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Joe Schwenkler, MD, medical director and assistant professor, Department of Primary Care, Physician Assistant (PA) Program, SHRP, recently received the New Faculty Award for Professional Excellence from the Physician Assistant Education Association. The award recognizes a faculty or staff member with fewer than three years of service who has made noteworthy contributions to PA education.
Save the Date
Monday, February 15: "Life Cycle of a Grant," a half day course for NJMS faculty and research administrators, Medical Science Bldg., Rm. B-556, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Presented by: UMDNJ Grants and Contracts Office. Instructor: Gerald Sabawa. Hosted by NJMS Office of Research Sponsored Programs. Space is limited, priority will initially be given to NJMS faculty, and will be limited to one research administrator per department. Awaiting list will be generated. Please register e-mailing Giovanna Comer at comergi@umdnj.edu.
Saturday, February 20: NJMS annual dinner dance & gala. In honor of Black History Month, 7:30 p.m., Newark Club, One Newark Center, 22nd Fl. Students $55; professionals $85. Contact Ian Lee at leeir@umdnj.edu, 732-492-8788; or Lola Babalola at babalooa@umdnj.edu or 856-266-4662 for tickets.
Newark campus
Friday, February 5: National Give Kids a Smile Day — The Department of Allied Dental Education students and faculty will provide free dental care and oral health information to children up to age 12. New Jersey Dental School Atrium, C-level, 8:45 a.m. For info: baumme@umdnj.edu.
Friday, February 5: NJMS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar — “Methodology: Virtual Screening of Potential Hepatitis C Virus NS5B Inhibitors,” Medical Science Bldg., E-609B, 4 to 5 p.m. Speaker: Tom Comollo, graduate student, NJMS. For info: Cheyenne Moorman at 973-972-0131 or moornach@umdnj.edu.
Sunday, February 7: “Brain Bee 2010,” NJMS, Medical Science Bldg., noon to 3 p.m. Sponsor: UMDNJ’s Vice President for Research. For info: 973-972-5332 or lomanto@umdnj.edu.
Monday, February 8: "The death of dogma: Drug intrinsic efficacy vs. functional selectivity." Medical Science Bldg., Rm. H-609b, 12 p.m. Speaker: Richard B. Mailman, PhD, professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa. For info: Eldo Kuzhikandathil at 973-972-1157.
Tuesday, February 9: NJMS Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics — “Alternative Polyadenylation in Development: Logic and Logistics,” International Center for Public Health, auditorium, noon to 1 p.m. Speaker: Bin Tian, PhD, associate professor of chemistry, NJMS. For info: Sanjay Tyagi at 973 854 3372 or tyagisa@umdnj.edu.
Tuesday, February 9: NJDS Seminar Series, Rm. B-721, 1 to 2 p.m. Speaker: Joel Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. For info: Latona Thompson at thompslm@umdnj.edu.
Tuesday, February 9: Medicine Grand Rounds-"HIV-Hepatitis C Co-Infection in 2010," Medical Science Bldg., Rm. B-610, 8 to 9 a.m. Speaker: Dr. Shobba Swaminathan, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease. For info: Jason Emmel at 973-972-5441 or emmelja@umdnj.edu.
Wednesday, February 10: Black History Month 2010: Wellness: Mind, Body and Soul — “Exploring the Wealth of Africa,” NJMS, Medical Science Bldg., B-552, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker: Lauriant Azangue, NJDS class of 2010. For info: 973-972-6935 or 973-972-1025.
Wednesday, February 10: NJMS Technology Lecture Series — “Agilent's Sure Select Target Enrichment System for Next Generation Sequencing Efficiency,” Medical Science Bldg. B-610, noon to 1 p.m. Speaker: Lisa Macera, PhD, genomics market specialist, Agilent Technologies. Sponsor: NJMS Research Office and Core Facilities. For info: 973 972 2625 or donnelly@umdnj.edu.
Scotch Plains campus
Friday, February 5: National Give Kids a Smile Day — The Department of Allied Dental Education students and faculty will provide free dental care and oral health information to children up to age 12. For info: Dr. Karen Kulikowski at 908-889-2460.
Thursday, February 11: SHRP Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions’ Colloquium Series — “Report on Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Pakistan Project.” Speakers: Carlos Pratt, PhD and Russ Smith, MS. Each colloquium will be broadcast live from Scotch Plains to Newark and Stratford, 6 to 8 p.m. For info: Lia Lewis at 908-889-2535 or lewisel@umdnj.edu.
New Brunswick campus
Wednesday, February 10: Medical Grand Rounds — "Dyslipidemia: Looking Beyond LDL," CAB, Conference Center, Rm. 1302, 8 to 9 a.m. Speaker: Perry Weinstock, MD, associate professor of medicine; head, division of cardiovascular disease; director of clinical cardiology, Cooper University, Camden. For info: 732-235-8909.
Thursday, February 11: Thesis defense — “Development of a Silk and Collagen Hybrid Scaffold for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction” by Eleni Panas, Columbia University, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science, RWJMS, Clinical Academic Bldg., Rm. 3405, 10 a.m. Thesis advisor: Michael Dunn, PhD, graduate program: biomedical engineering. For info: GSBS website.
Piscataway campus
Monday, February 8: Dean’s Faculty Meeting, RWJMS, 675 Hoes La., Dean’s Conference Room 123, 12:30 to 2 p.m. V-tel to Clinical Academic Bldg., 125 Paterson St., New Brunswick, Conference Room 1302, and Education and Research Bldg., 401 Haddon Avenue, Room 151, Camden. For info: greenbbe@umdnj.edu.
Monday, February 8: Genetics Research Seminar Series — “Darwin Day Seminar: Greening of the Tree of Life,” Rutgers Life Sciences Bldg., auditorium, noon to 1 p.m. Speaker: Debashish Bhattacharya, PhD, professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Institute of Marine & Coastal Science, Rutgers University. For info: Jody Hey at 732-445-5272.
Tuesday, February 9: Clinical Research and Occupational Medicine Grand Rounds — “Clinical Utility of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing,” EOHSI, rooms A&B, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Speaker: Anthony Scardella, MD, acting senior associate dean, Clinical Affairs, RWJMS. For info: Howard Kipen, MD, MPH at 732-445-0123, ext. 625.
Wednesday, February 10: CABM Lecture Series — “HIV Entry and its Inhibition: New Antiviral and Gene Therapy Approaches,” CABM Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, 010, noon to 1 p.m. Speaker: Robert Doms, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania. For info: Aaron Shatkin at 732-235-5310.
Wednesday, February 10: Genetics Research Seminar Series — “ The Polycomb Complex in Mammalian Skin Development and Stem Cells,” Life Sciences Bldg. auditorium, Busch campus, noon to 1 p.m. Speaker: Elena Ezhkova, The Rockefeller University. For info: Maureen Barr at 732-445-1639.
Wednesday, February 10: Neurology Grand Rounds/Case Presentations — “Stroke and Neurointervention: Optimizing Patient Selection for Best Outcomes,” Medical Education Bldg., Rm. 102, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Speaker: Jawad Kirmani, MD, associate professor, Seton Hall University, and director, The Stroke & Cerebrovascular Program, JFK Medical Center. For info: Lawrence Golbe, MD at 732 235 7337 or Laurie Lipper at lipperla@umdnj.edu.
Wednesday, February 10: Thesis defense — “The Effects of BDNF on Oligodendrocyte Lineage Cells in Development and after a Cuprizone Lesion” by Melissa Wood Von Dran, Rutgers University, CABM, Rm. 010, 10 a.m. Thesis advisor: Cheryl Dreyfus, professor and acting chair, Neuroscience & Cell Biology, RWJMS. For info: 732-235 5382. Or dreyfus@umdnj.edu.
Wednesday, February 10: CINJ-Cancer Institute of New Jersey Grand Rounds — “Crosstalk between the ChK1 and MEK1/2/ERK1/2 Pathways: Translational Implications for Multiple Myeloma and Other Hematologic Malignancies,” CINJ auditorium, 4 to 5 p.m. Speaker: Steven Grant, MD, Massey Cancer Center, Va. For info: 732-235- 6785 or mastrona@umdnj.edu.
Stratford campus
Thursday, February 11: Black History Month 2010 — Free blood pressure and diabetes screening, University Doctors Pavilion Lobby, 42 E. Laurel Rd., 10 a.m. to noon. For info: 856 566 6207 or sominfo@umdnj.edu.
Off campus
Saturday, February 6: “The University Doctors' Department of Pediatrics Open House and Health Fair,” HealthTrax Fitness & Wellness at Kennedy Health and Wellness Center, 405 Hurffville Cross Keys Rd., Suite 203, Sewell, New Jersey, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free screenings, games and activities. To register: 856-566-6207 or sominfo@umdnj.edu.
Saturday, February 6: “Children's RESPIRA Information Session,” La Casa de Don Pedro, 39 Broadway St., Newark, 10 to 11 a.m. Speaker: Barbara Suarez, MD, health educator, NJMS. Sponsor: The Health Care Foundation of New Jersey and Sanofi-Aventis. For info: 1-888-KID-ASTHMA.
Wednesday, February 10: " Children's RESPIRA Information Session," Reino Magico, 701 Bergenline Ave., Union City, 6 to 7 p.m. Speaker: Barbara Suarez, MD, health educator, NJMS. Sponsor: The Health Care Foundation of New Jersey and Sanofi Aventis. For info: 1-888-KID-ASTHMA.