Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Exhibition: The Art and Science of Healing from Antiquity to the Renaissance (April 30, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/37527 37527-6616583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 30, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition, hosted by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Library, explores the early history of Western medicine as illustrated by a broad selection of archaeological artifacts, papyri, medieval manuscripts, and early printed books.

More information: https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/exhibitions/special-exhibitions/upcoming/art-and-science-of-healing.html

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Exhibition Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:03:09 -0500 2017-04-30T13:00:00-04:00 2017-04-30T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition The Art and Science of Healing
Exhibition: The Art and Science of Healing from Antiquity to the Renaissance (April 30, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/37527 37527-7487224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 30, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition, hosted by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Library, explores the early history of Western medicine as illustrated by a broad selection of archaeological artifacts, papyri, medieval manuscripts, and early printed books.

More information: https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/exhibitions/special-exhibitions/upcoming/art-and-science-of-healing.html

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Exhibition Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:03:09 -0500 2017-04-30T13:00:00-04:00 2017-04-30T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition The Art and Science of Healing
Self-Medication by Animals in the Great Green Pharmacy (May 9, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/37824 37824-6712631@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Mark Hunter received his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford. He joined the University of Michigan faculty in January 2006. He has published over 140 research articles and six books on ecology and environmental
change. He has received both a CAREER Award and an OPUS award from the National Science Foundation and, in 2014, was elected a lifetime Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

Humans have a long history of using plants as sources of medicines. Less well known is how many other animals also exploit plants as a source of pharmaceuticals. This talk describes the phenomenon of self-medication by animals, with a specific focus on monarch butterflies. Monarchs use
toxins in plants to protect themselves from disease. Studying animal self-medication may inform drug discovery and help mitigate the evolution of antibiotic resistance.

This is the ninth in a series of ten lectures held on the second Tuesday of each month. The next lecture will be held June 12, 2017. The title is The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:37:33 -0500 2017-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 2017-05-09T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Serious Fun at North Star Reach Camp (May 11, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39607 39607-8192067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 11, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)

Doug Armstrong, a nurse and clinical research director at the UM Transplant Center, is the Founder and CEO of North Star Reach, a new year-round camp in Pinckney, Mi, service children with serious health challenges. During its inaugural season in 2016,North Str Reach hosted 200 children during three weeklong summer sessions. Built from the ground up, the camp is designed to support a traditional camp experience as well as the special needs of campers living with serious and chronic illnesses.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:00:33 -0400 2017-05-11T14:00:00-04:00 2017-05-11T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA) Lecture / Discussion
Drug Discovery Seminar - "Chemotherapy for the 21st Century: Non-ototoxic Designer Aminoglycosides" (May 12, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40491 40491-8578220@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 12, 2017 9:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for the Discovery of New Medicines - CDNM

Ototoxicity is thought to be inherent to aminoglycosides, compromising the clinical use of these important antibacterials. While we have shown clinically successful pharmacological mitigation of aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss (New Engl. J. Med. 354:1856-1857, 2006), chemotherapy of the future would benefit from aminoglycosides effective against multi-drug resistant bacteria but with no or little ototoxic potential.

We have entered collaborations with the laboratories of Dr. Erik Böttger (Zürich) and Dr. Timor Baasov (Haifa) in order to develop non-ototoxic designer aminoglycosides as antibacterials and as stop-codon suppressors. Potential ototoxicity is determined during the design phase of new drugs by a screen with explants from the inner ear of CBA mice and in guinea pigs in vivo. Our mechanistic concept postulates a key role for the mitochondrial ribosome in aminoglycoside ototoxicity (Hear. Res. 303:12-19, 2013). We have earlier reported (PNAS 109:10984-10989, 2012) that apramycin, a structurally unique aminoglycoside in veterinary oral use for treatment of intestinal infections, shows low activity towards eukaryotic ribosomes, including hybrid ribosomes carrying the aminoglycoside-susceptibility A1555G allele. This finding led to the proof-of-concept that antibacterial activity can be dissected from aminoglycoside ototoxicity, and we have now developed aminoglycoside compounds with low ototoxic potential. New lead compounds promise a safety margin (antibacterial efficacy vs. ototoxicity) more than an order of magnitude better than gentamicin.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:04:47 -0400 2017-05-12T09:00:00-04:00 2017-05-12T10:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for the Discovery of New Medicines - CDNM Lecture / Discussion
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (May 30, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-05-30T08:00:00-04:00 2017-05-30T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (May 31, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-05-31T08:00:00-04:00 2017-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
Michigan ADCC Research Symposium: Beyond Amyloid (June 1, 2017 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41079 41079-8941058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 1, 2017 7:30am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center

The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Core Center is hosting its first annual research symposium! Keynote lectures will be complemented by shorter talks from investigators from the three participating research universities - University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Michigan State University.

For more information, contact Renee Gadwa at 734-764-5137 or rgadwa@med.umich.edu.

Register here: https://madcc.eventbrite.com/

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Presentation Fri, 26 May 2017 07:59:32 -0400 2017-06-01T07:30:00-04:00 2017-06-01T18:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center Presentation North Campus Research Complex Building 18
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (June 1, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 1, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-06-01T08:00:00-04:00 2017-06-01T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (June 2, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 2, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-06-02T08:00:00-04:00 2017-06-02T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
Michigan ADCC Health and Aging Fair (June 2, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41080 41080-8941059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 2, 2017 8:30am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center

The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Core Center's First Annual Health and Aging Fair is on Friday, June 2, 2017 from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Join us to learn about local community health organizations, current research in dementia and resources for seniors. This event will feature presentations by Suzanne Craft, PhD, Wake Forest ADCC, as well as multiple Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center personnel.

For more information, visit the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center website events page at: http://alzheimers.med.umich.edu/event/community-health-fair/

Contact Renee Gadwa with questions regarding this event: 734-764-5137 or rgadwa@med.umich.edu

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 26 May 2017 08:05:14 -0400 2017-06-02T08:30:00-04:00 2017-06-02T12:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center Conference / Symposium North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Strategies to Empower Women to Achieve Academic Success (June 7, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/38721 38721-7352063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 8:30am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute

Comparable numbers of women and men train in medical fields but fewer women achieve the rank of professor. Women also receive lower salaries and grant funding compared to male colleagues in academic medicine. Why do these inequalities exist and how can women thrive and succeed in academia and avoid the leaky pipelines?

Organized and sponsored by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, the goal of this event is to examine the gender gaps that affect instructional track faculty and determine how women and leaders within the university can work together to overcome them.

Dr. Reshma Jagsi, a radiation oncologist and expert on gender-based issues that impact the careers of women in academic medicine, and Janet Bickel, a nationally recognized expert in faculty, career, and leadership development, will deliver keynote talks, followed by a panel of distinguished senior faculty discussing related issues such as negotiation and promotion strategies, salary equity, work/life balance, networking, and strategies for success.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:48:26 -0500 2017-06-07T08:30:00-04:00 2017-06-07T11:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Conference / Symposium
Pathways to Worldwide Health (June 8, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41163 41163-8989850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 8, 2017 9:00am
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Faculty and students from the University of Michigan and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have been conducting research and exchange internships together for several years. This unique forum on June 8 featuring Israeli and American scholars showcases the world-changing ways these collaborations are improving health around the world.
Each of these exciting research partnerships pursues in some way the health and vitality of diverse populations, from health care delivery in resource-limited settings to disease prevention in children to transboundary contaminant control. Presenters work in the fields epidemiology, environmental health sciences, genetics, medicine, health management and policy, and many more.
If you are interested in refugee and migrant health, water sanitation and air quality, public health policy, health-worker safety, health management systems, or chronic disease including cancer, join us on Thursday, June 8 at the U-M School of Public Health.

See the full program at sph.umich.edu/events.

Catered lunch will be provided.
RSVP online by Monday, June 5 at 5pm—myumi.ch/6vjOo.

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Presentation Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:14:20 -0400 2017-06-08T09:00:00-04:00 2017-06-08T14:30:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Presentation UM SPH Delegation to Israel
Dr. Corydon L. Ford Artifact Dedication (June 9, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40990 40990-9032527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 9, 2017 3:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

Corydon L. Ford, M.D. joined the University of Michigan faculty as Professor of Anatomy in 1854. Revered by his colleagues, Dr. Ford was elected Dean of the Medical School in 1861-1862 and again from 1879-1880 and 1887-1891. He was the last medical school dean to be elected directly by the faculty.

Born in upstate New York in 1813, he contracted “infantile paralysis” or poliomyelitis as a child and walked with a decided limp for the rest of his days. Ford earned his M.D. from the Geneva Medical College in 1842, where he taught anatomy from 1842-1848. Among his many students was Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to obtain an M.D. in the United States. Dr. Blackwell recalled in her memoirs that Dr. Ford was the kindest faculty member she encountered at Geneva, a trait he upheld and extended to both his colleagues and students his entire life.

Dr. Ford was close friends with Dr. Moses Gunn while both were at Geneva Medical College in upstate New York in the mid-1840s. Gunn was so busy with his surgical practice and teaching surgery at Michigan that he recruited Ford to come to Ann Arbor in 1854 to teach gross anatomy, and here Dr. Ford stayed (although he held several summer-time teaching posts at Long Island Hospital Medical College, Bowdoin College, Castleton Medical College, and Berkshire Medical College). At the time of his appointment, the University of Michigan Medical School was only 4 years old.

Dr. Ford taught on the top floor of the Medical Building because it featured a skylight and, of course, there was not yet electrified light to illuminate afternoon or evening sessions. He lived in his office until 1865, when at the age of 52 he married. At Dr. Ford’s final lecture, on April 12, 1894, the distinguished Harvard trained-physiologist Warren Plimpton Lombard recalled “All of the faculty would have been there had he allowed it to be known in advance. He was then eighty-one years old, but he gave a great lecture. It was a masterpiece. Ford was without doubt the finest of Old School lecturers on anatomy in this country and probably in the world.” After giving this last lecture, he turned wearily to an assistant and said, “My work is done.” A few hours later, Professor Ford walked the few block distance to his home, suffered a massive stroke, and died.

The personal belongings of Dr. Corydon L. Ford exhibited will be his surgical and anatomical tool kit, microscope, and walking stick, and were bequeathed to his great nephew, J. Lloyd Ford of Grand Rapids, Michigan, around 1895. These items have been kept in the vault of the Shawnee Milling Company of Shawnee, Oklahoma, since it was founded by J. Lloyd Ford in 1906. The items have come full circle with the Ford family's gift of these items to the University of Michigan on June 9, 2017 at 3pm.

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Ceremony / Service Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:38:14 -0400 2017-06-09T15:00:00-04:00 2017-06-09T16:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Center for the History of Medicine Ceremony / Service
Deadline for Faculty to Apply for Interprofessional Exchange (IP-X) Grants (June 14, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40942 40942-8861296@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

This new U-M research stimulus has more than $1.5 million of funding available over a three-year period. The emphasis is on health outcomes and value. The program is open to faculty on all three U-M campuses. It was initiated by the health science school deans and is administered by the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education.
Proposals are due at 5 p.m. June 14, 2017, and must be research projects that study interprofessional care and services, policy, or education.
Check out info on RFAs and FAQs at myumi.ch/a0YPY .
Notification of awards will be provided in fall.

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Other Tue, 16 May 2017 13:42:06 -0400 2017-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 2017-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Interprofessional Education Other IP-X flier
LACS Teacher Training Workshop (June 29, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40938 40938-8853104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:30am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The Zika outbreak in Latin America, Indigenous healing practices in Mexico, public health in Cuba, and more.

This workshop will introduce teachers to the diverse communities of Latin America and some of their strategies and traditions for promoting health and wellbeing. We will explore the concepts of population, demography, public health, colonialism, worldview, Indigenous medicine, and biomedicine.

The second half of the workshop will focus on strategies for teaching and reinforcing these concepts using visual art. All participants will be eligible to receive/ apply for:

• 6 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)

• A curriculum development grant of up to $200 for books and materials. Applications for these grants will be made available to participants after the workshop.

This program is designed for middle and high school social studies, art, and health teachers, but all are welcome!

To register online: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ii-signup/

For questions, contact Laura M. Herbert at lmhmich@umich.edu

This event is funded in part by a Title VI Federal Grant from the US Department of Education. Cosponsored by the International Institute.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 31 May 2017 15:21:45 -0400 2017-06-29T08:30:00-04:00 2017-06-29T16:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Workshop / Seminar LACS workshop flier
Frederick Novy (June 29, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40943 40943-8861297@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Frederick Novy was a bacteriology researcher at the University of Michigan from 1889 to 1933. His work investigating fundamental aspects of microbial behavior was distinctly different for his time. His work was foundational in helping to establish the contours of biomedical institutions as we know them today. The
presentation is based on a book on this subject recently published by the author, Powel Kazanjian, who is Professor and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Professor at Michigan Medicine. He is also a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan. He teaches undergraduate courses in medical history and performs research in the history of epidemic diseases and history of bacteriology.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 16 May 2017 15:01:50 -0400 2017-06-29T10:00:00-04:00 2017-06-29T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion Lecture
Alfred S. Evans Memorial Lecture (July 12, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41505 41505-9310288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Evidence-Based Medicine: Past, Present, and Future

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:03:56 -0400 2017-07-12T17:00:00-04:00 2017-07-12T18:00:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Public Health II
U-M Drug Discovery Event: "Patent Strategy: Therapeutics, Clinical Diagnostics and Research Tools" (July 14, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41349 41349-9160261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2017 9:00am
Location: Life Sciences Institute
Organized By: Center for the Discovery of New Medicines - CDNM

William K. Merkel Ph.D., J.D. and Lynn L. Janulis Ph.D., J.D., patent attorneys from Marshall, Gerstein and Borun, LLP, will discuss options to effectively secure intellectual property associated with academic drug discovery and diagnostics projects. Topics such as what is currently patentable under US and international patent law with a focus on therapeutics (small molecules, biologicals, natural products, clinical diagnostics and research tools) will be discussed. Please come ready to learn and ask questions.

Hosted by U-M Center for the Discovery of New Medicines (CDNM) and U-M Office of Tech Transfer (OTT) and moderated by Ed Pagani, OTT Associate Director, University of Michigan.

Lynn Janulis, Ph.D., J.D.

Dr. Janulis concentrates her practice on securing patent rights in the life science technologies. She has extensive knowledge in the fields of biotechnology, including molecular biology, virology, microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, and pharmaceuticals. Among her specific areas of interest are reproductive biology, developmental and animal biology, cancer, vaccines, stem cell technologies, antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions, recombinant organisms and expression systems, recombinant proteins and methods of production and use, transgenic animals, assays and diagnostic methods, and methods of treatment of various diseases and disorders.

Dr. Janulis received her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School. She earned her Ph.D. in molecular and reproductive endocrinology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Urology at Northwestern University Medical School prior to joining the Firm.


William K Merkel, PhD., J.D.

Biotechnology clients benefiting from Dr. Merkel’s technical and legal experience have ranged from industry leaders to start-up enterprises. He has experience in medical diagnostics and therapeutics, agricultural and pharmaceutical products and methods, genomics, and medical and agricultural biotechnology. In addition to providing prosecution and litigation services in these areas, he develops intellectual property strategies and assists clients with validity, infringement and patentability opinions.

Dr. Merkel’s contributions to the field of biotechnology include graduate-level research that has contributed to our understanding of the molecular genetics of vitamin biosynthesis in prokaryotes. As a Research Fellow, he discovered the Pan Operon, revealing the organization of genes involved in pantothenate biosynthesis, as reported in the peer-reviewed literature. This research experience and advanced training equip him with the ability to thoroughly understand the complex scientific technologies of his clients.

Dr. Merkel received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned a B.A. in economics and psychology from Knox College.


Ed Pagani, Ph.D. Associate Director, Health Technologies

Ed Pagani, PhD, works with faculty and researchers at the University of Michigan School of Medicine to promote, protect and commercialize new discoveries. Ed gained extensive licensing and R&D experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries as Assistant Director, Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology, at Sterling Winthrop; Senior Director, Strategic Alliance at Pfizer; and Vice President, Molecular Diagnostics, at Beckman Coulter. Immediately prior to joining the Office of Technology Transfer, Ed held the position of CEO, North America at LGC, LTD, a private, equity-backed company headquartered in London, England.

Ed holds an A.B. degree from Columbia University, a Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and completed 3 years of post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:29:36 -0400 2017-07-14T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-14T10:00:00-04:00 Life Sciences Institute Center for the Discovery of New Medicines - CDNM Workshop / Seminar Life Sciences Institute
Philip S. Brachman Inaugural Memorial Lecture (July 19, 2017 5:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41524 41524-9326535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5:15pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Field Epidemiology: A Legacy of Philip S. Brachman, MD

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:52:13 -0400 2017-07-19T17:15:00-04:00 2017-07-19T18:00:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Flyer
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 20, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41520 41520-9318409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in Booth #102 on East University (near intersection of E. University/Willard) at Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair!

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures from inside our bodies revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

Founded in 2005 by Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D., and Sue O’Shea, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, BioArtography has developed into a thriving program. Gumucio, who leads the project, says the effort to turn science into art helps bring the microscopic world to life for the general public — and shows that researchers aren’t just about data and facts.

Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 80 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 200) and note cards can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers.

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Fair / Festival Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:14:52 -0400 2017-07-20T10:00:00-04:00 2017-07-20T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Fair / Festival BioArtography Booth
Chang Lecture on Art and Medicine (July 20, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41359 41359-9168340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2017 5:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: UMHS Urology

This lecture series was established in honor of the extraordinary Chang family linking art and medicine. Dr. Cheng-Yang Chang was the first pediatric urologist at UM and a steadfast supporter of the Urology Department. Son of the esteemed Chinese painter Ku-Nien Chang, Dr. Chang funded “The Shirley Chang Gallery of Chinese Art” in the UM Museum of Art expansion, in honor of his late wife.

The process of healing is a mystery that cannot be explained completely by a scientific approach. Analysis will miss the humanistic qualities that are required to address and serve the complexity of the human spirit. If Health Care Professionals are to achieve optimum healing we must attend to both the science and the humanity of health care. Poems and stories provide balance to the provider’s life and move us away from the Cold and Distant Physician into a deeper under-standing of human nature and an affection for the patient and his/her suffering.

David Watts, M.D., is a gastroenterologist and Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Medicine, a physician writer who has published six books of poetry, four anthologies, and two books of short stories about the complexities of the Doctor-Patient Relationship. He has also written two novels, one a mystery and the other best-selling western. He is a classically trained musician, a TV and radio host, and an NPR commentator. He has taken particular interest in measures to warm the cold and distant physician and is a strong advocate for literature and humanities in the medical school curriculum.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:01:51 -0400 2017-07-20T17:00:00-04:00 2017-07-20T18:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals UMHS Urology Lecture / Discussion
Duckett and Lapides Pediatric Urology Lectureships (July 21, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41360 41360-9168341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2017 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: UMHS Urology

Urologists and general pediatric providers within the University of Michigan Health System as well as within the state of Michigan will learn about the epidemiology, issues surrounding radiation safety, and various treatment modalities for the complex endourologic care of patients with kidney stone disease and the practice of radiation safety in children as well as the effective management of kidney stone disease, particularly in patients who require complex endourologic procedures.

To register, or for more information, contact Leslie Simmons at (734) 615-3038 or lasim@med.umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:31:58 -0400 2017-07-21T08:00:00-04:00 2017-07-21T12:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals UMHS Urology Lecture / Discussion
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 21, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41520 41520-9318406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in Booth #102 on East University (near intersection of E. University/Willard) at Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair!

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures from inside our bodies revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

Founded in 2005 by Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D., and Sue O’Shea, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, BioArtography has developed into a thriving program. Gumucio, who leads the project, says the effort to turn science into art helps bring the microscopic world to life for the general public — and shows that researchers aren’t just about data and facts.

Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 80 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 200) and note cards can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers.

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Fair / Festival Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:14:52 -0400 2017-07-21T10:00:00-04:00 2017-07-21T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Fair / Festival BioArtography Booth
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 22, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41520 41520-9318407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in Booth #102 on East University (near intersection of E. University/Willard) at Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair!

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures from inside our bodies revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

Founded in 2005 by Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D., and Sue O’Shea, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, BioArtography has developed into a thriving program. Gumucio, who leads the project, says the effort to turn science into art helps bring the microscopic world to life for the general public — and shows that researchers aren’t just about data and facts.

Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 80 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 200) and note cards can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers.

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Fair / Festival Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:14:52 -0400 2017-07-22T10:00:00-04:00 2017-07-22T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Fair / Festival BioArtography Booth
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 23, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41520 41520-9318410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in Booth #102 on East University (near intersection of E. University/Willard) at Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair!

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures from inside our bodies revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

Founded in 2005 by Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D., and Sue O’Shea, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, BioArtography has developed into a thriving program. Gumucio, who leads the project, says the effort to turn science into art helps bring the microscopic world to life for the general public — and shows that researchers aren’t just about data and facts.

Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 80 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 200) and note cards can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers.

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Fair / Festival Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:14:52 -0400 2017-07-23T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-23T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location BioArtography Fair / Festival BioArtography Booth
Dissertation defense: Uncovering the mechanisms governing childhood infectious disease dynamics (July 25, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40770 40770-8748017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Kevin Bakker defends his dissertation

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:18:13 -0400 2017-07-25T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation Child overlay on map of U.S. and chickenpox incidence graphs, illustration by John Megahan
Bioethics Grand Rounds- July (July 26, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41553 41553-9358898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 12:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a new form of health care organization in which a network of health care providers is given a financial incentive to reduce total costs of care while meeting certain quality benchmarks for a defined patient group. What are the moral responsibilities of such organizations, if any? How might ACOs and those who work in them care for patients in an accountable, trustworthy way?

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Presentation Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:03:00 -0400 2017-07-26T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T13:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Presentation
U-M Coulter Program at Researchpalooza (August 16, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42177 42177-9582840@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 11:00am
Location: Medical Science Research Building 1
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Come visit the University of Michigan Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program Booth at Researchpalooza on August 16th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM!

Who are we?
The U-M Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program is a commercialization fund that seeks to accelerate the development of university technologies into new products to improve health care.

We will be highlighting past and current Coulter projects by providing live product demonstrations:

11:00 AM – Everter: Device for Arterial Microvascular Anastomosis.
12:00 PM – NeuromaMend: Surgical tool for the treatment and prevention of painful Neuromas.
1:00 PM – Slit-Stent Lacrimal Drainage Device

For more information about Coulter, visit: http://bme.umich.edu/research/coulter/

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:52:11 -0400 2017-08-16T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-16T14:00:00-04:00 Medical Science Research Building 1 Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium Researchpalooza
The S Word – Film screening & panel discussion on World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41822 41822-9481077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 10, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

“The most dangerous word is Silence. Speaking the word Suicide is not the problem. It’s the silence that so often surrounds it.”

Please join us for:
• Screening of the documentary, The S Word
• Panel discussion about suicide signals, prevention strategies, and education featuring:
o Lisa Klein, Filmmaker and U-M Alumna
o Melvin McInnis, M.D., Research Director, Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program
o Cheryl King, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, U-M Depression Center Faculty
o Julie Kaplan, embedded CAPS Counselor at the Ross School of Business
o Spencer Walz, Student & Volunteer with NAMI Washtenaw County
o Sam Orley, Executive Director, Wolverine Support Network
• Information tables of many campus organizations and local non-profits that focus on mental health services

This event is free of charge and open to the campus community and the public, but pre-registration is required: http://www.depressioncenter.org/s-word/

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Film Screening Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:22:15 -0400 2017-09-10T15:00:00-04:00 2017-09-10T18:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Eisenberg Family Depression Center Film Screening event poster
Robocalypse Now?: Technology and the Future of Work (September 11, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41582 41582-9367005@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 11, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program

Talk summary: The process of technological displacement of workers began in the automobile industry in the 1960’s, and with the rise of connectivity and AI it is accelerating rapidly. For example, it may be no surprise, given what’s happened in the automobile industry, that the world’s first farm that is completely run by robots has just opened in Japan; or that a new robot is available for the construction industry that can lay bricks three times faster than a human. This kind of displacement of manual labor happened in previous industrial revolutions as well. More surprising, however, is the breadth of jobs that can be replaced by intelligent automation; it isn’t just manual labor that’s being replaced: even writers, for instance, are being displaced by computer software. In January, 2016, “the Associated Press (AP) revealed that [a software program called] Wordsmith has been rolling out content since July 2014 without any human intervention.” This Wordsmith software has been generating 1000 stories per month, which is “14 times more than the previous manual output of AP's reporters and editors.” In terms of sheer productivity, human writers cannot keep up with computers and robots. So what can we do as a society to compensate for technological unemployment, and to prevent the poverty, dislocation, and even violence that might follow, as it has in past industrial revolutions? My talk will present both the problems and possible short and longterm solutions to them.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur is Professor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), specializing in technology and culture. He is also a Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology, an international think tank, and a co-founder of the NY Posthuman Research Group and of the Visual Pathways Technology Consortium (for researching tech apps for the blind). Dr. LaGrandeur has written many articles and conference presentations on digital culture; on Artificial Intelligence and ethics; and on literature and science. His publications have appeared in journals such as Computers & Texts, Computers and the Humanities, and Science Fiction Studies; in books such as Eloquent Images: Word and Image in the Age of New Media and Beyond Artificial Intelligence: The Disappearing Human-Machine Divide, which contains his essay, ‘Emotion, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics.’ He has also published on Artificial Intelligence, society, and ethics in popular publications such as USA Today and United Press International (UPI). His book Artificial Slaves (Routledge, 2013), about the premodern cultural history of Artificial Intelligence and its foreshadowing of today’s technology, was Awarded a 2014 Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Prize. In April, 2017, his latest book, co-edited with James Hughes, was published. About the future of AI’s displacement of human workers and how to meet this challenge, it is titled Surviving the Machine Age: Intelligent Technology and the Transformation of Human Work.

This event is free and open to the public.

Co-sponsors: Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Ford School of Public Policy, School of Information (UMSI), and Michigan Robotics

Questions? email Caroline Walsh (walshce@umich.edu)

http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/robocalypse-now-technology-and-future-work

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:03:08 -0400 2017-09-11T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-11T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program Lecture / Discussion headshot
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 11, 2017 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9892000@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

The Prison Birth Project will be hosting mass meetings for those who are interested in becoming involved. We are a group of students that support pregnant moms who are in prison. If you are interested in our project, we would love to talk to you. There will be many leadership opportunities opening soon, including director positions for the following teams:

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Community Outreach & Activism, Doula Support, Event Planning, and Social Networking & Multimedia

If you or somebody you know might be interested, please stop by! If you are unable to make our mass meeting times, you can email us at prisonbirthproject@umich.edu for more information.

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Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-11T20:00:00-04:00 2017-09-11T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
Public Health Major Info Sessions (September 12, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41583 41583-9367006@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 4:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: School of Public Health

Learn more about the public health major and requirements for admission. Why should you study public health at Michigan?

What public health degrees does Michigan offer and what careers can you find after graduation?

These 30-minute interactive presentations are followed by time for questions and discussion. Register online at sph.umich.edu/undergrad.

Public health refers to all organized measures—both public and private—that promote health, prevent illness and disease, and prolong the quality and years of life for the population as a whole. Public health creates conditions under which people can live a healthy lifestyle and, when treatment is necessary, it ensures equitable access to safe and effective health care.

At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, we offer engaged learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training. We provide Michigan students with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as leaders in the field of public health

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:56:58 -0400 2017-09-12T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower School of Public Health Presentation Public health students researching, planning, serving
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 14, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Gerald Ford Library
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-14T13:00:00-04:00 2017-09-14T14:45:00-04:00 Gerald Ford Library Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 14, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Gerald Ford Library
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-14T15:00:00-04:00 2017-09-14T17:00:00-04:00 Gerald Ford Library Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 14, 2017 5:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 5:15pm
Location: Gerald Ford Library
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-14T17:15:00-04:00 2017-09-14T18:15:00-04:00 Gerald Ford Library Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 14, 2017 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 6:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-14T18:30:00-04:00 2017-09-14T20:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 14, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9891998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

The Prison Birth Project will be hosting mass meetings for those who are interested in becoming involved. We are a group of students that support pregnant moms who are in prison. If you are interested in our project, we would love to talk to you. There will be many leadership opportunities opening soon, including director positions for the following teams:

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Community Outreach & Activism, Doula Support, Event Planning, and Social Networking & Multimedia

If you or somebody you know might be interested, please stop by! If you are unable to make our mass meeting times, you can email us at prisonbirthproject@umich.edu for more information.

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Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-14T19:00:00-04:00 2017-09-14T20:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 15, 2017 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 15, 2017 12:45pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-15T12:45:00-04:00 2017-09-15T14:15:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 15, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 15, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-15T14:30:00-04:00 2017-09-15T16:15:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
BME Bicentennial Celebration (September 15, 2017 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40503 40503-8584454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 15, 2017 4:30pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Ford Library
- Imaging Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 1:00 - 2:45 PM
- Neural Engineering Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
- Keynote: Matt O'Donnell, 5:15 PM

Friday, September 15, 2017 | Kahn Auditorium
- Regenerative Medicine Presentation: (History, Future, Panel Discussion) 12:45-2:15 PM
-Precision Health Presentation: (Nanotechnology, Computational Biology, Panel Discussion) 2:30-4:15 PM
- Keynote: David Mooney, 4:30 PM

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:13:28 -0400 2017-09-15T16:30:00-04:00 2017-09-15T17:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Biomedical Engineering Conference / Symposium BME Always Innovating, Forever Valiant
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 15, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9891999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 15, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

The Prison Birth Project will be hosting mass meetings for those who are interested in becoming involved. We are a group of students that support pregnant moms who are in prison. If you are interested in our project, we would love to talk to you. There will be many leadership opportunities opening soon, including director positions for the following teams:

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Community Outreach & Activism, Doula Support, Event Planning, and Social Networking & Multimedia

If you or somebody you know might be interested, please stop by! If you are unable to make our mass meeting times, you can email us at prisonbirthproject@umich.edu for more information.

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Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-15T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-15T19:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
"Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body" (September 18, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42436 42436-9601981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 18, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Serious scientists from a range of fields have been uncovering evidence that our thoughts, emotions and beliefs can ease pain, heal wounds, fend off infection and heart disease, and even slow the progression of AIDS and some cancers. Drawing on the very latest research, Jo Marchant explores the vast potential of the mind’s ability to heal, lays out its limitations and explains how we can make use of the findings in our own lives.

“...Cure points the way towards a system of medicine that treats us not simply as bodies but as human beings.” Amazon Review.
Let’s bring our open minds and our healthy skepticism to this book discussion for those 50 and above on the possible future of medicine.

Instructor Mike Murray, a Clinical Psychologist, will lead two hour sessions on Tuesdays from September 18 through October 23.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:25:51 -0400 2017-09-18T10:00:00-04:00 2017-09-18T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Patient Centered Care Approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine (September 18, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43928 43928-9855167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 18, 2017 12:00pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

Brought to you by the College of Pharmacy's International Chinese Student Cohort.

What does patient centered care look like in other cultures? In Chinese culture this approach is focused on preventing illness using herbal medicines and various mind and body practices. Please join us as we learn from the PharmD international students from China, who will share about their culture’s approaches to caring for patients, and explore what it means for working with diverse populations in the United States.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:30:27 -0400 2017-09-18T12:00:00-04:00 2017-09-18T13:00:00-04:00 1100 North University Building U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion 1100 North University Building
Installation of Dr. Christopher Friese as the Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing (September 20, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43773 43773-9841064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:00pm
Location: School of Nursing
Organized By: School of Nursing

Please join us as UMSN Professor Christopher Friese is installed as the inaugural Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing. Reception to follow. Please RSVP to RSVP-UMSN@umich.edu.

Christopher Friese’s program of research is focused on understanding and improving healthcare delivery in high-risk settings, with an expertise in cancer care including measuring and improving the care received by patients. In addition, he recently completed a one-year health policy Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fellowship in Washington, D.C.

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Presentation Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:36:48 -0400 2017-09-20T17:00:00-04:00 2017-09-20T18:00:00-04:00 School of Nursing School of Nursing Presentation Christopher Friese
Health Professionals Talk Stigma and Psychological Health (September 20, 2017 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43932 43932-9855170@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

Brought to you by American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacist APhA-ASP.

This panel is to inform students about how health professionals educate their patients and community about stigmas associated with psychological health, and the role that students can play in changing the stigma in the future. For more information about the event, contact sahagian@umich.edu or co-chair Pooja Kumar (kumarpoo@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:48:56 -0400 2017-09-20T17:30:00-04:00 2017-09-20T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan League U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion
Diversity of Thought in Drug Product Development (September 21, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43930 43930-9855169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2017 12:00pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

Brought to you by Industry Pharmacy Organization (IPhO).

Dr. Sharon Watling, a former PharmD student at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, now a Principle Consultant with Boston Biomedical Associates, where she serves as a clinical development consultant for small molecules, gene, and cell therapies. Dr. Watling will speak about the various steps involved in drug product development, starting from the pre-clinical phase all the way through the post marketing phase. She will also explain the diversity of thought present throughout the drug development process as well as the diversity of instrumental roles that pharmacists can play in the process. For questions, please contact ipho.info@umich.edu. Please RSVP.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:44:54 -0400 2017-09-21T12:00:00-04:00 2017-09-21T13:00:00-04:00 1100 North University Building U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion 1100 North University Building
CGIS Open House! (September 21, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43512 43512-9798613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS would like to invite you to our open house that will take place in our new office in Weiser Hall! Come by and check out student submitted photos, meet our advisors, and most importantly EAT! There will be plenty of food, free t-shirts, and opportunities to learn about studying abroad!

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 03 Sep 2017 17:12:09 -0400 2017-09-21T14:00:00-04:00 2017-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Workshop / Seminar Weiser Hall
Fragments Workshop. Scented Protection: A History of Saffron in Medieval China (September 22, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42749 42749-9653777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 22, 2017 2:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)

Panelists: Aileen Das (Classical Studies), Amanda Repass (PhD student in History-Anthropology Program), and Paul Freedman (History, Yale).

The flourishing commerce of the Silk-Roads and the vibrant cultural exchange between China and the Western Regions (xiyu) fostered the circulation of diverse substances across the Eurasia continent. Prominent among them were a large number of aromatics of Indian, Persian, or Southeast Asian origin that entered Tang China (618-907) and transformed the landscape of Chinese medical practices. This paper focuses on a particular aromatic, saffron (yujin xiang), which came from northern India and Kashmir. The paper explores the identification of the plant in Chinese sources, various ways through which it was imported into China, and the diverse values it acquired there.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Sep 2017 08:41:01 -0400 2017-09-22T14:00:00-04:00 2017-09-22T17:00:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Workshop / Seminar Xiang fu san
Feminism and the Biological Sciences: New Directions (September 25, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42081 42081-9536065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 25, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Speakers:
- Kristen Springer, Associate Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University
- Stacey A. Ritz, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University
- Sarah Richardson, Professor of the History of Science and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University

Feminist scholars have called for engagements with the biological sciences, but what would this look like? And, can biological research so easily incorporate feminist strategies? This symposium explores the intersections of feminist and biological and biomedical research, focusing on sex and gender within neuroscience, epigenetics, immunology, and epidemiology.

Presented by IRWG's Feminist Science Studies program, with cosponsorship from the Science, Technology, and Society Program; Neuroscience Graduate Program; American Medical Women's Association; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; and Department of Sociology.

Schedule:

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Kristen Springer: “Stress and Strain: Using Experimental Methods to Understand Physiological Mechanisms Linking Masculinity Ideals to Men's Health”

1:30 - 2:20 pm: Stacey A. Ritz: "The Odd Couple: Grappling with Sex/Gender Considerations in Experimental Biomedical Research”

2:30-3:20 pm: Sarah Richardson: “Can a Cell Have a Sex? Biological & Social Ontologies of Sex”

3:30 - 4:00 pm: Moderated Roundtable Discussion with Sari van Anders, Associate Professor of Psychology, Women’s Studies, Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences, Science, Technology, and Society, and Biosocial Methods, University of Michigan.

4:00 pm: Reception

Event Accessibility :
A ramp, leading to power doors, is located to the left of the stairs at the South (main) entrance. After entering through the power doors, go through the double doors where the East and West elevators are on the left and right sides of the lobby. The Assembly Hall is centrally located on the fourth floor and is wheelchair accessible. A gender neutral restroom is located on the third floor in the East wing of the building.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 11 Aug 2017 16:28:53 -0400 2017-09-25T12:30:00-04:00 2017-09-25T16:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Institute for Research on Women and Gender Conference / Symposium image of molecular structure with text reading "Feminism and the Biological Sciences: New Directions, Monday, September 25, 2017"
The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Newborn Screening (September 25, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43249 43249-9748036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 25, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Advances in prenatal screening and genetic manipulation have the potential to all but eliminate birth defects and genetic disorders. For example, prenatal genetic testing in Iceland has almost completely erased incidents of down’s syndrome in newborns. This has led to growing concerns over creating designer babies, hyperbole about the potential for a new era of eugenics, and broader questions about whether science is outstripping societal or ethical norms in regards to human genetic diversity.

Join Joselin Linder, author of “The Family Gene”, and Jodyn Platt, assistant professor in the U-M Medical School in a panel discussion about the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics and newborn screening. The conversation will be moderated by Kayte Spector-Bagdady, assistant professor in the U-M Medical School and chief of the research ethics service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:18:18 -0400 2017-09-25T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-25T19:15:00-04:00 Michigan League Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Newborn Screening
Summer 2018 Study Abroad Information Session (September 26, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44655 44655-9943095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: HSSP

Learn about summer programs for Pre-Health
Students and anyone interested in study abroad
opportunities
Representatives from the Center for Global and
International Studies Program (CGIS) will tell you
everything you need to know about study abroad
opportunities
Hear from HSSPers as they share their summer
abroad experiences

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Rally / Mass Meeting Sat, 16 Sep 2017 11:51:13 -0400 2017-09-26T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-26T19:30:00-04:00 Couzens Hall HSSP Rally / Mass Meeting Study abroad flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Organ and Body Donations (September 26, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43714 43714-9832699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the give and take of our very selves.

Essays to consider:
"The survival lottery"
"The case for allowing kidney sales"
"Organ donation and retrieval: whose body is it anyway?"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:17:36 -0400 2017-09-26T19:00:00-04:00 2017-09-26T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Organ and body donations
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (September 29, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41672 41672-9430171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 29, 2017 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

The University of Michigan ACS Medicinal Chemistry Student Chapter would like to invite you to attend the Second Annual ACS Medicinal Chemistry Symposium. We are excited to be hosting this event and hope you will join us!

Date: Friday, September 29, 2017
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Location: Rackham Amphitheater and Assembly Hall (4th floor)

Schedule:

8:45 - 9:00 am - Coffee and registration

9:10 – 10:00 am – Dr. Andrew White

Co-director of the Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core and Research Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan

10:00 - 10:20 am – Reception in the Rackham Assembly Hall

Light refreshments provided.

10:30 - 11:30 am - Dr. Anna Mapp

Professor of Chemistry, Director of the Program in Chemical Biology and Faculty of IDP Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan

11:30 - 12:00 pm - Networking reception in Rackham Assembly Hall

Light refreshments provided.

Please RSVP by August 31 if you plan to attend.

Questions can be directed to Andrea Shergalis ashergal@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:40:49 -0400 2017-09-29T09:00:00-04:00 2017-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Translational Research Symposium (October 4, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39751 39751-8284183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 8:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)

Learn from translational research experts at the University of Michigan and beyond.

This event is sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), the U-M Office of Research, and the Medical School Office of Research.

Register or learn more here: https://umtranslationalresearchsymposium2017.splashthat.com/

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:29:01 -0400 2017-10-04T08:00:00-04:00 2017-10-04T17:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) Conference / Symposium North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Primary Health Care Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities (October 4, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44877 44877-10000726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

The WDI Global Impact Speaker Series kicks off for the academic year by exploring the role that good supply chains play in ensuring health products reach their intended recipients in Africa and India, how technology is making a difference and why having a motivated and dedicated staff is critical. The Oct. 4 talk featuring David Sarley, senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, also will highlight how graduating students can make a difference in global public health.

Sarley’s talk, “Primary Health Care Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities,” will be held at 5 p.m. in Room R2220 at the Ross School of Business. It is free and open to the public.

The WDI Global Impact Speaker Series features thought leaders and practitioners who do innovative work in low- and middle-income countries. They share their experience, provoke thought, and stimulate discussion around the opportunities and challenges of international development.

Over the last five years at the Gates Foundation, Sarley has created and managed investments across multiple delivery teams tasked with strengthening supply chains, and recently joined the Innovation and Strategy team in Vaccine Delivery.

“David has a deep understanding of the needs, opportunities and challenges that many countries face ensuring that their citizens have access to a reliable supply of lifesaving health commodities,” said Michael Krautmann, senior research associate with WDI’s Healthcare Initiative, who has worked with Sarley on Gates-funded projects. “Through his work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, David is at the forefront of technological and organizational solutions to these challenges, and his talk will be insightful for students, faculty and all those who are interested in improving global access to medicines.”

WDI has collaborated with the Gates Foundation on several projects, and Sarley served as program officer on a large healthcare project, “Developing a Common Vision of Effective and Efficient Global Health Supply Chains,” that had a number of sub-components.

One element of the large project was creating executive communications materials to increase global donors’ investment in supply chain, and convey key supply chain challenges and opportunities in global health. Another part of the project resulted in a WDI report, “Designing Global Health Supply Chains for the Future,” that proposed a series of initiatives that governments, global development agencies, and those in the private sector should undertake immediately in order to build supply chain capacity to anticipate these increasing demands in the coming decades.

WDI’s engagement with Gates also studied facilitating data-driven supply chain policy decisions by developing a model that incorporates performance tradeoffs and stakeholder priorities into formal cost effectiveness analysis. And, designing and initializing a supply chain resource center in West Africa that provides direct strategy support to governments to help transform their healthcare.

Sarley has nearly 35 years experience in investment and development in emerging markets. He has worked for 15 years in public health supply chain management, including 10 years with USAID grantee John Snow Inc. (JSI) and five at the Gates Foundation. Prior to JSI, he worked in economics consultancy for 16 years in trade, transport, finance and health economics.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:12:50 -0400 2017-10-04T17:00:00-04:00 2017-10-04T18:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Health Supply Chain
7TH Annual Thomas D. Gelehrter, MD Lecture in Medical Genetics (October 5, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43689 43689-9832604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Department of Human Genetics

This annual lectureship honors Dr. Thomas D. Gelehrter, a leader within the human genetics community and internationally recognized as an expert in human genetics. Dr. Gelehrter served as chair of the Department of Human Genetics for 17 years, from 1987 to 2004. He is currently an active Professor Emeritus in the department. The Lectureship builds upon Dr. Gelehrter's career dedicated to promoting excellence in research, education, and care in medical genetics and will be an enduring legacy that continues to raise awareness about the importance of medical genetics and improve this vital field.

Jim Evans, MD, PhD, is the Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He directs Adult and Cancer Genetics Services and is clinically active in Medical Genetics and General Internal Medicine. He is Editor in Chief of Genetics in Medicine, the preeminent clinically focused Medical Genetics Journal and the official journal of The American College of Genetics and Genomics. Dr. Evans's research focus primarily on clinical applications of emerging genomic analytic technologies and how genetic information is used and perceived by patients, the public and medical professionals.

He has been involved in policy issues both nationally and internationally. He was an advisor to the US Secretary of Health and Human Services on the subject of “Genetics, Health and Society” from 2004-2010 and has been actively involved in the education of high court judges about Genetics and Science, as described in the New York Times in July of 2008.

Link to the live web stream on Adobe Connect for this event at: https://connect.umms.med.umich.edu/dhg/

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:21:25 -0400 2017-10-05T14:00:00-04:00 2017-10-05T17:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Department of Human Genetics Lecture / Discussion James P. Evans, MD, PhD
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (October 5, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 5, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2017-10-05T15:00:00-04:00 2017-10-05T17:30:00-04:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Open House (October 9, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44404 44404-9911830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 9, 2017 6:00pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

You are invited to attend the University of Michigan - Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences Joint Open House! You will have an opportunity to learn about the graduate (PhD) training opportunities in these areas while also learning about the research that is being conducted by faculty and graduate students.

The evening will begin with an overview presentation regarding both programs and will be followed by an informal and interactive research poster session where you will meet graduate students and faculty members from both programs. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

We hope that you will join us to learn about the exciting educational and career opportunities in drug discovery and development!

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Reception / Open House Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:44:31 -0400 2017-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 2017-10-09T20:30:00-04:00 1100 North University Building U-M College of Pharmacy Reception / Open House Event Flyer
LACS Lecture. Who owns mosquitoes? Decolonizing public health in the Caribbean (October 10, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42976 42976-9685691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Since the outbreak of Zika virus began in 2014, many efforts have been carried out to control, reduce, and/or attempt to eliminate mosquito populations in the Caribbean. These efforts have been stymied largely by the fact that Aedes Aegypti, which is the mosquito that also transmits the Dengue and Chinkungunya viruses, is endemic to all of Central America and the Caribbean. Zika has also revived many of the early debates and problems faced by scientists and health care providers during the early days of the HIV epidemic due to the initially largely unknown dynamics of Zika syndrome and the discovery that it can be transmitted sexually. This rare combination of sexual transmission and transmission by mosquito has produced new articulations of social and medical power that build on the long history of epidemics in the Caribbean, as well as the manifold imperial projects devised to control contagious disease in the tropics. How can we account for both human and non-human action in these novel articulations of health and empire? Who has the right to intervene in mosquito and human populations and on what basis should they do so? This talk will address these questions by inquiring into the process through which Zika virus became endemic to the region, and how state, community, and global forms of power organized themselves in response to the viral threat posed by these mosquitoes.

Cosponsors: Department of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Department of American Culture, and Latina/o Studies Program

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:50:24 -0400 2017-10-10T15:00:00-04:00 2017-10-10T16:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture / Discussion monumentos-lecture
Health Care in the United States (October 10, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42434 42434-9601978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This five-session course examines our health care system throughout history and the interplay among care professions (especially physicians), facilities (especially hospitals),
and payment mechanisms (private and public).

The topics include 1. Checkup: how does our health care fare when compared to others?; 2. Bloodletting to brain surgery: health care professions; 3. Almshouses to health care systems: health care facilities; 4. Chickens and corn to Obamacare and TrumpCare: paying for health care; and 5. What’s next?

Instructor Thomas Bice has experience in research and graduate teaching in public policy. He has also worked for a national health insurance company.

This study group for those 50 and above will meet for 90 minutes each Tuesday from October 10 through November 7.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:18:32 -0400 2017-10-10T15:30:00-04:00 2017-10-10T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Bioethics Discussion: Human Experimentation (October 10, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43715 43715-9832702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion testing the limits of testing ourselves.

Essays to consider:
"The Belmont Report"
"The patient and the public good"
"Scientific research is a moral duty"
"We're trying to help our sickest people, not exploit them"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:21:54 -0400 2017-10-10T19:00:00-04:00 2017-10-10T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Human Experimentation
A Data-Driven World: Potentials and Pitfalls (October 11, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42894 42894-9675069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please join us for the Michigan Institute for Data Science Annual Symposium, “A Data-Driven World: Potential and Pitfalls.” The symposium will feature preeminent data scientists whose work is on the leading edge of innovation and discovery in data-intensive science, as well as a poster session highlighting data science research at U-M.

KEYNOTE
Cathy O’Neil is the author of the New York Times bestselling Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, which was also a semifinalist for the National Book Award.

SPEAKERS
* Daniela Witten, Assoc. Prof. of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Washington
* James Pennebaker, Prof. of Psychology, University of Texas
* Francesca Dominici, Prof. of Biostatistics, Harvard
* Nadya Bliss, Director, Global Security Initiative, Arizona State University

POSTER SESSION
Posters will be on display featuring data science research from across the University

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:03:42 -0400 2017-10-11T08:00:00-04:00 2017-10-11T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium MIDAS logo
LSI Seminar Series: Michael D.L. Johnson, Ph.D., University of Arizona (October 12, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44142 44142-9888990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 12, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Abstract:
Copper is broadly toxic to bacteria. This fact has been exploited since antiquity to store food and prevent spoilage. Currently, copper is being used in tools and surfaces in hospitals because of its ability to significantly reduce bacterial spread and nosocomial infections compared to stainless steel. Our bodies also use copper, via innate immune cells, to kill pathogenic bacteria. Underscoring the necessity to purge intracellular copper, bacteria have evolved copper export systems, which are highly conserved. How copper is toxic to bacteria and how they try to adapt represent fundamental gaps in knowledge that my laboratory is trying to address. Elucidating these pathways and their mechanisms will reveal new targets and strategies to combat pathogens. We have previously shown that disrupting copper export significantly attenuates bacterial virulence during multiple modes of infection, suggesting that bacterial systems used to overcome copper stress, such as the copper export system, are viable therapeutic targets. We also have performed a microarray that highlights S. pneumoniae changes in gene expression under copper stress, which provided valuable insight on how S. pneumoniae adapts to copper stress and the systems targeted by copper. From this data, we have shown that one mechanism of copper toxicity in S. pneumoniae is disrupting nucleotide synthesis, thus preventing DNA replication. I will discuss these findings and an additional novel pathway used to overcome copper stress that is regulated in a copper dependent manner.

Speaker:
Michael D.L. Johnson received his bachelor's degree in music from Duke University. He then obtained a Ph.D. in biochemistry and biophysics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied the effects of calcium on bacterial motility and attachment under the mentorship of Matthew Redinbo. For his postdoctoral training, Johnson went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to work with Jason Rosch on metal homeostasis of Streptococcus pneumoniae and, subsequently, with Douglas Green on the mechanisms of LC3-associated phagocytosis. Michael Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Arizona in 2016, where he studies how metals affect a variety of bacterial processes.

Boxed lunch will be provided.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:26:41 -0400 2017-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2017-10-12T13:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion LSI Seminar Series
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (October 12, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888977@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 12, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2017-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 2017-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
Drag Queen Bingo (October 15, 2017 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44607 44607-9934429@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 15, 2017 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Charity Events

This event, in which a Drag Queen pulls the bingo numbers, is great fun, has great prizes and the money goes to a great cause (the Alzheimer's Association). For more information, or your reservation (reservations are needed), please email cmgi@umich.edu

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Community Service Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:55:07 -0400 2017-10-15T19:30:00-04:00 2017-10-15T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Charity Events Community Service
Drag Queen Bingo (October 16, 2017 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44607 44607-9934430@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 16, 2017 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Charity Events

This event, in which a Drag Queen pulls the bingo numbers, is great fun, has great prizes and the money goes to a great cause (the Alzheimer's Association). For more information, or your reservation (reservations are needed), please email cmgi@umich.edu

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Community Service Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:55:07 -0400 2017-10-16T19:30:00-04:00 2017-10-16T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Charity Events Community Service
Uncommon Connections: Aesthetics, Anthro/Hsitory, Health (October 19, 2017 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45810 45810-10310499@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2017 9:30am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

9:30 am
Michigan League –Koessler Room (3rd Floor)
Opening remarks-Frieda Ekotto, Chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Comparative Literature and Francophone Studies

9:45am-11:00 a.m.
Session 1. Women’s health, infectious disease—Africa
Lori Leonard, Cornell University
Ellen Block, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN

11:00am-11:15 am
Break

11:15am -12:30pm
Session 2. Nigerian Studies/Anthro-History
Moses Ochonu, Vanderbilt University
Omolade Adunbi, University of Michigan
LaRay Denzer, Northwestern University

12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch

1:30pm -3:00pm
Session 3. Textiles/Dress/Islamic Dress
Susan Bergh, Cleveland Museum of Art
Yolanda Covington-Ward, University of Pittsburgh
Kelly Kirby, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia

3:00 pm-3:30pm
Break and move to Michigan League- Vandenberg Room (2nd Floor)

3:30pm-4:30pm
Keynote speaker: Dr. Mairo Mandara, Ob/Gyn, Country Representative, Nigeria, Gates Foundation

4:30-5:00pm
Closing remarks-James Chaffers, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Afroamerican and African Studies

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:42:10 -0400 2017-10-19T09:30:00-04:00 2017-10-19T17:30:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Conference / Symposium
Genomics & Antibiotic Resistance: a new paradigm (October 20, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45039 45039-10072850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2017 9:00am
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: MAC-EPID

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a threat to modern medical practice. Antibiotics save us from life-threatening infections, and are used extensively to prevent or heal infections stemming from medical interventions, including surgery, chemotherapy and organ transplantation. While it is fairly straightforward to identify bacteria resistant to therapy, until the availability of genomics it was extremely difficult to trace the emergence and spread of specific mechanisms of resistance. At the October 20, 2017 MAC-EPID symposium we will learn how genomics has transformed our understanding of the spread of antibiotic resistance and the spatial spread of pathogens.

This FREE partial-day symposium includes lunch so PLEASE REGISTER.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:43:29 -0400 2017-10-20T09:00:00-04:00 2017-10-20T15:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower MAC-EPID Conference / Symposium Flyer
"Beating Multiple Sclerosis: A Story of B-cells, from Bench to Bedside and Back Again" (October 20, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45782 45782-10276755@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2017 10:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute

The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute’s 2017 symposium will feature the presentation of the $100,000 Taubman Prize to University of California-San Francisco physician-scientist Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., in recognition of his decades of research which led to the first-ever drug therapy for patients with advanced multiple sclerosis.
Hauser will deliver his keynote talk, “Beating Multiple Sclerosis: A Story of B-cells, From Bench to Bedside and Back Again,” at the symposium, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 20.
The symposium will also feature a commemoration of the Taubman Institute’s 10th anniversary since its founding by late philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman.
Light refreshments, networking and a poster session will be held from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. in the BSRB lobby. The lecture and Taubman tribute will be held from 10 a.m. – noon in the Kahn Auditorium of BSRB.
All Michigan Medicine community members are welcome to attend and no registration is required.
The Taubman Institute looks forward to seeing you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:57:58 -0400 2017-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2017-10-20T12:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Lecture / Discussion
Taubman Prize Symposium (October 20, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/38716 38716-7352059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2017 10:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute

Join us for the presentation of the 2017 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science and a keynote address by the recipient. The $100,000 prize, awarded annually by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institutes, goes to the non-UM physician-scientist who has made the greatest strides in advancing research breakthroughs to patients in the form of novel treatments of disease.

All welcome, no registration required.

Poster session, networking and coffee hour begins at 9 a.m. in the lobby of the AAT-BSRB

For information, visit www.taubmaninstitute.org

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:09:41 -0500 2017-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2017-10-20T12:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Conference / Symposium
What is Cancer and Why is it So Hard to Cure? (October 20, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42427 42427-9601970@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Cancer is one of the most dangerous health problems in the world today. The course provides general knowledge about cancer biology and how tumors form, progress, and metastasize. Recent knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying those events will be explained. The battle between science and cancer is ongoing. The strategies used by scientists to kill cancer cells and how cancer cells resist and develop will be discussed. Finally, participants will learn about how research affects treatment practices as well as current approaches in cancer research.

This course for those 50 and above will meet for 90 minutes each Friday from October 20 through December 15 (except for November 24).

Instructor Dr. Mai Tran received a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from the University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2013. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Pathology Department at the University of Michigan.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:50:37 -0400 2017-10-20T15:30:00-04:00 2017-10-20T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Bioethics Discussion: Big Data, Little Privacy (October 24, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43717 43717-9832704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the shape of things to come.

Essays to consider:
"Ethical issues in big data health research"
"Confidentiality in medicine: a decrepit concept"
"On telling patients the truth"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:25:08 -0400 2017-10-24T19:00:00-04:00 2017-10-24T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Big data, little privacy
Yuris Dzenis (October 26, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46095 46095-10390021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

“Breaking High-Performance Fiber Development Paradigm: Continuous Supernanofibers for Structural and Biomedical Applications”

ABSTRACT: Advanced fibers produced a revolution in structural and functional materials in the 20th Century and are now used in a myriad of applications from aerospace to automotive, medical, and sporting goods. However, there was no major breakthrough in advanced fiber development since the last carbon fiber introduction by the Japanese more than three decades ago. Classical manufacturing techniques for ultrahigh-performance polymer fibers rely on combination of high polymer crystallinity and high degree of macromolecular alignment to achieve superior mechanical properties. As a consequence, advanced fibers such as Kevlar and Spectra possess extraordinary strength but low strain to failure (<3%) and therefore low toughness. Our recent analysis of electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers (NFs) in the ultrafine (100-250 nm) diameter range (~100 times thinner than conventional advanced fibers) showed extraordinary simultaneous increases in strength, modulus, AND toughness. Finest nanofilaments exhibited strength on the par with the best advanced fibers while exceeding their toughness by more than an order of magnitude. Structural investigations showed that this unique and highly desirable mechanical behavior may be due to high degree of macromolecular alignment in conjunction with low crystallinity. We have demonstrated that it is possible to further improve NF mechanical properties by changing nanomanufacturing parameters. Reduction in crystallinity of nanofibers achieved through modified processing resulted in further increases in strain to failure and toughness. Remarkably, it has also resulted in improvements in NF strength and modulus that were attributed to improved polymer chain alignment as a result of increased drawability. Notably, the major improvements in mechanical properties were observed in the intermediate (250-500 nm) diameter range. NFs with these larger diameters are easier to produce and handle, simplifying the upscaling of the nanomanufacturing process. Reported dramatic (2-3 orders of magnitude) simultaneous improvements in mechanical properties of NFs can lead to inexpensive, simultaneously strong and tough materials for safety critical applications. The proposed structural explanation of the newly discovered NF mechanical behavior challenges the prevailing paradigm in advanced fiber development calling for high polymer crystallinity and can lead to the entirely new class of advanced fibers with ultrahigh toughness, in addition to strength. Such fibers can ultimately result in ultralight structures with the strength higher than carbon-epoxy composites (the current state-of-the-art) but much higher toughness rivaling that of metals. Recent results on bionanofibers and carbon, as well as applications of these fibers in hierarchical supercomposites and biomedicine are also discussed.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:08:07 -0400 2017-10-26T09:00:00-04:00 2017-10-26T10:00:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Chrysler Center
"Consciousness and the Brain" (October 26, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42430 42430-9601975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 26, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will read and discuss Stanislas Dehaene’s 2014 book, subtitled Deciphering how the brain codes our thoughts. Dehaene, a mathematician and professor of experimental cognitive psychology at the College de France, summarizes two decades of research by himself and others into the neural basis of consciousness.

Based on experimental data and theoretical analysis, he suggests that consciousness is a process of brain-wide information sharing. Please read the introduction and first chapter for the first class.

This study group for those 50 and above will meet for two hours on Thursdays from October 26 through November 16.

Instructor Craig Stephan is a retired physicist.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:58:28 -0400 2017-10-26T13:00:00-04:00 2017-10-26T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Interprofessional Student Town Hall (October 26, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44414 44414-9911845@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

U-M students in health-related fields are invited to join leaders from across the health professions and schools for this annual event. Learn what's happening with interprofessional education (IPE) and opportunities, and student groups @ U-M. Share your ideas to shape the future. Meet new people and network! Free food, not pizza....

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Reception / Open House Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:06:53 -0400 2017-10-26T18:00:00-04:00 2017-10-26T20:00:00-04:00 Munger Graduate Residences Center for Interprofessional Education Reception / Open House Munger Graduate Residences
Summer Research Opportunities in STEM (October 26, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45256 45256-10144522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Science Learning Center

If you want to expand your research experience next summer, check out this workshop panel that will highlight a variety of research experiences available to you and other UM students. We will highlight UM and other domestic programs, as well as research abroad opportunities. Come join us and discover what great research opportunities await you!

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 01 Oct 2017 20:18:45 -0400 2017-10-26T18:00:00-04:00 2017-10-26T19:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar Chemistry Dow Lab
"When Breath Becomes Air" (October 31, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42413 42413-9601960@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

When Breath Becomes Air, is a posthumously published autobiographical account of neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Kalanithi’s life after receiving a diagnosis of stage IV metastatic lung cancer at age 36.

It is a beautifully written, poignant account of the challenges of living with a terminal diagnosis, the difficulty of choosing treatment options in the face of uncertainty, and the limits of modern medical care.

Readers in this study group for those 50 and above will have the opportunity to reflect on and discuss issues presented in the book including the roles of family and care providers.

Instructor Sheryl Kurze will lead these 90 minute sessions on Tuesdays October 31 and November 7.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:01:09 -0400 2017-10-31T10:00:00-04:00 2017-10-31T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
22nd Annual U-M Department of Psychiatry Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine (November 1, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44774 44774-9977680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Bridgette Ann Carr, J.D., B.A. will give the U-M Department of Psychiatry’s 22nd Annual Raymond W. Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine. Carr will give a talk focused on human trafficking victims and the advancement of comprehensive domestic and international anti-trafficking policies. This lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. at Ford Auditorium in University Hospital.

Professor Carr’s work focuses on driving paradigm shifts in the way human trafficking victimization is perceived and addressed, and helping reintegrate victims by developing legal solutions that address the complex issues of coercion and victimization around compelled service and its aftermath.

As the founding director of the U-M Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic (the first clinical law program solely devoted to addressing this issue comprehensively), Professor Carr, her colleagues, and a new generation of trainees have provided free legal services to victims since 2009, supporting the wide-ranging needs of men, women, and children, both foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, who have been victimized by a range of trafficking crimes.

Using the U-M clinic as a model, Professor Carr is working with university partners around the world to develop similar programs to combat human trafficking and train law students, and has helped establish university law clinics in Mexico, Ethiopia, and Brazil to broaden the network of legal experts who can address the issues of compelled service that transcend international borders. She is the lead author of the first casebook on human trafficking law and policy, which examines the cross-section of criminal justice, civil and human rights, immigration, and international law that frames these issues.

The University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry established the Raymond W. Waggoner Lectureship on Ethics and Values in Medicine in 1996. This lectureship was created in honor of the late Dr. Waggoner, emeritus professor and past chairman of the department of psychiatry, who throughout his career and to all who knew him, has exemplified the highest standards of integrity and ethics.

The esteemed lectureship is an annual event to recognize Dr. Waggoner’s enormous contributions to the University of Michigan medical center and to the profession, and to promulgate his interest in medical ethics.



For further information, please contact:

Debra Pinals, M.D.
734-232-0352
dpinals@med.umich.edu

or

Sandra Glover
Administrative Assistant Senior
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry
734-232-0352
sandig@med.umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:50:18 -0400 2017-11-01T16:00:00-04:00 2017-11-01T17:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Eisenberg Family Depression Center Lecture / Discussion Headshot of Bridgette Carr
BME Seminar Series: Brenton Hoffman, PhD (November 2, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46256 46256-10421260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Abstract: Cells exist in a complex mechanical environment that is a source of applied forces and a means of mechanical support. Cells respond to these mechanical signals through a poorly understood process called mechanotransduction. A clearer understanding of this process will lead to improved methods for manipulating cell behavior in engineered tissues and increased understanding of mechanosensitive disease states, such as atherosclerosis and cancer. As mechanotransduction is likely due to force-induced conformation changes in load-bearing proteins, we develop and use protein-based biosensors that exhibit force-dependent changes in the color of emitted light. This technology enables dynamic measurements of mechanical forces at the molecular level that are innately compatible with concepts and approaches common in molecular biology and biophysics, uniquely enabling mechanistic studies of mechanotransduction. The current challenge is developing approaches that reveal the effects of mechanical loading on protein function in living cells. In this talk, I will discuss our efforts to develop new assays for probing the relationship between protein load and the composition of key sub-cellular structures as well as the relationship between protein loading and protein dynamics. I will conclude with a discussion of how these techniques are changing our understanding of the mechanisms cells use to detect and respond to mechanical cues.

Dr. Brenton Hoffman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University where he is the principal investigator of the Cell and Molecular Mechanobiology Laboratory. He received a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed Post-doctoral training in the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Virginia. Dr. Hoffman’s current research interests are in the areas of cell mechanics, cell migration, and mechanotransduction, with a particular focus on the development of new tools and approaches for studying the effects of mechanical loading on protein function in living cells. His lab has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Heart Association. He has been awarded a Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Award from the March of Dimes, a Searle Scholar Award, and NSF CAREER Award. He has also received the Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest award in Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering for teaching.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:59:24 -0400 2017-11-02T09:00:00-04:00 2017-11-02T10:00:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Biomedical Engineering
Bioethics Discussion: Universal Healthcare (November 7, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43718 43718-9832707@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the (inevitable?) end of medicine.

Essays to consider:
"Bubbles under the wallpaper"
"Uncertainty and welfare economics of medical care"
"Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:29:09 -0400 2017-11-07T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-07T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Universal healthcare
Professional Autobiography (November 7, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45347 45347-10164199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: HSSP

Dr. Todd Ester is Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Clinical Associate Professor of Endodontics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree and certificate in Endodontics from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Dr. Ester completed a general practice residency program at the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City, where he held the honor of chief resident. In his spare time, he loves acting in local theatre productions.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:56:48 -0400 2017-11-07T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-07T20:00:00-05:00 Couzens Hall HSSP Lecture / Discussion Photo of Todd Ester
Medical School Inside Story talk with UM Medical School Admissions Director Carol Teener (November 8, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43351 43351-9751082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Towsley Center for Cont. Med Ed
Organized By: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program

Do you have questions about medical school admissions? Get your answers straight from the inside!

UM Medical School Admissions Director Carol Teener will demystify medical school applications, expectations and reviews in her presentation.

Registration is required.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:55:02 -0400 2017-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 2017-11-08T18:00:00-05:00 Towsley Center for Cont. Med Ed Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program Lecture / Discussion
Prechter Bipolar Research Program Lecture (November 8, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45841 45841-10310522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

*Featured Speaker Marya Hornbacher
*Panel discussion about the present and future of research in bipolar disorder
*Reception

The University of Michigan Psychiatry Department is an approved provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. 2 CE Clock Hours for social workers are available for continuing education for this event. Approved provider number for social work: MICEC-0063.

This event is free and open to the public - but pre-registration is required: http://www.prechterfund.org/lecture/

If you are unable to attend in person, you can join via live webcast at 6:00 p.m. EST on 11/8/2017 using this link: michmed.org/Erapv

The book will be available for purchase at the event. Marya will sign books during the reception.

Sponsored By:
The Bruce C. Abrams Foundation
Holbrook’s Roofing

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:40:13 -0400 2017-11-08T18:00:00-05:00 2017-11-08T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Eisenberg Family Depression Center Lecture / Discussion Marya Hornbacher
Mentoring Forum: Coaching for a Successful and More Satisfying Career (November 9, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46288 46288-10429832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 8:30am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)

Join MICHR and the Medical School Office of Faculty Development for the 2017 Mentoring Forum, which will feature a presentation, Coaching for a Successful and More Satisfying Career, by Doris Rubio, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rubio serves as Professor of Medicine, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical & Translational Science and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty.

The will be followed by the 2017 MICHR Distinguished Mentor Awards Ceremony, presented by George A. Mashour, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Research, Medical School, Executive Director of MICHR, and Executive Director for Translational Research, Office of Research.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:04:27 -0400 2017-11-09T08:30:00-05:00 2017-11-09T10:30:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) Lecture / Discussion
LSI Seminar Series: Jenny Hsieh, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (November 9, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44139 44139-9888987@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Abstract:
Epilepsy affects 3 million Americans each year, and about one-third of patients are drug-resistant. Therefore, we need to understand the causes and mechanisms of both acquired and genetic epilepsies to translate into better treatment options. Dr. Hsieh will discuss two topics: (1) the role of adult-generated neurons in epileptogenesis, and (2) the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells and 3D orgnaoids to model childhood epilepsies.

Speaker:
Jenny Hsieh received her B.S. in biochemistry at University of California, San Diego. She then obtained a Ph.D. in biology at the Johns Hopkins University, where she studied context-dependent gene silencing in C. elegans under the mentorship of Andrew Fire. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute of Biological Sciences, working with Fred Gage. Jenny joined the faculty of UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012. She received the NIH K02 Independent Science Award in 2012.

Boxed lunch will be provided.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:26:20 -0400 2017-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T13:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion LSI Seminar Series
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (November 9, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2017-11-09T15:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
DQSN: Technosexual Dramas and Sexual Realities (November 10, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45509 45509-10198008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2017 10:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Abstract: In this theoretical chapter, I offer a new framework for describing how sexualities come into existence through the everyday labor of biomedical practice across scales in the United States healthcare system. I ask: How do sexualities come into existence as actionable entities or constructs in contemporary U.S. healthcare? How does this complex collection of processes shape the constitution of sexual realities? An interdisciplinary constellation of scholars are often at loggerheads over how to answer these questions. One group in the history, anthropology, and sociology of sexuality argues that sexualities emerge and stabilize through relational processes of conceptual uptake and exchange between individuals, communities, and institutions. Another cohort, mostly in queer theory, argues that sexuality constitutes a kind of radical instability, with sexual acts and queerness standing in for pure negativity, wild unknowability, or utopian transcendence of the knowable. In another vein, scholars who use constructivist approaches to study science, technology, and medicine have developed powerful tools to describe how technoscientific practices mobilize physical materials, digital tools, and epistemic frames to produce and sustain realities in conditions where the constitutive elements of those realities actively resist coherence. In an explicit move to break through epistemological blockages in queer studies, social scientists have recently started to co-deploy methods from sexuality studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS) to describe how biomedical methods produce sexualities as tangible entities with varying degrees of spatial, temporal, and disciplinary durability (Race 2016; Waidzunas and Epstein 2016). My dissertation, “Making Sex Real,” contributes to this project by showing how assemblages of human and nonhuman actors translate physical materials, technologies, and data into temporarily stable entities that become perceptible and provisionally actionable as sexualities only in specific sociotechnical and epistemic arrangements. Drawing on data from extensive health policy research and over a year of fieldwork with practitioners in HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ health, and health information technology (IT) in the United States and metropolitan Atlanta, I show that, in health contexts, sexualities are enacted, materialized, or, “built up and sustained” into a kind of temporary existence in biomedical milieus through processes of technosexual dramatization (Mol 2001: vii-vii; Barad 1998, 2007; Murphy 2006; Law 2004: 13). Technosexual dramas produce what I call situated sexual realities, following historian of sexuality Robert Padgug and feminist STS scholar Donna Haraway (1979: 10; 1991[1988]: 188-96).

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:43:45 -0400 2017-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 2017-11-10T12:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Department of English Language and Literature Workshop / Seminar
Michigan Cardiovascular Innovation & Translation Workshop (M-CRIT) (November 10, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43462 43462-9766083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

The University of Michigan is offering a hands-on workshop on novel technologies for translational cardiovascular research specifically geared towards the medical device industry and academia.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:45:24 -0400 2017-11-10T12:00:00-05:00 2017-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Michigan Cardiovascular Innovation and Translation
Be a Hero at the Big House (November 12, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46101 46101-10392841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 12, 2017 8:00am
Location: Michigan Stadium
Organized By: Wolverines for Life

Be a Hero at the Big House is the largest single-day campus blood drive in the University of Michigan's history. The event kicks off the Blood Battle against Ohio State University, while simultaneously encouraging individuals to join the organ donor registry and bone marrow registry.

This event is hosted at Michigan Stadium in the Jack Roth Stadium Club. Stop by to take a photo with one of our special guests, or take a selfie from the 4th floor with the football field as a backdrop! We will have snacks, t-shirts, games for the kids, giveaways, and more!

Make your appointment for the blood drive ahead of time! Click the following link
(http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSponsor=goblue&range=10&zipFormat=false&sd=11%2F12%2F2017&ed=11%2F12%2F2017&dt=WB%3ADR%3APL&&_requestid=204330#) or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "goblue."

Wolverines for Life is a partnership between the University of Michigan community, Michigan Medicine, the American Red Cross of Southeast Michigan, Be The Match, Gift of Life Michigan, and Eversight Michigan. We advocate for blood, bone marrow, organ, and tissue donation.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:15:58 -0400 2017-11-12T08:00:00-05:00 2017-11-12T17:00:00-05:00 Michigan Stadium Wolverines for Life Reception / Open House Be a Hero Social Media Poster
Ethical Legal & Social Implications of Learning Health Systems (ELSI-LHS) Symposium (November 15, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44206 44206-9897585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: School of Public Health

The University of Michigan is a leader in the national charge to configure a health system that can continuously learn from the knowledge it generates. This year's symposium focuses on responsible data and knowledge sharing, with presentations from Peter Embi, Kenneth Goodman, Warren Kibbe, Debra Mathews, Elizabeth Pike, Peter Singleton, John Wilbanks, Joon-Ho Yu and more. Register at elsilhs.org.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:39:17 -0400 2017-11-15T08:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons School of Public Health Conference / Symposium The ELSI-LHS Symposium will be Nov. 15 from 8 to 4 at Palmer Commons.
Public Health Major Info Sessions (November 15, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41583 41583-9367007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 3:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: School of Public Health

Learn more about the public health major and requirements for admission. Why should you study public health at Michigan?

What public health degrees does Michigan offer and what careers can you find after graduation?

These 30-minute interactive presentations are followed by time for questions and discussion. Register online at sph.umich.edu/undergrad.

Public health refers to all organized measures—both public and private—that promote health, prevent illness and disease, and prolong the quality and years of life for the population as a whole. Public health creates conditions under which people can live a healthy lifestyle and, when treatment is necessary, it ensures equitable access to safe and effective health care.

At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, we offer engaged learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training. We provide Michigan students with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as leaders in the field of public health

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:56:58 -0400 2017-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower School of Public Health Presentation Public health students researching, planning, serving
INFORMATION SESSION: DESIGN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMIC PROGRAM- 11/15, 6-7PM (November 15, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46513 46513-10512731@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 6:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Center for Socially Engaged Design

Come learn about the Global Health Design Initiative's Design for Global Health Academic Program! Applications are currently open on MCompass. This program consists of a summer fieldwork experience in Michigan, Ethiopia, Ghana, or Kenya to inform a novel design project to be completed during Fall 2018. Participants will gain extensive design experience and exposure to health care practices in low-resource settings. This opportunity is open to engineering and non-engineering students with senior standing by Fall 2018.

The information session will be held on Wednesday, November 15 from 6-7pm in 3360 GG Brown.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:22:43 -0400 2017-11-15T18:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T19:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Center for Socially Engaged Design Careers / Jobs GG Brown Laboratory
“Squish and squeeze – Nuclear mechanics and mechanotransduction in physiology and disease” (November 16, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46686 46686-10581043@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2017 9:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Jan Lammerding, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering
Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology
Cornell University

“Squish and squeeze – Nuclear mechanics and mechanotransduction in physiology and disease”
ABSTRACT: The nucleus is the characteristic feature of eukaryotic cells and houses the genomic information of the cell. The nucleus and the nuclear envelope, which separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm, have traditionally been viewed primarily from a biochemical perspective in providing a distinct intracellular compartment for DNA transcription and replication. Only recently have the biophysical and biomechanical properties of the nucleus emerged as crucial regulators of cellular function. My laboratory is combining cell and molecular biology approaches with microfabricated devices that mimic physiological environments, live-cell microscopy, and in vivo models to investigate how physical forces acting on the nucleus, for example, in contracting muscle cells or during migration of cells through tight interstitial spaces, can challenge the integrity of the nucleus, alter its structure, and cause genomic and transcriptional changes. These processes play important roles in cellular mechanotransduction, i.e., the ability of cells to convert mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals, but can also contribute to various diseases when the nuclear structure is perturbed by mutations or altered protein expression. In particular, mutations in the nuclear envelope proteins lamin A/C are responsible for a broad spectrum of diseases (laminopathies), including Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) and dilated cardiomyopathy. Despite extensive research efforts over the past two decades, the molecular mechanisms underlying these diseases remain incompletely understood. The fact that most mutations result in highly tissue-specific disease phenotypes primarily affecting skeletal and cardiac muscles, in spite of the near ubiquitous expression of lamins A/C, suggest that lamin mutations may render cells more sensitive to mechanical stress, which then causes progressive cell failure in mechanically stressed tissues. We have previously demonstrated that lamin A/C mutations that cause muscular dystrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy often result in impaired nuclear stability, disrupted nucleo-cytoskeletal coupling, and impaired activation of mechanosensitive genes. I will discuss new findings in this research area that highlight the importance of lamins A/C in mediating nuclear stability and mechanotransduction in mechanically stressed cells and tissues. At the same time, increased nuclear deformability, caused for example by reduced levels of lamins A/C, can promote cell migration through tight spaces with cross-sections smaller than the nuclear diameter, where the large size and rigidity of the nucleus can constitute a rate-limiting factor. I will present recent findings that demonstrate the importance of nuclear mechanics during cell migration in confined environments in vitro and in vivo, as well as the functional consequences of cells having to squeeze their large nuclei through tight interstitial spaces and small pores in the extracellular matrix network. Our studies indicate that the intracellular stresses acting on the cell nucleus during confined migration can result in transient nuclear envelope rupture and DNA damage, which is highly relevant to cancer cell migration but could also impact the function of immune cells. Our recent findings reveal specific differences in nuclear deformability and nuclear envelope composition in particularly aggressive breast cancer cells, as well as new insights governing the biophysical mechanisms by which cells are able to squeeze their large nucleus through tight spaces.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:36:56 -0500 2017-11-16T09:00:00-05:00 2017-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME Logo
The Alan J. Hunt Memorial Lecture: Christopher S. Chen, M.D., Ph.D. (November 17, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46184 46184-10409865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Gerald Ford Library
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

In vivo, local tissue structure defines the cellular environment, constraining how cells interact with surrounding extracellular matrix substrates, neighboring cells, soluble growth factors, and physical forces. These “microenvironmental” cues in turn play a central role in regulating the behavior of individual resident cells, such as proliferation, differentiation, migration, and suicide. Here, I will present 3D culture platforms that are able to recapitulate more complex functions of biological tissues, and how we are using them to gain deeper insights into disease and physiology.

Refreshments in the lobby following the lecture.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:09:16 -0500 2017-11-17T14:00:00-05:00 2017-11-17T15:00:00-05:00 Gerald Ford Library Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Hunt Lecture
Author's Forum Presents: The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek (November 17, 2017 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45020 45020-10069963@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2017 5:30pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Howard Markel reads from his new book, followed by a conversation with Michael Schoenfeldt, audience Q & A, and book signing and sales courtesy of Nicola's Books.

About the book:
From the much admired medical historian, the story of America’s empire builders: John and Will Kellogg.

John Harvey Kellogg was one of America’s most beloved physicians; a best-selling author, lecturer, and health-magazine publisher; founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium; and patron saint of the pursuit of wellness. His youngest brother, Will, was the founder of the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which revolutionized the mass production of food and what we eat for breakfast.

In The Kelloggs, Howard Markel tells the sweeping saga of these two extraordinary men, whose lifelong competition and enmity toward one another changed America’s notion of health and wellness from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, and who helped change the course of American medicine, nutrition, wellness, and diet.

Howard Markel, MD, PhD, is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Michael Schoenfeldt is the John R. Knott, Jr. Collegiate Professor of English at U-M.

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Other Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:13:20 -0500 2017-11-17T17:30:00-05:00 2017-11-17T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Institute for the Humanities Other The kelloggs
2017 Michigan IT Symposium Poster Preview and Reception (November 20, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46708 46708-10589414@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 20, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Michigan IT

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a poster reception on Monday, November 20 to better understand how the work of information technology staff is enriching the U-M experience and advancing the missions of the university.

More than 50 IT staff from U-M schools and colleges, Michigan Medicine, and administrative units will present posters on topics including enabling research, transforming patient care, innovations in teaching and learning, and supporting the people side of technology change.

Refreshments will be served and attendees will get the opportunity to ask questions and engage in deeper conversations with poster creators.

The 2017 IT Symposium is co-sponsored by the offices of Kelli Trosvig, vice president for IT and chief information officer, and Andrew Rosenberg, M.D., chief information officer for Michigan Medicine.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:57:20 -0500 2017-11-20T15:30:00-05:00 2017-11-20T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Michigan IT Reception / Open House 2017 Michigan IT Symposium
Bioethics Discussion: Family in Medicine (November 21, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43720 43720-9832708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on love, blood, and responsibility.

Essays to consider:
"The abnormal child"
"Life past reason"
"Treatment decisions regarding infants, children and adolescents"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:19:34 -0500 2017-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-21T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Family in medicine
Writer to Writer with Special Guest Dr. Howard Markel (November 21, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46647 46647-10569824@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

Sweetland Center for Writing's Writer to Writer series lets you hear directly from University of Michigan professors about their challenges, processes, and expectations as writers and also as readers of student writing. Each semester, Writer to Writer pairs one esteemed University professor with a Sweetland faculty member for a conversation about writing.

This month Writer to Writer welcomes Dr. Howard Markel. Acclaimed medical historian, Dr. Howard Markel is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is a professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, public health management and policy, history, and English literature and language. His work reaches a wide range of audiences and has had a broad impact on national and international health policy and on the public’s understanding of medicine.

Dr. Markel serves as editor-in-chief of the health policy journal The Milbank Quarterly and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, PBS NewsHour.org, and national radio and television shows. From 2006 to 2015, he served as the principal historical consultant on pandemic preparedness for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His historical epidemiological work has influenced strategies employed by the WHO, the CDC, and the Mexican Ministry of Health.

Dr. Markel is the author, co-author, or co-editor of ten books, including the award-winning Quarantine! and the national bestseller An Anatomy of Addiction. He has written over 450 articles and book chapters for scholarly and popular publications. He was a regular contributor on NPR’s Science Friday and has appeared in several acclaimed film documentaries, including, most recently, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies on PBS.

Dr. Markel has delivered lectures across the United States and in Europe and has spoken at U.S. government agencies, departments and the White House. His work has been recognized with numerous grants, honors and awards. In 2008 he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2015 was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship.

A native of Detroit, he earned his bachelor’s (1982) and medical degrees (1986) at the University of Michigan. He completed his pediatrics residency and fellowship and Ph.D. in the history of medicine, science and technology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School. In Fall, 2018, Pantheon/Random House will publish his new book, Corn Flakes, about Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who invented the concept of “wellness,” and his brother, cereal magnate Will Kellogg.

Writer to Writer takes place at the Literati bookstore and are broadcast live on WCBN radio. These conversations offer students a rare glimpse into the writing that professors do outside the classroom. You can hear instructors from various disciplines describe how they handle the same challenges student writers face, from finding a thesis to managing deadlines. Professors will also discuss what they want from student writers in their courses, and will take questions put forth by students and by other members of the University community. If there's anything you've ever wanted to ask a professor about writing, Writer to Writer gives you the chance.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:13:38 -0500 2017-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-21T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Lecture / Discussion Howard Markel
Application Deadline for Interprofessional Leadership Fellows (November 22, 2017 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46557 46557-10547326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

The 3rd cohort of this faculty development program in the Health Sciences is open to applications from faculty across the U-M health sciences.

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Other Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:03:52 -0500 2017-11-22T00:00:00-05:00 2017-11-22T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Interprofessional Education Other IPL Fellows at Train the Trainer national workshop.
“Human iPSC-based Microphysiological Systems for Disease Modeling and Drug Screening” (November 27, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46969 46969-10711288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 27, 2017 9:00am
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

ABSTRACT:

My laboratory research spans the disciplinary boundaries between micro/nanotechnology, biomaterials, and mechanobiology with an emphasis on their applications to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Through the use of multi-scale fabrication and integration tools, my laboratory focuses on the development and application of human tissue/organ-on- a-chip platforms and stem cell technologies for elucidating regenerative biology, drug screening, disease modeling, and cell-based therapies. In this talk, I will introduce scalable, nanotopographically-controlled cell and tissue culture models developed in our laboratory, including nanopatterned human 3D cardiac muscle patches, human iPSC-based cardiac microphysiological systems, and a high-throughput drug-induced cardiotoxicity screening assay. Using these biofabricated tools in combination with human pluripotent stem cell technologies, I will highlight how our biomimetic tissue models helps to gain a better understanding of the structure- function relationship in complex 3D tissues, and serve as emerging platforms for regenerative cell therapy, disease modeling, and drug screening.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:13:34 -0500 2017-11-27T09:00:00-05:00 2017-11-27T10:00:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Symposium (November 27, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46867 46867-10658850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 27, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Office of the Executive VP of Medical Affairs

The 2017 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Symposium, co-hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will focus on how challenges associated with managing acute and chronic pain have led to an explosion in the abuse of prescription pain medications and a nationwide epidemic. Panelists will consider how to inform health care policies that impact the opioid epidemic by asking:

• How can we use the wealth of epidemiological, clinical, and basic science information about the biology of pain and addiction to stem the opioid epidemic?
• What can be done now?
• What should be done in the longer term?

Pioneering pain researcher, Dr. Allan Basbaum, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the National Academy of Medicine, will describe the current understanding of the neurobiology of pain and discuss opportunities to translate knowledge about basic research into treatments for various types of pain, as the country continues to confront real life challenges.

The plenary lecture will be followed by a panel of University of Michigan faculty who will address various facets of the opioid epidemic across a wide range of disciplines.

• Dr. John Traynor, Edward F Domino Research Professor; Associate Chair for Research, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan
• Dr. Shelly B. Flagel, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Research Associate Professor, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
• Dr. Chad M. Brummett, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology; Director, Clinical Anesthesia Research; Co-Director, Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN); University of Michigan
• Dr. Richard Miech, Research Professor; Principal Investigator, Monitoring the Future, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:03:10 -0500 2017-11-27T15:00:00-05:00 2017-11-27T17:30:00-05:00 Taubman Center Office of the Executive VP of Medical Affairs Lecture / Discussion
Self-Assembled Supramolecular Nanosystems for Smart Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy of Intractable Diseases (November 29, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46734 46734-10592251@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 4:00pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

The College of Pharmacy invites you to the 22nd Annual John G. Wagner Memorial Lecture, presented by Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, and Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo.

Nanotechnology-based medicine (Nanomedicine) has received progressive interest for the treatment of intractable diseases, such as cancer, as well as for the non-invasive diagnosis through various imaging modalities. Engineered polymeric nanosystems with smart functions play a key role in nanomedicine as drug carriers, gene vectors, and imaging probes. This presentation focuses present status and future trends of self-assembled nanosystems from block copolymers for the therapy and the non-invasive diagnosis of intractable diseases. Nanosystems with 10 to 100 nm in size can be prepared by programmed self-assembly of block copolymers in aqueous entity. Most typical example is polymeric micelles (PMs) with distinctive core-shell architecture. Compared with conventional formulations, such as liposomes, PMs have several advantages, including controlled drug release, tissue penetrating ability and reduced toxicity [1,2]. Notable anti-tumor efficacy against intractable and metastatic cancer, including pancreatic cancer [3], glioblastoma [4,5], and cancer stem cells [6], of antitumor drug incorporated PMs with pH- and/or redox potential responding properties was demonstrated, emphasizing their promising utility in cancer treatment. Versatility in drug incorporation is another feasibility of PMs. Loading of imaging reagents makes PMs with theranostic functions [7].

These results demonstrate the promising features of PMs as platform nanosystems for molecular therapy of various intractable diseases. Very recently, we developed PMs decorated with glucose to crossing blood-brain barrier by recognizing glucose-transporter overexpressing on brain endothelial cells, opening new avenue to deliver versatile drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease [8].

References
[1] H. Cabral, K. Kataoka, J. Contrl. Rel. 190, 70 (2014).
[2] Y. Matsumoto, et al, Nature Nanotech. 11, 533 (2016).
[3] H. Cabral, et al, ACS Nano 9, 4957 (2015).
[4] K. Katsushima, et al, Nature Commun. 7, 13616 (2016).
[5] S. Quader, et al, J. Contrl. Rel. 258, 56 (2017).
[6] H. Kinoh, et al, ACS Nano 10, 5643 (2016).
[7] P. Mi, et al, Nature Nanotech. 11, 724 (2016).
[8] Y. Anraku, et al, Nature Commun. 8, 1001 (2017).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:38:29 -0500 2017-11-29T16:00:00-05:00 2017-11-29T17:00:00-05:00 1100 North University Building U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion Dr. Kataoka
“Microfabricated Medical Devices for Diagnostics and Advanced Biological and Cellular Manipulations” (November 30, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46860 46860-10656094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2017 9:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Jeffrey D. Zahn, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State of University of New Jersey

“Microfabricated Medical Devices for Diagnostics and Advanced Biological and Cellular Manipulations”


ABSTRACT: The focus of research conducted in the Zahn laboratory is the design and fabrication of microfabricated devices for clinical diagnosis, treatment of disease and supportive culture devices. Batch fabricated microfluidic platforms that can mimic or improve upon conventional sample preparation techniques performed in laboratories hold great potential to enable both research and healthcare advances. These miniaturized diagnostic devices have been termed micro total analysis systems (μTAS) or biochips and combine sensing mechanisms (physical, optical, electrical or chemical) with microfluidics.

Dr. Zahn’s research combines analytical and numerical modeling of microscale phenomena with device design, fabrication, and testing of BioMEMS components in an adaptive and iterative process for device optimization. Several projects currently underway in the Zahn laboratory which will be discussed including:

1) the development of a ‘smart’ electroporator with continuous cell impedance monitoring that automatically detects, electroporates, and monitors individual cells for changes in permeability and delivery, dynamically modulating the pulse to prevent damaging over‐exposure that kills cells and useless underexposure that does not permeabilze a cell.

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2) the development of a multicompartment tissue culture platform to recapitulate in vitro neurocircuitry models using human neuronal cells derived from induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells. This culture system was designed to allow modeling the neuronal circuitry of the mesolimbic reward system by segregating excitatory (GLUT), inhibitory (GABA) and dopaminergic (DA) induced neuron cell bodies while maintaining axonal communication and synapse formation from one chamber into another through communicative microchannels. Several novel features of this system are: an open well design to perform patch clamp electrophysiology within the device, the use of optogenetics for selective cell stimulation, and the integration of human derived induced neurons (iNs).

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:00:07 -0500 2017-11-30T09:00:00-05:00 2017-11-30T10:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME Logo
World AIDS Day 2017: Progress and prospects in HIV/AIDS (November 30, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46921 46921-10694792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Spectrum Center

This panel, composed of University of Michigan researchers from various schools and centers, will discuss what has worked in HIV/AIDS prevention and care in the last decade in the U.S. and beyond. Using their work as examples, the panelists will share their experience with research, advocacy, and bridging policy and practice. The panelists will also touch on the barriers to scaling up effective interventions and the role students, researchers, and educators can play in helping to end an epidemic. Panel discussion organized by the Spectrum Center Programming Board and Center for Sexuality & Health Disparities.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:25:35 -0500 2017-11-30T18:00:00-05:00 2017-11-30T19:30:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A black and red flyer describing the event with logos for the sponsors located on the bottom
Design of 3D-Printed, Micropatterned Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering of Bone-Ligament Constructs in the Oral Cavity using Gene Therapy (December 1, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46982 46982-10714035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Periodontitis is a leading chronic oral inflammatory disease and primary cause of permanent tooth loss estimated to affect 47.2% of adults in the United States. Damage to the tooth-supporting apparatus, which includes periodontal ligament (PDL) fibers that anchor the tooth root to alveolar bone, subsequently initiates osseous tissue resorption. Multi-tissue morbidity is a significant challenge given lack of predictability in reconstructing tissues with physiologic functionality native to healthy periodontium. Tissue engineering strategies have potential to address existing deficiencies in clinically-induced regeneration through combinational approaches using biomaterials, growth factors, and cell-based therapy. The purpose of this work was to develop scaffolds incorporating micropatterned topography for guidance of cell growth and periodontal tissue formation, in conjunction with localized, spatiotemporally-controlled growth factor delivery via gene therapy vectors.

Micropatterned polycaprolactone (PCL) films were designed to assess PDL cell orientation in vitro, with incorporation of the patterned film into a 3D-printed PCL scaffold for evaluation of varying topography on oriented tissue formation in an ectopic murine model. Specifically, pillars with varying groove depths (30um, 10um) and groove widths (15um, 60um) were used for the “PDL” region of the scaffold in combination with human PDL (hPDL) cell seeding, while the 3D-printed base served as a region for osseous tissue formation via delivery of human gingival fibroblasts (hGFs) transduced with adenoviral bone morphogenetic protein (Ad-BMP7). Micropatterned films with pillars containing deeper grooves (30um) provided greater control over hPDL cell orientation and subsequent alignment of soft collagenous tissue compared to non-grooved pillars or an amorphous PCL film, with significant (p<0.05) differences in percentage of aligned cells in vivo observed at 6 weeks post-implantation.

In order to improve spatially-controlled delivery of BMP7 and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB) using developed 3D-printed, micropatterned scaffolds, each region of the scaffold was separately immobilized with AdBMP7 and AdPDGF-BB, respectively, using chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-based surface modification prior to cell seeding. A separate scaffold was developed for a rat fenestration defect, with the 3D-printed scaffold region replaced by an amorphous PCL film to accommodate the 0.5mm defect thickness. Evaluation of these cell-seeded scaffolds showed significant (p<0.05) bone formation in regions with immobilized AdBMP7 compared to regions immobilized with empty vectors (Ad-empty) and non-cell seeded regions immobilized with AdBMP7. A more detailed assessment of single (BMP7) and dual (BMP7 and PDGF-BB) growth factor delivery effects in combination with varying scaffold topography (i.e., patterned film versus amorphous film in the “PDL” region) was performed using the fenestration defect model. Micro-CT data showed significantly higher (p<0.05) bone formation in groups with AdBMP7 immobilization and gingival fibroblast cell seeding compared to groups with Ad-empty. Collagen III and periostin expression was higher in groups with dual growth factor delivery, with significantly (p<0.05) higher periostin expression in groups combining a patterned film with single or dual growth factor delivery at week 6. Nanoindentation assessment showed higher elastic moduli for regenerated bone and PDL-like tissue regions at the bone-PDL interface in patterned film groups with dual growth factor delivery compared to amorphous films with Ad-empty at week 9 (p<0.05 and p<0.01, respectively), with bone tissue in the dual delivery group having higher (p<0.001) hardness values compared to the negative control. These data indicate improvement in periodontal tissue regeneration when combining scaffold micro-topography cues with localized growth factor delivery, thereby contributing to the development of next-generation scaffolds specific to periodontal regenerative medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:36:56 -0500 2017-12-01T12:00:00-05:00 2017-12-01T13:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Methods for Improving MRI-Based Conductivity Mapping (December 1, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46968 46968-10711286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

The electrical properties - permittivity and conductivity - of a material describe how electromagnetic waves behave in that material. Electrical properties are frequency-dependent parameters and, for a liquid sample, are measured with a dielectric probe and a network analyzer. This measurement technique is not feasible in vivo, but methods have been developed to make these measurements using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This work focuses on measuring conductivity, or the ability to conduct electric current. Mapping the electrical properties within the human body can provide important information for MRI safety and diagnostic applications. First, the specific absorption rate (SAR) in an MRI scan is proportional to conductivity, and limited to minimize the risk of heating in a subject. Knowledge of subject-specific conductivity maps could lead to better, subject-specific SAR estimation. Second, several small studies in recent years have shown that conductivity is elevated in malignant tumors as compared to healthy tissue. There are open research questions regarding the correlation between conductivity and other diagnostic metrics. Both of these applications benefit from accurate conductivity maps. In this work we describe three different methods for improving the accuracy of conductivity maps. The first is a novel regularized, model-based approach which we refer to as the Inverse Laplacian method. The Inverse Laplacian method resulted in lower reconstruction bias and error due to noise in simulations than the conventional filtering method. The Inverse Laplacian method also produced conductivity maps closer to the measured values in a phantom and with reduced noise in the human brain, as compared to the filtering method. The second is a method for combining multi-coil MRI data for conductivity mapping, because the use of multi-coil receivers can drastically improve the SNR in conductivity maps. The noise in the combined phase data using the proposed method was slightly elevated as compared to the optimal combination method, but the conductivity uniformity in a uniform gel phantom was greater than that of the optimal combination method. Furthermore, by visual inspection, the human brain conductivity calculated from data combined using the proposed method had minimal bias and noise amplification. Finally, we present a method for mapping conductivity tensors, as opposed to scalar values, which provides an additional layer of information to conductivity maps. Our proposed mathematical framework yields accurate tensor quantities provided the object can rotate 90 degrees in any direction. However, restricting the object rotation to mimic the constraints on a human subject yields slightly inaccurate results. We also present a dictionary-based approach to tensor calculations to try to improve the tensor estimates using restricted rotations.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:04:53 -0500 2017-12-01T13:00:00-05:00 2017-12-01T14:00:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
RNA in Neuroscience (December 4, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47180 47180-10810944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 4, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

David Turner, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor & Associate Professor
Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute & Dept. of Biological Chemistry

“microRNAs, microRNA targets, and neuron formation during mammalian retinal development”

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Robert Thompson, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Research Associate Professor, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute

“Regulation of the astrocyte transcriptome”

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:27:47 -0500 2017-12-04T15:00:00-05:00 2017-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Death (December 5, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43721 43721-9832709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our ends.

All are encouraged to come, though in time all will be met.

For more information, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:22:09 -0500 2017-12-05T19:00:00-05:00 2017-12-05T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Death
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (December 7, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888979@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 7, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2017-12-07T15:00:00-05:00 2017-12-07T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
Public Health Major Info Sessions (December 13, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41583 41583-9367008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: School of Public Health

Learn more about the public health major and requirements for admission. Why should you study public health at Michigan?

What public health degrees does Michigan offer and what careers can you find after graduation?

These 30-minute interactive presentations are followed by time for questions and discussion. Register online at sph.umich.edu/undergrad.

Public health refers to all organized measures—both public and private—that promote health, prevent illness and disease, and prolong the quality and years of life for the population as a whole. Public health creates conditions under which people can live a healthy lifestyle and, when treatment is necessary, it ensures equitable access to safe and effective health care.

At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, we offer engaged learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training. We provide Michigan students with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as leaders in the field of public health

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:56:58 -0400 2017-12-13T14:00:00-05:00 2017-12-13T15:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall School of Public Health Presentation Public health students researching, planning, serving
BME PhD Defense: Abdulrahman W. Aref (December 18, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47451 47451-10901458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 18, 2017 10:00am
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Communication for individuals with severe motor and speech impairments can be very difficult and they find the need for the assistance of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Common commercialized AAC systems require some amount of voluntary control and are unusable by individuals with disabilities. Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging means of communication for people with severe motor and speech impairments. BCIs allow the user to make selections on the computer just using their brain signals, electroencephalogram (EEG). However, although they are revolutionary for individuals that cannot control other available AAC systems, BCIs have several limitations. Two major limitations of BCIs are: 1) BCIs are static/synchronous in nature; 2) BCIs are susceptible to changes in user attention. Since populations that need BCI technology the most (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)) experience attention impairments, incorporating attention-monitoring features into the BCI would improve BCI performance by reducing errors in these populations. This research presents two dynamic methods developed to help the BCI become more user-aware and allow users to control the BCI at their own pace. Using a well-established negative correlation between alpha band power in the EEG and attention, the first method used alpha band analysis to detect losses in user attention and abstained selections that were unattended to reduce potential errors. The second method, called P300-Certainty, abstained selections that do not reach a specified confidence level. To test both methods, off-line analysis was performed on recorded EEG from 30 subjects using the BCI for spelling. Subjects selected 9 sentences and at least 23 characters per sentence with additional corrections. Alpha band analysis and P300-Certainty were tested off-line, separately and together, on this dataset to determine their efficacy at increasing BCI accuracy by abstaining potential errors. In addition, P300-Certainty was implemented in a BCI-facilitated cognitive assessment to reduce potential errors, as well as, only choosing selections when they reach a specified confidence level. The on-line performance of P300-Certainty was calculated from this data. Alpha band analysis was performed off-line on this on-line data to determine its efficacy at increasing P300-Certainty on-line BCI accuracy.

Alpha band power was shown to be significant between correct and incorrect character selections with a significance of p = 0.01004. Using this significance, alpha band analysis was used to classify selections as correct or incorrect based on the EEG, however it was only useful for accuracy for a subset of subjects (subjects exhibiting high alpha variance). Off-line analysis of P300-Certainty was shown to increase accuracy from 82.01±12.59% to 88.82±8.85% by abstaining potential errors, with a statistical significance of p = 0.038. Furthermore, P300-Certainty and alpha band analysis used together, improved BCI accuracy, over all subjects, more than either method did alone. The increase was statistically significant (p = 0.008) when compared to the raw BCI accuracy. The on-line accuracy of P300-Certainty was 83.62 ± 9.14%.

Alpha band analysis and P300-Certainty abstain potential errors using different, yet orthogonal, methods of measuring attention. Each method abstains potential errors that the other may have not detected. In conclusion, this research has introduced two methods that quantify attention in orthogonal ways that increase BCI accuracy by abstaining potential errors more than either method alone. Using these methods together allows the BCI to be more user-aware and allows the user to type at their own pace.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:00:19 -0500 2017-12-18T10:00:00-05:00 2017-12-18T11:00:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME-EVENT Placeholder
Cochlear Implants: New Technology, Applications, and Outcomes (January 2, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47972 47972-11159796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Arts is Medical Director of the UM Cochlear Implant Program, Director of the UM Neurotology Fellowship Training Program, and Director of the Children’s Ear and Hearing Center of Michigan. Initially a mechanical engineer, he learned in medical school about the newly-developed cochlear implant, an electronic device placed in the inner ear to enhance the hearing of the severely hearing-impaired. He knew 
immediately that he wanted to work on combining engineering and medicine to restore people’s hearing. .He is now a neurotologist

Dr. Art's research has focused on cochlear implants and other applications of engineering for the treatment of ear diseases. The cochlear implant is an engineering marvel that has changed the lives of nearly 500,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children worldwide. The device and patient outcomes have steadily improved over the last 30 years. There have been some dramatic advances in technology that can profoundly affect the world of hearing impairment.

This is the eighth in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2017-18. A variety of topics will be covered. There is one lecture each month, for a total of ten. The next lecture will be on May 8, 2018. The subject is: Albert Kahn in the Second Industrial Revolution.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:48:19 -0500 2018-01-02T14:00:00-05:00 2018-01-02T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Traditional and Non-Traditional Inputs to the Vestibular System (January 4, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48083 48083-11178040@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

One of the primary functions of the vestibular system is to provide stabilizing reflexes to the eye, head, and body. These reflexes are often coordinated with inputs from the visual and proprioceptive systems. More recently, research has shown that other, non-traditional, stimuli also effect the vestibular system, though the scope of this research has been limited. This thesis explores the effect of both traditional and non-traditional inputs on the vestibular system by characterizing their influence compensatory eye, head, and body movements.

We begin by looking at the influence of the vestibular periphery and efference copy of motor commands on compensatory eye movements (Chapter 2). While each of these has been described individually (as the vestibular-ocular reflex (VOR) and pre-programmed eye movements (PPEM) respectively), there has been controversy in the field as to how these two inputs interact with each other. We propose a model of gaze stability in which VOR and PPEM work cooperatively, and we test model predictions against data we collected as well as from previous findings. We found that our model accurately predicted eye movements during a variety of behavioral contexts. In Chapter 3, we describe the effect of single high-intensity noise exposure on the vestibular system by evaluating eye and head stability. We found that after noise exposure ocular stability showed marginal loss, while head stability showed greater deficits. However, the exact nature of this deficit was not as expected and the influence of cervical pathways after vestibular lesion is discussed. Finally, in Chapter 4, we examine the effect of galvanic vestibular stimulation and optokinetic stimulation on standing posture. We propose a model of postural stability inspired by the velocity storage model of ocular stability and test model predictions against body movements elicited from standing subjects. We found that, while simple, our model could correctly predict the nature of subjects’ responses to both stimuli, suggesting that the body interprets and uses sensory information for postural stability in a manner similar to that for ocular stability.

Taken together these findings demonstrate that the influence of non-traditional inputs and pathways to vestibular system is substantial and should be considered both in laboratory and clinical settings. We also show that the vestibular system allows researchers and clinicians to leverage methods and findings from across disciplines and species. Models traditionally used to describe gaze stability in primates can be used to predict eye movements in rodents as well as postural responses in humans and paradigms used in hearing research can be used to interpret noise-induced vestibular loss. Thus, the multifaceted nature of the vestibular system both requires, and allows for, multifaceted exploration.

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: 2813/17 Med Sci II
Chair: Dr. William King

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Presentation Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:37:02 -0500 2018-01-04T13:30:00-05:00 2018-01-04T14:30:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Biomedical Engineering Presentation BME Logo
Bioethics Discussion: Abortion (January 9, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43722 43722-9832710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion "going there" respectfully.

Essays to consider:
"Abortion and health care ethics"
"Abortion and infanticide"
"A defense of abortion"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:22:57 -0500 2018-01-09T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-09T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Abortion
Investigation of the Performance of Photon Counting Arrays Based on Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Transistors (January 10, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48082 48082-11178039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Projection x-ray imaging is commonly employed to visualize internal human anatomy in order to diagnose medical conditions and facilitate medical procedures. Modern projection imaging is typically performed using an active matrix, flat panel imager that is comprised of a converter layer overlying a monolithic, large-area pixelated array fabricated using a thin-film amorphous silicon process. The images are formed by converting x-ray photons into electrical signals, and then integrating those signals over a frame time – a method referred to as fluence integration.

Recently, imagers employing a different method for creating x-ray images – referred to as photon counting – have been developed and used clinically to perform mammographic imaging (a form of projection imaging). Photon counting involves measuring the energy of each interacting x-ray photon and digitally recording the number of times photons exceed one or more energy thresholds. Because the imaging information is stored digitally, photon counting imagers are less susceptible to noise than fluence-integrating imagers – potentially improving image quality and/or decreasing the amount of radiation required to acquire an image.

Current photon counting imagers are based on crystalline silicon and have limited detection areas. An imager with larger detection area would allow photon counting to be used in other projection imaging modalities – such as radiography (which produces, for example, chest x-ray images) and fluoroscopy (which is used, for example, to non-invasively insert stents and other medical devices). However, strategies to increase detection area, such as tiling multiple arrays, result in increased imager complexity and/or cost. For this reason, our group has been exploring the possibility of creating photon counting arrays using a different semiconductor material, referred to as low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si). This material is fabricated using another thin-film process (which also allows the economic manufacture of monolithic, large-area arrays) and has favorable properties for creating complex, high speed circuits.

Using poly-Si, a set of prototype arrays have been designed and fabricated. The pixels of the arrays have a pitch of 1 mm and consist of four components: an amplifier, a comparator, a clock generator, and a counter. Several circuit variations were created for each component, and circuit simulations were performed in order to determine the energy resolution and count rate capability of each variation of each component.

For the amplifier component, all circuit variations were determined to have an energy resolution of ~10% when presented with a 70 keV input x-ray (a typical x‑ray energy used in diagnostic imaging). This degree of energy resolution is comparable to that reported for photon counting imagers fabricated using crystalline silicon. In addition, while count rates for the amplifier component were determined to be roughly one order of magnitude too low for radiographic and fluoroscopic applications (which require rates on the order of 1 million counts per second per square millimeter [cps/mm2]), a hypothetical poly-Si amplifier circuit variation was identified and determined to have count rate capabilities suitable for these applications (with energy resolution similar to that of the prototype designs). In addition, the count rates for the comparator, clock generator, and counter circuit variations were found to range from 100 to 3000 kcps/mm2. Finally, due to on-going improvements in the poly-Si fabrication process (driven largely by the display industry), future photon counting arrays employing poly-Si could have pixel pitches as small as 250 um – a size suitable for radiographic and fluoroscopic imaging.

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 2210 Lurie Engineering Center (LEC)
Chair: Dr. Larry E. Antonuk

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Presentation Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:32:29 -0500 2018-01-10T10:00:00-05:00 2018-01-10T11:00:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Biomedical Engineering Presentation BME Logo
Bio-Micro-Systems for Diagnostic Applications, Disease Prevention and Creating Tools for Biological Research (January 10, 2018 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48081 48081-11178038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 12:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Bio-MicroElectroMechanical Systems (BioMEMS) – microfabricated sensors, actuators and microfluidic and lab-on-chip systems- is an emerging field that targets to develop miniaturized devices for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diseases as well as to provide enabling tools to researchers in the life sciences. In the past few years, three dimensional (3D) printing technology has also joined the effort of miniaturization with high resolution 3D printers capable of fabricating micrometer scale objects. Furthermore, the increase in material choice has led to an explosive growth in microfabrication technology based biomedical applications. This research, divided into two parts, describes the development of 5 novel Bio-Micro-System devices. The term Bio-Micro-System has been used here to describe BioMEMS and 3D printed devices, with the dimensions of key components ranging from micrometers to a millimeter. Part A is focused on ‘Medical’ Micro-System devices that can potentially solve common medical problems. Part B is focused on ‘Biological’ Micro-System devices/tools for facilitating/enabling biological research.

PART A- Medical Micro-Systems

- Two implantable, electronics-free, IOP microsensors for the medical management of glaucoma. 1) Near Infrared Fluorescence-based Optomechanical (NiFO) technology: Consists of an implantable, miniaturized pressure sensor that ‘optically encodes’ pressure in the near infrared (NIR) regime. A non-implantable, portable and compact optical head is used to excite the sensor and collect the emitted NIR light. The thesis discusses optimized device architecture and microfabrication approaches for best performance commercialization. 2) Displacement based Contrast Imaging (DCI) technology: A proof of concept, fluid pressure sensing scheme is shown to operate over a pressure range of 0–100 mbar (∼2 mbar resolution between 0–20 mbar,∼10 mbar resolution between 20–100 mbar), with a maximum error of <7% throughout its dynamic range. The thesis introduces the technology and discusses its application as an IOP sensor.

-A Touch-activated Sanitizer Dispensing (TSD) system for combating community acquired infections. The TSD can be mounted on any surface that is exposed to high human traffic (eg. door handle) and consists of an array of human-powered, miniaturized valves that deliver a small amount of disinfectant when touch actuated. The device disinfects the person’s hand that is touching it while being self-sterilized at the same time. The thesis describes the design and implementation of a proof of concept TSD that can disinfect an area equivalent to the size of a thumb. A significant (~ 10 fold) reduction in microbiological load is demonstrated on the fingertip and device surface within the first 24 hours. The size and footprint of the TSD can be scaled up as needed to improve hand hygiene compliance.

PART B- Biological Micro-Systems

-A cryo-anesthesia microfluidic chip for immobilizing Drosophila melanogaster larvae. We developed a microfluidic chip for immobilizingDrosophila melanogaster larva by creating a cold micro-environment around the larva. After characterizing on chip temperature distribution and larval body movement, results indicate that the method is appropriate for repetitive and reversible, short-term (several minutes) immobilization. The method offers the added advantage of using the same chip to accommodate and immobilize larvae across all developmental stages (1st instar-late 3rd instar). Besides the demonstrated applications of the chip in high resolution observation of sub cellular events such as mitochondrial trafficking in neurons and neuro-synaptic growth, we envision the use of this method in a wide variety of biological imaging studies employing the Drosophila larval system, including cellular development and other studies.

-A 3D printed millifluidic device for CO2 immobilization of Caenorhabditis elegans populations. We developed a novel 3D printed device for immobilizing populations of Caenorhabditis elegans by creating a localized CO2 environment while the nematodes are maintained on the surface of agar. The results indicate that the method is easy to implement, is appropriate for short-term (20 minutes) immobilization and allows recovery within a few minutes. We envision its usage in a wide variety of biological studies including scoring lifespan assays and fluorescence imaging applications.

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: 2203 LBME
Chair: Dr. Nikos Chronis

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Presentation Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:28:55 -0500 2018-01-10T12:30:00-05:00 2018-01-10T13:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Presentation BME Logo
LSI Seminar Series: Shingo Kajimura, Ph.D., University of San Francisco, California (January 11, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47529 47529-10942714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Abstract:
Two distinct types of thermogenic fat cells, brown adipocytes and beige adipocytes, play a key role in the regulation of systemic energy homeostasis in mammals. Both brown fat and beige fat possess thermogenic properties in addition to common morphological and biochemical characteristics, including multilocular lipid droplets and cristae-dense mitochondria. Recent studies also identify distinct features between the two types of thermogenic fat cells, such as their developmental regulation and function. Of particular interest is the role of beige fat in the regulation of glucose homeostasis via UCP1-independent mechanisms. The common and distinct features of thermogenic adipocytes will be discussed.

Speaker:
Shingo Kajimura received his Ph.D. in Cell & Developmental Biology from the University of Tokyo, where he also earned his B.A. in Biology and Biochemistry and M.S. in Physiology. For his postdoctoral work, he focused on metabolism at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Shingo Kajimura joined the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco in 2011, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016.

Boxed lunch will be provided.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:08:32 -0500 2018-01-11T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-11T13:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion LSI Seminar Series
Development and Applications of Ultrasound Techniques for Characterization and Stimulation of Engineered Tissues (January 11, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48080 48080-11178037@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 11, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Mechanobiology is central in the development, pathology, and regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues, in which mechanical factors play important roles. Therefore there is a need for methods to characterize the composition and mechanical properties of developing musculoskeletal tissues over time. Ultrasound elastographic techniques have been developed for noninvasive imaging of spatial heterogeneity in tissue stiffness. However, their application for quantitative assessment of tissue mechanical properties, especially viscoelastic properties, has not been exploited. Additionally, ultrasound energy may be used to apply mechanical stimulation to engineered constructs at the microscale, and thereby to enhance tissue regeneration.

We have developed a multimode ultrasound viscoelastography (MUVE) system for assessing microscale mechanical properties of engineered hydrogels. MUVE uses focused ultrasound pulses to apply acoustic radiation force (ARF) to deform samples, while concurrently measuring sample dimensions using coaxial high frequency ultrasound imaging. We used MUVE to perform creep tests on agarose, collagen, and fibrin hydrogels of defined concentrations, as well as to monitor the mechanical properties of cell-seeded constructs over time. Local and bulk viscoelastic properties were extracted from strain-time curves through fitting of relevant constitutive models, showing clear differences between concentrations and materials. In particular, we showed that MUVE is capable of mapping heterogeneity of samples in 3D. Using inclusion of dense agarose microbeads within agarose, collagen and fibrin hydrogels, we determined the spatial resolution of MUVE to be approximately 200 μm in both the lateral and axial directions. Comparison of MUVE to nanoindentation and shear rheometry showed that our ultrasound-based technique was superior in generating consistent, microscale data, particularly for very soft materials.

We have also adapted MUVE to generate localized cyclic compression, as a means to mechanically stimulate engineered tissue constructs at the microscale. Selected treatment protocols were shown to enhance the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in collagen-fibrin hydrogels. Constructs treated at 1 Hz at an acoustic pressure of 0.7 MPa for 30 minutes per day showed accelerated osteogenesis and increased mineralization by 10 to 30 percent, relative to unstimulated controls. In separate experiments, the ultrasound pulse intensity was increased over time to compensate for changes in matrix properties over time, and a 35 percent increase in mineralization was achieved.

We also extended the application of a previously-developed spectral ultrasound imaging (SUSI) technique to an animal model for early detection of heterotopic ossification (HO). The quantitative information on acoustic scatterer size and concentration derived from SUSI was used to differentiate tissue composition in a burn/tenotomy mice model from the control model. Importantly, HO foci were detected as early as one week after injury using SUSI, which is 3-5 weeks earlier than when using conventional micro-computed tomography.

Taken together, these results demonstrate that ultrasound-based techniques can non-invasively and quantitatively characterize viscoelastic properties of soft materials in 3D, as well as their composition over time. Ultrasound pulses can also be used to stimulate engineered constructs to promote musculoskeletal tissue formation. MUVE, SUSI, and ultrasound stimulation can be combined into an integrated system to investigate the roles of matrix composition, static mechanical environment, and dynamic mechanical stimuli in tissue regeneration, as well as the interactions of these factors and their evolution over time. Ultrasound-based techniques therefore have promising potential in noninvasively characterizing the composition and biomechanics, as well as providing mechanical intervention in native and engineered tissues as they develop over time.

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: General Motors Conference Room, Lurie Engineering Center
Chair: Dr. Cheri X. Deng & Dr. Jan P Stegemann

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Presentation Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:24:58 -0500 2018-01-11T14:00:00-05:00 2018-01-11T15:00:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Biomedical Engineering Presentation BME Logo
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (January 11, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888980@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 11, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2018-01-11T15:00:00-05:00 2018-01-11T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union African Studies Center Presentation Michigan Union
“Bioelectronics for tissue and organ interfaces: from tissue-like electronics to genetically-targeted biosynthetic electrodes” (January 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48079 48079-11178036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Jia Liu, Ph.D.
BME Faculty Candidate and Guest Speaker
Stanford University

Abstract:
Rapid progress in materials science and electronics has blurred the distinction between man-made electronic devices and biological systems. Seamless integration of electronic devices with living systems could contribute substantially to basic biology as well as to clinical diagnostics and therapeutics through tissue-electronics interfaces. In this presentation, I will first introduce a syringe-injectable tissue-like mesh electronics for merging nanoelectronic arrays and circuits with the brain in three-dimension (3D). The injectable mesh electronics has micrometer feature size and effective bending stiffness values similar to neural tissues. These unprecedented features lead to the gliosis-free and 3D interpenetrated electronics-neuron network, enabling the chronically stable neuron activity recording at single-neuron resolution in behaving animals. Second, I will describe a fully stretchable electronic sensor array through the development of multiple chemically-orthogonal and intrinsically stretchable polymeric electronic materials. The fully stretchable sensor array has modulus similar to biological tissues, allowing an intimate mechanical coupling with heart for a stable and anatomically precise electrophysiological recording. Its application for high-throughput and high-density mapping of 3D cardiac arrhythmogenic activities on the porcine model with a chronic atrial fibrillation will be discussed. Third, I will present a fundamentally new approach for a direct formation of electrical connections with genetically-targeted cells. This approach is accomplished through the convergence of genome engineering, in situ enzymatic reaction and polymer chemistry. These genetically-targeted electrodes are inherently assembled to the subcellular-specific region of neurons throughout the intact functional neural tissue and in stem cell-derived human brain organoids. Importantly, this system also enables the cellular-resolution tuning of local neuronal activity and bridging of brain regions to external devices for the targeted recording. Finally, I will briefly discuss the prospects for future advances in bioelectronics to overcome challenges in neuroscience and cardiology through the development of “cyborg animals” with single-cell resolution and cell-type specificity.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:14:23 -0500 2018-01-11T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-11T17:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME Logo
Science as Art Contest Submission Deadline (January 19, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48786 48786-11308870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 19, 2018 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan, ArtsEngine and the Science Learning Center invite you to submit artwork to the 2020 Science as Art exhibition. University of Michigan undergraduate students are invited to submit artwork expressing a scientific principle(s), concept(s), idea(s), process(es), and/or structure(s). The artwork may be visual, literary, musical, video, or performance based. A juried panel using criteria based on both scientific and artistic considerations will choose winning submissions.

Deadline for submissions is Wednesday February 5th!

A number of submissions will be selected for prizes, some of which will be on display and/or performed during the Awards Ceremony and/or displayed in an online Contest Gallery. The entry selected for “Best Overall” will be awarded a cash prize, with smaller cash awards in other categories.

For full information, visit: tinyurl.com/scienceasart2020

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Exhibition Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:47:29 -0500 2018-01-19T08:00:00-05:00 2018-01-19T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Exhibition Science as Art logo
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Assisted Reproduction (January 23, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43723 43723-9832711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion for the bravest in the new world.

A few essays to consider:
"The ethics of uterus transplantation"
"Assisted reproduction in same sex couples"
"Multiple gestation and damaged babies"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:23:41 -0500 2018-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Assisted reproduction
For the Heart, Life is Simple (January 24, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49027 49027-11364395@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

A lecture on the means, methods, and consequences of measuring cardiovascular dynamics via pressures, flows, and volumes.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:55:09 -0500 2018-01-24T13:30:00-05:00 2018-01-24T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion For the heart, life is simple
Quantifying the Self: Three Lectures on Human Instruments (January 24, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49030 49030-11364401@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A series of three lectures on the methods and consequences of measuring our biomedical conditions.

Topics include:
Jan 24 – "For the heart, life is simple" – Cardiovascular dynamics as measured by pressures, volumes, and flows

Feb 7 – "I sing the body electric" – Electrophysiology of the brain, the heart, the muscles, the eyes, and the gut

Mar 14 – "Health lies in action" – Next generation physiological monitoring: wearables, therables, and capturing physiology when and where it happens.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:16:20 -0500 2018-01-24T13:30:00-05:00 2018-01-24T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Quantifying the Self
Growth, Grit, & Stick (January 24, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48758 48758-11383825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Every student knows how to study, right? Wrong! This session will cover learning strategies every student should know. This session will help you learn which of your study strategies you should abandon and expose you to some the top strategies backed by years of empirical research. The session will also help you understand how your mindset can affect your performance before you even step foot in a classroom and the importance of grit in your academic and life success. This is the most popular workshop ever offered by the SLC.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:56:55 -0500 2018-01-24T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T17:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 24, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Global Health Design Internship Information Session (January 24, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47969 47969-11159793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Global Health Design Initiative

Join the Global Health Design Initiative at an information session to learn more about the Design for Global Health Internship! The Design for Global Health Internship is a full-time, 4-month paid summer internship. Interns apply design ethnography techniques to define global health challenges and conceptualize, prototype, and evaluate design solutions. Interns divide their time between the Laboratory for Global Health Technology (LIGHT) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and at a resource constrained clinical or community setting in Michigan, Ethiopia, Ghana, or Kenya.

This internship is open to University of Michigan students from all departments who currently have sophomore, junior, senior, or Master's level standing or recent graduates who received their Bachelor's degree within the last 3 years.

Please feel free to visit https://globalhealthdesign.engin.umich.edu/ or contact globalhealthdesign@umich.edu for more information.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:11:55 -0500 2018-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T19:00:00-05:00 Shapiro Library Global Health Design Initiative Careers / Jobs GHDI logo
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 25, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 26, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386637@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 26, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-26T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 27, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386638@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 27, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 28, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 28, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
When Elephants Fight (January 29, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48595 48595-11254300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2018 4:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Directed by Michael Ramsdell and narrated by Robin Wright. This film explores the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is minerally rich, and yet these very minerals, necessary to sustain today's technology, contribute to ongoing strife and conflict-related gender based violence in the DRC.

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Film Screening Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:04:08 -0500 2018-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Film Screening When Elephants Fight
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 29, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Metal Exposure in Mine Workers and Their Families in the Democratic Republic of Congo (January 30, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48600 48600-11254307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

In this seminar, examples will be shown of how artisanal mining of strategic commodities such as cobalt, gold or coltan is done in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how this may lead to high uptakes of potentially toxic trace metals not only among mine workers, but also among their families and populations living close to mines.

Ben Nemery is holder of degrees in medicine, occupational medicine and toxicology. He’s affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the KU Leuven since 1987. He founded the Lung Toxicology, research unit, a joint venture between the departments of Pneumology & Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine. He teaches toxicology and occupational medicine, mainly at postgraduate level. He holds a weekly outpatient clinic for occupational pulmonary disorders. His research involves experimental as well as clinical-epidemiological studies in the mechanisms of lung disease caused by occupational and environmental pollutants. Recently he has concentrated on occupational and environmental health in Africa. He has authored over 300 journal publications and contributed to more than 40 books.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:12:00 -0500 2018-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Metal exposure to mine workers in Congo
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar/student evaluation: The effects of mutations and their interactions in influenza virus (January 30, 2018 12:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47265 47265-10855075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:10pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:19:04 -0500 2018-01-30T12:10:00-05:00 2018-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 Ruthven Museums Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar virus
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 30, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 31, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-31T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 1, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 1, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-01T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Possible Health Impacts of Metal Mining & Processing in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (February 2, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48602 48602-11254308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 1:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

The extraction and processing of minerals containing copper, cobalt and other metals in southern Katanga have been demonstrated to cause substantial exposure to potentially toxic metals not only among mine workers, but also among their families and the general population. The public health impact of such pollution is difficult to assess but evidence of adverse health effects is emerging. (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/NIOSH, UM Center for Occupational Health & Safety Engineering/COHSE, Education & Research Center/ERC).

Ben Nemery is holder of degrees in medicine, occupational medicine and toxicology. He’s affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the KU Leuven since 1987. He founded the Lung Toxicology, research unit, a joint venture between the departments of Pneumology & Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine. He teaches toxicology and occupational medicine, mainly at postgraduate level. He holds a weekly outpatient clinic for occupational pulmonary disorders. His research involves experimental as well as clinical-epidemiological studies in the mechanisms of lung disease caused by occupational and environmental pollutants. Recently he has concentrated on occupational and environmental health in Africa. He has authored over 300 journal publications and contributed to more than 40 books.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:40:38 -0500 2018-02-02T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T14:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Dr. Nemory NIOSH ERC seminar
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 2, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 3, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 3, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-03T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 4, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 4, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
A Bioethical Lunch on Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49416 49416-11453756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Please stop by for free food, open discussion, and profound thoughts on the methods and consequences of life-preserving technologies. We will be joined by emergency medicine physician Scott VanEpps M.D., Ph.D who will help lead us in this discussion.

Though not required, please RSVP here so that we order enough food: https://umich.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c64208f3635399f1f8fa6df2c&id=3aeb74e9f7&e=1a21bb9afa

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:20:47 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Life-preserving technologies
Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49031 49031-11364404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A lunchtime discussion with Scott VanEpps, M.D., Ph.D., on the ethical implications of our ever greater capacity to preserve life. Sponsored by the Biointerfaces Research Group (BIRG).

Come for free food, profound thoughts, open discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:25:27 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Life-Preserving Technologies
RNA Innovation Seminar Series | Theme: "RNA Gene Regulation" (February 5, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49688 49688-11498712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Rajasree Menon, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
“Seq-ing the human kidney single cells”

and

Raymond Trievel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School
“Structural and Functional Studies of Nocturnin, a Ribonuclease Implicated in Obesity”
Keywords: crystallography, lipid metabolism,
mRNA decay, obesity, post-transcriptional
gene regulation.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:54:03 -0500 2018-02-05T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion seminar flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 5, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 6, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Prenatal Screening (February 6, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43724 43724-9832712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on early looks and tough decisions.

A few essays to consider:
"Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion"
"Genetics and reproductive risk"
"Sex selection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:24:20 -0500 2018-02-06T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Prenatal screening
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-07T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
Quantifying the Self: Three Lectures on Human Instruments (February 7, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49030 49030-11364402@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A series of three lectures on the methods and consequences of measuring our biomedical conditions.

Topics include:
Jan 24 – "For the heart, life is simple" – Cardiovascular dynamics as measured by pressures, volumes, and flows

Feb 7 – "I sing the body electric" – Electrophysiology of the brain, the heart, the muscles, the eyes, and the gut

Mar 14 – "Health lies in action" – Next generation physiological monitoring: wearables, therables, and capturing physiology when and where it happens.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:16:20 -0500 2018-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 2018-02-07T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Quantifying the Self
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 7, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-07T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 8, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (February 8, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2018-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 8, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
CMENAS and EMU Lecture. Why is Anyone Anti-Vaccine? A History of Vaccination and Anti-Vaccination (February 8, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49545 49545-11473478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Ellen Amster is the Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University, and Associate Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and History. She received her B.A. from the University of Chicago and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. A historian of North Africa and France, her research on science in the French-Islamic colonial encounter was first a book, Medicine and the Saints: Science, Islam, and the Colonial Encounter in Morocco, 1877-1956 (University of Texas ) and now extends to a field and Arabic course for students in Morocco and CIHR-funded global health work in maternal and infant health. Her recent articles touch on political Islam, Islamic biopolitics, the history of public health, and Sufism; her current research includes Muslim midwifery, medical humanities, the material and visual cultures of religion, the body, and women’s history. She has created the History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Portal, a resource for all researchers with library, archival, museum, and digital collections.

Co-sponsors:
Eastern Michigan University Center for Jewish Studies, Eastern Michigan University College of Health and Human Services

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:16:17 -0500 2018-02-08T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Lecture / Discussion event_image
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 9, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-09T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 9, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 10, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 10, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-10T10:00:00-05:00 2018-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 10, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 10, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 11, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 11, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-11T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 11, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 11, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-11T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 12, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 12, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-12T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-12T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
STS Speaker. Translating the Cell Biology of Aging? On the Importance of Choreographing Knowledge (February 12, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46008 46008-10353039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 12, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

This talk draws on ethnographic study in a cell biology of ageing laboratory that explored how the articulation between basic and clinical research is being crafted. I first describe how knowledge-making in the cell biology of ageing relies on two distinct epistemic and material cultures: visualisation and quantification. I argue that the focus on ‘mechanisms’, ‘biomarkers’ or ‘clinical translation’ is related to how uncertainty is distributed across the two sets of skills, instruments, repertoires of valuation, and types of objectivity. I suggest that funders and policy makers’ emphasis on innovative applications restricts the movement – the careful choreography – between these two epistemic cultures. This has consequences for the field's ability not only to re-open questions about the relationship between ageing and senescence but also to re-imagine the innovation regime for ‘aging society’.

Tiago Moreira is Professor of Sociology at Durham University (UK). In the last 15 years or so, he has researched and published on the role of evidence in health care and on public controversies and activism on health care standards. More recently, his research has focused on contemporary sociotechnical articulations between ageing and health.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:59:48 -0400 2018-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-12T17:30:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Tisch Hall
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 12, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 12, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 13, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-13T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-13T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 13, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 14, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633574@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-14T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 14, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 15, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 15, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-15T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-15T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 15, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 15, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-15T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-15T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 16, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-16T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-16T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 16, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 17, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633577@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-17T10:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 17, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 18, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 18, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-18T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-18T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 18, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 18, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-18T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-18T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 19, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-19T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-19T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
RNA Innovation Seminar Series | Theme: "RNA in cancer" (February 19, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49689 49689-11498704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

David Beer, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Radiation Oncology
“Insights into Racial Differences in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma”

and

Scott Tomlins, M.D., Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology and Urology, Member, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
"RNA: The forgotten molecule of precision oncology”

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:19:46 -0500 2018-02-19T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-19T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion seminar flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 19, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-19T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-19T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 20, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633580@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-20T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
LHS Collaboratory (February 20, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49578 49578-11476287@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The U-M Department of Learning Health Sciences, the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and Office of Research welcome participants from across the university to the LHS Collaboratory: a hub for advancing interdisciplinary research and development of learning health systems at U-M.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-20-lhs-collaboratory-seminar-series-tickets-38768129519

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:56:14 -0500 2018-02-20T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T13:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 20, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-20T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Genetic Manipulation (February 20, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43725 43725-9832713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our changing codes.

A few essays to consider:
"Questions about some uses of genetic engineering"
"The moral significance of the therapy-enhancement distinction in human genetics"
"Should we undertake genetic research on intelligence"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:24:52 -0500 2018-02-20T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Genetic manipulation
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 21, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633581@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-21T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
War, Medicine, and Cultural Diplomacy (February 21, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48390 48390-11230554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

Simone P. Kropf (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/Fiocruz, Brazil)
Joel D. Howell (University of Michigan)

The United States and Brazil became close allies in World War II, not only in political, economic and military issues, but also in social and cultural ones, including science. Inter-American cultural diplomacy aimed to promote “hemispheric solidarity” against Nazism created channels through which scientific ideas and technologies could circulate. This talk is about one of those flows, between the University of Michigan Medical School and Brazilian physicians engaged in the study and treatment of heart disease. Frank Wilson was a pioneer in electrocardiography who trained many Latin Americans in his laboratory at the University of Michigan. In 1942, he made an extended wartime visit to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo sponsored by the US Department of State as part of Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy. The visit brought Wilson together with a group of physicians engaged in constructing the specialty of cardiology in Brazil. This initiative strengthened an academic network that would benefit both sides. While affiliation with the “Wilson school” advanced the cause of Brazilian cardiologists who sought to establish themselves as specialists, cooperation with those “neighbors from the South” and the identity as a scientific ambassador to Latin America benefited Wilson in his pursuit of international recognition for his ECG innovations. Wilson’s relationship to Brazilian cardiology illustrates close relations between science, technology and politics in a context of wartime cultural diplomacy, as well as the dynamics of the transnational circulation of scientific knowledge and practices.

This research was supported by the UM Brazil Initiative at the Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) (website: https://www.ii.umich.edu/lacs/brazil-initiative.html), the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz, Brazil).

Simone P. Kropf holds a PhD in History from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, in Brazil, and is a professor in the Graduate Program of the History of Sciences and Health in Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro. She is currently pursuing a postdoctoral research visit at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS). She has written about the history of biomedical sciences in Brazil in the 20th century. She is currently doing research on the cultural and educational exchanges between the University of Michigan and Latin American countries between 1938 and 1945, in the context of the Pan-Americanism movement and the Good Neighbor Policy.

Joel D. Howell, MD, PhD is a faculty member in the Department of History and Internal Medicine, and is the Victor C. Vaughan Professor of History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. His primary research interest is in the use of medical technology in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:34:40 -0500 2018-02-21T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T17:30:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Lecture / Discussion Tisch Hall
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 21, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633582@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 22, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 24, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633584@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-24T10:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 24, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 25, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-25T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 25, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Exhibit: Black Histories of Radical Reproductive Justice Activism (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50081 50081-11633586@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

This exhibit explores the history of African American women and reproductive health, as well as African American women's attempts to control their own reproductive destiny and to create a healthy environment for themselves, their children, and their communities.

On display in the lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library during Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March).

The exhibit was developed by Professor LaKisha Simmons (History, Women's Studies) and undergraduate students Brianna Wells, Mahal Stevens, Jewel Drigo, Kelly Kacan, and Alyssa Erebor.

Funding and support from the Department of History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University Library, Hatcher Gallery Team, and the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:00:43 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Exhibition Hatcher Graduate Library