ROUNDS, 01-07-08: Akbar, Benencia 2007-08 Competitive Grant Program Awardees
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to the new ROUNDS! This weekly e-newsletter goes out to
all OU-COM and CORE personnel.
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OU-COMers prior to 2004 will recall the previous print versions of ROUNDS, the
internal publication that covered a variety of news, announcements and just
about anything happening in the college or our CORE system.
The new ROUNDS, in a
different format and design, will, as the previous ones, bring you the news that
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and students — help. So I encourage you to send me your news and announcements
every Wednesday by 3 p.m., which will make up the following week’s ROUNDS.
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contact me, 3-0896 or sanders@oucom.ohiou.edu.
NEWS
Akbar,
Benencia 2007-08 Competitive Grant Program
Awardees
Huzoor
Akbar, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology,
and Fabian Benencia, Ph.D.,
assistant professor of immunology, each are recipients of the $20,000
Competitive Research Award. Their research proposals are “Novel Insulin Mimetic
Small Molecules as Antithrombotic Agents” (Akbar) and
“Recruitment of Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Cells to Tumors” (Benencia). The
Competitive Grant Program, which began in 2005, is designed to encourage faculty
to develop research proposals for application to the National Institutes of
Health. All proposals were evaluated by three peer reviewers outside of OU and
then by an internal OU panel exclusive of COM faculty. Up to three proposals
were eligible for funding, and this year, 10 proposals were submitted by COM
faculty. Congratulations to Professors Akbar and Benencia.
John
Kopchick receives New York College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Riland
Award
John
Kopchick, Ph.D., Goll-Ohio Professor of Molecular and
Cellular Biology, received NYCOM’s (New York Institute of Technology) Riland
Medal for Research at the college’s annual convocation ceremony. The Riland
Medal is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to
medical science and education, health policy, public policy and osteopathic
philosophy.
<
http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/Convocation_2007_08.htm>
Tropical
Disease Institute Provides Training for Chagas Disease
Control
OU-COM’s Tropical
Disease Institute teamed with international organizations to conduct a three-day
training workshop on current methods for Chagas disease
control.
<http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/tdi/TDINEws/Training_Ecuador_SNEM_Summer2007.htm>
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Research
and Scholarly Affairs Committee (RSAC) Training
Awards
All Group I faculty are eligible to apply
for RSCA Training Award, a new program designed to help them obtain additional
training in specific techniques or methods at off-site facilities to better
position themselves to secure external funding and develop their research
programs. Faculty may pursue training in a research lab or they may opt to
enroll in a short course offered by an institution or company. Individuals may
receive up to $5,000 per application, up to $20,000 this fiscal year. Please
contact RSCA Chairwoman Susan
Williams, 3-2363 or email, williams@oucom.ohiou.edu, for more
information. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 29.
The Student National
Medical Association is collecting donations of clothing and non-perishable
foodstuffs for the people of
2008
Outstanding Graduates and CORE Outstanding Student
Nominations
Attention CORE
assistant deans, CORE administrators, administrators and clinical faculty:
Nominations for the 2008 Outstanding Graduates and the CORE Outstanding Student
Award must be submitted by March 3 via email to Molly deLaval (delaval@oucom.ohiou.edu,
3-2152). The criteria for nominees and ballots for are posted here.
<http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/saffairs/senior_awards.htm>
Need
to Review or Dig Deeper into the Philosophical Foundations of Osteopathic
Medicine?
The Office of Faculty Development has
provided that opportunity online via “Faculty Development on Osteopathic
Philosophy and Principles,” a 16-slide presentation covering the key
definitions, goals and objectives of osteopathic
medicine.
<http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/Osteopathic%20Philosophy%20and%20Principles.mht>
Kenyan
Crafts for
In light of the crisis
occurring in Kenya, please help support Kenyan children orphaned by AIDS, who
are particularly vulnerable to this unrest and upheaval, through the purchase of
Kenyan craft items that help procure clothes and educational materials as well
as needed relief for them. There is a variety of unique gifts, including
jewelry, carvings and more available in Grosvenor 304 that may be purchased from
Gillian Ice (Grosvenor 309,
3-2128, iceg@ohio.edu).
Fundraising for these orphans will continue throughout the
year.
<http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/international/ice_kenya/childrensfund.htm>
AWARDS
Student
and Professional Support and Relations Unit
Awards
Congratulations to the
Classified Employee of the Year, Michelle
Pendergast, administrative assistant, and the Administrative Employee
of the Year, Leeanna Morgan,
learning specialist. Pendergast and Morgan were recognized at the unit’s holiday
party held Dec. 13.
Department
of Administrative & Finance Services Employee of the
Year
Congratulations to
John Dehmann, office services
technician, who received the bi-annual Outstanding Employee Award for
administrative and finance services Dec. 21.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Publications
R.V.
Balaji, M.B.A., research grants development
coordinator, Office of Research and Grants; Chris Knisely, executive director, Office
of Research and Grants; and Jack Blazyk,
Ph.D., associate dean for research. Internal Grant Competitions: A
new opportunity for research officers to build institutional funding portfolios.
J. Research Administration. Nov.
2, 2007, pp. 44–50.
Appointments
Mario
Grijalva, Ph.D., director of the Tropical Disease
Institute, was appointed as a coordinator of the Surveillance and Information
Systems Work Group of the World Health Organization’s Global
initiative for Chagas control.
CALENDAR
Residency
Programs Educational Day: Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatric
Disorders — Richard Klapchar, D.O.
Jan. 10, 9 a.m. to
noon,
Cultural
Competency, Part 3
Jan 12, 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.,
EMPLOYEE
NEWS
Christopher
Johnson, Ph.D., assistant research professor, joined
the Department of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology Oct. 1.
David
Tolentino, D.O., CORE assistant dean (
Cynthia
Greenlee, R.N., nurse practitioner, joined Community
Health Programs Jan. 1.
Erin
Murphy, Ph.D., assistant professor of medical
microbiology, joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences Jan. 1.
Randall
Colucci, D.O., M.P.H., assistant professor of family medicine,
joined the Department of Family Medicine Jan. 2.
Kapil
Bajaj, health information technology
programmer/analyst, joined the Office of Information Systems and Instructional
Technology Jan. 2.
Anita
Martin joins the Office of Communication as
assistant editorial director Jan. 7.
_________________________________________
Kevin M.
Sanders
Writer/Editor
Office of
Communication
College of Osteopathic
Medicine
321 Grosvenor
Hall
Phone:
740-593-0896
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