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College News Congratulations, graduates! 
On Tuesday, May 24, 170 students in the School of Medicine, nine students in the Genetic Counseling Program in the School of Health Professions and 79 Ph.D. students and seven Master of Science students in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will graduate from Baylor College of Medicine at a ceremony at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Congratulations to all of the graduates!! Clinical Trials Day Today is Clinical Trials Day, where we take the opportunity to recognize the work of clinical research professionals who contribute to the discoveries and outcomes of clinical trials and impact patient lives along the way. Many individuals contribute throughout the lifecycle of a clinical trial, from protocol development, budgeting and the protection of human subjects to recruiting, program administration and data collection as well as auditing and reporting. Baylor has more than 800 active clinical trials with more than 1,900 employees directly involved in clinical research, including investigators, nurses, regulatory affairs professionals and many others. Request Title IX training Members of the Baylor community can request training from the Office of Title IX through a new convenient online link. Topics of training include bystander intervention, responsible employee mandatory reporting and more. See more on the Title IX page on InTouch. Participate in vaccine research Baylor investigators at the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit are looking for volunteers to test investigational COVID-19 booster vaccines. There are upcoming studies for people 18 years of age and older who have been vaccinated with approved COVID-19 vaccines and have or have not already been boosted. If you are interested in participating, you can call 713-798-4912, email COVID-VAX@bcm.edu, or register online. Apply for student promotion committee Reminder that nominations are open through June 1 for membership on the M.D. Committee for Student Promotion and Academic Achievement, charged with reviewing the academic and professional progress of each medical student at BCM. Committee meetings are held 10 times each year on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. at the end of each grading period. Given the limited annual time commitment and importance of long-range perspective, members serve a three-year renewable term. The new academic year starts July 1. See Faculty Opportunities for more information. Call for Nominations: Carl E. Fasser Visionary Leadership Award Nominations are open for the Carl E. Fasser Visionary Leadership Award, recognizing a Baylor College of Medicine physician assistant or program alumnus who demonstrates exceptional leadership through education, research, clinical practice and service. View criteria and submit nominations for the award by July 1. The award is named in honor of the long-time leader of Baylor's Physician Assistant Program in the School of Health Professions. Apply for program to develop pediatric devices Do you have a pediatric device idea or an unmet need for a pediatric device and want to work with an engineering team to build it? Apply to participate in engineering capstone team projects for the 2022-2023 academic year, where Baylor and Texas Children's faculty can partner with senior engineering design teams at Texas A&M and Rice University for novel pediatric device development. Learn more and apply with the Southwest National Pediatric Innovation Consortium. Applications due May 27. See this year's capstone project award winners in Faculty Commons. Events DocTalk on orthopedic injuries Register here to join Dr. Bruce Moseley of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine during National Physical Fitness and Sports Month to learn more about orthopedic injuries, May 24 at noon. Earn 50 BCM BeWell points for participating. Email wellness@bcm.edu with questions. Family Benefits: A Deep Dive The BCM Group on Women in Science and Medicine is hosting a virtual lunch and learn, "Family Benefits, A Deep Dive," May 25 at noon. Join us to learn more about employee/trainee benefits for fertility treatments, adoption and different types of leave available. For more information, email Dr. Kimberly Lopez. Register here for the meeting. CVRI seminar series The Cardiovascular Research Institute seminar series continues May 25, noon – 1 p.m., with Dr. Ronglih Liao of Stanford University School of Medicine to discuss critical contributions to the understanding of the molecular mechanism behind amyloid cardiomyopathy. Register here to attend. HGSC long-read sequencing seminar Baylor's Human Genome Sequencing Center will host its fifth long-read sequencing seminar on Friday, May 27, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Invited speakers from Baylor, the NIH and other organizations will showcase their application of long-read sequencing technologies in diverse research areas with a focus on Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Register online. Learn to prepare bio-sketch for grant applications The K Club, a group that meets monthly with junior faculty who are applying for mentored grants, will host an interactive Bio-sketch Workshop, May 27, 3 – 4 p.m., room 14D at Feigin Center. Participants will learn how to prepare an impactful, compelling bio-sketch for grant applications. Submit a bio-sketch by email to Ariel Lyons-Warren no later than May 23 for review. Awards and Recognitions Dhar to lead genomics medicine for VA
Faculty in the News
KPRC's feature story on the TMC Orchestra included interviews with Baylor's Dr. Daniel Musher and Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich. See this and Baylor's other news media mentions in Faculty in the News, and follow BCMHouston_News on Twitter to keep up with our experts in the media. Interested in science news? Read the latest in From the Labs. Follow BCM
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