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The
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at the UTMB School of Medicine
November 1, 2002
Vol. 2, No. 14
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this issue:
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2. APPOINTMENT
OF DR. JERRY C. DANIELS
3. DR. B. MARK EVERS - APPOINTED DIRECTOR AD INTERIM OF THE SCCCB
4. new faculty honored at
reception
5. DR. W.A. HOOGERWERF CHOSEN AS NOMINEE FOR PEW SCHOLARS PROGRAM
6. dr. rosa a. tang is invited
speaker
7. DR. MICHAEL A. AINSWORTH ELECTED TO AAMC PROGRAM COMMITTEE
8. DR. ANNE HUDSON JONES IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT CONFERENCE IN AMSTERDAM
9. NEW MEMBERS - CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
10. DR. MICHAEL P. UNDERBRINK RECEIVES
FUNDING FROM TRIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
11.
nih
offers loan program for pediatric researchers
12. RESEARCHERS - SEND YOUR NEWS
TO OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
13. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – DANA CLINICAL HYPOSTHESES PROGRAM IN BRAIN
AND IMMUNO-IMAGING
14. NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
15. GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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1. UPCOMING EVENTS
The GCRC will celebrate its 40th
anniversary and the grand opening of its new unit on John Sealy Towers 5A
/5B, Wednesday,
November 13, 2002 from 4pm until 6pm.
Interested faculty and staff are invited to visit the unit and see what
the GCRC has to offer in Clinical Human Research. The GCRC, which has
received continuous NIH funding since 1963, is one of the oldest in the
United States. Its long time commitment to excellence has advanced human
research both on this campus and throughout the nation. Dean Stanley M.
Lemon, M.D. is PI on the NIH grant which funds the unit, and Dr. Don W.
Powell serves as interim Program Director.
Faculty are invited to
participate in an important discussion about the growing complexity of
workforce issues facing the scientific and research communities. On
November 14 and 15 at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Sigma Xi
will host a forum to address a variety of topics related to the scientific
workforce of the future, including critical human resource issues and the
need to be inclusive. The forum will feature science policy makers such
as Rita Colwell (Director, National Science Foundation), Neal Lane (Rice
University), and Ken Olden (Director of NIEHS). Included in the
discussion will be experts in labor economics such as Richard Freeman
(National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Harvard University),
Charlotte Kuh (National Research Council), and Paula Stephan (Georgia
State University and NBER). Noted academicians and scientists such as
Evelynn Hammonds (MIT), Shirley McBay (Quality Education for Minorities),
Robert Silbey (MIT) and Willie Pearson (author of Who Will Do Science,
Georgia Tech. and Forum Chair) will contribute yet another perspective. A
final session led by John Yochelson (former president of the Council on
Competitiveness and current Director of BEST - Building Engineering and
Science Talent) will identify features of successful programs in K-12,
academic and industry settings. In addition to these important
discussions, a presentation will be made by Nobel Laureate Mario Molina.
The complete forum itinerary can be found at:
http://www.sigmaxi.org/meetings/forum/upcoming.shtml
You may register
online at:
http://www.sigmaxi.org/meetings/forum/up.registration.shtml.
The APPLE Series
(Advancing the Professional and Personal Learning of Educators) is a new
resource which offers nourishing information for busy educators. Below is
an upcoming session:
-- Tuesday,
November 12, 2002, 12:00N-1:00 PM, SON/SAHS Room 2.214:
Presentation
by Elizabeth T. Anderson, Dr.P.H., R.N., FAAN and Zena B. Mercer, M.S.
entitled, “A Three-Pronged Approach to Evaluating Web-Based Courses.”
The APPLEs
column for busy educators has just been updated with new links and titles.
For more details, please visit:
http://sahs.utmb.edu/apples/.
Faculty are
invited to a reception sponsored by the Dean of Medicine-UTMB at the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting on Monday,
November 11, 2002, 6:00-7:30 p.m., The Hilton San Francisco, Imperial
Ballroom A, San Francisco, CA.
New faculty who
have been appointed
from September 1, 2002 to November 15, 2002
will be honored at a holiday reception sponsored by the Office of the Dean
of Medicine and the Faculty Group Practice. The reception will be held on
Tuesday, December 3, 2002,
immediately following the 4:30 PM Faculty of Medicine Meeting, Levin Hall
Foyer.
A series of new
faculty orientation lectures have been scheduled from 5-7 PM, Caduceus
Room, 6th Floor of the Administration Building:
Wednesday,
December 4, 2002 - Faculty Governance:
Patricia Blair,
R.N., M.S.N., J.D., Chair, School of Nursing Faculty Assembly
Cary Cooper,
Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Susan Keeney,
M.D., Chair, Academic Planning and Policy Committee
Giulio
Taglialatela, Ph.D., Chair, Faculty Senate
Wednesday,
January 8, 2002 - Presentation by Deans from All Schools
Charles
Christiansen, Ed.D., Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences
Cary W. Cooper,
Ph.D.,
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Stanley M. Lemon,
M.D., Dean of Medicine
Pamela Watson,
R.N., Sc.D., Dean, School of Nursing
The purpose of
these lectures is to introduce new faculty to UTMB, covering topics such
as our history, mission, goals, policies, services, etc. Although these
luncheons are particularly helpful to new faculty, all faculty are
invited.
-- Tuesday,
December 3, 2002, Levin Hall, North Auditorium
-- Tuesday,
February 4, 2003
-- Tuesday, April
1, 2003
-- Thursday, May
22, 2003 (4:00 PM)
The Office of the
Dean of Medicine again will offer the Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure
(APT) Workshop to be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2003, 5PM-7PM, in the
Levin Hall Dining Room. Faculty and administrators are invited to attend.
The purpose of this workshop is to clarify the APT process.
Dinner and
refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Ms. Eartha Dotson by email,
edotson@utmb.edu
<mailto:edotson@utmb.edu>,
or call 22671.
--Institute for
the Medical Humanities: March 2-5, 2003
--Radiation
Oncology: March 23-25, 2003
--Surgery: May
12-15, 2003
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Jerry C. Daniels
M.D., Ph.D., the Edna S. and William C. Levin Professor of Internal
Medicine and Associate Chairman of Medicine for Practice Development, has
been appointed as Assistant Dean of Medicine, effective 1 October, 2002.
Dr. Daniels received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at
Arlington, graduating magna cum laude. In 1970, he received his M.D. from
UTMB and Ph.D. in 1973 from UTMB’s Graduate School. From 1970-1973, he
served a medicine internship and residency here and was appointed Director
of the Immunocytology Laboratory in the Department of Pathology in 1971.
Following a two-year fellowship in immunology/rheumatology at Harvard
Medical School/Robert Breck Brigham Hospital, Dr. Daniels returned to UTMB
in 1975 as a faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine. Since
that time, he has served in multiple leadership roles including Medical
Director, Department of Internal Medicine University Hospital Clinics,
Director, Division of Rheumatology, Acting Director, Division of General
Internal Medicine, Interim Co-Director, Division of Cardiology, Associate
Chairman of Medicine for Clinical Affairs, and Interim Director, Division
of Hematology-Oncology. A member of numerous scientific societies and a
recipient of many honors, Dr. Daniels was listed in “The Best Doctors
in America: Rheumatology” in 1998-1999 and “Who’s Who in Medicine
and Healthcare” in 2001-2002. He has authored a number of research
articles, chapters, and abstracts.
Dr. Daniels has
made significant contributions to the university, always exemplifying the
highest academic standards. In his new role, he will assist the Dean of
Medicine in addressing various issues confronting the School of Medicine
in its educational, research, and clinical missions.
See photo at
http://www.som.utmb.edu/announcements/newappts.htm.
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B. Mark Evers,
M.D., recently was appointed as Director ad interim of the Sealy
Center for Cancer Cell Biology, effective 21 October 2002. As such, Dr.
Evers will succeed Dr. Alan P. Fields who has served as director of the
Center since November of 1999.
Dr. Evers,
Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Human Biological Chemistry &
Genetics, holds the Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery,
and serves as Director of the Surgical Research Laboratory at UTMB. He is
an outstanding physician-scientist, recognized internationally for his
work on intestinal cell growth and differentiation, and the mechanisms of
action of gastrointestinal hormones, including their interactions with
intracellular signaling pathways.
In his new
position, Dr. Evers will be responsible for accelerating the development
of research within the Center, and for enhancing the interactions of the
Center with other elements of the University community.
See photo at
http://www.som.utmb.edu/announcements/newappts.htm.
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New School of
Medicine faculty, appointed from March 1, 2002 through August 31, 2002,
were honored at a welcoming reception on October 1, 2002. These
receptions are held as an opportunity for our new faculty members to meet
the UTMB community. See list of new faculty at:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/ under New
School of
Medicine Faculty.
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Willemijntje A. Hoogerwerf,
M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, is the
School’s nominee for The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
for 2003 The program is intended to support young investigators of
outstanding promise in basic and clinical sciences relevant to the
advancement of human health. Dr. Hoogerwerf’s research proposal is
entitled, “Role of Mast Cells in the Pathogenesis of Pain in Chronic
Pancreatitis.”
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Rosa A. Tang, M.D., M.P.H.,
Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences,
recently addressed several
prestigious international groups. She was an invited speaker and visiting
professor to the Colombian Congress in Ophthalmology. Dr. Tang spoke
about advances in neuro-ophthalmology on September 19, 2002 in Cartagena,
Colombia and was given an honorary membership to the Colombian
Ophthalmology Society. She was the Latin American Committee for Treatment
and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (LACTRIMS) visiting professor and only
invited ophthalmologist to participate in the conference held by the
LACTRIMS Congress on October 9-12, 2002 in Monterrey, Mexico. Her topic
was entitled, “Ocular Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis.”
In addition, Dr. Tang was
selected to give several courses at the annual meeting of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) held on October 20-23, 2002 in Orlando,
Florida. Her course entitled "Temporal Artery Biopsy - the Do's and
Don’ts” was selected in the top 10% best courses out of the 300 courses
given at the AAO meeting.
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Michael A. Ainsworth, Associate
Dean for Regional Medical Education, has been elected to the AAMC’s
Research in Medical Education Program Committee. Typically only one new
physician is elected to this nationwide committee each year.
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Anne Hudson Jones, Ph.D.,
Member, Institute for the Medical Humanities, and Professor, Department of
Preventive Medicine & Community Health, recently gave the keynote lecture,
"Are Writing Doctors Better Doctors," at a conference held at the Free
University Medical Center in Amsterdam to celebrate the publication of the
first Dutch book on literature and medicine. While there, Dr. Jones also
conducted a special invitational seminar on the use of literature in
medical education in the United States.
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Below is the list
of faculty recently elected and appointed to the School of Medicine
Curriculum Committee for a four-year term, effective immediately through
June 30, 2006:
Elected
Tapan K. Banerji, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurosciences
Judith L. Rowen, M.D., Pediatrics
Appointed
Werner A. Braun, Ph.D. – HBC & G
William F. Harper, M.D. – Internal Medicine
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Michael P. Underbrink, M.D., a resident the Department of Otolaryngology,
was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Triological Society to support his
proposal to study the “Effect of Human Herpes Virus-8 on Human
Papillomavirus Transformed Cell Lines.” Dr. Underbrink is one of four
individuals who received a National Research Training Grant from the
Society.
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The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) is seeking applications for the second year of its Loan
Repayment Program for Pediatric Researchers (PR-LRP). The PR-LRP provides
for the repayment of educational loan debt of qualified health
professionals who agree to conduct pediatric research for two years,
including up to $35,000 of the principal and interest of their educational
loans. The 2003 program differs from the 2002 program in that the awards
are no longer restricted to NIH grantees. The deadline for application is
Nov. 30. For more information, go to
http://www.lrp.nih.gov.
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UTMB is a leader and a pioneer
in many areas of the health care and medical research fields, and we want
everyone to know it. If your research is about to be published in a peer
review journal, if your department is about to perform a cutting-edge
procedure or if you have recently received recognition for your
accomplishments, the UTMB Office of Public Affairs wants to know about it.
For information on how to publicize your work, please call the Office of
Public Affairs at ext. 22618, or email Jennifer Reynolds-Sanchez at
jareynol@utmb.edu.
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The Dana
Foundation has a Request for Proposals for the Dana Clinical Hypotheses
Program in Brain and Immuno-Imaging. This program is an expansion in the
former program in brain imaging to also include studies of the immune
system and related disorders or the interaction of the brain and immune
system. Investigators using systems neuroimaging, or molecular or
cellular imaging of brain or immune cells, or their interactions, are
invited to apply to this competitive program. The program is designed to
support pilot testing of promising but high-risk innovative ideas that, if
successful, could be supported on a larger scale by other funders. 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.
Deadline for
receipt of proposals is November 11, 2002 at noon. For application
guidelines and detailed information, please visit:
http://www.dana.org/grants/health/.
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The Dean of
Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who have
been appointed during the month of September, 2002:
Manoop Bhutani,
M.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Marsha Brown,
M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Susan Cain, A.D.N.,
Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kristy
Culp-Leonard, M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nancy Eisen, D.O.,
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
Deborah Elkon,
M.B.Ch.B., Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Elliott Gozansky,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Radiology
Isabel Gray,
M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nahed Ismail,
M.D., Instructor, Pathology
Harish Jhaveri,
M.B.B.S., Associate Professor, Radiology
Peter Mason,
Ph.D., Professor, Pathology
Leesa Nite,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
Mona Ott, M.S.N.,
Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Syed Raza, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Radiology
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--NSF
PICKWICK POSTDOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP
The National Sleep Foundation
(NSF) supports and encourages sleep research by offering the Pickwick
Postdoctoral Fellowship to persons interested in pursuing basic, clinical
and applied research. NSF Pickwick Postdoctoral fellows receive funding of
$40,000 for two years; the second year contingent upon satisfactory
progress. The deadline for the application is: December 1, 2002
Applicants can be international
citizens, but must conduct their research under the tutelage of a sleep
mentor at an established American or Canadian lab.
For more information, visit the
following website at
http://www.sleepfoundation.org.
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--CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS – PFIZER SCHOLARS GRANTS
The following are now posted on
the sponsor’s website at:
http://www.physicianscientist.com/. If you
are or know of someone who would be interested in applying for these
programs, please submit the following information to Linda G. Phillips,
M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of
Medicine, Route 0133, by Friday, November 15, 2002 (the external
deadline is listed below): a description of the proposed research, a copy
of the applicant's CV, and a letter of support from the applicant's Chair
or Division Chief.
--The
Junior Faculty Scholars Program for Research on Health Outcomes in
Geriatrics-2003
The Junior Faculty
Scholars Program is a career development program aimed at junior level
physician-scientist geriatrics faculty. The
external deadline is
December 2 2002.
--The
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 2003; 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 areas:
Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health, or Reproductive Physiology. The
external deadline is
December 10,
2002.
--
The Pfizer Scholars Grants for Faculty Development in Pediatric
Health-2003
Up to two individuals
will be selected each year, $65,000 per year for 2 years. Eligible
applicants must have an M.D. or D.O. degree and be within 5 years of his
or her first full-time faculty appointment beyond formal training by the
commencement of the grant (for applicants not yet on faculty, the
department chair’s letter must include the institution’s commitment to the
candidate for a faculty position). One application per Medical School will
be accepted. The external deadline is
December
16, 2002.
-- The 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 2003; 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. The external deadline is
December 13, 2002.
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--2003
LOUISA GROSS HORWITZ PRIZE
Columbia University has a call
for nominations for The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or
Biochemistry. The purpose of this award is to honor a scientific
investigator, or group of investigators, whose contributions to knowledge
in the fields of biology or biochemistry are deemed worthy of special
recognition. The Prize consists of an honorarium and a citation which are
awarded at a special presentation event. The deadline for nominations is
January 17, 2003. To obtain more information and nomination forms, please
contact Denise Gonzalez, Office of the Dean of Medicine,
djgonzal@utmb.edu, ext. 23967.
For other funding
opportunities, please visit the following web site:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/announcements/
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The Research Funding Library
has posted internal review deadlines for invited funding opportunities to
a special web site calendar with links to contact information. The
calendar may be viewed at:
http://www.utmbhealthcare.org/scripts/we3.07/webevent.pl?cmd=opencal&cal=cal19&
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