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Second UM Innovation Technology Showcase Wows Investors with Breadth of UM Discoveries
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| Steven T. Downey (left), president and CEO of ApoImmune, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based biotechnology company, discusses a poster with Joseph Rosenblatt, M.D., at the second annual UM Innovation Technology Showcase. |
Standing by the poster that represented research from their team at the Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School researchers Margarita Nieto, M.D., and Samuel Rosero, M.D., proudly repeated the same information to potential investors and visitors at the UM Innovation Technology Showcase.
And for good reason. Led by principal investigator Ricardo Pastori, Ph.D., "Molecular Biology Studies of the Endocrine Pancreas" explores the manipulation of microRNA to improve insulin production -- research with enormous potential to help millions of diabetics.
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Miller School Urology Professor Chairs Eighth World Basic Urological Research Congress
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| Vinata Lokeshwar, Ph.D., addressed the World Basic Urological Research Congress at the eighth annual event held in New Orleans on November 5. |
Vinata Lokeshwar, Ph.D., professor of urology and co-director of urology research, was the program committee chair for the eighth World Basic Urological Research Congress held in New Orleans November 5 to 8. Bringing together some of the preeminent scientists in the world researching urologic issues, the Congress convened as a joint meeting between the Society for Basic Urologic Research and the European Society for Urological Research.
UHealth Physicians Host Asociación de Cardiólogos de Nicaragua (ASCANI) Symposium
UHealth cardiologists gathered in Managua, Nicaragua, for the Asociación de Cardiólogos de Nicaragua (ASCANI) Symposium November 6 to 8, to discuss the latest advances and treatments in interventional cardiology . Hector Jimenez, M.D., medical director of University of Miami Hospital, and Mauricio G. Cohen, M.D., associate professor of medicine, presented lectures on acute coronary syndrome and other topics.
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| Kathryn Tosney, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biology and principal investigator on the NSF grant that created SEEDS, right, advises Ivonne Schulman, M.D., assistant professor of medicine. |
Senior Women Faculty Host Evening of Networking and Mentoring for Junior Faculty
The Women in Academic Medicine (WIAM) at the Miller School, with sponsorship from SEEDS (Scientists and Engineers Expanding Diversity), hosted an evening of networking and mentoring for 40 women faculty at the home of Anne Burdick, M.D., professor of dermatology and associate dean for telehealth and clinical outreach.
New Issue of Who’s New at the Miller School and UHealth Now Available
The latest issue of our newsletter announcing new faculty is now available online. Who's New at the Miller School and UHealth was published last week and features faculty members hired in the second and third quarters of 2009.
Calder Announces New Blog Format for Newsletter
The Calder Memorial Library is pleased to announce the new blog format for its newsletter, Calder Communications.
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Join Weight Watchers at Work This Holiday Season
UM Employee Discount Program Specials
Become a Member of the Medical Wellness Center This November
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8 a.m.
Pediatric Grand Rounds: “Recognition of Pediatric Surgical Emergencies”
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:45 a.m.
Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Grand Rounds: “Dermatology Movie: Caro Diario”
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:30 a.m.
Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: “Minimizing Scars and Keloids – Update”
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 11:45 a.m.
Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Grand Rounds:
"Catalyzing Health Care Transformation Via TeleHealth"
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Thursday, December 3, 2009 6:45 a.m.
Anesthesiology Grand Rounds:
"Controversies in Perioperative Pacemaker and Defibrillator Management"
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Thursday, December 3, 2009 7 a.m.
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “Mobile Bearing Total Knee Replacement”
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 7 a.m.
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “Advances in Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture”
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12 p.m.
Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar: "Keratinocyte Stem Cells in Disease and Therapy: What We Learned From Mice"
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Monday, November 30, 2009 12 p.m.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: “Islet Transplantation”
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:30 a.m.
University of Miami Hospital Clinical Cardiology Conference
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11 a.m.
Student Members of Physicians for Human Rights Commemorate World AIDS Day with Awareness Campaign
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12 p.m.
Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar: “Probing Mitochondrial DNA Structure with Mitochondria-Targeted DNA Methyltransferases"
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 4 p.m.
Genetics and Genomics Seminar: “miRNAs, Morphology and Metastasis”
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 10 a.m.
Shared Resources Fair
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Friday, December 4, 2009 12 p.m.
Friday Noon Interdisciplinary Lecture Series/First Fridays Talks on Autism: "Toilet Training Individuals with Autism"
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Saturday, December 5, 2009 7 a.m.
Bascom Palmer Presents: “Retinal and Glaucoma Imaging 2010”
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 4 p.m.
Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., to Present the 10th Biennial Gross Lecture
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 9 a.m.
Save the Date: Collaborative Research Exchange Forum
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Friday, January 29, 2010 8 a.m.
Register Now for 19th Annual Masters of Pediatrics Conference
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:15 a.m.
Save the Date for the 15th Annual Medical Issues and the Growing Child Conference: "Topics in Early Childhood: Examining How Bilingualism and Challenging Behaviors Impact Learning"
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Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:45 p.m.
Corporate Run is Back!
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