BWH Announces Another Successful Year in Research- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
BWH Announces Another Successful Year in Research- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
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November 10, 2000
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BWH Announces Another Successful Year in Research
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This past year marked another stellar year for BWH's research program. The hospital continues to stand out as a leader in clinical and epidemiological research, according to the Research Council’s annual report, which was presented on Thursday October 26. “We are indebted to all of you for all your efforts,” said BWH Chief Medical Officer Andy Whittemore, MD, to the crowded Bornstein Amphitheater filled with an audience of researchers from throughout the hospital. “Congratulations on a terrific year,” added Whittemore, as he passed the presentation over to Victor J. Dzau, MD, BWH director of research and chair of Department of Medicine. “We are doing extremely well in research funding and the quality of our science,” said Dzau, who highlighted examples of “research to aid patient care” at BWH and explained the importance of recruiting key researchers to develop new areas of innovation to compliment existing work in order to further advance the hospital’s research success. According to Dzau, 2000 marks an extremely accomplished year for the hospital’s many researchers engaged in clinical and laboratory-based studies that continue to report breakthrough findings in the understanding and treatmentof the many complex diseases. In addition, Dzau introduced a research space planning and oversight committee, which will focus on the planning and development of integrated interdisciplinary research programs both within the hospital and on collaborative projects with MGH and neighbors such as Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital. To tie into the positive state of BWH’s research enterprise, Dzau’s progress report was accompanied by an overview of the hospital’s current capital campaign and a keynote address by Greg Koski, MD, formerly on staff at MGH and now director of the Office for Human Protections of the Department of Health and Human Services, who provided a national perspective on ethics and conduct of clinical trials-a timely topic that has made headlines in the past year and poses challenges to academic medical centers. A highlight of the evening was a presentation on the Research Council’s new initiatives, which resulted from a strategic planning retreat held in March 2000 and attended by many BWH researchers. Michael Gimbrone, MD, co-director of Research, introduced the overviews of the key initiatives, which include: 1. A Center for Clinical Investigation has been established to act as the “docking station” for collaborative research projects. 2. An initiative has been developed to assess technology and will focus on the areas of imaging, biomedical engineering and informatics, and communications. 3. A task force has been assembled to foster careers in academic medicine to further counsel researchers, especially non-senior researchers, to maximize their career potential within the vast research program at BWH. The formal presentation came to a close with remarks from Dennis Kasper, MD, director of BWH’s Channing Laboratory and co-director of Research. “BWH researchers are poised to take advantage of opportunities being developed,” he concluded. A reception to celebrate BWH's FY 00 research accomplishments followed in the Cabot Atrium. There, Barry Brenner, MD, John Mannick, MD and David Nathan, MD were recognized for their lifelong contributions to the successful BWH research enterprise.