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The Medical School advances to 8th in the nation
The Medical School is one of the 10 best research-oriented medical schools in the country, according to the annual "Best Graduate Schools" rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.

The Medical School is now ranked No. 8 among the nation's 125 accredited medical schools - an increase from last year's ninth-place finish. Only one other medical school affiliated with a public university placed higher.

"The kudos go to our talented and dedicated faculty. Their commitment to a vision of excellence in patient care, research and teaching is driving this upward trend," says Allen S. Lichter, M.D., dean of the U-M Medical School. "The move from No. 12 two years ago to ninth-ranked last year to this year's No. 8-ranked medical school, shows our peers realize that great things are happening at the U-M Medical School."

For more information about our rankings, click on the press release. This press release is also linked to our home page at http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool

Annual AOA Lecture: "AIDS: Past, Present and Future"
Date: April 10
On Wednesday, April 10 at noon, Dr. James W. Curran, dean and professor of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and Director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research, will deliver the 2002 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Annual Lecture entitled, "Aids: Past Present and Future." Dr. Curran is an alumnus of the U-M Medical School. He has authored over 240 publications and serves as scientific advisor to the National Institutes of Health, the National Academy of Sciences, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. This event will take place at the Ford Auditorium.

Register for the VISN 11 Palliative Care Symposium
Registration Deadline: April 19, 2002
On Wednesday, May 8, the VISN 11 Healthcare Network of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the UMHS will be sponsoring a Symposium on Palliative Care entitled "Answering the Call." The program is intended to both introduce health personnel to the concepts and practices of palliative care and to enhance the clinical skills needed for providing that continuum of services.

A copy of the full program and registration forms are available from Cathy Bennett at 930-5638 or Cathy.Bennett@med.va.gov. The registration deadline is April 19, 2002. The registration fee of $25 will be waived for U-M and VA employees. CE credits are available for physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses and pharmacists.

The Annual Resident Research Paper Day will feature the 2002 Sager Lecture
Date: April 24, 2002
In conjunction with the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology's Annual Resident Paper Day, the Seventeenth Annual Abram Sager, M.D. Lecture will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2002. Carolyn L. Westhoff, M.D., MSc will speak on "Contributions of Epidemiology to Women's Health." Dr. Westhoff is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health at Columbia University. Dr. Westhoff, a graduate of the the Medical School, will lecture in the MCHC Auditorium, Mott Hospital at 4 p.m.

The Lectureship is in honor of Dr. Abram Sager. Dr. Sager was Chairman of Botany and Zoology at the U-M from 1842-1854. In 1850, he became Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He remained in this capacity until 1874. Dr. Sager was also named the first President (Dean) of the Medical School in 1868, a position which he held until 1875.

U-M Life Sciences Orchestra salutes America
Date: April 21, 2002
The nation’s only Life Sciences Orchestra, made up of members of the U-M’s medical and science community, will salute America in the final concert of its second season on Sunday, April 21 with a concert at 2 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.

The group, which includes faculty, staff and students from many areas of the U-M, will perform three works by American composers: Samuel Barber's Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings, with LSO Concerto Competition winner and U-M Medical School financial advisor Douglas Weaver as the soloist; Aaron Copland's Letter from Home; and Leonard Bernstein's Overture to "Candide." Johannes Brahms' Symphony No.2, Op.73 will round out the program.

The LSO will be introduced by U-M Health System CEO Gilbert Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., and led by Music Director Mitchell Williams, a graduate of the U-M School of Music’s noted conducting program. Admission is free; donations will be accepted to help support the orchestra.

U-M Offering Free Throat Cancer Screenings
Date: April 20, 2002
The Department of Otolaryngology and U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center are offering free throat cancer screenings and smoking cessation counseling by appointment on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Taubman Center in Ann Arbor. Exams will take less than 45 minutes and a complimentary parking voucher or round-trip AATA bus pass will be provided. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call the Cancer AnswerLine nurses at 1-800-865-1125. Call today, space is limited.

News Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the headlines, visit http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/relarch.htm
- U-M scientists find a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease
- The genetic marker for prostate cancer is identified
- Freedom from fear: stamping out child abuse

Next week's Health Minute:
Freedom from fear: stamping out child abuse so children can have a better quality of life

Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for next week
To access the entire UMHS events database, see:
http://www.academic.med.umich.edu/LassoPages/ProStaffEvents.lasso

Monday, April 8, 2002
--12:10 p.m., Reproductive Sciences Research Seminar Series. Tammy Jechura, pre-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychology, Reproductive Sciences Program, "Activational Effects of Testosterone on Penile Development and Morphology in Adult Degu," Pharmacology Seminar Room, 2736 Med Sci II

--1 p.m., Cellular & Molecular Therapeutics Seminar Series. H .David Humes, M.D., professor of internal medicine, "Stem Cell Therapy for Acute and Chronic Disease," 2903 LRC (located on Floor 2 of the Taubman Library)

--2 p.m., Special Hemostasis Thrombosis Research Seminar. Philip J. Hogg, Ph.D., professor and NH&MRC principal research fellow, Centre for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, School of Pathology, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, "Control of von Willebrand Factor Multimer Size by Thrombospondin-1," 4560C Medical Science Research Building II

--4 p.m., Neuroscience Program Seminar. Shlomo Dellal, neuroscience graduate student, "CHR and Depression," Waggoner Conference Room, 1057 MHRI

--4:30 p.m., Pathology Research Seminar Series. Ann Richmond, Ph.D., professor of cancer biology, Vanderbilt University, "Signals Generated Through CXCR2 Which Modulate Tumorigenesis," 4234 Med Sci I

Tuesday, April 9, 2002
--12 p.m., Biological Chemistry. Dr. Erec Stebbins, assistant professor, Laboratory of Structural Microbiology, Rockefeller University, "Structural insights into Type III Bacterial Pathogenesis," 53330 Med Sci I

--3:30 p.m., Functional Neuroimaging Speaker Series. Geoffrey Aguirre, M.D., Ph.D., research associate, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, "Perfusion-based Functional MRI," East Hall, room 4448, 4th floor, Colloquium Room. Light refreshments will be served

--4 p.m., Human Genetics Lecture. Eddy Rubin, Ph.D., Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Genome Sciences, "Jewels in Junk DNA," 5330 Med Sci I

Wednesday, April 10, 2002
--8:45 a.m., Anesthesiology Research Discussion. Joe Metzger, Ph.D., professor of physiology and internal medicine, "Tropomyosin disease genes in nemaline and cardiomyopathies, " UH 1H245

--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Robert B. Innes, M.D., Ph.D., chief, Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, " Molecular Imaging: Tool to Explore Pathophysiology and Enhance Therapeutic Drug Development," MCHC Auditorium

--12 p.m., Graduate Program in Immunology Seminar. Joseph E. Craft, M.D., professor of medicine and immunobiology, chief, Section of Rheumatology, Yale School of Medicine, " T Cell Activation in Systemic Autoimmunity, "2901 LRC, James V. Neel Lecture Hall.

--1 p.m., Hemostatis/Thrombosis Research Seminar. Robert G. Schaub, Ph.D., assistant vice president, Musculoskeletal Sciences, Wyeth Research, "Selectins Leukocytes and Thrombosis," 5623 Med Sci II

Thursday, April 11, 2002
--10 a.m., Medical Library Classes: Drug Information Online. Learn how to quickly find drug information online including professional resources, alternative medicine and patient education materials. UH 2C228

--12 p.m., Vision Lunch Seminar. Barry E. Knox, Ph.D., professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ophthalmology, Suny Upstate Medical University, "Pigments and Promoters: How Photoreceptors Spectrally Stay Tuned," Oliphant-Marhall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center.

Friday, April 12, 2002
--11 a.m., Center for Organogenesis Seminar Series. Jonas Frisen, M.D., Ph.D., professor in Stem Cell Research, Laboratory of Genetics, Medical Nobel Institute Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Sweden

--12 p.m., Pharmacology Seminar Series. Dr. Nashaat Gerges, post-doctoral candidate, College of Pharmacology, University of Houston, "Hypothroidism and Stress Impair Long-term Potentiation (LTP): a critical role for CaMKII, " 2736 Med Sci II

--12:30 p.m., Mental Health Research Seminar. Dr. Jean Rossier, director, Laboratoire de Neurobiologie, Pairs, France, "Neocortical Interneurons: From Anatomy to Physiology, " Waggoner Conference Room, 1057 MHRI

--2:20 p.m., Center for Molecular & Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MACEPID) and the MMMP Training Program Special Seminar. Fred Blattner, Ph.D., Romnes Professor of Genetics, director of the Genome Center of Wisconsin, "Molecular Biology at the Pathosphere," School of Public Health I, Room 3040. Join us for refreshments at 2 p.m. Contact Amy Wolford at amyem@umich.edu or at 615-8470 if you would like to meet Dr. Blattner.

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