Elizabethtown College Biology News 
Back to top 9/17/2008 Dr. Connie Chronister to receive Biology Alumni Award at Homecoming Biology Alumni Award Presentation, October 18th, 2:30- Gibble Auditorium This year's recipient of the The Dr. Charles S. Farver-Apgar and Bessie D. Apgar Biology Alumni Award is Dr. Connie Chronister, '81. Presentation of the award will be made at Homecoming on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 2:30 pm in Gibble Auditorium. Back to top 9/17/2008 Alumni Reunion October 18th Biology Department Alumni Reunion, October 18th 3:00 -Masters Center Atrium Please join us on Homecoming for the Biology Department Alumni Reunion in the new Masters Center Atrium from 3-4:30 pm. Back to top 9/17/2008 NIH Grant Awarded to Dr. Debra Wohl Dr. Debra Wohl in collaboration with William Curry, MD of Hershey Medical Center was awarded a $197,000 grant by the National Institute of Health. The study, titled "Do Intravenous Antibiotics Administered during Delivery Affect the Development of Infantile Atopic Dermatitis," is designed to determine whether young children have an increased risk of developing atopy when their mothers received antibiotics during delivery. By collecting and analyzing data on health care practices, Drs. Wohl and Curry say physicians will be able to reevaluate the short and long term benefits and risks associated with adminstering intravenous antibiotics during childbirth. This study will also be used to generate additional questions about the role early exposure of antibiotics plays on the development of the immune system of newborns, while providing research opportunities and training for students interested in the biomedical field. |
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