April, 2009:
April 1: PMB Seminar.
The FDA, Food Safety, and Food Defense:
Science-based Innovations & Solutions for a New Millennium, at 11:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Given by: Palmer A. Orlandi, Ph.D., CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Science Coordinator, FERN NPO, Division of Field Science, ORA, Food & Drug Administration.
April 2: SUR Seminar.
Breaking tradition: A new look at fracture care, at 16:00 p.m. in Sanford Auditorium. The Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that this month�s Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture in Orthopaedics will be given by Laura L. Tosi, MD, Director Bone Health Program, Children�s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, at 1600 on Thursday 2 April in Sanford Auditorium. In addition to her pediatric orthopaedic practice, Dr. Tosi strives to educate physicians on bone health issues for women and children, with a goal to reduce bone injury as the population ages. She has lectured extensively throughout the United States on osteoporosis prevention. She was the recipient of the 2005 Diversity Award given by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and is widely recognized as an educator and mentor.Speaker is Laura L. Tosi, MD Director, Bone Health Program Children�s National Medical Center Washington, DC.
April 3: AFRRI Seminar.
Determinants of glial tumor heterogeneity: Molecular features and the microenvironment, at 11:00 a.m. in AFRRI Conference Room. Presented by Michael Graham Espey, PhD, Staff Scientist, Molecular & Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD. For more information, contact Dr. Vijay K. Singh at 301-295-2347, or via email at singh@afrri.usuhs.mil.
April 6: EID Seminar.
The Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Program. "How might Neisseria gonorrhoeae thrive in the face of the human innate and adaptive immune responses?", at 11:30 a.m. in Lecture Room B. Hank Steven Seifert, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University.
April 7: BIO Seminar.
Molecular puzzles: What can crystal structures tell us about function and mechanism of enzymes, and can we trust them?, at 3:00 p.m. in Lecuture Room B. Presented by Manfred Koller, Ph.D., President and CEO, Cyntellect.
April 7: BIC Seminar.
Automated high-throughput laser-mediated cell manipulation coupled with cell imaging on the LEAP system, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Building A, Lecuture Room C. Presented by Yogendra Singh, PhD, Visiting Scientist, Bacterial Toxins and Therapeutics Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD; Scientist G, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India. For more information, contact Dr. Vijay K. Singh at 301-295-2347, or via email at singh@afrri.usuhs.mil.
April 8: Information Session.
OMB Circulars, at 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in USU Lecture Room C. Please RSVP by contacting Kendall Alexander (kalexander@usuhs.mil; 301-295-2291) if you will be attending. Space is limited by the size of the conference room. Additional sessions will be offered in the future. Please pass this message along to anyone else you believe may benefit from this information (anyone with signature authority for purchases, disbursements, travel, and personnel actions or anyone who enters or approves requisitions using Foundation administered federal funds).
April 8: PMB Seminar.
Biology and Ecology of Sand Flies in the Middle East, with Special Emphasis on Phlebotomus Papatasi and P. Alexandri, from 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Presented by MAJ Michelle Colacicco-Mayhugh, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Chief, Department of Sand Fly Biology
Division of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
April 8: MCB Seminar.
Defining Roles for Arp2/3 Regulators: From Integrin Activation to Retromer Recycling, at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Seminar Host - Dr. Brian Schaefer, 295-3402 USU.
April 9: PAT Session.
HIV-1 Transactivating Protein Modulates Properties of Human Neural Precursor Cells: Implication in Neuropathogenesis of AIDS, at 12:00 p.m.in USU Lecture Room A. Speaker is Pankaj Seth, PhD, Additional Professor and Scientist V, Neurovirology Section, National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India.
April 10: AFRRI Seminar.
Determinants of glial tumor heterogeneity: Molecular features and the microenvironment, at 11:00 a.m. in AFRRI Conference Room. Presented by Subrata Sinha, MD, PhD, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. For more information, contact Dr. Vijay K. Singh at 301-295-2347, or via email at singh@afrri.usuhs.mil.
April 13: PMB Faculty Candidate Presentation.
DoD�s Biological Threat Reduction Program: Issues of Biosecurity, Diplomacy, and International Public Health, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in Lecture Room F. Presented by Bonnie L. Smoak, MD, PhD, MPH.
April 13: MIC Seminar.
The ABC�s of Salmonella enterica subspecies Typhimurium-induced gastroenteritis, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Lecture Room B. Presented by Beth McCormick, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
April 13: MPS Seminar.
Impact of Binge Eating on Weight Loss Treatment Outcome Among Severely Overweight, Treatment-Seeking Adolescents, at 12:00 p.m. in Room A2053. Presented by Lisa M. Ranzenhofer, Graduate Student,
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, USU.
April 14: New Faculty Orientation.
Held in Lecture Hall C. There will be a reception at the end of the day. Please put on your calenders to ensure that we have a strong Senate presence to welcome new faculty.
April 15: NES Seminar.
The Cognitive & Neural Bases of Belief , at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Seminar Host - Dr. Sharon Juliano, 301-295-3673 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 4301 Jones Bridge RD., Bethesda, MD 20814. Neuroscience Seminars are presented by the USUHS Neuroscience Program, and is open to all. For more information, contact Tina Finley, 301-295-3642 or nfinley@usuhs.mil.
Parking is available under the Medical School.
April 22: PMB Seminar.
WRAIR Entomology - We fix what's bugging you, from 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Presented by MAJ Kendra Lawrence, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
April 22: MCB Seminar.
Gonococcal Vaccination: Is It Within Reach?, at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Seminar Host - Dr. Ann Jerse, 295-9629, USU.
April 24: AFRRI Seminar.
Mechanisms of radiation protection by gamma-tocotrienol, at 11:00 a.m. in AFRRI Conference Room. Presented by Sanchita P. Ghosh, PhD, Research Investigator, Henry M. Jackson Foundation (Radiation Countermeasures Program, AFRRI), Bethesda, Md. For more information, contact Dr. Vijay K. Singh at 301-295-2347, or via email at singh@afrri.usuhs.mil.
April 24: School of Medicine Reception.
Second Look Weekend Specialty Reception, at 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Large Dining Room. All faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to a reception for medical school applicants, highlighting available specialties in the military medicine. For any questions please contact NaShieka Knight: nknight@usuhs.mil.
April 27: EID Seminar.
Roles of Molecular Hydrogen Use by Pathogenic Bacteria, at 11:30 a.m. in Lecture Room B. Presented by Robert J. Maier, Ph.D., Ramsey Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar, Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia Athens.
April 27: PMB Seminar.
Cutaneous considerations in the control of neglected tropical diseases, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 P.M. in Lecture Room D. Presented by Scott A. Norton, MD, MPH, MSc.
April 28: Annual Conference- Amygdala, Stress and PTSD.
Held by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress and the Neuroscience Division of USU. Speakers include: David Diamond, Ph.D. - University of South Florida, Paul Greengard, Ph.D. (2000 Nobel Laureate) - Rockefeller University, Michael Meaney, Ph.D. - McGill University, Denis Pare, Ph.D. - Rutgers State University, Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D. - Emory University, Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D. - Mt. Sinai. Dr. Dennis Agoston and Dr. David Benedek, members of USU faculty will moderate the sessions. In addition, this year ten $500 travel awards are available for post docs, residents and students. Registration is FREE (but required).
April 29: PMB Seminar.
Valuing fertility: An alternative approach to teen sexuality education, from 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. in Lecture Room A. Presented by Hanna Klaus, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Executive Director of the Natural Family Planning Center of Wash. D.C and Teen STAR Program. http://www.teenstarprogram.org.
April 30: Antietam Road March.
This march is an important lesson in medical history that allows students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to witness the medical practices of the Civil War.
April 30: PED Seminar.
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Promise and Price, at 7:45 a.m. in Lecture Room C. Presented by John T. Berger III, M.D., Director, Cardiac Intensive Care and Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine and Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center.
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