News & Communications: Major Events and Conferences

(as reported to the Office of Research)

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1:

12:00 - 1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall (NLH), Medical Science II Building
The William E.M. Lands Lectureship sponsored by the Department of Biological Chemistry
Host:  Dr. William L. Smith
Richard Wurtman, M.D., Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor of Neuropharmacology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
"Administering Phosphatide Precursors Increases Synaptic Membrane, Dendritic Spines, and Probably, Brain Synapses?"
http://www.biochem.med.umich.edu/

1:00-5.30 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Systems Biology Symposium: 
"Celebrating the Diversity of Contemporary Integrative Biology"
Sponsored by Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Center for Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics, Endowment for Basic Science, Center for Integrative Genomics, Systems & Integrative Biology Training Grant, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mathematical Biology Research Group, and University of Michigan Medical School.

Speakers:
Santiago Schnell, D.Phil., Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
Daniel Forger, Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Michigan
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., Pathology, University of Michigan
Xiaoxia (Nina) Lin, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

Plenary Speakers:
Douglas Lauffenburger, Ph.D., Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Denis Noble, Ph.D., CBE, FRS, FRCP, Physiology, University of Oxford

For a complete program, please visit:
http://www.physiology.med.umich.edu/Symposium/Flyer-final.pdf

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4:

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, M-3330 Med Sci I
New Faculty Orientation to U-M Clinical Research Practices
New faculty and U-M faculty who are new to the practice of clinical research are invited to attend this half-day workshop, which gives an overview and resources for navigating the U-M clinical research environment. Personnel and faculty from offices that manage and govern clinical research practices will present key information on the topics of initiating, conducting and collaborating on clinical and translational research. For more information or to register, visit the website.

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8:

4:30 - 6:00 PM, Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Personal Genomics Seminar Series
“Segregation Anew? The Rise of Pharmacogenomics and the Implications for Race in America”
This event features keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Kahn, and will explore whether and how racial concepts and categories are influencing scientific, medical, and industrial development in pharmacogenomic research. The panelists will also investigate whether there are policy interventions available that will allow us to exploit the potential of personalized medicine, while avoiding its pitfalls.

Featuring keynote speaker:
Jonathan Kahn, Professor, Hamline University School of Law. Dr. Kahn has written extensively on the legal and ethical implications of how racial categories are produced and disseminated in the course of drug development. His article “Race in a Bottle,” a consideration of the controversial BiDil case, was a cover story in the August 2007 issue of Scientific American.

Visit (http://www.elsi.umich.edu/) or email (lzausmer@umich.edu) for more information.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17:

1:00 - 2:30 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
"Changes in the NIH Grant Game: Impact Trumps Details"
The Medical School Office of Research cordially invites everyone to join us for a workshop about changes in the NIH peer review scoring system and the corresponding new format requirements. Chris Black from the Office of Research will cover the changes as outlined on the NIH website. A panel of faculty members, who serve on NIH study sections, will comment on their experience using the new review scale, and will offer additional suggestions on addressing the evaluation criteria while complying with stricter page limits. The panel will address R, K and P awards.

Panelists will include:
Thomas Carey, Ph.D., Departments of Otorhinolaryngology and Pharmacology
Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D., M.P.H., Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
Max Pietropaolo, M.D., Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases
Pavan Reddy, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine
Robert Silbergleit, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine

To register for the workshop, please visit:
(http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/research/nih-changes-registration.htm).
Contact Kathryn Ridner (kridner@umich.edu or 734-763-4086) with any questions.

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18:

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
Industry Sponsored Research in the Medical School: 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:

To register, visit (http://cgi.research.umich.edu/training/research/research_training.lasso).

 

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