April 3, 2008
Health Sciences calendar of events, April 3 – 10
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
Medicine Grand Rounds –“Risk and Litigation Management in the Department of Medicine,” by Tom Steiger, Marcia Rhodes, Cindy Jacobs, Kelly Williams, UW, 8 a.m., T-625 HSC, 206-685-9950.
Pediatrics Grand Rounds — “Therapeutic Options for Single Ventricle Patients,” by Gordon Cohen, CHRMC, 8-9 a.m., Wright Auditorium, CHRMC, 206-987-5701. Watch live at: http://tinyurl.com/2fbuwf
Bioengineering Seminar — “Dynamics of the Floating Water Bridge,” by Elmar C. Fuchs, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Graz Technical Univ., Austria, 12:30-1:20 p.m., Foege Auditorium, S-060 Foege Hall, 206-543-8958.
Environmental Health Seminar — “1-Nitropyrene and related compounds: New tools for assessment of exposures to traffic exhaust,” by Chris Simpson, UW, 12:30-1:20 p.m., T-435 HSC. Contact Sarah Fischer at fischs@u.washington.edu.
Biochemistry Seminar — “Reconstructing the Endocytotic Machinery by CryoEM,” by Yifan Cheng, UCSF, 4-5 p.m., Foege Aud. S060, UW Foege Hall.
Neurology Grand Rounds — Resident Case Presentation: “A Christmas Tale of CADASIL, by Christine Lu-Emerson, UW, 4 p.m., K-069-HSC. “Aging White Matter and Stroke, by Selva Baltan Brunet, UW, follows at 5 p.m., 206-616-7776.
Center for AIDS Research Seminar — “Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Unfinished business,” by James McIntyre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA, 4-5 p.m., Discovery Conference Room, first floor, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Ave., N. 206-285-1374.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Cardiology Grand Rounds –Topic TBA by Creighton Don, UW, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Turner Auditorium, D-209 HSC.
Renal Grand Rounds — “Multiple Myeloma Biopsy Conference,” by Eric Anderson, 8-10 a.m., 700 Broadway, Seattle, 206-543-2570.
Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Annual Jamboree, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Keynote Address: “Healing and Feeling: Stress, Support, and Cancer,” by David Spiegel, Stanford Univ., 9:30 a.m., Arnold Rooms M1-A303/305/307, FHCRC.
Dept. of Philosophy Program on Values in Society Day-long Symposium –“Dying Hopes: Understanding Hope in the Face of Death,” with Jodi Halpern, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley; Adrienne Martin, Univ. of Penn.; and Eric Cassell, Cornell Univ., 316-R South Campus Center, 206-616-2102.
SUNDAY, APRIL 6
The Art of Aging: Caregiving, Community, and Diabetes. Airs at 1 p.m. on KCTS Channel 9. This episode features Susan McCurry, research professor in psychosocial and community health, School of Nursing. For more information, visit www.artofaging.org/.
MONDAY, APRIL 7
Medical Education Research and Scholarship Forum — “An Era of Discontent: Cynicism and Professional Values in Medicine,” by Molly Blackley Jackson, noon to 1:15 p.m., 303 South Campus Center. Lunch provided. Monthly discussion forum for medical educators. All are welcome. RSVP and information Marjorie Wenrich at maxter@u.washington.edu.
Center for Research in Reproduction and Contraception Seminar — “Kisspeptin Activation of the GnRH Neuron From Puberty to Ovulation,” by Allan E. Herbison, Univ. of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, noon, 348/350 South Campus Center.
The Russell and Rae Weiser Endowed Lecture in Immunology — “Thirty-six Views of T Cell Recognition,” by Mark M. Davis, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford Univ., 3:30 p.m., Turner Auditorium, D-209 HSC, 206-685-3956.
WGHA Discovery Lecture Series — “The Revolution in Global Immunization” by Mark Kane, former director, Children’s Vaccine Program, PATH, 5 p.m., Foege Aud., S-060, UW Foege Hall. 206-616-1159.
TUESDAY, APRIL 8
MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies Visiting Lecture — “Learning from Australia’s Rural Health Innovations: Are You Remotely Interested? Making Family Medicine More Relevant for Rural Communities,” by Dennis Pashen, James Cook Univ., Queensland, Australia, 8-8:50 a.m., T-639 HSC, 206-616-7697.
Faculty Development Workshop — “The Teachers Portfolio,” with presenters Helen Emery, Andrew Luks, Rina Reyes, Iulia Metzner, Gregg Meekins, Mark Whipple, and other 2006-07 Teaching Scholars, 8:30 a.m. to noon, sponsored by UW Dept. of Medical Education & Biomedical Informatics and UW School of Medicine Office of Faculty Development. Free, but registration required, 206-616-9875.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
Annual Science in Medicine Lecture — “PI 3-Kinase in Cancer,” by Peter K. Vogt, Dept. of Molecular & Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif., noon-1 p.m., Hogness Auditorium, A-420 HSC, 206-543-8319. Simulcast to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Conf. Room G3102; Washington State Univ. Riverpoint Campus, Spokane, Auditorium, SCLC 122; Harborview Research & Training Bldg., Auditorium; VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Bldg. 1, Room 518; VA American Lake Division, Bldg. 2, Room 343; VA Health Sciences Research & Development, Met Park, Conf. Room E14.
Laboratory Medicine — “New Developments in Syphilis and HIV Testing,” by Matthew Golden, UW, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Turner Auditorium, D-209 HSC
Molecular Medicine Training Program Public Lecture — “HPV Vaccine,” by Denise Galloway, FHCRC, 7:30 p.m., UW Kane Hall, 206-616-5045.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Environmental Health Seminar — “Effects of Economic Globalization on Worker Health and Safety,” by Garrett Brown, Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network, 12:30-1:20 p.m., T-435 HSC. Contact Sarah Fischer at fischs@u.washington.edu.
Bioengineering Seminar — “What Can Fiber Diffraction Tell Us About Regulation in Muscle?” by Thomas Irving, Illinois Institute of Technology, 12:30-1:20 p.m., S-060 Foege Bldg., 206-543-8958.
Lawsuits and Lobbying to Improve Children’s Oral Health by Kay Drought, J.D., New Hampshire Legal Assistance, 12:30-1:30 p.m., B-508 HSC. This seminar is part of the Northwest/Alaska Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities — Social and Political Action Leaders in Oral Health Brown Bag Seminar Series.RSVP to Janessa Graves at janessa@u.washington.edu.
Brain Rules — John Medina, developmental molecular biologist, discusses his new book “Brain Rules,” 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave. Sponsored by UW School of Medicine, Seattle Pacific University and University Book Store. Tickets are $5.
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
The 13th Annual Staff Fin Art Exhibition — A Celebration of Harborview Medical Center’s Visual Artists. Exhibit runs through Friday, April 11, in the Cafeteria Atrium, Level B, West Hospital, Harborview Medical Center. Contac Peggy Weiss at pweiss@u.washington.edu.
