Spring 2002 Newsletter: James L. Madara has been named Dean of the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Chicago

Dr. Madara comes to the University of Chicago from Emory University Medical School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is currently the William Patterson Timmie Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. One of the nation’s foremost academic pathologists and an authority ongastroenterology and cell biology, Dr. Madara’s research has made important contributions to understanding the biology of the cells that line the digestive tract. These discoveries will lead to better understanding of infectious intestinal diseases, treatment of inflammatory intestinal disorders and improved drug delivery.