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Research Award Fellowships at Case Western
  Dr. Gumrah Aliyev has also been instrumental
in raising funds to enable Azerbaijani medical students to study
at Case Western Reserve University. The first fellowship has
just been awarded for Dr. Dilara Seyidova to begin a two-year
assignment as a Research Associate at the University in July
2002.
Dr. Dilara Seyidova
Seyidova is a graduate of Baku Medical University (1988) in the
field of pediatrics, in which she did research on the rehabilitation
of children who were victims of paralysis or vegetative disorders.
While working with humanitarian organizations in Azerbaijan -
Relief International and UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on
Refugees) - she realized that no one was doing anything about
the chronic neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases in
the elderly population in Azerbaijan. That's when she began to
explore the possibility of changing her specialty from pediatrics
to geriatrics.
In 2000 and 2001, she worked as a Research Associate with Dr.
Aliyev at Case Western Reserve University, studying the brain
and how it is affected by aging and Alzheimer's disease. She
will return there in July 2002. Seyidova has co-authored more
than 12 scientific papers and 10 scientific abstracts for international
journals. In July 2002, she will present her research at the
International Congress of Alzheimer's Disease held in Stockholm,
Sweden.
To find out more about the Professor Gumrah Aliyev Research Award
Fellowships, which enable Azerbaijani medical doctors, students
and scientists to conduct research at Case Western Reserve University
for one to two years, visit the frequently updated "Educational
Opportunities" section of AZER.com.
Research conducted during the fellowship must relate to one of
the following topics: cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative
disease (especially Alzheimer's disease), cerebrovascular disease
or malignant and non-malignant tumors. Applications are accepted
on an ongoing basis. For questions, contact: Gumrah Aliyev,
M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director, Microscopy Research Center, Room 103,
Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2085
Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 44106. Fax: (216) 368-1144;
gxa15@po.cwru.edu or cobalt55@usa.net; www.cwru.edu/med/anatomy/brainlab/AlievFrame.htm.
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