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May 20: State of the School Address
James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, will give the annual State of the Medical School address for faculty, staff and students at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in Dow Auditorium. The address will be followed by a wine and cheese reception in the Towsley Lobby.
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:
Wednesday, May 21, at 11 a.m. in room 4302B Med. Sci. I.
Thursday, June 5, at 3 p.m. in the Biomedical Science Research Building Seminar Room
Office of the Vice President for Research Town Hall Meeting, Discussion and Reception
The Office of the Vice President for Research will hold a Town Hall meeting from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in the Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th Floor. Stephen Forrest, vice president for research, will discuss the following topics of interest to the research community:
Progress on the U-M innovation initiative
Research cyberinfrastructure
OVPR Faculty Grants and Awards program
Search for an associate vice president for research for social sciences and humanities
New campus research initiatives
This is also an opportunity to share your own issues and ask questions. For more information, please contact Jane Ritter at 734-763-1290 or ritterj@umich.edu.
Upcoming IRBMED Workshops Informed Consent 101
2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 25
This workshop covers the following topics:
Federal regulations about informed consent; parental permission and children's assent; waivers, exceptions and alterations.
Federal regulations for recruiting non-English reading or speaking subjects.
The importance of version control in managing regulatory documents.
Working with eResearch to achieve compliance with federal informed consent regulations.
IRB Regulations 103
2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 9
This workshop provides an overview of the different regulations and ethical considerations for vulnerable populations.
IRB Regulations 201
2 -4 p.m. Wednesday, July 16
This workshop takes a comprehensive look at the issues that arise in children's research.
Informed Consent 201
2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 23
This workshop covers information on writing an informed consent document using the IRBMED standard template.
For further information regarding these workshops or to register, visit the Web site.
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!
May 14
--Dr. Eitzman on TV nationwide
May 13
--Dr. Lichter in New York Times
--Dr. Worden in New York Times
May 11 --Stroke survivor on Ch. 4, in Free Press
News
Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the
headlines, visit www.med.umich.edu/news
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
Wednesday,
May 21, 2008
10:30 a.m.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Senior paper day presented by senior residents, in the Rachel Upjohn Building, Garden Level Auditorium.
11 a.m. Gilman-Barbour Lecture. Robert H. Brown Jr., M.D., director of the Day Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital, professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, will present, "ALS Prospectives from Genetics," in Dow Auditorium.
3 p.m. Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Hongjie Yu, deputy director, Office of Disease Control and Emergency Response, speaking on "Influenza in China: Avian Influenza in Humans and Seasonal Surveillance," in room 1655, School of Public Health I.
5 p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. Milton Gross, M.D., professor of Radiology, will present, "Endocrine Applications of Positron Emission Tomography," in the MCHC Auditorium.
Thursday,
May 22, 2008 Noon Vision Research Seminar. M. Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., senior associate dean for research advancement, professor of cell and neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, will present, "Toward a Unified Understanding of Glaucoma Mechanisms," in the Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center.
12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Violin-Piano Duo by Kaleidoscope, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
3
p.m. Department of Biological Chemistry 2008 Distinguished Graduate Lecture. Robert Landick, professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, will present, "RNA polymerase: allosteric regulation of a complex molecular machine," in the South Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II.
4
p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Allan M. Weissman, M.D., laboratory chief, Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, will present, "RING Finger E3s in ER-Associated Degradation and as Potential Targets in Cancer," in room 4234 Med. Sci. I.
4
p.m. Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Conference. Robert J. Denver, Ph.D., professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, research assistant professor, reproductive sciences program, will present, "Evolutionary Origins of Hormone Action in Animal Development," in rom 7745 Med. Sci. II.
Friday,
May 23, 2008 Noon Internal Medicine Research Symposium/Grand Rounds. D. Gary Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard professor, will present, "Disease Alleles and Drug Targets in Leukemia," in Ford Auditorium, University Hospital.
