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Visiting Dean and Leader in Academic Medicine to Lecture at the LRC
On Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., William A. Peck, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of Washington University School of Medicine, a leader in academic medicine, and a former Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will lecture on "Enhancing the Future Quality of Health Care" in 2903 LRC. The lecture hall has limited capacity. Seating and box lunches will be available for only 60 attendees. Please join Dean Lichter for what promises to be an excellent presentation.

The CVC Seeks Applicants for Research Grant Competition
Deadline: Monday, Feb. 3
The U-M Cardiovascular Center is seeking applications for the CVC McKay Research Grant Competition. The next deadline is Feb. 3. During the 2002 round, investigators won awards ranging from $6,900 to $21,350. This competition is intended to assist new cardiovascular investigators to initiate projects that will lead to extramural funding. The PI must have a primary appointment within the U-M. Please share this information with your colleagues throughout campus. The instructions and the application form are provided through the website. Approximately 5 to 8 grants will be awarded grants in the range of $5,000 to $25,000.

Visiting Poet and Performer to Talk About Kidney Disease
U-M's Life Sciences, Values and Society Program will sponsor a discussion with Sundiata about his journey. The discussion, "Understanding the Patient Experience through the Arts: Kidney Disease and Transplantation," will be held on Monday, Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. in the Michigan League, Hussey Room. Lester Monts, senior vice provost for academic and multicultural affairs, senior counselor to the president for arts, diversity and undergraduate affairs, and professor; and Akinlolu Ojo, associate professor of internal medical at the Medical School will be joining Sundiata on the panel.

The Bravewell Leadership Award: A Call for Proposals
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 28
The Philanthropic Collaborative for Integrative Medicine announces the Bravewell Leadership Award for Integrative Medicine. The purpose of the award is to recognize and support outstanding medical professionals in their efforts to transform the culture of healthcare. The Award of $100,000 will be conferred next fall at a ceremony in New York City. Visit http://www.bravewell.org for detailed information and the nomination process.

Dr. Gest to Lecture at the Golden Apple Award Ceremony
Medical School Associate Professor Thomas Gest, winner of the 2003 Golden Apple Award for Outstanding University Teaching, is slated to give his "ideal last lecture" at the Golden Apple Award Ceremony on Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lydia Medelssohn Auditorium in the Michigan League. His lecture is entitled "Doctoring Education for Future Doctors." Also speaking at the event will be Provost Paul Courant and committee chairman Brian Netter.

Gest's award makes him the 13th annual winner selected by the students of the University. Gest was chosen by the Golden Apple Committee amongst the more than 300 nominations received and is the first winner from the Medical School.

Career Development Funding Opportunity
Deadline: Monday, Mar. 3
 The Career Development Program of the Head and Neck Specialized Program of Research Excellence is intended to address the urgent need for increased number of clinicians and basic scientists devoted to head and neck cancer research. Two qualified candidates will be awarded $67,500 per year with a three-year commitment to establishing a head and neck research program. In addition to the monetary support, two faculty research mentors (one basic science, one clinical) and one SPORE mentor will be assigned in order to ensure that the translational goals of the project and the overall SPORE grant are maintained. Please contact Tania Piotrowski at 998-6769 or taniag@umich.edu for information and an application packet.

IRB Health and IRB Behavioral Sciences Create Online Application
IRB Health and IRB Behavioral Sciences now require the use of a new web-based application form for new submissions and for continuing review. Please note that this new process does not impact submissions to IRBMED; their process remains unchanged. The new application format is intended to streamline the protocol review and approval process and facilitate ongoing research compliance.

The application (IRBwebapp) is accessible from the main IRB web site and is available only in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 5 or higher. It is supported in both Mac and PC environments. The first step in using the application is to log on using your kerberos password and create a personal profile. Investigators are encouraged to begin creating their profiles as soon as possible. If you have questions, please contact Judy Birk via phone (615-4761) or e-mail.

Don't Miss the Life Sciences Orchestra Concert
The nation's only Life Sciences Orchestra, made up of members of the U-M's medical and life science community, will begin its third season on Sunday, Jan. 12 with a concert at 2 p.m. at Pioneer High School. The concert will be introduced by Lazar Greenfield, M.D., interim U-M executive vice president for medical affairs, and led by music director Laura Jackson, a doctoral student in the U-M School of Music's noted conducting program. Admission is free, donations will be accepted to help support the orchestra. A reception will follow.

HRD's Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Advanced Listening Skills:
This course is a continuation of Improving Your Listening Skills and is designed for those who have already learned the basics of effective listening. Using their personal work experiences, participants will have the opportunity to further practice and refine their listening skills in a safe and supportive environment. Click here for more information regarding the course and registration.

Oral Communication Skills for English Language Learners~~ NEW for 2002-03!
Become a more effective communicator on the job. Learn appropriate phrases for a variety of situations, review the most common grammatical errors that learners make, and acquire tools that will help people understand you better. Learn skills that you can use to continue improving your English outside of the classroom. For more details regarding the courses and registration, click here.

News Releases and Health Minute
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Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for next week
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Monday, January 13, 2003

--12 p.m., Diversity and Career Development . Assistant Dean David Gordon, "Open Forum with Assistant Dean David Gordon," 5107 Med. Sci. I

--1 p.m., Cellular & Molecular Therapeutics Seminar. Bruce A. Sullenger, Ph.D. Chief, Division of Experimental Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, "Therapeutic Applications of RNA," 2901 LRC

--4 p.m., Neuroscience Seminar. Takuya Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Roberto Malinow Lab, "Experience Strengthens Transmission in Barrel Cortex by Driving GluR1-containing AMPA Receptors into Synapses," Waggoner Confrence Room 1057 MHRI

--4 p.m., ADVANCE Series. Katherine Park, Professor in the Department of History of Science at Harvard University, "Visible Women: Rethinking the Origins of Human Dissection," School of Social Work Building Room 1644

--4 p.m., Internal Medicine Faculty Recruit. JoAnn M. Sekiguchi, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Children's Hospital & Center for Blood Research, Harvard Medical School, "Aretmis, a New DNA Repair Factor with Roles in Genomic Stability and Development," 2901 LRC

--4 p.m., Human Genetics Colloquium Seminar. David Schlessinger, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Genetics and Molecular Microbiology, NIH, "Genetics and Genomics of Aging," H.G. Classroom, 5915 Buhl

Tuesday, January 14, 2003

--9:30 a.m., Children's Health Services Research Seminar. Fred James, M.D., former Chair of Pediatrics, Drew Medical College, Los Angeles, "Racial Disparities in Pediatric Health Care and Research," 300 North Ingalls Building, Room 6D15

--3:30 p.m., Functional Neuroimaging Speaker Series. Steven Small, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Radiology, Psychology College Member, The University of Chicago, "On the Role of Context in Shaping Neural Processing during Language Comprehension," Lurie Engineering, Johnson Rooms B & C

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Maria Kovacs, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, "Naturalistic Post-Adolescent Outcomes of Juvenile-Onset Major Depressive Disorder: Implications for Treatment and Prevention," MCHC Auditorium

--12 p.m., Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar. Michael Hortsch, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, "Activation and Inactivation of EGF Receptor Signaling by L1-mediated Cell Adhesion," 2813/2817 Med. Sci. II

--3:45 p.m., Hearing and Chemical Senses Seminar. W. Michael King, Professor and Director Vestibular Testing Center, "Motor learning and cognitive control and otolith-ocular reflexes," Maxwell Conference Room, HR 4054 KHRI

--5 p.m., Hemostasis/Thrombosis Seminar. Zaverio Ruggeri, M.D., head, Division of Experimental Hemostasis & Thrombosis; director, Roon Research Center for Arteriosclerosis & Thrombosis; Professor, Department of Molecular & Experimental Medicine & Department of Vascular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, "Glycoprotein-Thrombin and von Willebrand Factor at the Interface of Platelet Adhesion and Clotting," 2901 LRC

Thursday, January 16, 2003

--10 a.m., Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar. Julian Sage, Ph.D., Faculty Candidate, "The Rb Gene Family in Cell Cycle Control and Tumorigenesis," 2710 Med. Sci. II

--11 a.m., Internal Medicine Seminar. Hynek Wichterle, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia University, "Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Motor Neurons," 2903 LRC

--11 p.m., Internal Medicine Faculty Candidate. Hynek Wichterle, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Center of Neurobiology, Columbia University, "Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Motor Neurons," 2903 LRC

--12 p.m., Life Sciences Seminar. Thomas Martin, Ph.D., professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, How Proteins Mediate ca2+-Dependent Membrane Fusion (and Neurotransmitter Secretion)," 2004 Kraus Natural Science Building

--12:10 p.m., Gifts of Art. Gospel Celebration. UMHS staff under the direction of Debra Blannon-Cobb. This is an annual favorite. This year it helps mark Martin Luther King Day at the hospitals, University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1

--1 p.m., Research in Public Health. Learn to search UM-MEDSEARCH, MIRLYN, and other online literature searching tools pertinent to Public Health. Register at phisa.training@umich.edu or phone 936-1391, classroom A, SPH II

--3:30 p.m., Center for Organogenesis Seminar. Margit Burmeister, Ph.D., Senior Associate Research Scientist, Mental Health Research Institute, associate professor, Human Genetics, "Identification of Recessive Human Ataxia Genes," 5915 Buhl Bldg.

--4 p.m., Neuroscience Seminar. Gary E. Meyer, Graduate Student, Neuroscience Program, "Regulation of Cell Motility and Actin Polymerization in Neuroblastoma Cells by Insulin-like Growth Factor I," Waggoner Conference Room 1057 MHRI

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