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BEYDER RECEIVES NIH DIRECTOR’S NEW INNOVATOR AWARD Arthur Beyder, MD-PhD ’07, an assistant professor of medicine and physiology and a physician in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, has received a NIH Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health. The title of his project is: “Does the Gut Have a Sense of Touch?” Beyder The prestigious award, established in 2007, supports unusually innovative research from early career investigators who are within 10 years of their final degree or clinical residency. Beyder received his MD and PhD degrees in 2007 from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, where he did his thesis work with Frederick Sachs, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor, one of the founders of the field of mechanosensitive channels. He then joined
Mayo Clinic’s Clinician Investigator Program, where he completed clinical training in internal medicine and gastroenterology and postdoctoral work with Gianrico Farrugia, MD, a world leader in gastrointestinal physiology and pathophysiology. During this time, Beyder focused on ion channel mechanosensitivity and precision medicine in functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, which are common and complex gut-brain disorders, with nearly half the patients having disruptions in GI mechanosensation. Recently, Beyder’s group discovered a novel population of mechanosensitive epithelial sensory cells that are similar to skin’s touch sensors, which prompted a potentially transformative question: “Does the gut have a sense of touch?” Beyder has received K08 and R03 awards from the NIH, and a Research Scholar Award from the American Gastroenterological Association.
REUNION WEEKEND AND SPRING CLINICAL DAY 2020
FRIDAY, JUNE 5 – SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Events include the all-alumni welcome back reception, building tours, Spring Clinical Day and Distinguished Alumni Awards, and reunion class dinners.
WE ARE PLEASED TO INVITE OUR REUNION CLASSES: Every 5th year class from 1945–2015. FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH
All-Alumni cocktail reception
SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Spring Clinical Day
FEATURING ROY VONGTAMA, MD ’00
Doctor by Day, Actor by Night—alumnus, actor, producer, director and radiation oncologist
SATURDAY, JUNE 6–REUNION CLASS DINEAROUNDS
For full event details and registration, visit www.medicine.buffalo.edu/reunion
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