MEGAN STEVENSON, ANN ROTHERY and JAVIER REMOLINA Front row from left to right: PRABHA PERGADIA, BERNADETTE MARQUEZ, PERDITA FISHER, LOIS PERRYMAN, CARMEN DENCE, ANDRES HINCAPIE, INGRID LUTZELER, INGRID NEUEFEIND
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ast October 7th at the Museum of History the Atlantic Group, as many other times performed, but how did it start? Why? those are questions we will answer through the interview we had with its founder. Carmen Sofia Dance was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, she is the eldest daughter of prominent journalist Galo I. Nunez (deceased) and Margarita Trujillo de Nunez. She graduated from the University of Atlantic with a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (equivalent to Pharm D.). Carmen left Colombia in 1969, heading to Tallahassee, Florida, and with the help of a grant from the Alliance of FloridaColombia, she earned a Master’s degree in organic chemistry from Florida State University in 1972, followed by an advanced job in Pharmacological Science at the University of Purdue W. Lafayette, Indiana in 1974. Carmen is currently associate professor for Research of Radiological Sciences, in the Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington (WUSM) in St. Louis. Among her many
responsibilities as a researcher, there is the design and synthesis of radioactive substances of very short half-life, which are used for diagnostic purposes in the fight against cancer, diabetes, heart and neurologic disease. Carmen is part of a select group of science and of great prestige recognized internationally dedicated to radiochemistry with positron emitters, cyclotron produced radioisotopes. As such, she has been very involved in the training of dozens of colleagues and graduate students in the field for over 33 years. Washington University in St. Louis is considered one of the top 5 medical schools nationwide, and the Department of Radiology was where the technique called Positron Emission Tomography or PET was born. Carmen is an active member of many scientific organizations such as the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Radio and Pharmacology, Molecular Imaging Society, the American Chemical Society, the Academic Network of Women WUSM, and the College National Pharmacists
(Colombia). She is a member of the Board and mentor-tutor program “A better family life” organization of the Bioscience MET program and the internship program of WUSM Ferring. The rest of their time outside the laboratory is dedicated to the traditional folklore of America and the Caribbean. She is the founder (1995) and artistic director of the Atlantic colorful group. Carmen is also certified by WU designer clothes, she creates and sews almost all the beautiful costumes worn by the dancers in their performances in the St. Louis region and across the state of Missouri. Carmen is a dynamic leader of the Colombian Society in St. Louis and other Hispanic organizations and minorities in the region. Carmen has been married for 35 years with a Retired Teacher (2006) in Chemistry and Mathematics, Joseph B. Dence, of Toledo, Ohio. They live in west St. Louis County and enjoy all the educational, artistic and abundant recreational opportunities the area of St. Louis and Missouri offer.
Grupo Atlántico
Festejando El Mes de la Herencia Hispana El pasado 7 de Octubre en el Museo de Historia el Grupo Atlántico se presentó como una de cientos de veces que llenan de alegría las salas de diferentes recintos, Pero como se inició?, Porque?, esas son preguntas que responderemos gracias a la entrevista que sostuvimos con su fundadora. Carmen Sofía Dence nació en Barranquilla, Colombia, es la hija mayor del conocido periodista Galo I. Núñez (fallecido) y Margarita Trujillo de Núñez. Se graduó en la Universidad del Atlántico con grado en Química Farmacéutica (equivalente a Pharm D.). Carmen dejó Colombia en 1969, en dirección a Tallahassee, Florida, Continua en la página 4 ......