Faculty and House Officers: Last Call for Complimentary White Coat Orders
The last day for ordering your complimentary white coats with the new UMMS logo is Monday, Sept. 30. The website for ordering is http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/faculty/coatform.htm. All faculty are eligible to receive up to three coats; house officers receive one coat. Additional coats may be purchased with a valid purchase order number or a credit card. Please follow the ordering instructions carefully to avoid delays and errors in embroidering.

The Brookdale National Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants
Deadline: Oct. 11. 2002
This program awards competitive fellowships to support investigators in the developmental stages of their careers, as well as to established
researchers who are changing the focus of their work to the field of aging. Awards are made for two years: Medical ($60,000 year one; $67,000 year two) and Humanities, Policy, Behavioral and Social Sciences ($50,000 year one; $55,000 year two).

Completed applications (with Proposal Approval Form) must be received by DRDA no later than Friday, Oct. 11 to be considered for this year's competition. All applications will be reviewed by an institutional review panel. Guidelines are online at: http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/
Application forms available from DRDA.

U-M Expert to Speak About New Advances in Cancer
Research efforts at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center are zeroing in on ways to prevent, delay, stop or reverse cancer growth. By searching for molecular targets in cancer cells, research scientists are taking the first steps toward smart drugs, targeted treatments and genetic therapies without impacting healthy tissues and without adverse side effects. Come and zero in on what' s new in cancer research. This exciting program will be presented by the Director of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, Max Wicha, M.D. Don't miss it. This free community program will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livonia West Holiday Inn (on 6 Mile Road, just east of I-275). Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 1-800-742-2300 and entering category 7870. Or make reservations online.

Bookmark this Site!
The new website for Research and Graduate Studies is up and running. Find the information you need about biomedical research at the Medical School. Along with important links to research resources, this page will include a rotating series of stories highlighting the accomplishments of our researchers. Please take a look and send your comments or suggestions to Connie Bridges, cbridges@umich.edu.

A Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources
On Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, Peter Cooper , Ph.D., visiting lecturer, National Biotechnology Information, will present, "A Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources," at the Taubman Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There is no charge, but registration is required. There will also be a hands-on computer session at the Learning Resources Center, Room 3960. Choose one of the following sessions:

Session 1: 1-3 p.m.
Session 2: 3:15-5:15

To register for the lecture and one of the hands on sessions, e-mail ncbi@umich.edu. For more information, visit http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman/ncbi.html.

Spots still available for Women's Health Day!
Women's Health Day 2002 will focus on what you can do to strengthen the health of the community. Throughout the day, workshops and information will be provided to women of all ages. The Health Day will be held from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, in the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College. Registration costs $10, but a limited number of scholarships are available. A free continental breakfast, lunch and health screenings will be given. Pre-registration is recommended and space is limited. To register, call the UMHS Women's Health Resource Center at 936-8886 or visit http://www.med.umich.edu/whp.

MADRC Team Will Join 2002 Memory Walk
Join the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's team at the 2002 Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002. Registration begins at 12 p.m.; the Walk starts at 1:00 p.m. Last year our team raised $3,600 for this important cause! Help us reach this year's team goal of $4,000. Call or e-mail Susan Custer at 764-2190 or sacuster@umich.edu for more information and to obtain pledge envelopes. This event will take place at Domino's Farms.

Kellogg Offers Informational Brown Bag
The Kellogg Eye Center will host a free talk, "Refractive Eye Surgery: Do You Have All the Facts?" on Sept. 24, at 12 p.m., in the Michigan Room at the Michigan League. Kellogg ophthalmologist Shahzad A. Mian, M.D. will discuss how laser surgery can correct vision problems and he will review the questions you should ask before undergoing surgery. Dr. Mian will cover such topics as eye conditions that favor or preclude surgery, expectations about visual acuity, possible complications, and recovery time.

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
- Looking at lungs
- Are you at risk for cardiovascular disease?

Next Week's Health Minute
The quest for the best cure

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

--9:30 a.m., Seminar in Children's Health Services Research. Susan Bratton, M.D., MPH, clinical associate professor, "Outcomes of Patients Treated with ECMO after Cardiac Surgery," 300 North Ingalls Building

--10 p.m., UM-MEDSEARCH: Medical Library Classes. 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. This event will be held at the Taubman Medical Library

--12 p.m., Multicultural Health Brown Bag Series. Dmitri Polyntsev, UMHS Interpreter, "Russian Patients: Fears of the U.S. Healthcare System," 2600 Green Road, Suite 150. This lecture will be repeated on Sept. 20. For more information, visit http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp.

--12 p.m., Biological Chemistry Seminars. Bruce E. Kemp, Ph.D., professor and deputy director, St. Vincent's Institute Medical Research, Victoria, Australia, "AMPK Mediating the Health Benefits of Exercise," 3330 Med Sci I. Refreshments will be served at 11:45 a.m.

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