May 24, 2018
Freeland Lecture, Resident Research Day on the event horizon
Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center.
Wednesday, May 30
Postdoc fellow to review ischemia, reperfusion strategy
Dr. Xuan Li, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, will give the Department of Physiology and Biophysics presentation, "The Metabolic Regulation is a Strategy to Limit Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury," from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, in room CW308 of the Classroom Wing.
For more information, call Courtney Graham at 4-1820.
Friday, June 1
Texas orthopaedist to give Freeland Lecture, kick off Resident Research Day
Dr. Milton Lee "Chip" Routt Jr., Dr. Andrew R. Burgess Endowed Chair and Professor of Othopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, will give the Alan E. Freeland Research Lecture Series presentation, "Pelvic and Acetabular Update 2018," during the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation's annual Resident Research Day from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, June 1, in room CW308 of the Classroom Wing.
The event will feature presentations by chief residents in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. For more information, call Amy Kraus at 4-5153 or email her at akraus@umc.edu.
Psychiatry professor to investigate neuroinflammatory mechanisms
Dr. Craig Stockmeier, professor of psychiatry and director of the Division of Neurobiology and Behavioral Research, will give the Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentation, "Are Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms at Play in Depression?" at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 1, in room CW106 of the Classroom Wing.
For more information, call Alexis Hicks at 5-5588 or email her at amhicks@umc.edu.
Monday, June 4
Physiology professor to discuss computer simulation
Robert L. Hester, professor of physiology, interim chair of the Department of Data Sciences and director of the Center for Computational Medicine, will give the Population Health Grand Rounds presentation, "Use of Computer Simulation to Understand Population Responses to Therapy," from noon-1 p.m. on Monday, June 4, in the fourth floor conference room of the research center.
For more information, email Sondra Redmont at sredmont@umc.edu.
Wednesday, June 6
Johns Hopkins professor to gather protein consensus
Dr. Doug Barrick, professor of biophysics at Johns Hopkins University, will give the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology presentation, "The Consensus Approach as a Means to Create Hyper-Stable Functional Proteins," at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, in classroom 3A.
All Medical Center faculty, staff and students are invited. For more information, call Cherese Kelly at 4-1851.
Wednesday, June 20
Mayo Clinic faculty to entertain nerve biopsy's role
Dr. Robert J. Spinner, professor of neurosurgery, orthopaedics and anatomy at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, will give the Neuroscience Grand Rounds 2018 Orlando J. Andy Lecture, "The Evolving Role of Nerve Biopsy," from 8-9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, in the Bank Plus Conference Center on the second floor atrium mall of the Methodist Rehabilitation Center.
Continuing medical education credit is available. For more information, call Robin French at 4-5705 or email her at rfrench@umc.edu.