GSDM Professor Kukuruzinska Elected Co-Vice Chair for 2011 Gordon Research Conference
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine Professor Maria Kukuruzinska, PhD, recently served as Session Leader at the Gordon Research Conference on Salivary Glands & Exocrine Secretion held February 8-13 in Galveston, Texas.
During the conference she was also elected Co-Vice Chair of the newly renamed 2011 Gordon Conference on Salivary Glands & Exocrine Biology, along with Indu Ambudkhar, PhD. Dr. Ambudkhar is Chief of Secretory Physiology at the Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The duo beat out two other nominated pairs for the positions and will also serve as Co-Chairs of the 2013 conference.
“Being elected Co-Vice Chair is important to me because I think I can set the direction of future conferences to include cutting edge science that is relevant to salivary gland biology and oral medicine in general,” said Dr. Kukuruzinska.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Dr. Carlos Hirschberg added, “Given the prestige of the Gordon Conferences, this is a signal honor for Dr. Kukuruzinska, the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, and the Goldman School of Dental Medicine.”
“Dr. Kukuruzinska’s background in salivary gland development and oral cancer makes her an excellent candidate for this role,” said Dean Jeffrey Hutter. “I am confident that under her leadership the Conference will be a great success.”