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                                            CONTACT:  Katherine Jackson

                      U.VA.'S CHAIRMAN OF PEDIATRICS APPOINTED 
                          TO PANEL OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS 

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., May 31--Dr. Robert J. Roberts, professor and 
chairman of pediatrics at the University of Virginia has been appointed to 
the Pediatrics Expert Advisory Panel of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 
Division of Information Development for the 1995-2000 cycle. 
	As one of the 35 information-related expert advisory panels of the 
USP Committee of Revision, the 19-member Pediatric Advisory Panel is 
responsible for the ongoing revision and development of USP's continuously 
revised, evidence-based drug and therapeutics information database. 
	 Roberts, who also holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology, is internationally 
known for his work related to lung problems associated with premature birth. 
Roberts also serves as medical director of U.Va.'s Children's Medical Center.
	During his five-year appointment on the panel, Roberts will work with 
nationally and internationally recognized scientists, academicians, 
clinicians and consumer advocates.  
	USP, established in 1820, is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization 
comprising of members from health care professions and sciences representing 
academia, industry and government.  Appointments to its expert panels are 
reviewed by a committee of USP members.

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                                                            May 30, 1996