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November 27, 2007: BioPark News
Universities in Hot Pursuit of Research Talent
SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Sun – Nov. 27
SUMMARY: When the School of Medicine wanted to raise its profile in the
burgeoning field of genomics, officials recruited one of the world’s leading
experts—and her 60-member team. Claire Fraser-Liggett, PhD, directed The
Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, whose scientists were the first
to sequence the entire genome of a free-living organism. Sometimes, though,
centers want the young up-and-comers. “For me, I don’t necessarily seek 50
virtuoso violinists. Sometimes you need a harmonica player, a specialist in
a smaller area,” said Robert Gallo, MD, director of the School's Institute
of Human Virology. As he looks for a biologist, Gallo said he’s been told to
find someone who brings along a significant grant from the National
Institutes of Health. E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, dean of the School,
said this is part of the reality of running an institution like his. “If
departments or institutes are expanding, you prefer to identify someone with
a funding track record, so they are able to hit the ground running,” he
said. J. Glenn Morris Jr., MD, MPH, TM, former chairman of the School’s
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, was lured this spring to
the University of Florida to run its Emerging Pathogens Institute.
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