U. T. Dallas’ Steven Goodman Elected to Lead National Biomedical Sciences Organization

Dr. Steven R. Goodman

RICHARDSON, Texas (June 17, 2003) – Noted sickle cell disease researcher Dr. Steven R. Goodman of The University
of Texas at Dallas (UTD) has been elected president of the Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and
Neurobiology Chairpersons (AACBNC), a key national organization providing leadership and advocacy
in the biomedical sciences. Goodman will become president-elect of the association in January 2004
and president one year later.

The AACBNC is composed of approximately 140 chairpersons
and department heads of anatomy, cell biology and neurobiology departments at general purpose universities
and medical, dental and veterinary schools in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The association
represents the interests of thousands of faculty members in the basic biomedical sciences. This includes
building governmental and public support for research in those fields. The organization also recommends
curricula and optimizes educational techniques for students involved in studies in those areas.

“I am honored to be elected by my peers to this
important position, and look forward to the challenges of helping to strengthen the biomedical research
and teaching programs of our departments, centers and institutes throughout North America,” said
Goodman, the C.L. and Amelia A. Lundell Professor of Life Sciences at UTD.

“The AACBNC is very fortunate to have Dr. Steven
Goodman as president-elect of the association,” said Dr. Charles Blake, secretary/treasurer
of the organization. “Dr. Goodman is internationally renowned not only for his extensive and
important accomplishments in biomedical research, especially in the area of sickle cell disease,
but also for his contributions to education in the biological and biomedical sciences. His experience
and leadership abilities that he has already demonstrated during the past three years as the national
Representative of the AACBNC to the American Association of Medical Colleges and the National Caucus
of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs will be most valuable to the society in his roles as president-elect,
president and past president.”

Goodman will succeed James R. West, Ph.D., professor
and head of human anatomy and medical neurobiology at Texas A&M University System Health Science
Center College of Medicine, as president-elect of AACBNC. The organization’s current president is
Mary Hendrix, Ph.D., the Kate Daum Research Professor and head of the department of anatomy and cell
biology at the University of Iowa.

In addition to holding an endowed chair at UTD, Goodman
is director of two research centers – the UTD Sickle Cell Disease Research Center and the Institute
of Biomedical Sciences and Technology. He is also an adjunct professor of cell biology at The University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Goodman was instrumental in initiating a collaborative
arrangement last year between UTD and UT Soutwestern that led to the establishment of one of 10 federally
funded sickle cell research centers in the United States and the first such center in the Southwest.
The National Institutes of Health granted the two Dallas components of The University of Texas System
almost $8 million for the joint effort, which involves both basic scientific research on sickle cell
disease and clinical studies of patients who suffer from the disease.

Goodman received a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from
St. Louis University Medical School. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School. Before
joining UTD in the fall of 2001, he was the director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at the
University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart
of the complex of major multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor,
enrolls more than 13,000 students. The school’s freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront
of Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The university offers a broad assortment
of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs. For additional information about UTD, please
visit the university’s Web site at http://www.utdallas.edu.