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19-448: Sumter may refer to: People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), United States Army general Surname [ edit ] Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer Shavonda E. Sumter (born 1974), American politician Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), brigadier general during

38-518: A Confederate Navy vessel in the American Civil War USS ; Sumter  (1862) , the former CSS General Sumter , a cottonclad ram captured in 1862 USS  Sumter  (APA-52) (previously AP-97), an attack transport; formerly Iberville USS  Sumter  (LST-1181) , a tank landing ship Sumter -class attack transport See also [ edit ] Sumpter (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

57-654: A Ph.D. in pathology instead of a medical degree. During World War II , Arnim was a faculty member at the Medical College of Virginia , and he pointed out that dental disease was only coming into the spotlight because it was impacting the availability of soldiers for the war. He called for more dentists to be trained in research methods so that oral health could be better understood. Arnim later expanded on work from Charles C. Bass related to dental plaque ; he used phase-contrast microscopy and cinemicrography to more closely study plaque. He developed an early form of

76-488: A multi-discipline program, as well as two specialized masters programs: Genetic Counseling and Medical physics . In 2010 UT-Health Science Center was rebranded as UTHealth. Both of GSBS' parent organizations, MD Anderson Cancer Center and UTHealth received unconditional recommendations for accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Numerous GSBS doctoral programs ranked among

95-556: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sumter S. Arnim Sumter Smith Arnim (1904 - 1990) was an American dentist and academic. He was dean of the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston and he conducted significant research work on dental plaque. Arnim was admitted to the Yale School of Medicine , and he quickly elected to pursue

114-580: The disclosing tablet using erythrosine . Arnim worked with oral pathologist Barnet M. Levy at the Medical College of Virginia, and he recruited Levy to the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1957, where Levy later helped to establish a dental research institute. In the 1960s, Arnim directed graduate and postgraduate programs at the school, which included degree plans in orthodontics , prosthodontics and oral surgery , and continuing education classes for practicing dentists. Arnim

133-657: The American War of Independence Thomas De Lage Sumter (1809–1874), American politician Places [ edit ] Fort Sumter , location of the first shots of the United States Civil War Sumter, Georgia Sumter, Nebraska Sumter, South Carolina Sumter National Forest Sumter County, Alabama Sumter County, Florida Sumter County, Georgia Sumter County, South Carolina Sumter Township, McLeod County, Minnesota Ships [ edit ] CSS Sumter

152-1131: The Graduate School Faculty at Austin. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston was established by Texas House Bill 500 on June 11, 1963, and activated by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas on September 28, 1963. At a meeting of the Texas Commission of Higher Education on October 14, 1963, approval was given for Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in: " Biology including, but not restricted to, areas of emphasis in radiobiology , biomathematics, genetics , cytology , fine structure-electron microscope-analysis, molecular biology , with biochemistry and biophysics , microbiology and virology . "Biochemistry including, but not restricted to, areas of emphasis in molecular biology and chemical physiology. " Physics including, but not restricted to, areas of emphasis in biophysics, nuclear medicine , and isotope studies. "with

171-667: The June and Virgil Waggoner Academic Hall in MD Anderson's George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building in 2004. The GSBS has over 600 of some of the world's best research faculty who are drawn from UTHealth Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Its 550 students have a nearly equal proportion of men and women; one-third are from Texas, one-third are from the United States and one-third are international. The school offers Ph.D. degrees in nine (9) formal programs or

190-665: The Medical School were smoothly assimilated into the Graduate School faculty. Until then, most of the Graduate Faculty had their primary appointment at MD Anderson, with a few Graduate School faculty from the School of Dentistry and the School of Public health . In 1972 The University of Texas System established a University of Texas "Health Science Center" (in) Houston to be the administrative entity for all

209-771: The UT schools in Houston. Prior to 1972, the GSBS Dean had direct access to the chancellor in Austin and all board of regents meetings. In 2001 House Bill 753 conjoined the University of Texas Health Science Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the awarding of graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) moved into its new home,

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228-590: The best in the nation in the National Research Council assessment announced in September 2010. In the following year, George M. Stancel, Ph.D., Dean, was appointed to the position of executive vice president for academic affairs and research for UTHealth, and a decanal search was begun. By 2012, after a year's national search and deliberation by UTHealth and MD Anderson Cancer Center, a dual deanship to provide overarching leadership and guidance

247-609: The new school, Paul A. Weiss, Ph.D. was chosen. At the time of his GSBS appointment he was 66 and had just retired from the Rockefeller Institute . The Rockefeller graduate program, where the curriculum was interdisciplinary, was the prototype for Weiss' plan for the GSBS. In 1970 The University of Texas Medical School at Houston was established, and, like the GSBS, was under the administration of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The basic science faculty at

266-452: The partnership of its two institutions and its shared commitment to the school's talented, innovative and passionate students and faculty. In 2020, Barton retired from the school and MD Anderson to become the co-Director, CEDAR, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine. Blackburn retired from the school and UTHealth Houston in June 2022. In 2022, Sharon Y.R. Dent, PhD, was named interim dean. In 2024, Alejandro Aballay, PharmD, PhD,

285-555: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sumter . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sumter&oldid=1082856119 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

304-412: The stipulation that all areas of emphasis to be added in the future shall come within the three categories listed above (i.e., Biology, Biochemistry, and Physics) and that the areas of emphasis be restricted to biomedical sciences that are adapted to the research facilities of the M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute." After a two-year national search to recruit an outstanding scientist as dean of

323-445: Was a movement, led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center President, R. Lee Clark , M.D., to establish The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston. At that time there were 13 pre-doctoral (Ph.D.) students studying with scientists at MD Anderson enrolled through The University of Texas at Austin . Six MD Anderson scientists were special members, and four scientists were special associates, in

342-507: Was created for GSBS. The new deans are Michelle Barton, PhD, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Michael Blackburn, PhD, professor and vice chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTHealth Medical School. In 2017, the school was renamed The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The name celebrates

361-589: Was dean of the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston (GSBS) from 1966 to 1970. By 1967, enrollment at the GSBS had doubled from its founding and Arnim was credited with improving faculty morale. From 1968 to 1972, Arnim was a preventive dentistry consultant to the Surgeon General of the United States Air Force . University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston In 1962 there

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