Events Calendar
Grand Rounds
December 3
"Here Comes Procalcitonin"
David N. Gilbert, MD
Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University; Director, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute; Chief of Infectious Diseases, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
DOM faculty awarded ARRA, LSDF funds
Department of Medicine investigators have received over $38 million in grants from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. More than 70 DOM projects have been funded so far. A total of $10.4 billion in NIH funds will be distributed by September 2010, with $8.2 billion directed to extramural scientific research.
The Washington State Life Sciences Discovery Fund has awarded a project grant of $202,759 to André M. Lieber of Medical Genetics; a $791,767 project grant to Daniel Martin, Hematology; and a commercialization grant of $150,000 to Philip Fleckman of Dermatology.
Department faculty honors
David C. Dale, General Internal Medicine, was inducted as an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
John V.L. Sheffield, General Internal Medicine, received the Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians Washington Chapter.
Grace John-Stewart, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will present the School of Medicine Science in Medicine Lecture and School of Public Health Distinguished Faculty Lecture for Fall Quarter, “Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1: From Discovery to Delivery.” December 1, 1:30 pm, Hogness Auditorium
DOM News
Robert Willkens, 1927-2009
Dr. Willkens, Emeritus Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, died on November 11 at Harborview Medical Center, where he had served for more than 50 years.
Seattle Times notice.
New leadership
James H. Caldwell, Jr., will become Acting Head of the Division of Cardiology on December 1, when current Division Head Richard L. Page assumes the chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Eliza L. Sutton, General Internal Medicine, is the new Medical Director of the Women's Health Care Center at UWMC-Roosevelt, succeeding Mary Laya. Raghu “Rags” Durvasula, Nephrology, has been appointed Associate Medical Director for Inpatient Care at the UW Medical Center.
Grand Rounds online