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William Bremner named chair of the Department of Medicine

...In particular, he studies the hormone signals that are important in transmitting information from the outside world through the brain and pituitary glands to the gonads (testes or ovaries) and from the gonads to the body as a whole.Bremner's awards include the Henry Christian Award for Excellence in Research from the American Federation for Clinical Research as well as election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.In 1987, Bremner became a full professor of medicine, chief of medical service at Veteran's Hospital and vice chair of medicine.

As chief of medical service, he has been responsible for the teaching of medical students and residents in internal medicine who rotate through the hospital.

He became director of the Population Center in 1988.Bremner is a member of the Endocrine Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, and serves as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization and the U.S.

Olympic Committee.Bremner becomes the fifth chair of the Department of Medicine.

He succeeds Ramsey, who was named vice president for medical affairs and dean in July, 1997.

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Wayne Crill, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, headed the search committee.

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Henry Rosen, associate chair of the department, has served as a...