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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DE AN Joseph A. Flaherty '68, MD '71, Res '75 V ICE DE AN Sarah J. Kilpatrick, MD, PhD S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR ADMINI S TRAT ION Arnim Dontes, MBA S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR RE S E ARCH Larry Tobacman, MD S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR ACADEMIC AND EDUCAT ION A F FA IRS Saul Weiner, MD S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR S TUDENT S Kathleen Kashima, PhD CHI E F DE V E LOPMENT OF F ICER FOR MEDICINE A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR ADVANCEMENT V ICE PRE S IDENT, UNI V ERS I T Y OF I L L INOI S FOUNDAT ION L. Keith Todd REGIONA L DE AN, P EORI A Sara L. Rusch, MD, Res '81, FACP REGIONA L DE AN, ROCK FORD Martin Lipsky, MD REGIONA L DE AN, URBANA -CHAMPA IGN Bradford S. Schwartz '74, MD ILLINOIS MEDICINE EDITORIAL STAFF E X ECUT I V E DIRECTOR OF DE V E LOPMENT PROGRAMS , PUBL I SHER Kimberly Gosell, CFRE V I S I T ING EDI TOR Carl Vogel CONSULT ING EDI TOR Kevin McKeough EDI TORI A L A S S I S TANT Michael Wesbecher COP Y EDI TOR Kathleen Kopitke CONTRIBUT ING WRI T ERS Jim Burwitz, Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, Sherri McGinnis Gonzaléz, Steve Hendershot, Pat Kampert, Kevin McKeough, Mark Vruno DE S IGN Anne Boyle, Boyle Design Associates PHOTOGRA PHY Steve Becker, Lloyd DeGrane, Roberta Dupuis-Devlin, Katie Marchetti, Mike McCafrey, Susan Reich Illinois Medicine is a publication of the University of Illinois Office of Medical Advancement. ©2010 All rights reserved. All inquiries should be addressed to: Illinois Medicine Office of Medical Advancement (MC/792) 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Suite 302 Chicago, Illinois 60608-1203 Phone: (312) 996-4470 E-mail: medcomm@uic.edu www.medicine.uic.edu HIPAA This publication may contain information used for fundraising purposes. If you would rather not receive fundraising materials from us, please contact us at (312) 996-4470 or medcomm@uic.edu. MISSION The mission of the University of Illinois College of Medicine is to enhance the health of the citizens of Illinois by educating physicians and biomedical scientists, advancing knowledge of health and disease, and providing health care in a setting of education and research. ON THE COVER Theodore Mazzone, MD, director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences. Cover photo credit: Susan Reich. features COV E R S TORY The Rise of a Transformer 20 With the help of a $20 million NIH grant, the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences is helping change research at the university. Chicago's Own 25 Advice and support from her family have helped Ebone Porch become a member of the Class of 2013. S C HOL A R S H I P On His Game 27 Jermaine Kyong White has taken a long road, but he's nearly at his goal of becoming a physician. 4 | 2 SPRING 2 010