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December 13, 2005 NORFOLK—Henry L. Gabelnick, Ph.D., executive director of the CONRAD program at EVMS, received a  Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th International Conference on AIDS INDIA in Chennai, India.The award recognizes Gabelnick for his contributions over a 30-year career to reproductive health and the development of chemicals called microbicides to help stem the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Gabelnick has worked extensively with Indian scientists on the development of contraceptives and more recently on microbicides. He began his work in India in the late 1970s with the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization. He has continued that work during his 19-year tenure at CONRAD. CONRAD is a program of EVMS’ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with its headquarters in Arlington, Va. Under Gabelnick’s direction, CONRAD has garnered more than $200 million in federal and private support for research intended to improve reproductive health worldwide. Top For more information, contact: Doug Gardner, Director of News and Publications EVMS Office of Institutional Advancement (757) 446-6070 - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |