December 4, 2017
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In This Week's Update:

Not Just for Kids: Adults Need Vaccines, Too

Nancy M. Bennett, M.D.CTSI Co-director and community health expert Nancy Bennett, M.D., explains why everyone needs to stay up on their vaccines in a recent Health Matters article. Our jobs, lifestyles, age, travel or medical conditions can put us at risk for serious diseases and vaccinations are recommended throughout life to prevent these. Bennett recommends consulting your doctor to see which vaccines may be right for you.  

Goergen Institute for Data Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Data for Good

Jeannette Wing, Ph.D., professor of Computer Science and Avanessians director of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University 

Every field has data. We use data to discover new knowledge, to interpret the world, to make decisions, and even to predict the future. The novel capabilities we derive from data science will drive our cars, treat disease, and keep us safe. At the same time, such capabilities risk leading to biased, inappropriate, or unintended action. The design of data science solutions requires both excellence in the fundamentals of the field and expertise to develop applications which meet human challenges without creating even greater risk.

The Data Science Institute at Columbia University promotes “Data for Good”: using data to address societal challenges and bringing humanistic perspectives as—not after—new science and technology is invented.  

This talk will present the mission of the Institute, highlights of its educational and research activities, and plans for future initiatives.

December 08, 2017 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Wegmans Hall 1400 (auditorium), River Campus

URMC Cardiologist Receives High Honor from American Heart Association

Arthur J. Moss, M.D.University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Arthur J. Moss, M.D., whose research on cardiac arrhythmias has saved countless lives and changed the treatment of heart disease worldwide, was honored with the 2017 James B. Herrick Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. The award is given annually to a physician whose scientific achievements have contributed profoundly to the advancement and practice of clinical cardiology.

Moss received a Pilot award from the UR CTSI in 2008 to investigate the penetrance of long Q/T syndrome, a disorder that causes fast, chaotic heart rhythms. He has also mentored several students and early career faculty in the UR CTSI’s Translational Biomedical Science PhD Program, Academic Research Track, and KL2 Career Development Award Program.

Read more about Moss’ award in the URMC Newsroom.

Parkinson’s Disease: A Looming Pandemic

E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A.New research shows that the number of people with Parkinson’s disease will soon grow to pandemic proportions.  In a recent commentary in the journal JAMA Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A., and Bastiaan Bloem, M.D., Ph.D., with Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands, argue that the medical community must be mobilized to respond to this impending public health threat.
Dorsey is also a co-leader of the UR CTSI Trial Innovation Center Function, a member of the KL2 Steering Committee, and co-director of KL2 Translational Specialization in Enabling Technologies.
 
Read more about Dorsey’s commentary in the URMC Newsroom.

Transgender and LGB Patients: Addressing Disparities and Health Care Needs

John Cullen, Ph.D., director of Diversity and Inclusion for the UR CTSI and assistant director of the Susan B. Anthony Center at the University of Rochster

This lecture will provide an overview of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) terms and concepts. It will then address health disparities that LGBT patients face due to societal stigma, discrimination and denial of their civil and human rights, with a focus on transgender individuals. Finally, it will address how Strong Memorial Hospital is working to alleviate these disparities and improve the care of LGBT patients. 

Tuesday, December 12
12:00 - 1:00 pm 
2-6408 (K-207 Auditorium), URMC

Light refreshments will be served. Interpreters are available upon request to Jenny at Jenny_Hernandez@URMC.Rochester.edu or by calling (585)275-3571. 
 

Submit an Abstract for the 2018 Science of Team Science Conference

The Science of Team Science (SciTS) conference is an annual international forum that brings together thought leaders from a broad range of disciplines and fields, including: SciTS scholars, scientists engaged in team-based research, institutional leaders who promote collaborative research, policymakers, and federal agency representatives. 

This year’s SciTS conference will be hosted by the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas on May 21-24, 2018.

The SciTS Program Committee invites submissions from individuals or groups to conduct Special Interest Workshops and Seminars or abstracts for paper presentations, lightning round presentations, and panel presentations, as well as scientific posters.

Workshop Submission Deadline: February 5, 2018
All workshop submissions should include the information listed in the attached Call for Workshops and should be submitted through our Workshop Submission Form.

Abstract Submission Deadline: March 20, 2018
All abstract submissions should utilize the attached Abstract Template and should be submitted through our Abstract Submission Form.

Calendar of Events

Monday, December 4th
Genome Evolution During Bacterial Persistence in the Human Airways in COPD 

Tuesday, December 5th
i2b2 Fundamentals
 
Wednesday, December 6th
Metabolic Influence on RNA Biology
Thursday, December 7th
Neurology for the Primary Care Provider XXIV: Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Neurologic Disorders

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Colloquium: Krishnan Padmanabhan

Friday, December 8th
Pediatric Biomedical and Translational Research Seminar: Nina F. Shor

Funding Opportunities

Friday, December 29th 
Breast Cancer Research Grant Initiative
 
Sunday, December 31st 
Submit Abstract for Translational Science 2018
 
Friday, January 5th 
NCATS SBIR/STTR Applications
 
Thursday, February 1st 
Department of Public Health Sciences (PHS) Funding Opportunity
 
Wednesday, February 14th 
America's Got Regulatory Science Talent Student Competition
 
Thursday, February 15th 
Wilmot Cancer Research Fellowship Program
University of Rochester
Clinical & Translational Science Institute
265 Crittenden Blvd. Rochester, NY 14642
 
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