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U-M College of Engineering Honors Steven Goldstein
The U-M College of Engineering proudly recognized Steven Goldstein, Ph.D., professor, for his outstanding professional achievements and contributions to society. As part of a series of events held for alumni during Homecoming weekend, Dr. Goldstein was honored with the Alumni Society Merit Award for Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering's annual Alumni Society Awards Dinner at the Michigan League. At the Medical School, he is the Henry Ruppenthal Family Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering, director of orthopaedic research, and associate dean for research and graduate studies. He also serve as senior research scientist for the Institute of Gerontology. Congratulations, Dr. Goldstein!

Former Presidential Science Advisor to Discuss Science, Policy and Politics
On Thursday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m., the first Jerome B. Wiesner Science, Technology and Policy Lecture will be presented by Dr. Neal F. Lane, professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and James A. Baker III, senior fellow, Institute for Public Policy, Rice University. Their lecture entitled, "The Disconnect Between Science, Policy and Politics in Washington: Some Lessons Learned," will take place in the Founder's Room, Alumni Center. Introductions will be made by President Mary Sue Coleman, Ph.D. A reception will follow.

Organogenesis Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition
Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2002
A postdoctoral fellowship has been established through NIH
support provided by the Center for Organogenesis Training Grant.
The goal of this NRSA Fellowship Award is to provide two years of
support to a postdoctoral fellow (Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree) who wishes
to undertake a research project in the field of Organogenesis. The
research project must cross interdisciplinary lines and must fit
within the goals of the Center for Organogenesis. Applicants must
be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Application deadline is
Dec. 1, 2002. For application materials, click here. If you have questions, contact Deborah Gumucio at dgumucio@umich.edu or
Rebecca Pintar at rpintar@umich.edu.

Be Sure to Tune In!
Produced in collaboration with the U-M and five other leading genetic research universities, "Secrets of the Sequence," an ongoing series airing on Detroit Public Television on Sundays at 1 p.m., provides up-to-the-minute information about the astounding progress being made in genetic research and the life sciences today. "Marking Lethal Genes" will air on Sunday, Nov. 10, with Max Wicha, M.D., Cancer Center Director; Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Pathology; and Mark Rubin, M.D., a former U-M faculty member; discussing genetic biomarkers.

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
- Brain study of back pain sufferers yields intriguing results
- Exercise, talk therapy may help relieve some symptoms of Gulf War veterans' illnesses

Next Week's Health Minute
Seeing into the Alzheimer’s brain

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

Sunday, November 3, 2002

--4 p.m., Life Sciences Values and Society Program Lecture. Nancy Reame, Ph.D., MSN, RN, FAAN, School of Nursing, "Sex in the 21st Century: Past, Present and Future of Assisted Reproduction," 100 Hutchins Hall, L

Monday, November 4, 2002

--4 p.m., Department of Epidemiology: Don W. Gudakunst Memorial Lecture. M. Elizabeth Halloran, M.D., D.Sc., M.P.H., Professor of Biostatistics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, "Can we Contain Bioterrorist Smallpox?" SPH Auditorium I, SPH. A reception will immediately follow in the Faculty Lounge, 3026 SPH- I.

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

--9:30 a.m., Seminar in Children's Health Services Research. Kevin J. Dombkowski, DrPH, M.S., Research Investigator, Division of General Pediatrics, "Estimating the Prevalence of Asthma Among Medicaid Children in Michigan", 300 North Ingalls Building, Room 6D15

--12 p.m., Medical Education Grand Rounds. Larry Gruppen, Ph.D., professor of Medical Education and director of Medical Education Scholars Program, "Incompetent and Unaware of It: Self-Assessment in Medical Education and Practice," MCHC Auditorium

--12 p.m., Multicultural Health Brown Bag Series. Sandra Finkel, "American Buddhist Perspectives on Health Care," 2600 Green Road, Ste. 150

Wednesday, November 6, 2002

--9 a.m., Resources for Scientific Writing and Publishing. This workshop will orient participants to journal information. The topic of copyright will be discussed as well. This event will take place at the 2C228 UH.

--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Kathleen Carroll, Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, scientific director of Psychotherapy Development Research Center, Yale University, "The Stage Model and Progress in Behavioral Therapies," MCHC Auditorium

--12 p.m., Immunology Seminar. Allan R. Brasier, M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, "NF-kB Dependent Gene Networks," 2903 LRC

--12 p.m., Multicultural Health Brown Bag Series. Sandra Finkel, "American Buddhist Perspectives on Health Care," UH 1H203

--3 p.m., Epidemiology Seminar. Lucy Thompkins, M.D., Ph.D., professor and division chief, Stanford School of Medicine, "Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Hospital-Acquired Infections," Auditorium SPH II

--3 p.m., CMB/Genetics Short Course. Robert W. Doms, M.D., Chair, Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, "HIV Entry Inhibitors: A New Therapeutic Option", 5330 Med. Sci. I

Thursday , November 7, 2002

--12 p.m., Epidemiology Seminar. Kim Lindblade, MPH, Ph.D., Chief of Malaria Activities, Malaria Section Health Centers for Disease Control, Kenya Medical Institute, "Impact of early introduction and sustained use of insecticide-treated bednets on child morbidity and survival in western Kenya," 3001 SPH I

--12:10 p.m., Gifts of Art. Classical Piano by Susan Thoman, U-M School of Music. This event will take place at the University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1

--3:30 p.m., Center for Organogenesis Seminar. Henry M. Kronenberg, M.D., chief, Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, How PTHrP Regulates Bone Growth," 5915 Buhl

--5 p.m., Radiology Grand Rounds. Dorothy Pao, M.D., with Jon Jacobson, M.D. and Curtis Hayes, M.D., "Hypothernar Hammer Syndrome;" Jinhee Kwak, M.D. with Kyung Cho, M.D., "Carcinoid Tumor: Natural History, Pathology, Chemistry, Imaging in Therapeutic Options," F2305 MCHC

Friday , November 8, 2002

--3 p.m., CMB/Genetics Short Course. Robert Gallo, director, Human Virology Institute, University of Maryland, "Some New Concepts of HIV Pathogenesis and Approaches to Preventive Vaccine," 3330 Med. Sci. I

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