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Weekly Update

February 10th, 2012

About the Weekly Update

The Weekly Update, produced by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, is your source of information about events, collaboration opportunities, career development opportunities and funding opportunities in clinical and translational science. Look for it every Friday. If you have an item you'd like to publicize in the Weekly Update, please contact Katie Libby at katherine_libby@urmc.rochester.edu.

News Items

CTSI Seminar Series: Diversity in Science

UR Receives Match Maestro Award from Research Match

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program

REDCap Now Available!

The URMC Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation Pilot Grants

National Meeting: Translational Science 2012

2012 Summer Institutes Call for Abstracts

Limited Submission Award Opportunities

Complete Event Listing

February 10th
10:00-11:00 am Special Event	ClinicalTrials.gov Administrators’ Group Meeting Join us to learn about updates to the Protocol Registration System and to inform the CTSI about how we can help.	Saunders Research Building (1.301)
12:00-1:00 pm Office of Diversity Lecture	"Ebony in an Ivory Tower: Diversity and Disparities in American Medicine" Presented by: Annelle Primm, MD, Deputy Medical Director and Director of Minority and National Affairs, American Psychiatric Association. 1st Annual Tana Grady-Weliky Lecture on Women and Diversity in Medicine.	Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)
12:00-1:00 pm Health Services Research Seminar	"Health IT and Creative Destruction: A Kodak Moment?" Presented by Kenneth McConnochie, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics	Helen Wood Hall (1w-502)
February 13th
3:00-5:00 pm CTSI Consultation Clinic	CTSI Research Consultation Clinic Do you need help planning or operating a research study? Do you have questions about a research project? Schedule an appointment at the CTSI Consultation Clinic for instant access to expertise in a variety of fields. Click here to request an appointment .	Saunders Research Building, Conference Room (1.404)
February 14th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"Diversity in Science" Presented by Thomas Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD, Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Research and Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Grant Writing II: Review Process " Presented by Frank Gigliotti, MD, Lindsay Distinguished Professorship for Pediatric Research and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
1:00-4:00 pm OTT Open Office Hours	Zubair Mirza , Senior Licensing Manager with the Office of Technology Transfer, will be available to answer questions related to tech transfer.	Saunders Research Building, CTSI Directors' Office (1.217)
February 15th
10:00-11:00 REDCap Training	REDCAP Training Session Open to all URMC faculty and staff members interested in utilizing the Research Electronic Data Capture system. This session is now full, please see March dates.	TBA
1:00-4:00 pm OTT Open Office Hours	David Englert, Senior Information Analyst with the Office of Technology Transfer, will be available to answer questions related to tech transfer.	Saunders Research Building, CTSI Directors' Office (1.217)
February 16th
8:30-9:30 am Center for Medical Technology and Innovation Seminar	"Computer Assisted Radiology and Pathology - from bench to bedside" Presented by Fleming Y. M. Lure, PhD, Vice President of Product Management, Guardian Technologies	Goergen Hall (101)
February 17th
11:30-1:00 pm Center for Integrated Research Computing Symposium	"Probing the Electromagnetic Field Profile of 2-D Photonic Crystals with Finite-Element and FDTD Methods" Presented by Jim Baker from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.	Goergon Hall (Room 108)
12:00-1:00 pm Public Health Grand Rounds	“Teams and Teamwork in Healthcare: Using Evidence to Inform Policy” Presented by Helena Temkin-Greener Health Policy and Outcomes Research Dept. of Community Preventive Medicine	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
February 21st
8:30-9:30 am Center for Medical Technology and Innovation Seminar	"Innovation deconstructed: recipes for incubating academic technologies into commercialization" Presented by Greg Gdowski, Research Fellow with Blue Highway	Goergen Hall (101)
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB) Update" Presented by the Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB) Staff	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
1:00-4:00 pm OTT Open Office Hours	Michael Rusnak, Deputy Director of Technology Development with the Office of Technology Transfer, will be available to answer questions related to tech transfer.	Saunders Research Building, CTSI Directors' Office (1.217)
2:00-3:00 pm ROSS Training Session	ROSS (RSRB Online Submission System) Training Click here for the training announcement and registration information.	Saunders Research Building, Suite 1.250
February 22nd
1:00-4:00 pm OTT Open Office Hours	Weimin Kaufman, Technology Licensing Associate with the Office of Technology Transfer, will be available to answer questions related to tech transfer.	Saunders Research Building, CTSI Directors' Office (1.217)
February 28th
8:30-9:30 am Center for Medical Technology and Innovation Seminar	"Model-Based Therapeutics and Tight Glycemic Control: Model-Based Methods of Managing Complex Systems" Presented by Geoff Chase, Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand	Goergen Hall (101)
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"Improving Access to Care in Vulnerable Populations" Presented by Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Family Medicine	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
1:00-4:00 pm OTT Open Office Hours	Matan Rapoport, Technology Licensing Associate with the Office of Technology Transfer, will be available to answer questions related to tech transfer.	Saunders Research Building, CTSI Directors' Office (1.217)
4:00-6:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Strategic Career Planning for the Academician:Writing Your Academic Development Plan and Personal Learning Plan" Presented by Yeates Conwell, MD, Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, Janine R. Shapiro, MD.	Northeastern Room (1-9535).
February 29th
10:00-11:00 REDCap Training	REDCAP Training Session Open to all URMC faculty and staff members interested in utilizing the Research Electronic Data Capture system. This session is now full, please see March dates.	TBA
1:00-4:00 pm OTT Open Office Hours	Beth Race, Senior Information Analyst with the Office of Technology Transfer, will be available to answer questions related to tech transfer.	Saunders Research Building, CTSI Directors' Office (1.217)
March 1st
8:30-9:30 am Center for Medical Technology and Innovation Seminar	"Development & Commercialization of Synthetic Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Repair & Regeneration: A Case Study in Innovation of a New Biomaterial Platform Technology" Presented by Balakrishna Haridas, Co-Director & Associate Professor, Program in Medical Device Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Cincinnati	Goergen Hall (101)
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Coding E&M" Presented by Geoffrey Weinberg, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
March 2nd
12:00-1:00 pm Public Health Grand Rounds	"Global Health: Title Forthcoming" Presented by Eduardo J. Simoes, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H. Chairman & Health Management and Informatics Alumni Distinguished Professor University of Missouri, School of Medicine	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
March 6th
10:00-11:00 REDCap Training	REDCAP Training Session Open to all URMC faculty and staff members interested in utilizing the Research Electronic Data Capture system. Register here.	TBA
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"Tourette Syndrome: Diversity Issues" Presented by Erika Augustine, MD, Senior Instructor, Department of Neurology, Child Neurology	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
4:00-6:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Assessing Clinical Decision Making" Presented by Valerie Lang, MD.	Northeastern Room (1-9535)
March 8th
12:00-1:30 pm SCORE Meeting	Study Coordinators Organization for Research & Education Educational information and networking session	Saunders Research Building (1.412)
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Diversity Training" Presented by Laura Robinson, MPH, Associate, Department of Pediatrics	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
March 12th
3:00-5:00 pm CTSI Consultation Clinic	CTSI Research Consultation Clinic Do you need help planning or operating a research study? Do you have questions about a research project? Schedule an appointment at the CTSI Consultation Clinic for instant access to expertise in a variety of fields. Click here to request an appointment .	Saunders Research Building, Conference Room (1.416).
March 13th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	HSPP Presentation: Topic TBA	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
March 15th
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement: PDSA" Presented by Robert Ostrander, MD	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
March 16th
11:30-1:00 pm Center for Research Computing Seminar Series	Event Details Available Shortly	TBD
March 19th
5:00-6:15 pm Special Presentation	3rd Annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards Special grand rounds lecture by Satcher titled “The World Health Organization Committee and Its Impact on an Approach for Health in America.” A reception will follow.	Class of 62 Auditorium
March 20th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"Mentoring Diverse Students and Faculty" Presented by Eric Caine, MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry and John Romano Professorship of Psychiatry	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
March 21st
10:00-11:00 REDCap Training	REDCAP Training Session Open to all URMC faculty and staff members interested in utilizing the Research Electronic Data Capture system. Register here.	TBA
11:00-1:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Mentoring" Presented by Sharon A. Levine, MD, from Boston University.	Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)
March 22nd
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Poster Development" Presented by Gloria Pryhuber, MD, George Washington Goler Chair in Pediatrics, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
12:00-4:00 Faculty Development Event	Annual Mentoring Conference The CTSI and The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity will co-host a half-day conference on Mentoring. Speakers include Denham Ward and Deborah Fowell. Registration information, please contact kzeller@ur.rochester.edu	TBA
March 27th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"African American Women's Perceptions of Therapy and Providers" Presented by Natalie Cort, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
March 29th
10:00-11:00 REDCap Training	REDCAP Training Session Open to all URMC faculty and staff members interested in utilizing the Research Electronic Data Capture system. Register here.	TBA
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Ethics Consult Service" Presented by Jane Greenlaw, JD	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
April 3rd
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	"Diversity in Human Subjects Research: Beyond the IRB" Presented by Ann Dozier, Associate Professor, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
4:00-6:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Negotiating Skills" Presented by Heidi Connolly, MD and Nina Schor, MD, PhD.	Northeastern Room (1-9535)
April 5th
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Mentoring" Presented by Peter Szilagyi, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Pediatrics	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
April 6th
12:00-1:00 pm Public Health Grand Rounds	”Putting practice into research: The CAPABLE project” Presented by Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, CRNP, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
April 9th
3:00-5:00 pm CTSI Consultation Clinic	CTSI Research Consultation Clinic Do you need help planning or operating a research study? Do you have questions about a research project? Schedule an appointment at the CTSI Consultation Clinic for instant access to expertise in a variety of fields. Click here to request an appointment .	Saunders Research Building, Conference Room (1.404)
April 10th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	CTSI Trainee Presentations	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
April 12th
12:00-1:30 pm SCORE Meeting	Study Coordinators Organization for Research & Education Educational information and networking session	Saunders Research Building (1.412)
April 17th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	CTSI Trainee Presentations	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
4:00-6:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Managing Conflict in Professional Relationships" Presented by Carol C. Shuherk, PhD.	Northeastern Room (1-9535)
April 18th
04/18/2012-04/20/2012	Translational Science 2012 All translational professionals and academics are invited to converse, discover and explore topics in a three-day meeting sponsored by ACRT, AFMR and SCTS. Deadline for abstracts is December 16th.	Omni Shoreham, Washington, DC
April 19th
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	Presentation Topic TBA	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
April 20th
12:00-1:00 pm Pediatric Biomedical & Translational Research Seminar Series	Pediatric Gastroenterology Presented by Nanda Kerkar, MD, from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.	TBD
11:30-1:00 pm Center for Research Computing Seminar Series	Event Details Available Shortly	TBD
April 24th
12:15-1:15 pm CTSI Seminar Series	HSPP Presentation: Topic TBA	Helen Wood Hall Auditorium (1w-304)
April 26th
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Malpractice Prophylaxis" Presented by Spencer Studwell, Esq.	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
May 3rd
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Research Ethics" Presented by Gary Chadwick, PharmD, MPH, Associate Provost, Professor of Clinical, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
May 4th
TBA Special Presentation	Regulatory Science and Other Initiatives Presented by Dr. Jesse Goodman, the Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health at the FDA.	TBA
May 9th
11:00-1:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Expertise" Presented by Carol-Anne Moulton, MB, BS, FRACS, MEd, PhD, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario.	Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555).
May 10th
12:00-1:30 pm SCORE Meeting	Study Coordinators Organization for Research & Education Educational information and networking session	Saunders Research Building (1.412)
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Lifelong Learning" Presented by Peter Harris, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
May 14th
3:00-5:00 pm CTSI Consultation Clinic	CTSI Research Consultation Clinic Do you need help planning or operating a research study? Do you have questions about a research project? Schedule an appointment at the CTSI Consultation Clinic for instant access to expertise in a variety of fields. Click here to request an appointment .	Saunders Research Building, Conference Room (1.412)
May 17th
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Ten-Minute Talks" Presented by Patricia Chess, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
May 22nd
4:00-6:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	"Preventing Physician Burnout" Presented by Ron Epstein, MD and Mike Krasner, MD.	Northeastern Room (1-9535)
May 24th
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	Presentation Topic TBA	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
May 31st
12:00-1:00 pm Academic Core Curriculum	"Physician Impairnment/Substance Abuse" Presented by Michael Scharf, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry	Bradford Library, (4-3215)
June 6th
7:30-4:00 pm Faculty Development Workshop	ANNUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS' FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COLLOQUIUM Additional details will be coming soon.	TBD