"The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's =
Health (ORWH) is responsible for coordinating the research on Myalgic =
Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) across the NIH =
institutes, centers and offices. NIH supports research on the etiology, =
diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS and engages in activities that sustain =
focus on this research area, since there is no known cure or =
preventative treatment. I am pleased to announce that the ORWH has =
recently appointed Dr. Susan E. Maier as the Associate Director of =
Special Projects. Dr. Maier will serve as the NIH contact for ME/CFS =
activities and will replace Dr. Charles Wells as the Chair of the =
Trans-NIH ME/CFS Research Working Group. Dr. Maier has experience in =
brain development and teratology (the study of abnormalities of =
development), with an emphasis on the effects of alcohol on embryonic =
and fetal brain development, including sex differences. Dr. Maier can =
be reached at Susan.Maier@nih.gov or 301-435-1573.=20
"I would also like to thank Dr. Wells for taking on these =
responsibilities on behalf of the ORWH and for his dedication to =
coordinating activities in support of the ME/CFS research over the past =
several months, following the retirement of Dr. Dennis Mangan. =20
"Please join me in welcoming Dr. Maier!
"Janine Austin Clayton, MD=20
Acting Director, Office of Research on Women's Health,
Office of the Director,
National Institutes of Health"
____________________________________
Other things I've been able to find out:
Dr. Maier has served on the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse =
and Alcoholism, and held an adjunct faculty appointment in the =
Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at Texas A&M =
University in College Station, TX.=20
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/AboutNIAAA/AdvisoryCouncil/DirectorsReports/DirR=
pt2-06.htm
She apparently gave a talk titled "Directed differentiation of embryonic =
stem cells for transplantation therapy of Parkinson's Disease: Hope and =
Hype" in 2005 at University of Tennessee Health Science Center's =
Neuroscience Institute.=20
http://www.uthsc.edu/neuroscience/seminars/spring_2005.pdf
These studies appear to be hers:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1995.tb00968.x/abs=
tract
Changes in Blood Alcohol Levels as a Function of Alcohol Concentration =
and Repeated Alcohol Exposure in Adult Female Rats: Potential Risk =
Factors for Alcohol-Induced Fetal Brain Injury.=20
Susan E. Maier, Marla A. Strittmatter, Wei-Jung A. Chen, James R. West*. =
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Volume 19, Issue 4, =
pages 923-927, August 1995. Article first published online: 11 APR 2006. =
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1995.tb00968.x
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/ace-sra071706.php
Smoking reduces alcohol's effects, likely encouraging more drinking
Study results are published in the August issue of Alcoholism: Clinical =
& Experimental Research.
~Janelle
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