Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Premed Roundup (September 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75795 75795-19608009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Hello LSA Honors Program students!

Are you considering a career in medicine or in another health care profession and wondering where to get started? If so, then we invite you to participate in an information session brought to you by Stephanie Chervin, Honors premed advisor, to learn about:

• Pre-health resources.
• Medical school course requirements.
• Timing and strategies for the long and short term.
• Choosing a major. Does it have to be in science?
• Explorations in patient and clinical exposure.
• Research opportunities.

This session will be live-virtual and you will have the chance to ask questions of the speaker. Event will be repeated on Oct. 2, 2020. Register below.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:43:43 -0400 2020-09-28T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-28T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar stethoscope
CLINICAL SIMULATION CENTER BROWN BAG SERIES (September 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77752 77752-19909894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

All Michigan Medicine faculty and staff are invited to attend the next installment of the Clinical Simulation Center Brown Bag series.

The series is designed to promote collaboration and best practices in simulation-based education and research and will allow faculty, staff and learners the opportunity to learn and share best practices in simulation-based education and assessment.

The next event, which will be held at noon on Tuesday, September 29th. James Cooke, MD, will discuss "Overarching Themes from ACS-AEI Accreditation Survey Best Practices 2011-2019.”

Click here for more information: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/clinical-simulation-center/events/202009/csc-brown-bag-series-september-2020-part-ii

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:43:35 -0400 2020-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion Adult resuscitation training at CSC
Center for Global Health Equity Introductory Seminar (September 29, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77700 77700-19901736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the Introductory Seminar for the Center for Global Health Equity, where we will discuss:
What is the purpose of the Center?
What has been our journey to date?
Where are we going?

Speakers Include:
Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
Nancy Love, PhD
Joseph Kolars, MD
John Ayanian, MD, MPP
Laura Rozek, PhD
Andries Coetzee, PhD

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:32:00 -0400 2020-09-29T17:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Event Speakers
How shall we drug the MAPK pathway in Head and Neck Cancer? From exceptional responses to Immunogenomics (October 1, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77492 77492-19875790@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 1, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

Vivian Wai Yan Lui, PhD
Associate Professor and Deputy Chief
(Cancer Biology and Experimental Therapeutics)
Pharmacogenomics Working Group,
National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), USA
Joint CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee, CUHK
SBS College Coordinator, United College, CUHK
School of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Presentation Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:49:50 -0400 2020-10-01T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-01T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Presentation seminar flyer
Premed Roundup (October 2, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75797 75797-19608010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Hello LSA Honors Program students!

Are you considering a career in medicine or in another health care profession and wondering where to get started? If so, then we invite you to participate in an information session brought to you by Stephanie Chervin, Honors premed advisor, to learn about:

• Pre-health resources.
• Medical school course requirements.
• Timing and strategies for the long and short term.
• Choosing a major. Does it have to be in science?
• Explorations in patient and clinical exposure.
• Research opportunities.

This session will be live-virtual and you will have the chance to ask questions of the speaker. Register below.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:34:36 -0400 2020-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar stethoscope
Virtual Physician Job Shadow: Watch Live Shoulder Surgery (October 8, 2020 8:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77717 77717-19907692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:45am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Elective surgeries are a cornerstone of our healthcare system that’s focused on increasing a patient’s well-being and quality of life. At a time when elective surgeries have been impacted significantly by the pandemic with longer waiting periods, reschedules, or even cancellations, the ability to schedule those potentially life-changing operations in advance has been compromised. Join us for a live look into an arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery as Dr. Nikhil Verma uses advanced surgical techniques to fix a tear in a torn rotator cuff.


About Dr. Verma:

Dr. Verma is a Sports Medicine and Shoulder physician who performs over 500 procedures per year. He specializes in the treatment of the shoulder, elbow, and knee with an emphasis on advanced arthroscopic reconstructive techniques. He is the Director of the Division of Sports Medicine and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Rush University Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Verma serves as a team physician for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls.


You should attend this session if you are:

- A liberal arts and/or science undergraduate student
- Searching for opportunities to shadow a physician at their clinical practice
- Exploring careers and specialities in medicine and healthcare
- Looking to explore different medical fields from the perspective of a physician

What you’ll gain from attending:

- The opportunity to watch a live surgery performed by a physician and his team using leading technology in the field
- The chance to ask the physician questions about the surgery and his work more broadly
- Gain insight into how the physicians are handling elective surgeries during COVID-19

RSVP today to reserve your spot to view this live surgery. Seats will be capped at 95. Once your RSVP is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with the event details and a link to access the live viewing before the event takes place.

Elective surgeries are a cornerstone of our healthcare system that’s focused on increasing a patient’s well-being and quality of life. At a time when elective surgeries have been impacted significantly by the pandemic with longer waiting periods, reschedules, or even cancellations, the ability to schedule those potentially life-changing operations in advance has been compromised. Join us for a live look into an arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery as Dr. Nikhil Verma uses advanced surgical techniques to fix a tear in a torn rotator cuff.


About Dr. Verma:


Dr. Verma is a Sports Medicine and Shoulder physician who performs over 500 procedures per year. He specializes in the treatment of the shoulder, elbow, and knee with an emphasis on advanced arthroscopic reconstructive techniques. He is the Director of the Division of Sports Medicine and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Rush University Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Verma serves as a team physician for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls.


You should attend this session if you are:

A liberal arts and/or science undergraduate student
Searching for opportunities to shadow a physician at their clinical practice
Exploring careers and specialities in medicine and healthcare
Looking to explore different medical fields from the perspective of a physician
What you’ll gain from attending:

The opportunity to watch a live surgery performed by a physician and his team using leading technology in the field
The chance to ask the physician questions about the surgery and his work more broadly
Gain insight into how the physicians are handling elective surgeries during COVID-19
RSVP today to reserve your spot to view this live surgery. Seats will be capped at 75. Once your RSVP is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with the event details and a link to access the live viewing before the event takes place.

The LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event will be hosted on Zoom (learn more about Zoom accessibility) and can be accessed by phone or computer. Presentation materials will be shared in advance and live captioning will be provided. To request other accommodations please contact Paige Baker at paigebak@umich.edu or 734.763.4674. so we can make arrangements.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:31:37 -0400 2020-10-08T08:45:00-04:00 2020-10-08T09:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Opportunity Hub Livestream / Virtual two surgeons in operating room
Engineering an immunological niche for early detection of immune dysfunction (October 8, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77515 77515-19877791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

Lonnie Shea, PhD
William and Valerie Hall Chair
Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan

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Presentation Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:40:07 -0400 2020-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Presentation flyer
Honors Grand Rounds with Mohammed Moursi, MD (October 14, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76326 76326-19687519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Join Stephanie Chervin, Honors premed advisor, for a virtual live discussion with Honors alum Mohammed Moursi, MD; Chief of Vascular Surgery University of Arkansas. This program is for current LSA Honors Program students only. A link to the virtual event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

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Presentation Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:29:24 -0400 2020-10-14T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Presentation Dr. Moursi
3D organization of human genome in development and disease – A perspective from 3D genome engineering (October 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78431 78431-20044394@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

Xiaotian Zhang, PhD
Research Investigator
Department of Pathology
Tomasz Cierpicki/Jolanta Grembecka lab
University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:04:51 -0400 2020-10-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Lecture / Discussion Zhang
NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Mini Symposium Series: Climate Change, the Environment & Health (October 15, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77387 77387-19846079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies

It is impossible to ignore the evidence of the past decade - wildfires have made air on the west coast incredibly hazardous and children have been poisoned by drinking water at crucial ages of development. The environment we have created for ourselves is a serious threat to our health.

Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, Director of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies, will moderate the 30-minute mini symposium that discusses both global and local impacts that the environment has on our health. Along with Dr. Feldman, presentations will be made by Jonathan Overpeck, PhD, Dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, who will address climate change and environmental justice; Stuart Batterman, PhD, a professor from the U-M School of Public Health, who will discuss how contaminants in the air affect your health; and Stephen Goutman, MD, MS, director of the Pranger ALS Clinic, who will talk about the association between environmental pollution and ALS.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:26:08 -0400 2020-10-15T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Conference / Symposium Climate Change, the Environment & Health Mini Symposium
The Psychology of Pathogen Avoidance: How Does It Work and How Relevant Is It for Understanding Pandemic Behavior? (October 15, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78467 78467-20050321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Infectious diseases have been some of humanity's biggest killers. Fortunately, we possess an evolved psychology of pathogen avoidance - a system of mental mechanisms that help us identify, track, and respond to such dangers, thereby reducing risks of infection. Unfortunately, this system is imperfect - we mistake which information is diagnostic, leading to faulty assumptions, pernicious attitudes, and bad decisions. I will review recent work in our lab focusing on how we conceptualize pathogen threats and consequences of this process. Additionally, I will discuss when our understanding of pathogen avoidance psychology can inform explanations of pandemic behavior, and more importantly, why it might not.

Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96257205534
Meeting ID: 962 5720 5534
Password: cogsci

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:22:13 -0400 2020-10-15T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion csc logo
LHS Collaboratory-LHS as a Driver of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (October 20, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77545 77545-19879862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Healthcare and health remain unconscionably inequitable. This year, the disproportionate toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on those historically least well-served by our health system, has highlighted the pressing societal challenge of health disparities.

Beyond simply striving to do no harm, Learning Health Systems (LHSs) have the potential to serve as forces for justice in healthcare and health; indeed, they can be powerful drivers of diversity, equity, and inclusion. LHSs are anchored in multi-stakeholder consensus Core Values that explicitly incorporate principles such as inclusiveness, transparency, and accessibility. Their proximal goal is "to efficiently and equitably serve the learning needs of all participants, as well as the overall public good."

The October 2020 LHS Collaboratory will share lessons from health advocates working on the front lines to make healthcare and health more equitable. These thought leaders and do-ers will illuminate the transformative power of LHSs - and the diverse and inclusive communities of interest that are collaborating to realize them.

Moderator:
Joshua C. Rubin, JD, MBA, MPP, MPH
Program Officer, Learning Health System Initiatives, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan

Panelists:
Luis Belén
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT Collaborative)

Danielle Brooks, JD
Director of Health Equity, Amerihealth Caritas

Melissa S. Creary, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
School of Public Health, University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 27 Sep 2020 21:18:37 -0400 2020-10-20T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-20T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion LHS Collaboratory Logo puzzle pieces
CHM 19th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities (October 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78729 78729-20113300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

The Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce its 19th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities.

This year’s lecture will feature Dr. Powel Kazanjian, Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Kazanjian is also Professor of History at the University of Michigan, where he teaches on the history of epidemics and the history of sexually transmitted diseases. He has written extensively about the history of AIDS, syphilis, commercial botulism, plague, and the development of bacteriology in America.

Dr. Kazanjian will deliver his lecture, “The Persistence of Contagious Diseases.” By the later 20th century, it had become common for public health officials and lay writers to envision a future in which epidemic diseases had been eliminated. The appearance of the new deadly disease that would eventually be known as AIDS in 1981, however, challenged their confident vision. The potent antiretroviral therapies (ART) introduced in 1996 enabled individuals receiving treatment to survive a full lifespan. By 2014, a global UNAIDS campaign sought to “end AIDS as a global health threat” by 2030” by maximizing the distribution of ART to infected people. The UNAIDS campaign is conceptually similar to earlier 20th century programs that sought to end syphilis by expanding specific therapy. The failure of these syphilis campaigns, together with the realization that today’s efforts to end AIDS is falling short of their 2020 milestones, however, raise uncertainties about whether the ongoing UNAIDs campaign will succeed. Socioeconomic and behavioral factors have hindered the biomedical campaigns to eliminate syphilis and AIDS. To be effective, scientific public health campaigns must also address how to rectify the socioeconomic conditions and human behaviors that vex elimination efforts and lead to emerging epidemics like AIDS and Covid-19. Epidemic diseases, along with efforts launched to contain them, have been and continue to be an inescapable part of our existence.

Please join us for this engaging and timely online lecture from one of the nation’s premiere infectious disease experts.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Zoom link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93152555886

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:06:52 -0400 2020-10-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for the History of Medicine Lecture / Discussion CHM 19th Annual Davenport Lecture
Global Health Career Panel (October 27, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77993 77993-19949626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

Global health offers a range of career possibilities, from academia, to the non-profit, governmental, and for-profit sectors. Come hear about some career opportunities and learn how to better prepare for the global health careers of the future.

Part of International Career Pathways

Hosted by the School of Nursing and the School of Public Health

Register to receive Zoom link: https://bit.ly/30mc30O

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:13:48 -0400 2020-10-27T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Livestream / Virtual Global Health Career Panel Speakers
Data Science and Global Health Equity Seminar (October 29, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78430 78430-20042434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the Center for Global Health Equity's seminar on Data Science. Panelists include:
Akbar Waljee (Medicine)
Bhramar Mukherjee (SPH)
Andries Coetzee (LSA)
Massy Mutumba (Nursing)
Gifty Kwakye (Medicine)
Moderated by John Ayanian

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:49:29 -0400 2020-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Seminar Panelists
Be a Hero at the Big House (November 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78304 78304-20004863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 1, 2020 8:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverines for Life

Join us for our largest event of the year. In consideration of the pandemic, we'll be converting this event to a hybrid virtual/in-person experience. Keep an eye on our website for more information about the day's online entertainment. Due to last-minute changes to the football schedule, we’ve moved the blood drive to two locations in Ann Arbor: the Kensington Hotel near Briarwood Mall and the Graduate Ann Arbor downtown.

Blood donors are encouraged to donate blood at the biggest blood drive in Southeast Michigan. Blood donations will count towards the Blood Battle competition against OSU. Attendees also have the opportunity to join the organ donor registry or be screened as a bone marrow donor. There will be virtual entertainment, activities, giveaways, special guests, and more throughout the day. More information coming soon.



Make an appointment to donate blood at redcrossblood.org using sponsor code "goblue". For information about the Red Cross’ safety protocols during the pandemic, click here(link is external).

Can't make it to Be a Hero? Schedule a blood drive appointment between 10/28/2020 and 11/25/2020 to help us beat OSU in the annual Blood Battle competition! Visit www.redcrossblood.org(link is external) and enter promo code "goblue."



Interested in volunteering at Be a Hero? Click here to sign up!(link is external)

Interested in sharing your donation/transplant story at the event? Contact Megan Podschlne at mpodschl@med.umich(link sends e-mail).edu(link sends e-mail) with a brief synopsis.

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Other Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:56:24 -0400 2020-11-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-01T17:00:00-05:00 Wolverines for Life Other Be a Hero 2020 flyer
Science Success Series- Wealth Beyond Health (November 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75971 75971-19631730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program

There are limitless options for a pre-med student beyond medical school and a traditional career as a doctor. Join us on Zoom for a virtual exploration of other career tracks with alumni and experts. There is a world of options to apply skills in science, critical problem solving, and a desire to help people. Find your option for wealth beyond health.

Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/28203

Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with questions

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:14:33 -0400 2020-11-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-04T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program Careers / Jobs
Veterans Week: Lessons learned from military service and how it can help in the era of COVID 19 (November 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79010 79010-20170607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Military Healthcare has had a strong relationship with civilian health care for many years. They say that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Overtime military research and innovations have been adopted into civilian medicine. For the last 8 months our national health system has been dealing with the challenges of COVID-19. Unlike a “normal” mass casualty event, the COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges to the health system and to the execution of health care. As a military veteran I was able to use and apply many lessons learned and leadership concepts from my military background to my experience at Swedish Edmonds Hospital.

This presentation will cover topics such as: Planning, Training, Human Factors, Concept of Mission Command, Logistics and Personnel.
Additional topics will be discussed as time allows.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:12:50 -0400 2020-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Destist student. #dorinabeqiraj
Veterans Week: Stories from the front lines of a disaster; a military healthcare perspective (November 9, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78739 78739-20115261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 9, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

As COVID-19 continues to challenge our school, our nation, and our world, it is important to consider the strength and support that can come from our community members sharing their diverse personal and professional experiences. Join us as University of Michigan School of Nursing military alumni discuss ways in which we can continue to move forward and overcome the pandemic. Representatives from the Navy, Air Force, and Army bring forward a broad range of stories, from Clinical Nurse Specialists currently on the front lines, to tales from a Baghdad deployment faced with tremendous adversity. Now more than ever, we are in this together, and few understand this concept of unity better than the members of our Armed Forces.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:38:42 -0400 2020-11-09T18:30:00-05:00 2020-11-09T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Biomedical engineer develops blood filtering treatment
Computational Neuroscience, Time Complexity, and Spacetime Analytics (November 10, 2020 11:10am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79206 79206-20231447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:10am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

The proliferation of digital information in all human experiences presents difficult challenges and offers unique opportunities of managing, modeling, analyzing, interpreting, and visualizing heterogeneous data. There is a substantial need to develop, validate, productize, and support novel mathematical techniques, advanced statistical computing algorithms, transdisciplinary tools, and effective artificial intelligence apps.

Spacekime analytics is a new technique for modeling high-dimensional longitudinal data, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This approach relies on extending the notions of time, events, particles, and wave functions to complex-time (kime), complex-events (kevents), data and inference-functions, respectively. This talk will illustrate how the kime-magnitude (longitudinal time order) and kime-direction (phase) affect the subsequent predictive analytics and the induced scientific inference. The mathematical foundation of spacekime calculus reveals various statistical implications including inferential uncertainty and a Bayesian formulation of spacekime analytics. Complexifying time allows the lifting of all commonly observed processes from the classical 4D Minkowski spacetime to a 5D spacetime manifold, where a number of interesting mathematical problems arise.

Spacekime analytics transforms time-varying data, such as time-series observations, into higher-dimensional manifolds representing complex-valued and kime-indexed surfaces (kime-surfaces). This process uncovers some of the intricate structure in high-dimensional data that may be intractable in the classical space-time representation of the data. In addition, the spacekime representation facilitates the development of innovative data science analytical methods for model-based and model-free scientific inference, derived computed phenotyping, and statistical forecasting. Direct neuroscience science applications of spacekime analytics will be demonstrated using simulated data and clinical observations (e.g., UK Biobank).

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Presentation Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:57:23 -0500 2020-11-10T11:10:00-05:00 2020-11-10T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Professor Ivo Dinov
Of Moms and Microbes: Pregnancy and the Microbiome (November 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79039 79039-20178452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Kimberly McKee, PhD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the UM Medical School will present a seminar, with Q&A, on "Of Moms and Microbes: Pregnancy and the Microbiome".

ZOOM link:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/97328685723

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:13:13 -0400 2020-11-10T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Environmental Research Seminar
Veterans Week: Michigan Medicine Veteran Panel (November 10, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78623 78623-20075979@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

The military can prepare many people for a career in medicine and in the healthcare field. Michigan Medicine employees over 400 veterans. Hear the experiences of these professionals as they discuss their experiences both in service and as veterans.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:54:20 -0400 2020-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 2020-11-10T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Doctor with a stethoscope
Honors Grand Rounds with Xiao Wang, MD (November 10, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76327 76327-19687520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Join Stephanie Chervin, Honors premed advisor, for a virtual live discussion with Honors alum Xiao Wang, MD; internal medicine University of Pennsylvania Health System. This program is for current LSA Honors Program students only. A link to the virtual event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

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Presentation Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:47:52 -0400 2020-11-10T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Presentation Dr. Wang at Hopkins graduation
An end-to-end deep learning system for rapid analysis of the breath metabolome with applications in critical care illness and beyond (November 11, 2020 9:20am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79211 79211-20231452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:20am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

The metabolome is the set of low-molecular-weight metabolites and its quantification represents a summary of the physiological state of an organism. Metabolite concentration levels in biospecimens are important for many critical care health illnesses like sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Sepsis is responsible for 35% of patients who die in the hospital and ARDS has a mortality rate of 40%. Missing data is a common challenge in metabolomics datasets. Many metabolomics investigators impute fixed values for missing metabolite concentrations and this imputation approach leads to lower statistical power, biased parameter estimates, and reduced prediction accuracy. Certain applications of metabolomics data, like breath analysis by gas chromatography, used for the prediction or detection of ARDS, can be done without the quantification of individual metabolites. This would circumvent the quantification step of individual metabolites, eliminating the missing data problem. Our team has developed a rapid gas chromatography breath analyzer, which has been challenged by missing data, a time-consuming process of breath signature alignment, and the following quantification of metabolites across patients. Analyzing the breath signal directly could eliminate these challenges. End-to-end deep learning systems are neural networks that operate directly on a raw data source and make a prediction directly for the target application. These systems have been successful in diverse fields from speech recognition to medicine. We envision an end-to-end deep learning that leverages transfer learning, from the collection of many healthy samples, that could rapidly multiply the applications of our breath analyzer. The end-to-end deep learning system will enhance our breath analyzer so it could be used more efficiently in areas of the intensive care unit to the battlefield to identity patients or soldiers with critical illnesses like sepsis and ARDS and monitor longitudinal changes in breath metabolites.

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Performance Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:18:18 -0500 2020-11-11T09:20:00-05:00 2020-11-11T09:40:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Performance Christopher Gillies
A New Perspective on Amelogenesis and Dental Diagnoses (November 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79191 79191-20225570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

James P. Simmer, DDS, PhD Professor of Dentistry
Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:24:08 -0500 2020-11-12T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Lecture / Discussion Simmer
Clinical Simulation Center Brown Bag Series (November 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79218 79218-20231461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

This talk will cover the basic elements of using simulation for non-technical skills. We will review some validated frameworks for assessing these “soft” skills, including NOTSS (Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons) and ANTS (Anaesthetistis’ Non-technical Skills), discuss unique concerns regarding writing learning objectives for these skills, and review some recently completed non-technical simulations from the Department of Surgery.

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Meeting Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:14:45 -0500 2020-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Meeting Laura Mazer, MD MHPE
RNA Seminar featuring: Michelle Hastings, Professor, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (November 16, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75868 75868-19615934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VWX5SY6lSiaNyh5Weh8cHw

Michelle L. Hastings, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Director, Center for Genetic Diseases
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

ABSTRACT: Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have proven to be an effective therapeutic platform for the treatment of disease. These short, single-stranded, modified nucleotides function by base-pairing with the complementary sequence of an RNA and modulating gene expression in a manner that is dependent on the ASO design and targeting site. We have used ASOs to normalize aberrant gene expression associated with a number of diseases of the nervous system including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and Usher syndrome. One of our approaches is under development for the treatment of CLN3 Batten disease, a fatal, pediatric lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in a gene encoding the lysosomal membrane protein CLN3. The most common mutation associated with CLN3 Batten is a deletion of exons 7 and 8 (CLN3Δex78), which disrupts the mRNA open reading frame by creating a premature termination codon that results in the production of a truncated protein. We devised a therapeutic strategy for treating CLN3 Batten Disease using an ASO that basepairs to CLN3 pre-mRNA and alters splicing to correct the open reading frame of the mutated transcript. Treatment of CLN3Δex78 neonatal mice by intracerebroventricular injection of the ASO resulted in the desired splicing effect throughout the central nervous system, improved motor deficits associated with the disease in mice, reduced histopathological features of the disease in the brain and extended life in a severe mouse model of the disease. Our results demonstrate that ASO-mediated reading frame correction is a promising therapeutic approach for CLN3 Batten disease.

KEYWORDS: pre-mRNA splicing, Antisense oligonucleotides, Usher syndrome, Batten Disease, lysosomal storage diseases

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:31:00 -0400 2020-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion photo
Chemosensory pathways involved in periodontitis and odontogenic pain (November 19, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79190 79190-20225569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

Marco Tizzano, PhD
Assistant Member, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Basic & Translational Sciences - Penn Dental Medicine

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:19:42 -0500 2020-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Lecture / Discussion Tizzano
Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics & Movement Towards Racial Empowerment (November 19, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79333 79333-20272796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Kinesiology

A virtual panel discussion sponsored by the University of Michigan Health Sciences units, hosted by the School of Kinesiology, and featuring:

Vanessa Barrow, DPM
Podiatrist & Owner, Sole Aesthetic, LLC
Specialization: Aesthetic and regenerative medicine of the foot and ankle

Neha Gothe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology & Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research: Bio-psycho-social health benefits of physical activity across the lifespan; yoga as a means to improve health and quality of life

Samuel R. Hodge, PhD
Professor of Kinesiology, Ohio State University
Research: Intersection of diversity, disability, and social justice in education and sport

NiCole R. Keith, PhD, FACSM
Professor of Kinesiology & Associate Dean, Indiana University School of Health & Human Sciences
President, American College of Sports Medicine
Research: Community-based participatory research, physical activity, and health equity

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:05:27 -0500 2020-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Kinesiology Lecture / Discussion University of Michigan Health Sciences present Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics and Movement Towards Racial Empowerment
Impact of COVID-19 on Service Workers: Work Experiences & Concerns of food retail, food services, and hospitality workers (November 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79384 79384-20288598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Marie-Anne Rosemberg is an assistant professor in UM's School of Nursing.
ABSTRACT
Objectives: COVID-19 presents a unique burden specifically for workers in service industries not only because they are disproportionately at risk for contracting the virus but also because of their work-related burdens. We aimed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on these workers.
Methods: This was a mixed-method study with a congruent triangulation design. Participants were recruited through social media. Each interview lasted up to 20 minutes. The survey data included demographic questions along with items from the CAGE and PC-PTSD questionnaires.
Results: Twenty-seven individuals completed audio-recorded phone interviews and 28 completed the survey. Participants were mostly women with an age range between 19 and 65. Participants worked in food retail (n=23), restaurant (n=25), and hospitality (n=7) industries. Length of time on the job ranged from two months to 25 years and 60% of the participants worked full time. Participants reported experiencing symptoms of depression and maladaptive coping. Job insecurity, change of job tasks, and work hours were the most common ways that COVID-19 affected the workers. Themes that emerged about participant’s concerns included being infected and/or unknowingly infecting others, the unknown, isolation, and work and customer demands. Constant changes relating to communication and protection measures were a major source of stress. There was discordance in the perceived level of threat of COVID-19. Most participants reported that their workplace complied with their state’s mandates for protection measures. While others reported lacking basic supplies such as soap, hand sanitizer, and masks.
Conclusions: In addition to their work experiences, COVID-19 has affected service workers at the financial, physical and mental levels. This study has implications of employers, occupational health and safety professionals and policy stakeholders.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:33:42 -0500 2020-11-24T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-24T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Impact of COVID-19 on Service Workers
Science Success Series | Medical School Inside Story (November 30, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76332 76332-19687524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 30, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Do you have questions about medical school admissions? Get your answers straight from the inside! U-M Medical School Admissions Director Carol Teener will demystify medical school applications, expectations, and reviews in her presentation.

Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/29208

Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with any questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:14:02 -0400 2020-11-30T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-30T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
BME Master's Defense: George Malinee (December 2, 2020 6:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79643 79643-20438361@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 6:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Traumatic bone injuries are very common orthopedic conditions that often require advanced treatment. The Masquelet technique is an existing two-stage surgical method used to heal traumatic injuries and non-unions. Last year in the United States alone there were 500,000 bone graft procedures performed to heal and treat these traumatic bone injuries or defects. The majority of these grafting procedures are necessary due to the size of these defects. These defects are called critical size defects and are defined by defects that are too large to heal naturally or defects that are more than 2.5 times the radius of the bone. The crux of the Masqulet technique is the induction of a biological membrane that provides the proper environment for osteogenesis. There is a desire to use a tissue engineering approach to fabricate and culture these membranes in vitro to later be used as part of the Masquelet technique. A tissue engineering approach was taken to engineer these membranes using a fibrin hydrogel platform seeded with normal human lung fibroblasts or a co-culture of fibroblasts or human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Constructs were analyzed for axial and radial compaction, cell viability, and cell morphology at differing time points and under different culture media conditions. Viable, vascularized constructs were able to be reliably manufactured and cultured allowing for characterization of the system. Although this work is not exhaustive, it sheds some light on a possible tissue engineering approach to work in conjunction with the Masquelet technique. Future work will focus on exploring other properties of the fibrin constructs as well as characterizing constructs made of collagen, and a combination of collagen and fibrin.

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Time: 6:30 AM
Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92706362206
Chair: Dr. Jan Stegemann

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:54:12 -0500 2020-12-02T06:30:00-05:00 2020-12-02T07:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion U-M BME Event
Honors Grand Rounds with Leana May, DO MPH (December 2, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76328 76328-19687521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Join Stephanie Chervin, Honors premed advisor, for a virtual live discussion with Honors alum Leana May DO, MPH; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado. This program is for current LSA Honors Program students only. A link to the virtual event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

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Presentation Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:57:49 -0400 2020-12-02T19:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Presentation Dr. May
“Mesenchymal Regulation of Tooth Root Formation and Eruption” (December 3, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79611 79611-20430435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

Wanida Ono, PhD
Assistant Professor, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:32:33 -0500 2020-12-03T12:00:00-05:00 2020-12-03T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Workshop / Seminar Ono
GENOMIC DATA SHARING: THE PRIVACY RISK AND TECHNICAL MITIGATIONS (December 7, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79452 79452-20327787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Personalized medicine makes use of rich and multi-modality individual health data for the promise of better diagnosis, improved health, and a high quality and longer life. The human genome is a key piece in the puzzle. The collection and sharing of personal genomics for research alsobring an increasing concern about privacy, and the risk of discrimination and stigmatization. There are important ethical, legal, and social implications, for example, individual genome information is known to be uniquely identifiable, which is also highly associated with relatives. Trust, accountability, and equity are critical pillars to enable responsible data sharing.

In this talk, I will overview the genomic privacy risks to show various kinds of vulnerability, covering linkage attack, membership attack, and other inference attacks. Then, I will introduce some technical mitigation strategies including secure outsourcing, multiparty computing, and privacy-preserving output perturbation. I hope that this talk will contribute to the awareness of our community with respect to the magnitude of the challenge and the necessity to develop effective and practical solutions.

Bio:

Dr. Jiang is a Christopher Sarofim family professor and center director of Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare (SAFE) in the School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Before joining UTHealth in 2018, he was an associate professor with tenure in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at UCSD. He is an associate editor of BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making and serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. His expertise is primarily in health data privacy and predictive models in biomedicine based on his Computer Science Ph.D. training from Carnegie Mellon University. He received NIH R00, R13, R21, R01, U01 grants as PI, obtained career awards like CPRIT Rising Stars and UT Stars, and won several best and distinguished paper awards from American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Joint Summits on Translational Science (2012, 2013, 2016). He is one of the organizers of the iDASH Genome Privacy competition (2014 – present), which was reported by Nature News and GenomeWeb.

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Presentation Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:09:49 -0500 2020-12-07T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Xiaoqian Jiang
U-M Center for Global Health Equity: Climate, Vulnerability and Health Seminar (December 16, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79775 79775-20491895@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Nancy Love (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Joseph Eisenberg (School of Public Health) will lead a multi-disciplinary panel on navigating data gaps towards creating impact in low income countries. Professors Love and Eisenberg lead a climate-focused Challenge Group through the new UM Center for Global Health Equity, which seeks to bring experts from across the University together in multi-disciplinary collaborations that can positively impact some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Panelists include:
Pamela Jagger, School of Environment and Sustainability
Marie O'Neill, School of Public Health
Dirgha Ghimire, Population Studies Center
Branko Kerkez, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:54:15 -0500 2020-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 2020-12-16T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Flyer
2021 MaryFran Sowers Memorial Lecture "Discriminatory Stressors and Cardiovascular Risk in Midlife Women: Implications for African-American Women's Health" (January 14, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80500 80500-20730280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

This special lecture honors Dr. Sower’s extraordinary scientific contributions to the field of women’s health and to inspire young scholars to transcend the boundaries between varying fields of research to advance women’s health. Dr. Sower’s unique insights into the breadth and depth of underlying physiological processes common to multiple diseases as well as her efforts to understand the linkages between ovarian and chronological aging has contributed substantially to the advancement of science. As a result of her contributions, women’s health grew from a peripheral field of study to a major discipline and we honor her legacy by inviting a groundbreaking researcher to present a lecture in her name.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:42:51 -0500 2021-01-14T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-14T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Tene Lewis presents 2021 MaryFran Sowers Memorial Lecture
U-M Health Sciences 2021 MLK Keynote (January 18, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79757 79757-20484063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Kinesiology

Bodies represent the sites of socially constructed differences and power relations. As such, the personal is political, and bodies are subject to political interpretations. Body politics based on racial (and/or ethnic) ascriptions (along with other intersecting elements such as sex, gender, sexuality, age, social class, ability, etc.) have adversely affected the overall health and wellness of bodies of Color in general, and Black bodies in particular - impacting their abilities, opportunities, access (inclusion/exclusion), care/treatment, and the overall nature of their lived experiences. Consequently, racialed body politics have contributed to an array of health disparities being more pronounced in communities of Color. However, movement offers a variety of health benefits and is therefore, a source of empowerment for racially politicized bodies.

This event will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Monique Butler, U-M Kinesiology alumna and Chief Medical Officer for HCA Healthcare North Florida Division. She will address the theme "Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics and Movement Towards Racial Empowerment."

This event is sponsored by the U-M Health Sciences units and hosted by the School of Kinesiology.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:27:06 -0500 2021-01-18T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Kinesiology Lecture / Discussion U-M Health Sciences 2021 MLK Keynote - Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics and Movement Towards Racial Empowerment - with Dr. Monique Butler, MD
KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION TO ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY (January 18, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79534 79534-20373071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

To combat COVID-19, clinicians and scientists all need to digest the vast amount of relevant biomedical knowledge in literature to understand the disease mechanism and the related biological functions. The first challenge is quantity. For example, nearly 2.7K new papers are published at PubMed per day. This knowledge bottleneck causes significant delay in the development of vaccines and drugs for COVID-19. The second challenge is quality due to the rise and rapid, extensive publications of preprint manuscripts without pre-publication peer review. Many research results about coronavirus from different research labs and sources are redundant, complementary or event conflicting with each other.

Let’s consider drug repurposing as a case study. Besides the long process of clinical trial and biomedical experiments, another major cause for the long process is the complexity of the problem involved and the difficulty in drug discovery in general. The current clinical trials for drug re-purposing mainly rely on symptoms by considering drugs that can treat diseases with similar symptoms. However, there are too many drug candidates and too much misinformation published from multiple sources. In addition to a ranked list of drugs, clinicians and scientists also aim to gain new insights into the underlying molecular cellular mechanisms on Covid-19, and which pre-existing conditions may affect the mortality and severity of this disease.

To tackle these two challenges, we have developed a novel and comprehensive knowledge discovery framework, COVID-KG, to accelerate scientific discovery and build a bridge between clinicians and biology scientists. COVID-KG starts by reading existing papers to build multimedia knowledge graphs (KGs), in which nodes are entities/concepts and edges represent relations involving these entities, extracted from both text and images. Given the KGs enriched with path ranking and evidence mining, COVID-KG answers natural language questions effectively. Using drug repurposing as a case study, for 11 typical questions that human experts aim to explore, we integrate our techniques to generate a comprehensive report for each candidate drug. Preliminary assessment by expert clinicians and medical school students show our generated reports are informative and sound. I will also talk about our ongoing work to extend this framework to other domains including molecular synthesis and agriculture.

Bio:

Heng Ji is a professor at Computer Science Department, and an affiliated faculty member at Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also an Amazon Scholar. She received her B.A. and M. A. in Computational Linguistics from Tsinghua University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from New York University. Her research interests focus on Natural Language Processing, especially on Multimedia Multilingual Information Extraction, Knowledge Base Population and Knowledge-driven Generation. She was selected as “Young Scientist” and a member of the Global Future Council on the Future of Computing by the World Economic Forum in 2016 and 2017. The awards she received include “AI’s 10 to Watch” Award by IEEE Intelligent Systems in 2013, NSF CAREER award in 2009, Google Research Award in 2009 and 2014, IBM Watson Faculty Award in 2012 and 2014 and Bosch Research Award in 2014-2018, and ACL2020 Best Demo Paper Award. She was invited by the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and AFRL to join Air Force Data Analytics Expert Panel to inform the Air Force Strategy 2030. She is the lead of many multi-institution projects and tasks, including the U.S. ARL projects on information fusion and knowledge networks construction, DARPA DEFT Tinker Bell team and DARPA KAIROS RESIN team. She has coordinated the NIST TAC Knowledge Base Population task since 2010. She has served as the Program Committee Co-Chair of many conferences including NAACL-HLT2018. She is elected as the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL) secretary 2020-2021. Her research has been widely supported by the U.S. government agencies (DARPA, ARL, IARPA, NSF, AFRL, DHS) and industry (Amazon, Google, Bosch, IBM, Disney).

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Performance Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:48:55 -0500 2021-01-18T16:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Performance Heng Li
LHS Collaboratory (January 21, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80293 80293-20688136@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The LHS Collaboratory presents Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH, MS, FACMI, Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan in a virtual event on 1/21/2021 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm ET.

Professor Richesson's talk, "Data Standards and Learning Health Systems –Challenges and Opportunities," will be followed by an audience Q&A. Questions are also encouraged prior to the event.

Please send questions to LHSCollaboratory-info@umich.edu.

Registration in advance at: https://umich-health.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HytRsYwITc6oOGRj0F_MOA

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Livestream / Virtual Sat, 02 Jan 2021 10:24:08 -0500 2021-01-21T11:30:00-05:00 2021-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Livestream / Virtual LHS Collaboratory logo
Abstracts Due for 2021 Health Professions Education Day (February 2, 2021 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80496 80496-20730277@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 1:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

Join in the annual #UMHPEDAY, a virtual event to inspire future & current health professionals across @UMich to research, network & collaborate. Faculty, students, researchers and practitioners can submit poster abstracts by Feb. 2.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:09:19 -0500 2021-02-02T01:00:00-05:00 2021-02-02T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Interprofessional Education Conference / Symposium Submit HPE Day abstracts by Feb. 2
Strengthening Systems for Health Seminar (February 3, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81005 81005-20832764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the next seminar by U-M's Center for Global Health Equity, including the following panelists:

Kirstin Scott, Medicine
John Scott, Medicine
Jody Lori, Nursing
Christabel Sefa, Center for Global Health Equity
Joseph Kolars, Medicine

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:49:30 -0500 2021-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 2021-02-03T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Oral Health Sciences Semianr (February 4, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81685 81685-20943434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

YUYING XIE, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering; Department of Statistics and Probability
Michigan State University

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Presentation Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:08:29 -0500 2021-02-04T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Presentation Yuying Xie
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series (February 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81688 81688-20943436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Research School of Dentistry

Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D.
University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Chemical Engineering
Vice-Chair for Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Miller Faculty Scholar
Director, Cell Adhesion and Drug Delivery Lab
Associate Director, NIH Cellular Biotechnology Training Grant
University of Michigan

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Presentation Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:25:38 -0500 2021-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of Research School of Dentistry Presentation Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D.
UM Clinical Simulation Center Brown Bag Discussion (February 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81701 81701-20943455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Dr. Putnam will present a talk on "Novel use for Scenario Simulation: Real Life Resiliency."

Stressful and realistic simulation scenarios are common, and considered beneficial for learners.

We used an Operating Room case-gone-wrong to examine the impact of stress and the emotional impact of clinical practice. Our project used physicians, clinical psychologist and an educational specialist to deliver a semi-structured debrief to residents. We evaluated their experience.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:51:03 -0500 2021-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion
Microbiome Seminar: A microbial metabolite remodels the gut-liver axis following bariatric surgery (February 17, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82101 82101-21036675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

Speaker Affiliation:
Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School

Hosted By:
Matthew Ostrowski, PhD
Thomas Schmidt, PhD
Michigan Microbiome Project

Abstract: Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity and obesity-related type 2 diabetes. As a result of its minimal side-effect profile, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is currently the safest and most commonly performed bariatric surgery in the United States. Moreover, this procedure is associated with changes in gut metabolites. In previous work, we discovered that the host-produced compound cholic acid-7-sulfate (CA7S) is a gut-restricted TGR5 agonist with anti-diabetic properties and that this metabolite is elevated following SG. In new studies, we have elucidated a microbiome-dependent pathway by which SG increases CA7S production. We found that a microbial metabolite, lithocholic acid (LCA), is increased in murine portal veins post-SG and by activating the vitamin D receptor, induces hepatic sulfotransferase expression to drive CA7S production. An SG-induced shift in the microbiome increases expression of the bile acid transporters Asbt and Ostα in the distal ileum, a change that in turn facilitates selective transport of LCA across the gut epithelium. Cecal microbiota transplant from SG animals is sufficient to recreate the pathway in germ-free (GF) animals. Activation of this gut-liver pathway leads to CA7S synthesis and GLP-1 secretion, for the first time causally connecting a microbial metabolite with the improvement of diabetic phenotypes following bariatric surgery. This study provides evidence that the microbiome, and specifically, the microbial metabolite LCA, affects host metabolism, illustrating the importance of studying metabolite transport and signaling in the enterohepatic axis.

Zoom Meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99830183560

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:11:18 -0500 2021-02-17T09:00:00-05:00 2021-02-17T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Workshop / Seminar MMP logo
Looking Ahead at Healthcare: What to Expect From The New Administration (February 18, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82045 82045-21012683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

We are excited to be hosting our third event in The Business of Healthcare webinar series on Thursday, February 18. Join Tom Buchmueller, Ross School of Business, as he moderates a conversation with panelists Katie Keith and Joanne Kenen on Looking Ahead at Healthcare: What to Expect From The New Administration.

February 18, 2021
12:00pm - 1:15pm EST

Tom Buchmueller, PhD
Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance; Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Michigan Ross

Katie Keith, J.D., M.P.H.
Principal, Keith Policy Solutions LLC; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Joanne Kenen
Editor At Large, Health Care at POLITICO

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:46:11 -0500 2021-02-18T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-18T13:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion
Reproductive Health and Justice: Context and Care of Incarcerated Women (February 18, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81939 81939-20990923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: MI MED Scholars

You are invited to the first talk of the Incarceration and Health Lecture Series with Dr. Deb Landis Lewis, Associate Program Director for the OB/Gyn residency at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital.

Reproductive Health and Justice: Context and Care of Incarcerated Women
Thursday, February 18, 12-1 pm

RSVP required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT7MeIJpYqXQB6_pdq9MNUiD1uqOdg7Jp3tziCsU_hVZ2XAA/viewform

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:10:37 -0500 2021-02-18T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-18T13:00:00-05:00 MI MED Scholars Lecture / Discussion Lecture flyer
Science Success Series | Medical School Student Panel Discussion (February 18, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80634 80634-20769609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Here is your chance to hear about what life is like for several medical school students and residents. Learn about each of their paths to medicine, experiences in various medical schools, and things they wished they had known in college.

Panelists:

Jasmine D.Johnson, M.D., FACOG/Clinical Instructor & Fellow UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Eric Poole. Rising M3, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Register at: myumi.ch/Wwm09

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:14:31 -0500 2021-02-18T18:30:00-05:00 2021-02-18T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar book and stethoscope
Toxic Equilibrium: Structural Racism and Population Health Inequities (February 24, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81748 81748-20949404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

February 24, 2021
10:00am – 6:30pm
Eastern Time

The American social structure is composed of a resilient, symbiotic network of the formal and informal institutions that operate to maintain an equilibrium toward White privilege. Across time and place, changes in one institution can reverberate through other institutions, and importantly, when we attempt to intervene toward equity in one institution, other institutions can move to restore this toxic equilibrium. Cultural racism, which encompasses the socially accepted ideologies, values, and behavioral norms determined by the dominant power group, sets this equilibrium. Particularly insidious as it operates on the level of our shared social subconscious, the processes that comprise cultural racism are invisible to many because they are our “givens”, our assumptions, our defaults – but the result shapes our answers to the question: Whose life counts?

For our 6th annual University of Michigan RacismLab Symposium on the Study of Racism, we pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. James Jackson, whose mentorship guided our 1st annual symposium in 2015 and resulted in our guest edited Social Science and Medicine special issue on cultural and structural racism. In the introduction to this special issue, we called for all scholarship on race and health to be grounded in interdisciplinary frameworks of cultural and structural racism and critical race theory.

Our annual symposium continues to be sponsored by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. For our virtual meeting in 2021, we partner with the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) to move our discussions to a national stage. As we move to a national, interdisciplinary discussion, we are honored that a pioneer in the study of structural racism, Dr. Eduardo Bonilla Silva will serve as the keynote speaker this year.

Please register for this event: https://iaphs.org/tools-for-success/online-events/racismlab/racismlab-registration/

Event link will be provided upon registration.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:24:54 -0500 2021-02-24T10:00:00-05:00 2021-02-24T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium poster
Microbiome Seminar: Assessing the role of microbial metabolites in enhancing iron-mediated cell toxicity in colon cancer (March 3, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82453 82453-21100207@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

Yatrik Shah lab, Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Host: Matthew Ostrowski, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:26:13 -0500 2021-03-03T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Workshop / Seminar MMP
RNA Seminar featuring: Melissa Moore, Moderna Therapeutics (March 3, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81265 81265-20879904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

**Please register here for March 3rd seminar: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l0kt_NjpRh-f33LJj7KGpA

Dr. Moore will address scientists and non-scientists, and will take live questions.

In her role as Chief Scientific Officer, Platform Research, Dr. Melissa Moore is responsible for leading mRNA biology, delivery and computation science research at Moderna. She joined Moderna in 2016 from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where she served as Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Eleanor Eustis Farrington Chair in Cancer Research and a long-time Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Dr. Moore was also a founding Co-Director of the RNA Therapeutics Institute (RTI) at UMassMed, and was instrumental in creating the Massachusetts Therapeutic and Entrepreneurship Realization initiative (MassTERi), a faculty-led program intended to facilitate the translation of UMMS discoveries into drugs, products, technologies and companies. Dr. Moore is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019).

Dr. Moore holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from the College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from MIT, where she specialized in enzymology under Prof. Christopher T. Walsh. She began working on RNA metabolism during her postdoctoral training with Phillip A. Sharp at MIT. During her 23 years as a faculty member, first at Brandeis and then at UMassMed, her research encompassed a broad array of topics related to the roles of RNA and RNA-protein (RNP) complexes in gene expression, and touched on many human diseases including cancer, neurodegeneration, and preeclampsia.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:47:49 -0500 2021-03-03T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion Melissa Moore, Ph.D., Moderna Therapeutics
Michigan India Conference (March 5, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 5, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-05T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-05T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Bioethics Discussion: Infection (March 9, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58838 58838-14563730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion spreading to others.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455.

A few readings to consider:
––Evidence and Effectiveness in Decision-Making for Quarantine
––The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Insights for the 21st Century
––From SARS to Ebola: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Modern Quarantine
––Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: Ethical considerations for conducting controlled human infection studies

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/057-infection/.

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Feel free to stop by the website, not even the blog is viral: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:40:23 -0500 2021-03-09T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-09T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Infection
Genes in Diseases and Symptoms Careers in Health Speaker Series (March 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82457 82457-21102176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Genes in Diseases and Symptoms

Our GIDAS Careers in Health speaker series continues with Dr. Carl Koschmann from 12-1pm EST on Saturday, March 13th. If you’re interested, fill out this quick form and we will send the Zoom link.

Link: https://forms.gle/X7DdRsodaNsUtLoF8

Dr. Koschmann focuses on the care of children and young adults with brain tumors. He specializes in the research and treatment of children with high-risk brain tumors such as high-grade glioma and DIPG. His talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:46:12 -0500 2021-03-13T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Genes in Diseases and Symptoms Lecture / Discussion Dr. Carl Koschmann Speaker Series Poster
Game of Microbes: Natural Products as Weapons for Microbial Regulation in the Oral Cavity (March 17, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82901 82901-21211384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

Abstract: Co-existence and intraspecies interactions in human microbiomes have been well studied over the past decade. In the human oral microbiome alone, you can find over 700 different microbial species at a given time. These microbial species can shape the microenvironment throughout the human body, by their microbial interactions mediated by secretion of chemical mediators (i.e. secondary metabolites). These interactions are paramount to maintaining oral health and systematic health. Several epidemiological studies have linked dysbiosis of oral microbes with cardiovascular disease, poor glycemic control in diabetics, low b rheumatoid arthritis and a number of other conditions. Through recent advances in technology, including next-generation sequencing (NGS) and bioinformatic tools, have helped to unravel the complexities of the oral microbiome. It is still not understood how microbial interactions are mediated within the oral cavity and how they affect oral and systemic health. Using a prospective, split mouth, experimental gingivitis model on 20 healthy non-smoking participants, we were able to observe metabolite profile changes in oral cavity during gingivitis progression and identify several small molecules that have regulatory properties in pathogenic oral microbial growth. With this research, we may be able to develop novel enhancers and pharmaceuticals for oral health and characterize molecules that can serve as biomarkers for oral and systemic diseases.

Hosts: Matthew Ostrowski, Thomas Schmidt

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:13:03 -0500 2021-03-17T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-17T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Workshop / Seminar Michigan Microbiome Project
NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Mini Symposium Series: Nutrition & Brain Health with The Henry Ford (March 18, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82153 82153-21044613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 18, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies

"You are what you eat" is a common phrase that researchers and scientists are proving remarkably true. Unhealthy diets not only lead to obesity, but that obesity can even lead to cognitive decline, or a decreased ability to think.

The third installment of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Mini Symposium Series will explore what unhealthy foods do to the nervous system, a historical look at the downhill trend of eating habits, and how everyone can find an optimal nutritional balance. These presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.

“Nutrition & Brain Health” is made possible by the generous support of Robert and Katherine Jacobs, who believe that informing people about healthy food options is critically important to the health of their community.

Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, Director of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies, will moderate the 30-minute mini symposium and discuss diet and brain health. Debra Reid, PhD, MA, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, will discuss the history of the American diet and how urban residents obtained fresh fruits and vegetables from urban markets, such as the Central Farmers Market that is under reconstruction at Greenfield Village. Michigan Medicine Lead Dietitian Danielle Karsies, MS, RDN, will provide direction for how people can apply the information from Drs. Feldman and Reid to help them make better food choices.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:46:27 -0500 2021-03-18T14:00:00-04:00 2021-03-18T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Conference / Symposium Nutrition & Brain Health with The Henry Ford
Michigan India Conference (March 19, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 19, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-19T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-19T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics & Movement Towards Racial Empowerment (March 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82828 82828-21179596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Kinesiology

Please join us for the last event in our series addressing the theme: "Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics and Movement Towards Racial Empowerment."

This event will consist of a panel featuring scholars and medical, mental health, and fitness experts discussing movement, and physical and mental wellness/well-being as ways of combatting the body politics of racism. The event will include panelists’ demonstrations and audience participation.

If you'd like to join along with the Afrobeats dance demonstration (and we hope you do), please wear comfortable clothes and use a space where you have room to move. All ages and abilities are welcome; no experience needed!

--Abigail Eiler, LMSW, MSW, QMHP: Clinical Assistant Professor, U-M School of Social Work; Director, Athletics Counseling, U-M Athletics; Chair, Mental Health & Wellness Cabinet, Big Ten Conference

--Chiamaka Ukachukwu, MS: PhD Candidate (Specializing in Cardiovascular Electrophysiology), U-M Department of Pharmacology; Afrobeats Dance Instructor, U-M Recreational Sports

--Dr. Kamaria Washington, DPT: Physical Therapist (Specializing in Pelvic Floor Concerns), Therapeutic Associates Bethany Physical Therapy (Portland, OR)

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Well-being Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:58:46 -0400 2021-03-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Kinesiology Well-being U-M Health Sciences - Where Do We Go From Here: Body Politics & Movement Towards Racial Empowerment
Designing for Impact in Global Health (March 24, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82821 82821-21179589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the next seminar for the UM Center for Global Health Equity: Designing for Impact in Global Health.

Panelists include:
Kathleen Sienko, College of Engineering
Paul Clyde, William Davidson Institute
Rocky Oteng, School of Medicine
Kentaro Toyama, School of Information
Grace Burleson, College of Engineering
David Green, Social Entrepreneur
Jesse Austin-Breneman, College of Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:12:00 -0500 2021-03-24T17:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Panelists
5th Annual RNA Symposium, "Processing RNA" (March 25, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80161 80161-20572609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

FOR MORE DETAILS & ABSTRACTS VISIT: https://rna.umich.edu/2021-symposium/

Thursday, March 25, 2021
11:00 / Welcome
11:05 / KEYNOTE 1: Tracy Johnson, UCLA, “RNA Splicing, Chromatin Modification, and the Coordinated Control of Gene expression”
12:00 / Short break
12:10 / KEYNOTE 2: Kevin Weeks, UNC, “Structure-Based Discovery of New Functions in Large RNAs”
1:05 / Data Blitz: Cathy Smith, Daniel Peltier, Yan Zhang
1:35 / KEYNOTE 3: Feng Zhang, MIT, “Exploration of Biological Diversity to Discover Novel Molecular Technologies”
2:30 / Close Day 1

Friday, March 26, 2021
11:00 / Welcome
11:05 / KEYNOTE 4: Brenda Bass, University of Utah, “Distinguishing self and non-self dsRNA in vertebrates and invertebrates”
12:00 / Short break
12:10 / KEYNOTE 5: Christopher Lima, Sloan-Kettering Institute, “Mechanisms that target RNA for destruction”
1:05 / Data Blitz: Meredith Purchal, Adrien Chauvier, Shannon Wright
1:35 / Panel discussion with keynote speakers
2:30 / Close Day 2

Liveblogging by MiSciWriters! https://misciwriters.com/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:03:26 -0400 2021-03-25T11:00:00-04:00 2021-03-25T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion 5th Annual RNA Symposium
LHS Collaboratory March Session (March 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82008 82008-21006745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Speakers Stefan Boes, PhD and Sarah Mantwill, PhD from the university of Lucerne will discuss the Swiss Learning Health System.

Promoting and supporting uptake of evidence and evidence-informed decision-making in health-systems related policy and practice is a challenge. In Switzerland, the need to address this matter has been increasingly emphasized by different actors in the health system. In particular, the lack of comprehensive coordination efforts in the field of health services research, and subsequent knowledge translation activities, has been stressed. In response, the Swiss Learning Health System (SLHS) was established as a nationwide project in 2017, currently involving 10 academic partner institutions. One of the overarching objectives of the SLHS is to bridge research, policy, and practice by providing an infrastructure that supports learning cycles by: continuously identifying issues relevant to the Swiss health system, systemizing relevant evidence, presenting potential courses of action, and revising and reshaping responses. Key features of learning cycles in the SLHS include the development of policy/evidence briefs that serve as a basis for stakeholder dialogues with actors from research, policy and practice. Issues that are identified to be further pursued are monitored for potential implementation and eventually evaluated to inform new learning cycles and to support continuous learning within the system.

Dr. Boes and Dr. Mantwill will provide an overview of the SLHS and its key features, as well as its capacity building efforts to train young researchers in the field of learning health systems, and the development of a centralized metadata repository in support of creating a sufficient large evidence basis to support learning cycles in the Swiss health system. Further, they will discuss lessons learned from the past and the newest developments of the SLHS in light of a second funding phase supported by the Swiss government.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:57:27 -0500 2021-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-25T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Livestream / Virtual LHS Collaboratory Logo
Michigan India Conference (March 26, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 26, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-26T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-26T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
5th Annual RNA Symposium, "Processing RNA" (March 26, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80161 80161-20572610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 26, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

FOR MORE DETAILS & ABSTRACTS VISIT: https://rna.umich.edu/2021-symposium/

Thursday, March 25, 2021
11:00 / Welcome
11:05 / KEYNOTE 1: Tracy Johnson, UCLA, “RNA Splicing, Chromatin Modification, and the Coordinated Control of Gene expression”
12:00 / Short break
12:10 / KEYNOTE 2: Kevin Weeks, UNC, “Structure-Based Discovery of New Functions in Large RNAs”
1:05 / Data Blitz: Cathy Smith, Daniel Peltier, Yan Zhang
1:35 / KEYNOTE 3: Feng Zhang, MIT, “Exploration of Biological Diversity to Discover Novel Molecular Technologies”
2:30 / Close Day 1

Friday, March 26, 2021
11:00 / Welcome
11:05 / KEYNOTE 4: Brenda Bass, University of Utah, “Distinguishing self and non-self dsRNA in vertebrates and invertebrates”
12:00 / Short break
12:10 / KEYNOTE 5: Christopher Lima, Sloan-Kettering Institute, “Mechanisms that target RNA for destruction”
1:05 / Data Blitz: Meredith Purchal, Adrien Chauvier, Shannon Wright
1:35 / Panel discussion with keynote speakers
2:30 / Close Day 2

Liveblogging by MiSciWriters! https://misciwriters.com/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:03:26 -0400 2021-03-26T11:00:00-04:00 2021-03-26T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion 5th Annual RNA Symposium
COVID-19: Reflections and vision for the future (March 31, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82941 82941-21227210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This March marks the one year after the pandemic.

Join the Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series as we host social demographer, professor of Public Policy & Health Management and Policy, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Paula Lantz for COVID-19: Reflections and vision for the future. Award-winning science journalist and author, Nicholas St. Fleur, will be moderating and guiding us through a discussion that reflects on the impacts of the pandemic on local community health and policy, and explores what comes next.

Trotter Multicultural Center looks forward to seeing you on March 31st from 5:30-7 PM. Register at: myumi.ch/9obEl

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:38:11 -0400 2021-03-31T17:30:00-04:00 2021-03-31T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Microbiome Seminar: Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infections: beyond antibiotics (April 7, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83521 83521-21397362@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lab PI, Schloss lab
Microbiology and Immunology, Michigan Medicine

Hosts:Matthew Ostrowski Ph.D. & Thomas Schmidt, Ph.D.

Abstract: Antibiotics are a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) because of their impact on the intestinal microbiome. However, antibiotics are not the only drugs that alter the microbiome. In human cohorts, we have identified microbiota features that overlap between patients with CDIs or diarrhea, leading to our hypothesis that some patients with diarrhea are susceptible to C. difficile infection but have not been exposed to C. difficile spores. To examine how diarrhea impacts CDI susceptibility, we treated C57Bl/6 mice with 5-day and 1-day doses of 15% polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 in the drinking water and then challenged the mice with C. difficile 630 spores. We used clindamycin-treated mice as a control because they consistently clear C. difficile within 10 days post-infection (dpi). We also examined how PEG treatment impacts C. difficile clearance, by administering PEG for 1 day to clindamycin-treated, C. difficile-challenged mice. PEG treatment alone was sufficient to render mice susceptible to CDI and 5-day PEG-treated mice remain colonized for up to 30 dpi. In contrast, 1-day PEG treated mice were transiently colonized, clearing C. difficile within 7 dpi. Although 5-day PEG-treated mice exhibited prolonged C. difficile colonization, we saw no difference in histological inflammation between PEG- and clindamycin-treated mice. Additionally, administering PEG to mice after C. difficile challenge prolonged colonization up to 30 dpi in mice that received PEG immediately after challenge and 15 dpi in mice that received PEG 3 dpi. When we examined microbiota composition across the different treatment groups, we found there were increased Bacteroides and Enterobacteriaceae and decreased Lachnospiraceae and Oscillibacter in most of the PEG-treated mice with prolonged C. difficile colonization. Our findings suggest the osmotic laxative PEG 3350 alters the mouse microbiota and disrupts colonization resistance to C. difficile, as well as clearance in mice with a CDI. Further studies are needed to evaluate if laxatives impact human microbiota colonization resistance.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:56:19 -0400 2021-04-07T09:00:00-04:00 2021-04-07T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Workshop / Seminar Michigan Microbiome Project
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 8, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-08T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-08T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 9, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 9, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-09T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-09T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 10, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 10, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-10T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 11, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 11, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-11T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 12, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 12, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-12T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Science Success Series- Wealth Beyond Health (April 12, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79930 79930-20515562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 12, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program

There are limitless options for a pre-med student beyond medical school and a traditional career as a doctor. Join us in exploration of other career tracks with alumni and experts. There is a world of options to apply skills in science, critical problem solving, and a desire to help people. Find your option for graduate school as a STEM student.

We will have a panel of current graduate students who talk about how they chose their program, what the application was like, how they got in, and how it is going. Learn the whole process from start to finish with students who have been in your shoes.

Register here:
https://myumi.ch/PlQlP

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:58:23 -0400 2021-04-12T18:00:00-04:00 2021-04-12T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program Workshop / Seminar
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 13, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-13T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 14, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-14T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias "At the Movies" Panel Discussion (April 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83580 83580-21430624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

Join a panel of U-M experts over Zoom for an "At the Movies" style discussion of the film Coded Bias. The panelists will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society. Panelists include:
- Nazanin Andalibi, assistant professor of information, School of Information; assistant professor of Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA)
- Mingyan Liu, Peter and Evelyn Fuss Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
- Nicholson Price, professor of law, Law School
- Grace Trinidad (moderator), Ethics, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) postdoctoral fellow, School of Public Health

AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION
To be better informed prior to the Coded Bias panel discussion, be sure to take time to watch a free screening of the film between April 8 and April 14. More information is available at https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

Add the panel discussion to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/MWZjMnFtNmw0MzN2MDk0cmRyaHQ4b3VpMTggdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:13 -0400 2021-04-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-04-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Lecture / Discussion Dissonance Event Series: Panel Discussion on the film Coded Bias
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-20T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T15:00:00-04:00 Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 22, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
Bugs as Drugs: Engineering Bacterial Biotherapeutics (May 5, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83930 83930-21619144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

ABSTRACT

The human body is a complex ecosystem supporting symbiotic relationships with thousands of microbial species. The ubiquity and importance of these commensal communities underscore their potential as an untapped reservoir of biological function, and recent increased interest into commensal microbial species has led to countless insights in this field. Due to these efforts, the opportunity now exists to capitalize on the increasingly sophisticated understanding of the human microbiota and expand research efforts beyond characterization, toward engineering. Commensal microbes are already perfectly suited for safe and effective habitation and colonization of various physiological niches; what remains is to harness their genomic plasticity and promote their capacity to function as robust biochemical factories. The Sirk Lab aims to engineer therapeutic capacity into commensal microorganisms to address unmet needs in human health, with a specific focus on generating strains of human gut bacterial species that can produce disease-fighting biological compounds in the intestinal tract to address key limitations with current therapeutic approaches for important diseases such as recurrent gastrointestinal infections. We are also pursuing studies focused on respiratory disease in both humans and animals of agricultural relevance.



BIO

Prof. Sirk received her AB in Biology from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Medical Pharmacology from UCLA. Her doctoral studies focused on engineering antibody fragments for targeted tumor imaging using positron emission tomography. Her postdoctoral training began at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, where she continued to work with engineered antibodies while also performing detailed protein engineering studies to generate site-specific nucleases and recombinases for targeted genome modifications, in the era immediately prior to the introduction of CRISPR-based gene editing technology. She then pursued further postdoctoral training at Stanford University where she first began to explore the world of commensal microbes by studying the role that gut bacteria play in the activation of drug-like dietary molecules. At the University of Illinois, her research group aims to leverage the power of protein engineering, therapeutic biomolecules, and the ever-expanding opportunities of commensal microbial species and communities to address critical needs in disease prevention and treatment in humans, animals, insects, and plants.

HOSTS:
Matthew Ostrowski
Thomas Schmidt

https://umich.zoom.us/j/96357036922

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:26:40 -0400 2021-05-05T09:00:00-04:00 2021-05-05T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Workshop / Seminar MMP logo
Microbiome Seminar: Developing and Applying a Microdroplet Co-Cultivation and Analysis Toolbox for Elucidating Microbiomes (May 19, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84064 84064-21619785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

Speaker: Xiaoxia (Nina) Lin
Associate Professor, Dept. Chemical Engineering

Speaker Profile: Professor Lin’s research lies at the intersection of biology and engineering with a focus on microbial systems, particularly microbial communities, using systems biology and synthetic biology approaches. Her lab aims to employ engineering tools and skills such as microfluidics and quantitative modeling to help unlock mysteries of complex natural microbial communities, especially those closely associated with environment and health issues (e.g. human microbiome). In parallel, the research group exploits design principles nature utilizes and develops synthetic microbial consortia technologies to address critical needs faced by our society such as sustainable biofuel and chemical production.

Abstract: Microbes are everywhere in nature and they live in diverse communities that show remarkable metabolic capabilities and robustness. One research thrust in my lab has been to employ engineering related tools to study these naturally occurring microbial consortia in order to discover underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. In particular, we have been developing a technological pipeline, based on nanoliter-scale microfluidic droplets, to co-cultivate sub-communities and characterize member interactions that shape the community structure and function. In this talk, I will present a number of technological modules we have created and are developing. I’ll also discuss how we are applying this toolbox, jointly with our collaborators, to the investigation of several microbiomes closely related to human health or the environment.

Zoom Meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92773919973

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 May 2021 14:12:26 -0400 2021-05-19T09:00:00-04:00 2021-05-19T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Workshop / Seminar Michigan Microbiome Project
CGIS Winter Advising (May 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-19T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
CGIS Winter Advising (May 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-20T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
RNA Innovation Seminar featuring Rising Scholars: Khan & McMillan (June 14, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83934 83934-21619166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 14, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Registration Required: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uLz-ONHVQPuRINMYUNvBJQ

“CCR5 as a model to examine reporter assays in evaluating translational phenomena”
Yousuf Khan
Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Stanford University

KEYWORDS: dual luciferase, frameshifting, recoding, CCR5
ABSTRACT: During the decoding of a subset of mRNAs, a proportion of ribosomes productively shift to the −1 reading frame at specific slippage-prone sites in a phenomenon known as programmed −1 ribosomal frameshifting (−1 PRF) to generate a frameshifted, C-terminally unique protein. The first experimentally verified occurrence of functionally utilized non-retroelement derived −1 PRF in humans has been reported in the mRNA encoding the immune-functioning C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5). Here, we show that frameshifting does not occur during CCR5 decoding. Apart from its importance in understanding expression of a gene relevant to cancer, an HIV-1 receptor (and the associated claimed rationale for generating the first humans derived from genetically modified embryos), the findings imply that caution is appropriate in assessing results from translational reporter assays.

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“Intersection between RNA methylation and TDP43-mediated toxicity in ALS”
Michael McMillan
Ph.D. candidate
Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of Michigan

KEYWORDS: TDP43, m6A, ALS, RNA stability
ABSTRACT: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease resulting in the death of upper and lower motor neurons. ALS has no known cure and limited therapeutic options, and the underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear. Despite considerable variability in clinical presentation, over 95% of ALS cases exhibit cytoplasmic inclusions of the RNA binding protein TDP43. Emerging evidence suggests that TDP43 is crucial for RNA stability, and that dysregulation of RNA homeostasis may contribute to ALS pathogenesis.
Methylation of RNA at the 6th position nitrogen (N6-methyladenosine methylation, or m6A) by methyltransferases (writers) or removal of methyl groups by demethylases (erasers) has dramatic effects on RNA stability and translation mediated by a family of RNA biding proteins that recognize methylated RNA (readers). m6A writers and erasers specifically localize to nuclear speckles, membraneless nuclear organelles rich in RNA binding proteins and splicing factors, including TDP43. Together with our data showing that TDP43 regulates RNA stability, these observations suggest that TDP43 may destabilize m6A modified RNA. Here, we show that methylated RNA co-purified with TDP43 from cultured cells via RNA immunoprecipitation, and abrogation of methylation sites disrupted TDP43 binding, suggesting that TDP43 recognizes m6A modified RNA in cellulo. We also noted profound and widespread hypermethylation of coding and non-coding transcripts in ALS spinal cord, many overlapping with confirmed TDP43 target transcripts. Consistent with a central role for m6A modification in TDP43-mediated toxicity, we identified several factors operating within the m6A pathway that enhance or suppress the toxicity of TDP43 in rodent primary cortical neurons via a single-cell CRISPR/Cas9 candidate-based screen. Genetic knockout of the established m6A reader YTHDF2 rescued TDP43 toxicity in primary neurons, and YTHDF2 was also upregulated in ALS postmortem sections. Together, these data imply a fundamental link between m6A RNA modifications and ALS pathogenesis, potentially mediated by TDP43-dependent RNA destabilization.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 18 May 2021 14:31:45 -0400 2021-06-14T16:00:00-04:00 2021-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion Yousuf Khan (Stanford) & Mike McMillan (U-M)
UM Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program (SCSAP) Kickoff Symposium (June 22, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84222 84222-21620781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program (SCSAP)

The UM BSI SINGLE CELL SPATIAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM KICK OFF SYMPOSIUM

Featuring Keynote Speaker Tzumin Lee, M.D. PhD.
Presenting: Linking single-cell genomics with single-cell genetics.

Date: June 22nd
Time: 1:00 pm -4:30 PM EST
Location: Zoom Webinar
Register at: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zax2iT5TReGILR_sQmIZ3w

Additional Mini-talks on: Spatial Transcriptomics, Single Cell RNA-Seq, CyTOF, Multispectral Imaging, Seq-SCOPE, Rare Cell Isolation.

Speakers:
Roger Cone, Ph.D. Evan Keller, Ph.D.
Thomas Wilson, M.D., Ph.D. Jun Li, Ph.D.
Tim Frankel, M.D. Sue Hammoud, Ph.D.
Jun Hee Lee, Ph.D. Olivia Koues, Ph.D.
Sunitha Nagrath, Ph.D. Justin Colacino, Ph.D.
Arvind Rao, Ph.D. Max S. Wicha, M.D.
Patricia Schnepp, Ph.D.

Find us at https://singlecellspatialanalysis.umich.edu
Questions/Comments please contact us at singlecellspatialanalysis@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:26:44 -0400 2021-06-22T13:00:00-04:00 2021-06-22T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program (SCSAP) Workshop / Seminar Dr. Tzumin Lee
LHS Collaboratory-Summer Workshop (June 24, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83809 83809-21538171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 24, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

This virtual workshop will review the basic concepts behind Learning Health Systems including the learning cycle, infrastructure, and learning communities.  Participants will engage in a collaborative activity to design a learning cycle.

Registration for this virtual event is limited-
please register early!

Charles P. Friedman

Department Chair of Learning Health Sciences
Josiah Macy Jr. Professor of Medical Education
Professor of Information
Professor of Public Health
University of Michigan

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:17:48 -0400 2021-06-24T13:00:00-04:00 2021-06-24T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Workshop / Seminar LHS Collaboratory logo
Tackling Ethical Questions in the Medical School Interview (September 13, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84921 84921-21625488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 13, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Career Center

Do you have medical or other health profession school interviews coming up? Are you wondering how to best prepare to handle ethics scenarios? Plan to attend this virtual session, presented by Dr. Andrew Barnosky and Dr. Lauren Smith of Michigan Medicine, as they provide a brief introduction to medical ethics and suggestions on how to best tackle ethical questions during medical school interviews.

Pre-registration is encouraged by "joining the event" via your Handshake account at: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/794579/. On the day of the event, please use this zoom link to connect: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97955266931?pwd=U08wcHRja3FnQVQ2VTh0cVBvOGRodz09. Passcode: MedEthics.

Upon request, a recording of this program will be eventually available for those unable to attend. Send your request *AFTER* the event to mmecozzi@umich.edu.

This workshop is sponsored by the University Career Center.

Photo credit: Mathew Schwartz

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:50:15 -0400 2021-09-13T17:00:00-04:00 2021-09-13T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Career Center Careers / Jobs Skeleton posed as though deep in thought
Science Success Series | The Gifts of Imperfection: Guideposts for Wholehearted Living (September 14, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85312 85312-21626215@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Has the fear of falling short of perfection prevented you from putting yourself out there, trying something new, or sharing your ideas? Come join this session to learn about how to cultivate wholehearted living practices through the work of Dr. Brene’ Brown’s book “The Gifts of Imperfection: Guideposts for Wholehearted Living”. This workshop will introduce you to daily actions you can take to let go of the things that hold you back and allow you to cultivate behaviors that support living wholeheartedly.

Register on Sessions: https://myumi.ch/wlBNv

Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with any questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:25:25 -0400 2021-09-14T15:30:00-04:00 2021-09-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar The Gifts of Imperfection Book Cover
Microbiome Seminar: Mechanisms of colonization resistance to Salmonella Typhimurium in the mouse (September 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86701 86701-21635601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Microbiome Project

Abstract: Colonization resistance is one of the primary benefits the gut microbiota provides for the host animal. How the gut bacterial community remains stable and resists invasion has been a subject of much research over many decades. We are using Salmonella Typhimurium as a model pathogen in mice, in hopes of discovering new facets to this well-studied interaction. In vitro and in vivo results point to amino acids as a potentially important nutrient for Salmonella. Key protective anaerobic bacteria also ferment amino acids, thus giving support for a nutrient competition basis for colonization resistance.

Hosts: Matt Ostrowski & Celeste Alexander
Michigan Microbiome Project
Zoom Meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98500663735

https://microbe.med.umich.edu/about/seminars/mechanisms-colonization-resistance-salmonella-typhimurium-mouse

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:15:26 -0400 2021-09-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-09-15T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Microbiome Project Livestream / Virtual Michigan Microbiome Project
MMI Group Practice Session (September 17, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84917 84917-21625453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Career Center

Practice a few MMI questions with fellow Wolverines in a safe environment during this UCC peer-facilitated exercise. Make the most of this opportunity by familiarizing yourself in advance with the the resourcesat: https://careercenter.umich.edu/article/mmi-resources. Pre-register at:
https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkf-GhrTIuH9NnhX7EKeatF48zS44Q1jwX. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the practice session.

If unable to attend on this date, look for more sessions in your Handshake account. Given the particular nature of these programs, MMI Group Practice Sessions are NOT recorded. Program sponsored by the UM University Career Center.

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:43:18 -0400 2021-09-17T16:30:00-04:00 2021-09-17T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Science Success Series | Overcoming the Fear of Failure in Personal and Academic Pursuits (September 20, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85314 85314-21626217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 20, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science Learning Center

In this workshop, we'll build on the lessons of growth mindset and put failure into practice, with activities that allow us to focus on the learning that goes along with mistakes. This way, we can create environments that allow for innovation, personal, and professional growth.

Register on Sessions: https://myumi.ch/O4vGR

Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with any questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:30:34 -0400 2021-09-20T15:30:00-04:00 2021-09-20T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar You can do it!
Global Health Film Series: "5B" (September 21, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86989 86989-21637992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

5B

A remarkable story of courage and compassion from the nurses and caregivers of San Francisco General's Ward 5B. Film screening followed by a panel discussion focusing on HIV/AIDS and innovation.

Attend virtually by registering below.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://bit.ly/GlobalHealthFilms2021

September 21st, 6-9 pm
Virtual
Zoom streaming will be available upon registration

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Film Screening Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:29:27 -0400 2021-09-21T18:00:00-04:00 2021-09-21T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Film Screening Global Health Film Series: 5B Flier
Alum Connection: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Stephen Madry (September 23, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86918 86918-21637564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 23, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join U-M alum Dr. Stephen Madry for a conversation designed to explore the fast-paced, high-demand world of plastic surgery. Dr. Madry will share his own professional journey, and his advice for students considering a career in health and medicine. Bring your questions about applying to medical school, determining your specialization, and building a successful career around helping people feel their best.

About Dr. Madry:
Stephen Madry, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Barrington, IL just outside of Chicago. For over three decades, patients have traveled to his clinic from around the country because of Dr. Madry’s results and outstanding reputation for helping people feel their best.
Dr. Madry received his MD degree from Michigan State University in June 1989. Prior to that, he earned both his MPH degree in Epidemiology and BS in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan.
His residencies were completed at Wayne State University (General Surgery) and Loyola University (Plastic Surgery). Dr. Madry is an Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery.

You should attend this session if you are:
-A UM undergraduate LSA student interested in pursuing a career in medicine
-Interested in learning more about the medical school experience, and how you might identify your specialization
-Exploring your options for experiential learning related to careers in health and medicine

What you’ll gain by attending:
-Get advice from a U-M alum about life as a plastic surgeon
-Get helpful anecdotes and advice on preparing for and applying to medical school
-Gain access to an experienced professional who can become part of your active network

Interaction: Moderate

RSVP now to be part of the conversation. The link to join this Alum Connection will be emailed to you after you RSVP.

The LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event will be hosted on Zoom (learn more about Zoom accessibility) and can be accessed by phone or computer. Presentation materials may be shared in advance if requested, and live captioning will be provided. To request other accommodations please contact Paige Baker at paigebak@umich.edu or 734.763.4674. so we can make arrangements.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:04:33 -0400 2021-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2021-09-23T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar LSA Students
Picture a Scientist (September 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86730 86730-21639091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biostatistics

Please join us virtually on Friday, September 24th to watch and discuss the film, Picture a Scientist! This groundbreaking documentary chronicles the lives of three women scientists, who share their own experiences with sexual harassment and discrimination in order to create a more equitable and welcoming field. Watch the movie any time through this link, or join us for an online watch party at 9:30am. Then tune in at noon, to listen to a student-moderated discussion by our distinguished panel members, Dr. Patricia Coleman-Burns, Heather Colohan, Dr. Reshma Jagsi and Dr. Anna Kirkland. This will be followed by breakout room discussions (same registration as for the panel discussion) at 1:05 pm for students, staff, faculty and mixed groups.
https://sph.umich.edu/biostat/biostat_dei/biostat_dei_events/index.html

PANEL DISCUSSION (12 - 1PM ET)

Patricia W. Coleman-Burns, PhD, MA, U-M University of Michigan assistant professor emerita of nursing and Black studies. In addition to co-chairing the UM Academic Women's Caucus and serving on the U-M Women of Color in the Academy Project Steering Committee, she has served on the board of Safehouse Center on domestic violence and sexual assault. Her research, including her GENESIS pipeline project and EPIC Feedback Model, focuses on Black racial identity, workforce diversity, and reducing health disparities.

Heather Colohan, LMSW, U-M Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) Educator and Program Manager for Community Outreach & Systems Advocacy. She provides support and educational workshops to students, staff and faculty affected by sexual assault. She also supervises Raise the Bar; a program that works with local bars and transportation services to provide tailored workshops on sexual assault and bystander intervention.

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, Michigan Medicine Deputy Chair of Radiation Oncology, Newman Family Professor of Radiation Oncology, Residency Program Director, and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences. Her many contributions to the study of gender discrimination in medicine include JAMA articles Gender Differences in the Salaries of Physician Researchers, and Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Experiences of Academic Medical Faculty.

Anna Kirkland, PhD, JD, U-M LSA Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s Studies, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies and School of Public Health Professor in Health Management and Policy by courtesy appointment. Prof. Kirkland served as a committee member on the National Academies panel charged with studying sexual harassment in the STEM fields of academia, published in June 2018 as Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:10:58 -0400 2021-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biostatistics Lecture / Discussion Picture a scientist