November 2006

CONFERENCES/TALKS DURING NOVEMBER 

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S :   to Judith Wasserheit on being elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National
    Academies.  Dr. Wasserheit directs the HIV Vaccine Trials Network at FHCRC.  She was recently named Vice Chair of the new UW
    Department of Global Health.  She has been Head of the STD Branch at NIH and CDC and an advisor to the World Health
    Organization, the World Bank, UNAIDS, and the Population Council on HIV/AIDS and STD prevention.  The IOM is a body of
    about 1,500 members who provide science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health to policy-makers,
    professionals, and the general public.  Members are elected on the basis of their professional achievement and concern with issues
    affecting public health.

CO N G R A T U L A T I O N S :  to Merle A. Sande, who received the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement at the
    recent IDSA meeting in Toronto.  This is IDSA’s highest award.  Dr. Sande was recognized as a peerless investigator, educator, mentor,
    clinician and role model whose 40 year career has influenced nearly every aspect of infectious diseases.  Among Dr. Sande’s major
    contributions is his basic research on  the pathophysiology of bacterial meningitis.  As a pioneer and thought leader during the early days
    of the HIV epidemic in San Francisco, Dr. Sande set standards by which AIDS patients are still managed today.  He recently launched
    and now oversees the Academic Alliance Foundation which is focused on AIDS care and prevention in Africa.  He has written and
    edited literally hundreds of publications, including the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy.

CO N G R A T U L A T I O N S :  To Nina Kim, Karen Mark, Lynn Connolly and Chris Czaja on receiving travel grants to IDSA; and to
    Lynn Connolly and Chris Czaja for Special Citations for Fellows-in-Training for the caliber of their abstracts.

CO N G R A T U L A T I O N S :  to Florian Hladik who recently received an RO1 from NICHD for a 3 year study on Mechanisms of
    HIV-1 Transmission in the Genital Mucosa of Women.

P A N D E M I C   F L U    F O R U M :  On Nov 4^th, from 9:00am-3:00pm Seattle King County Public Health and the Centers for
    Disease Control will host a public form on pandemic flu at Northgate Community Center. 10510 Fifth Avenue NE (across from Macy’s
    at Northgate Mall).  Registration is limited to approximately 100 participants.  Participation is limited to people who do not work in
    public health or emergency preparedness.  The forum is seeking input from the general public on how proposed community measures
    such as canceling schools and prohibiting large public gatherings would impact them.  They are NOT seeking experts or professionals
    in any particular area, but are looking for a diverse cross section of the community with respect to SES, occupation, ethnicity.  To
    register online, please go to www.metrokc.gov/health/panfluform.  To register by phone, call 206-296-4313.  For more details, please
    visit:  www.keystone.org/Public_Policy/pandemic_control.html

O U T S I D E    A C T I V I T I E S :  All faculty members should have received a letter regarding completion of Annual Report of
    Outside Activities for Fiscal Year 2006 covering the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.  If you have any questions, please
    contact Harriet Ortiz at 685-7626. 

2 0 0 6    W I L L I A M    M M    K I R B Y    L E C T U R E R :  This year’s Kirby Lecturer will be Robert A. Weinstein, M.D.,
    Chairman, Division of Infectious Diseases, Stroger Hospital  and Chief, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center for the Prevention, Care and
    Research of Infectious Diseases, and Professor of Medicine, Rush University Medical College.   He will visit Seattle December 6-7,
    with dinner being December 6^th, and his lecture at Grand Rounds December 7^th.  Dr. Weinstein is an internationally recognized expert
    in the areas of antimicrobial resistance and hospital acquired infections.  The title of his Grand Rounds will be, “Community-acquired
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus:  Beware When Old Dogs Learn New Tricks,” and the dinner talk will be about infection
    control issues, with the title, “The Uses of Controversy.”

2 0 0 6    A I  D S    &     S T D    R E S E A R C H    S Y M P O S I U M:  The Center for AIDS and STD is sponsoring a one-day
    research symposium on Wednesday, November 29^th, featuring presentations by recent recipients of Center for AIDS Research and
    STI-Cooperative Research Center Developmental Awards, pre-and post-doctoral fellows of the STD training grant, and a panel
    discussion with local distinguished faculty members on the topic, “Implementation of an HPV Vaccine:  Challenges and Implications.” 
    Registration is requested by November 21st.  For general information or to register, please email Susan Mello at
    spmello@u.washington.edu.  There is no charge for this symposium.  Speakers include King K. Holmes, Michael Chung, Christine
    Rousseau, Ann Kurth, Stefanie Iverson Cabral, Rachel Winer, Laura Koutsky, Nina Derby, Lara Strick, Lorenzo Giacani,
    and Sharon Hillier.

 M A R K    Y O U R    C A L E N D A R S :
        November 29:          2006 AIDS and STD Research Symposium
        December 6 and 7:   William M.M. Kirby Dinner and Lecture
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