New UMMS Web Pages Celebrate Our Community
Two new web pages celebrate our outstanding Medical School community. First, we congratulate the Med School's class of 2002, which graduated Friday, June 7. To view the pictures from the ceremony online, please visit the link on the Medical School's home page or go to http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/graduation.htm. Congratulations, doctors!

Visit the new home page for Research and Graduate Studies at
http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/orgs. Find the information you need about biomedical research activities at the Medical School. Along with important links, this page includes stories highlighting the accomplishments of our researchers.

Online White Coat Order System Now Available
The new online white coat order system is now available at http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/faculty/coatform.htm. As a reminder, the Medical School is purchasing three white coats for all faculty and one coat for all house officers. Details can be found on the order form.

Call for Nominations: Landon-ACCR Prizes
Deadline: Aug. 16, 2002
The Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) have announced the "Call for Nominations" for the 2003 Landon-AACR Prizes. These two awards recognize outstanding scientists who have made seminal basic and translational cancer research discoveries that have implications for future discoveries and contributions to cancer research.

The Kirk A. Landon-ACCR Prize for Basic Cancer Research recognizes significant, fundamental contributions to laboratory research. The Dorothy P. Landon-AACR Prize for Translational Cancer Research recognizes extraordinary achievement in translational cancer research (the interface between basic research and its application to the clinic in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, or the prevention of cancer). The recipient of each Prize will receive an unrestricted cash award of $200,000 and give a scientific presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting. The Awards are open to all cancer researchers who are affiliated with any research institution. Candidates may not nominate themselves. For complete details, visit http://www.aacr.org/1619.asp . Nomination forms are available at http://services.aacr.org/landon.asp.

Two Physicians Honored By Prestigious Academic Organizations
Albers Receives 2002 Distinguished Physician Award
The American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine unanimously voted James W. Albers, M.D., Ph.D., professor of neurology, director, Neuromuscular Program and EMG Laboratory, the recipient of the AAEM's 2002 Distinguished Physician Award. Albers was selected for the award for providing exceptional service and support of AAEM's activities throughout his years as a physician. He will be presented with the award at the AAEM annual meeting in October.

American Physiological Society's 76th President Takes Office
John A. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Physiology and professor of physiology and internal medicine, has been named Present-Elect of the American Physiological Society (APS). Dr. Williams, an APS member since 1973, will server as the Society's 76th president for 2003-2004. As the APS President, he will chair the APS council, executive cabinet and the Society's business meetings. He will also be responsible for making all official appointments within the APS.

For other news and noteworthy achievements of UMHS faculty, staff and students, visit http://www.med.umich.edu/prmc/applause!/.

Cellular and Molecular Therapy Grants Announced
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2002
The Center for Gene Therapy is pleased to announce the Cellular Therapy Development Competitive Grant Program. Grants will be awarded up to $25,000 and are renewable for a second year. The Center for Gene Therapy aims to facilitate the development of junior faculty within the U-M in the study of cellular and molecular therapies. A complete Request for Applications (RFA) is available at the Center for Gene Therapy website at www.med.umich.edu/cgt. For more information, please contact Ben Robinson, MBA Administrator, at (734) 763-9693.

Substance Abuse Treatment Program Relocates
The Chelsea Arbor Addiction Treatment Center has moved to 955 W. Eisenhower, Suite B, in Ann Arbor. This is the same site as its sister program, the Older Adult Recovery Center. For more information, please contact Chelsea Addiction Treatment Center at (734) 030-0201 or (800) 828-8020; Older Adult Recovery Center at (734) 665-5070.

Join the Lichters' Bike Ride to Dexter
Medical School faculty, staff, students and their families are invited to join Dr. and Mrs. Allen S. Lichter for a bicycle ride along the lovely Huron River. It takes place Sunday, June 30. The $10 per participant registration fee covers lunch and a t-shirt. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. at the NC78 parking lot on Fuller, across from the soccer/softball fields, and proceed to the Dexter-Huron Metropark, where lunch will be served. Click here for a copy of the entry form and participation agreement. Deadline for registration is Monday, June 24.

M18-South Blue Lottery Update
There have been numerous questions about the status of the
M18-South Blue Lottery program. This message will attempt to address these issues.

Current lottery participants: Those employees who have been part of the program for nearly two years will remain in the program through Aug. 30, 2002. New red stickers will not be issued for members of this group, but they may continue to use the lottery spaces through August. The 50 lottery winners from the recent supplemental drawing will remain in the program through June 30, 2003. Red stickers were mailed to this group on June 20.

New summer drawing: In order to give other employees a chance to particpate in this program, a new lottery drawing will take place in late July. A separate announcement will give details on how to apply. However, in order to minimize the quantity of new applications, we will automatically include existing (original) lottery participants as well as anyone who submitted an application for the supplemental drawing but was not chosen. This means that if you are are among the group whose privileges end Aug. 30, or you submitted an application for the recent supplemental lottery, you will not have to submit another application.

Construction Ahead
The City of Ann Arbor will be undertaking a project to extend the existing left turn lane on westbound Fuller Road approaching the Maiden Lane intersection. Construction is expected to begin on, or about, June 24, 2002 and continue for approximately four weeks. The existing left westbound through lane and a portion of the left turn lane will be closed to traffic during construction. However, vehicles will still be allowed to turn left from Fuller Road onto E. Medical Center Drive with the signal. When complete, the new left turn lane will have the capacity to store nearly twice the number of vehicles as it currently does.

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
- Eye drops delay the onset of glaucoma for high-risk individuals
- U-M artificial lung showing promise
- U-M football coach teams up with fans to benefit cancer fund

Next week's Health Minute:
Are you at risk for kidney disease?

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

Tuesday, June 25, 2002
--1 p.m., Medical Library Classes: The Hidden Power of PubMed and More. This workshop is designed for beginners and intermediate users in searching MEDLINE via the National Library of Medicine's PubMed and the NLM Gateway, a Web-based system for searching many of NLM's information resources. Participants will explore these powerful biomedical resources and learn searching techniques to enhance retrieval of relevant citations.

Wednesday, June 26, 2002
--9:00 a.m., Cardiovascular Research Center Seminar Series. Qingyu Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiovascular Research Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, California, "Discovery and Functional Analysis of the Cardiac Transmembrane Serine Protease, Corin," Med Sci II 5623

--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Alan I. Leshner, chief executive officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Modern Views of Drug Addiction: A Paradigm of Translational Research," MCHC Auditorium

Thursday, June 27, 2002
12 p.m., Gifts of Art: Latin, Salsa and Fusion Jazz by EMusic Masters. This group blends original sounds with lighter latin/jazz, slasa and Fusion. This event will be held in the University Courtyard. In case of inclement weather, the concert wil be held in the University-Hospital Lobby, Floor I

Friday, June 28, 2002
--12 p.m., Neuroscience Special Seminar. Michael S. Wolfe, Ph.D., associate professor, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, "In Search of gamma-Secretase: Presenilins at the Cutting Edge," Waggoner Conference Room, 1057 MHRI

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