Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty
Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
The Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty (ASEF) serves to
enhance the careers of the emeritus faculty by encouraging them to
remain a part of the community of scholars in the School of Medicine.
The Association also serves to support the senior faculty by raising
awareness of the full range of retirement options available to them,
whether they are planning to retire within two years or two decades.
ASEF Luncheon, December 5, 2012
Benjamin F. Voight: "Biological underpinning and evolutionary history of human phenotypes".
Benjamin F. Voight is Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Penn. His research is directed toward a theoretical and practical understanding of the genetic, biological, and evolutionary basis of metabolic, cardiovascular, and immune-mediated phenotypes in human populations. To build this understanding, he uses computational and statistical tools grounded in principles of population biology to study genetic data collected across thousands of entire human genomes. His recent research is focused on mapping risk alleles for common diseases, particularly type-2 diabetes and heart attack.
Earlier this year, Professor Voight was awarded a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
The luncheon is at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in the
Lenape Room of the University Club. Cost
and University Club details.
Medical Faculty Senate Presentation
On Wednesday, November 14th ASEF President Anna Meadows delivered a presentation to the Medical Faculty Senate concerning ASEF's mission and current events.
Here it is in case you missed it.
New book by Nicholas Kefalides
"Finding Aesculapius across the Atlantic: The Road to Discovery"
This memoir describes Dr. Kefalides' experiences as a college student in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, and the years as a medical student, as a USPHS officer directing a research project on burns in Lima, Peru, and as a faculty member in three universities culminating with a professorship at Penn.
Dr. Kefalides is Past President of ASEF.
CHOP Award to Anna Meadows
On June 11, 2012, the Alumni Organization of the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania presented the Richard D. Wood Distinguished Alumni Award to Anna T. Meadows, MD. She was honored as "a pioneer in pediatric oncology, inspiring advocate for women physicians and consummate teacher and mentor."
Anna Meadows is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and President of
ASEF. She is the author of hundreds
of papers, articles, and books and recipient of dozens of
honors and awards.
In the 1990s, Meadows served as Director of the Division of Oncology
of the Children's Cancer Research Center,
