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Ongoing research from the 𝗕𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯 in our 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 has connected aspartame ingestion to learning and memory deficits in mice. This discovery is published in 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨. http://fla.st/Z702UZ2Q

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Charlie Ouimet, who taught with distinction for nearly 40 years at Florida State, including nearly two decades in the Department of Biomedical Sciences with the College of Medicine, died May 2 at the age of 76 from metastatic cancer.

Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/charles-ouimet-obituary?id=51790928

His sharp wit, unmistakable enthusiasm, and ability to inspire students led him to receive 21 teaching awards at FSU, including the university’s highest honor: the Distinguished Teaching Award. He won the top teaching award in the Program in Medical Sciences nine times in 10 years during the 1990s before his name was permanently added to it before the College of Medicine’s first class arrived in 2001.

As the third faculty member hired for the nation’s newest medical school, Ouimet joked that he really wanted to be seventh: “Then I could have called myself 007," he said.

To gain a better appreciation of his humor and love of students, read the commencement speech he gave to the College of Medicine M.D. Class of 2012: https://med.fsu.edu/spotlight/home/graduation-day-class-2012/tue-10232018-1752

Better yet, listen to his unparalleled delivery in this video:
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The Department of Biomedical Sciences is developing a scholarship fund in his honor. Check med.fsu.edu soon for more about that and Ouimet’s life and impact.

Our own Dr. Stephen Chelko was on this visit. More to come!

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