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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. 25, at 11 a.m. in 2738 Cardiovascular Center
Thursday, Mar. 6, at 4:30 p.m. in VA, room A917, 9th floor
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professorship in Medicine ceremony
James O. Woolliscroft, M.D. dean of the Medical School, cordially invites you to the inauguration of the Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professorship in Medicine and the installation of Shaomeng Wang, Ph.D., as the first Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Ford Amphitheatre, University Hospital. For more information, e-mail Dawn Bednarski or call 734-998-7622.
Genetics and Genomics Pilot Feasibility Program seeks applications Deadline: Monday, Feb. 18
Awards are for one year and will not exceed $50,000. The purpose of this Pilot Feasibility Program is to encourage proposals that foster new collaborations on campus between members of the University of Michigan faculty from distinct disciplines to focus their combined research strengths on cutting-edge questions in genetics and genomics. In addition, we seek to provide supporting funds for new research projects that utilize high throughput genetic analysis tools including DNA Sequencing, a newly acquired Illumina Bead Station 500GX, an Illumina 1G Genome Analyzer (formerly Solexa), a Roche 454-FLX Genome Sequencer and array scanning technology. For more information, visit the Web site. Co-sponsored by the Endowment for the Basic Sciences and the Center for Genetics in Health and Medicine.
2nd Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
John O. Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., senior vice president and president for the Professional Services Division for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., will present "Bridging the Worlds of Business and Public Health," from 4:30 - 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Auditorium of the Biomedical Science Research Building. Agwunobi, who served as U.S. assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services prior to joining Wal-Mart, is one of the country's top experts on public health and leader in health care services at a major retail chain.
Reasearch funds available for stem cell research proposals Deadline: Saturday, March 15
The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, the Center for Stem Cell Biology, and the Life Sciences Institute seek research proposals for innovative stem cell research at the University of Michigan. Applications related to all areas of stem cell research will be considered, but we are particularly interested in proposals involving the use of embryonic stem cell lines not approved for NIH funding, and thus requiring private donor funding. Proposals will be judged on scientific merit, as well as the potential to lead to new treatments for human disease. Successful applicants will receive up to $100,000 for one year, with the possibility of a second year of support.
To apply, please submit a two-page research proposal (not including references), along with a brief budget summary and an NIH-format biosketch (as a single PDF) by March 15 to Ms. Rebecca Fritts, Center for Stem Cell Biology. Successful applicants will be notified by April 1. To learn more, visit the Web site.
IRMED workshops now enrolling
IRBMED offers workshops to aid researchers in using eResearch, writing informed consent documents, documenting consent for non-English speaking participants, and understanding federal regulations that apply to human subject research. For a complete listing of available workshops, dates, and to register, visit www.med.umich.edu/irbmed/education.htm.
The February 2008 edition of the Med Ed at Michigan newsletter is now available online
The February 2008 edition of the Department of Med Ed at Michigan is now available online. In this issue:
DME Continues to Expand its Boundaries
DME's Collaboration with Peking Union Medical College Continues
U-M Delegates Travel to Ghana
Family Planning International Fellowship Program
Faculty profile: Dorene S. Markel, MS, MHSA
Summer 2007 Internship Report
MESP Scholar Alumni Update
New M4 Course
Cutting-Edge Surgical Symposiums
Leveraging Healthcare Institution Resources to meet GME Goals for Assessment
and Teaching
Upcoming Conferences
Biomedical News Online - February 2008 The Biomedical News is available online for immediate viewing. The February 2008 issue contains information on: the Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, a Q and A session on research compliance with David LePay, M.D., Ph.D., of the FDA on March 19, IRBMED winter workshops, AAALAC visiting U-M on March 10 - 14, various funding and award opportunities, and UMMS awarded grants and research publications.
MFit Winter Expo
Visit MFit's Winter Expo "Healthier Living Today" from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and from 5 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Towsley Center. Have your blood pressure checked, enjoy a free chair massage, pick up some healthy snacks and unwind for a bit. All staff are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 734- 975-3024.
MiHealth podcast: How to be heart smart with your shopping cart
What you eat can have huge impact on your heart health. That's why it's important to read labels before putting food in your grocery cart. To help, U-M nutrition experts offer tips on what to look for on food packages to ensure you're buying heart-healthy items.
U-M
Makes the News!
M-News Now is a Web page with timely information about members of the UMHS
community who are in the news. See who is being interviewed or where their
comments are being published at M-News
Now! Feb. 7
--"Big Blue" part 2: TLC
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Medical School FAQs
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Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday, Feb. 11, 2008
4 p.m. Human Genetics
Seminar. Faculty Candidate for BSSP and the Department of Human Genetics, Young Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., research scientist, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco will present "A Key MicroRNA Regulator in the Heart," 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Tuesday,
Feb. 12, 2008 3 p.m. Michigan Translational Research Seminar. Jeremy Mao, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, will present "Blending Stem Cells of Marrow, Blood and Teeth," in the Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center.
Wednesday,
Feb. 13, 2008
10:30 a.m.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Ted Beauchaine, Ph.D., associate vice president, student health, clinical associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, New York University, will present "Biological and Environmental Mechanisms of Comorbidity and Continuity in Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents," in the Garden Level Auditorium of the Rachel Upjohn Building.
Noon Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar. David J. Pinsky, M.D., J. Griswold Ruth M.D. and Ruth Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine, professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Taubman Scholar Chief, Cardiovascular Medical director, U-M Cardiovascular Center , will present, "Metabolic Deletion of Atherothrombotic Trigger," in Seminar room A, B and C, Biomedical Science Research Building.
3 p.m. Epidemilogy Seminar. Thomas Riggs M.D., Ph.D., research fellow, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, adjunct clinical professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan School of Medicine, will present "A computer Simulation analysis of random vs. chemotaxis driven contacts of T cells with dendritic cells during repertoir e scanning," in the Lane Family Auditorium, Room 1690, School of Public Health II.
4 p.m. Molecular and Integrative Physiology Seminar. Marc Hershenson, M.D., Frederick G L Huetwell Professor of the Cure and Prevention of Cystic Fibrosis, professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan will present "Rhinovirus-induced exacerbations of asthma and COPD," in 7745 Med. Sci. II.
5 p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. , Jean-Francois "Jeff" H. Geschwind, M.D., director, Cardiovascular Diagnostic Laboratory, chief, Division of Interventional Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will present "Intraarterial Targeted Therapy for Liver Cancer," in the MCHC Auditorium.
Thursday,
Feb. 14, 2008 NoonVision Research Seminar. Renu A. Kowluru, Ph.D., professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, will present "Good Glycemic Control and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy," Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center
12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Japanese contemporary dance by Noism08, University Hospital, Main Lobby, floor 1
4
p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Andrew Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Pathology, University of Michigan, presents "Kennedy Disease: Mouse models, molecular mechanisms and thereapeutic strategies," 4234 Med. Sci. I
4:30
p.m. 2nd Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy. John O. Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., senior vice president and president for the Professional Services Division for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., will present "Bridging the Worlds of Business and Public Health," in the Auditorium of the Biomedical Science Research Building.
Friday,
Feb. 15, 2008 Noon Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Lona Mody, M.D., M.Sc., assistant professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, associate director of Clinical Programs, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor VAMC will present "Emerging and Resistant Pathogens in Nursing Homes," in Ford Auditorium.
