In celebration of the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary, UNMC Today is publishing a daily historical question and inviting UNMC employees to send their answers to today@unmc.edu.
The first person to respond correctly will win a free, gray T-shirt commemorating the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary. There will be no repeat winners. Answers will be published the following day, along with the next question. Winners will be contacted by UNMC Public Affairs, as well as announced in UNMC Today.
The series ends June 14, when the campus community is invited to a free carnival to celebrate the College of Medicine’s anniversary. The carnival — complete with cotton candy, games and prizes — will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Swanson Courtyard (west of the Durham Outpatient Center). Carnival goers will be treated to a jazz band, jugglers and clowns. T-shirts also will be available for purchase.
Congrats to Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., professor and director of Graduate Studies, Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, for correctly answering:
Question 5 — What former faculty member was one of the discoverers of curare?
Answer — A. Ross McIntyre, Ph.D., (b. 1902) who, with A. L. Bennett, was appointed to head the department of physiology and pharmacology in 1932, was one of the discoverers of the South American arrow poison curare and its applications to surgical anesthesia through its effect in paralyzing muscles. Dr. McIntyre traveled to South America on several occasions to collect and purify the substance. His book on curare was the standard reference: McIntyre, Archibald Ross. Curare: its history, nature, and clinical use. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1947.
Here is the next question — good luck!
Question 6 — Who was Shorty Gray and how was he involved in a scandal at the College of Medicine?