Past Major Events and Conferences
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006:
4:00 PM, Seminar Room, 1150 BSRB
Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC) Symposium
(continues on October 12 - see listing)
H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
"Lipidomics: Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipid Analysis and Profiling"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006:
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (see also Wed. 4:00 PM listing), Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC) Symposium
The Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Symposium will bring together people from across campus and across disciplines, to address research on metabolism, metabolomics, and obesity in order to learn more about the work that is being done in the various fields. This event will feature a keynote address, and will include short presentations, a poster session/luncheon, and an opportunity for Q & A.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
Third Annual Biomedical Research Symposium-"Global Infectious Disease"
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, with industry support by Pfizer Inc.
Keynote address by David Heymann, M.D., Executive Director, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006:
9:30 AM-4:00 PM, 4th floor Rackham Graduate School
Postdoc Colloquium
Sponsored by the UM-Postdoctoral Association
Featuring Dr. Kathy Barker, renowned author of "At the Bench" and "At the Helm."
We hope to provide a different feel from the typical colloquium. There are seminars on "Working With People Inside and Outside the Lab" and "Research Proposal Writing from the Reviewers' Perspective." We are also offering breakout sessions on "Managing Laboratory Personnel" and "Getting Your First Grant," which will allow young investigators to ask specific questions to our expert panels.
For those of you interested in less academic pursuits Dr. Steven Rapundalo will speak on the state of biotech in Ann Arbor and Michigan , with special reference to the ever important job market.
For more info, email (PIBS@umich.edu).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006 and TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006:
17th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium
The Symposium will begin with a reception and poster session from 4 - 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 6 in the Towsley Lobby and continue Tuesday, Nov. 7 with a full day of presentations and poster viewing. Keynote speakers Elizabeth Goldmuntz, M.D., associate professor, Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and David A. Williams, M.D., professor, Pediatrics, director, Experimental Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital will present lectures in the plenary session Tuesday morning. Breakout sessions will provide a forum for select oral presentations, and posters will be on display in the Towsley Center throughout the day.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006:
12:00 - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place
5th Annual Pathology Research Symposium
The Symposium will begin at noon with faculty and doctoral student presentations in the BSRB Auditorium. A poster session and reception will be held in the BSRB seminar rooms at 2:00 p.m. Faculty and doctoral student talks will resume at 2:45 p.m. The Keynote Speaker, C. David Allis, Ph.D., Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and Head, Laboratory of Chromatin Biology, The Rockefeller University, will present " Beyond the Double Helix: Reading and Writing the 'Histone Code'" at 3:55 p.m.Contact Laura Hessler at (lauralh@umich.edu) or 763-6454 for more information.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006:
7:30 AM-3:30 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
U-M Cancer Research Symposium
Sponsored by the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.
All U-M faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and clinical and research staff are encouraged to attend. Other areas of molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, immunology and other clinical fields will be discussed. Poster sessions and platform presentations by postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows will also be offered. For more information contact Mary Rexer-Bluhm at (maryrex@umich.edu).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2006:
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
9th Annual Great Lakes Vision Research Conference
Keynote lecture by Joram Piatigorsky, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology at the National Eye Institute.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007:
8:00 AM-2:00 PM, School of Public Health I, Crossroads Room 1655
The Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Presents:
Bacterial Communities: Ecology & Health Implications Symposium
Abigail A. Salyers, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Microbial Ecology of Human Intestinal and Vaginal Microflora"
Pradeep Singh, M.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Washington
"Biofilm Growth and the Genetic Diversification of Bacterial Communities"
Michael G. Surette, B.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Calgary
"Cell-Cell Signaling, Microbial Communities and Pathogenesis: A Case Study in Cystic Fibrosis"
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007:
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM, BSRB
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
Winter Symposium 2007
Barbara Kahn, M.D., Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
"AMPK: A Critical Regulator of Energy Balance and Metabolism"
Patrick Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Cell & Developmental Biology, Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
"Endocrine Regulation of Insulin-like Signaling in C.Elegans"
Gregory D. Cartee, Ph.D., Professor of Kinesiology and Research; Professor, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan
"Do Insulin and Contraction Stimulated Signaling Converge at AS160 in Skeletal Muscle?"
Steven Britton, M.D., Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"The Evolution of Complex Disease: An Initial Strategy"
Poster Session and Buffet Lunch, 11:30-1:00. Please contact Barbara Hawkins (734-763-2561 or hawkinsb@umich.edu) if you plan to present a poster.
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 and TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007:
Depression on College Campuses Conference
The U-M Depression Center presents its 5th annual conference addressing all aspects of depression on college campuses, including screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and related issues such as suicide prevention and substance abuse. This year's conference will feature speakers from U-M and around the country sharing research data and effective strategies for confronting depression in all members of college and university communities. Continuing education credit is available.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2007:
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, Palmer Commons - Forum Hall and 6th Floor Atrium
27th Annual Graduate Student Symposium in the Pharmacological Sciences and Biorelated Chemistry
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
8:30 AM -- Onsite Registration
1:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Keynote Speaker
Benjamin F. Cravatt, Professor of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute and Professor of Chemistry, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 - MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007:
The Seduction of Scale
The University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute Library
Open Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A group exhibition of artists engaging nature in a micro/macro world featuring the work of Jan-Henrik Andersen, Beverly Fishman, David Mann, Patricia Olynyk, Brad Smith.
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Michigan Symposium on Genomic Biology
Brenda Andrews, Ph.D., Director, The Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Chair and Professor, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto
"Exploring Cell Cycle Regulatory Networks Using Yeast Functional Genomics"
Charles Boone, Ph.D., Professor, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto
"Large-scale Mapping of Genetic and Chemical Genetic Interactions in Yeast"
Nicholas Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine
"The Yeast Palmitoyl-proteome: MudPIT Mapping of Substrates with Enzymes "
Michael Snyder, Ph.D., Lews B. Cullman Professor of MCD Biology, Yale University
"Analyze This and That: Genomes and Proteomes"
Fabio Piano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, New York University
"Building an Embryo - Global and Local Views"
Joel Bader, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
"Algorithmic Systems Biology"
Timothy Hughes, Ph.D., Professor, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto
"Cracking the Second Genetic Code"
Poster Session in Omenn Atrium of BSRB to immediately follow.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007:
8:00 - 5:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
LSI-Weizmann Institute of Science Joint Symposium Program
Yair Reisner, Ph.D., The Henry H. Drake Professor of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Embryonic Pig Precursor Tissues as a New Source for Organ Transplantation: The Choice Between Teratoma, Normal Growth and Immunogenicity"
Tsvee Lapidot, Ph.D., The Edith Stein Immunology Chair, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Regulation of Stem Cell Migration, Retention and Development"
Orly Reiner, Ph.D., The Bernstein-Mason Professor of Neurochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Novel Roles of the Polarity Kinase MARK2/Par-1 in Migrating Cortical Neurons"
Yehiel Zick, Ph.D., The Marte R. Gomez Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Phosphorylation-Based Uncoupling of Insulin Signaling"
Rony Seger, Ph.D., Yale S. and Ella Miller Lewine Chair for Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"A Novel Nuclear Translocation Signal (NTS) - A General Mechanism for Stimulus-Dependent Nuclear Shuttling "
Varda Rotter, Ph.D., The Norman and Helen Asher Professor of Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Identification and Characterization "Gene Signatures" Involved in Cells Transformed in Vitro"
Jeffrey Gerst, Ph.D., Henry Kaplan Chair in Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"mRNA Trafficking and its Role in protein Targeting and Polarized Growth in Yeast"
Alexander Bershadsky, Ph.D., The Joseph Moss Professor of Biomedical Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Cytoskeleton-Adhesion Crosstalk: Focus on Formins"
Avri Ben Ze'ev, Ph.D., The Samuel Lunenfeld-Reuben Kunin Professor of Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Coordinating Cell Adhesion and Signaling in Cancer Development: The Role of Novel Beta-Catenin Target Genes"
Amnon Horovitz, Ph.D., Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professorial Chair in Biochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Linking Allostery in the Chaperonin GroEL to Protein Folding"
Eitan Reuveny, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Gating of the G Protein Coupled Potassium Channels, a Spectroscopic View"
Joel Sussman, Ph.D., Morton and Gladys Pickman Professor of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Multiple Activities of Intrinsically Unfolded Proteins"
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007:
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Towsley Center, Dow Auditorium
The University of Michigan School of Public Health Environmental Health Sciences
12th Annual Toxicology Symposium
"Gene-Environment Interactions in Toxicology"
9:15 - 10:15 AM -- Joseph Graziano, Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University
10:15 - 11:15 AM -- Douglas Ruden, Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Biochemistry, Wayne State University
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM -- Christopher Bradfield, Ph.D., Oncology, University of Wisconsin
12:20 - 1:30 PM -- Poster Session and Lunch, Towsley Lobby
1:30 - 2:30 PM -- Bruce Richardson, M.D., Ph.D., Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School
2:30 - 3:30 PM -- John Fink, M.D., Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007 and SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2007:
The Sixth Annual Midwest Tissue Engineering Consortium (MTEC) Conference will be hosted by the University of Michigan. The conference in intended to showcase recent scientific advances in Regenerative Medicine and will cover the wide range of topics that define the interdisciplinary field of tissue engineering.
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007:
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Undergraduate Science Building (USB) Auditorium
7th Annual Neuroscience Spring Symposium
11:00 AM, Steven Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director and Associate Investigator, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease; Associate Professor of Neurology and Physiology, University of California, San Francisco
"Unraveling Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Huntington's Disease"
1:15 PM, Clifford Saper, M.D., Ph.D., James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School; Chairman, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
"Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms"
2:30 PM, Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology, Brandeis University; Lecturer and Associate Professor, Psychology, Harvard University
"In Search of King Solomon's Ring: Studies on the Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots"
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2007:
2:00 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Genetics Training Grant Retreat
2:00 - 3:00 Student Presentations
3:00 - 4:00 Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Eddy Rubin, Genomics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
"Extreme Comparative Genomics: Microbes to Neanderthal"
4:00 - 5:00 Poster Session, BSRB Atrium
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 - THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007:
See website for times, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Mechanisms of Epileptic Seizure Formation Symposium
The Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics
"From Microscopic to Macroscopic - Mechanisms Underlying Epileptic Seizures"
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007:
9:30 AM & 1:30 PM, Room 7745 Med. Sci. II
Center for Integrative Genomics
"Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging"
Introductions and demonstrations of enhanced ultrasound imaging of deep venous thrombosis, myocardium perfusion, tumors, and retina models.
Presented by VisualSonics (http://www.visualsonics.com/)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Sixth Annual Life Sciences Institute Symposium
"Frontiers in Stem Cell Biology"
Co-hosted by the U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology
Featuring the Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Life Sciences Lecturer: Stuart H. Orkin, M.D.
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007:
"Stem Cells & Aging: Balancing Regeneration and Cancer"
Hosted by the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Sponsored by the University of Michigan Nathan Shock Center in Basic Biology of Aging (NIA) and the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Tuesday, May 15: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building
Wednesday, May 16: 8:00 - 11:00 AM, Biomedical Science Research Building
To register: e-mail (jheibel@umich.edu) or phone 647-1956.
To submit an abstract for presentation: e-mail (jheibel@umich.edu).
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007:
7:00 - 8:30 PM, Kensington Court Hotel in Ann Arbor by Briarwood Mall (610 Hilton Blvd.)
Session 2: “Managing Diabetes”
2007 Diabetes Dialogue Series
Sponsored by The U-M Comprehensive Diabetes Center
*Free and open to the public. While pre-registration is not mandatory, it is appreciated. You may contact us at 734-763-0177 or (diabetes@umich.edu). Visit the Michigan Comprehensive Diabetes Center
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007 - SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007:
Structural Enzymology - A Symposium Honoring Dr. Rowena Matthews
Department of Biological Chemistry, the Biophysics Research Division and the Life Sciences Institute
Friday, May 18: 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Saturday, May 19: 8:00 - 5:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007- THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007:
See website for time, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Complex Systems Approaches to Population Health
Sponsored by the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan.
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007:
4:00 PM, Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Town Hall Meeting on U-M Efforts to Enhance Relationships with Industry (Session 1 of 2)
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
Introduction by Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research
Panelists: James Baker, Professor of Internal Medicine; Marvin Parnes, Associate Vice President for Research; and Ken Nisbet, Executive Director, Office of Tech Transfer
Reception to follow.
(A second session will be held Tuesday, June 5 at 4:00 PM, 1670 CSE Building, North Campus.)
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007:
4:00 PM, 1670 CSE Building, North Campus
Town Hall Meeting on U-M Efforts to Enhance Relationships with Industry (Session 2 of 2)
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
Introduction by Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research
Panelists: Tresa Pollock, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Marvin Parnes, Associate Vice President for Research; and Ken Nisbet, Executive Director, Office of Tech Transfer
Reception to follow.
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007:
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM, Room 5915 Buhl Building
Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center Symposia
Keynote Speaker: Gilbert Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health; Director, Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, University of Michigan
Keynote Title: "Exploring the Human Plasma Proteome"
For more information, call 734-647-2942.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007:
5:00 - 7:00 PM, Michigan Union Anderson Room, 530 S. State Street
Presented by BioArbor and sponsored by Ann Arbor IT Zone.
Chris Ehrlich, Partner, InterWest Partners
"Life Sciences Venture Capital: Current Trends and Topics of Interest"
This event is free and open to the public. While advance registration is encouraged and appreciated, walk-ins are also welcome.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007:
4:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium and Atrium
29th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research
Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., Harold F. Falls Collegiate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Professor of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
"Seeing Is Believing: From Photoreceptor Biology to Treatment of Retinal Disease"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007:
5:00 - 7:00 PM, Michigan League – Vandenberg Room, 911 N. University
Presented by BioArbor. Sponsored by BioArbor, MichBio, Ann Arbor SPARK, and Michigan Life Science Network.
Stephen M. Davis, Heller Ehrman
William R. Boudreaux, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
"Strategic Corporate, Legal and Patent Issues for Early Stage Life Science Companies"
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007:
Cellular and Molecular Biology Symposium and Poster Session
4:00 PM, Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)
Myron Levine Lecture presented by Dr. Elaine Fuchs, Rockefeller University
"Skin Stem Cells in Morphogenesis and Cancer"
2:00 - 4:00 PM, Michigan League Ballroom
Poster Session
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007:
3:00 - 5:00 PM, Lane Family Auditorium, Room 1690 SPH-I Tower
34th Annual Thomas Francis, Jr. Memorial Lecture
Department of Epidemiology
Anthony J. (Tony) McMichael, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra
"Back to the Future: Epidemiological Research in an Era of Climate and Environmental Change"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007:
3:45 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
The Annual Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience
The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Robert C. Malenka, M.D., Ph.D., Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Director, Pritzker Laboratory, Stanford University
"Synaptic Plasticity: The Brain's Response to Experience"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007:
1:00 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Celebrating 125 Years of Physiology at Michigan
Scientific Symposium - "Celebrating Diversity and Discovery in Physiology"
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007:
2:30-5:00 PM, Great Lakes Room/Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Obstetrics & Gynecology/RSP Anita H. Payne Lectureship/Poster Session
2:30-3:45 PM: Poster Presentations - Great Lakes Room, Palmer Commons
4:00-5:00 PM: Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Bruce R. Carr, M.D., Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwest Medical School
"Potential New Treatments For Endometriosis"
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007:
2:00 - 4:00 PM, Hussey Room, Michigan League
Celebrate Invention 2007 Reception to follow in the Michigan League Ballroom.
Partnership Forum: Enhancing U-M Relationships & Collaborations with Industry
Sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Engineering and Medical School.
U-M faculty and industry partners are invited to a discussion about broadening these partnerships. The goal of this forum is to highlight some initial findings and recommendations from two internally commissioned committees and to obtain feedback on these initial proposals as well as other ideas on ways to improve our collaborations.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007 and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2007:
Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
7th International Symposium on Organogenesis & Epigenetics
For more information, contact Rebecca Pintar at 734-936-2499 or (rpintar@umich.edu)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007:
9:00-11:30 AM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Putting Your Science to Work: Practical Career Strategies for Ph.D.s
A workshop for graduate students and post-docs in all fields of science featuring Peter S. Fiske, Ph.D.
Sponsored by: The Career Center; Program in Biomedical Sciences; Women in Science and Engineering; Psychology Graduate Program Office; Chemistry; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007:
U-M Metabolomics and Obesity Center Symposium
Registration is required. To register, call 734-763-0177.
Tuesday, October 9: 4:00 PM, Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley Center
James Kaput, M.D., National Center for Toxicological Research
"The Path to Personalized Nutrition Through Nutrigenomics"
Wednesday, October 10: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Common
Seven presentations will be conducted with a scientific poster session.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007:
5:00-7:00 PM, SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
BioArbor Presents:
Elizabeth Attias, M.M.Sc., Sc.D., President & CEO, Atom Strategic Consulting, New Jersey
"Market Research for Start-Ups: Minimizing Investment While Maximizing Impact"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007:
12:30-1:30 PM, Atrium, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
The University of Michigan Cellular Biotechnology Training Program Industry and Academia Research Forum
"CBTP: Collaboration and Invention at the University of Michigan"
1:30 - 6:00 PM: Industry and Academia Poster Session - Great Lakes North, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, MCHC Auditorium
NIH Mentored Career Development Awards Workshop
Sponsored by Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).
This comprehensive overview is designed to provide valuable grant writing input for the development of NIH mentored Career Development Awards, particularly the K01, K08 and K23 award mechanisms. This workshop is primarily directed towards junior faculty, independent research scientists in the clinical arena, junior faculty independent clinical research scientists, or individual postdoctoral fellows looking to transition to a faculty position.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007:
5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium
Dean's Lecture Series
Dee Fenner, M.D., Furlong Professor of Women's Health, Professor and Associate Chair for Surgical Services, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Michigan
"The Michigan Bowel Control Program: Uncovering the Hidden Problems of Fecal Incontinence"
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms A, B, and C
Treg/Th17 Symposium
Sponsored by: UM Office of the Vice President of Research, UM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rheumatic Diseases Core Center - Division of Rheumatology - Department of Internal Medicine, UM Graduate Program in Immunology, UM Department of Surgery.
For more information contact Emily Hamilton (734-936-7995) or Weiping Zou (734-763-6402).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007:
4:00 PM sharp, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Hosted by Dr. Stephen Cooper, 734-764-4215 or (cooper@umich.edu)
Dr. Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, President of Rockefeller University
"Controlling the Cell Cycle"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 6311 Med. Sci. I
2007 Educational Bioseparations Seminar Series
Waters Bioseparation Seminar
Hosted by the Protein Structure Facility.
Main topics include applications of LC separations and mass spectrometry.
The BRCF Protein Structure Facility offers LC-mass spectrometry and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry services using Waters Instrumentation.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 and FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007:
Oct.25 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Oct.26 8:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
2007 Bernstein Symposium - "Nanotechnology and Health: Evidence and Impact"
Sponsored by the Center for Risk Science and Communication
Keynote Address: Christine Todd Whitman
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2007
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007:
Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research Education Core and The Life Sciences Institute Training Programs 7th Annual Symposium
12:00-1:00, Ford Auditorium
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:
Dr. Tadataka Yamada, President of the Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Former Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, U-M
"Perspectives on Global Health"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Fourth Annual Biomedical Research Symposium - "Rare and Orphan Diseases"
Co-sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Registration Deadline: October 23, 2007 (Extended from October 8, 2007)
Contact Kathryn Ridner at (kridner@umich.edu) or 734-763-4086 with questions.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, 2903 Taubman Medical Library
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies
"Venture Investing: Biotechnology and Medical Devices"
Jan Garfinkle & Tim Petersen, Partners, Arboretum Ventures
12:00 - 5:00 PM, BRSB Seminar Rooms A, B and C and Auditorium
Sixth Annual Pathology Research Symposium
Presented by the Graduate Program in Molecular & Cellular Pathology
Keynote Speaker: Anjana Rao, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research and Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
"Signal Transduction and Gene Expression in the Immune System"
Includes presentations by MCP graduate students and faculty as well as a poster session with informal reception.
Accepting registration beginning October 15, 2007. To register, please call 734-763-6454 or email Laura Hessler (lauralh@med.umich.edu).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 and TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007:
November 12, 4:00-6:00 PM
November 13, 7:00 AM-2:30 PM
Towsley Education Center and MCHC Auditorium
18th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium
Sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
U-M Cancer Research Symposium
Sponsored by the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.
This symposium will feature noted speakers whose research has impacted greatly on our understanding of the biology, clinical management, or prevention of cancer. There will also be a poster session and platform presentation session.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007:
5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
Dean's Lecture Series
Kevin K. Tremper, M.D., Ph.D., Robert B. Sweet Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan
"A Perioperative Information System: Developing a Phenotype Database"
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007:
4:30 PM, Danto Auditorium, 2nd floor of the Cardiovascular Center
Town Hall Meeting - What is the CTSA and what can it do for me?
The Clinical and Translational Science Award, a $55 million grant awarded to the University of Michigan by the National Institutes of Health, is part of a national initiative to encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary research for therapies that improve human health.
Please join colleagues to learn more about this initiative and how it might impact.
An additional town hall with be held 12:00 PM, Monday, Dec. 17, in Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007:
12:00 PM, Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley
Town Hall Meeting – What is the CTSA and what can it do for me?
The Clinical and Translational Science Award, a $55 million grant awarded to the University of Michigan by the National Institutes of Health, is part of a national initiative to encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary research for therapies that improve human health.
Please join colleagues to learn more about this initiative and how it might impact.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008:
5:00-7:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms A,B,C & Atrium
BioArbor Presents:
August Watanabe, M.D., former President of Lilly Research Laboratories
"The Future of Big Pharma R&D: Moving From FIPCO to FIPNET"
Dr. Watanabe will discuss how and why biotechnology companies do more efficient drug discovery than large pharmaceutical companies and the future in which Fully Integrated Pharmaceutical Companies (FIPCO) will evolve into Fully Integrated Pharmaceutical Networks (FIPNET) of biotech and academic partners to assist with key aspects of the discovery process. Dr. Watanabe will cite examples from start-up biotechs he is involved in as well as other innovative pharma-academic alliances.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008:
4th Floor of Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Avenue
Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center Retreat
On the heels of our successful and popular meeting this past January, the Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center once again invites you to participate in its annual retreat.
Guest speaker: Marshall (Chip) H. Montrose, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at The University of Cincinnati
"Dynamic Defense of the Epithelial Barrier in the GI Tract"
All currently funded Peptide Center pilot project investigators are required to present a poster at this meeting. If you are not funded through the Center but have a research poster that you would like to present at the retreat you are encouraged to do so. Last year we had over 30 excellent poster presentations and we have room for a lot more.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Panel
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Aaron Pierce (Physics), Trilisa Perrine (Chemistry), and Joanne Dannenhoffer (Biology; CMU)
“Preparation and Guidance for an Academic Interview”
5:00-7:00 PM (5:00 PM networking, 6:00 PM program)
Kensington Court Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd. (near Briarwood Mall)
BioArbor Presents:
"Licensing: Acquiring Technology for Your Company"
This month's program features advice and experiences from three experts who will address how to identify the appropriate licensing opportunities for your company, make your company attractive to licensees and navigate the deal-making process. Bring your questions, and expect a lively discussion!
SPECIAL NOTE: While SPARK Central is being renovated, our meeting location has been changed to the Kensington Court Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Panel
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Mark Newman (Physics), Paul Dunlap (EEB), and Kathleen Nolta (Chemistry)
"Making Effective Presentations"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Scott Freeman (Biology; U Washington)
"The Science of Active Learning"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
IDEA Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Melanie Cooper (Chemistry; Clemson U)
"Assessment and Improvement of Problem Solving"
7:30 PM, The Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St.
The University Activities Center & The U of M Center for Stem Cell Biology present:
A free screening for the premiere of "Life is for the Living: Stem Cell Research, The People, The Politics, The Science, The Hope" - A Documentary Film, with an introduction by CBS 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008:
12:00-1:30 PM (12:00-1:00 PM film preview, 1:00-1:30 PM panel response)
MCHC Auditorium
Sponsored by MICHR Health Disparities Research Program
"In Sickness and in Wealth, Hour One"
What do we ask our patients about their lives, their work, their relationships? This film is part of a four-hour documentary series ("Unnatural Causes.Is Inequality Making Us Sick?") exploring America's racial and socioeconomic inequities in health. Attendees will learn about health and health care disparities in the United States, their underlying causes and their impact. Clinical staff will leave this session more equipped to recognize the underlying factors that may influence their patients' health and/or medical concerns. CME credit available. The series will air nationally Thursday, March 27 at 10:00 PM on PBS (check local listings).
Panelists - Timothy R. B. Johnson, M.D., Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Kathleen Wade, Ph.D.; Assistant Dean, Hospital Social Work Services; Research Assistant Professor of Social Work
Moderator - Carmen R. Green, M.D.; Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Director, MICHR Health Disparities Research Program
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008:
8:00 AM-3:00 PM, Palmer Commons, Forum Hall and Great Lakes Rooms
The 28th Annual Graduate Student Symposium in the Pharmacological Sciences and Biorelated Chemistry
Keynote Speaker: Shahriar Mobashery, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
"Chemistry of Resistance to b-Lactam Antibiotics in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)"
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008 and SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008:
Friday, March 14, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday, March 15, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
BSRB Auditorium, UM Medical Campus
2nd Annual International Adrenal Cancer Symposium: Clinical and Basic Science
Sponsored by the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Adrenal Cancer Program
The purpose of this symposium is to develop strategies for accurately diagnosing adrenal cancer; to discuss standard surgical and medical treatments available; to recognize common challenges that arise during treatment; and to understand the current efforts at targeted therapeutic trials and international database networks that serve to facilitate the search for therapeutic agents. Clinicians, health care providers, researchers, and patients from around the world are scheduled to attend. CME credit will be offered.
Keynote Address: Steven E. Artandi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; Principle Investigator, The Artandi Lab, Stanford University Medical Center
"Mechanisms of Telomerase Action in Stem Cells and in Tumorigenesis"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
IDEA Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Valerie K. Otero (Physics Ed; U Colorado)
"Who is Responsible for Preparing Science Teachers?"
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008 and FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008:
Thursday, March 20, 1:15-5:00 PM - Guest Speakers
Friday, March 21, 8:30 AM-1:00 PM - "Works in Progress" & Round Table Discussions
University of Michigan School of Public Health I
Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID) Symposium: "Understanding the Human Microbiome II"
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008:
4:30-7:30 PM, School Public Health Crossroads Community Room and Auditorium
2008 Health Research Symposium: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches Toward Improving Health
Hosted by Health Services Organization and Policy’s Workshop for Integrating and Discussing Topics in Healthcare (WIDTH) and the School of Public Health Doctoral Students (SPhDs).
The purpose of this symposium is to bring together doctoral students from a range of disciplines to explore topics related to public health, health care, and health services research. The symposium will feature posters showcasing health-related research led by doctoral students from across the University of Michigan campus.
Deadline for Abstracts: February 15, 2008
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Christopher Sorenson (Kansas State U; Physics)
"Teaching Advice to Young (and Not So Young) Faculty"
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008:
2:30-5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium (G2000 Towsley Center)
Herbert D. Doan Nanotechnology Symposium
"Nanotechnology and the Cross-disciplinary Nature of Genetic Diagnostics"
Sponsored by the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences (M-NIMBS)
James W. Schneider, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
"Rapid DNA Sequencing and Genomic Analysis using Surfactants and Nanoemulsions in Microfluidic Systems"
Keynote Speaker: Charles R. Cantor, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, SEQUENOM, Inc.
"Smaller is Better: Challenges in Noninvasive Detection of Nucleic Acids from Embryosand Cancers"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Panel
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Deborah Goldberg (Chair, EEB), Ted Bergin (Astronomy), and Rebecca Roesner (Chair, Chemistry; Illinois Wesleyan U)
"The Tenure Process"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008:
5:00-7:00 PM (5:00 PM networking, 6:00 PM program)
Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
BioArbor
Patrick Heron, General Partner, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Palo Alto, CA
"Getting Coastal Venture Capitalists to Invest in the Midwest"
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008:
2:00-5:30 PM, Kensington Court Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd., Ann Arbor
(2:00 PM workshop, 5:30 PM networking reception, 6:30 PM dinner program)
Workshop – Capital Formation: Lost in Translation
A Workshop for Entrepreneurs Hosted by MichBio Prior to their April 22 Annual Meeting
Industry experts will demystify the benefits, processes and lingo involved in raising money from non-dilutive funding like SBIR and STTR programs, debt sources such as the Michigan Economic Development Corp., and equity sources such as venture capital and corporate investment. How to select the best funding source and create a compelling message will also be discussed. Break-out sessions will evaluate a case study in each area. This will be a valuable gathering for those involved or interested in starting or growing life sciences businesses.
Speakers:
Roger Newton, former president, Esperion Therapeutics, senior VP, Pfizer; Jeff LaBine, principal, Miller Canfield; Ian Bund, chairman, Plymouth Venture Partners; Timothy Mayleben, president, and COO, Nighthawk Radiology Holdings; Andy Jakimcius, Principal Consultant, Biotechnology Business Consultants; Wayne Harvey, Senior Business Development Specialist, U of M Office of Technology Transfer; Scott Merz, President, MC3, Inc.; Skip Simms, Executive Director, Pre-Seed Fund, Ann Arbor SPARK; Mike Psarouthakis, Portfolio Manager, Michigan Economic Development Organization; and Duane Day, President, Molecular Innovations; Stephen Terhaar, President, United Structured Finance, United Bank & Trust.
Sponsors: Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest, Miller Canfield, United Bank & Trust
Prices:
Workshop Only: Members- $75 / Non-members- $100
Workshop + Annual Meeting: Members- $130 / Non-members- $185
Annual Meeting Only: Members- $80 / Non-members- $110
Annual Meeting Only, After 4/20: Members- $100 / Non-members- $130
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008:
8:30 AM-1:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Winter Symposium 2008 and
The Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Lectureship in Diabetes
8:30 AM - Set up posters/Coffee and muffins
9:00-10:00 AM, Philipp E. Scherer, Ph.D., Gifford O. Touchstone, Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research, Director, Touchstone Diabetes Center; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"The Adipocyte: Local and Systemic Impact"
10:00-10:30 AM. Jiandie Lin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
"Dissecting Transcriptional Circuitry in the Control of EnergyMetabolism*
10:30-11:00 AM, Matthias Kretzler, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, University of Michigan
"Molecular Phenotyping of Diabetic Nephropathy"
11:00-11:30 AM, Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D., Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine; Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biological Chemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan
"Beta Cell Death at the Crossroads of Oxidative Stress and ER Stress"
11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Poster Session and Buffet Lunch
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008:
10:30-3:30 PM
Talks – USB Auditorium (2260 USB)
Luncheon – Palmer Commons Great Lakes North & Central
8th Annual Neuroscience Spring Symposium
Ed Boyden, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Media Lab (Benesse Career Development Professor) and Department of Biological Engineering; Leader, Neuroengineering and Neuromedia Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Optical Neural Control: Understanding Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics”
David Sulzer, Ph.D., Departments of Neurology & Psychiatry, Columbia University; Department Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute
“New Optical Approaches for Understanding the Synaptic Basis of Habit”
Nicholas Gaiano, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University
“Molecular Regulation of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells”
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008:
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Room 3330 Med. Sci. I
Spring Eicosanoid Symposium
Sponsored by Cayman Chemical and the laboratories of Dr. William L. Smith, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Chemistry and Dr. Marc Peters-Golden, Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008:
Monday, May 19, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 20, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building Seminar Room 1150, 109 Zina Pitcher
Research Conference: Age-Related Changes in the Biology of Learning and Memory
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Nathan Shock Center in the Basic Biology of Aging AG13283.
The workshop will feature lectures presented by invited experts in the field, including:
John Disterhoft, Ph.D.; Department of Physiology, Northwestern University School of Medicine
Karyn Frick, Ph.D.; Department of Psychology, Yale University
Michela Gallagher, Ph.D.; Department of Psychology and Brain Science, Johns Hopkins University
Eric Klann, Ph.D.; Center for Neural Science, New York University
Marina Lynch, Ph.D.; Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin
John Morrison, Ph.D.; Icahn Medical institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Scott Small, M.D.; Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease & the Aging Brain
Christina Williams; Ph.D., Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University
For further information, contact Dr. Susan V. Brooks (svbrooks@umich.edu) or Jane Heibel (jheibel@umich.edu) by e-mail, or phone 734-647-1956.
To register for the workshop, email Jane Heibel at (jheibel@umich.edu).
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008:
4:00 - 5:30 PM, Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th Floor
OVPR Town Hall – Discussion and Reception
Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will hold a Town Hall to discuss a number of topics of interest to the research community:
- Research Funding Trends and Federal Government Projections
- Progress on the U-M Innovation Initiative
- Research Cyberinfrastructure
- OVPR Faculty Grants and Awards Program
- Search for an Associate VP 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).
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008:
1:00 - 5:00 PM, Lobby L – Domino’s Farms (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive)
MICHR Open House for New Space in Lobby L - Domino Farms
Sponsored by The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).
Come thru the main Lobby L doors, follow down the hallway to the right and the first door on your left is the MICHR offices. Refreshments will be served.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008:
4:00-6:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium and Atrium
30th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research – Award Ceremony, Lecture, Reception
This year's award winner is
Gabriel Nuñez , M.D., Paul de Kruif Professor of Academic Pathology
"Living With Microbes: Recognition, Host Defense and Disease"
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008:
1:00 PM, Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)
2:00-4:00 PM, Poster Session, Michigan League Ballroom
Cellular and Molecular Biology Symposium and Poster Session
Myron Levine Lecture presented by Carol Greider, Johns Hopkins University
"Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction"
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008:
12:00 -1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
The Department of Biological Chemistry cordially invites you to attend the inaugural Irwin Goldstein Lectureship in Glycobiology
Keynote speaker: Dr. Stephen G. Withers, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of British Columbia, Canada
"Directed Evolution of Redesigned Enzymes for Glycoside Synthesis"
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008:
1:00-5:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UMHS Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan Integrative Medicine 10th Anniversary Symposium
"Visioning Clinical Practice through Research"
Featured Speakers:
David Rakel, M.D., Director, Center for Integrative Medicine; Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin; Editor, Integrative Medicine, a definitive text in the field
Brent A. Bauer, M.D., Director, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN: Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Editor, Mayo Clinic Guide to Alternative Medicine 2007
Questions? Please contact Barbara Johnson at (barjohns@med.umich.edu) or 734-998-7715.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008:
3:45-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Annual Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience
Erin M. Schuman, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institution, California Institute of Technology
“Local Control at the Synapse”
Reception to follow.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008:
12:30-3:30 PM, Installation at 4:00 PM, Palmer Commons
The Department of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics in the College of LS&A, and the Life Sciences Institute
Symposium in Protein Structure Honoring the Career and Memory of Dr. Martha L. Ludwig
The event will be followed by the installation of Professor Janet L. Smith as the inaugural Martha L. Ludwig Endowed Chair.
Speakers at the Symposium are:
Dr. Rowena G. Matthews, University of Michigan
Dr. Thomas A. Steitz, Yale University
Dr. Catherine L. Drennan, MIT
Dr. Carl Correll, Rosalind Franklin University
Dr. Janet L. Smith, University of Michigan
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008:
2:00-5:00 PM, Lobby H, EAB Board Room (Lower Level), Domino’s Farms
Learn About New NCI Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently introduced the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Bridge Award mechanism, designed to incentivize their phase II awardees to obtain 3rd party financing in order commercialize technologies developed with SBIR funds.
In this session, Directors from the NCI SBIR Development Center will talk to current and potential grantees about the Bridge Award and other opportunities such as their contract topics.
After the presentation, each attendee will have the opportunity for a private meeting with Greg Evans, Ph.D., Program Director and Team Leader, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute.
The program will be completed by Lisa Kurek, MS, Managing Partner, Biotechnology Business Consultants (BBC), with a short session on the "SBIR Program - Funding & Training."
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008:
2:00-3:00 PM, MSRB III/Med Sci II Courtyard
(In case of rain: 2955 Taubman Medical Library-GAPS Conference Room)
Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Council (GSC)
The Graduate Student Awards for Excellence in (1) Research and (2) Teaching and Service will be presented.
Please contact PIBS at 734-647-7005 for further information.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008:
8:15 AM-2:00 PM, Rackham Auditorium
University of Michigan School of Public Health Symposium
“The Crisis of Global Aging: Population, Biology, and Social Implications”
4:00-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Martha L. Ludwig Lecture in Structural Biology
Dr. Roger D. Kornberg, Professor of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2006 for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.
"The Molecular Basis of Eukaryotic Transcription"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008:
2:00-5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
New Frontiers in Stem Cell Therapies
2:00 PM, Welcome A. Alfred Taubman, Founder & Chair, A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan
Opening Remarks: Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan
Speakers:
Max S. Wicha, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Oncology; Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan
Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D., R. Jamison and Betty Williams, Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan
Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology; Director, A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan
Keynote Speaker: James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair, NIH Stem Cell Task Force
For more information, visit the website or call 734-615-7282.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley Center
Cancer Center Special Grand Rounds on Health Disparities
Otis Brawley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice-President, Research and Cancer Control Science, American Cancer Society
Questions, please contact Marcy Waldinger's office at 734-936-2516.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008 and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008:
Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Symposium
Sponsored by the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC)
Tuesday, October 14: 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Keynote Speaker: Eric E. Schadt, Ph.D., Executive Scientific Director, Genetics @ Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC
“Gene Networks Reflecting Tissue-Tissue Interactions Highlight Novel Causal Patterns of Association with Disease”
Wednesday, October 15: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
(Continental Breakfast at 7:30 AM)
This event will feature speakers from the University of Michigan community as well as others who will address research on metabolism, metabolomics and obesity. Sessions include: short presentations, poster session, and Q & A session.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 and FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008:
2:00-5:30 PM, Alumni Center Founders Room, 200 Fletcher Street
Sex, Gender, and Drug Abuse
with a round table discussion on Friday October 17, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers:
Jill Becker, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Wendy Bostwick, Ph.D., Adler School of Professional Psychology
Tonda Hughes, PhD, MSN, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rajita Sinha, Ph.D., Yale University
Sharon C. Wilsnack, Ph.D., University of North Dakota
Co-sponsored by the UM Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC) and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG). Please contact Jacqui Hinchey at 734-998-6500 or (jhinchey@umich.edu) for more information.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008:
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Symposium
Speakers:
Keith Latham, Ph.D., Temple University
"Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Oocyte Quality and Early Development"
Shuk-Mei Ho, University of Cincinnati
"Epigenetic Programming of Disease Outcome- a Two-Step Model."
Claudine Junien, Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades, France
"Nutritional Epigenetic Programming of Metabolic Syndrome in the Placenta"
Atul Singhal, MRC-Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UK
"Early Nutrition and Long-term Cardiovascular Health"
Douglas M. Ruden, Wayne State University
"The EDGE Hypothesis: Epigenetic Directed Genetic Errors in Evolution are Induced by Neuroendocrine Signaling and Obesity"
Stephen J. Suomi, NICHD
"Risk, Resilience and Gene X Environment Interactions in Primates"
Michael Meaney, McGill University, Canada
"Maternal Programming of Life History Strategies of Female Offspring"
12:00-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
The Molecular and Cellular Pathology Ph.D. Program presents the 7th Annual Pathology Research Symposium. Talks begin at noon in the BSRB Auditorium. A poster session and reception with light refreshments will be held in the BSRB seminar rooms from 1:30-2:30 PM. Talks will resume following the poster session.
4:00 PM in the BSRB Auditorium: Keynote Speaker William L. Farrar, Ph.D., Head, Cancer Stem Cell Section, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cancer Prevention, Center for Cancer Research, NCI-Frederick
“The Role of Interleukin 6 in Cancer and Epigenetic Gene Silencing”
Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Speakers include:
Ulysses G. J. Balis, M.D., Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Informatics and Co-Director, Division of Pathology Informatics
Stephen W. Chensue, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology and Professor of Pathology and Urology, Director, Research Informatics
David A. Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology
Stephanie Jo, Doctoral Candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology / MSTP
David B. Lombard, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology
Elizabeth Townsend, Doctoral Candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology
For more information, contact (lauralh@umich.edu)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008:
9:00 AM-2:30 PM, BSRB Auditorium
19th Annual Physiology Research Forum
9:00 AM - Student Oral Presentations
10:15-11:45 AM - Poster Session, Upper Lobby BSRB
1:15 PM - Davenport Award Presentation
1:30-2:30 PM - Keith Yamamoto, Ph.D., Executive Vice Dean, School of Medicine; Professor, Cellular/Molecular Pharmacology and Biochemistry/Biophysics, University of California - San Francisco
"Allostery and Signal Amplification: Transcriptional Regulation by Steroids"
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008:
4:00-8:00 PM, Michigan Union Ballroom
The Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program (MHIRT) and the University of Michigan Global Health Research Training Initiative (GHRT) Third Annual Poster Session and Symposium
This year, the two programs funded the international research of 43 U-M undergraduate, graduate and medical students from a variety of disciplines. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about campus opportunities for U-M students and to view faculty posters on global health research. Funding information will also be available for 2009.
Please contact Nancy Vander Kuyl at 734-615-4630 or Temmulen Johnson at 734-764-0679 with any questions regarding this event.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008:
1:00-4:00 PM, School of Public Health, 109 Observatory, Room 1755 SPH Tower
Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities
Genetics Symposium: Genetics and Health Disparities - Opportunities and Challenges
The symposium will bring together three leading researchers in the field to discuss genetics and genetics research as they apply to the study and elimination of health disparities.
Speakers:
Dr. Eric Boerwinkle, University of Texas Health Sciences Center
Dr. Lundy Braun, Brown University
Dr. Vivian Ota Wang, NIH
Please RSVP to (ciahdadmin@umich.edu).
For questions, please contact Amanda Dudley at 734-763-5974.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall (NLH), Med. Sci. II
William E.M. Lands Lectureship
Sponsored by the Department of Biological Chemistry
The William E.M. Lands Lecturer is Christopher J. Frederickson, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX and co-founder of NeuroBioTex, a company devoted to basic research and to the development of research, diagnostic and therapeutic products pertaining to zinc.
"Zinc Secreting Cells: What Cells Are Listening To These Zinc Signals?"
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008:
8:30 AM-6:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Fifth Annual Biomedical Research Symposium - "Image-Guided Therapy"
Sponsored by the Medical School Office of Research and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan.
Contact Kathryn Ridner at (kridner@umich.edu) or 734-763-4086 with questions.
5:00 PM Networking, 6:00 PM Program
SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
BioArbor Presents:
“Patient Care: Where Information Technology and Healthcare Converge”
Panelists:
Mary Jo Gorman, M.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced ICU Care
Timothy Mayleben, Former President & COO, Nighthawk Radiology
Rob Fisher, R.N., MBA, President & CEO, Neumedicine International
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008:
12:00-1:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Clinical Research Career Development Awards - Getting Started
Clinical Research Career Development Awards - Getting Started is a program directed toward junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists interested in clinical and translational research. This presentation will provide all the necessary information for getting started on a proposal. Attendees will hear advice on finding great mentors, understanding the importance of research methods, interventions and outcomes; completing budgets; and designing your career development program. For more information or to register, visit the website. The event is sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research and the Medical School Grant Review and Analysis Office.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008:
9:00 AM-5:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms A,B,C
Microbiology and Immunology Special Symposium
"Microbial Interactions at Mucosal Surfaces"
Speakers:
Lora Hooper, Ph.D., Southwestern University
"Innate Immune Defense of the Gut Epithelial Surface"
Nicholas Mantis, Ph.D., Wadsworth Center, New York Department of Health
"Disarming Microbial Pathogens and Toxins at Mucosal Surfaces"
Linda Saif, Ph.D., Ohio State University
"Gut Reactions to Neonatal Rotavirus Infections and Vaccines: a Primary Lesson for Mucosal Immunity"
Kim Barrett, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
"The GI Epithelium: Peacekeeper Between Opposing Forces, Collaborator with Friendly Commensals"
Cathryn Nagler Ph.D., Harvard University
"The Enterohepatic Microenvironment Modulates Immune Responses to Vaccination"
Hank Seifert, Ph.D., Northwestern University
"Dancing with the Devil: Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Controls Interactions with Human PMNs"
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2009:
8:00 AM -1:00 PM, Palmer Commons
Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center Retreat
Distinguished guest speaker: Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"The Keratin Cytoskeleton Participates and Precipitates in Liver Disease"
For more information, to register and reserve a poster for the event, email Pam Varga at (pglazer@umich.edu) or call 734-647-2942.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009:
5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Steven Kunkel, will be the speaker at the second Faculty Meeting/Town Hall of the academic year on January 20th. His topic will be Research Strategic Planning (Pfizer). Everyone is encouraged to attend this important meeting.
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009:
5:00-6:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center
Department of Internal Medicine Chair Candidate Chalk Talk
D. Gary Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Stem Cell Program, Harvard University
“The Candidate’s Vision for the Department of Internal Medicine”
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009:
1:00-5:30 PM, School of Dentistry & Michigan League
The School of Dentistry Annual Research Day
1:00 PM, School of Dentistry Room G390
Keynote Speaker: J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D., Chief of the Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
"Oral Cancer and Signaling Networks: New Mechanism-Based Preventive Strategies and Targeted Therapies"
2:00-4:15 PM, Michigan League Ballroom - Poster/Exhibitor Session
4:30 PM, Michigan League Vandenburg Room - Reception and Award Ceremony
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009:
12:00-1:00 PM, M3330 Med. Sci. I
State of the Cancer Center Address
Max S. Wicha, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Oncololgy; Director, UMC Cancer Center
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009:
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Winter Symposium 2009 and The Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Lectureship in Diabetes
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
Speakers:
Rudolph L. Leibel, M.D., Division of Molecular Genetics, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University, New York
"Molecular Physiology of the Bioenergetics of Weight Perturbation"
Carey N. Lumeng, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"Adipose Tissue Macrophage Activation in Obesity and Insulin Resistance”
Rodica Pop-Busui, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"The Glucose-Cardiovascular Disease Connection: the Search for the Missing Link"
Michael L. Boehnke, Ph.D., Richard G. Cornell Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
"Genome-Wide Association Studies for Type 2 Diabetes and Related Traits"
Includes a poster session and buffet lunch.
For further information, contact Barbara Hawkins (734-763-2561 or hawkinsb@umich.edu).
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009:
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, School of Public Health Thomas Francis, Jr., SPH II, Auditorium (#M1020)
Symposium: Microbial Ecology: Relationship to the Environment and Human Health II
The U-M Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Speakers:
Jo Handelsman, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Chair, Department of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
David A. Stahl, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering & Science, University of Washington
Rachel J. Whitaker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
21st Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Surgery
Keynote Speaker (2:30 PM):
Christian P. Larsen, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph B. Brown Whitehead Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine; Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Emory Transplant Center, Emory University
“New Strategies to Prevent Transplant Rejection: A Tortuous Path to the Clinic”
The conference will showcase oral and poster presentations of faculty, fellows, staff, and students in the Department of Surgery as well as the presentation of several awards - The James W. Crudup, The Young Investigator Award and the outstanding poster awards.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009:
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (PSTP) Symposium
Hosted by the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program
Keynote Speaker (1:30 - 2:30 PM):
Dr. Vern Schramm, Ph.D, Professor and Chair of Biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
“Transition States, Drug Design and Dynamics in Catalysis”
Ethics Speaker (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM):
Dr. Jowell Howell, M.D., Ph.D, Director of the Program in Society and Medicine, University of Michigan
“Thinking about Tuskegee”
Website for the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program: (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/pstp/home)
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009:
4:00 - 5:00 PM, Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room
Faculty Town Hall Meeting to Address Pfizer Facilities (Session 1 of 2)
This faculty Town hall meeting 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.
An additional town hall with be held Tuesday, March 31, from 4:00 - 5:00 PM at the Chesebrough Auditorium (North Campus), 220 Chrysler.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009:
3:00 to 5:00 PM, Alumni Center's Founders Room (Central Campus)
Town Hall Meeting to Solicit Input on High-Performance Computational Resources at UM (Session 1 of 2)
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
This Town Hall meeting organized by the Associate Vice President for Research Cyberinfrastructure is intended to share the University's vision for advancing high-performance computational resources and to solicit your feedback about the most valuable ways that we can invest in provisioning and using these resources. We encourage members of all disciplines who currently use or would like to use high-performance computing in the conduct of research to attend. We hope the audience will include a mix of faculty, staff, researchers, and students.
An additional town hall with be held Tuesday, March 31, from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at the School of Information North, Atkins Conference Room (North Campus).
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009:
8:30 AM-5:00 PM, School of Public Health Thomas Francis, Jr., SPH II, Auditorium #M1020
Symposium in Honor of Hunein F. "John" Maassab - Influenza: Past, Present and Future
Speakers:
Brian Murphy, Ph.D., Co-Chief of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Robert Belshe, M.D., Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development
Jeffrey K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009:
3:00 - 5:00 PM, School of Information North, Atkins Conference Room (North Campus)
Town Hall Meeting to Solicit Input on High-Performance Computational Resources at UM (Session 2 of 2)
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
This Town Hall meeting organized by the Associate Vice President for Research Cyberinfrastructure is intended to share the University's vision for advancing high-performance computational resources and to solicit your feedback about the most valuable ways that we can invest in provisioning and using these resources. We encourage members of all disciplines who currently use or would like to use high-performance computing in the conduct of research to attend. We hope the audience will include a mix of faculty, staff, researchers, and students.
4:00 - 5:00 PM, Chesebrough Auditorium (North Campus), 220 Chrysler
Faculty Town Hall Meeting to Address Pfizer Facilities (Session 2 of 2)
This faculty Town hall meeting 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.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009:
3:00 - 5:00 PM, Cardiovascular Center, First Floor, Room 1702
MICHR Open House to Celebrate the Opening of the Michigan Clinical Research Unit
Sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
For more information, please contact LaTonya Payne-Bodenham (ltweety@umich.edu).
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009:
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building, Seminar Room 1130
The Geriatrics Center Annual Research Symposium
Keynote Speaker - 11:00 AM, BSRB Auditorium
Thomas A. Rando, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief, Neurology Services, VA Palo Alto Health Care System; Department Director, Stanford Center on Longevity
"Determinants of Declining Stem Cell Functionality with Age"
All sessions are free and open to public. For more information, call 734-936-8198.
4:30 PM, C. C. Little Science Building, Room 1518
Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society, University of Michigan Chapter
Stephen Forrest, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, University of Michigan
"Research at the University of Michigan"
For more information, call 734-763-6721.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009:
8:45 AM - 4:30 PM, BSRB Auditorium
8th Annual Life Sciences Institute Symposium
"Evolutionary Biology: 150 Years After The Origin"
4:00 - 5:00 PM, Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
NCIBI 4th Annual Research Conference 2009 Special Seminars (open to public)
Gwen Jacobs, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University
Keynote Address: "Cyberinfrastructure Support for Research, Challenges and Opportunities for the NCBC Program"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009:
4:00 - 5:00 PM, Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
NCIBI 4th Annual Research Conference 2009 Special Seminars (open to public)
Jill Mesirov, Ph.D., Associate Director and Chief Informatics Officer, Broad Institute
Closing Keynote: "Challenges and Paradigms in Computational Genomics"
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009:
9th Annual Neuroscience Spring Symposium
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Rackham Graduate School, 4th Floor Amphitheatre
10:30 AM - Continental Breakfast
11:00 AM - Mitchell Roitman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois-Chicago
“Two Sides to Every Story: ‘Real-Time’ Encoding of Reward and Aversion in Mesolimbic Circuitry”
12:00 PM - Lunch (Reservation Required)
1:15 PM - Antonello Bonci, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Howard J. Weinberger Chair in Addiction Research, University of California, San Francisco
“Synaptic Plasticity in the Mesolimbic System: Implications for Substance Abuse”
2:30 PM - David Amaral, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of Research, University of California, Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
“Neurobiological and Neuroimmune Approaches to the Understanding of Autism”
Registration required, please contact the Neuroscience Program (neuroscience.program@umich.edu or 734-763-9638).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 - THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009:
Wednesday, May 6, 7:45 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Michigan League Ballroom, 911 N. University, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Risk Science Center and Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center
2009 Bernstein Symposium
“Air Toxics: Transcending Boundaries: Better Science for Better Health”
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009:
Genetics Training Program Annual Retreat
2:00 - 3:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium (Genetics Training Grant Student Presentations)
3:00 - 4:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium (Lecture by Harmit Malik, Ph.D.)
4:00 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Atrium (Poster Session and Reception)
Harmit Malik, Ph.D., Associate Member, Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
"Molecular Arms-Races Involving Antiviral Genes in Primate Genomes"
3:30 - 5:00 PM, Vandenberg Room, Michigan League
(Awards presentation at 4:00 PM.)
2009 Research Administration Award Winners Announced
Four University of Michigan staff will be honored for their outstanding research service as the winners of the Distinguished Research Administrator Award and the OVPR Exceptional Service Award are announced. This event is open to the public and is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. For more information, visit (http://www.research.umich.edu/contacts/ovpr/staff.awards). If you have any questions, please contact OVPR at 734-763-1290.
THURSDAY, MAY 7 - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009:
Thursday, May 7, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, UM School of Public Health, Ann Arbor
Friday, May 8, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Flint, Michigan (transportation provided)
Partners in Research: Researcher Engagement Workshop
Are you interested in forming meaningful research partnerships with community organizations? Partners in Research: Engagement for Action (PIR) is an NIH-funded collaborative training program designed to prepare academic researchers and community organizations to work together to improve community health. This free two-day workshop will prepare participants to work with community organizations to conduct collaborative research and will provide opportunities to form connections with interested community partners. PIR is a research project of the Prevention Research Center of Michigan in collaboration with MICHR and the UM-SPH Office of Public Health Practice. This training is highly recommended for those researchers applying for MICHR community-university pilot funding.
http://www.sph.umich.edu/prc/projects/pir/home.html
For questions, contact Alison Grodzinski (734- 615-5652 or alisonrg@umich.edu).
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009:
7:00 AM - 5:15 PM, Rackham Building / Michigan League
OHRP Research Community Forum
Reducing Regulatory Burden: Real Strategies for Real Change
Co-hosted by the federal Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the University of Michigan
This national conference will focus on ways to use the flexibility within human research regulations, proposed changes to the regulations, novel approaches to Institutional Review Board (IRB) activities, and demonstrations on decreasing regulatory burdens for researchers and IRBs. Speakers include federal agency and AAHRPP representatives and experts from academia and private IRBs. The conference is open to the public with a registration fee.
Full details are posted at (http://www.research.umich.edu/hrpp/event.html).
THURSDAY, MAY 14 - FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009:
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday, May 15, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building, Room 1150
Annual Biology of Aging Research Retreat
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Nathan Shock Center for the Biology of Aging
Speakers:
Adam Antebi, Ph.D., Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor School of Medicine
Andrzej Bartke, Ph.D., Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D., University of Washington
Richard Loeser, M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Daniel Promislow, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Nicholas Schork, Ph.D., Scripps Research Institute
Morris White, Ph.D., Harvard University
To register for the workshop or for more information, email Jane Heibel at (jheibel@umich.edu).
SATURDAY, MAY 16 - SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009:
Saturday, May 16, 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday, May 17, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
11th Annual Midwest DNA Repair Symposium
This annual event chaired and hosted this year by Mats Ljungman, Radiation Oncology, and Tom Wilson, Pathology, features three distinguished speakers: Phil Hanawalt/Stanford University; Junjie Chen/Yale University and John Tainer/Scripps Research Institute. Also, four scientific sessions, a poster session and dinner in a beautiful atrium setting.
Registration Cost: $60.00
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009:
3:00 PM, Medical Science I, Room M5330
UCUCA / ULAM Town Hall Meeting
The UCUCA and ULAM will be hosting a town-hall style meeting to discuss the changing environment for animal research compliance. The meeting will include presentations describing these changes and will outline the new policies and procedures that will be used to ensure the University remains in compliance with all animal research laws, regulations and standards. We are encouraging all investigators and laboratory personnel to attend.
MONDAY, MAY 18 - TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009:
Monday, May 18, 1:00 - 5:00 PM (Symposium)
Tuesday, May 19, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Roundtable)
Rachel Upjohn Building Auditorium, 4250 Plymouth Road
History of Buprenorphine Symposium & Roundtable
Sponsored by UM Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC)
Participants including scientists, industry executives, policy makers, and historians will trace the history of buprenorphine from its initial development and use as an analgesic in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, to its current use in the treatment of opioid addiction in the United States.
Participants include:
John Lewis, Ph.D., (formerly of Reckitt Benckiser, the University of Bristol and the University of Bath)
Nancy Campbell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Alan Cowan, Ph.D., Professor, Temple University School of Medicine
Don Jasinski, M.D., Professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Frank Vocci, Ph.D., President, Friends Research Insitute, (formerly of NIDA)
Contact UMSARC at 734-998-6500 or (jhinchey@umich.edu) to pre-register.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009:
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
6th Annual Department of Neurology Gilman and Barbour Lectureship in Experimental Neurology and Training Grant Symposium
Featuring:
11:00 - 12:00 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
David M. Holtzman, M.D., Andrew B. & Gretchen P. Jones Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
"Amyloid-ß Metabolism and Alzheimer's Disease: New Ups and Downs in an Ongoing Story"
3:00 - 4:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium, 109 Zina Pitcher Place
Department of Human Genetics / Ninth Annual James V. Neel Lecture
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., Director, Center for Complex Disease Genomics and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Genetics, and Biostatistics at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health
“Genetic Polymorphisms Affecting Human Diseases”
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, CSEPH – 109 Observatory, 1655 SPH Crossroads
Mini Conference – RWJ HSSP Small Grant Awardees from 2008
The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH) and the University of Michigan's Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
10:00 - 10:50 AM – Moderating: Jim S. House, Ph.D.
Amar Hamoudi, Ph.D., RWJ HSSP Scholar, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
"Assets and Stress: Using the Housing Market to Explore Health Effects of Wealth"
Briana Mezuk, Ph.D., RWJ HSSP Scholar, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
"Speaking Truth to Power? The Influence of Policy Debate on High School Educational Outcomes in an Urban Public School System"
10:50 - 11:10 AM – Break
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM – Moderating: George A. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit (CHEAR)
"Social Network Influences on Adolescent Obesity"
Rick Pilsner, Ph.D., RWJ HSSP Scholar, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
"Epigenetics and the Intergenerational Transmission of Disease Susceptibility"
Please note space is limited -- please RSVP to (csephlectures@umich.edu).
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009:
8:45 AM - 4:15 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Symposium: "Screening and Beyond: Assays, Hits, Probes, Leads...Drugs"
Co-hosted by Promega Corp. and the Center for Chemical Genomics, Life Sciences Institute
See Symposium website for more details:
Speaker Change - The following speaker replaces Craig Lindsley on the schedule:
Corey Hopkins, Associate Director of Medicinal Chemistry, Vanderbilt Program in Drug Discovery and Co-Director of Vanderbilit's Specialized Chemistry Center for Accelerated Probe Development
THURSDAY, JUNE 4 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009:
Thursday, June 4, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday, June 5, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Symposium – “Lymphoid Neogenesis, Grey Matter Pathology & Repair Pathways:
Implications for Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis”
Hosted by the University of Michigan Multiple Sclerosis Center and Holtom-Garrett Program in Neuroimmunology
Full details
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009:
8:00 AM - 4:45 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Kresge Hearing Research Institute and the Departments of Otolaryngology and Biological Chemistry
International Symposium on the Biochemistry and Toxicology of the Inner Ear
For details
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009:
1:00 - 3:00 PM, Taubman Library Classroom - 2802 Med Sci II
Workshop: Michigan Molecular Interactions (MiMI) Web Application and Cytoscape Protein Interactions Exploration
Sponsored by Health Sciences Libraries, Taubman Medical Library
This hands-on workshop will present an overview of two bioinformatics tools that can help you explore and uncover new insights about protein interactions, pathways and genes.
Presenters: Marisa Conte and Jean Song
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009:
2:00 - 5:00 PM, MCHC Auditorium
Michigan Biobank Information Session
Nancy Christ (General Manager) and Francis Downes from the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) will talk about the Michigan Biobank and answer questions. The MDCH created a Michigan Biobank to hold newborn screening dried blood spots. Newborn screening has existed in Michigan since about 1974 and has over 3 million dried blood spot cards from births in Michigan. The spots will be available for research. Researchers who may be interested in using the dried blood spots should consider attending. If you would like to attend, please email Lois Phizacklea (loisp@med.umich.edu) to RSVP. Please direct any questions to Ed Goldman (egoldman@med.umich.edu).
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009:
CANCELLED
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, MCHC Auditorium
New Faculty Orientation to Clinical Research Practices
New faculty to the UM Department of Internal Medicine, as well as existing faculty who are new to the field of clinical research, are invited to attend an orientation workshop. Faculty from the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), IRBMED, Clinical Research Billing Unit (CRBU), DRDA, and the Medical School Regulatory Affairs Office will present and facilitate discussion on the topics relevant to the practice, policies, and procedures of clinical research at the University of Michigan. In addition to presentation of various learning modules, numerous resource materials will be distributed to facilitate compliance and continued education on clinical research best practices and UM regulatory requirements. Please visit Web site to see a detailed agenda. Attendance is limited to 60. Registration will close on August 14, 2009. For questions, contact Monica Stiddom at 734-998-7348 or (mhealy@umich.edu).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009:
7:00 - 8:30 PM, Ann Arbor District Library, 343 W. Fifth Street, Ann Arbor
Understanding Alzheimer's Symposium
Brought to you by the Ann Arbor District Library, and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research with funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Join us at this symposium and learn about Alzheimer's disease and the associated complications of memory loss. In addition to learning about the latest research on Alzheimer's disease and research study opportunities, participants will hear about tips and resources that increase comfort, help maintain activity, and help people cope.
Speakers:
Bruno Giordani, Ph.D., Director, Neuropsychology Section, University of Michigan Clinical Core & Associate Director, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (MADRC)
Nancy Barbas, M.D., M.S.W., Associate Professor, Department of Neurology; Director, Cognitive Disorders Clinic, University of Michigan
This event is free and open to the public. If you are not able to attend this event, you can follow the event live on twitter . Follow or participate in the conversation through Twitter (#umalzheimers). Call us at 734-998-7309 with any questions.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009:
1:30 - 3:00 PM, MCHC Auditorium
Webinar - "Top Five Good Clinical Practice Violations: Creating an Action Plan to Assure FDA Compliance"
Presented by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
This webinar will cover the top five good clinical practice violations and how to create action plans to assure compliance. The speaker will provide at least five solutions to each "top five" violation in this 90-minute presentation. All faculty and staff involved in clinical resesarch at the University of Michigan are invited to attend. For more information, call 734-998-7348.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 4th Floor of Rackham
Department of Pharmacology Annual Retreat
Keynote Speaker: R. Kyle Palmer, Ph.D., Senior Director of Discovery Research, Redpoint Bio Corp (a biotechnology firm that identifies and develops compounds to improve the taste of pharmaceutical, food and beverage products)
"Pharmacologic Investigations of Taste Receptors and Taste Signaling Pathways"
For more information
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009:
1:00 - 2:00 PM, 4th Floor Rackham Amphitheatre
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) 29th Annual Symposium
Myron Levine Lecture presented by Inder M. Verma, Ph.D., Professor in the Laboratory of Genetics and American Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology, Salk Institute
"Cancer: A Malady of Genes"
2:00-4:00 PM, Michigan League Ballroom
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) 29th Annual Poster Session
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009:
3:45 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Kahn Auditorium
Annual Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience
The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Karel Svoboda, Ph.D., Group Leader, Howard Hughes Medical Institution, Janelia Farm Research Campus
“The Neural Circuits Underlying Somatosensation”
Reception to follow.
4:00 - 5:30 PM, Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Personal Genomics Seminar Series
“Who Owns Your Genes? Intellectual Property, Innovation Policy, and the Future of Genetic Medicine”
This seminar will discuss the controversy over patents on the breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA) genes, which led to a current ACLU class-action lawsuit against the US Patent and Trademark Office and Myriad Genetics. A student and panelist reception will immediately follow the presentation.
Panelists will include:
Shobita Parthasarathy, UM Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, author of “Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care”
Sofia Merajver, UM Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk and Evaluation Program
Rebecca Eisenberg, UM Professor, Law School, author and lecturer about the role of intellectual property in biopharmaceutical research
Visit (Web site) or email (lzausmer@umich.edu) for more information.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009:
10:00 AM, M3330 Med Sci I
UCUCA Semi-Annual Townhall
The University Committee on Use and Care of Animals will have short presentations on the policy changes for “Acquisition and Oversight of Controlled Substances,” “Surgical Record & Tumor Monitoring Record Requirements” and an “Overview of Behavior Based Interviewing.” There will also be an open forum at the end for questions. The UCUCA Compliance Associates will be available after the meeting for more one-on-one assistance. Refreshments will be served. For more information please contact the UCUCA Office at 734-763-8028 or (ucuca.office@umich.edu). Another townhall is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 10:00 AM, G390 Dental School.
12:00 - 1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
Department of Biological Chemistry - Irwin J. Goldstein Lectureship in Glycobiology
Host: Dr. Irwin J. Goldstein
Dr. Ajit Varki, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego
"Sialic Acids: A Hot-Spot in Human Evolution and Disease"
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009:
10:00 AM, G390 Dental School
UCUCA Semi-Annual Townhall
The University Committee on Use and Care of Animals will have short presentations on the policy changes for “Acquisition and Oversight of Controlled Substances,” “Surgical Record & Tumor Monitoring Record Requirements” and an “Overview of Behavior Based Interviewing.” There will also be an open forum at the end for questions. The UCUCA Compliance Associates will be available after the meeting for more one-on-one assistance. Refreshments will be served. For more information please contact the UCUCA Office at 734-763-8028 or (ucuca.office@umich.edu).
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Neurology Department - Casey Lecture on Pain
Frederick Lenz, M.D., Ph.D., Earl Walker Professor of Functional Neurosurgery and Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University
"Human Pain Pathways, Processors and Networks"
A light lunch will follow in the BSRB seminar rooms.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
Redox Signaling and Disease - Symposium
Hosted by the Department of Biological Chemistry
Invited Speakers:
Ruma Banerjee, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Chuan He, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Toren Finkel, M.D., NIH
Mark Gladwin, M.D., University of Pittsburgh
Ursula Jakob, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Leslie Poole, Ph.D., Wake Forest University
Nicholas Tonks, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 and FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009:
Thursday, September 17: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday, September 18: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Palmer Commons and the Biomedical Sciences Research Building
B Cell Biology and Transplantation Conference
Sponsored by the UM Division of Transplantation and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
With increasing ability to control cellular immune responses, humoral immunity poses the most vexing barrier to clinical transplantation. Unfortunately, knowledge about the cellular basis of humoral immunity to transplantation is remarkably thin and few transplantation immunologists are trained in the fundamental biology of B cells. This conference will bring together leading basic and clinical scientists to focus on this timely subject.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009:
4:10 PM, Rackham Amphitheater, 4th Floor
The Department of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
The Seventh Annual Priscilla H. Connell Memorial Lecture
Cori Bargmann, Ph.D., Torsten N. Wiesel Professor; Investigator, HHMI, Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, The Rockefeller University
“50 Years of Solitude: How Genes and Environment Regulate a Circuit for Social Behavior”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009:
2:00 - 5:45 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Kahn Auditorium
The Herbert D. Doan Nanotechnology Symposium
Hosted by Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences (M-NIMBS)
Keynote Speaker:
Eric Betzig, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus
“Pushing the Envelope in Biological Imaging”
Other Speakers:
Kathryn Uhrich, Ph.D., Biocompatible Polymers Program, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gregory N. Tew, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering , University of Massachusetts Amherst
The program will be concluded with a poster session by Certificate in NanBiology students and other Ph.D. students.
Registration is required for these sessions due to limited space. Please register by sending an email to (MINanotech@umich.edu) with your name and interest in attending.
Visit (http://nano.med.umich.edu/News/Events.html) for more information.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009:
3:00 - 4:30 PM, MSRB III / Med Sci II Courtyard
(In case of rain: 2955 Taubman Medical Library-GAPS Conference Room/Lounge)
Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Council (GSC)
The Graduate Student Awards for Excellence in (1) Research and (2) Teaching and Service will be presented.
Please contact PIBS at 734-647-7005 for further information.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009:
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Room 1690, School of Public Health I
MACEPID Symposium
“Diseases, Microbes and Geography: Ecological Determinants of Microbes over Space and Time”
Hosted by the Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID)
Guest Speakers:
Trina McMahon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pejman Rohani, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Professor, Complex Systems, University of Michigan
Jonathan D. Mayer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Geography and Epidemiology, University of Washington
For more information and registration, please visit (http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/macepid/biogeography_symposium).
4:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Annual Anita Payne Lectureship
Hosted by Reproductive Sciences Program and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Marco Conti, M.D., Professor and Director, Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
“Molecular Mechanisms of Oocyte Maturation: The Somatic Cell Connection”
Contact (kstuder@umich.edu) for more information.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009:
2:00 - 3:00 PM, 2802 Med Sci II (Taubman Library Classroom)
New Resources from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Sponsored by Health Sciences Libraries, Taubman Medical Library
Scientists from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) will present a webinar on new NCBI resources. These include: the NCBI Discovery Project and changes in the Entrez system, sequence database changes, new Entrez databases (Peptidome – peptide and protein mass spectrometry data, the Short Read Archive – next generation sequencing project data, BioSystems – biochemical and signaling pathways), new BLAST services, and the new PubChem small molecule views and standalone viewer.
Space is limited so please register at (https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/es_conf/app/DisplaySession.asp?sessionid=3367).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Michigan League - Ballroom
UM / GSK PGx Symposium:
“Statistical and Genomic Challenges for Clinical Studies and Practice”
Hosted by the University of Michigan Center for Statistical Genetics and GlaxoSmithKline
This is a symposium discussing the genomic and statistical research questions driving the field of pharmacogenetics. Our goal is to educate and excite genetic researchers about genomic and statistical research questions including identifying markers of efficacy and safety, translating discoveries into practice, and harnessing our understanding of HLA and rare variation.
Invited Speakers:
Lon Cardon, Ph.D., GlaxoSmithKline
Nancy Cox, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Sekar Kathiresan, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Mariam Molokhia, Ph.D., London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Richard Simon, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute
Amalio Telenti, M.D., Ph.D., University of Lausanne and Ragon Institute
Timothy Wright, M.D., Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research
Register at (http://csg.sph.umich.edu/symposia/).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009:
2:00 - 4:00 PM, Argus I Building (517 W. William)
IRBMED Open House
The IRBMED (Institutional Review Boards of the University of Michigan Medical School), is having an Open House to provide an opportunity for the research and medical community to visit us. The afternoon will offer guided tours, door prizes, a chance to meet and mingle with IRBMED staff, and much, much more! Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Maria Camilleri (734-615-5220 or mgcamill@med.umich.edu) or Colleen Bouton (734-647-2037 or cbouton@med.umich.edu).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009:
3:00 - 4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, CVC (Cardiovascular Center)
Clinical Research Pricing Tool Demonstration
The Medical School Office of Research is pleased to announce the launch of this new online application that will assist clinical researchers and staff in obtaining research prices for tests and procedures needed for efficient preparation of accurate study budgets. Both hospital and professional fees at federal and non-federal research discounted rates are now available in a single location.
To register for this demonstration session, please visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/research/demoregistration.htm).
Two additional demonstration sessions will follow and are scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, CVC (Cardiovascular Center) and Friday, October 23, 2009, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009:
7:00 - 8:30 PM, The Ark, 316 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor
Hungry Planet Healthy Schools Symposium
Brought to you by The Ark and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research with funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Join us at this community symposium to explore cultural/geographical relationships to food and the need for nutrition as a prevention to chronic disease.
Speakers:
Peter Menzel, photojournalist, co-author of the book entitled “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats”
Kim Eagle, M.D., Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Health System, Director of Project Healthy Schools
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit (http://www.michr.umich.edu/news-events.html). If you are not able to attend this event, you can follow the event live on twitter at (http://twitter.com/MLibraryHealthy). Follow or participate in the conversation through Twitter (#umhungry). Call us at 734-998-7309 with any questions.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009:
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
3:30 - 5:00 PM, Dow Chemistry Building Lower Atrium
14th Annual Contemporary Challenges in Chemistry Symposium
"From Chemical Biology to Chemical Engineering: Chemistry Solves Pharmaceutical Problems"
Sponsored by Pfizer
Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
10:30 - 11:30 AM Gregory L. Verdine (Harvard University)
1:30 - 2:30 PM Mark E. Schnute (Pfizer)
2:30 - 3:30 PM Donna G. Blackmond (Imperial College London)
Dow Chemistry Building Lower Atrium
3:30 - 5:00 PM Poster Session
Event is free. Registration is required for poster submission.
Website: https://www.chem.lsa.umich.edu/chem/pfizer
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2009:
7:30 AM - 3:45 PM, Inn at St. John's, Plymouth, MI
“Endocrinology and Diabetes Update” Conference
Presented by the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes (MEND), Department of Internal Medicine
This annual conference covers the latest research and recommendations in endocrinology and diabetes, presented by experts from the MEND faculty. The program is geared to primary care physicians, endocrinologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Attendees can receive 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™.
Registration Fee: $65
To register and see the agenda / brochure, please visit (http://cme.med.umich.edu/events/course.asp?no=U022466).
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
Symposium: "Career Roadmaps for Postdocs"
Regional Meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association
Keynote Speaker: Peter Fiske, Ph.D., PAX Scientific
Sessions will include further speakers from Biotech/Pharma, NIH, non-profit, academia, technology transfer, non-traditional careers and more.
Registration Fee: $20 (includes breakfast and lunch)
Register at (http://www.med.umich.edu/postdoc/roadmap.html).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009:
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Fourth Annual Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC) Symposium
Sponsored by the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center with support from the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
The University of Michigan scientific community is encouraged to attend this event, which will feature speakers from University of Cambridge, Northwestern University, Wayne State University, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as well as the University of Michigan. There will be seven presentations, each followed by Q&A sessions, and concurrent poster displays. CME credit is offered.
To register and see complete information, please visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/mmoc/events).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009:
12:00 - 1:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
The Maurice Seevers Memorial Lecture
Presented by the Department of Pharmacology with support from Dr. & Mrs. Lauren Woods
Dr. Curtis Klaassen, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, Kansas University Medical Center
"Mechanisms of Regulating Hepatobiliary Transporters"
5:00 - 6:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, CVC (Cardiovascular Center)
Clinical Research Pricing Tool Demonstration
The Medical School Office of Research is pleased to announce the launch of this new online application that will assist clinical researchers and staff in obtaining research prices for tests and procedures needed for efficient preparation of accurate study budgets. Both hospital and professional fees at federal and non-federal research discounted rates are now available in a single location.
To register for this demonstration session, please visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/research/demoregistration.htm).
One additional demonstration session will follow and is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2009, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009:
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Dow Auditorium
(8:00 - 10:00 AM Posters, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Speakers)
Sponsored by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
A New Era in Medicine Symposium
Keynote Speaker:
Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of Bioethics at The Clinical Center of the NIH
“The Physician-Patient Relationship in the Future”
Featured Speakers: Kenneth Pienta, M.D.; David Pinsky, M.D.; James Dowling, M.D., Ph.D.
Registration for the symposium is free.
To register for the symposium and see more information, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/taubmansymposium.2009/home). Please contact us as 734-615-7282 if you have any questions.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009:
1:00 - 2:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
Clinical Research Pricing Tool Demonstration
The Medical School Office of Research is pleased to announce the launch of this new online application that will assist clinical researchers and staff in obtaining research prices for tests and procedures needed for efficient preparation of accurate study budgets. Both hospital and professional fees at federal and non-federal research discounted rates are now available in a single location.
To register for this demonstration session, please visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/research/demoregistration.htm).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Avenue
The Inauguration of the Anne B. Young Collegiate Professorship in Neurology and the Installation of Roger L. Albin, M.D. as the First Young Professor
"Huntington Disease: Men, Mice, and Pathological Neurotransmission"
4:00 - 6:00 PM, Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Personal Genomics Seminar Series
“Public Health, Genomics, and Biobanking: Reconciling Scientific Progress and Ethics in the Michigan BioTrust for Health”
This seminar will discuss the Michigan BioTrust for Health, a pending initiative which would make about 4 million bloodspots previously collected under the Michigan Newborn Screening Program available for research.
Visit (http://www.elsi.umich.edu/) or email (lzausmer@umich.edu) for more information.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009:
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, (see locations below)
SOLiD Day Open House
UMCCC Microarray Core & Applied Biosystems Present:
SOLiD™ 3+ – Next-Generation Sequencing & Gene Expression Analysis
- 8:30 - 10:00 AM, BSRB Lobby Conference Rooms
“The Genome in High Definition: DNA, RNA & Whole Transcriptome Applications Using SOLiD™ 3+ Next Generation Sequencing”
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, UMMCC Microarray Core, 7410 CCGC
Open House - Join us at the Cancer Center for food, door prizes and the latest on how SOLiD can help your research!
- 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Med Sci II North Lecture Hall, Room 3695
“The Genome in High Definition: DNA, RNA & Whole Transcriptome Applications Using SOLiD Next Generation Sequencing"
- 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Med Sci II North Lecture Hall, Room 3695
“Using SOLiD Next Generation Sequencing to Profile microRNA in Cancer Samples”
RSVP by November 3, 2009 to Joe Washburn (joewashb@umich.edu) or David Miller (david.miller@lifetech.com). Individual SOLiD™ 3+ expert project consultations are available throughout the day (30 minutes each). If you’d like to schedule a consultation, email Joe Washburn or David Miller and indicate desired 30 minute time slot.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009:
1:15 PM, Henderson Room, Michigan League
Kresge Hearing Research Institute - Lawrence-Hawkins Lecture
Keynote Speaker:
M. Christian Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
“Brainstem Pathways of Olivocochlear and Middle Ear Muscle Reflexes”
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 5631 Med Sci II
Open House - Center for Live-Cell Imaging
In association with the Open House, three seminars will be given in 5623 Med Sci II:
- 9:00 - 10:00 AM - “What Can the CLCI Do for Your Research Program?”
Sam Straight, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Live-Cell Imaging - 10:00 - 11:00 AM - “Measuring Protein Interactions in Living Cells using Quantitative FRET Microscopy”
Joel Swanson Ph.D., Department Microbiology and Immunology. - 3:30 - 4:30PM - “Microscopic Imaging: Wide-field Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy and Deconvolution”
Sam Straight, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Live-Cell Imaging
In addition, demonstrations of microscopes from Nikon/Mager Scientific, Inc. and AMG/Jade Scientific Inc. will be held in 5619 Med Sci II from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
For complete information and to register for these events, please visit the CLCI website: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/4dimagingcenter/center_for_live-cell_imaging_home
11:45 AM - 5:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms and Auditorium
8th Annual Pathology Research Symposium
Departmental Talks: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM (BSRB Seminar Rooms)
Poster Session: 1:15 - 2:20 PM
Departmental Talks: 2:25 - 3:45 PM
Keynote Presentation: 3:55 - 5:00 PM (BSRB Auditorium)
Invited Keynote Speaker:
Frederick W. Alt, Ph.D., Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston
"DNA End Joining, Translocations, and Lymphoma"
University of Michigan Department of Pathology speakers will include:
Gregory Dressler, Ph.D.; Steven L. Kunkel, Ph.D.; Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Ph.D.; Bryan Petersen; John Prensner; Matthew Smith; Matthew Van Beek and Thomas E. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.
For more information, please contact (lauralh@umich.edu).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 and TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009:
Monday, November 9, 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Poster Session
Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM - Plenary Session and Breakout Sessions
Towsley Education Center
20th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium
Sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
For details, visit: (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/peds.research/annual_pediatric_research_symposium)
CME credit offered. For more information, contact Jackie Torres at 734-763-9150 or (jjtorres@umich.edu).
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009:
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, (see locations below)
NIH Comes to Michigan
From new leadership to ARRA funding programs to enhanced peer review, there are significant changes on-going at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2009 and 2010. We invite you to participate in any of three different sessions being held Wednesday, November 11, to hear from NIH program staff about what is happening at NIH and learn how to take advantage of these changes and new funding opportunities:
- 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Blau Auditorium, UM Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan Street
NIH Funding for Academic Institutions: Ch ch ch changes…
(sponsored by Michigan’s University Research Corridor) - 1:30 - 4:30 PM, SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
Meet One-on-One with NIH
(15 min meetings, sponsored by Biotechnology Business Consultants) - 5:00 - 7:00 PM, SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
NIH Funding for Life Science Companies and Entrepreneurs: SBIR/STTR and Beyond…
(sponsored by BioArbor)
For more information and to register, please visit the website (http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/research/nih-visits-michigan.pdf).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009:
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Hosted by Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Brockman Memorial Symposium on Tumor Virology - 25th Anniversary
Speakers:
Paul Lambert, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
“Contributions of Human Papillomavirus Oncogenes and Host Factors in Cervical Cancer”
Stanley Lemon, Ph.D., University of Texas
“Contrasts in Virus Persistence: Evasion of Innate Immune Responses by Hepatitis A and Hepatitis C Viruses”
Hung Fan, Ph.D., University of California
“Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus and Lung Cancer”
James Pipas, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
“Viral Proteins as Probes of Cellular Pathways: SV40 and Beyond”
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, North Campus: Johnson Rooms
Industry Sponsored Research in the College of Engineering: Working with DRDA
This program will provide valuable insights about how administrators, working with DRDA can effectively process industry sponsored projects. Elaine Brock will share her expertise on these subjects:
- The different types of interactions UM has with industry, including research agreements, materials transfer and others
- The contrast in the positions of UM and industry sponsors
- A wide range of Policies and issues related to industry agreements
- How to best work with DRDA to process them through the university system
To register, visit (http://cgi.research.umich.edu/training/research/research_training.lasso).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Palmer Commons Forum Hall
Introductory Course for Emerging Clinical & Translational Research Scholars
Sponsored by MICHR (Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research), this two-day workshop aims to provide attendees with an overview of clinical translational research and pathways to develop an academic career focused on clinical research.
To register and see complete program information, please visit:
http://www.michr.umich.edu/programs/ed-mentoring.html
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009:
12:00 - 2:00 PM, Palmer Commons Forum Hall
Clinical Research Career Development Awards - Getting Started
Sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
Directed toward junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists interested in clinical and translational research, this presentation will provide all the necessary information for getting started on a proposal.
To register and see complete program information, please visit:
http://www.michr.umich.edu/programs/ed-mentoring.html
2:00 - 5:00 PM, West Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
Medical School Information Services / Confluence Training Series
“Learn How to Use Confluence - A Wiki for the Health System”
