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Excellence in teaching equals most outstanding professor
The class of 2005 voted for their "Most Outstanding" professors for the fall semester. The following faculty members were recognized for their excellence in teaching:

Thomas Gelehrter, M.D., professor of human genetics and chair, Department of Human Genetics
John McReynolds, M.D., professor of physiology, Department of Physiology
Ameed Raoof, M.D., Ph.D., lecturer, Cell and Developmental Biology
Thomas Gest, Ph.D., associate professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

New Initiatives for Basic Science Research
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 15, 2002
The New Initiatives funding program supports high quality scientific projects of a primarily basic science nature. These projects are specifically aimed at obtaining preliminary results to facilitate investigators' applications for extramural support. One year awards of up to $40,000 are available for projects identified through competitive peer review as being catalysts for exciting new research initiatives. All projects must involve a PI with a primary instructional or research track appointment at the Medical School. It is expected that proposals will provide a clear statement detailing plans for submitting an application by the end of the first year of funding. The application and guidelines are available on the web at: http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/bmrc/bmrcnewinit.html or by contacting Camille Mrozowski at cmrozow@umich.edu or 615-8802. Twenty-five copies of the proposal should be submitted to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 4107 Medical Science I / 0624 by Friday, Feb.y 15, 2002.

AIDS in Africa: Symposium in conjunction with UMS visit to Children of Uganda
"Health, Arts, and the Human Condition" is a series of events celebrating the intersection of the life sciences, humanities and the arts. On Thursday, Feb. 7 from 3-5:30 p.m., a symposium entitled "Globalization and Biopolitics: Antiretroviral HIV Therapy and Biosocial Change in West Africa," will take place at the Michigan League Vandenberg Room. The symposium features Vihn-Kim Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D., from McGill University and is presented by the Medical Students' International Task Force. This event is sponsored by the Life Sciences, Values and Society Program, the Historical Center for the Health Sciences and Gifts of Art. A reception will follow.

Compete for Biomedical Research Council Equipment
Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2002
The annual Equipment Competition supports the purchase of research equipment by Medical School Faculty. The equipment use must be broad in scope and enhance the externally funded research efforts of multiple users representing a variety of disciplines. Priority is extended to applications involving users from more than one unit or department, equipment requests involving funding needs which would otherwise not be accommodated through external grants, and to requests which include cost-sharing contributions from the units of the participating users. Applications may request between $20,000 and $100,000 for items which do not duplicate existing equipment currently available for use on campus and which do not duplicate services provided by any of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities. The application and guidelines are available on the web at: http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/bmrc/bmrcequip.html or by contacting Camille Mrozowski at cmrozow@umich.edu or 615-8802. Twenty-five copies of the proposal should be submitted to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 4107 Medical Science I / 0624 by Friday, March 1, 2002.

Bioinformatics Announces Pilot Research Grant Program 2002
Deadline: March 1, 2002
The University of Michigan Program in Bioinformatics announces the availability of funds to support collaborative research in bioinformatics. For purposes of this program, we view bioinformatics as a field whose goal is to elucidate and quantify the complex web of interactions that link the numerous hierarchical levels of organization from DNA sequence to integrated behavior of the intact organism in its environment. The following interrelated thematic areas are included:

• Measurement of molecular components
• Automated feature extraction
• Systemic modeling and prediction
• Management of evolving databases

Proposals that deal with the development of widely applicable methods and global approaches are particularly encouraged. Collaboration is essential and should involve investigators in different disciplines or sub-disciplines. Eligible investigators include members of the university's regular instructional and research track faculty and Pfizer employees who are collaborating with a U-M investigator. Awards of up to $75,000 will be made for a period of one year.

Application materials and detailed instructions may be obtained at http://www.bioinformatics.med.umich.edu or from Ms. Michelle Overholser, Bioinformatics Program, (moverhosler@umich.edu or 615-5510). Applications must be submitted no later than March 1, 2002. Award announcements will be made on April 1, 2002, with funding to start on June 1, 2002.

The Neurodegeneration Journal Club Will Meet Jan.30
The inaugural neurodegeneration journal club will meet Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 12-1 p.m. in the Cancer and Geriatrics Center 7th floor conference room, CCGC 7206. Lunch will be provided thanks to the assistance of the Program for Understanding Neurologic Disease (PFUND) and Eva Feldman, M.D. The first paper, presented by Matt Lorincz, is entitled,"Zuccato et al., Loss of Huntington-Mediated BDNF Gene Transcription in Huntington's Disease. Science 293:493-498." For those interested it can be down loaded in a PDF format from the E-journals through Taubman Medical Library. Please contact Dinesh Rao or Matthew Lorincz and let us know if you can attend, so that we may get an approximate head count.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Positions Available
Training Grants for Research in Arthritis and Related Diseases are available to those who meet the criteria listed below. Programmatic areas include: Immunology and Inflammation, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Structural Biology and Genetics and Epidemiology and Clinical Investigation.

Criteria:
•Must be a U.S. citizen or have Resident Alien Card (Green Card)
•Trainees must be within 0 to 3 years of Doctorate Degree (M.D. or Ph.D.)
•Trainees must be appointed on or prior to 4/30/2001

Please submit curriculum vitae and summary of research goals to:

Leslie Crofford, M. D.
Division of Rheumatology
The University of Michigan
1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
5520 MSRB I
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0680
email: knowstev@umich.edu

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 Kellogg Eye Center Offers Free Glaucoma Screening to Encourage Early Detection
- Torn aortas still kill, but new study may help get them stitched in time
- Pain in the gut? Don't blame stomach acid

Next week's Health Minute:
U-M adds a new member to its surgical team -- a robot!
http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/robot.htm

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, January 28, 2002
--1 p.m., Cellular & Molecular Therapeutics Seminar Series. Francis Miller, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Iowa, "Gene Transfer to Blood Vessels as a Tool for the Vascular Biologist," 2901 LRC (located on floor 2 of the Taubman Library)

--4 p.m. Neuroscience Program Seminar. Robert Edwards, M.D., professor of neurology and physiology, UCSF School of Medicine, "Keeping up with Glutamate Release," Waggoner Conference Room, 1057 MHRI. Refreshments will be served at 3:45.

--4:30 p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Adhip Majumdar, Ph.D.,"Inhibition of Epithelial Cancers by a Novel Negative Regulator of EGF Receptor," 4234 Med Sci I

Tuesday, January 29, 2002
--12 p.m. Biological Chemistry Seminar. Dr. Elisabeth Davioud-Charvet, visiting research associate, College of Pharmacy, 5330 Med Sci I

Wednesday, January 30, 2002
--8:45 a.m., Anesthesiology: Research Discussion. Amy Shanks, research associate, Michelle Sliwinski, research assistant and Mary Lou Greenfield, M.PH, senior health science research associate, "Challenges of implementing clinical research in the real world," UH 1H245 Anesthesia Library

--10:30 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Jeffrey Long, Ph.D., professor of human genetics, "Genome Linkage Analysis of Alcohol Dependence," MCHC Auditorium

--11 a.m., Neurology Grand Rounds. Faye Silverstein, M.D., professor, Department of Pediatric Neurology, "Pediatric Neurology Jeopardy!" 2C108 UH

Thursday, January 31, 2002
--12 p.m. 2002 Medical Technology Commercialization Seminar Series. Karen Studer Rabeler, OTT, and Elaine Brock, OTTCR, "Introduction to Technology Transfer at the University of Michigan," NLH, Med Sci II

--3:30 p.m. Institute of Gerontology Seminar Series. David Burke, Ph.D., senior associate research scientist, Institute of Gerontology, associate professor, Human Genetics, "Age-Related Reactivation of Epigenetic Repression in the Mouse," Room 904, 300 North Ingalls Bldg, Institute of Gerontology

Friday, February 1, 2002
--1:30 p.m. Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Center (CAMRC) Open Research Meeting. Te-Yu Chang, medical student (M4), "Non-Pharmacologic Therapies of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Critical Review of the Literature," CAM Research Center, 715 E. Huron Street

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