| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 4, 2003 |
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Sandra M. McLachlan, PhD, Named a Director
on the American Thyroid Association Executive Council
(FALLS CHURCH, VA) - Sandra M. McLachlan, PhD, of Los Angeles, was recently
named a director on the Executive Council of the American Thyroid Association
(ATA), the leading professional society of physicians and researchers
who specialize in diseases of the thyroid gland. She was elected on Sept.
17, 2003, during the ATA 75th Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., and
will serve a four-year term.
"My major goal for the ATA is to encourage participation by younger members to ensure that the society continues to thrive and maintain its high profile in all areas - scientific, clinical, community-directed, and historical - related to the thyroid," said Dr. McLachlan.
Dr. McLachlan is an adjunct professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of California Los Angeles. The focus of her research is to elucidate the molecular and cellular interactions leading to the generation of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor autoantibodies in Graves' disease and autoimmune responses to thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
A member of the ATA since 1985, Dr. McLachlan has served as the chair of the Research Committee for the last two years, overseeing the evaluation of applications for the ATA research grant program. She also served previously on the Program Committee and is an editorial board member of the journal Thyroid.
The American Thyroid Association, www.thyroid.org, is the North American professional society for physicians and researchers specializing in diseases of the thyroid gland. The ATA promotes excellence and innovation in clinical care, research, education, and public advocacy.
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