School of Medicine Calendar - ALL
All School of Medicine events for staff (does not include Student events) - ( Details and Feeds
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Director, Microtubules and Cell Division
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Host: Erfei Bi, Ph.D. and Mary Mullins, Ph.
Genetics & Psychiatry Module
James Eberwine, Ph.D.
Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor
Co-Director of the PENN Genome Frontiers Institute
Dept. of Pharmacology
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Fundamental Insights into Psychiatric Illnesses: One Cell at a Time”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium
Anjan Chatterjee, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Title: To be determined”
Location: To be determined
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Interdisciplinary Conference
Chief, Molecular Medicine & Genetics , Emanuel N. Maisel Professor of Oncology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Professor of Human Genetics, Professor of Pathology
Associate Director for Basic Science, U of M Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Michigan
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania/CHOP
Endocrine cell development in the digestive system
Thyroid Case Management Conference
Presenters: Kate Nathanson, MD and Ben Cooperberg, MD
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Attending: Anne Cappola
Fellow: Ilona Lorincz
Speakers: V. Ahva, W. Schweichert, A. Smith, J. Fritz
June 1, 2012
Steven S. Scherer, MD, PhD
Neurology
"Peripheral Nerve and the Opathies"
CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE TRAINING SEMINAR
Steven S. Scherer, MD, PhD
Neurology
"Peripheral Nerve and the Opathies"
Speaker: John Reilly, MD
Mark N. Gillespie, Ph.D.
Professor and ChairmanDepartment of Pharmacology
University of South Alabama College of Medicineand
Robert Piper, Ph.D.
ProfessorDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
University of Iowa
This program is supported in part by the following:
Airways Biology Initiative
NRSA in Lung Cellular and Molecular Biology (HL07748)NRSA in Pulmonary Immunology and Cellular Biology (HL07586)NRSA in Anesthesia Research (GM07612)
Training Program in Pediatric PulmonologyNeonatology and Newborn Services
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (ES013508)
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Speaker: Joseph T. Daley MD, PhD
Speaker: TBA
Speaker: Andrew Haas, MD
Speaker: Marv McKenzie, MD
Speaker: Juan S. Bonifacino, Ph.D. Affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Cell Biology and Metabolism Program (CBMP)
Speaker: Toren Finkel, M.D., Ph.D. Affiliation: NIH/NHLBI, Translational Medicine
The Endocrinology Clinical Case Conference and Grand Rounds Series presents:
Zubair Baloch, MD, PhD and Cytology Fellows
Title: "Interesting Pathology Cases"
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2012
Time: 7:45 - 8:30 am
Location: G. Clayton Kyle Conference room - PCAM 4 West
June 8, 2012 - “CNST Interdisciplinary Case Conference”
Kenneth S. Shindler, M.D., Ph.D. - Ophthalmology
Paolo Nucifora, M.D., Ph.D. - Radiology
Bo Jian, M.D., Ph.D. - Pathology
“Double Problems with Double Vision: How Neuroradiologic and Patholgic Clues Decipher Rare from Common Neuroophthalmologic Disease"
Rodebaugh Diabetes Center Conference Series Presents:
Topic: CFRD Case Conference
No conference today due to ADA meeting.
http://professional.diabetes.org/Congress_Display.aspx?TYP=9&CID=85274
Rodebaugh Diabetes Center Conference Series Presents:
Topic: Lipid Management
Presenter: Dan Soffer
Rodebaugh Diabetes Center Conference Series Presents:
Topic: Journal Club
Presenter: Meg Garin
Rodebaugh Diabetes Center Conference Series Presents:
Topic: Dermatology & Diabetes
Presenter: Misha Rosebach
Jason Kennerdell, Ph.D.
"Epigenetic regulation affects neurodegeneration and aging"
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium and Lobby
12:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker
Robert N. Taylor, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Endometrial decidualization and angiogenesis: Preparation for implantation
Please note, the Retreat is open to everyone; however, lunch will be provided to those who registered by May 15th.
Registration is now closed.
Fro additional information on the retreat please go to:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/crrwh/awards-events.shtml
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED -- NEW DATE / TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED
"The Atticus Finch Problem:
Navigating Conflicts Between Law and Ethics"
Presented by:
Katie Watson, J.D.
Assistant Professor, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
CHOP Colket Translational Research Building
Conference Room 1200 A/B
Reception to follow in the atrium
All are welcome to attend! Please register for this event by visiting
http://www.research.chop.edu/ehblecture
Keynote speaker: Bruce Blumberg, PhD Affiliation: University of California, Irvine Departments of Developmental and Cell Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Title: Obesogens, Stem Cells and the Developmental Programming of Obesity
Keynote speaker: Karen E. Peterson, ScD Affiliation: University of Michigan School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Title: Perinatal Exposures, Epigenetics, Child Obesity and Sexual Maturation
Sponsor(s):
Penn Graduate Consulting Group
GAPSA
Career Services
University City Science Center
McKinsey & Company
L.E.K Consulting
ZS Associates
Boston Consulting Group
Event Date & Time , JUNE 8 - 8:30am – 7:00pm
Event Location: University of Pennsylvania
Venue TBD
Event Price: FREE, Registration Required
PGCG is hosting our first ever annual case competition. All advanced degree candidates (non-MBA graduate students) and postdoctoral fellows are welcome to participate in teams of 3 - 5. This event is very resourceful for individuals who are thinking of applying to consulting firms in the near future as case interviews are required for every consulting firm interview process.
On the day of competition, participants will be given a case question and will be expected to present a comprehensive analysis and give supported recommendations for as problem solutions via power-point presentations. All presenting teams will receive feedback and the 4 best initial presentations will be selected for a second round of judging from which the winning team will be chosen. Following the competition a panel discussion and breakout session will occur.
Please register for this event by applying at www.penngraduateconsultinggroup.com.
Team Registration opens April 1st, 2012.
Registration Deadline is April, 30, 2012 Notification of team acceptance: May 8th, 2012
For more information, please visit us at our website: http://www.penngraduateconsultinggroup.com/
We look forward to receiving your applications and your participation.
PGCG Executive Board
Advisor: Douglas Epstein
Location: TRC Auditorium
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Class of '62 Auditorium, JMB
Speaker: Cristian O’Flaherty, Ph.D. Affiliation: McGill University, Urology
By the end of the 3-day Institute, participants will be able to:
- Understand a broad range of ways that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be applied to public health research, practice, and public policy
- Critically analyze maps and research results developed using GIS
- Learn how to create and analyze thematic maps, geocode addresses, and conduct basic queries
- Implement a variety of field data collection methods used in GIS such as handheld GPS technology
- Develop individual research agendas which incorporate GIS methods
Thesis Advisors: Dr. Frederic Bushman and Dr. Ronald Collman
Location: Class of '62, JMB
2012 Summer Institute on GIS and Public Health
Date: June 6-8, 2012
Location: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Cost:
Full Institute - $850*
Full Institute: Student Rate - $450 (with proof of student status)
Lectures Only (W-F, 9am-1pm) - $450
*For groups of 5 or more, discounted rates are available.
Please contact lahall@exchange.upenn.edu for more details.
By the end of the 3-day Institute, participants will be able to:
- Understand a broad range of ways that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be applied to public health research, practice, and public policy
- Critically analyze maps and research results developed using GIS
- Learn how to create and analyze thematic maps, geocode addresses, and conduct basic queries
- Implement a variety of field data collection methods used in GIS such as handheld GPS technology
- Develop individual research agendas which incorporate GIS methods
**For more information regarding the GIS component of this institute,
please email Amy Hillier at ahillier@design.upenn.edu.
Expert Course Instructors:
Charlie Branas, PhD
Dr. Branas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. His methodological interests combine aspects of health policy, operations research and epidemiology. Dr. Branas' research interests include emergency health systems and injury prevention. This research most prominently includes an NIH-funded study of alcohol outlets and firearm violence in the City of Philadelphia. Dr. Branas' current research is also national in scope, including a multi-state study of trauma centers and ambulance care funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Dennis Culhane, PhD
Dr. Culhane is a social psychologist and Professor of Social Welfare Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and a faculty co-director of the Cartographic Modeling Lab. He is currently directing several collaborative efforts between the University and the City of Philadelphia to make administrative records more readily analyzable and sharable for policy analysis and planning purposes. These efforts involve the creation of interaective, web-based software applications, and the creation of an archived data system for tracking children through various school and social service programs. His research interests include studies of he housing and neighborhood factors associated with health and the neighborhood factors associated with child and youth development.
Amy Hillier, MSW PhD
Dr, Hillier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning in the School of Design at the Uage redlining, fooniversity of Pennsylvania and a faculty co-director of the Cartographic Modeling Lab. She teaches classes in GIS and research methods and has served as the faculty director for Penn's Master of Urban Spatial Analytics program. Her research focuses on geographic disparities in housing and health, including historical mortgd access, and childhood obesity.
Doug Weibe, PhD
Dr. Wiebe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include environmental risk factors for injury, youth violence and intimate partner violence, alcohol use and alcohol availability, and the impact of daily routines on health-related behavior. A number of his studies examine how keeping a firearm at home relates to homicide, suicide, and unintentional shootings of household members. He also leads an NIH-funded study on how the nature and location of adolescents' daily activities relate to the liklihood they will be assaulted.
Please note that attendance is limited to 20 participants.
Cellular Immunology Section
NIAID
"Vaccine Approaches for HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis: Are T Cells Ready for Prime Time"
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
2:00pm in BRB Auditorium
Trainee Poster Session and Reception
to follow in the lobby (3-5pm)
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the Penn immunology community!
You have projects to manage - but perhaps have never had any formal training in project management. This course will give you the basic techniques and best practices of project management.
Learn how to:
- Recognize factors that lead to project success or failure
- Understand the project life cycle
- Construct a project timeline
- Understand the role of the Triple Constraint
- Anticipate and deal with project risks
- Use a communication plan and helpful tools
Join us in exploring some of the many hidden (and often FREE) benefits Penn has to offer. Some areas that will be discussed include:
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SAPA-GP is the largest professional organization of China-heritaged pharmaceutical professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area.
For over ten years, we strive to serve the community of pharmaceutical professionals by promoting advance of pharmaceutical sciences, building scientific and business connections between US and China, and fostering career and personal growth of professional members.
SAPA-GP Annual Conference is the most respected and well attended regional meeting for pharmaceutical professionals who are interested in scientific and business issues related to both US and China bio-pharmaceutical industry. We are particuarlly excited to announce that University of Pennsylvania joined force with SAPA-GP this year as a conference co-organizer. This year's conference theme builds on a key global industrial trend:
"Paradigm Shift in Pharma ? Interplay Between China and U.S."
During the event, participants will be joined by senior executives from multinational pharmaceutical firms, scholars from academic institutions, and FDA officials. You will hear invited speakers to share their unique insights on broad range of topics:
* Collaborations with China
* Continuous Transformation of U.S. Pharma Industry
* Beyond Emerging and Rising of China Pharma Industry
* Role of Venture Capital and Business Opportunities
Some of the confirmed speakers include:
Mr. Lawton R. Burns, Prof. of Health Care Management, the Wharton School
Dr. Jeremy Caldwell, VP, Screening and Protein Sciences, Merck
Dr. Greg Guyer, SVP, Global Quality, Merck.
Dr. John Hubbard, SVP & Worldwide Head, Development Operations, Pfizer
Dr. Olivier Jarry, VP, Head of Emerging Markets Strategy & Operations, BMS
Dr. Sandy Macrae, SVP, Emerging Markets R&D, GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Jeffrey S. Nye, VP, Global Head External Innovation, Neuroscience, J&J
Dr. Richard Soll, SVP, Corporate Aliance, Wuxi Apptech
Dr. John S. Swartley, Deputy Exe. Director of the Center for technology Transfer, the Univ. of Pennsylvania
Dr. Yaning Wang, Asso. Dir., Office of Clinical Pharmacology, CDER, FDA
Dr. Yinxiang Wang, CEO, Zhejiang Beta Pharma
Mr. Jack Xu, Deputy Director, Shanghai Clinical Research Center
Dr. Dayao Zhao, Head of China R&D, J&J
Dr. Liang Zhao, Senior reviewer, CDER, FDA
The conference will be held on June 22nd and 23rd on the beautiful campus of Villanova University.
The conference program is attached and will be updated at http://www.sapa-gp.org/2012/SAPA-GP_2012_Annual_Conference.pdf
To register or raise questions about the 10th SAPA-GP Annual Conference, please go to http://www.sapa-gp.org/
“Sleep-Wake Disturbances after Traumatic Brain Injury”
"Mentoring for success in academic medical careers"
Austrian Auditorium, CRB
"Deriving value from mentoring to advance your academic medical career"
Austrian Auditorium, CRB
Genetics Research Talks
Josh Burdick-Murray Lab
"Estimating gene expression patterns in the C. elegans embryo"
Hemant Kini-Liebhaber Lab
"Identifying endogenous targets and function of poly(A) binding protein, PABPC4"
Penn Flow 2012
Beyond the Bivariate
Thursday, June 7, 2012
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Austrian Auditorium, CRB
This symposium is free, but registration is required
“Are Cardiovascular Parameters in Pre-school Children Altered by Sleep Disordered Breathing?”
Office of Research Program Development (RPD)
Office of the Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer
presents
Research Symposium
"Funding the Transition: Making the Move from Individual Research to the Team Science Approach"
Friday, June 22, 2012
9 to 12 pm
For more information contact RPD
215-898-0132
Arwin Thomasson
PhD Candidate
Division of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Dissertation Advisor: Sarah Ratcliffe, PhD
Committee Chair: Justine Shults, PhD
Committee: Peter Abt, MD, J. Richard Landis, PhD and Peter Reese, MD, MSCE
Abstract: Data from transplant patients has many unique characteristics that can cause problems with statistical modeling. The patient's underlying disease / health trajectory is known to affect both longitudinal biomarker values and the probability of both death and transplant. In liver transplant patients, biomarker values show a sharp exponential increase in the days preceding death or transplant. Patients who receive transplants show an immediate drop in biomarker values post-transplant, followed by an exponential decrease. Patients' survival probabilities also change post-transplant, with dependencies on pre-transplant biomarker values. To properly incorporate these clinical features, we developed a joint longitudinal-survival model that incorporates an exponential growth-decay longitudinal model and a cure survival model. This allows us to evaluate patient biomarker trajectories and survival times both pre- and post-transplant. The models are linked by patient-level shared random effects that appear in the biomarker trajectories and the frailties of the survival functions. Estimates are obtained via the EM algorithm, with random effects integrated out of the complete data likelihood function using adaptive quadrature techniques. Simulations show our model performs reasonably under a variety of conditions. We demonstrate our methods using liver transplant data from the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS). We use total serum bilirubin as our longitudinal outcome, with age at wait listing and gender as linear covariates. Gender is used as a covariate in the survival model both pre- and post-transplant.
The Endocrinology Clinical Case Conference and Grand Rounds Series presents:
Samantha Pfeifer, MD - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Topic: "Managing the Infertile Woman with PCOS"
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Location: 12th Floor - TRC - Translational Research Center 12-146
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Accreditation
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dr. WIlliam Bishai
Professor, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Tuberculosis Research
John Hopkins School of Medicine
"New tools for tuberculosis: a tale for repurposing and remodeling"
Bridging Research and Policy to Improve Child Health
James Guevara, MD,MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology
Perelman School of Medicine
Director of Interdisciplinary Initiatives
PolicyLab: Center to Bridge Research, Practice, & Policy
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Sarah Zlotnik, MSPH, MSW
Senior Strategist
PolicyLab: Center to Bridge Research, Practice, & Policy
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Join Dr Guevara and Sarah Zlotnik as they provide an overview of methods for developing policy-relevant aims and strategic dissemination plans for interdisciplinary research. They will present a detailed example of an ongoing project to illustrate these methods.
We encourage attendees to bring their own lunch to this event. Government regulations no longer permit us to provide food for these seminars.
For more information about the Center for Health Behavior Research, visit http://www.med.upenn.edu/chbr/
The Pharmacology Graduate Group is pleased to announce the -
PH.D. CANDIDACY EXAMINATION
of
MAYA KHEZAM
10:00 a.m., June 19, 2012
12-146 TRC
Presentation Title: “Proteomic and Metabolomic Biomarkers of Pancreatic Cancer ”
Thesis Advisor: Ian Blair
Committee Chair: Harry Ischiropoulos
Committee Members:
Tilo Grosser
Kathryn Wellen
Steve Whitehead
Nachmias/Thimann winner: Allison Rosenberg
Talk title: In vivo imaging reveals novel macrophage-nerve interactions following peripheral nerve injury
Holtzer Prize winner: Dr. Jodi Schottenfeld-Roames
Talk title: Lumenal membrane morphology is maintained by endocytosis in Drosophila seamless tubes
**Special IDOM Seminar**
David E. James, Ph.D., FAA
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
"Insulin Resistance - a One Akt Play?"
June 12, 2012
2:00 PM
Translational Research Center, 12th Floor
Andrew Worth - "Development of a Hollow Fiber Bioreactor for NMR Metabolic Studies"(Glickson Lab)
Diana Bernstein - "The role of hepatic CREB in mouse fasting response" (Kaestner Lab)
Shuang Ci - "Understanding the mechanism of PKC epsilon up-regulation in breast cancer cells" (Kazanietz Lab)
Lisa Bottalico - "Isotopically Labeling Ceramides for use as Internal Standards" (Blair Lab)
Zinan Zhou - "Labeling Coenzyme A Species through Stable Isotope Labeling by Essential Nutrients in Cell Culture" (Blair Lab)
Sonia Revello - "Windows of vulnerability of the male germ cell lineage: offspring stress responsivity" (Bale Lab)
“Neurophysiology of NREM Sleep”
“Sleep, Memory and Emotion”
Suraiya Kureshi, MD
Bilgay Izci-Balskerak, PhD
"Psychometric Evaluation of Sleep"
BUILDING RESEARCH BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD
Pittsburgh, PA
June 22, 2012
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System are co-sponsoring an OHRP Research Community Forum (RCF) entitled, “BUILDING BRIDGES: Research Around the World,” at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA on June 22, 2012.
This program is quite innovative in the sense that this is the first program in the OHRP RCF series to focus solely on international research. A group of nationally and internationally-recognized experts will address the regulatory and ethical underpinnings of conducting research with human subjects in international settings. Our goal is to raise awareness of diverse global interests and to strengthen collaborations between US investigators and those abroad.
The dynamic multi-faceted agenda will provide a Keynote Address, 4 Breakout Sessions, 13 Breakout Sessions, and a Panel Discussion, as follows:
Keynote Address: Ethical Challenges in Collaborative International Research Presented by Christine Grady, R.N., Ph.D., Chief, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center; Member of President Obama’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; and Senior Fellow, Kennedy Institute of Ethics
4 Plenary Sessions:
• Conducting FDA-Regulated Research in an Exceptional World
• Ethics Committee Review of International Research
• Multicultural and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Consent Processes
• Tissue Banking – Domestic and International Challenges
13 Breakout Sessions
• International Export
• Lessons Learned from 25 Years of International Studies – Research Team Perspectives
• Tips and Tools for Planning Safe Travel
• Nuts and Bolts 45 CFR 46
• CDER OSI Perspective: Oversight of Foreign Clinical Trials
• Opportunities & Challenges: Computing Technology for International Research on Subjects
• Ensuring Regulatory Compliance at International Sites
• Research Ethics Training: International Perspectives
• Challenges in Negotiating Appropriate Subcontracts for Human Subjects Research Abroad
Panel Discussion
Updates and Questions and Answers with the Feds and Faculty
See Brochure at:
Lauren Francey - "Naltrexone Pharmacogenetics in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence" (Berrettini Lab)
Karen Vo - "The Radioprotective Effects of Curcumin on Keratinocytes" (Koumenis Lab)
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
252 BRB II/III, 421 Curie Blvd.
The purpose of the workshop will be to provide an environment for recent awardees (often junior faculty) to prepare, rehearse, and present their scientific work to gain feedback from their peers and members of the CFAR community. Awardees will have an opportunity to present research results and their plans for future studies to potential applicants, other prior awardees, and interested senior CFAR faculty in an informal setting.
Junior faculty are encouraged to attend to share in the experience and learn more about the CFAR Pilot Program from applicants that were successful in receiving CFAR pilot funding.
This year's presenters are:
Gregory Sonnenberg, Ph.D.
"Immune regulation of intestinal barrier function following SIV infection"
Iliana Kohler, Ph.D. and Hans-Peter Kohler, Ph.D.
”Mental Health, HIV and Aging in a poor high-risk disease environment: A pilot study in rural Malawi”
Paul Bates, Ph.D.
"NFkB activation by Tetherin"
Light refreshments will be served at the seminar.