Archive
Research Conference presented by Richard N. Sifers, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Defining the multiple post-translational layers of (G)ERAD substrate selection in vertebrates "
Presented by
Richard N. Sifers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Elias R. George, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Elias R. George, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Thomas A. Cooper, M.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Alternative Splicing in Disease "
Presented by
Thomas A. Cooper, M.D.
S. Donald Greenberg Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Robert Domingo, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Robert Domingo, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Andrea L. Haws, M.D.
Grand Rounds
“ Neonatal Leukemia ”
Presented by
Andrea L. Haws, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Michael M. Ittmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Molecular Genetics of Prostate Cancer "
Presented by
Michael M. Ittmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Rishi Patel, M.D.
Grand Rounds
“ Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: An Overview ”
Presented by
Rishi Patel, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Rongfu Wang, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Innate Immune Regulation, Inflammation and Cancer "
Presented by
Rongfu Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Center for Cell & Gene Therapy and Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Michael Gilger, M.D.
Grand Rounds
“ Burkitt Lymphoma: History, Pathology and Epidemiology ”
Presented by
Michael Gilger , M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Daniel H. Lacorazza, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Molecular restraint of cellular proliferation: role in hematopoiesis and immunity "
Presented by
Daniel H. Lacorazza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Sara Shalin, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Sara Shalin, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1 P.M.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Clay Goodman, M.D., F.A.A.N. named Board of Trustee member of Neurology Foundation
Clay Goodman, M.D., F.A.A.N., Associate Dean of Medical Education, Professor of Pathology and Neurology, has been named to the Board of Trustee¹s of the American Academy of Neurology Foundation (A.A.N. Foundation) for a two-year term from 2009 until 2011. The A.A.N.F. funds Clinical Research Fellowships for early career academic neurologists. These fellowships provide salary support and research funds for two years.
At present, the A.A.N. Foundation funds up to ten fellowships per year and essentially all previous fellowship recipients are now independently funded investigators. For more information, please vist the A.A.N. Foundation page at http://www.aan.com.
Thuy Phung, M.D., Ph.D. helps children in Vietnam
Grand Rounds presented by Laura Been, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Laura Been, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Cesar A. Moran, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Controversial Issues in Thymic Tumors "
Presented by
Cesar A. Moran, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
*Cancelled*
Special Seminar presented by César Moran, M.D.
Special Seminar
" Mesothelioma: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis "
Presented by
César Moran, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, Room 201A
Education Awards 2008 Slideshow
New CTC Core Opens
The newly-developed Circulating Tumor Cell lab, a service within the Human Tissue Acquisition and Pathology Shared Resource, will open May 12. The service is located in the Department of Pathology under the direction of Dr. Dario Marchetti and supported by the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center . The CTC lab will provide services to oncologists as well as to cancer biologists. Its operations focus on investigating the number and biology of circulating tumor cells and endothelial cells from peripheral blood of cancer patients. Additional information is available .
Blog about Sifers lab recent article in Hepatology made the headlines
Article titled “Tiny change in checkpoint protein hastens onset of liver failure in genetic disease ” by Dr. Rick Sifers, Associate Professor, Pathology, and his lab were recently featured in the April Headline News of
HealthOrbit http://healthorbit.ca/GHUKDSADFA253DFSDF/admin/dailynewsnonmem1.asp?nltid=353&newsdt=4/29/2009
and in the BCM News. http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=1400 .
Grand Rounds presented by Michael Weindel, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Steroid Hormones: Their Effects on Peripheral Nerve Tumors and the Nervous System "
Presented by
Paul Rodriguez-Waitkus, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Stephanie Pangas, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Reproductive Function of the TGFB Family Signal Transduction Pathways "
Presented by
Stephanie Pangas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Michael Weindel, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma: a case study in soft tissue tumor biology "
Presented by
Michael Weindel, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Angshumoy Roy, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Phlegmasia Alba Dolens, Trousseau's syndrome and Cancer Mucins "
Presented by
Angshumoy Roy, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by John Petersen, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Chronic Hepatitis C: Liver Fibrosis Detection using the Clinical Laboratory "
Presented by
John Petersen , M.D.
Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry
UTMB - Galveston
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Dean Edwards, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Novel Actions of Progesterone Receptor in Mediating Differentiation and Transformation of Breast Epithelial Cells "
Presented by
Dean Edwards, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Pathology
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Rishi Patel, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Rishi Patel , M.D.
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Laura Been, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Laura Been, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Laising Yen, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Engineering a Molecular Sensor Via the Modulation of PolyA Cleavage "
Presented by
Laising Yen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Robert Domingo, M.D.
Grand Rounds" OEIS Complex: What it is and its Relationship with Abdominal Wall Defects "
Presented by
Robert Domingo, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Graeme Mardon, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Genome-Wide Analysis of Retinal Development in Drosophila "
Presented by
Graeme Mardon , Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Paul Rodriguez-Waitkus, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Paul Rodriguez-Waitkus
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Elizabeth and Alan Davis
Grand Rounds
" The Mechanics of Heterotopic Ossification "
Presented by
Elizabeth and Alan Davis
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 P.M.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Reception for Finegold Award Recipients
A reception honoring the Finegold Graduate Student Achievement Award Recipients will be held Thursday, March 26 at 4pm in the Titus Conference Room. Please stop in for refreshments and offer congratulations to the 2007 and 2008 recipients.
2007 Award: Yi-Nan Lin Ph.D.
Mentor : Martin Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D.
2008 Award: James Orengo
Mentor : Thomas Cooper, M.D.
Research Conference presented by James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" The Human Microbiome and Therapeutic Microbiology "
Presented by
James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Research Conference presented by Thuy Phung, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Vascular Anomalies and Pathology in Vietnam "
Presented by
Thuy Phung, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
The Finegold Graduate Student Achievement Award Selection Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 and 2008 Finegold Graduate Student Achievement Awards:
The Milton J. Finegold Graduate Student Achievement Award 2007 was presented to Yi-Nan Lin, Ph.D., (Martin Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., mentor) while the 2008 award was presented to James Orengo (Thomas Cooper, M.D., mentor). This award honors these individuals as the most outstanding graduate student who completed his/her dissertation with a faculty member of the Department of Pathology at Baylor College of Medicine. Please join us in congratulating these young scientists for their outstanding achievements and wishing them continued success in their future endeavors.
Thomas M. Wheeler, M.D. interviewed in Yahoo News
Research Conference presented by Dario Marchetti, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Mechanisms of Brain Metastasis "
Presented by
Dario Marchetti, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Reka Szigeti, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Reka Szigeti, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Nikolaj A. Timchenko, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Control of liver biology by a single C/EBP alpha amino acid "
Presented by
Nikolaj A. Timchenko, Ph.D.
Professor, Huffington Center on Aging
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Martin Mims, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Martin Mims, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Daniel Milmo, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Daniel Milmo, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
Special Seminar presented by Andrew L. Folpe, M.D.
Special TSP Seminar
" Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumors: An Update "
Presented by
Andrew L. Folpe, M.D.
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Date: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Research Conference presented by Eroboghene E. Ubogu, M.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Modeling Peripheral Nerve Inflammation Using In Vitro Human and In Vivo Mouse Models: An Update "
Presented by
Eroboghene E. Ubogu , M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Elias George, M.D.
Grand Rounds
Presented by
Elias George, M.D.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: BCM Cullen, 201A
2008
Research Conference presented by Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Reproductive Function and Dysfunction "
Presented by
Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Research Conference presented by Richard N. Sifers, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Glycoprotein Biosynthetic Quality Control "
Presented by
Richard N. Sifers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Rodolfo J. Nudelman, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Controversies and Unresolved Issues in Antiphospholipid Syndrome "
Presented by
Rodolfo J. Nudelman , M.D.
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Sara Shalin, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" A case of a broken heart: a look at cardiac transplantation. "
Presented by
Sara Shalin, M.D.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Special Lecture presented by Jared N. Schwartz, M.D.,Ph.D.,F.C.A.P.
Special Lecture
" Perspectives on Our Future in Pathology: The Journey Starts Today "
Presented by
Jared N. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.A.P.
Director, Pathology & Lab Medicine
Presbyterian Healthcare
Charlotte, NC
President, College of American Pathologists
Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
8 a.m.
BCM Alkek, N315
Research Conference presented by Gustavo Ayala, M.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" New Advances in Biomarker Development "
Presented by
Gustavo Ayala, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Reka Szigeti, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Peripartum microangiopathic hemolytic anemias "
Presented by
Reka Szigeti, M.D.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Thomas Cooper, M.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" Regulatory networks controlling alternative splicing transitions during development "
Presented by
Thomas Cooper, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Research Conference presented by Michael M. Ittmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
" The Biology of Human Prostate Cancer "
Presented by
Michael M. Ittmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Mrunal Kalkonde, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" A Case of Fibrotic Marrow with Myelodysplasia: An Approach to Diagnosis "
Presented by
Mrunal Kalkonde, M.D.
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Laura Been, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors "
Presented by
Laura Been, M.D.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Trends in Pathology - Special Seminar
"Thyroid Tumors in Children"
Presented by
Jennifer L. Hunt, M.D., M. Ed.
Department of Pathology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Sept. 18, 2008
Hawkins Conference room, AB195.25
Noon
Grand Rounds presented by Angshumoy Roy, M.D.
Grand Rounds
" The ABC of diffuse large B cell lymphoma - lessons from the leukemia/lymphoma molecular profiling project "
Presented by
Angshumoy Roy , M.D.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Daniel Lacorazza, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
"Transcriptional Networks in Hematopoietic Cells"
Presented By
Daniel Lacorazza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building, Conference Room 301A
Pathology Research Histology Laboratory is Moving
The Pathology research histology lab is moving from 1st floor Cullen to the VAMC. Please change the respective web site for drop off of the tissue specimens for processing/sectioning from the 1st Floor Cullen location to 286A.
Grand Rounds presented by Daniel Rosen, M.D.
Grand Rounds
"Cell Cycle Regulation in Ovarian Cancer "
Presented by
Daniel Rosen, M.D.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Grand Rounds presented by Linh Dang, M.D.
Grand Rounds
"Tuberous Sclerosis "
Presented by
Linh Dang , M.D.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 201A
2008 Education Welcome Reception Slideshow
Grand Rounds presented by Rodolfo J. Nudelman, M.D.
Grand Rounds
"Lupus: Clinico - Pathological Correlation"
Presented by
Rodolfo J. Nudelman, M.D.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Noon - 1 P.M.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Gustavo Ayala, M.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
"Of Nerve and Cancer"
Presented By
Gustavo Ayala, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building, Conference Room 301A
Grand Rounds presented by Dr. Mrunal Kalkonde
Grand Rounds
"Langerhans cell histiocytosis"
Presented by
Dr. Mrunal Kalkonde
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Noon - 1 P.M.
BCM Cullen, 201A
Research Conference presented by Stephanie A. Pangas, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
"SMAD function in Reproduction and Gonadal Cancer"
Presented By
Stephanie A. Pangas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building, Conference Room 301A
Research Conference presented by James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
"The Human Microbiome in Action: Microbia Regulation of Immune Signaling Pathways"
Presented By
James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, and Molecular and Human Genetics
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
9:30 -10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Research Conference with Laising Yen, Ph.D.
Chalk Talk with Paul Jedlicka, M.D., Ph.D.
Special Lecture with Frederique Penault-Llorca, M.D.,Ph.D.
Research Conference presented by Graeme Mardon, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology Reseach Conference
"Mechanism of Senseless Expression During Drosophila Eye Development"
Presented By
Graeme Mardon, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Research Conference presented by Mamoun Younes, M.D.
Department of Pathology Research Conference
"Prognostic and predictive markers in Barrett's esophagus"
Presented By
Mamoun Younes , M.D.
The W.L. Moody, Jr. chair in Pathology
Professor, Department of Pathology
Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Grand Rounds conducted by Dr. Laura Been, M.D.
Faculty Candidate Lecture with Ellen C. Riemer, M.D., J.D.
Faculty Candidate Lecture with Brendan Boyce, M.D.
Faculty Candidate Lecture with Ahmad Bahremand, Ph.D.
Histology Services Laboratory moved
Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award info
2007
25 residents receive resident teaching awards
Each year, the third-and fourth-year medical students nominate residents who have been exceptional house officer educators during the students' clinical rotations.
Last month, 25 residents received the 2007 Dean of Medical Education Outstanding Resident Teacher Award. Recipients of this award can be found at http://intranet.bcm.tmc.edu/pa/housestafftally2007.pdf
Dr. Wheeler named chair of pathology at Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Society of Pathologists honors BCM Pathology
From the President's Weekly Update (Nov. 6-10)
DeBakey Research Awards
I am very pleased to announce the BCM researchers who are the recipients of the 2006 Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Excellence in Research Awards. Each award winner has set new standards in the understanding of cellular activities and opened the door for new treatments of disease. Congratulations to Xin-Hua Feng, Ph.D., associate professor of surgery; Francesco DeMayo, Ph.D., professor of molecular and cellular biology; Daniel Medina, Ph.D., professor of molecular and cellular biology; and Rongfu Wang, Ph.D., professor in the BCM Center for Cell and Gene Therapy and the department of Pathology. The awards and lectures by the winners will be presented Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. in N-315. Read the press release for more information.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------BCM, Paraguay Ministry of Health Sign Agreement
BCM has signed an agreement with the Paraguayan Ministry of Health. Through the agreement, BCM faculty will travel to Paraguay and provide didactic and clinical teaching to physicians. A select number of Paraguayan physicians, in various specialties, will to come to Houston for 3-6 month periods of training as clinical observers. Baylor was represented by Stephen Spann, M.D., professor and chair of Family Medicine & Community Medicine, and Gustavo Ayala, M.D., professor of Pathology, who is from Paraguay and is honorary Paraguayan consul in Houston. This is another excellent example of the College's work to enhance medical care in other countries.
From the President's Weekly Update (Oct. 23-27)
BCM Receives Tumor Microenvironment Network U54 Grant
BCM researchers have been awarded a $2,500,000 multidisciplinary 5-year grant entitled "Co-Evolution of the Reactive Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer Progression" as part of the Tumor Microenvironment Network (TMEN) established this year by the NIH National Cancer Institute. Dr. David R. Rowley, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology is the principal investigator. Dr. Gustavo Ayala and Dr. Michael Ittmann, both professors of Pathology, are co-investigators. The TMEN was established this year and will fund nine extramural centers that will collectively address the role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer progression.
25 years into the AIDS epidemic
Friends and collaborators,
At the bottom of is e-mail is an article on me from this morning's Houston Chronicle.
If you would like to help in the war against AIDS, now in its 25th year, consider sponsoring me in "Braking the Cycle". It is a 275 mile bike ride from Gettysburg, PA to Manhattan, and benefits a New York City non-profit organization that provides services to persons with or affected by HIV/AIDS. I will be covering my own expenses for this event but a need to raise at least $3500 in donations to participate in the ride. You can help me fight HIV/AIDS by going to www.brakingthecycle.org and making a tax-deductible contribution in my name: Larry Teeter #137. If you prefer not to donate via the web, a flyer and a donation form are available at http://home.swbell.net/larathon/lteeterEflyer.pdf
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your support!
Larry D. Teeter, Ph.D.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/run/3948866.htmlOn behalf of the residency committee:
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Rushton, M.D. and Erika Fong, M.D. has been named Chief Residents for the upcoming 2006-2007 academic year. Please join us in congratulating them and giving them your support throughout the upcoming year.
Please find attached a file containing the Baylor Licensing Group's invention disclosure form. As noted by Lisa Beveridge, this form should be used to report all inventions made by Baylor faculty. As a reminder, an invention can be anything, whether patentable or not, that could be licensed to a company. These possibilities include therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, clones, cell lines, tissues, or mice, to name a few. The form includes areas for signatures of each contributor and the chairman of the department(s). Please don't hesitate to call Lisa Beveridge directly if you have any questions (713-798-6821; beveridge@bcm.tmc.edu).
Invention Disclosure Form BLG.doc
CANCELLED
The 6th Annual Pathology Medical Malpractice Seminar
CANCELLED
Due to the availability of a new training module on the Baylor Intranet (see link below and message from Brenda Hart, J.D.), the upcoming Medical Malpractice seminar scheduled for 1-18-07 has been cancelled. In order to receive a 5% discount to our department for each faculty member, you must complete the program as outlined below. You will have until April 15, 2007 to complete this. If you chose not to complete the online course by the deadline, your professional dues account will be debited by $185, which is the 5% potential savings per faculty member to the department. If your professional account is a zero balance by that time, the carry-forward debit will apply to the next academic year. This year's web program concerns Texas State Board investigations, and is very timely. Thanks for your cooperation! Tom
http://www.bcmwebcast.org/riskmgt/tmbi.htm
The viewers must sign in for each of the four segments and fill in each of the four surveys at the end of each segment in order to obtain credit for the discount. If the viewers have any difficulty with the segments hanging up, the problem is usually the viewer's computer. It more than likely does not run fast enough. If the viewer has this problem, IT (path-it@bcm.edu or 713.326.3562) should be able to help.
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
Nathan Liles, M.D.
Sept. 25, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, Room 201A
The Department of Pathology presents a Special Lecture
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: WHO would have thought?
Presented by
Lester D.R. Thompson, M.D.
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Woodland Hills, CA
Monday, Aug. 13, 2007
Noon
BCM Cullen, 201A
The Conundrum of MEN (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia)
Nathan Johnston, D.O.
July 17, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, Room 201A
Genetic Thrombophilia Testing in Asymptomatic Children
Mary Nell Suell, M.D.
June 19, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
You’ve Been Asked to Start a New Lab Section, Now What?
June 12, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Angiosarcoma of the Breast
Daniel Rosen, M.D.
June 5, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: The GIST of It!
Linh Dang, M.D.
May 22, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
BCM Cullen, Room 201A
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics Seminar
Molecules and circuits involved in fly aggression
Herman Dierick, M.D.
Research Fellow
The Neurosciences Institute
San Diego, CA
May 17, 2007
10 - 11 a.m.
Room M112
Host: Hugo Bellen, x8-5069
Department of Pathology and Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center Special Lecture
A Decade Long Odyssey To Develop Adenoviral Based Ovarian Cancer Gene Therapy Strategies for Patients
Gene P. Siegal, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology
University of Alabama - Birmingham
May 10, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Practical and Philosophical Approach to Directing a Laboratory
May 8, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Probiotics, Microbiomes, and Signaling in the Innate Immune System
James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: An In-Depth Look
Todd LeLeux, M.D.
May 1, 2007
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Pathology: A Historical Perspective
Monica Ruiz, M.D.
Apr. 24, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Basolateral junctions and suppression of epithelial invasion
Scott A. Goode, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2007
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Therapeutic Applications of Plasma
Arthur Bracey, M.D.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Apr. 17, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Attention Texas Medical Center Fellows, Residents and Faculty Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists 47th Annual Spring Symposium Sponsoring Institution Guest Lectures Friday, April 20, 2007
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Survival Skills for Pathologists
Apr. 10, 2007
12pm - 1pm
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Eye Development: From Fruit Flies To Humans
Graeme Mardon, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2007
9:30am - 10:30am
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Thymoma: An Update
Mrunal Kalkonde, M.D.
Apr. 3, 2007
Noon - 1pm
Room 201A
Department of Pathology presents a Special Talk
Understanding Wilson disease at the molecular and cellular levels
Svetlana Lutsenko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
University of Oregon resident
Mar. 22, 2007
Noon - 1pm
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Healthcare Economics: Where Does Your Salary Come From?
Mar. 13, 2007
Noon - 1pm
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Regulation of Liver Proliferation by C/EBP proteins
Nikolaj Timchenko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Mar. 13
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
We've got a bleeder! : Inherited Bleeding Disorders
John Joseph, M.D.
Mar. 6, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CANCELLED
Feb. 27, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Annual Texas Medical Center Review
Neuropathology 2007!
Gregory N. Fuller, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chief
Section of Neuropathology
Department of Pathology
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
J. Clay Goodman, M.D.
Professor of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Neurology
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
Walter Henrick Moursund Endowed Chair in Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Feb. 24, 2007
9 - 5 p.m.
Onstead Auditorium
3rd Floor, Mitchell BSRB
(Adjacent to McGovern Commons)
(http://gsbs.uth.tmc.edu/vis_location.htm)
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury( TRALI ): overview and controversies
Dr Kent Clement Sizer
Assistant Professor
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine
Feb .20, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Practical Finance for the Laboratory
Feb. 13, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Alternative splicing in development and disease
Thomas A. Cooper, M.D.
Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology presents
MUC1 Oncoprotein Confers Resistance to Anticancer Agents
Xiaolong Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
Hosted by Dr. M. Matzuk
Feb. 8, 2007
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Room M616
Chalk Talk:
Feb. 9, 2007
10 -11 a.m.
Room 256A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping as an Adjunct Tool in Diagnosis
Ha Nishino, M.D.
Feb. 6, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology presents
Controlling gene expression in mammalian cells through small molecule-RNA interactions
Laising Yen, Ph.D.
Hosted by Dr. M. Matzuk
Feb. 1, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room M616
Chalk Talk:
Feb. 2, 2007
10 - 11 a.m.
Room 256A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Myxoid tumors of soft tissue
Andrea Diaz De Vivar, M.D.
Jan. 30, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology presents
Studying Prostate Tumorigenesis: Novel Molecular Mechanisms and Mouse Models
Zhenbang Chen, Ph.D.
Cancer Biology and Genetics Program
Department of Pathology
Memorial Sloan-Ketterring Cancer Center
Hosted by Dr. M. Matzuk
Jan. 29, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Chalk Talk:
Jan 30, 2007
10 -11 a.m.
Room 256A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Cancer Immunotherapy: Promises and Challenges
Rongfu Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
A Challenging Case of CLL Transformation
Keith Brown, M.D.
Jan. 23, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology presents
Wnt/beta-catenin Signal Ransduction Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Cervical Cancer
Aykut Uren, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
Hosted by Dr. M. Matzuk
Jan. 22, 2007
10 - 11 a.m.
Room 201A
Chalk Talk:
Jan. 23, 2007
1 - 2 p.m.
Room 256A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Immunogenetics of Organ Transplantation
David N. Feldman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Jan. 16, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Fundamentals of Laboratory Informations Systems
Jan. 9, 2007
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Treatment Approaches in Hereditary Neuropathies
George Jackson Snipes, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
2006
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Disorders of Impaired Stress Compensation (DISC): an underlying paradigm in conformational disease
Richard Sifers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Ovarian Carcinoma: Seeing into the Future
Daniel Rosen, M.D.
Dec. 5, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Cell cycle and DNA content analysis: Applications in Hematopathology
Todd LeLeux, M.D.
Nov. 28, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Genetic Dissection of Mammalian Fertility Pathways
Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Benchmarking Laboratory Operations
Nov. 14, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Down on SCID Row
Neil Haycocks, M.D., Ph.D.
Nov. 7, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Pathologist Point of View
Nathan Johnston, D.O.
Oct. 31, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
The 8th Annual Pathology Compliance and Coding Seminar
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006
Alkek Auditorium N315
6 - 8:15 p.m.
registration begins 5:15pm
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Progesterone Receptor Signaling in Breast Cancer
Dean Edwards, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Department of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Microsporidiosis and Me
Bruce Herrington, M.D.
Oct. 24, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Pathology
presents
The Eighth Annual Dr. William T. Hill Lecture
Biology and Evolution of Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications
Kumarasen Cooper, MBChB
Director of Anatomic Pathology and Professor of Pathology
University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, Vermont
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006
Cullen Building, Room 301A
4 - 5 p.m.
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Assessment of bleeding and thrombotic status by TEG
June Teruya, M.D., D.Sc.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital
Oct. 17, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology presents
The Phakomatoses
Ramon L. Font M.D.
Director of Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory
Professor of Pathology & Ophtalmology
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Chair Professor
Cullen Eye Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Oct. 16, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Alterations in signal transduction in prostate cancer
Michael Ittmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Pathology Quality: Role of the Pathologist in Lab Quality Assurance Programs
Oct. 10, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology presents
Update on Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis
Ramon L. Font M.D.
Director of Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory
Professor of Pathology & Ophtalmology
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Chair Professor
Cullen Eye Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Oct. 9, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m.
Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Cardiac hemangioma: a case of a rare cardiac lesion in a rare location
Ha Nishino, M.D.
Oct. 3, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Alterations in bile acid metabolism in long-lived mice
Gretchen J. Darlington, Ph.D.
Professor
Huffington Center on Aging
Department of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building, Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Polyposis Syndromes in Children and Adolescents
Keith Brown , M.D.
Sept. 26, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
CAP VMC Audio Conference
Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: Drivers For Change in Pathology
Sept. 19, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Research Conference
Transcriptional Control of Cellular and Tissue Regeneration
H. Daniel Lacorazza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pathology and Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Cullen Building, Room 301A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Cutaneous Lymphomas
Andrea Diaz, M.D.
Sept. 12, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis
John Joseph, M.D.
Sept. 5, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
When Platelets Go Bad
Nathan Liles, M.D.
Aug. 29, 2006
Noon -1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Endometritis and Hysterectomy
Neda Zarrin-Khameh, M.D.
Aug. 22, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
A Bad Month of Autopsy
Neil Haycocks, M.D., B.S.
Aug. 1, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Department of Pathology Grand Rounds presents
Expert Witness Testimony
Michael Hunter, M.D., P.A.
Chief Medical Examiner
District 16 Florida State
Medical Examiner's Office
Key West, Florida
July 25, 2006
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Special Lecture
Speaker:
Henry D. Tazelaar, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Chair,
Division of Anatomic Pathology,
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
When is Interstitial Pneumonia NOT Usual?
Friday, Apr. 28, 2006
3:00 p.m.
BCM Cullen, 301A
Hosted By: Dr. Rudy Laucirica and Dr. Philip Cagle
New Chief Residents
We, the Residency Committee, are please to announce that Neil Coleman, M.D. and Randy Olsen, M.D., Ph.D. have been named Chief Residents for the 2005-2006 academic year. Let's congratulate them and show them our support during the upcoming academic year.
Faculty Development Workshops
For event description and objectives, you may view the flyer at http://www.bcm.edu/fac-ed/master_calendar.html.
To register for an event, please contact Dovie Dupré in the Curriculum Office at ddupre@bcm.tmc.edu or 713-798-4230.
I encourage you to regularly visit the faculty education initiatives web site.
Announcement of Grants for Cancer Center Pilot Projects
The BCM Cancer Center wishes to announce the availability of funding for pilot grants of $15,000 per year for two years. The funds are designated to support the early stage (or an expansion) of a collaborative project between two (or more) laboratories. The project should relate to cancer research, and preference will be given to applications with a strong potential for translational research. Project descriptions are limited to 5-6 pages not including references, but should be in a standard NIH grant format. The application should include specific aims; background and significance; preliminary studies; research design and methods; a few references; a budget and budget justification; a biographical sketch and an other support page. Funds are not intended to provide PI salary support or to purchase equipment. Faculty members at all levels are eligible to apply. Five copies of this application are due by 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2005. Applications should be delivered to Shari Stark, The Cancer Center, BCM Room 450A. Funding is available Jul. 1, 2005.
For questions or additional information, please contact Ms. Stark at the BCMCC, 713-798-2087.
Special Lecture
Guest Speaker:
Giovanni Tallini, M.D.
Professor of Pathology,
Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Bologna University School of Medicine,
Bologna, Italy
RET/PTC rearrangements and Ras mutations: The road from molecular defects to diagnostic markers of thyroid cancer
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 201A
Hosted by: Mamoun Younes, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Pathology
presents
The 9th Annual Dennis Woznicki Lecture
Speaker:
Jack L. Titus, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Jesse E. Edwards Registry of
Cardiovascular Disease
United Hospital
333 North Smith Avenue, Suite 4625
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Sudden Cardiac Death: Children and Adults
Friday, Feb. 25, 2005
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Cullen Auditorium
Research Conference Special Seminar
Speaker:
Hala El-Zimaity, M.D.
Director, Gastrointestinal Mucosa Pathology Laboratory
VAMC, GI 111D
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
Gastric Marginal Zone Lymphoma: From the Endoscopy Suite to the Gene(s)
Monday, Feb. 14, 2005
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room, 187A
By popular demand here is the requested paper
From Baylor Public Affairs website
Meg Bolton
713-798-4710
mmb@bcm.tmc.edu
Younes named to W.L. Moody Jr. Chair in Pathology
HOUSTON -- (Nov. 19, 2004) -- The Baylor College of Medicine board of trustees has named Dr. Mamoun Younes to the W.L. Moody Jr. Chair in Pathology.
Younes, a professor of pathology and director of the Gastrointestinal Pathology Service at BCM, is a recognized surgical pathologist in GI disease. He leads a research program funded by the National Institutes of Health.
After receiving his medical degree at the Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in Aleppo, Syria, Younes completed his residency at Yale University School of Medicine. He joined the BCM faculty after finishing a fellowship in the college's department of pathology in 1992.
For the article please see Baylor Public Affairs
Excerpt from Baylor Public Affairs website
Meg Bolton
713-798-4710
mmb@bcm.tmc.edu
DeBakey research award honors outstanding scientists
HOUSTON -- (Nov. 15, 2004) -- Four Baylor College of Medicine scientists have received Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Excellence in Research Awards for their recent biomedical findings.
The 2004 winners of the annual award include:
[...]
. Dr. Nikolai A. Timchenko, associate professor of the Huffington Center on Aging and pathology at BCM.
During the ceremony, each recipient received an Excellence in Research medallion from DeBakey along with funds to support his or her research program. In a scientific symposium that followed, each scientist presented a synopsis of the winning research.
[...]
Timchenko investigates molecular mechanisms that regulate liver growth and differentiation during aging. He defined a transcriptional switch that explains how the liver's ability to regenerate weakens with age. He has also determined how liver cell growth may be affected by specific proteins that affect genetic material called RNA.
"During the past three years, Dr. Timchenko has published ground-breaking work that establishes the molecular mechanisms of why regeneration in the liver in response to trauma is markedly impaired in old compared to young animals," said Dr. Roy G. Smith, director of the Huffington Center on Aging, and professor of molecular and cellular biology and medicine at BCM.
Nominations are based on significant published contributions to clinical or basic biomedical research during the past three years. The DeBakey Medical Foundation provides funding for the awards.
For the complete article please see Baylor Public Affairs
From Texas Medical Center News Vol. 26, No. 21, page 22
Richard Sifers, Ph. D. Awarded Alpha-1 Foundation Grant
Richard N. Sifers, Ph. D., associate professor of pathology and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from the Alpha1-Foundation to support his research on alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a disorder that leads to the development of both liver and lung disease. With this funding, Sifers hopes to uncover the molecular mechanism responsible for development of the liver disease in infants. An article describing Sifers' research, titled "The Reluctant Pioneer," is included in the Fall 2004 issue of the foundation's magazine, Alpha-1-To-One.
From Texas Medical Center News Vol. 26, No. 21, page 22
The Seventh Annual Dr. William T. Hill Lecture
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004
Cullen Building, Room 301A
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Follicular Lymphoma Transformation: Novel Insights from Proteomic Studies
Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson, M.D.
Director, Proteomics Facility & Molecular Hematopathology ARUP/
University of Utah, Assistant Medical Director, Section of Hematopathology
& Associate Professor Division of Anatomic Pathology,
University of Utah Health Sciences Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Research funding opportunities for January 2005 deadlines
The DEADLINE for sending applications to the American Heart Association is THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 2005.
Program information, forms and instructions are available on the following American Heart Association Web site: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=9713
To find out what affiliate to apply to, visit http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3014871
Printable posters for funding opportunities are available at http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2304
In addition to funding research broadly related to CVD and Stroke, the National Research Program encourages applicants to submit applications in the following two areas of priority research:
1) To improve population and/or behavioral methods or develop novel methods to advance primary and/or secondary prevention goals of the AHA and
2) To improve the effectiveness of therapy, quality of care and systems of healthcare delivery goals of the AHA.
Visit http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004142 for more information.
AHA-Bugher Foundation Award for the Investigation of Stroke Funding Opportunity The AHA-Bugher Foundation Award's objective is to stimulate investigations that will support the development of better stroke preventive measures and interventions. Visit http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2530 for more information.
CMREF (Cardiovascular Medical Research & Education Fund) has enlisted the assistance of the AHA to provide administrative services for research funding in the study of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH). The immediate objectives are as follows:
a) to define the cellular basis of IPAH through the study of affected lung tissue
b) to describe the molecular pathways involved in the disease
c) to identify genetic associations with the IPAH clinical phenotype.
For more information visit http://www.heart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200050
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Fellowship (PHA) will also be offered in 2005. Information will be available on our Web site soon.