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April 15, 2007 - King of Prussia, PA - The OPUS 12 Foundation is pleased to announce our first two Honorary Members - Dr Vicente H Gracias (University of Pennsylvania) and Dr Michael L Nance (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia). The addition of our new Honorary Members marks an important step towards broader recognition of the OPUS 12 Foundation as a new force in medical-surgical science research.
May 20, 2007 - King of Prussia, PA - As of Sunday, May 20th of the year 2007, no new Board Membership recruitment will take place. Prospective candidates for the Board of Directors who were contacted prior to that date but did not reply by that date, and who desire to join the Board, will have to apply for consideration through the OPUS 12 Foundation's pre-established Board Member approval process and will have to submit Curriculum Vitae and a personal statement to the Board of Directors for formal consideration. This does not apply to Honorary Board membership, which is by invitation only
June 20, 2007 - King of Prussia, PA - It is our pleasure to announce that the first preliminary Board of Directors briefing was completed today. All members of the Board of Directors have reviewed and approved the OPUS 12 Foundation vision and plans for the period ending September 10, 2007 as well as the long-term strategic OPUS 12 Foundation vision. On September 10, 2007, the Foundation will host the First Annual Chairmanship Transition ceremony as well as the regular Board of Directors meeting. All new scientific project proposals will be presented to the Board and to the Ethics and pre-IRB Committees for approval. In addition, formal recognition ceremony for the Honorary Board Members will take place at that time.
June 29, 2007 - King of Prussia, PA - The OPUS 12 Foundation celebrates the completion of the fourth multi-institutional research review manuscript. A list of ongoing and completed OPUS 12 Foundation projects can be found by clicking on the link to Current and Completed OPUS 12 Foundation projects on the navigation bar above.
July 9, 2007 - The OPUS 12 Foundation is pleased to announce our third Honorary Member - Dr Anthony J Dean. Dr Dean is a prominent member of the Department of Emergency Medicine faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr Dean will be a crucial part of the OPUS 12 Foundation's strategy of expansion beyond surgical research, and towards a goal of an all-encompassing, universal medical-surgical research think tank.
September 10, 2007 - Blue Bell, PA - The Annual OPUS 12 Board Meeting took place. The meeting was a great success, with the agenda including Foundation Bylaws and legal status, future directions, Foundation accomplishments and finances. Chairmanship transition took place, with Dr S. P. Schrag taking over this position. Dr M. J. Seamon became the Vice-Chairman. Also, Honorary Board Members were recognized and a discussion regarding nominations for future Honorary Memberships took place. The meeting adjourned with tremendous amount of progress and new direction clearly delineated for the new year. The Foundation vision now includes a National Meeting within the next 2 years - A reflection of the growing OPUS 12 membership base.
September 28, 2007 - Blue Bell, PA - The President and C.E.O., in conjunction with the Chairman of OPUS 12 Foundation are pleased to announce that the new Bylaws of OPUS 12 Foundation have been approved by the the Board of Directors. OPUS 12 Foundation now includes 20 members in six Chapters across the United States.
December 30, 2007 - Blue Bell, PA - OPUS 12 Foundation announces forthcoming publication of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary review article on the use of computed tomographic autopsy techniques in medical and surgical education. The article will be featured in the Journal of Surgical Education. OPUS 12 Foundation now has 9 chapters with 34 members worldwide.
January 4, 2008 - King of Prussia, PA - OPUS 12 Foundation proudly announces the birth of our own on-line, peer-reviewed, indexed journal, OPUS 12 Scientist. OPUS 12 Scientist (ISSN 1940-8633) covers all areas of OPUS 12 Foundation’s research activities and related topics. OPUS 12 Scientist offers fast-track peer review and publication of manuscripts that are judged of importance to clinical practice, research, or training. OPUS 12 Scientist articles are featured/indexed in Google Scholar, ScientificCommons, Index Copernicus, and Public Knowledge Project Open Archives.
February 11, 2008 - King of Prussia, PA - During its semi-annual Board of Directors meeting, the OPUS 12 Foundation made preliminary plans to host the 1st OPUS 12 Annual Scientific Assembly in the second half of 2008. The meeting will include a scientific program and a number of invited speakers. The Board also unanimously approved nominations for our two new Honorary Members - Dr John P. Pryor and Dr. Steven M. Steinberg. OPUS 12 Foundation now has 11 chapters with 37 members worldwide.
February 21, 2008 - Blue Bell, PA - OPUS 12 Foundation's official journal, the OPUS 12 Scientist is now indexed in OpenMED Archives. OpenMED is a discipline-based International Archive and provides search, indexing, and archiving services for accepted journals and articles. OPUS 12 Scientist articles and abstracts are now featured in five major Internet medical literature 'search engines' and are accessible to billions of potential Internet users.
February 24, 2008 - King of Prussia, PA - OPUS 12 Foundation is proud to announce that Dr. Gabriel M. Gurman became the latest Honorary Member of the Foundation's Board. Professor Gurman is an internationally known intensivist and scientist. He is the current Chairman of the Israel Transplant Center. Professor Gurman will assume the position of Director of Transplant Research for OPUS 12 Foundation, as well as the Presidency of the Beer Sheva Chapter of the Foundation.

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