June 2006

CONFERENCES/TALKS DURING JUNE

Journal Clubs/Research Talks	Date	Time	Location
VanArsdel Allergy Journal Club Dr. Karr: Why do we Cough? Mechanisms, Diagnosis, Treatment Last Journal Club this Year--Buffet Supper	6	6:00 pm	815 Mercer St
ID Clinical Conference Drs. Ramakrishnan, Spak, Chen	7	4:30-5:30 pm	HMC R&T Auditorium, Room 109/113
HIV Journal Club, A Dr. Misch	14	8:00 am	Madison Clinic Conference Room
ID Clinical Conference Drs. Marrazzo, Gill, Dinges, Sullivan	14	4:30-5:30 pm	HMC R&T Auditorium, Room 109/113
ID Clinical Conference Drs. Hirschmann, Johnston, Soung	21	4:30-5:30 pm	HMC R&T Auditorium, Room 109/113
CFAR Pathogenesis Seminar Dr. Alice Telesnitky: What Recombination Contributes to HIV-1 Genetic Variation	22	4:30-5:30 pm	SBRI 307 Westlake Ave N
HIV Journal Club, B Dr. Cole	28	8:00 am	Madison Clinic Conference Room
ID Clinical Conference Drs. Fredericks, Czaja	24	4:30-5:30 pm	HMC R&T Auditorium, Room 109-113

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S   to David Koelle who recently received a four year grant entitled, “Poxvirus-Specific Cellular Immune Responses.
    The parent grant is entitled, “Poxvirus T Cell Vaccine Discovery Consortium.” The goal of the grant is to design an HIV vaccine based on recombinant
    poxviruses.

I D    F E L L O W S    G R A D U A T I O N    D I N N E R : Monday, June 26, 2006, 6:00-9:00pm, Governor’s Room, University Tower Hotel,
    4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE. Please RSVP to Darlene Goodwin by Friday, June 9^th. Fellows completing the program are: Penelope Barnes,
    Catherine Blish, Lynn Connolly, Todd Czartoski, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Susan Graham, Nina Kim, Karen Mark, and Lara Strick.
    Congratulations to all!

N E W    F E L L O W S : Seven new fellows will be joining our program July 1^st:
                                                                                                                                                  ANTICIPATED
NAME                                         MD                                        RESIDENCY                          MENTOR
Chad Achenbach, MD, MPH       Northwestern Univ                  Univ of Chicago                       Kitahata
Jared Baeten, MD, PhD               Univ of Wash                          Mass Gen Hosp                       Celum
Robert Choi, MD, MH                 Johns Hopkins Univ                Yale New Haven MC              Farquhar,
                                                                                                                                                McClelland or
                                                                                                                                                  John-Stewart
Linda Gorgos, MD, MSc             Johns Hopkins Univ                Mass Gen Hosp                        Marrazzo
Gregory Morlin, MD                    Univ of Missouri                     Univ of Iowa
Warren Phipps, MD                     Harvard                                 UCSF                                       Corey
Jayant Rajan, MD                        Univ of Rochester                   Univ of Wash                            Aderem

F E L L O W S H I P    M A T C H : Wes Van Voorhis will be entering our selection for the match June 2^nd. Match day this year will be June 21^st.
    Out of 110 applicants to our program, 35 have been interviewed.

S T D     U P D A T E    C O U R S E : Didactic portion June 5-7, with the option of a 2-day practicum session, will be held at the Seattle STD/HIV
    Prevention Training Center. Please see www.seattlestdhivptc.org for application. Contact Ronnie Staats at 206-685-9848,
    email: rstaats@u.washington.edu for more information.

G R A N T S . g o v : Please see OSP’s home page for updates.
    http://www.washington.edu/research/oris/grantsgov/index.html
    Downloadable applications: PC:       http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer
                                              MAC: http;//www.grants.gov/MacSupport
    Other Training Opportunities:
                                                OSP: http://www.washington.edu/research/osp/gg_training.html
    Federal Training Demonstration link: http://www.grants.gov/CompleteApplication#demo

L A B O R A T O R Y   S A F E T Y    S E M I N A R : The 2006 Laboratory Safety Seminar dates are Monday, September 25^th and Tuesday,
    September 26^th. The seminar schedule and topics include:

    Laboratory Safety Practices at the UW 8:00-10:20am offered each morning.
    Fire Extinguisher Training 10:30-11:30am offered each morning.
    Managing Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace 12:30-2:30 Monday ONLY.
    Bloodborne Pathogens for Researchers 2:45-4:45pm Monday ONLY
    Biosafety Training 12:30-2:30 Tuesday ONLY.
    Field Research Health Hazards 2:45-4:45pm Tuesday ONLY.

    The link for registration is at http://ehs.washington.edu/training/
    If you have questions, please call 543-7201.

M A R K    Y O U R    C A L E N D A R S :

        July 3, 5, 6, 7:          New Fellows Orientation
        July 5:                      ID Picnic
        July 10-14:              New Fellows Micro Course
        July 17-27:              2006 Principles of STD/HIV Research Course
        December 6 and 7: William M.M. Kirby Dinner and Lecture

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