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June 12, 2014

Calendar

Thursday 12

Biobehavioral Medicine in Oncology Seminar

“Social Dynamics in Online Cancer Support Groups,”

Robert Kraut, CMU;

Hillman Cancer Ctr., Cooper classrm. C, noon

(oliverdo@upmc.edu)

School of Medicine State of the School Address

“The 2nd Revolution in Medicine & Its Impact on Our School of Medicine,”

Arthur Levine;

Scaife lecture rm. 5 & 6, 4:30 pm

Friday 13

HSLS Workshop

“PowerPoint for Conference Posters,”

Julia Dahm;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

(jcj6@pitt.edu)

Sunday 15

Vocal/Organ Concert

“St. Francis: A Musical Tribute From the Past to the Present,”

Charlene Canty, Andrey Nemzer & Nicholas Will;

Heinz Chapel, 3 pm (4-4157)

Monday 16

Bradford Campus Admissions Program

“Exploration Days”;

UPB, 10 am

(www.upb.pitt.edu/visit)

Pgh. Ctr. for Bone & Mineral Research Seminar

“Human Muscle Derived Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration: A Combination of Cell & Gene Therapy,”

Xuegin Gao;

Hillman Cancer Ctr., Cooper classrm. C, 4 pm

(pappertfenneld@upmc.edu)

Tuesday 17

Faculty & Staff Development Program

“Please Respect My Generation,”

Warren McCoy;

342 Craig, 9-11 am

(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/fsdp)

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Michele Klein Fedyshin;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am

(kleinf@pitt.edu)

Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Single-Molecule Investigations of Cancer Causing Variants of Human DNA Repair Enzymes: Seeing Is Believing,”

Bennett Van Houten;

Hillman Cancer Ctr., Cooper classrm. D, noon

(toyg@upmc.edu)

MMR Seminar

“Early, Middle, Late: How the B Cell Response Evolves,”

Mark Shlomchik, immunology;

Rangos aud., noon

(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

Wednesday 18

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“What Is the Role of Clofarabine in the Treatment of AML?”

Amanda Gillespie-Twardy;

UPMC Cancer Pavilion 2nd fl. Herberman aud., 8 am

(millerc5@upmc.edu)

Faculty & Staff Development Programs

“University Archives & Records Management,”

Zach Brodt & Marianne Kasica,

342 Craig, 9-11 am;

“Managing Incivility & the Bystander Effect in the Workplace,”

Ray Jones, business,

532 Alumni, 1-4 pm

(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/fsdp)

Pathology Seminar

“miRNA-122: Nature’s Double-Edged Sword,”

Kalpana Ghoshal, Ohio St.;

1104 Scaife, noon

(8-1040)

CTSI Workshop

“Data Sharing & Discovery: Why & How,”

Andrea Ketchum;

7039 Forbes Twr., noon

(www.ctsi.pitt.edu)

HSLS Workshop

“Cancer Informatics,”

Ansuman Chattopadhyay;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-4 pm

(ansuman@pitt.edu)

Thursday 19

UPCI Scientific Retreat

Pitt-Greensburg, 7 am June 19-7 pm June 20

(georgel@upmc.edu)

Friday 20

Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture

“Thoughts on Clefts, Tumors & Reconstruction,”

John Caccamese, U of MD;

2nd fl. Salk, 7 am-noon

(fordam@upmc.edu)

IEE Workshop

“The 2nd Step: Developing a Business Plan”;

Mervis, 7:30-10 am

(iee@katz.pitt.edu)

Board of Trustees Mtg.

WPU Assembly Rm., 10:30 am

Bradford Campus/McKean County Cancer Society Fund-raiser

“Relay for Life”;

UPB, noon June 20-noon, June 21

(info & registration: www.relayforlife.org)

Faculty & Staff Development Program

“Workplace Bullying,”

Paula Davis & Carol Mohamed;

342 Craig, 12:30-2 pm

(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/fsdp)

Allegheny Observatory Lecture

“Dark Matter Problems in Astronomy,”

Matt Walker, CMU;

Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm

(RSVP: 412/321-2400)

Saturday 21

• Summer 6-week-1 session ends. Final exams scheduled during last class meeting.

• Official date for awarding of degrees.

Monday 23

• Summer 6-week-2 session enrollment period ends & classes begin.

Tuesday 24

Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Novel Redox-Based Anticancer Agents,”

Basil Rigas, Stony Brook U;

Hillman Cancer Ctr., Cooper classrm. D, noon

(toyg@upmc.edu)

Wednesday 25

• Summer 6-week-1 session grades must be approved by instructors by 11:59 pm before final posting can begin.

• Summer 6-week-2 session add/drop period ends.

• Summer 4-week-2 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.

CTSI Workshop

“Current Climate of Regulations Concerning Data Management (RCR),”

Melissa Ratajeski;

7039 Forbes Twr., noon

(www.ctsi.pitt.edu)

Pathology Seminars

“Comparison Between Pathogenic & Nonpathogenic SIV Infections & Focus on Mucosal Tissue Compartment Reveal a Critical Role for the Adenosine Pathway in the Control of SIV-Related Immune Activation & Inflammation,”

Tianyu (Emma) He, cellular & molecular pathology, noon;

“Biomaterial-Mediated Esophageal Repair,”

Ricardo Londono, 12:30 pm;

1104 Scaife,

(8-1040)

Thursday 26

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Pat Weiss;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 11:30 am

(pwf@pitt.edu)

SAC-sponsored Tour

Soldiers & Sailors Museum, noon

(www.sac.pitt.edu)

Laureate Lecture CANCELLED

“Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: From Basic Principles to Cancer Therapy,”

Joseph Schlessinger, Yale;

Scaife lecture rm. 6, noon

Defenses

Public Health/Epidemiology

“Epidemiology of Muay Thai Fight-Related Injuries,”

Stephen Strotmeyer;

June 12, 548 Crabtree, 10 am

A&S/Sociology

“Sweden Ends Here? Social Movement Scenes & the Right to the City,”

Kimberly Creasap;

June 12, 2431 Posvar, 11 am

Public Health/Health Policy & Management

“The Efficiency & Effectiveness of Donor Registry Promotion & the Organ Donation Process: Impact on the Availability & the Cost of Procuring Organs for Transplant,”

Manik Razdan;

June 17, A622 Crabtree, 9 am

Public Health/ Infectious Diseases & Microbiology

“Interactions of the HIV-1 NEF Virulence Factor With Host Cell Tyrosine Kinases of the SRC & TEC Families,”

Sreya Tarafdar;

June 19, A115 Public Health aud., 9 am

Medicine/Ctr. for Neuroscience

“The Impact of Inflammation on the Regulation of Intracellular Ca2+ in Cutaneous Nociceptive Neurons,”

Nicole Newell Scheff;

June 26, 1495 BST, 10 am

IS/Library & Information Science

“Restaging the Record: The Role of Contemporary Archives in Safeguarding & Preserving Performance as Intangible Cultural Heritage,”

Tonia Sutherland;

June 26, 828 IS, 10 am

Public Health/Epidemiology

“Dementia, Brain Structure & Vascular Risk Factors in Very Old Blacks & Whites,”

Ge Liu;

June 26, 530A 130 N. Bellefield Ave., 1 pm

Theatre

PICT Production

“Waiting for Godot”;

Randall Theatre, through June 21

(various times; http://picttheatre.org/plays-events/2014-season/waiting-for-godot)

Bradford Little Theater Production

“Jaws: The Musical”;

June 19-21, Mukaiyama U Rm., UPB

(www.bradfordlittletheatre.org)

Exhibits

Hillman Library

“Oakland: A Look Back Over the 20th Century”;

Hillman gr. fl., through Aug. 8, Sun 10 am-F 10 pm & Sat 9 am-10 pm

Deadlines

Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2015 Career Awards for Medical Scientists

Prelim applications due June 16.

(www.oorhs.pitt.edu/searchfunding/ShowNomination.aspx?nominationId=10775)

UCIS Sheth Int’l Achievement Awards

Nominations due July 1.

(www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/news-events/sheth-international-awards)

Engineering Sustainability 2015 Call for Abstracts

Submission deadline is Oct. 27.

(http://eswpregpage.com/ESCFP.aspx)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include University and on-campus events of June 26-July 10. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on June 19. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.

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