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December
1, 2001
INTRODUCTION
OF SOM e-NEWS
Vol.
1, No. 13
In
this issue:
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1. UPCOMING
EVENTS
2.
GOVERNOR APPOINTS NEW
REGENT
3.
APPOINTMENT OF DR. B.
MARK EVERS
4.
2001-2002
Fulbright Scholar Grants
5.
YEARS
3 & 4 CURRICULUM TASK FORCE REPORTS
6.
AAMC
Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
7.
PRESIDENTIAL
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
8.
SABIN GOLD MEDAL 2002
9.
SEARCHES
10.
MAJOR GRANTS AND AWARDS
11.
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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NEW
FACULTY ORIENTATION LUNCHEONS
A
series of orientation luncheons have been scheduled to introduce new
faculty to UTMB. The next
two luncheons are scheduled as follows and will be held from noon to
1:00 PM, Caduceus Room, 6th Floor of Administration Building:
January
10th Presentations
by:
Wayne
Patterson, Ph.D., Director, Institutional Review Board/IACUC
Joseph M. Scimeca, Jr., D.V.M, Ph.D., Director, Animal Resources
Center
Bruce Schoenbucher, Institutional Safety Officer/Radiation Safety
Officer
January 31st
Presentation by:
Steven
A. Lieberman, M.D., Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Topic: 1) Teaching
duties for SOM faculty and 2) Discuss SOM curriculum
·
TAPED REBROADCAST,
"BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL WARFARE AND TERRORISM: MEDICAL ISSUES
& RESPONSE"
The
US Army Medical Research and Material Command will have a taped
rebroadcast of “Biological & Chemical Warfare and Terrorism:
Medical Issues and Response,” on December 8-9 from 10:30 am -
4:30 pm, EST (the live satellite broadcast aired on November 28-30,
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST). Interested
viewers may obtain further information at www.biomedtraining.org
<http://www.biomedtraining.org>
or by calling RegisterAmerica.net at 850-784-6002, ext 16.
If you are unable to view the rebroadcast, videotapes
of these sessions will also be available on campus by calling Pam Falk,
Healthcare Epidemiology Department, extension 23192.
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LIVE BROADCAST:
"SMALLPOX: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN SHOULD KNOW"
A
live satellite and web broadcast is scheduled for Thursday, December 13,
2001, 11:00 - 1:00 PM CT. A
panel of experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
will present information on virology, epidemiology, clinical features
and diagnosis of smallpox, and the characteristics and use of smallpox
vaccine. Smallpox disease was eradicated in 1977. Because of concerns
that smallpox virus could be used as an agent of bioterrorism, providers
should be familiar with the disease and the vaccine to prevent it. The
satellite conference will be BROADCAST ON UTMB CABLE CHANNEL 53.
Tapes will be available the week following the broadcast. For more
information on the campus broadcast or to inquire about a videotape of
the session, call Healthcare Epidemiology at ext. 23192. For more
information about the satellite broadcast, visit
http://www.phf.org/smallpox1HTML.htm.
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INAUGURATION OF THE SEALY CENTER FOR VACCINE
DEVELOPMENT
Mark your calendars
for the inauguration of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development,
Scientific Session, to be held on December 14, 2001, 7:45 AM - 1:30 PM,
Shriners Hospital Auditorium, 7th Floor.
The agenda is as follows:
7:45
– 8:15
Continental Breakfast
8:15
– 8:30
Introduction
8:30
- 8:55
Future Challenges in Vaccine Research
John
R. La Montagne, Ph.D.
Deputy
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
National Institutes of Health
8:55
– 9:20 Scientific and
Public Health Basis for Vaccines Against Rickettsial Diseases
David
H. Walker, M.D.
The
Carmage and Martha Walls Distinguished Chair in Tropical Diseases;
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology; Director, WHO
Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, UTMB
9:20
– 9:45 Developing Emergency
Vaccines for Viral Diseases:
Challenges Facing
Foot-and-Mouth
Disease Vaccination of Livestock
Peter
W. Mason, Ph.D.
Research
Leader, Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Unit, Plum Island Animal Disease
Center (PIADC),
Agricultural
Research Service, United States Department of
Agriculture
9:45
– 10:10 Engineering RNA Viruses:
Genome Rearrangements Can
Systematically Alter Immune Responses and Pathogenesis
Gail W. Wertz, Ph.D.
Professor,
Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama School of Medicine
10:10
– 10:35 Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines and Gender-Specific
Protection
Lawrence
R. Stanberry, M.D., Ph.D.
John
Sealy Distinguished Chair and Professor; Professor and Chair, Department
of Pediatrics; Director, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, UTMB
10:35
– 11:00 Break
11:00
– 11:25 Vaccines
Designed to Induce T-lymphocyte Responses
Against HIV-1
Mark
J. Newman, Ph.D.
Vice
President, Infectious Disease Program, Epimmune Inc.
11:25
– 11:50 Meeting
the Threat of Bioterrorism: The Smallpox Vaccine Development Project
Thomas
P. Monath, M.D.
Vice
President, Research & Medical Affairs, Acambis; Adjunct Professor,
Harvard School of Public Health
11:50
– 12:15 Current
Challenges in Hepatitis C
Stanley
M. Lemon, M.D.
Dean
of Medicine; Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology and
Department of Internal Medicine, UTMB
12:15
– 12:40 Vaccines for
Emerging Viral Diseases: Needs,
Fantasies
Clarence
J. Peters, M.D.
Professor,
Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Department of Pathology;
Director, Center for Biodefense, UTMB
12:40
– 1:05 Vaccine Supply
Martin
G. Myers, M.D.
Director,
National Vaccine Program Office, Office of Public Health & Science,
Department of Health and Human Services
1:05
– 1:30 Discussion
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APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION
& TENURE WORKSHOP
Given
the success of the last APT Workshop and the number of faculty placed on
a waiting list, the program will be repeated on Wednesday,
January 9, 2002 from 5-7 PM in the Caduceus Room, 6th Floor
of the Administration Building. The agenda is as follows:
--Stanley
M. Lemon, M.D., Dean of Medicine, and Linda G. Phillips, M.D.,
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Welcome and Introduction: The Goals of the Workshop
--Harvey
Bunce, III, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Administration
Discuss
the nature of the different appointments, especially what the different
tracks and titles mean
--Mr. Chris Johnsen, Attorney, Legal Affairs
Discuss
the contract between the university and the faculty member, with
particular attention to Regents’ Rules and State Laws; discuss the
post-tenure review process
--Linda
G. Phillips, M.D.,
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Discuss the
departmental activity which precedes the SOM committee evaluation,
including initiation of the process.
--Miles
W. Cloyd, Ph.D., Chair, School of Medicine APT Committee
Discuss
the SOM committee process, evaluation and actions the committee might
take
--
Ms. Deborah Reynolds, Coordinator II, Special Programs, Office of the
Dean of Medicine
Discuss
assembly of the packet: what it contains, who provides what and when
--Q&A
Faculty may RSVP to Ms. Eartha Dotson by email at edotson@utmb.edu
or call extension 22671.
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NEW
FACULTY RECEPTION
A
reception honoring new School of Medicine faculty hired between
September 1, 2001 and February 1, 2002, will be held on Monday,
February 11, 2002 at 5:00 PM in the Levin Hall Dining Room.
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Governor
Rick Perry announced the recent appointment of Robert A. Estrada to the
University of Texas System Board of Regents for a term to expire
February 1, 2005. Estrada, an attorney
from Dallas, has held a number of leadership positions on state and
national levels. A
biography of Mr. Estrada is available at: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/the_office/appointments/11292001_UTboard.htm
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B.
Mark Evers, M.D., Professor, Department of Surgery, has been appointed
as Director of the Gastrointestinal Research Interdisciplinary Program
(GRIP). In this position,
Dr. Evers will play a lead role in the School's efforts to promote and
enhance interdisciplinary research related to gastrointestinal health
and disease, which will be critical to our overall efforts in the
development of translational research at UTMB.
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The
Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State,
with additional funding provided by the participating governments and
host institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other
countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university
lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary
and secondary schools. A
2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar Grant has been awarded to one of our faculty
members, Premkumar Christadoss, M.D., Professor, Department of
Microbiology and Immunology. Dr.
Christadoss is lecturing and conducting research
on "Mapping Pathogenic Acetylcholine Receptor B Cell
Epitopes" at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute in Athens, Greece.
In addition, Dr. Bharat Mani Pokhrel from the Tribhuvan
University in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a Visiting Fulbright Scholar
conducting research in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology
at UTMB. The title of his
research project is "Aeromonas Associated Infections: Role of
Enterotoxins in Gastroenteritis and Identification of Novel Invivo
Expressed Virulence Genes." For
additional information about the Fulbright Scholar Program, please
visit, www.cies.org.
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Over
the past several months, seven Task Forces comprising of approximately
120 School of Medicine faculty have been reviewing years 3 and 4 of the
medical school curriculum with the goals of identifying features of an
"ideal" curriculum and developing recommendations to move
UTMB's clinical curriculum toward those ideals. The Task Force reports
have been submitted and are available for faculty to review and comment
on the web at:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/curriculum_review
Faculty
are encouraged to review the Task Force reports and provide comments.
Feedback will be valuable as the planning moves forward. The reports and
the recommendations they contain, along with feedback from students and
faculty, will be discussed at a Curriculum Retreat on December 10, to be
attended by Curriculum Committee members, Department Chairs, Clerkship
Directors from UTMB and Austin, and educational administration.
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The
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Mid-Career Women Faculty
Professional Development Seminar is scheduled for June 22-25, 2002 in
Washington, DC. The seminar
is for women at the assistant professor (with a minimum of four years
experience in the position) and associate professor levels.
It is targeted primarily to physicians but is also pertinent to
Ph.D. scientists. The objectives of the program are as follows:
- To
assist attendees in developing key skill and knowledge areas related
to academic and organizational leadership.
- To
assist each participant in creating an agenda for working toward her
professional development goals.
- To
provide participants with insights in the realities of building a
career in academic medicine, into key ways in which academic
medicine is changing, and into leadership qualities demanded by
these realities and changes.
- To
help participants to expand their network of colleagues and role
models and to bring new energy to their networking.
Since
three times more individuals apply than can be accommodated, early
application is advised. Those interested in applying for this program
should submit the following information to Linda G. Phillips, M.D.,
Office of the Dean of Medicine, Route 0133, by Friday, December
14, 2001 (the external deadline is January 30, 2002):
a one page summary of their goals for the seminar and how it will
impact their career, a copy of their CV, and a letter of support from
their Chair or Division Chief addressed to the Meetings Registration
Department of the AAMC. This
letter should describe how the applicant's goals for attending the
seminar relate to her work and professional aspirations. The Office of
the Dean of Medicine will provide financial support for the registration
fee, travel and other related expenses for up to four members of the
Faculty of Medicine who wish to undertake this training.
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UTMB
announces its annual call for applications for the Presidential Faculty
Development Leaves Program. The
purpose of this program is to further the academic career of the faculty
member and enhance the abilities of the faculty member to contribute to
the diverse missions of the University.
Faculty who are selected will receive support for their salary
and benefits for a 6 month, on or off-campus faculty development leave.
To be eligible, a faculty member: must be full time, tenure-track with
rank of Associate Professor or above; must have six years cumulative
service as a member of the UTMB faculty; must not have received a
Presidential Faculty Development Leave in preceding 6 years.
Applications
should be submitted to
the
Office of the President, campus mail route 0129, by February 1, 2002.
If you have any questions or would like further information,
please contact Dr. Linda Phillips at extension 24778 or email at lphillip@utmb.edu.
Details about the program and application information are
available at http://www.utmb.edu/president/faculty_leaves/details.htm.
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The
School of Medicine is requesting nominations for The Sabin Gold Medal
2002 Award. Our School has
been invited to submit a nomination for this award which is sponsored by
the Sabin Vaccine Institute. The
Medal is the highest honor given by the Institute; its prestige ranks
with the Lasker Award among the most significant recognitions of honor.
This award is intended to honor an individual whose career has
saved lives through the development and use of vaccines. Members of the
Selection Committee to review nominations are as follows:
Norbert
J. Roberts, Jr., M.D., Internal Medicine
Lawrence R. Stanberry, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatrics
David H. Walker, M.D., Pathology, (Chair)
If
you would like to nominate an individual, please submit the following
information to David
H. Walker, M.D., Department of Pathology, Route 0609, by
Wednesday, December 19, 2001 to
allow time for committee deliberations and completion of the nomination
packet prior to the January 1st external deadline:
name of the nominee who you believe should be recognized, along
with a bio or CV, the nominee's most important contribution(s) in the
field of vaccinology, and a one page description of why you believe he
or she may be deserving of the award. For more information, please
visit: http://www.sabin.org/awards_gold.htm.
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Chair,
Department of Internal Medicine:
The Dean is continuing discussions with the lead candidate.
Chair,
Department of Neurology: The
Search Committee has forwarded its recommendations to the Dean.
Senior
Associate Dean for Faculty Practice: The Search Committee has
forwarded its recommendations to the Dean.
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10.
MAJOR GRANTS AND AWARDS
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Gelman,
Benjamin. Pathology. Myelopathy
and Neuropathy During
Changing HIV Burden. National
Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders
Supplement.
$171,307.00/1 yr.
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The
Interdisciplinary Program in the Neurosciences at UTMB is seeking
applications for new research initiatives, especially in the area of
translational research. Three
competitive awards [Pilot
Research
Projects in the Neurosciences
(PRN)s],
each having a maximum amount of $50,000, are available.
The purpose of these awards is to stimulate interschool and
interdepartmental/collaborative, multi-investigator projects, and also
to promote projects that include new neuroscience investigators and
investigators new to the neurosciences. The application receipt and
closing date is December 21, 2001.
Successful awards will have a starting date of January 22, 2002
and an ending date of August 31, 2002.
For information regarding the guidelines and application, please
visit: http://www.som.utmb.edu/Research_Funding_Opportunities.htm.
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