University at Buffalo School of Medicine - Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Gibson Anatomical Society First Ron Barry Weiss, Carl Presant, Louis Antonucci, Dr. Harvey Schwartz, Donald Miller, Carl Ehmann William Oliver P Jones Adele Gottschalk, George Strauss. Second Sperling. Third Row: Gerald Giller, Kent Geishengoin Jick Ron George Starr, Douglas Rosing, Sanford Hoffman, Doug- Waxler, Michael Costello. l'1s Gerstem Barry Epstein, Robert Johnson, Arthur Cohen, The James A. Gibson Anatomical Society was founded by the Medical Students of the classes of 1919 and l920 in honor of the late Professor of Anatomy. It's object is to promote study and research in anatomical subjects as well as to reward by election to the Society those medical students who have shown exceptional ability in gross, microscopic and neural anatomy and a general proficiency in the first year medical curriculum. A Each year the Society sponsors a program of speakers in anatomical and allied clinical areas. This year Dr. Brennan discussed kidney changes with diabetes melli- tus, and Dr. Anthone discussed kidney transplants with reference to his own work as well as the literature. In addition a banquet is held at the end of the year at which new members arc formally accepted into the society. 187

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CLAPP STUDIES PERIODONTAL REACTIONS Under the guidance of Dr. Beutner, guinea pigs hypersensitive to either delay or immediate sys- tem antigens were challenged by gingival injec- tion of similar or control substances and evalu- ated as to reaction in the periodontium. Resulting thoughts strengthen a proposal of altered cellular reactivity among the causal agents of periodontal disorders. THOMPSON STUDIES EXPERIMENTAL CARCINOGENESIS Under the direction of Dr. Greene, Jr., and Dr. Fischman, a two-fold research project was carried out to investigate the carcinogenic activity of two hydro- carbons, 9, IO dimethyl-1, 2-benganthracene and 20- methylcholanthrene on hamsters. The former hydrocar- bon was applied topically to the palates of 25 hamsters while the latter was placed into the right tibias of five hamsters. A total of 20 applications of a 192: acetone solution of 9, 10-dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene was applied over a period of eight weeks. Some dyskeratotic changes were elicited. Salley has shown that this hy- drocarbon can cause squamous cell carcinoma in the cheek pouches of hamsters. The other hydrocarbon, 20-methylcholanthrene, was mixed with polyethylene glycol to form a thick yellow paste. The right tibias of five hamsters were surgically exposed, and a small hole drilled in each. The carcino- genic paste was packed into the defects. Although heal- ing of the areas occurred within two weeks, large tumors of the involved hindlegs developed after eight weeks. Upon biopsy, one was diagnosed as a liposar- coma. Further research on this is currently being con- ducted by Dr. Fischman. SCHILLER STUDIES ECG PROBLEMS Nelson Schiller spent the summer at the Buffalo General Hospital in the cardiovascular section. His first project dealt with attempts to find an electrocardio- graphic criterion which was indicative of Left Ventri- cular Dilation. Dr. Constant felt that the answer might lie in those patients who V0 chest lead contained a greater voltage than their V5 lead. Fifty patients were found who showed this phenomenon and from whom were also available X-ray or autopsy proof of LVD. We feel that most instances of V., voltage being greater than V5 are due to LVD, but in a few instances can be due to obesity or to a bell-shaped chest. At the pre- sent time, ECG studies are being run on pregnant women to determine the effect, if any, of a distended abdomen. His second project dealt with the cause of the notched T-wave in the precordial chest leads. Scanty evidence seems to point to abnormal serum metabolites as one cause. SUMMER CLINICIANS David Syrek, Robert DeFranco, Samuel Rizzo Ameri- can Cancer Society Summer Fellowships Memorial Hospital, New York Cityg Roswell Park Institute, Buf- falo. Three summer clerkships are offered through the efforts of Dr. Solomon and Dr. Greene, Jr. to deserving dental students. The program consists of an eight week stay at a leading cancer institute for the purpose of observing this disease in all its aspects. One is ac- quainted with all forms of diagnosis, technics in sur- gery and radiotherapy and recent advances in cancer research. I

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In the 1964-65 campaign the Fellows of the Royal Academy of lnsignificants and Non-con- tributors once again devoted much of their time to the pursuit of bubbling effervescence in the field of carbonated beverages. The greater minds met often and sometimes oftener than often and often too often in their top secret laboratory at 300 Bailey. It was here in this smoke-laden, bar- ley-fiavored and hops-scented atmosphere that they evaluated the daily data. This page has been dedicated to FRAIN and to those of us who heretofor have gone unher- alded by our alma mater. Our richly deserved kudos and accolades must not go unrewarded. We have picked up the fallen torch of honor where the limited scope of administration has let it drop. True, we have not diligently scanned 30,000 serial sections of aspirated odontoblastic nuclei, nor recorded ionic concentrations of spit, nor determined the coefficient of expansion of a well thumbed ZOE, nor studied the effect of Dilantin Na on the gooms of polywogs entrapped in polyvinyl tubing. But alas our endeavor has consumed less of the government's money, avoided sadistic cruelty to animals, and been time more worthily spent than any research to date. Yes, in the final analysis we have accomplished a consummate end, the invivo testing and measure- ment of the GENESECRET. Arm! 63 3 F Fi Fi goo 'li' Guest Lecturers ra. 'M 'in- i ' A., L vy.i ji? .x i V f Y