Tuesdays, April 2013

April 2, 2013 ( Tuesday )

Grand Rounds 8:00am - 9:00am Department of Medicine Grand Rounds There will be NO Grand Rounds today. Posted by:  Mary Lou Beagan, Medicine, 29-Mar-13 4:46pm ET

Other Events & Dates 12:15pm - 1:15pm CTSI Seminar Series Presenter: Rajeev Ramchandran Topic: Telemedicine Enabled Primary Care Based Diabetic Retinopathy Surveillance Lunch is provided, please bring your own beverage. Location:   HWH Aud (1W-304) Posted by:  Katherine Libby, Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst, 15-Jan-13 12:39pm ET

Other Events & Dates 2:00pm - 3:00pm Chemistry Ph.D. Defense Title: Nonadiabatic Excited State Molecular Dynamics: Perspectives for a Robust Future Tammie Nelson University of Rochester Department of Chemistry Location:   Hutchison Hall 473 Posted by:  Marguerite Weston, Chemistry, 4-Mar-13 4:16pm ET

April 9, 2013 ( Tuesday )

Grand Rounds 8:00am - 9:00am Department of Medicine Grand Rounds TITLE: Case Presentation: Eosinophilia and Leg Weakness SPEAKER'S: Megan I. Greenleaf, MD Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Instructor of Medicine, Hospitalist Division Department of Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch Megan H. Hyland, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Neurology Department of Neurology University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch R. John Looney, MD Professor, Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Department of Medicine Professor of Environmental Medicine Department of Environmental Medicine Director, Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch Educational Objectives: 1. Discuss a differential diagnosis and approach to significant peripheral eosinophilia. 2. Review the approach to neurologic abnormalities and the association with systemic diseases. Posted by:  Mary Lou Beagan, Medicine, 5-Apr-13 3:23pm ET

Other Events & Dates 12:15pm - 1:15pm CTSI Seminar Series Presenter: Emily Hauenstein Topic: Women, social disconnection, and depression over the life course Lunch is provided, please bring your own beverage. Location:   HWH Aud (1W-304) Posted by:  Katherine Libby, Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst, 15-Jan-13 12:40pm ET

Research Meetings 1:15pm - 3:15pm William Bowen/ Larry Tabak Lectureships The Center for Oral Biology Presents…. 1:15-2:15 PM- Presenting in honor of Dr. William Bowen Richard Lamont, Ph.D. Delta Dental Endowed Professor Director of the Research Group in Oral Health & Systemic Disease University of Louisville, Kentucky "Polymicrobial Synergy in Oral Bacterial Communities" 2:15-3:15 PM- Presenting in honor of Dr. Larry Tabak Paul Sharpe, Ph.D. Dickinson Professor of Craniofacial Biology Head of the Dept. of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology Dental Institute -Kings College in London "Dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells: myths and mysteries" A poster session will follow in the Forbes Mezzanine. Location:   Adolph (Lower) Auditorium, 1-7619 Posted by:  Nicole Beaumont, Center for Oral Biology, 21-Mar-13 10:27am ET

Research Meetings 1:30pm - 2:30pm POSTPONED Biomedical Genetics Speaker Series Dr. Mays' talk has been POSTPONED until a later date. Details about his rescheduled talk will be posted when they become available. You are invited to the next Biomedical Genetics Speaker Series, being held Tuesday, April 9 at 1:30 pm in K-207 Auditorium (2-6408). These seminars cover topics including aging, cancer and stem cell biology, with respect to genetics, genomics and systems biology. This lecture in our series will be given by Dr. Robert (Willie) Mays, Co-Founder, Head of Neuroscience and Senior Director of Regenerative Medicine at Athersys. He will discuss his work in a presentation entitled Clinical Development of an Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Treatment of CNS Injury and Disease. All are welcome. We hope to see you there. TThis event is sponsored by the Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Institute and the Department of Biomedical Genetics. Location:   POSTPONED K-207 Auditorium 2-6408 Posted by:  Jill Van Atta, Dept of Biomedical Genetics, 8-Apr-13 4:23pm ET

Research Meetings 2:00pm - 3:00pm PhD Thesis Defense Daniel McNabney, University of Rochester "The evolution of behavioral isolation in Drosophila" Location:   Hutchison 473 Posted by:  Brenna Holik, Biology, 12-Mar-13 3:18pm ET

April 16, 2013 ( Tuesday )

Grand Rounds 8:00am - 9:00am Department of Medicine Fellows Grand Rounds Presentation 1 - TITLE: Omalizumab: Targeting IgE in Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria SPEAKER: Emily Weis, MD Allergy/Immunology Fellow Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation participants should be able to: 1. Understand that chronic idiopathic urticaria is often very difficult to treat, and many patients do not respond to second generation antihistamines. 2. Omalizumab has been shown to significantly decrease the symptoms associated with chronic idiopathic urticaria in patients who have failed anti-histamine therapy. Presentation 2 - TITLE: Tofacatinib: The Benefits and the Perils of Oral Small Molecule Inhibitors for RA SPEAKER: Joshua Weitz, MD Combined Fellow Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation participants should be able to: 1. Identify the indications for tofacatinib. 2. Understand the risks/benefits/safety profile and ideal patient population for use of this medication. Location:   Class of 1962 Auditorium, Kornberg Medical Research Building Posted by:  Mary Lou Beagan, Medicine, 11-Apr-13 6:22pm ET

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00am "Metabolic adaptations foster alveolar type II cell survival during hypoxia" Speaker: John Baatz, Ph.D. Professor of pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina c. Darby Children's Research Institute LUNCH PROVIDED Location:   K-307 Posted by:  Laurie Furibondo, Environmental Medicine, 8-Apr-13 11:23am ET

Other Events & Dates 12:15pm - 1:15pm CTSI Seminar Series Presenter: CTSI Trainees Topic: Projects of CTSI Trainees Lunch is provided, please bring your own beverage. Location:   HWH Aud (1W-304) Posted by:  Katherine Libby, Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst, 15-Jan-13 12:40pm ET

Research Meetings 4:00pm - 5:00pm An Integrative Systems Approach to Understanding Cell Type-Specific Gene Regulatory Networks, and its Application to Macrophages in Atherosclerosis Stephen Ramsey, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute; Affiliate Scientist, Institute for Systems Biology Faculty candidate, Immunology Infectious Disease Program Location:   Adolph Auditorium, Rm. #1-7619 Posted by:  Sharon Kubiak, 29-Mar-13 1:59pm ET

April 23, 2013 ( Tuesday )

Grand Rounds 8:00am - 9:00am Department of Medicine Grand Rounds TITLE: Dr. William & Dr. Kathryn Kern Lecture in Primary Care: Bending the Cost Curve: How Primary Care Will Save Civilization SPEAKER'S: Robert McCann, M.D., F.A.C.P. Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry Chief of Medicine at Highland Hospital University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch: Robert McCann, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and is Chief of Medicine at Highland Hospital, and acting Division Head of Geriatrics for the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. McCann is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Palliative Care and Geriatrics and is a leader in the field of Geriatrics. Betty Rabinowitz, M.D. Professor of Clinical Medicine Medical Director for the Center of Primary Care University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch: Betty Rabinowitz, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Rochester and a practicing General Internist. Since 2010 she has been the Medical Director for the Center of Primary Care. In her role her focus has been on transforming the URMC Primary Care Network practices into highly functioning Patient Centered Medical Homes, providing patients with the highest quality of care in a compassionate, efficient and cost effective manner. Wallace Johnson M.D. Ralph W. Prince Professor of Medicine Associate Chair for Primary Care, Department of Medicine Director of the University of Rochester's Center for Primary Care University of Rochester Medical Center Biosketch: Wallace Johnson, M.D., the Ralph W. Prince Professor of Medicine, is Associate Chair for Primary Care in the Department of Medicine and Director of the University of Rochester's Center for Primary Care. He currently chairs the Council of the Medical Staff at Strong and is a member of the boards of directors of the Genesee Valley Medical Foundation, the Monroe County Medical Society and the Visiting Nurse Service Educational Objectives: 1. TBA. 2. TBA. 3. TBA. Location:   Class of 1962 Auditorium, Kornberg Medical Research Building Posted by:  Mary Lou Beagan, Medicine, 29-Mar-13 5:18pm ET

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Pediatric Biomedical and Translational Research Seminar Thomas Mariani, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology; Environmental Medicine; and Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, will be speaking on "Genomics and Mechanisms of Pediatric Respiratory Disease". Location:   Room 3-6408 (K307) Posted by:  Patricia Klein, Pediatrics, 2-Apr-13 9:58am ET

Other Events & Dates 12:15pm - 1:15pm CTSI Seminar Series Presenter: CTSI Trainees Topic: CTSI Trainee projects Lunch is provided, please bring your own beverage. Location:   HWH Aud (1W-304) Posted by:  Katherine Libby, Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst, 15-Jan-13 12:41pm ET

Other Events & Dates 4:00pm - 5:00pm Hutchison Memorial Chemistry Lecture Title: Pincer Complexes: Bond Activation, Catalysis and Unusual Structures Professor David Milstein The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS Department of Organic Chemistry Host: Professor Richard Eisenberg Location:   Hutchison Hall 473 Posted by:  Marguerite Weston, Chemistry, 21-Mar-13 2:47pm ET

April 30, 2013 ( Tuesday )

Grand Rounds 8:00am - 9:00am Department of Medicine Grand Rounds TITLE: 2013 Sanford Meyerowitz Memorial Lecture: "Medical Education: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution" SPEAKER: Catherine R. Lucey, MD Professor of Medicine, UCSF Vice Dean for Education, UCSF University of California San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, CA Biosketch: Catherine Reinis Lucey, MD, is vice dean for education at the University of California, San Francisco. She directs the undergraduate,graduate and continuing medical education programs of the UCFS School of Medicine and the Office of Medical Education. Dr. Lucey comes to UCSF from Ohio State University where she was vice dean for education for the College of Medicine and associate vice president for health sciences education for the Office of Health Sciences. She is a member of the AAMC MR5 committee, charged with overseeing the revision of the Medical College Admission Test process. Dr. Lucey completed her residency in internal medicine, including service as chief resident, at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital, after earning her medical degree from the Northwestern University School of Medicine. Educational Objectives: 1. TBA. 2. TBA. 3. TBA. Location:   Class of 1962 Auditorium, Kornberg Medical Research Building Posted by:  Mary Lou Beagan, Medicine, 10-Apr-13 1:23pm ET

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