Attend Dean Woolliscroft's office hours program
Since beginning the "office hours" program, Dean Woolliscroft has met informally with many faculty, staff and students who have provided him with valuable comments and suggestions on how to enhance our efforts and make a great school even better. Below are the days, times and locations for office hours in the coming month. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with their creative ideas and innovative solutions:
Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m. in 2131 Taubman Center (Surgery chair's conference room)
Monday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. in 2738 Cardiovascular Center
Feb. 1: 2007 Jerome Conn Award winner to present Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Mariana J. Kaplan, M.D., 2007 Jerome Conn Award winner, will present at Internal Medicine Grand Rounds at noon Friday, Feb. 1 in Ford Auditorium. Her topic will be "Linking Autoimmunity and Atherogenesis: Lessons from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus." Kaplan is an assistant professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology. The Jerome Conn Award recognizes a lecturer, instructor or assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine who has made outstanding research contributions.
Funds available: Cancer Immunology and/or Host Response Research
Deadline: Thursday, Feb. 7
The Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support collaborative research proposals that will focus on novel investigations in the area of cancer immunology and/or host response. Only those research proposals involving collaborative research efforts of two or more instructional track faculty members, with at least one of the members from the CCC's Tumor Immunology and Host Response Program (co-directed by Gabriel Nunez, M.D., Ph.D. and Yang Liu, Ph.D.), will be considered. Both fundamental studies (e.g., emphasis on novel concepts) and translational studies (with emphasis on translation of concepts developed in the applicants' laboratories) will be considered. Applications are limited to one year of support, with a budget of up to $50,000. To learn more, visit the Web site.
Funds available: Nathan Shock Center proposals Deadline: Saturday, March 15
The Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Aging sponsors an Aging Transgenic Rodent/Pathology Core. The goal of the ATRPC is to provide both scientific and financial assistance to U-M researchers who wish to develop and study aged mice whose genotypes make them particularly valuable for the study of problems in the cell and molecular biology of aging. Studies of spontaneous or induced mutants, knock-outs, and transgenic animals are eligible for consideration. The Shock Center is funded by the NIA and is headed by John Faulkner, Ph.D. The ATRPC core is directed by Evan Keller.
The ATRPC is likely to make two to four such awards annually. Typical support is $6,000-$10,000 annually for one to two years. UCUCA approval is required before mice can be obtained or used in the proposal, but is not required prior to application. All questions can be e-mailed to Evan Keller at etkeller@umich.edu. For application, contact Terri Gorowski at terrilg@umich.edu.
New Basic Science Web site
Ever wonder how new treatments, drugs and technical advances happen? The answer often starts with basic science. Basic science researchers study the most fundamental elements of life - what makes a cell divide and conquer, the makeup of genes, the mysteries of DNA, and so much more - to advance existing scientific knowledge. To learn more, visit the new Basic Science Web site.
Sign up now! Registration for Active U 2008 ends Feb. 5
Registration for Active U 2008, the eight-week physical activity challenge for every fitness level, ends Feb. 5. We've added several new features to make this year bigger and better than ever. In addition to free access to U-M recreation centers, faculty, staff, graduate students and retirees who sign up and log physical activity minutes Feb. 5 - April 1 will be entered into weekly drawings for iPods, gift certificates, free gym memberships and personal training sessions. A grand prize drawing will award one lucky winner a $500 travel voucher to use toward a vacation getaway.
Join individually or team up with co-workers for extra motivation and camaraderie. Set your activity goals and track your progress with an easy-to-use online activity tracker. So walk, run, swim, play basketball, do yoga or Pilates, lift weights, dance or log miles in a wheelchair and you could be a winner in more ways than one. Sign up at the MHealthy Web site by Tuesday, Feb. 5.
New issue of Inside View is now online!
The latest edition of Inside View, the bi-monthly newsletter for all faculty and staff, is now online. Articles include a Bench to Bedside feature on Dr. Ted Lawrence and team's pioneering radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer, the Medical School's Family Centered Experience, a profile on Mott Nurse Anesthetist and violinist Fran Wakefield, a chance to win a prize by answering five Quizlettes by the end of February and much more. Read the new issue here.
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Medical School FAQs
Not sure where to get your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School answered? The FAQ page links to a variety of resources on such things as information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists some useful U-M resources.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
Feb. 4, 2008 11:30 a.m. Cancer Center Grand Rounds. Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D., professor, Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology , Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, presenting "EGFR Family Signaling in Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis," Ford Auditorium. Lunch will be provided, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Ford Lobby.
Tuesday,
Feb. 5, 2008 Noon Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Faculty candidate, Aaron Charles Goldstrohm, postdoctoral scholar, University of Wisconsin, Department of Biochemistry, will present "Killing the messenger (RNA): Regulation of mRNAs," 6322 Med. Sci. I.
Wednesday,
Feb. 6, 2008
10:30 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Zin Segal, Ph.D., Morgan Firestore Chair of Psychotherapy, professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Toronto will present "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Relapse Prophylaxis in Recurrent Unipolar Depression," in the Garden Level Auditorium, Depression Center and Psychiatry located in the Rachel Upjohn Building.
4:30 p.m. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar. Margarita Dubocovich, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, will present "Neuropharmocologyof MT1 and MT2 Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in the Treatment of Circadian Rhythms and Mood Disorders, " in 7745 Med. Sci II.
Thursday,
Feb. 7, 2008 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Community High School Advanced III Jazz Ensemble, University Hospital, Main Lobby, floor 1
4 p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Ph.D., research investigator, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, presents "The small-molecule approach to target protein-protein interactions in apoptotic pathways," 4234 Med. Sci. I.
Friday,
Feb. 8, 2008 Noon Internal Medicine Grand Roundsr. Robert J. Fontana, M.D. his topic will be "Liver Transplantation in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities," in Ford Auditorium.
Noon Head and Neck SPORE Seminar. Christine Canman, Ph.D., assistant professor, Pharmacology will present "Translesion DNA Synthesis Polymerases and Cisplatin Sensitivity: the Importance of DNA Lesion Bypass in Determining Cellular Response," in the University Hospital Cafeteria, Dining Room D.
