UTMB Announcements for 5/23/2013

“Single Molecule RNA Biology: Of Intracellular microRNAs and Molecular Nanorobots”

 Presented by

 Nils G. Walter, Professor of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry

Single Molecule Analysis Group

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

2.212 Basic Science Auditorium

May 23, 2013

4:00 p.m.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WELCOME  

Currently, there are 15 parking areas on campus which have parking available immediately.  Please visit our website at

http://www.utmb.edu/auxiliaryenterprises/ParkingFacilities/ParkingAvailable/default.asp

This site will show a list of the available locations as well as a map.  Simply review the list and find the identifier on the map for the desired location.  The 2 facilities east of University which are marked Ampco are not UTMB managed facilities.  The Ampco surface lot at University & Market does have parking available.  You can contact Ampco at 762-8224.  The UTMB Parking Office is located on the 2nd floor of Rebecca Sealy, room 2.756.  The office is staffed Monday thru Friday from 8-5 and they can be reached at 772-1581. 

ETGEC 2012-13 Monthly Video Series on Aging

UTMB East Texas Geriatric Education Center Consortium (ETGEC-C)
In partnership with the Texas Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) East
present:

"2012-13 Monthly Video Series in Aging"

WHEN: May 23, 2013
TIME:  12:00 -1:00 p.m.
                  LOCATION:  Rebecca Sealy Classroom, 6.100

“A Way Back Home”

With a brief overview of the culture change and vision, this film shares examples of real nursing homes in various stages of physical and social change, along with first-hand insights from residents and staff.

Light Lunch will be provided - first come, first served  

Developing coping skills is critical to dealing with high stress levels. Come to this session to learn the art of resiliency and take away new tools for coping with your stress.

Date: Friday, June 28, 2013  

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Location: SON/SHP Bldg 57 - Rm. 1.402  

Speaker: Faith Robin

Forum open to all (Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Students) 

Forum presented by Support Staff Professionals, Employee Assistance Program, & Organizational and Workforce Development.

Registration click here, click on June, scroll down to “Strategies for Self-Renewal” click the pad & pen icon complete form and submit to register.

Subjects With Asthma Are Needed

You could qualify for one of our studies if you have a history of physician-diagnosed asthma AND are between the ages of 18 and 65 and are a non-smoker for at least one year

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William J. Calhoun, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Clinical Trials Office 

Sandy Shoes Fun Run to Benefit the Dennis Koi Endowment Fund for Cancer Treatment

Sat. May 25^th,   Porretto Beach, Galveston

1K Fun Run/Walk & 5K Run

The Dennis Koi Endowment Fund for Cancer Treatment was established at UTMB in 2007 to assist cancer patients with the cost of treatments.   The late Mr. Koi’s family and friends are holding a Fun Run/Walk in which proceeds will go to the endowment.   Too busy to run?  Donations are also being accepted.  Show your support for a worthwhile fund that assists UTMB patients.  Sign-up or simply donate on the Sandy Shoes website: http://www.sandyshoesfunrun.com/

Educational Technology Forum

SoftChalk Cloud e-Learning Content System

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 noon – 1 p.m.

Levin Hall 3.324

Please join us for the next installment of a monthly meeting series to discuss technological issues in education.

Dave Evans from SoftChalk will demonstrate the SoftChalk Cloud platform as a content authoring and content management solution. Blackboard integration will also be shown. SoftChalk Cloud allows users to create, manage and share engaging, interactive e-Learning content. In addition to easy media insertion, quizzes, polls, and ratings SoftChalk supports many learning activities (Charts, Crossword Puzzle, DidYouKnow, DragNDrop, FlashCard, HotSpot, Jigsaw Puzzle, Labeling, Ordering, Photo Album, Seek A Word, Slide Show, Sorting, Tabbed Info and Timeline). Scores from these features can be easily written to the Blackboard grade book. All of the SoftChalk activities are now mobile-friendly, utilizing HTML5 and Javascript to replace Flash.

UTMB has a site license for the SoftChalk 7 desktop content creation package (including publishing to Blackboard). The SoftChalk Cloud package would extend SoftChalk to include the hosted learning object repository, which can be optionally shared with the SoftChalk community of users.

See http://softchalk.com/products/cloud for more information about SoftChalk Cloud.

Refreshments will be provided.

UTMB Health is reorganizing its Diversity Council to better reflect the compositional and structural diversity of the institution. 

Diversity is a UTMB core value, underscoring our long-time understanding that the university community is more effective in fulfilling its vital mission when people of all perspectives and backgrounds are involved in charting our road ahead.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the reconstituted Diversity Council, click here to complete an online application. Paper copies of the application also are available in Bethel Hall, Room 2.201, and the Jamail Student Center. All students, faculty, staff and employees are encouraged to apply, and the deadline for submitting an application is 5 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2013.

Members of the Diversity Council will work together to:

• Harness the broad spectrum of ideas, experiences and voices that characterize the UTMB community
• Preserve an inclusive and collaborative community that actively promotes and values diversity in its broadest sense
• Ensure that best practices in support of diversity and inclusion are woven throughout the fabric of university life

The council will meet monthly over a lunch hour; teleconference connections can be arranged for members who do not work on the Galveston campus.

Please contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at culture@utmb.edu with any questions regarding the council’s activities or the time commitment involved. You also may view UTMB’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for more information.

Using research to keep Texans informed about cancer care – that is at the heart of the CERCIT project (Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas).  Investigators are addressing important questions about cancer screening, the quality of cancer treatment, the quality of follow-up care and the quality of ongoing supportive care for cancer patients and survivors in Texas. Their work is funded through the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).  

The CERCIT research consortium is a multidisciplinary group of investigators from the University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Cancer Registry, the University of Texas School of Public Health, Rice University, and the Baylor College of Medicine.  A description of this project and selected articles from its four research areas are featured in the Spring 2013 issue of the Texas Public Health Journal, a quarterly publication of the Texas Public Health Association(pages 22-55).

The special section includes an overview of the project’s data, training and knowledge cores and four peer reviewed articles that discuss the use of BRCA testing in older women with breast and/or ovarian cancer in Texas, prostate cancer treatment patterns in Texas, the use of breast and prostate cancer screening in older adults in Texas, and the human and economic burden of cervical cancer in Texas.

The CERCIT project is led by principal investigator Dr. James S. Goodwin from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and co-directed by Dr. Linda S. Elting from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDA). Other project and core lead investigators include Drs. Sharon H. Giordano (MDA), Taylor S. Riall (UTMB), Catherine D. Cooksley (UTMB), Jean Freeman (UTMB), Karl Eschbach (UTMB), Anthony DiNuzzo (UTMB),Vivian Ho (Rice University) and Melanie Williams (Texas Cancer Registry). A complete list of CERCIT investigators may be found on the “About Us” page of our website at www.txcercit.org.

Dear Investigators and Research Study Personnel,

 In an effort to streamline processes and reduce redundancy the Office of Clinical Research will implement a new process regarding the invoicing of the IRB continuing review fee.

 Effective immediately, the Office of Clinical Research and IRB office will work together to ensure all applicable continuing reviews are appropriately invoiced.  Once invoiced by the Office of Clinical Research, we will monitor the payment status until payment has been received by the Grants and Contracts Accounting. 

 Please note the responsibility of invoicing IRB fees associated with Serious Adverse Events and protocol amendments (with or without consent changes) as they occur throughout the life of the study will remain with the Departments.

 If you have any questions regarding the new process, please feel free to contact Dorothy Santini in the Office of Clinical Research at extension 21973 or via email @ desantin@UTMB.EDU           .

Sincerely,

Kristin Parks

Interim Manager Office of Clinical Research

The UTMB Police Department's next R. A. D. class (Rape Aggression Defense) is scheduled to begin this evening, Tuesday the 21st, from approximately 5 pm until 9 pm and will continue at the same time for the next 2 evenings, the 22nd and 23rd.

Please click the link below to register for the class:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19Oeun22zGahTaFip7l8pT6n87Q1uJxQdxvJ9lCZmVus/viewform

MyCitrix.utmb.edu is getting an upgrade and a new name.

Citrix.utmb.edu will be the new name and URL (http://Citrix.utmb.edu) for the web interface for accessing Citrix-deployed applications at UTMB.  Feel free to head over now and check it out.  We think you’ll like the enhancements.  The current MyCitrix page will remain in place until the end of May, at which point it will start redirecting to the new site. If you have any shortcuts or favorites pointing to MyCitrix.utmb.edu, please update them to point to Citrix.utmb.edu.

We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Department of Internal Medicine

Grand Rounds

Familial Hypercholesterolemia  (FH): 

Challenges in screening and management

MANISHA CHANDALIA, MBBS, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship Program

Director, Stark Diabetes Center,

Department Internal Medicine

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Thursday, May 23, 2013

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Clinical Science Auditorium, 362

Objectives:  At this conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1.  

1.       Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH).

2.       Screening of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH).

3.       Management of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). 

 Disclosure Statement (Speaker):   Dr. Chandalia has a financial interest or affiliation with the following company:

Speakers Bureau…………………Merck, AZ, BMS

Educational Method:  Lecture

Target Audience:  MDS, Residents, Students and Alumni

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Dr. Randall Urban, Dr.  Mark Holden, Dr. Richard Goodgame, Mrs. Kimblyn Raschke and Mrs. Brenda Johnson have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Accreditation:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 DESIGNATION STATEMENT:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Everyone is welcome