UTMB Announcements for 4/5/2013

Presents

Killing the Messenger: RNA-based Manipulation of Gene Expression During Viral Infection

by

Britt Glaunsinger, Ph.D

Associate Professor

Department of Plant & Microbial

Biology and Cellular Biology

University of California Berkeley

Berkeley CA

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Basic Science Auditorium 2.212

All Welcome to Attend!

Please bring your lunch & join us for a presentation on

"Crucial Conversations"

given by Orson Wells

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Friday, April 12, 2013

SHP/SON 1.402

To register, go to the following link http://hr.utmb.edu/ , click on HR class registration, click on the pencil/paper icon next to the presentation & follow the directions from there.  Remember, if you only have 5 digits in your employee number, you will have to add a zero in front of it.

This presentation is being presented by SSP, EAP, & OWD.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Each Wednesday morning the East Texas Geriatric Education Center/Consortium sponsors the Weekly Discussion on Aging. The discussion begins at 12:00 p.m. in the virtual world of Second Life. We end promptly at 12:45 p.m.

The discussion uses an opinion piece on aging posted earlier as its subject matter. The link to current opinion piece is http://rodgermarion.comand the link to the meeting room in Second Life is http://tinyurl.com/cjfx9ag

Everyone is welcome and topics discussed cover aging, health policy, rural health and using virtual worlds in education. Contact Rodger Marion (rmarion@utmb.edu) or Tony DiNuzzo (adinuzzo@utmb.edu) with questions or comments.

On Friday, April 5, from 11:45pm to Saturday, April 6, 12pm (noon) Epic will be unavailable for implementation of new utmbConnect functionality.  Please call the Service Desk at x25200 with any questions.

“Novel Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors Decrease

Allergic Sinus Congestion and Inflammation”

Presented by

Bill T. Ameredes, M.S., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine

and Community Health

Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

William C. Levin Chair, Environmental Toxicology

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

2.212 Basic Science Auditorium

April 11, 2013

4:00 p.m.

 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WELCOME 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Announces – The Final Examination of

Christopher R. Edwards

For the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

April 15, 2013

1:00 P.M.

SON 1.104

TITLE OF DISSERTATION

THE JOURNEY OF MEN IN NURSING: A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY

SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

Chair:

Elnora (Nonie) Mendias, Ph.D., RN, Professor, Doctoral Nursing Graduate Program, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Ernestine (Tina) Cuellar, Ph.D., RN, Associate Professor, Doctoral Nursing Graduate Program, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Carolyn Phillips, Ph.D., RN, Associate Professor, Doctoral Nursing Graduate Program, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Yolanda Davila, Ph.D., RN, Professor, Doctoral Nursing Graduate Program, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Chad O’Lynn, Ph.D., RN, Associate Professor, University of Portland School of Nursing, Portland, OR

In an effort to provide on-going education regarding the management of federally sponsored projects, Research Services offers a 3-session Research Projects Management 101 course taught by Research Services personnel.  

The goal of the Research Projects 101 course is to provide the UTMB research community with tools and knowledge so that they are responsible custodians for the federal funds they manage.

Session 1:
Tuesday, April 16, 9:30-11:30 am

Session 2: 
Tuesday, April 23, 9:30-11:30 am

Session 3: 
Tuesday, April 30, 9:30-11:30 am

All sessions will be in Rebecca Sealy Hospital East, Room 4.302/4.304

Register at https://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

Prerequisites for the course are “Research Financial Grants Management” and “General Level of Effort Reporting & ECRT Training.” Upon registration in Research Project Management 101, you will be assigned the two online courses if necessary, and you will need to complete them prior to attending the Research Project Management 101 sessions.

For more information about this course, click HERE.  Please contact Heidi Lutz at Ext. 69432, or Christy Taylor at Ext. 69431, with any questions.

The UTMB Coed Softball League will begin play the week of May 8th and will run through July with a season-ending tournament.  Games will be played on the softball fields located across from the Alumni Field House.  The league is open to students, employees and contractors.  For more information and/or registration forms, please contact Joe Byrd @ jmbyrd@utmb.edu or Joe Aguilar @ jtaguila@utmb.edu  The deadline for registration is Friday, April 26th.

Each Wednesday morning the East Texas Geriatric Education Center/Consortium sponsors the Weekly Discussion on Aging. The discussion begins at 12:00 p.m. in the virtual world of Second Life. We end promptly at 12:45 p.m.

The discussion uses an opinion piece on aging posted earlier as its subject matter. The link to current opinion piece is http://rodgermarion.comand the link to the meeting room in Second Life is http://tinyurl.com/cjfx9ag

 Everyone is welcome and topics discussed cover aging, health policy, rural health and using virtual worlds in education. Contact Rodger Marion (rmarion@utmb.edu) or Tony DiNuzzo (adinuzzo@utmb.edu) with questions or comments.

The President's Cabinet Awards Committee seeks proposals for the 2013 President's Cabinet Awards.  The theme of this year's awards is The UTMB Health - Galveston Community:  Building our Future Together.  This theme explicitly recognizes the share interests of the university and its surrounding community in promoting a vibrant and supportive environment on Galveston Island.  Projects that mobilize the creativity, ingenuity and dedication of the students, staff and faculty of UTMB to benefit the community are especially encouraged.

Proposal forms can be downloaded online at www.utmb.edu/cabinet

Submission deadline is Friday, May 31 at 4:30 PM in room 5.128 of Rebecca Sealy.

Winning projects will be announced by September 1.  

Visit Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Shop at 4408 Seawall Blvd. on Tuesday, April 9, between the hours of noon and 8 p.m., receive a free ice cream cone, and make a donation to the Ronald McDonald House of Galveston (RMHG).

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day is an annual event in which shops give away free ice cream cones and at the same time allow charitable organizations, like the RMHG, to raise funds. Please drop by for a free cone and make a donation to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Galveston.

For more information, please call the RMHG at (409) 762-8770, ext. 107.

The UTMB School of Medicine presents the following lecture of the
2012-2013 Rural Health Care Track Lecture Series

Ethical Issues in Rural Healthcare
Craig M. Klugman, PhD

Date:
April 10, 2013

Time:
12:00-1:00

Location:
Mary Moody Northen Bldg, Room 1.102

Pizza will be provided to those that RSVP to Brian Sullivan at:
brian.sullivan@utmb.edu

About Rural Health Care Track
The Rural Health Care Track (RHCT) provides opportunities that serve to expand existing curricular experiences that emphasize the practice of rural medicine throughout the 4 years of medical school.  Students choose a rural community where they will complete multiple clerkships and strive to learn about the characteristics of the community and to develop partnerships within it.  Upon identifying a health care challenge in the town, students will complete a project along with their community partner(s) to address/improve the focus of their choice. For additional information please view the website at:  http://www.utmb.edu/oce/RHCT.htm

FREE LASIK LUNCHTIME SEMINAR APRIL 8 IN LEVIN HALL

 Is LASIK right for you? LASIK specialist and UTMB ophthalmologist Dr. Kevin H. Merkleywill host a free lunchtime session about LASIK for UTMB employees noon-1 p.m. Monday, April 8, in Levin Hall Room 3.320.

 Dr. Merkley is one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in Texas, having performed more than 20,000 laser vision correction procedures. He will give an overview and answer questions about the procedure.

 Bring a sack lunch and UTMB Health Eye Center will provide cold drinks and cookies. Space is limited so reserve your space today by emailing Kathy@com-strats.com.

 UTMB Health Eye Center, in partnership with Joffe MediCenter in Bellaire, is offering custom LASIK services beginning at $1,210 per eye. The free evaluation begins with a phone call: 1-866-685-6995. Call today.  

CUSTOM LASIK BY UTMB OPHTHALMOLOGIST AT SPECIAL UTMB PRICE OF JUST $1,210 AN EYE

 Now that experienced LASIK specialist Dr. Kevin Merkleyhas joined the UTMB Health Eye Center staff, UTMB offers state-of-the-art custom wavefront LASIK at a special price of $1,210 per eye for UTMB employees and family members covered by UTMB health insurance.

 The services are available through a partnership between UTMB Health Eye Center and Joffe MediCenter in Bellaire.

 Wondering if LASIK is right for you? Call 1-866-685-6995 to schedule your free LASIK evaluation Joffe MediCenter in Bellaire. Be sure to tell them you’re with UTMB! Click here to friend UTMB Health Eye Center on Facebook to learn more about eye health and Eye Center news.

Patient Service Areas with Credit Card Terminals need to settle them at the end of the day on Friday, April 5th in preparation for the conversion from Invision to Epic eConnect.  Patients who pay with a credit card and are receipted in Invision before Friday, April 5th need to have a credit card settlement date of 4/5 or earlier so transactions can be reconciled to the correct patient information system (Invision/Signature or Epic).  Thank you for your attention to this very important detail.

Based on the Book written by Karen and Meredith McCullough. A practical insightful look at the richness that is in each of us. Come reclaim and celebrate all the parts of you that you may have forgotten or misunderstood!

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Location: Town Center Conference room

Forum open to all (Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Students) 

Speaker: LaDona Landry

Presentation presented by Support Staff Professionals, Employee Assistance Program, & Organizational and Workforce Development.

Registration click here, click on April, scroll down to “The Seven Women Project – Town Center”on the right side click the pad & pen icon complete form and submit to register.

iSpace has many benefits such as managing your own permission, full content indexing, securely sharing files with people external to UTMB and document workflow to automate many file related tasks. Don't get left behind, come let Terry Janak give you the info you need to make iSpace your space!

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Location: SMP - 2nd F

Forum open to all (Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Students) 

Forum presented by Support Staff Professionals, Employee Assistance Program, & Organizational and Workforce Development.

Registration click here, click on April, scroll down to “Making iSpace My Space” click the pad & pen icon complete form and submit to register.

 THE CENTER FOR ADDICTION RESEARCH

Proudly Presents

 Robert N. Pechnick, Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmacology

Department of Basic Medical Sciences

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona, California

“Neurogenesis, Depression and Chemobrain”

 Friday, April 12, 2013

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Research Building #6

Room 1.206 - Auditorium

The presentation will cover table settings, the art of introductions, appropriate party chitchat, and casual to black tie clothing selection.

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Location: Victory Lakes 2.205

Speaker: Carol Kerr

Forum open to all (Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Students)

Presentation presented by Support Staff Professionals, Employee Assistance Program, & Organizational and Workforce Development.

Registration click here, click on April, scroll down to “Etiquette: Description of Manners and Apparel for Social Events-Victory Lakes” click the pad & pen icon, complete form, and submit to register.

MONDAY, April 8, 2013
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
***Research Building #6 - Auditorium  1.206***

“Hyperplastic Polyp Versus Serrated Adenoma; Does it Really Matter?”

presented by

Amanda Gorena, MD
Fellow, PGY-5

Department of Surgical Pathology

UTMB - Galveston

Objectives:  At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1.  Recognize the importance of correct classification of serrated colonic polyps.

2.  Review serrated polyp to carcinoma sequence.

3.  Apply concepts to correctly identify and diagnose serrated colonic polyps in clinical practice.

Methodology:  Lecture followed by question and answer session

Disclosure Statement (Speaker):  Dr. Gorena has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members):  Drs. Anthony O. Okorodudu, Judith F. Aronson, Alexander J. Indrikovs, Mahmoud A. Eltorky, and Mrs. Brenda Johnson have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement:  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Access is restricted to this building but Ms. Gabriles will be there to allow entry!

New applications for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships are invited for traineeships funded by the NIEHS Environmental Toxicology (ETox) T32 Training grant T32ES007254, for the 2013-14 academic year, beginning between July 1 and Sept. 1, 2013.

Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents, agree to regularly participate in all training program activities, and sign an agreement letter describing expectations with the conferral of fellowship.  Proposed research must address problems or mechanisms relevant to the broad area of environmental toxicology.  Research must be conducted in the laboratory of a designated ETox Training Program Faculty member.  For more information on the Training Program, activities, and faculty, please visit www.gsbs.utmb.edu/toxicology, and/or see our printable flyer for a listing of faculty: http://pmch.utmb.edu/Files/toxicology/tox%20brochure%20(1).pdf.

Deadline for E-mail of Intent to Apply: April 19, 2013.

Deadline for Completed Application: May 10, 2013.

Postdoctoral applicantsmust have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DVM, DO, ScD), and demonstrate a commitment to publication and work in an environmental toxicology-relevant area. Applicants are ineligible if they have previously held a faculty position. Post-doctoral Fellowships are for one (1) initial year, with support for a second year available and typically expected, based on demonstrated satisfactory progress in research and publication, and committee review. In some cases, a third year of support can be considered. All post-doctoral T32 fellow candidates are required to satisfy the NIH T32 fellowship payback policy, explained at:http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/policies/t32/payback.htm, and therefore must plan, during and/or following completion of their initial year of training fellowship, to perform and publish environmental toxicology-relevant research for a year beyond the first year of fellowship support. MD-fellow applicants should be familiar with this requirement in conjunction with their clinical subspecialty fellowship ACGME-certified training requirements, over the typical 2-3-year duration of their clinical training program. Plans to fulfill the payback policy should be described in the application in a clear fashion, with a timeline, related to the intended research, project duration, and how the payback requirement will be fulfilled. Applications not providing a plan for the payback will not be considered.

Predoctoral applicantsmust be enrolled in the UTMB Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), either before or by the fellowship start date, have an excellent academic record, and a commitment to an environmental toxicology-relevant dissertation project.  Fellowships are for one (1) initial year, with support for a second year available, based on demonstrated satisfactory progress in research toward publication, and committee review. In some cases, a third year of support can be considered. There are no federal payback requirements for pre-doctoral applicants.

E-mails of intent should include a brief description of the general research interest and project to be undertaken, its relevance to Toxicology, and the projected mentor or possible co-mentors.

Applications should be completed and submitted online by selecting the “Applications” Tab at the Environmental Toxicology website (www.gsbs.utmb.edu/toxicology). Each application requires three (3) letters of support, one of which must be from your current/projected mentor(s), CV and transcripts. The complete application should be submitted by 5:00pm CT on Friday, May 10, 2013.

 Please address questions regarding fellowships and applications to Tonya Groh at: trgroh@utmb.edu.

18th Annual Structural Biology Symposium

Presented by the Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

May 4, 2013

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Levin Hall

Wah Chiu, Ph.D.

Baylor College of Medicine

Keynote Speaker

"Visualizing Viruses Inside and Outside the Host Cell"

Register online at www.scsb.utmb.edu/symposium for more details  

 Join us for a Red Carpet Extravaganza—the Recycle in Style Show on Earth Day, April 26, at the UTMB Plaza.  We have a special red carpet guest model this year, Noey, our very own UTMB Police Dog will be wagging her way down the cat walk.  Part of the show's lineup is the presentation of awards in several outfit categories: 

Mother Earth Awards - Best Overall Outfit 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd Place
Carbon Footprint Award - The highest number of various recycled materials used to create an outfit
Eco-Chic Award - Best Student Outfit
Green Theme Award - Best Themed Outfit
Branch of Life Award - Most unusual recycled material/item used
Planet Hollywood Award - Most Entertaining Model

How can you be eligible for an award?  Create a recycled outfit!  Our vogue runway models will be dressed in styles made from recycled materials, so Think Green & Redeem.  Start stockpiling recycled supplies today to design and create a red carpet ensemble!  Check out pictures from the past  2012 UTMB Earth Day and Style Show event.

For more information about the show or to sign up as a participant please complete the Enrollment Form or contact Jene Spruce-Jamail.  For information about the Earth Day event please view the UTMB event page at Utilities & Sustainability - Earth Day 2013

Normal Healthy Participants And Subjects With Asthma Are Needed

You could qualify for one of our studies if you are a normal healthy participant or have a history of physician-diagnosed asthma AND are between the ages of 18 and 65 and are a non-smoker for at least one year

.

William J. Calhoun, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Clinical Trials Office

KECK/SCSB Teleconference*

"Computational Design of Enhanced Learning Protocols"

John H. “Jack” Byrne, PhD
Professor & Chair, Neurobiology & Anatomy
University of Texas Medical School

April 5, 2013

5.521 Levin Hall

4pm
 

In the fields of neuroscience and experimental psychology, multiple learning trials spaced over time generally produce long-term memory more effectively than a single trial or multiple trials massed together.  However, virtually all of the learning protocols and their neuronal analogues used in animal and human studies have been developed on an ad hoc basis.  The optimal procedure or spacing of trials is not predicted by any learning theory.  The seminar will demonstrate the feasibility of using computational models of biochemical signaling in nerve cells to design enhanced training protocols that increase synaptic plasticity, transcriptional activation, and long-term memory.  Moreover, the seminar will illustrate that a detailed understanding of biochemical signaling pathways underlying synaptic plasticity, as represented in a computational model, can facilitate the development of training protocols that can rescue deficits resulting from a molecular lesion.

The research interest of Dr. Byrne’s laboratory are the neuronal and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory.  The marine mollusk Aplysia californica is being used as model system.  In Aplysia they are studying mechanisms of implicit (nondeclarative) memory associated with simple forms of learning such as habituation, sensitization, classical or Pavlovian conditioning and operant conditioning.  A variety of molecular, biochemical, biophysical electrophysiological and imaging techniques are used to analyze the properties of the neural circuits and the individual neurons.  The empirical analyses are complemented with realistic mathematical modeling in order to determine the extent to which the observed processes and their interactions are sufficient to explain the behavior of the system.

A complete list of these and other seminars at UTMB can be found on the SCSB Research Seminars Calendar: http://scsb.utmb.edu/seminars
The live video teleconference of the GCC/Keck Seminar Series at UTMB is sponsored by The Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics.

 

FREE DESIGNER SUNGLASS FRAMES AT UTMB HEALTH OPTICAL CENTER

Get a free designer sunglass frame when you buy tinted prescription lenses at UTMB Health Optical Center.  Choose from a great selection of designer frames including:

• Vera Wang
• Vera Bradley
• Cinzia
• Woolrich
• Joan Collins
• Kensie
• XOXO
• Trendies

Yes, we accept other doctor prescriptions,  you can use your Superior Vision benefit and don't pay the difference on a designer sunglass frame.

• Open 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
• 700 University Blvd., near the UTMB campus
• Optometry eye exams and contact lens fittings by appointment

Appointments:  409-747-5800

Questions:  409-747-5823

*large selected group of designer frames

Tuesday, April 9

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Rebecca Sealy East 4.302/4.304

RSVP at http://my.utmb.edu/PStraining

Eric Dezenhall, a renowned crisis communications expert, will be the featured speaker during a National Association for Biomedical Research webinar explaining what you should, and perhaps more importantly, should not do when your organization or you personally become the target of misleading and inaccurate claims by critics including animal rights groups, the press, or other “unfriendlies.”

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Presents

Fernanda Laezza, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacology

UTMB

"Control of Neuronal Excitability by the GSK3 Pathway"

Monday, April 8, 2013

12:00 Noon

Levin Hall, Room 3.324

Faculty Senate Agenda

Monday, April 8, 2013, 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Marie Hall Room, 4.622, 4^thFloor, SON/SHP Building

5:00-5:15     Marketing and Communications – Steve Campbell, M.H.S.A, Vice President, Marketing and Communications

5:20-5:30     Innovation Challenge – Suzanne Tomlinson, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Minutes from the previous meetings are located:  http://www.utmb.edu/faculty_senate/minutes/default.htm