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BCM Family NewsLink, Jan. 9, 2015
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Awards and Recognitions Utay honored by orthotics and prosthetics students
CIBR awards The Computational and Integrative Biomedical Research Center has announced its FY 15 Seed Grant Awards. These $15,000 awards support the mission of the CIBR by fostering novel collaborations that bridge the translational gap from data to models, and from models to drug discovery and personalized therapy. Award winners and their projects are: Events TMC Library event marking Vesalius’ birthday The TMC Library is launching its Centennial Celebration with a special event on Jan. 12 at noon marking the 500th anniversary of the birthday of Vesalius, author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy. The event will include a lecture by L. Maximilian Buja, and Italian food and Prosecco will be served. Free and open to the public, with support from the Houston Academy of Medicine. Next Market Days at BCM is Jan. 16 Market Days at BCM will be held Friday, Jan. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Rayzor Lounge. January’s vendors include Salinas Salsa Co. (locally produced salsa), Sustain Juicery (cold-pressed organic juices) and Texas Hill Country Olive Company (olive oils, vinegars). Payments can be made by cash or credit card. All TMC employees and visitors are welcome. Market Days at BCM is a monthly event hosted by BCM's Resource Stewardship & Sustainability Program. To suggest vendors or for more information, contact Allison Carr at allison.carr@bcm.edu or 713-798-1051. Mark your calendars for Shearer Symposium Save the date for the Biennial William T. Shearer Symposium, “Innovations in Primary Immunodeficiency and Clinical Immunology,” Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Hotel Derek. Registration is only $15 with all proceeds going toward the William T. Shearer Endowed Chair fund. It includes breakfast, lunch and two snack breaks. Find more information and register online. Shearer is professor of pediatrics at Baylor and Texas Children’s Hospital and has been a leader in his career in the area of immunological disorders, including HIV/AIDS. College News Flu season reminders Texas is experiencing high activity this flu season. Baylor healthcare providers are reminded that they should be vaccinated if they have not already done so and should still encourage patients to receive the vaccine. In addition, early antiviral treatment should be considered for patients with confirmed or suspected influenza who present with significant illness or are at higher risk for influenza complications. Flu shots are available to faculty and staff on a walk-in basis in the Occupational Health Clinic, suite 1375 at the Baylor Clinic. Web-based faculty review system A web-based, fully-automated annual faculty review system is now available. The annual faculty review process will foster faculty growth and development by facilitating meaningful discussion between faculty member and supervisor. The discussion of faculty contribution to the missions of the department and College will support academic progression and increase institutional effectiveness. Supervisors are expected to provide feedback to faculty regarding prior academic year achievement, overall performance and goals for the next academic year, based upon responses provided by the faculty member. Learn more about the new system. BCM and NSBRI in the news The Dec. 29 cover story of Time magazine features a twin study to be performed on the first one-year mission by an American astronaut. BCM and NSBRI have leading roles in this unprecedented study that will shed new light on biomedical risks associated with long-duration human space missions. In early 2015, NSBRI and the BCM Center for Space Medicine will make further strides by opening a first-of-its-kind Astro-omics Laboratory in the Bioscience Research Collaborative. Faculty in the News See Baylor's news media mentions in this week’s Faculty in the News. Follow BCM
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