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November 8, 2002
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James Albers, M.D., Ph.D., Honored with AAEM Distinguished Physician Award
On Oct. 11, 2002, James Albers, M.D., Ph.D., professor of neurology, director of the Electromyography Laboratory and Neuromuscular Program, became the ninth recipient of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine's (AAEM) Distinguished Physician Award. This award honors members who have provided many dedicated years of service as a clinician and/or educator in overall support of the association activities. Dr. Albers has been a member of the AAEM, founded in 1953, since 1978. He has served on numerous committees for the association and is on the Editorial Board of Muscle & Nerve. Congratulations, Dr. Albers!

Aging Pilot Grant Available
Application Deadline: Feb. 10, 2003
The U-M Geriatrics Center and the Institute of Gerontology announce the availability of funds to support pilot/feasibility research in the Biology of Aging and in Geriatrics. Funding for pilot project grants is provided by the National Institute on Aging via the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, the Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Aging Research, and by a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation. Proposals may involve biomedical science, health services research, clinical physiology and pathophysiology, behavioral and social science research, or investigations into the basic biology of aging.

Grants are for one year and will not exceed $35,000. Successful applicants are also eligible to make use of resources provided by the Research Resource Cores available within the Shock and Pepper Center programs. Applications must be submitted no later than Feb. 10, 2003, and applicants will be notified of the funding decision by May 31, 2003. For more information and an application form, click here, or contact Ms. Karen Earl by phone (936-8198), fax (647-9749) or e-mail.

Canceled: HIPAA & Research Presentation
The HIPAA & Research presentation scheduled for Nov. 13 at 12 p.m. in MSI M3330, is canceled. An announcement will be made when the event is rescheduled. The new HIPAA legislation becomes effective in April 2003. You may send questions regarding your research to http://www.HIPAAquestions@umich.edu.

CVC Announces Plans as New Building Moves Ahead
Let's Celebrate! You are cordially invited to the Cardiovascular Center Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. in the Ford Amphitheatre. Please join us to learn more about what's ahead for the Cardiovascular Center building. A brief presentation will be held and a reception will follow.

Save A Heart and Celebrate
The 10th annual Save A Heart Celebration of Wine and Food is scheduled for Nov. 22. Tickets for this celebration are $50 per person. In addition, tickets are available for the Benefactor's reception, which will feature a private tasting of specially selected wine, a sampling of hors d'oeuvres by Zingerman's Amazing Events and music. Tickets for the reception, which also includes admission to the Celebration of Wine & Food, are $180 per person. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Sara Hickey at 936-9836 or e-mail http://www.sarahick@umich.edu

Multicultural Health Series: Video Lending Library
PMCH's Cultural Competency Program has completed its first year of offering the "monthly" multicultural health presentations. All twelve of these presentations are available for you/your department to borrow from their lending library. To view the presentation titles and presenters available (Nov. 2001 - Oct. 2002), please visit http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/series.htm. If interested in borrowing, please email http://www.cultural.competency@umich.edu.

BMC Media Offers Photographic Prints
BMC Media's Satellite Hospital Office (1C204) provides photographic prints from your digital camera media card files. Hospital office hours are Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Northern Brewery office hours are Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 998-6140 or go to http://www.bmc.umich.edu

The Java City Coffee Shop Is Open!
The Java City Coffee Shop opened for business on Monday, Nov. 4. They are located in the MSRB 3 Commons, 2nd Level, next to the Furstenberg Student Study Center. Hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please visit the coffee shop, enjoy your favorite coffee drink or snack and join us in welcoming them to the Medical School.

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

Next Week's Health Minute
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Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for next week
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Saturday, November 9, 2002

--9 a.m., Ophthalmology Visiting Professor Grand Rounds. Eric Eggenberger, D.O., Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, "Practical Approach to Nystagmus and Oscillopsia," Kellogg Eye Center. Auditorium.

Sunday, November 10, 2002

--4 p.m., LSVSP Public Lecture Series. Thomas Glaser, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Human Genetics and Internal Medicine, "Evolution and Genetics of Vision," 100 Hutchins Hall, Law School. Refreshments will be served at Hiller's Market.

Monday, November 11, 2002

--12 p.m., CAM Research Center. Moshe Frenkel, M.D., co-director of the Complementary and Traditional Medicine Unit at the Department of Family Medicine, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Isreal Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, "International Perspective to CAM-Complementary Medicine in Israel," MCHC Auditorium

--4 p.m., CSEPH and CRECH Lecture. Richard S. Cooper, M.D., professor and chair, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, "Race, Health, and Genetics," Auditorium I, SPH

--4 p.m., Neuroscience Program. Denise Figlewicz, visiting professor, Neurology, associate professor, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY, "Using In Vitro Models to Study Motor Neuron Degeneration," Waggoner Conference Room 1057 MHRI. Refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

--9:30 a.m., Seminar in Children's Health Services Research. Moira Ann Szilagyi, M.D., Ph.D., Foster Care Pediatrics, University of Rochester, "Health Agenda for Children in Foster Care," 300 North Ingalls Building, Room 6D15

--1 p.m., PubMed - The Hidden Power (Advanced). This workshop willcover advanced features such as searching MEDLINE using the MeSH Browser, the Preview/Index, History, Clipboard, and the Clinical Queries features of PubMed. Prerequisite: Introductory workshop on PubMed or equivalent experience, Taubman Medical Library - LRC 3950

--3 p.m., CMB/ Human Genetics Short Course. Dan R. Littman, M.D., Ph.D., Kimmel Professor of Molecular Immunology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology at Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Medical Center, "Role of Dendritic Cells in Immune Responses and HIV Pathogenesis," 3330 Med. Sci. I

--3:30 p.m., Functional Neuroimaging Speaker Series. E. Mark Haacke,Ph.D., professor of Radiology, director of the MR Center at Harper Hospital, Wayne State University and Director of the MRI Institute for Biomedical Research, Detroit, "Magnetic Resonance Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI)", 4448 East Hall. Light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, November 13, 2002

--8:45 a.m., Anesthesiology Research Discussion. Phil Morgan, M.D., professor of Anesthesiology and Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, "From Worms to Humans - Sensitivity to Volatile Anesthetics," UH 1H245

--10 a.m., Neurology Grand Rounds. Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., associate chair of Neurology, Neurological Institute, New York, "Advancing the Standard of Care: New Risk Reduction Strategies for the Stroke Patient," 2C108, UH

--10 a.m., UM-MEDSEARCH, MIRLYN Library Catalog, and E-Journals. This workshop teaches basic searching in UM-MEDSEARCH, which includes MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and evidence-based medicine databases, and covers searching the MIRLYN Library Catalog with emphasis on finding full-text articles online, Taubman Medical Library - LRC 3950

--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. James T. McCracken, M.D., Joseph Campbell Professor of Child Psychiatry, director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, "Studies from the Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology," MCHC Auditorium

--12 p.m., Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar. Patrick Callaerts, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, "Cell Adhesion Molecules and Signaling During Brain Development in Drosophila," 5623 Med. Sci. II

--4 p.m., Hemostasis/Thrombosis Research Seminar. William P. Fay, M.D., associate professor of Internal Medicine, "Heme Oxygenase-1 and Thrombosis," 5623 Med. Sci. II

Thursday, November 14, 2002

--8:30 a.m., Internal Medicine Special Seminar - Faculty Candidate. Scott Barolo, Ph.D., Assistant project scientist, Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, "Enhancer Logic: Common Strategies of Transcriptional Control by Cell Signaling Pathways," 5623 Med. Sci. II

--12 p.m., Vision Lunch Research Seminar. Leonard Hjelmeland, Ph.D., University of California- Davis, "The Effects of Aging and Oxidative Stress on the MRNA Phenotype of the Mouse RPE/CHOROID," 1st floor, Kellogg Eye Center

--12:10 p.m., Gifts of Art. Violin Duo by Frances Wakefield and Sarah Gelehrter. Frances Wakefield, CRNA is in the department of pediatric anesthesia and Dr. Sarah Gelehrter is a pediatric cardiology fellow. Both are members of the UM Life Sciences Orchestra, University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1

--3:30 p.m., Epidemiology Seminar. Norman Breslow, president, International Biometry Society, " Are Statistical Contributions to Medicine Undervalued," Auditorium, SPH II

Friday, November 15, 2002

--12 p.m., The Mental Health Research Institute and the Biological Sciences Scholars Program. Seth Blackshaw, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, "Genomic Analysis of Retinal Development and Disease," Waggoner Conference Room, 1057 MHRI

 

 

 

 

 

 

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