so during the postpartum period. Future research, exam- ining the biologic, affective, and cognitive changes associated with reproduction will be better served if these 2 periods are considered as potentially different and sepa- rate until the evidence suggests otherwise. Laura M. Glynn, PhD, and Curt A. Sandman, PhD Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Califor- nia, Irvine, 2501 Harbor Blvd, #7, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Pathik D. Wadhwa, MD, PhD Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, 3117 Gillespie Neuroscience Building, Irvine, CA 92697-4260 REFERENCES 1. Kinsley C, Madonia L, Gifford GW, Tureski K, Griffin GR, Lowry C, et al. Motherhood improves learning and memory. Nature 1999:402;137-8. 2. da Costa APC, Wood S, Ingram CD, Lightman SL. Region- spe- cific reduction in stress-induced c-fos mRNA expression during pregnancy and lactation. Brain Res 1996:742;177-84. 3. Brett M, Baxendale S. Motherhood and memory: a review. Psy- choneuroendocrinology 2001:26;339-62. 6/8/118150 doi:10.1067/mob.2001.118150 780 Letters September 2001 Am J Obstet Gynecol American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) scholarship awards The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society have announced the recipients of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) Scholarship awards. The awards, which began July 1, 2001, are new for the first- and third-year scholars and are continuing for the second-year scholars. 2001-2004 (First-Year Scholars) Angeles Aleida Alvarez, MD Duke University Medical Center. Project: Regulation of angiogenesis in ovarian cancer and development of anti- angiogenesis therapy. Primary mentor: Andrew Berchuck, MD. Comment: AAOGF–American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Scholar. Wanda Kay Nicholson, MD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Project: Health care utilization and health status in diabetic and normal- pregnancy. Primary mentor: Neil R. Power, MD, MPH, MBA. Comment: AAOGF–J. Bay Jacobs Scholar. 2000-2003 (Second Year Scholars) George Coukos, MD University of Pennsylvania. Project: Ovarian cancer immunotherapy. Primary mentor: Carl June, MD. Comment: AAOGF–American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Scholar. Oliver Dorigo, MD UCLA School of Medicine. Project: Development of a novel gene transfer system using a gutless hybrid adeno- Epstein-Barr virus for prolonged transgene expression. Primary mentor: Arnold J. Berk, MD. Comment: AAOGF– Burroughs Wellcome Scholar. 1999-2002 (Third-Year Scholars) J. Rebecca Liu, MD University of Michigan. Project: Ovarian cancer. Primary mentor: Gabriel Nunez, PhD. Comment: AAOGF- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Scholar. Karen Lu, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center. Project: Genetic alterations in ovarian cancers associated with germline BRCA1 mutations. Primary mentor: Robert C. Bast, Jr, MD. Comment: AAOGF–Burroughs Wellcome Scholar. Aleksandar Rajkovic, MD Baylor College of Medicine. Project: Characterization and functional analysis of novel genes specifically expressed in ovaries. Primary mentor: Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD. Comment: AAOGF-RSDP Scholar.

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Page 1: American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) scholarship awards

Laura M. Glynn, PhD, and Curt A. Sandman, PhDDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Califor-nia, Irvine, 2501 Harbor Blvd, #7, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Pathik D. Wadhwa, MD, PhDDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California,Irvine, 3117 Gillespie Neuroscience Building, Irvine, CA 92697-4260

REFERENCES

1. Kinsley C, Madonia L, Gifford GW, Tureski K, Griffin GR, LowryC, et al. Motherhood improves learning and memory. Nature1999:402;137-8.

2. da Costa APC, Wood S, Ingram CD, Lightman SL. Region- spe-cific reduction in stress-induced c-fos mRNA expression duringpregnancy and lactation. Brain Res 1996:742;177-84.

3. Brett M, Baxendale S. Motherhood and memory: a review. Psy-choneuroendocrinology 2001:26;339-62.

6/8/118150doi:10.1067/mob.2001.118150

780 Letters September 2001Am J Obstet Gynecol

American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) scholarship awardsThe American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society have announced the recipients of the American Association

of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) Scholarship awards. The awards, which began July 1, 2001,are new for the first- and third-year scholars and are continuing for the second-year scholars.

2001-2004 (First-Year Scholars)Angeles Aleida Alvarez, MDDuke University Medical Center. Project: Regulation of angiogenesis in ovarian cancer and development of anti-

angiogenesis therapy. Primary mentor: Andrew Berchuck, MD. Comment: AAOGF–American Board of Obstetrics andGynecology Scholar.

Wanda Kay Nicholson, MDJohns Hopkins School of Medicine. Project: Health care utilization and health status in diabetic and normal-

pregnancy. Primary mentor: Neil R. Power, MD, MPH, MBA. Comment: AAOGF–J. Bay Jacobs Scholar.2000-2003 (Second Year Scholars)George Coukos, MDUniversity of Pennsylvania. Project: Ovarian cancer immunotherapy. Primary mentor: Carl June, MD. Comment:

AAOGF–American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Scholar.Oliver Dorigo, MDUCLA School of Medicine. Project: Development of a novel gene transfer system using a gutless hybrid adeno-

Epstein-Barr virus for prolonged transgene expression. Primary mentor: Arnold J. Berk, MD. Comment: AAOGF–Burroughs Wellcome Scholar.

1999-2002 (Third-Year Scholars)J. Rebecca Liu, MDUniversity of Michigan. Project: Ovarian cancer. Primary mentor: Gabriel Nunez, PhD. Comment: AAOGF-

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Scholar.Karen Lu, MDMD Anderson Cancer Center. Project: Genetic alterations in ovarian cancers associated with germline BRCA1

mutations. Primary mentor: Robert C. Bast, Jr, MD. Comment: AAOGF–Burroughs Wellcome Scholar.Aleksandar Rajkovic, MDBaylor College of Medicine. Project: Characterization and functional analysis of novel genes specifically expressed

in ovaries. Primary mentor: Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD. Comment: AAOGF-RSDP Scholar.