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Jan. 26: 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:
10 - 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in the Fishbowl Conference Room, 4302B Med. Sci. I.
4 - 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the PIBS/GAPS Conference Room, 2955 Taubman Medical Library
A. Alfred Taubman Lectureship Benjamin Reubinoff, M.D., Ph.D., of Hadassah University will present the second A. Alfred Taubman Lectureship at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium. Reubinoff's topic will be "Human Embryonic Stem Cells: A Promising Therapy for Neurological Disorders." Alfred Taubman will offer closing remarks.
David E. Kuhl, M.D., receives 2009 Japan Prize
David E. Kuhl, M.D., professor of radiology recently learned that he is the recipient of the 2009 Japan Prize for technological integration of medical science and engineering, one of the most prestigious international awards. Professor Kuhl, known as the "father" of emission tomography, is the first U-M recipient in the 25 year history of this award from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan. Kuhl and his wife will be in Japan in April for festivities related to the award.
Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Pilot Project Funding Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16 The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center invites members of the U-M scientific community to submit an application for pilot project funding. The proposed research should be relevant to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Two projects will be funded for a period of one year, beginning June 1, 2009 and ending May 31, 2010. Two additional projects will be considered for funding beginning June 1, 2010 and ending May 31, 2011. Each pilot project will receive $35,000 in direct costs. For more information, visit the Web site or e-mail clkenned@umich.edu.
U-M Geriatrics Center Pilot Grant Program proposals due Feb. 6
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6 The U-M Geriatrics Center announces the availability of funds to support pilot/feasibility research in the biology of aging. Funding is provided by the National Institute on Aging via the Nathan Shock Center for the Basic Biology of Aging directed by Richard Miller. The pilot grant competition is sponsored by the Center's Research and Development Core directed by Susan Brooks, Ph.D. Applications and instructions can be downloaded at: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/nsc/home, by e-mailing Jane Heibel at jheibel@umich.edu or calling 734-647-1956.
Jan. 27: Sneak preview of the documentary: Forgotten Ellis Island A century ago, a remarkable public hospital examined and cared for millions of hopeful immigrants on Ellis Island. Forgotten Ellis Island is an eye-opening documentary that brings immigrants' stories and hospital history to life, offering an important history lesson that illuminates current debates on health care and immigration. A sneak preview of the documentary will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Michigan Theater Screening Room, 603 East Liberty. Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., director, Center for the History of Medicine, was interviewed for this documentary and will lead a discussion afterward. The preview event is co-sponsored by the Victor Vaughan Medical Student Society. The film will be broadcast nationally Feb. 2 on PBS.
Deadline approaching for innovation fellowship Deadline: Monday, Feb. 2 The U-M Medical Innovation Center is recruiting for a one-year innovation fellowship for post-graduates with business, engineering or medical degrees. For more information and application process, visit the Web site. The application deadline is Feb. 2.
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Now! Jan. 18
--Gifts of Art in the Ann Arbor News
Jan. 13
--Dr. Miller in New York Times
--Dr. Chinnaiyan in Washington Post, HealthDay
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Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This
week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of "Lean" Thinking tools - Part 10.
"Lean" Thinking represents a different way of looking at work processes and systems in healthcare with the intention of bringing about improvements in them.
1. A Value Stream:
A. Is a series of steps in a process
B. Results in the creation of a product or service
C. Includes both value-added and non-value added steps
D. All of the above
2. To improve a Value Stream, it's advisable not to have process steps occur in a tighter sequence, with little or no waiting.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
Jan. 26, 2009 11 a.m. Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar. Faculty candidate, Benjamin Allen, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, will present, "Cell surface regulation of Hedgehog signaling during mouse embryogenesis,"at Biomedical Science Research Building, seminar rooms A, B and C.
Noon. Cardiovascular Center Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Seminar Series. David Ginsburg, M.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
professor, Department of Human Genetics, Medical School
professor, Department of Internal Medicine Medical School Research, will be discussing, "Molecular Genetics of Coagulation Disorders," in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.
Noon. Rhoda Martel Memorial Lectureship. Michelle Riba, M.D., professor, Department of Psychiatry,associate chair for Integrated Medicine and Psychiatry Services, director, PsychOncology Program, U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present "The Importance of Distress Management in Cancer Care," in Ford Auditorium.
Tuesday,
Jan. 27, 2009 7:30 a.m. Cardiovascular Center Grand Rounds. John F. Greden, M.D., Rachel Upjohn Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, executive director, U-M Depression Center research professor, Molecular and Behavior Neuroscience Institute, and Kevin Kerber, M.D., clincial assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, U-M Depression Center member, will present "Depression and Acute Cardiac Events: What Have We Learned?" in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.
11:45 a.m. Gifts of Art. Medieval Book Art Show and Tell featuring Randy Asplund with Julie Hussar, at University Hospital Cafeteria, west side.
Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar. Faculty and biological sciences scholars program candidate, David Pagliarini, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School/UC San Diego, will present "Proteomic Approaches to Mitochondrial Biochemistry and Biogenesis," in room 6311Med. Sci. I.
Wednesday,
Jan. 28, 2009
Noon. Cell and Developmental Seminar Series. Gyorgyi Csankovszki, Ph.D., assistant professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, U-M, who will present "Three condensing complexes promote chromosome segregation and gene reglation in worms," in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium.
Noon. Bioethics Grand Rounds. Lumen N. Mulligan, assistant professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law, discussing
"Ethical and legal challenges for nonprofit organizational governance," in Ford Auditorium.
1:30 p.m. Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture. Andrew J. Haig, M.D., professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, will present "State of the Art Treatment of Low Back Pain, Current Resources and Research at UMHS," in the MCHC Auditorium.
4 p.m. Department of Surgery Research Seminar Series. Peter Henke, M.D. , will present "Thrombus Resolution and Vein Wall Injury: Dependence on Chemokines and Leukocytes, " and Thomas Wakefield, M.D., will present "Venous Thrombogenesis: The Intersection between Thrombosis and Inflammation," in Room #2C108 University Hospital.
5 p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. Baskaran Sundaram, M.D., assistant professor of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, will present "CTA: Thoracic Aorta," in the MCHC Auditorium.
Thursday,
Jan. 29, 2009 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Guitar and voice featuring Michael Casher and Carrie Wilson, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
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p.m. Department of Epidemiology 35th Annual Thomas Francis Jr. Memorial Lecture. Karen Matthews, Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Psychology, from the University of Pittsburgh, will present "Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Psychobiological Origins of Cardiovascular Disease," Lane Family Auditorium, School of Public Health I.
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p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Benjamin Segal, M.D., Holtom-Garrett Professor of Neurology and Director, U-M Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, will present "Is multiple sclerosis a syndrome rather than a disease? The prospect of distinct Th1, Th17 and non-Th1/Th17 forms of autoimmunity," in 4234 Med. Sci. I.
