August 17, 2006
Coming events at the UW School of Medicine
Clinical Research Symposium Sept. 22
The UW General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) will host its second annual symposium, New Frontiers in Clinical Research: From Diagnosis to Therapy, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22. The symposium will be held in the Brotman Building auditorium, 815 Mercer St. Speakers include UW Provost Phyllis Wise and six clinical researchers who exemplify the diversity and quality of research conducted at the UW center and its pediatric satellite at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. Research topics include the genetics of lipid disorders, cardiac stem-cell transplantation, outcomes in musculoskeletal disorders, new methods for neuroprotection, pediatric herpes virus infections, and hepatic diseases in children.
The GCRC, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is a multidisciplinary research facility that helps investigators conduct research with human subjects under the highest standards of safety. To register for this free event, visit http://www.crc.washington.edu/ and submit the online registration form by Sept. 15. Or contact Kathy Long, GCRC administrative assistant, at 206-598-4700, gcrc@u.washington.edu.
Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Seminar Sept. 25
Dr. Naohiro Terada, of the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, will present a lecture on directing embryonic stem cell differentiation at the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine seminar at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 25, in Turner Auditorium (D-209) in the Health Sciences Building.
Terada is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine and he is affiliated with the Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. He studies the molecular mechanisms underlying cell-fate specification of mouse embryonic stem cells. He is a member of the American Society for Cell Biology, International Society for Stem Cell research, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Brentnall to give Science in Medicine Lecture Sept. 28
Dr. Teresa Brentnall, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, will present “Pancreatic Cancer: New Discoveries for Earlier Diagnosis and Cure” at noon, Thursday, Sept. 28, in Turner Auditorium (D-209) in the Health Sciences Building. Her’s will be the first in the 2006-2007 Science in Medicine Lecture Series.
The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Seminar and the Science in Medicine Lecture are open to all faculty, staff, and students. No registration is required. For more information, contact Vee White at veehwhite@u.washington.edu or 206-543-6452.
