March 27: 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:
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 27, in KMS, Conference Room 6, 700 KMS Place, 3631 South State Street
1 - 2 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the Cardiovascular Center room 2738
March 24 and 31: Faculty Town Hall meetings to address Pfizer facilities
Two faculty Town hall meetings will feature information about the anticipated possible purchase of the Pfizer laboratories, and will seek faculty input on potential use of the facilities.
James Woolliscroft, M.D., the dean of the Medical School and Lyle C. Roll Professor of Medicine, is leading the University's planning for the site. He will provide an overview of the planning and then ask for advice and take questions from the faculty on how the added laboratory space, if the University purchases the Pfizer site, might best be used to strategically expand research programs, initiate new programs and consider the future of the University's research mission.
The University announced in December its intention to purchase the former Pfizer campus in northeastern Ann Arbor, if the University was satisfied with its due diligence investigation of the site. While the purchase process is still in the due diligence phase, and no purchase has been made, strategic planning for research growth and interconnection across the entire campus is proceeding. The town halls are scheduled as follows:
4 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in
Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room
4 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 31,
Chesebrough Auditorium (North Campus),
220 Chrysler
March 23: Open Access Information Table Open Access is free, permanent, full-text, online access to peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly material. Stop by the Towsley Link from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, to pick up information, learn about the National Institutes of Health public access policy, and talk to a librarian about your publishing questions. For more information on Open Access Week, visit the Web site.
March 23: Copyright, Publishing, and Open Access Essentials Workshop Copyright specialist, Molly Kleinman and Jim Ottaviani, director of Deep Blue, will present a workshop on copyright, publishing, and open access basics for researchers from 2 - 3 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Taubman Medical Library room 2903. This session will provide an introduction to copyright questions that most affect scholarly authors, with a focus on ways to increase the impact of your work by improving access to it. The event is free and open to everyone. For more information, visit the Web site.
March 24: How Enzymes Work
Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Daniel Herschlag, Ph.D., professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, will present "How Enzymes Work," in North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II. (NOT Med sci I)
March 26 and 31: High-Performance Computational Resources Town Hall Meeting
Associate vice president for research cyberinfrastructure, Daniel Atkins, will hold two Town Hall Meetings to solicit input on high-performance computational resources at U-M. The meeting is intended to share the U-M's vision for advancing high-performance computational resources and to solicit feedback about the most valuable ways that we can invest in provisioning and using these resources.The Town Hall meetings will take place:
3 - 5 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in the Alumni Center Founder's Room
3 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in the School of Information North Atkins Conference Room, 1075 Beal Avenue
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 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the School of Public Health II Auditorium. Registration is free and a complimentary lunch is provided to symposium registrants. A reception will follow in the School of Public Health Crossroads Community Room.
For more information or to register, visit the Web site.
April 2 - MICHR Open House will Spotlight New Clinical Research Site and Other Programs and Services Faculty and staff, especially those involved with clinical and translational research, are invited to celebrate the opening of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research’s clinical research unit located in the Cardiovascular Center. The event will take place 3 - 5 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Cardiovascular Center, room 1702. Refreshments will be served. On display will be the new primary location of the Michigan Clinical Research Unit, a component of MICHR, and information about other MICHR programs and services, including biostatistics, community engagement, data management, education and mentoring, informatics, project management, and research development. For more information, visit the Web site.
Save the Date: 13th Annual Nathan Shock Center Research Retreat The U-M Nathan Shock Center for the Biology of Aging will hold its annual research retreat on May 14 - 15, in the Biomedical Science Research Building. The retreat will focus on prediction by internationally known biogerontologists discussing recent discoveries most likely to provide new directions and momentum for research in the biology of aging. Keynote lecturers include Adam Antebi, Andrzej Bartke, Matt Kaeverlein, Richard Loeser, Dan Promislow, Nik Schork, and Morris White. For more information, e-mail Jane at jheibel@umich.edu.
U-M Medical School resident physicians receive awards The Galens Medical Society at the U-M Medical School awarded Bronze Beeper awards to 15 resident physicians this year for exemplifying high standards in education, leadership and patient care. The top female and male vote-getters were also selected for Gold Beepers and $2,000 checks for their outstanding teaching practices.
The awards were given March 7 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater in the Michigan League Building. Psychiatry resident Justin Coffey and obstetrics and gynecology resident Courtney Barr were awarded Golden Beepers.
Galens also awards a Silver Shovel Award to the faculty member voted to be the most outstanding clinical teacher. This year’s recipient was Dr. Paul Christensen of Internal Medicine.
Bronze Beeper awards were given to:
Courtney Barr - OB/GYN
Sarah Berini - Neurology
Justin Coffey - Psychiatry
Eric Dziuban - Pediatrics
Matthew Harting - Surgery
Matthew Hastings - Neurology
David Morris - Urology
Dan O'Connell - Medicine and Pediatrics
Paul Park - Surgery
Aaron Perdue - Orthopedic Surgery
Terry Platchek - Medicine and Pediatrics
Shane Quinonez - Pediatrics
Peter Sassalos - Surgery
Divya Shah - OB/GYN
Loay Kabanni - Critical Care
Surgery
Anthony Wang - Neurosurgery
May 11: Partners for Healthy Communities
The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research "Partners for Healthy Communities" Symposium and walking dinner will take place 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, in Palmer Commons. The aim of this event is to enhance collaboration between U-M faculty, staff, students, and community members with similar research interests. Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., physician and noted scholar in the field of medical humanities, will speak at 5:45 p.m. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.
One week left: Take the 2009 Employee Engagement Survey The 2009 Employee Engagement Survey is open until March 27. Please take five to 10 minutes to complete it. In case you're thinking that your feedback won't make a difference, watch the video to see just a few examples of how feedback like yours has created change from past survey results.
You talk, we listen. Your department leadership, and the leadership of the entire Health System, take your feedback seriously. Your anonymous feedback can result in positive changes that will make your job better. You can even register for free Health System gear once you've submitted your responses.
Seeking Quarterly Laurita Thomas Diversity Champion Award Nominations The Diversity Advisory Team Learning and Growth Subcommittee is seeking nominations for the quarterly Laurita Thomas Diversity Champion Award. This award program is designed to recognize individuals, groups and departments for their contribution to creating and promoting an inclusive environment for all. Nominations are being accepted now through June 10. For more information about the award and the nomination process, visit www.med.umich.edu/diversity/award.htm.
April 21: Administrative Professionals Week celebration event All U-M administrative office professionals are invited to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium hosted by UM-Association of Administrative Office Professionals. Join us for a networking lunch and visit with local vendors. The associate vice president and chief of human resources, Laurita Thomas, will be our opening speaker, followed by a presentation by certified trainer and "hilarious" motivational speaker, Richard Paul. The UM-AAOP third annual Award of Excellence winner will also be announced.
To register, login to MLearning, class AAOP-10003 or RSVP by e-mail to UM--AAOP@med.umich.edu. Deadline to register is April 14. For more information, visit the UM-AAOP Web site.
A new issue of Inside View is now online The March/April issue of Inside View is now available online. Featured stories include:
Profile: Focus on David Rosen
Blocking Pain From the Brain
Go Lean: One Stop Shopping
A Song for Patients
There's No Place Like Home
The Medical School: The Study of Studies
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! March 17
--Chun talks obesity and cancer risk to CNN
March 15
--Armstrong leads innovative approach to save baby with HLHS
March 12
--Campbell promotes life-saving marrow drive
March 10
--Dr. Feldman quoted in Detroit 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
You can find answers to many of your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School in one place. The FAQ page links to a variety of resources including information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists some useful U-M resources.
Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of UMHHC's Hand Hygiene policy - Part 6.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
March 23, 2009 Noon. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Seminar Series. Steven R. Lentz, M.D., Ph.D., Henry Hamilton Chair in Hematology Director, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Internal Medicine,University of Iowa, will present "Mechanisms of Thrombosis in Hyperhomocysteinemia,"
in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.
Noon. Taubman Talks.This month features staff from the laboratory of David Pinsky, M.D. Matthew Hyman, Ph.D., candidate, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, will present "Ecto-apyrases, shear stress and atherogenesis." Scott Visovatti, M.D., clinical lecturer in Internal Medicine and Research Fellow, will present "Ectonucleotidase expression on lymphocytes and microparticles in patients with pulmonary hypertension," in the Buhl Building room 5915.
Tuesday,
March 24, 2009 Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Daniel Herschlag, Ph.D., professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, will present "How Enzymes Work," in Med. Sci. I room 6311.
Noon. Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies for Heart Failure. Jill Tardiff, M.D., Ph. D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will present "Hypertrophic Cardiomopathy," Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.
Wednesday,
March 25, 2009
Noon. Health Informatics Grand Rounds. "Natural Language Processing: Legal Challenges" will provide an informational presentation and panel discussion about the kinds of resources that the University Library provides to support natural language processing research and the role that open access can play in supporting natural language processing, in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium.
Noon. Bioethics Grand Rounds. Henry Greenspan, Ph.D., Program in Social Theory and Practice, Residential College, College of Literature, Science, and Arts, University of Michigan, will present "Temptation and Trespass: Ethics and Decision making in the Pharmaceutical Industry," in Ford Auditorium.
3 p.m. Cell and Developmental Biology's 2009 Burton Baker Memorial Lecture. Tony Hunter, Ph.D., professor and American Cancer Society Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, director of the Salk Institute Cancer Center, will present "Signal transduction in DNA damage and cancer," in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium.
Thursday,
March 26, 2009 Noon. Vision Research Seminar. Eric Pierce, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, Ophthalmology
University of Pennsylvania, will present "Novel Photoreceptor Sensory Cilia Proteins and Inherited Retinal Degenerations," in Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium W.K. Kellogg Eye Center.
12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Oboe duo Rachel Van Amburgh and Kendra Cheney, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
4
p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Matyas Sandor, Ph.D., professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will present "From killing field to bacteria home: Factors that drive the acute-chronic transition in mycobacterial granulomas," in Med. Sci. I room 4234.
Friday,
March 27, 2009 11:45 a.m. Depression Center Colloquium Series. Kurt Kroenke, M.D., professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine; and Donald Nease, M.D., associate professor, Department of Family Medicine, U-M Medical School, will present "Best Practices for Depression Screening and Case-finding in Primary Care Practice," in the Rachel Upjohn Building Garden level Auditorium.
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: 
Open Access is free, permanent, full-text, online access to peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly material. Stop by the Towsley Link from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, to pick up information, learn about the National Institutes of Health public access policy, and talk to a librarian about your publishing questions. For more information on Open Access Week, visit the 
The U-M Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Disease announce a symposium in honor of Hunein F. "John" Maassab from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the School of Public Health II Auditorium. Registration is free and a complimentary lunch is provided to symposium registrants. A reception will follow in the School of Public Health Crossroads Community Room.
For more information or to register, visit the 
Faculty and staff, especially those involved with clinical and translational research, are invited to celebrate the opening of the 
The 2009 Employee Engagement Survey is open until March 27. Please take five to 10 minutes to complete it. In case you're thinking that your feedback won't make a difference, 
All U-M administrative office professionals are invited to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium hosted by UM-Association of Administrative Office Professionals. Join us for a networking lunch and visit with local vendors. The associate vice president and chief of human resources, Laurita Thomas, will be our opening speaker, followed by a presentation by certified trainer and "hilarious" motivational speaker, Richard Paul. The UM-AAOP third annual Award of Excellence winner will also be announced.
The March/April issue of 