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Feb. 16: William J. Fry Professorship in Surgery
James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, cordially invites you to the Monday, Feb. 16 inauguration of the William J. Fry Professorship in Surgery and the installation of Paul G. Gauger, M.D., as the first Fry Professor. The ceremony will take place at 4p.m. in the Ford Amphitheatre. For more information, e-mail Flora Ferrara or call 734-998-6605.
Feb. 17: Paul Hollenberg to give next Dean's Lecture Paul Hollenberg, Ph.D., the Maurice H. Seevers Collegiate Professor of
Pharmacology and professor and chair, Department of Pharmacology, will
give the next Dean's lecture at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center. The topic of his talk will be
"Cytochrome P450s in Human Drug Metabolism: Progress and Prospects."
A reception will follow in the Towsley Lobby. All faculty, staff and
students are invited to attend. For more information, please call
734-615-6981.
March 27: Symposium in honor of Hunein F. "John" Maassab
The U-M Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Disease announce a symposium in honor of Hunein F. "John" Maassab beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 27, in the School of Public Health II Auditorium. Registration is free and a complimentary lunch will be provided to symposium registrants. Reception to follow in the School of Public Health Crossroads Community Room. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.
Cancer Research funds available Deadline: March 2 The U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Committee is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support cancer survivorship proposals. Collaborative applications involving multiple disciplines are strongly encouraged. Such applications, involving two or more investigators from different disciplines, can request one year of support, with a budget of up to $50,000. Applications involving a single investigator or single discipline can request one year of support with a budget of up to $25,000.
Other:
Research Grants are available for an investigator for his/her cancer-related research, or for any interesting and innovative collaboration between scientists. Funds up to $40,000 are available.
Idea Grants are available for an investigator who has a novel and innovative idea for cancer research. Preliminary data to support the feasibility of the proposed studies are not required. Funds up to $30,000 are available.
Tenors and basses still needed for Life Sciences Orchestra choir
The U-M Life Sciences Orchestra is preparing to perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at its free public concert on Sunday, April 26 at Hill Auditorium. The Life Sciences Orchestra is assembling a special choir to sing with the orchestra and still needs male singers to complete the tenor and bass sections.
Interested men who can read music should e-mail orchestra@umich.edu, describing their choral singing experience and any connection to the U-M life sciences/medical community. Choir members must be available for most of the seven regular rehearsal dates as well as the dress rehearsal and concert; visit the Web site for a complete schedule. Space may also be available for more female singers on alto and soprano; if you are interested, e-mail orchestra@umich.edu.
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. 11
--Dr. Park in Detroit News
Feb. 9
--Dr. Malouin in Free Press
--Dr. Kim in Ann Arbor News
Feb. 7
--Dr. Kelch, Dr. Feldman, Juanita Parry and others featured in
WWJTV special about healthcare
Feb. 6
--Dr. Jagsi speaks about the importance of radiation therapy
News
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Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of the 2009 Joint Commission standards and survey process - Part 1.
1. The Joint Commission has added new standards chapters for 2009.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
2. All Joint Commission standards carry equal weight.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
Feb. 16, 2009 Noon. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Seminar Series. Jeroen Eikenboom M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, University of Leiden, the Netherlands, will present, "Von Willebrand factor: a marker of hemostatic risk," in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium. Lunch will be served for the first 60 attendees.
Tuesday,
Feb. 17, 2009 Noon. 'Taubman Talks.' A monthly Brown Bag Seminar Series presented by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute. This month features staff from the laboratory of Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. Catrina Robinson, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Department of Neurology, will present "Aging and the Neuromuscular System: The Role of Oxidative Stress," and Stacey Sakowski, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Department of Neurology will present "Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroprotection in ALS, " in the Buhl Building room 5915.
Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry faculty and BSSP candidate. David M. Smith, instructor in Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, will present "The Proteasome and its ATPases: Regulatory Mechanisms of a Protein Degradation Machine," room 6311 Med. Sci. I.
Wednesday,
Feb. 18, 2009
4 p.m. Department of Surgery Research Seminar Series. Daniel Lawrence Ph.D., wil present "Targeting PAI-1 in Vascular Disease," and Daniel Myers, Jr., D.V.M., will present, "The Therapeutic Effects of PAI-1 in Vascular Disease," in University Hospital room 2C108.
Thursday,
Feb. 19, 2009 Noon. Department of Medical Education Grand Rounds. David A. Cook, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, director of the Office of Education Research, and deputy editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine, will present "The Effectiveness of Internet-Based Education in the Health Professions," in the Towsley Center Dow Auditorium.
Noon. Urology Cancer Seminar. Chawnsang Chang, Ph.D., George Hoyt Whipple Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, will present "Differential Androgen Receptor Signals Explains Why Androgen Deprivation Therapy of Prostate Cancer Fails," in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium.
12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Traditional jazz by Swinging Strings with special guest James Dapogny, UH Main Lobby, floor 1.
