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March 15, 2005
Vol. 5, No. 2
In this issue:
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1.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2.
WILLIAM NEW APPOINTED AS ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
3.
RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED FOR PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES AWARD
4.
dr. monique r. ferguson
nominated for 2005 Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award
5.
DRS. GOLDA LEONARD AND ELENA VOLPI NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
6.
Request for Nominations - The AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher
Award
7.
PRESENTATIONS/INFORMATION
NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
8.
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
9.
MATCH RESULTS
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ALL SCHOOLS FACULTY
ORIENTATION
CANCELLED--Friday, March
18, 2005 at noon
Wednesday & Thursday, March 30th & 31st at
noon, Office of the Dean of Medicine Conference Room, 5.106
Administration Bldg.
Sealy Center for Structural Biology Core
Facilities. Three presentations are scheduled on each day:
X-ray Crystallography - Mark White, Ph.D.
Membrane Protein Lab - Justin Robert, Ph.D.
Cryo-Electron Microscopy - Michael Sherman, Ph.D.
Computational Chemistry - Yuan Xu, Ph.D..
Macromolecular Assembly - Christopher Chin, Ph.D.
NMR Core - Shanmin Zhang, Ph.D.
This program is designed to acquaint new faculty with UTMB as well as
offer all faculty an opportunity to learn more about our institution.
Please RSVP to Denise Gonzalez via email, djgonzal@utmb.edu, or call
extension 23967. Lunch will be provided. ALL FACULTY ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND!
HOMECOMING 2005
March 17, 18 and 19, 2005.
Click here for details
Please note that the
Faculty of Medicine Meeting, initially scheduled for
Tuesday, April 5,
2005, 5:00 PM, has been rescheduled to Monday, April 18, 2005,
5:00 PM, Levin Hall South. At this meeting the Dean will present
the State of the School.
DEPARTMENTAL REVIEWS
Radiology, April 24-26, 2005
Dermatology, May 1-3, 2005
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE COMMENCEMENT
Saturday, June 4, 2005, 10:00 AM, Moody
Gardens Convention Center
Commencement Speaker: James Henry "Red"
Duke, Jr., M.D.
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here for details
DIVERSITY WEEK
July 11-July 15, 2005.
Click here to
see Diversity Council web site
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2. WILLIAM NEW APPOINTED AS ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
 William New, BA, MA, Vice President
of Research Business and Operations at the New England Medical Center,
Boston, Massachusetts, has been appointed as Associate Dean for Research Services
Administration beginning May 1, 2005.
See
full announcement from the Dean
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3. RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED FOR
PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES AWARD
President Stobo has announced the recipients
of the 2005 Presidential Faculty Development Leaves Award. The program,
implemented several years ago, is mutually beneficial to the faculty
member granted the leave and to the institution. It provides
opportunities for faculty to develop new knowledge and skills, and as a
result, enhance their abilities to contribute to the creativity and
diversity of our missions. All applications for this award are reviewed
by a committee comprised of faculty representing all four schools. The
recipients are: Ronald A. Carson, PhD and Regina P. Lederman, BS, MNEd,
MA, PhD.
Read the complete memo from the President
Dr. Ron Carson
Dr. Regina Lederman
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4.
dr. monique r. ferguson
nominated for 2005 Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award
Monique R. Ferguson, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, was selected to be the
School’s nominee for the 2005 Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., Faculty
Fellowship Award. Dr. Ferguson is the Director of the HIV Pathogenesis
Laboratory. She is actively involved in HIV drug research and
development and serves as an educator for HIV prevention. The purpose of
the award is to recognize an outstanding junior faculty member who has
demonstrated leadership in addressing inequities in medical education
and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational,
societal, and health-care needs of minorities; and is committed to a
career in academic medicine. Because of her scientific work in the
laboratory involving HIV drug development, Dr. Ferguson is well
positioned for educating minorities with HIV/AIDS infection. Her work
with HIV/AIDS in underserved minorities has extended to the national
level.
See
research interests.
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5. DRS. GOLDA LEONARD AND ELENA VOLPI NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
Golda A. Leonard,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, and Elena
Volpi, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Internal
Medicine, have been nominated by the School to submit an application to
participate in the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional
Development Seminar. This seminar will be held July 9-12, 2005 in
Lansdowne, Virginia and is designed to help women faculty develop the
tools and personal contacts needed to advance to leadership positions.
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6. Request for Nominations
- The AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
Our School has been invited by the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to nominate one faculty
member for The Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished
Teacher Award either in basic sciences or clinical sciences. The purpose
of this award is to recognize gifted teachers for their significant
contributions to medical education. The 2005 program will provide up to
four awards and each awardee will receive a $10,000 grant; each
awardee's nominating institution will receive $2,500 to be dedicated to
teaching activities; and each awardee's AΩA chapter participating in the
nomination process will receive an award of $1,000 for support of its
activities. The deadline is May 6, 2005. Please
see details.
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