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Kevin L. Boyd Kevin L. Boyd was named as Security Manager for the Medical University Hospital Authority on June 15. Boyd was former deputy director of security and emergency management for the Charleston County School District. Boyd retired in 2012 as a captain with the City of Charleston Police Department where he worked in security, administration operations and emergency management. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy Submarine Service.
Stephen Ethier Stephen Ethier, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and interim director of the Center for Genomic Medicine, was named permanent director as of Aug. 1. Ethier joined MUSC in Februrary 2012. He holds the Spaulding-Paolozzi Chair in
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evenTs Relay for Life A fundraiser and back–to–school benefit supporting the MUSC Relay for Life Team will take place from 7 p.m. to midnight at Mynt, 135 Calhoun Street. The event will feature live music, DJ at 10 p.m. and drawing. Admission with a $5 wrist band. Proceeds from this event will benefit the American Cancer Society. For information, email kennell@musc. edu or layj@musc.edu.
Lunch at Halo photo by Anne Thompson, Digital Imaging
First-year students from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy gather to pick up a cool King of Pops treat during the Aug. 17 new student orientation session for the college. A total of 87 students were welcomed. Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Research in the Hollings Cancer Center’s Cancer Genetics and Molecular Regulation Program.
Cynthia L. Hipp Cynthia L. Hipp, DDS, associate professor and director of the Pediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Program in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, was inducted as president of the The Catalyst is published once a week. Paid adver tisements, which do not represent an endorsement by MUSC or the State of South Carolina, are handled by Island Publications Inc., Moultrie News, 134 Columbus St., Charleston, S.C., 843-849-1778 or 843-958-7490. E-mail: sales@moultrienews.com.
American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Hipp has held numerous positions on the board during these past years in addition to serving as chair of the ABPD Qualifying Examination.
Lisa Ihnkin Lisa Ihnkin, R.N., has accepted the position of director of Informatics and Systems Education with MUHA. Ihnkin was previously with the Clinical Informatics team and inpatient Clinical Instructional Design team with the Epic Enterprise project since 2013. Ihnkin came to MUSC from New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.
Enjoy lunch at Halo (across from the MUSC Horseshoe) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, and 10 percent of the bill will be donated to the MUSC Health Transplant Center. Pick up a flyer at the Transplant Center, located at 162 Ashley Avenue, and present it to the cashier when ordering. All proceeds will benefit the MUSC Health Transplant Center’s annual education fair/picnic for organ donors and transplant recipients. Call Lena Curry, 876-1170.
Cancer’s a Beach
The S.C. Chapter of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance is hosting the Cancer’s A Beach 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Folly Beach. Race begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration fee is $25 per person. To register, visit https://runsignup.com/cancersabeach.
New resource to share research successes Attention all research faculty, students and staff: Do you have exciting research news or findings that you would like to see shared with the MUSC community, other scientific institutions and/or the general public? To help increase awareness about the research successes found here at MUSC, we have created a dedicated email address through which that information can be collected and appropriately disseminated.
Send an email to research-comm@ musc.edu with some basic information about what you would like to have shared, and you will be contacted by a communications expert who will help deliver your message to the appropriate audience(s). Share this address with everyone in your research cohort and encourage its use whenever appropriate. Help spread the word out about the amazing work being done here at MUSC.