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The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Fellows Program Announces a Grant Competition
Deadline: April 1, 2002
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Fellows Program is open to community-based professionals, academic administrators, and faculty with significant knowledge and expertise in building and sustaining service-learning, community-based participatory research and community-campus partnerships. The expected outcome of the program is to advance and support these concepts in the context of health profession education and practice. CCPH Fellows will receive $5,000 for a one-year fellowship period with the potential for a second year of funding. Visit the Program's website for complete details at http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html.

Mark Your Calendars for This Important Lecture on Autism
Date: April 10
The University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center (UMACC), in collaboration with the Center for Human Growth and Development, is sponsoring a guest lecture on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 4:30 p.m., in the North Lecture Hall (room 3695) of the Medical Science II Building. The lecture, "Autism: from Genotype to Phenotype", will be presented by Dr. Anthony Bailey, Head of Autism Section, MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, University of London.

Recent research into the genetics of autism, including both full genome screens and twin and family studies, have provided strong evidence for the importance of complex genetic factors influencing the development of idiopathic autism. These studies additionally suggest that the autism phenotype may extend beyond the traditional diagnostic boundaries. Dr. Bailey will focus on aspects of the autism phenotype transmitted from generation to generation in families, and its implication for theories of hereditary acquisition.

Genetic research is at the forefront of the movement to understand the biological basis of autism. Please save April 10 to hear this important lecture. A reception is scheduled immediately following the event from 6-7 p.m., at the UMACC, 1111 East Catherine, in the Victor Vaughan Building. Questions may be directed to Liz Cook at cooke@umich.edu

The Eli Lilly Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Award: A Call for Applicants
Deadline: April 1, 2002
Eli Lilly and Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc. seeks applications for their Leadership Award. The Eli Lilly Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Award recognizes Behavioral Healthcare organizations that have made successful and innovative contributions through the development of best practice program models and person-centered or diseased-based programs. The Award recognizes organizations in three categories: Leadership in Clinical and Program Innovations; Leadership in Demonstrated Measures of Program Performance and Performance Improvement; and Leadership in a Time of Disaster. The winners will receive a grant in the amount of $2,500 and complementary registration to the Behavioral Healthcare & Informatics Tomorrow conference. Complete details can be found at http://www.bhtomorrow.com.

Support Cancer Research Efforts: Attend the 12th Annual Spring to Life Event
Date: April 7, 2002
The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, assisted by corporate partner Ford Motor Company, will host the 12th annual Spring to Life Brunch and Art Auction at noon on Sunday, April 7, at the Morris Lawrence Building on the campus of Washtenaw Community College. The art auction will feature photography, jewelry, glass, paintings and much more. Preview showings, to be held March 18 - April 1, will be hosted by area galleries including Chris Triola Gallery, Jacobson's at Briarwood Mall, River Gallery in Chelsea, Selo/Shevel Gallery and Vintage to Vogue Home. The Common Grill, Food for All Seasons, Daniel's on Liberty and Cousins Heritage Inn will once again provide the incredible brunch. Tickets for this year's event are:
· $95/person ($70 tax-deductible gift) as a Donor;
· $150/person ($125 tax-deductible gift) as a Sponsor; and
· $250/person ($225 tax-deductible gift) as a Benefactor.
Proceeds benefit cancer research and patient care programs at the University of Michigan. To make reservations or for more information, call 734-615-0665 or visit www.cancer.med.umich.edu/spring/index.htm

Register for the Core Technology Alliance Symposium
Date: May 14, 2002
Registration Deadline: May 1
The Core Technology Alliance (CTA) is holding an event to announce a collaborative network of advanced technology facilities available for use by Michigan researchers affiliated with universities, private research institutes, and biotechnology or pharmaceutical firms. The Symposium, which will be held on May 14, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature welcoming and introductory remarks by Michael A. Finney, Vice President for Emerging Business Sectors of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and two scientific keynote addresses by leaders in the field of life sciences research and technology, Drs. Leroy Hood and C. Thomas Caskey. The symposium is intended for researchers, policy-makers, academic leaders, entrepreneurs and investors, and news media.

Registration for the CTA symposium is $50, inclusive of continental breakfast and lunch. Students and post-doctoral fellows will receive a 50% discount ($25). Registration for the CTA symposium may be completed at http://www.cms.housing.umich.edu/upcoming/core2002. Please register by May 1, 2002For more information about the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor Core Technology Alliance, please visit our web site at http://www.CTAalliance.org.

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
- Study: As heart patients flock to alternative medicine, hazards may lurk
- Match Day holds key to student futures
- Closing the gaps in heart attack care: Study shows success in getting proven treatments to more patients

Next week's Health Minute:
Schizophrenia, on the silver screen and beyond: Oscar-nominated “A Beautiful Mind” spotlights a brain disease’s realities

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, March 25, 2002
--10 a.m., Biological Chemistry Seminar. Dr. Shalesh Kaushal, assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, "Biochemical and Cellular Studies of Misfolded Rhodopsin Associated with Retinitis Pigmentosa," 6311 Med. Sci. I. Dr. Kaushal is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences with a potential joint appointment in the Department of Biological Chemistry.

--12:10 p.m., Reproductive Sciences Program Seminar Series. Sally Pobojewski, senior science writer, U-M Medical School, "Trainee Writing Workshop: Communication of Science to the Public," Pharmacology Seminar Room, 2736 Med Sci II

--1 p.m., Cellular & Molecular Therapeutics Seminar Series. Stephen Feinberg, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, "Development of a Tissue-Engineered Oral Mucosa Equivalent for the In Situ Transmucosal Delivery of Recombinant Immunomodulatory Proteins," 2903 LRC (2nd floor of Taubman Library)

--4 p.m., Neuroscience Program Seminar. Mary Torregrossa, neuroscience graduate student, "Early Life Experience: Effects on Neuroendocrine Systems and Adult Behavior," Waggoner Conference Room, 1057 MHRI

Wednesday, March 27, 2002
--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Marc Laruelle, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, director, Division of Functional Brain Mapping, New York State Psychiatric Institute, "Serotonergic Function /Recptor Quantification," MCHC Auditorium

--12 p.m., Biological Chemistry Seminar. Dr. Tanya Wolf, assistant professor, Department of Genetics-Instruction and Research, Washington University School of Medicine, "Cross-eyed Flamingo: A Tale of Two Blind Flies," 5330 Bed Sci I

--4 p.m., Hemostasis Thrombosis Research Seminar. Sharlene Day, M.D., lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, research fellow, Department of Internal Medicine "Blood-Borne Tissue Factor: Does it Participate in the Thrombotic Response to Arterial Injury?" 5623 Med Sci II

Thursday, March 28, 2002
--8 a.m., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. Richard Burney, M.D., Department of Surgery, "Ano-Rectal Surgery for the Gynecologist," MCHC Auditorium

12 p.m., 2002 Medical Technology Commercialization Seminar. Mark Kielb, president, DNA Software, and Kalyan Handique, chief technology officer, Handylab,"Comparing cultures: Academic vs. Commercial, " North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II. Lunch will be provided.

--12:10 p.m., Gifts of Art. Classical Selections by Huron High School Business Professionals of America. Students perform classical selections on a variety of instruments. University Hospital Lobby, Floor I

Friday, March 29, 2002
--3 p.m., Kellogg Eye Center Vision Lunch. Robert N. Frank, M.D., professor of ophthalmology, Wayne State University, "Toward a Genetic Analysis of Diabetic Retinopathy," Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center

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