Funds for Lymphoma Research available The U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support lymphoma research proposals. Fundamental studies with emphasis on novel concepts and mechanisms and translational studies with emphasis on translation of concepts developed in the applicant's research program will be considered.
Applications are limited to one year of support, with a budget of up to $50,000 that can be used for personnel, supplies, small equipment purchase, or other reasonable costs such as animal purchase and maintenance or core laboratory usage. For more information, visit the Web site.
Register Now/Earn CME Credits – Biomedical Research Symposium on 'Image-Guided Therapy' Extended Registration Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 6 (Extended from Oct. 22) A symposium on image-guided therapy will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium. It will focus on advances that integrate imaging into various therapeutic procedures. Participants will learn about new research findings in the imaging sciences, molecular imaging, and clinical systems for image-guided therapy. Internationally recognized experts will address these topics and describe the challenges and opportunities that lie in cross-disciplinary research and clinical developments. Researchers at U-M will present their work at a poster session. This event is free, and CME credit is available. To register, visit the Web site. For more information, e-mail Kathryn Ridner at kridner@umich.edu, or call 734-763-4086.
Sheldon Glass Award for Leukemia Research Application Deadline:Thursday, Dec. 4
The Division of Hematology/Oncology is pleased to announce the annual Sheldon Glass Award to support leukemia research proposals. Both fundamental studies and translational studies will be considered. Applications are limited to one year of support, with a budget of up to $35,000 that can be used for personnel, supplies, small equipment purchase, or other reasonable costs (e.g., animal purchase and maintenance or core laboratory usage). For more information, visit the Web site.
Tune up and Tune in! Get your flu shot for a chance to win an iPod Nano
Health Services-sponsored flu clinics, or through EHS liaisons giving flu shots on inpatient units and ambulatory sites, will be automatically entered in a raffle to win one of three 8GB iPod Nanos, now through December.
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Now! Oct. 27
--Dr. Good on CNN
Oct. 25
--Dr. Markel on ABCNews.com
Oct. 23 --Ch. 4 airs big feature story on Survival Flight
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Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Wednesday,
Nov. 5, 2008
3 p.m.
Department of Epidemiology Seminar. Guilherme Werneck, M.D., DSc, assistant professor, Department of Epidemiology, State University of Rio de Janeiro and, visiting scholar, Department of Endemic Diseases, National School of Public Health, FIOCRUZ, speaking on "Potenial uses of spatial analysis and remote sensing for the control of vector-borne diseases: the case of visceral leishmaniasis urbanization in Brazil," in the Lane Family Auditorium, School of Public Health I.
5 p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. Matthew Davenport, M.D. with Richard Brown, M.D. and Kirk Frey, M.D., Ph.D., will present "Usefulness of Delayed Whole Body Tc-99m MDP Bone Scan Imaging Following Directed 3-Phase Examinations;" Andrew Woodrow, M.D. with Jon Jacobson, M.D., will present "Assessment of Shoulder Ultrasound Examination Learning Curve;" and Stasia Hryhorczuk, M.D. with Peter Strouse, M.D., will present "Validation of Ultrasound as a First-Line Diagnostic Test for Pediatric Intussusception," in the MCHC Auditorium.
Thursday,
Nov. 6, 2008 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Contemporary Chinese piano music by Xiaofeng Wu, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
4
p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Yali Dou, Ph.D., assistant professor, Pathology, U-M, will present "Coordinate functions of chromatin modifying enzymes," in 4234 Med. Sci. I.
