Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics Newsletter
DATE : 2006-11-10
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Important Dates
Save the Dates
Faculty News
Faculty Publications
November 13, 2006, 5:30-7 PM, G-1026: Chris Gleason and Fred Rivara give a talk annually for faculty on promotion criteria for different faculty tracks and the promotion process. The meeting will be held on November 13, 2006, 5:30-7 PM, G-1026 at Children's Hospital. This is intended for junior faculty as well as all new faculty and interested faculty so that all can understand the criteria and process. Please RSVP to Diane via e-mail (dmw@u.washington.edu) if you would like to attend.
November 15, 2006, 5-7 PM in G-1026: Professors and Associate Professors. The faculty meeting to discuss the remaining non-mandatory promotions will take place on November 15, 2006, 5-7 PM in G-1026 (1st floor by Giraffe Entrance) at Children's Hospital.
November 28, 2006: Abstract Writing Workshop. All fellows and junior faculty are invited to attend the Abstract Writing Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 8:30-10:00am in M305 (located in the John Olerud modular building). Refreshments will be served. This year, the deadline for submission of abstracts for the PAS meeting is December 5. In preparation for this deadline we will be having a session for fellows and junior faculty on how to write an effective abstract. During the workshop, we will have a short presentation on how to write one, and then critique each other's abstracts. Please bring your abstract or draft with you to the workshop, with 20 copies to distribute to the group. Please RSVP to Brooke Freed (brooke.freed@seattlechildrens.org).
November 28, 2006: All faculty are invited to a very special event to kick off our 100th anniversary, celebrate our research expansion and commemorate the adoption of our strategic plan. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. reception, 6:15 p.m. program with special guest, Mayor Greg Nickels. At the new Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute 1900 Ninth Avenue (corner of Ninth and Stewart) Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Complimentary valet parking on Ninth Avenue (one way southbound between Virginia and Stewart).
RSVP by November 21 to (206) 987-6832 or lindsay.friedman@seattlechildrens.org
December 18, 2006: “Launching a Successful Career” Workshop. Monday, December 18, 2006, 8:00am-Noon. Center for Urban Horticulture- NHS Hall. In this half-day workshop, 2nd and 3rd year fellows will discuss academic tracks, preparation of appropriate written materials, interviewing do’s and don’ts, and job negotiation skills. The workshop will be lively and include lots of time for discussion. Please mark your calendars now. More information and agenda forthcoming.
SAVE THE DATE: The next faculty meeting will be held on February 5, 2007, 5:30-6:00 PM-buffet dinner; 6:00-8:00 PM- Program in Sound Cafe, CHRMC. Presentations will be given by Ben Wilfond, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Bioethics and Sihoun Hahn, MD, Head of Biochemical Genetics. More information will be sent out at a later date.
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, April 25, 2007, FELLOWS RESEARCH DAY with keynote speaker Joseph St. Geme, MD. Joseph St. Geme, MD is Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. St. Geme is a nationally recognized expert in basic research and clinical treatment for pediatric infectious diseases. He has been recognized for his research into the genetic and molecular basis of virulence by Haemophilus influenzae, and has been involved in efforts to create a pediatric vaccine to prevent these widespread infections, which are often fatal in developing countries.
Harlan R. Gephart, MD was an invited speaker at the third annual conference of the ADHD Society of the Philippines in Manila, giving lectures on "Diagnosis of ADHD in Adolescents", and "Treatment of ADHD in Adolescents."
Bruder Stapleton, MD presented the Robert Neerhout Endowed Lecture on November 2, 2006 at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at the Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Stapleton also spoke to the Oregon Pediatric Academy during his visit.
Amy H. Schultz, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics: Cohen MS, Schultz AH, Tian Z-Y, Donaghue DD, Weinberg PM, Gaynor JW, Rychik J, Heterotaxy syndrome with functional single ventricle: Does prenatal diagnosis improve survival? Ann Thorac Surg: 82(5)1629-36, 2006.
Amanda Jones & David Carl. Hamilton A, Popham DL, Carl DJ, Lauth X, Nizet V, Jones AL. Penicillin-binding protein 1a promotes resistance of group B streptococcus to antimicrobial peptides. Infect Immun. 2006 Nov;74(11):6179-87.
Lakshmi Rajagopal, Anthony Vo, Aurelio Silvestroni, and Craig Rubens. Regulation of cytotoxin expression by converging eukaryotic-type and two-component signaling mechanisms in Streptococcus agalactiae. November 2006 Molecular Microbiology.
Glen S. Tamura, James R. Hull, Michael D. Oberg, and David G. Castner. High-Affinity Interaction between Fibronectin and the Group B Streptococcal C5a Peptidase Is Unaffected by a Naturally Occurring Four-Amino-Acid Deletion That Eliminates Peptidase Activity. Infection and Immunity, October 2006, p. 5739-5746, Vol. 74, No. 10.
Shilpi Chabra, MD. Management of Gastroschisis: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Neonatal. NeoReviews Vol.7 No.8 August 2006
Kristin Nyweide, MD, Kenneth W. Feldman, MD, Daniel F. Gunther, MD, Stephen Done, MD, Charlotte Lewis, MD, MPH, and Claire Van Eenwyk, MD. Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Presenting as Neonatal Rib Fractures. A Newly Described Mutation of the Calcium-sensing Receptor Gene. Pediatric Emergency Care Volume 22, Number 11, November 2006.
Allison Eddy, MD and Agnes B. Fogo. Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Chronic Kidney Disease: Evidence and Mechanisms of Action. JASN Nov 2006, Vol. 17, No. 11.
Craig Rubens, MD, PhD. Interview in Future Medicine, Future Micobiol. 2006, 1(3), 251-253. Group B streptococcal infections in the postgenomic era.
*Please let us know of your latest publications, awards, and honors by emailing Brooke Freed (brooke.freed@seattlechildrens.org).