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at the UTMB School of Medicine
October
15, 2001
INTRODUCTION
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1.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The
Committee for Career Development along with the Postdoctoral
Organization will be hosting a Mentoring Relationships Workshop on
Friday, October 19, 2001, 2-5 PM in Room 1.304 of the School of Allied
Health Sciences Building. The
workshop will discuss many issues that come up between a mentor and
those working for them (graduate students or postdocs).
The schedule is set up so that individuals can come and go to
hear discussions on different topics:
2:00
PM Introductions -
Travis Young, Committee for Career Development
2:05-2:30
PM Conflict Resolution -
Walter Meyer M.D., UTMB
2:35-3:00
PM What Mentors Should
Expect - Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni Ph.D., Texas A&M
3:05-3:30PM
What Post Docs/Students Should Expect
- Dan Conklin Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
3:30-3:40PM
Break for refreshments
3:45-4:10PM
Sensitive Issues - Gailen Marshall M.D. Ph.D., UTHSC-Houston
4:15-4:40PM
Mentors and Transitions to Science Careers
- Katrina Waters Ph.D., Merck
4:40-5:00PM
Time for questions of all speakers
For
questions regarding the workshop, contact Travis Young at 772-9659 or twyoung@utmb.edu.
A
series of orientation luncheons have been scheduled to introduce new
faculty to UTMB. Guest
speakers will be invited to discuss topics such as our history,
mission, goals, policies, services, etc.
These luncheons will be held from noon to 1:00 PM, Caduceus
Room, 6th Floor of Administration Building:
October
31st,
presentation by Brett Kirkpatrick. Director of Library Services, and
Dr. Ann Frye, Associate Director of Office of Educational Development.
November
29th,
presentation regarding 1) SOM coordination of research efforts:
Stanley M. Lemon, M.D., Dean of Medicine; and 2) services and classes
of the Office of the Vice President for Research: Adrian Perachio,
Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Myrta Stager, Director of
Research Education.
In
an effort to clarify the APT process, a workshop will be held on
Monday, October 22, 2001 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.
--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
There is no space available for this workshop, however, it will
be held again in the near future.
Friday,
October 26, 2001
11 a.m. Faculty Awards Luncheon and Program
in Levin Hall Dining Room
Noon Campus
Founders Day Lunch and Celebration - Moody
Library Plaza
3:30 p.m. Founders Walk Unveiling and Dedication
in front of Old Red
7
p.m. Founders Dinner - Moody
Gardens Convention Center Floral
Ballroom
Saturday,
October 27, 2001
9
a.m. Heritage
Council Breakfast in Caduceus Room
11 a.m. Scholarship
Luncheon in Levin Hall Dining Room
Faculty
are invited to a reception at the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting in honor of the 30th
anniversary of the Office of Educational Development on Monday, November
5, 2001, 6:00-7:30 p.m., The Washington Hilton Hotel, The Cabinet Room,
Concourse Level, Washington, D.C.
Tuesday,
December 4, 2001, 4:30 PM, Clinical Sciences Auditorium.
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2. DR. MAYHALL
RECEIVES AWARD FOR BOOK
Dr. C. Glen Mayhall, Professor in the Department of
Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, received the Highly
Commended Award in the Public Health Section of the British Medical
Association Book Competition for his book, "Hospital Epidemiology
and Infection Control," 2nd edition.
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3.
DR. AVERY INVITED TO JOIN BOARD OF ADVISORS-NYLF/MED
A. Nelson Avery, M.D.,
Associate Professor and Director, Occupational and Environmental Health
Services, recently was invited to join the Board of Advisors for the
Houston-Galveston area National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED).
The NYLF/MED introduces outstanding high school students to the world of
medicine.
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4.
DR. JINGWU XIE NOMINATED FRO PEW SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The
School's Selection Committee for the Pew Scholars Program in the
Biomedical Sciences for 2002 has nominated Jingwu Xie, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, for this
award. The program is
intended to support young investigators of outstanding promise in basic
and clinical sciences relevant to the advancement of human health.
Dr. Xie is an outstanding cancer biologist and cell biologist.
Even at his early age, he possesses the qualities of an
exceptional scientist and scholar.
Dr. Xie's work focuses on identifying the cancer genes for basal
cell carcinomas by combining molecular and genetic approaches to
questions regarding cancer cell signaling.
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5.
APPOINTMENTS TO ENDOWED POSITIONS
The
following faculty were appointed to endowed positions:
- Joseph
B. Zwischenberger, M.D., Professor, Departments of Surgery,
Radiology and Internal Medicine, was named the initial holder of the
LE ROY HILLYER, M.D., ENDOWED CHAIR IN SURGERY effective September
1, 2001.
- Tien
C. Ko, M.D., Associate
Professor, Departments of Surgery and Human Biological Chemistry
& Genetics, was appointed to the CHELA AND JIMMY STORM
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORHSIP IN SURGICAL RESEARCH effective September
1, 2001.
- Thomas
R. Cole, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Preventive Medicine &
Community Health and Family Medicine, and Member, Institute for the
Medical Humanities, was named the initial holder of the DR. AND MRS.
JOSEPH T. PAINTER DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN TEACHING EXCELLENCE
effective October 1, 2001.
- Michael
N. Cornforth, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Radiation
Oncology and Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics, was
appointed to the VINCENT P. COLLINS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN
RADIATION ONCOLOGY effective October 1, 2001.
- James
S. Goodwin, M.D., Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and
Preventive Medicine & Community Health, and Director, Sealy
Center for Aging, was named the initial holder of the GEORGE AND
CYNTHIA MITCHELL DISTINGUISHED CHAIR IN GERIATRICS effective October
1, 2001.
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6.
UTMB STAFF TO PRESENT AT AAMC ANNUAL MEETING
The
Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, the nation's
premiere program for medical educators, will be held on November 2-7,
2001 in Washington, DC. UTMB
presenters will be Dr. Michael Ainsworth, Dr. Robert Bulik, Dr. Ann
Frye, Dr. Bernard Karnath, Mr. Brett Kirkpatrick, Dr. Steve Lieberman,
Ms. Stephanie Litwins, Dr. Chris Stroup-Benham, and Dr. Karen Szauter.
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7. UTMB CENTER FOR BIODEFENSE
The
UTMB Center for Biodefense has been established within the School of at
UTMB. This new Center will
build on the great research strengths and solid funding that have
supported the development of effective medical countermeasures against
bioterrorism and biological warfare during the past several years in
UTMB’s Center for Tropical Diseases and Sealy Center for Structural
Biology. It will promote
the activities of the outstanding faculty that UTMB possesses in the
field of emerging infectious diseases, and it will leverage the unique
microbiologic laboratories now in operation or planned for the near
future at UTMB. Professor
C.J. Peters has agreed to serve as Director of the Center, and Professor
Robert E. Shope will serve in the capacity of Associate Director. Both are dynamic and innovative members of our faculty who
are known internationally for their contributions to the control of
dangerous and emerging infectious agents that are also biologic threats.
The
Center for Biodefense will serve as a catalyst for research and
development efforts at UTMB that address an urgent national need. In doing this, it will take advantage of a wide diversity of
research strengths at UTMB, in fields ranging from basic molecular and
structural biology, to animal models of infectious disease pathogenesis,
to more applied aspects of vaccine development and evaluation within the
recently established Sealy Center for Vaccine Research.
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8.
PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
Coming
soon will be the annual call for nominations for the Presidential
Faculty Development Leaves. 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.
The
deadline to submit an application is February 1, 2002.
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9.
ANNOUNCING
THE FORMATION OF THE OPS AT UTMB
In
an effort to provide information, support, and encouragement to all
postdoctoral fellows progressing towards advancement in each of their
respective scientific careers, a new organization has been established
at UTMB. The Organization of Postdoctoral Scientists (OPS) is open to
postdocs from all schools who are involved in basic and/or clinical
biological research but do not hold a faculty title. OPS also welcomes instructors and others who may be
performing research as postdocs. News
and information pertaining to postdocs will be featured in an
e-newsletter which will be sent out periodically by OPS. For more
information about OPS, please visit their website at: www.gsbs.utmb.edu/ops.
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10.
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
The
Dean of Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty
who have been appointed during the month of September:
Sunil
Amalraj, M.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Panagiotis
Anastasiadis, Assistant Professor, Human Biological Chemistry &
Genetics
Maria
Chong-Ramasute, M.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Joaquin
Cortiella, M.D., Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Charles
DuBose, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Li
Fang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Surgery
Arun
Gadre, M.D., Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Maureen
Hayes, M.D., Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Monica
Longo, M.M.S., Lecturer, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Thomas
Muller, M.D., Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine & Community
Health
Maria
Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Sharon
Ray, M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Eric
Roberson, M.D., Assistant Professor, Surgery
Raymond
Stowe, III, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology
John
Sullivan, M.A., Instructor, Preventive Medicine & Community Health
Hui-Qun
Wang, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology
Melissa
Wentz, Ph.D., Lecturer, Obstetrics & Gynecology
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11. SEARCHES
Chair,
Department of Internal Medicine:
The Dean is continuing discussions with the three candidates who
have come in for second visits.
Chair,
Department of Neurology: Four
candidates have been scheduled to return for second visits (three in
October and one in November).
Senior
Associate Dean for Faculty Practice: Three candidates will be
meeting with the Search Committee.
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12.
MAJOR GRANTS AND AWARDS
-
Berenson,
Abbey. Ob/Gyn.
Effect
of Hormonal Contraception on Bone MineralNational Institute of
Child Health and Human Development. $2,552,475/5
yrs.
-
Huang,
Li-Yen M. Marine Biomedical Institute. Opioid Receptor
Gene Transfer-Pain and Tolerance.
National Institute on Drug Abuse. $361,279/5 yrs.
-
Kien,
C. L. Pediatrics.
Differential Metabolism of Dietary Fatty Acids.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases. $670,500/4 yrs.
-
Kien,
C. L. Pediatrics.
Colonic Bacterial Synthesis of Butyric Acid.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases. $1,266,500/4 yrs.
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13.
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Request for
Proposals - 2002 Dana Clinical Hypotheses Program in Imaging
The
Dana Foundation has a Request for Proposals for the first cycle of the
2002 Dana Clinical Hypotheses Program in Imaging Using Brain Imaging
Innovations to Improve Human Health.
This program seeks to advance applications of neuroscience
research to human diseases and disorders by facilitating pilot-tests of
innovative hypotheses. Projects
involving collaborations with NIH intramural researchers or industry
scientists are acceptable. Although
one goal of the program is to make support available to researchers
early in their careers, any researcher with a promising new hypothesis
is eligible. Our
institution has been invited to submit one application.
Successful applicants will receive grants of up to three years
for up to a total of $100,000.
Members
of the selection committee to review nominations are as follows:
John
R. Calverley, M.D., Neurology
James
R. Halpert, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology
Robert
M.A. Hirschfeld, M.D., Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Leonard
E. Swischuk, M.D., Radiology
Courtney
M. Townsend, Jr., M.D., Surgery
William
D. Willis, Jr., M.D., Anatomy & Neurosciences
If
you would like to nominate an individual, please submit a comprehensive
letter of nomination to the Office of
the Dean of Medicine, ATTN: Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Route 0133, or
email at lphillip@utmb.edu
by October 19th to allow time for
committee deliberations and completion
of the nomination packet prior to the
Foundation's November 5th deadline.
Request
for Nominations - Doris Duke Award
The
School of Medicine is requesting nominations for the Doris Duke Clinical
Scientist Development Award Program. The purpose of this program is to
help prepare and support new investigators with a MD or MD/PhD
(physician-scientists) as they begin their careers as independent
researchers. The program is limited to the development of researchers in
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, AIDS, and sickle cell anemia and other
blood disorders. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) has invited
our institution to submit up to two nominations for this award (one at
the research fellow level and one at the faculty level) per disease area
above. A $65,000 award will be made up to two years at the fellowship
level and then can be transferred to a faculty level award for the
following three years (it is expected that fellowship level awardees
will obtain a faculty appointment within 24 months of receiving the
award). A $100,000 per year
for direct costs plus 8% for indirect costs will be made for faculty
level awardees for three years with the expectation that after the
submission and review of a comprehensive progress report, the majority
of awardees will be renewed for another two years, for a total of five
years of support. To be eligible, candidates:
▪
must be physician-scientists conducting clinical research who have
either: (a) completed one or more years of a full-time clinical
research fellowship or (b) have been faculty members at the Assistant
Professor level or below for three years or less.
▪must
have received a MD from an accredited institution on or after July 1,
1990.
▪must
have completed two or more years of clinical training and one or more
years of a full time research fellowship.
▪must
be working in a US institution but do not have to be US citizens.
A
selection committee will be formed to review nominations for this award.
If you would like to nominate an individual, please submit a
comprehensive letter of nomination to the Office
of the Dean of Medicine, ATTN: Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Route 0133, or
email at lphillip@utmb.edu
by October 19th to allow
time for committee deliberations and review of application materials
prior to the Foundation's November 8th deadline for letters of
nomination. The
deadline for proposals is December 12th.
Call for Nominations -
Pfizer Scholar Grants
Our
School has received an invitation from Pfizer, Inc to submit a limited
number of proposals for the following scholar grants.
Faculty interested in applying for these awards should submit a
summary of their research and a copy of their CV, or if
you would like to nominate an individual, please submit a comprehensive
letter of nomination to the Office
of the Dean of Medicine, ATTN: Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Route 0133, or
email at lphillip@utmb.edu
by the internal deadline to allow time
for committee deliberations and review of application materials prior to
the external deadline.
Title: Pfizer Scholars Grants for Faculty Development in
Pediatric Health.
Provides support of $65,000 per year for two years to promising
physician-scientists who wish to conduct original clinical research to
improve the health and welfare of children.
These grants are specifically intended to help
physician-scientists make the critical transition into academic faculty
status at U.S. medical schools.
To be eligible, the applicant must have an MD or DO degree,
completed all clinical and research training and have full-time
university faculty appointment at the commencement of the grant, July 1,
2002. Candidates must also demonstrate the motivation and ability to
conduct clinical research pertaining to pediatric health, and exhibit a
commitment to an academic career in clinical research in pediatrics.
The sponsor will accept only one application per medical school
or teaching hospital with an accredited pediatric residency program. Two
fellowships are available.
Internal
deadline: 10/26/2001
External
deadline: 11/30/2001
Title: Pfizer Scholars Grants for Faculty Development in Clinical
Epidemiology.
Support
studies such as the burden of disease, costs of disease, diagnosis,
etiology, prognosis, or treatment of disease.
Applicant must have an MD or other doctoral clinical degree and
have completed clinical training in his/her specialty area; have
completed formal research training in epidemiology or clinical
epidemiology as of July 2002; have a faculty appointment below the level
of associate professor at a U.S. medical school; and have a designated
sponsor at the applicant's institution with expertise in their selected
area of research. $65,000
per year for three years. Two
individuals will be selected this year for this grant.
A medical school may submit only one application.
Internal
Deadline: 10/29/2001
External
Deadline: 12/14/2001
Title: Pfizer/SWHR Scholars Grants for Faculty Development in
Women's Health.
Three
awards; $65,000 per year for 3 years in biological mechanisms of
diseases in women. Eligible applicants must have an M.D. or D.O. degree with
twelve years or less of professional experience in his/her specialty
area as of July 2002; have a faculty appointment below the level of
associate professor at a U.S. medical school; and have a designated
sponsor at the applicant's institution with expertise in the selected
area of research. One application per Medical School in each of the
following therapeutic areas: Cardiovascular
Disease, Mental Health, or Reproductive Physiology.
Internal
Deadline: 10/30/2001
External
Deadline: 12/10/2001
Title:
Pfizer 2002 Pfizer/AGS Fndn. for Health in Aging Junior Faculty
Scholars Program for Research on Health Outcomes in Geriatrics.
This
new program is designed to help recipients make the transition from
junior faculty to independent researcher. Provides $65,000 per year for
two years to two physician-scientists who wish to pursue original
research in geriatrics health outcomes. Formerly known as the Pfizer/AGS
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Research on Health Outcomes
in Geriatrics. To be
eligible, applicants must have an MD or DO degree; completed at least
one year of geriatric medicine, geropsychiatry, or geriatric neurology
training as of July 1, 2002 and be Board eligible; not have had a
full-time faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor for
more than two years at the time of the grant becomes effective; and have
a minimum of one year of clinical experience and one year of research
training. No more than three applications will be accepted from each
Medical School.
Internal
Deadline: 10/29/2001
External
Deadline: 12/01/2001
Title: Pfizer 2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants in Pain
Medicine.
The
sponsor announces the first annual competition in the Pfizer
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants in Pain Medicine.
These grants are designed to provide training opportunities for
promising young physicians and other scientists (MD, DO, DDS, or other
doctoral clinical degree) who wish to pursue research in an academic
environment; in preparation for full-time faculty status. To be
eligible, the applicant must have arranged for an appointment at a U.S.
medical School. Individuals who already have a tenure-track appointment,
or who anticipate such an appointment or its equivalent during the first
year of the Fellowship, are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must have a designated sponsor at the applicant’s
institution who is a full-time faculty member with expertise in pain
management and must demonstrate a strong career interest in
academic research in Pain Medicine. Two Postdoctoral Fellowship
Grants, each providing $65,000 per year for 2 years, will be awarded on
a competitive basis. Pfizer will accept only one application in this
therapeutic area from each medical school.
Internal
Deadline: 11/05/2001
External
Deadline: 12/31/2001
Title: Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants in Biological
Psychiatry.
Provides
support of $65,000 per year for three years to promising
physician-scientists who wish to conduct basic biomedical research in an
academic setting research. Eligible applicants must: have an M.D. or D.O. degree; have
arranged for an appointment to a U.S. medical school and have been
accepted by a sponsor who is a full-time faculty member of the medical
school; and must not hold a tenure-track faculty position or its
equivalent during the first year of the grant.
Two fellowships are available. The sponsor will accept only one
application in biological psychiatry from each medical school.
Internal
Deadline: 11/19/2001
External
Deadline: 01/11/2002
Cancer
Research and Tobacco Research Funding Opportunities
Landon-AACR
Prizes. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
announces the formation of two major international prizes recognizing
excellence in cancer research:
Kirk
A. Landon-AACR Prize for Basic Cancer Research will recognize
significant, fundamental contributions to laboratory research.
Dorothy
P. Landon-AACR Prize for Translational Cancer Research will recognize
extraordinary achievement in translational cancer research - the
interface between basic research and its application to the clinic in
the areas of diagnosis, treatment, or the prevention of cancer.
The
Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation, based in Miami, Florida, has
invited AACR to administer these annual prizes which will promote and
reward seminal contributions to our understanding of cancer through
basic and translational cancer research. Complete details can be found
on the AACR Website at www.aacr.org.
The deadline for nominations is November 15, 2001.
Flight
Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) Distinguished Professor
Nominations. The
mission of FAMRI is to sponsor scientific and medical research for the
early detection, treatment and cure of diseases and medical conditions
associated with exposure to tobacco smoke.
Our School has been invited to nominate individuals for a
Distinguished Professor Award. FAMRI seeks to reward individuals who have made significant
contributions to the field of tobacco research. Deadline to submit nominations to FAMRI is October 26, 2001.
2002
General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Awards.
The
General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Prizes were established to
recognize outstanding contributions in the broad field of cancer
research including basic science, epidemiology and prevention, and
diagnosis and treatment. There
are three prizes: The Charles F. Kettering Prize for the most
outstanding recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer;
The Charles S. Mott Prize for the most outstanding recent contribution
related to the causes or prevention of cancer; and The Alfred P. Sloan,
Jr., Prize for the most outstanding recent basic science contribution to
the cancer research. The
deadline to submit nominations to the Foundation is October 31, 2001.
For
more information about each award,
nomination requirements, etc., please contact Denise Gonzalez in the
Office of the Dean of Medicine, extension 23967.
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