e-Update
April 22,
2003
Weekly News Briefs
e-Update is distributed
weekly to keep faculty and staff at the University of Miami School of Medicine
up-to-date on news at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
To submit news for publication, e-mail items to update@med.miami.edu.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--Live Webcast Featuring Genetic Experts Honors Anniversary of Double
Helix
--Join Project SHARE to Exchange HIV/AIDS Intervention Advances
--Submit Abstracts Today for Annual UM/Sylvester Research Poster Competition
--Donate on Campus to Support U.S. Troops through “Adopt a Soldier” Program
--Learn More about UM Travel Services at Campus Fair this Week
--Save Your Seat on the Sidelines as the Hurricanes Head toward 2003 Football
Season
--Upcoming Calendar Events
PROGRAM HONORS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF DNA DOUBLE HELIX DISCOVERY
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double
helix structure by James D. Watson and Francis Crick, the Dr. John T. Macdonald
Foundation Center for Medical Genetics will present a special Web broadcast,
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., April 25. The program will highlight the historic discovery,
as well as genetic research conducted at the School of Medicine. Also featured
is a question-and-answer session with Miami-Dade and Broward County high school
students and teachers and a panel of genetic physicians and scientists. In
addition, patients will describe their treatments for Gaucher disease and hypercholesterolemia
to serve as examples of the predictive and preventive use of DNA analysis.
You can view the event live at http://www.mededu.miami.edu/DNA.
EMORY RESEARCHER DISCUSSES HIV
INTERVENTION FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN
The UM Drug Abuse and AIDS Research Center and the Miami-Dade County Health
Department, Office of HIV/AIDS, have joined forces to bring research innovations
to community providers through a campaign called Project SHARE -- Sharing HIV/AIDS
Research Efforts. This bimonthly seminar series brings HIV intervention programs
to public health clinics, grassroots providers, and social service agencies.
An expert panel will discuss how these interventions can be adopted in South
Florida. The next speaker in the series is Gina Wingood, Sc.D., codirector
of the Behavioral and Social Science Core at the Emory University Center for
AIDS Research, who will present an HIV prevention intervention for African-American
women that focuses on women’s sexual behaviors, sexually transmitted
infections, and unhealthy relational influences among African-American women.
The seminar will be held May 9, noon to 2 p.m., at Founders’ Hall (former
location of the Faculty Club) on the Coral Gables campus. Space is limited.
Contact Tamy Kuper at 305-243-6430 or tkuper@med.miami.edu to
RSVP.
UM/SYLVESTER RESEARCH POSTER
COMPETITION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Abstracts for the the 2003 UM/Sylvester Research Poster Session/Competition
will be accepted through May 1. Posters will be displayed and winners announced
in conjunction with the annual Zubrod Memorial Lectureship on May 29. The event
also will feature the announcement of the 2003 Awards for Outstanding Cancer
Research. First and second prizes of $500 and $250 will be awarded in each
of three categories: fellows, graduate students/postdocs, and residents/medical
students. For application instructions and nomination forms contact Kathy Salce,
Office of Education and Training, at 305-243-2287 or ksalce@med.miami.edu.
Ralph M. Steinman, M.D., Henry G. Kunkel Professor and Senior Physician and
head of the Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology at The Rockefeller
University in New York, is this year's distinguished guest lecturer. He will
present “The Control of Immunity and Tolerance by Dendritic Cells,” from
noon to 1 p.m. on May 29.
“ADOPT A SOLDIER” PROGRAM ON CAMPUS
ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR U.S. TROOPS
Lend a hand to U.S. troops overseas with the "Adopt a Soldier" campaign,
coordinated by the Division of Enrollments. The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation
Center for Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics is the campaign
liaison on the medical campus. Fifteen soldiers and the men and women in their
units have been "adopted" so far, and eight boxes of items have been
mailed. You can download a list of items needed at http://miami.edu/enrollments/list.doc.
Collection boxes are located in the Mailman Center, room 6001, and at the Fox
Cancer Center, first floor. If you know a soldier to be "adopted," contact
Wandy Velázquez at wandy@miami.edu (title
your e-mail “TROOPS”) or call 305-243-7105.
2003 TRAVEL FAIR TO FEATURE
DISCOUNTS, PRIZES, AND FREE GIFTS
The Travel Department will host the 2003 Travel Fair on April 28, 11 a.m. to
2 p.m., in the Rosenstiel Building, fourth floor auditorium. Representatives
from authorized travel agencies and airline, car rental, and hotel companies
that offer discounted rates to the University will be on hand, and you can
register for prizes and giveaways. Visit http://www.miami.edu/travel for
more information.
FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS
HALF-OFF FOR UM EMPLOYEES
Save your seat for 2003 Hurricanes football today. University of Miami full-time
employees receive a 50 percent discount on all Hurricane Athletics season tickets,
including football. Don't wait, good seats are going fast. Call 1-800-GO-CANES
or 305-284-CANE to order your season tickets.
QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPLIANCE?
TWO UM HELPLINES CAN ASSIST YOU
Research integrity concerns? Report concerns regarding research integrity and
adherence to federal or University regulations directly to the Office of the
Vice Provost for Research at 305-243-6415, or you can call the University's
toll-free, anonymous compliance hotline at 866-YOURCALL. Medicare and billing
concerns? Address questions to Third Party Reimbursement/Office of Compliance
at 305-243-HELP or 877-415-HELP. For information about this helpline or training
programs offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
VISITING PROFESSOR TO DISCUSS IMPACT
OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON CHILDREN
Felton Earls, M.D., professor of social medicine and human development at Harvard
University and director of the Human Development Project in Chicago Neighborhoods
will present “Science, Citizenship, and Urban Development: All from the
Perspective of the Child” today, April 22, 4 p.m., in Bascom Palmer Eye
Institute’s Retter Auditorium. Earls's landmark publication in Science
established the importance of social cohesiveness and collective efficacy as
protective neighborhood processes for a range of undesirable social outcomes
in poor neighborhoods. For further information, contact Maria Padron at 305-243-8217
or mpadron@med.miami.edu.
GAIN TOOLS FOR IMPROVING OFFICE RELATIONS
AT EAP “MANAGING DIFFERENCES” COURSE
Differences in attitudes, priorities, perceptions, interests, and opposing
points of view can often be a source of conflict. Learn how to overcome
these challenges to promote productivity and teamwork at “Managing Differences,” presented
by the Employee Assistance Program. This course will be held April 23, 2 to
4 p.m., in the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. To register, call 305-284-6604.
A second presentation of the course has been added for April 29, 1 to 3 p.m.
FACULTY INVITED TO ATTEND
SENATE MEETING THIS WEEK
The Faculty Senate will meet on April 23, 3:15 p.m., in Founders Hall on the
Coral Gables campus. All faculty members are welcome to attend. Visit the Senate
Web page at http://www.miami.edu/FacultySenate for
more information.
TRAUMA DIVISION CHIEF TO ADDRESS ETHICAL
DILEMMAS IN HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH
The April Human Subjects Research Seminar will be held April 29, noon to 1
p.m., featuring Stephen Cohn, M.D., chief of the Division of Trauma and Surgical
Critical Care, who will present “Ethical Dilemmas.” This seminar
will be held in the Mailman Center, room 3023, and space is limited. Advance
reservations are required. To register, e-mail jbinns@miami.edu.
Lunch will be served.
BIOETHICS DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS ISSUES
INVOLVED WITH “DO NOT RESUSCITATE” ORDERS
UM/Sylvester Education Department presents “Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Orders and Issues,” with Kenneth Goodman, Ph.D., director of the UM Bioethics
Programs. This conference will provide one nursing contact hour and will be
held April 29, noon to 1 p.m., in UM/Sylvester conference room 1301. RSVP is
required by noon on April 25; call Lisa at 305-243-9192. Lunch will be provided.
RENOWNED SCIENTIST PRESENTS
RESEARCH ON PROTEIN KINASES
The students of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics welcome special
guest speaker Susan S. Taylor, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry
at the University of California, San Diego. Taylor’s research focuses
on protein kinases, which are signaling molecules in the cell that are involved
in diverse processes such as cell cycle regulation, muscle contraction and
metabolism, and learning and memory. Her studies have defined the molecular
features, dynamics and localization of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
(PKA). Taylor will present "Dynamics of PKA Structure and Localization" on
May 2, noon, in the Rosenstiel Building, fourth floor auditorium. Visit http://chroma.med.miami.edu/physiol/events.htm for
more information.
BASCOM PALMER HOSTS
2003 VITREORETINAL MEETING
Retinal surgeons and general ophthalmologists who diagnose and treat retinal
diseases can learn more about current treatment options for vitreoretinal conditions
at the 2003 Vitreoretinal Meeting, May 2 – 3, at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s
Retter Auditorium. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute faculty will join guest speakers
for an expert discussion. Registration is $250 for practicing physicians, and
there is no charge for residents or fellows. Call 305-326-6110 for further
information.
LACE UP YOUR SNEAKERS FOR A GOOD
CAUSE AT ANNUAL CORPORATE WALK/RUN
Join Team UM for fitness and fun at the 19th Annual Corporate Walk or Run.
Mark your calendar and plan to attend this fun event on May 8, 5:30 p.m., at
Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. This is a wonderful teambuilding opportunity.
The department with the most participants (family and friends are welcome)
will win a pizza party, compliments of Pizza Hut. Registration is $23 and includes
participation in the race, two t-shirts, a UM post-race party, and raffle prize
drawing. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia Society of America. For an application,
visit http://www.miami.edu/wellness or
call 305-243-3209.
FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERVISION
FOR NEW MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS
The Fundamentals of Supervision course features information-packed sessions
that will enhance your supervisory growth and development. Learn important
policies and procedures and how to comply with your requirements as a supervisor,
study personal liability issues, obtain a valuable reference manual, and network
with your colleagues. Managers and supervisors who have not completed the program
are required to attend. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion
of the three sessions. The next installment will begin May 16. Preregistration
is required and can be completed by calling 305-243-3090 or visiting http://www.miami.edu/development-training.
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