Synapse

Fall 2009 Features
Unscrambling Autism: Diagnosing the Disorder East Meets West Unscrambling Autism: Diagnosing the Disorder
Stand and Deliver: Obstetrics Training in Rural Nevada Findings in Male Infertility (Wei Yan, Ph.D. pictured)
40 Years of Learning, Healing and Discovering  

Departments
Ole Thienhaus, M.D. Anthony Quinn David Ginsburg, M.D. Health Sciences Education Building, Reno, Nevada (artist rendering) Angela Weiner, M.D. University of Nevada School of Medicine Commencement 2009 Kent Sanders, Ph.D.

Dean’s Perspective

The first issue of our reborn Synapse magazine was very well received. That was all the encouragement we needed to make the second one bigger.

Student Spotlight

Anthony Quinn, a native of Dallas, is a member of the Class of 2012. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2007.

Faculty Focus

David Ginsburg, M.D., associate professor of neurology in the Las Vegas internal medicine department, is passionate about research with neuromuscular diseases and his patients.

Alumni Notes

This is a milestone year for the University of Nevada School of Medicine as it celebrates and honors its 40th anniversary as a medical and research institution.

Resident Round-Up

The graduate medical education program at the School of Medicine was developed in the early 1980s to further the education of medical students in their respective disciplines.

Hooded Heroes

The 51 members of the Class of 2009 celebrated completing their undergraduate medical education at commencement ceremonies on May 15 at Lawlor Events Center.

Research Facts & Figures
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