Calendar

Events are free unless noted otherwise. See the online calendar and submit items at http://www.uthouston.edu/calendar/.

Intervention Studies to Prevent Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, noon, Jan. 5, School of Public Health Auditorium, Bradley Evanoff, M.D., chief, Division of General Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine at Washington University. Sponsored by Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Free lunch for first 50. Contact: Maria.Arias@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9266.

Clinical Research Nurse/Coordinator Education 101 Program, 8:30 a.m., Jan. 9-11 and 16-18, Medical School Building B.605, comprehensive, three full-day and three half-day educational program focusing on good clinical practice and the basics of coordinating clinical research trials. Sponsored by UT Health Science Center Office of Research and Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, and by Memorial Hermann Hospital System. Contact: Catharine.V.Carter@ uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-3524.

Reproductive Biology Seminar, noon, Jan. 9, Mitchell Basic Science Research Building S5.8004 A/B, 6767 Bertner St., “Meiosis and the Restart of the Cell Cycle at Fertilization,” Terry Orr-Weaver, Ph.D., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Mass. Sponsored by Office of the Dean, UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Contact: jschumac@mdanderson.org or 713-834-6331.

Informatics Research Seminar, noon, Jan. 10, University Center Tower 1414, “The Role of Biomedical Informatics in the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Strategies from the University of Pittsburgh,” Michael Becich, M.D., Ph.D., chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Sponsored by UT School of Health Information Sciences. Contact: Namiko.Burleson@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-3938.

Symposium on Structural Biology in Cancer Research, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Jan. 11, Onstead Auditorium, Mitchell Basic Science Research Building. Register free at https://cohesion.rice.edu/Services/EventReg/?event=SBCR to participate. Lunch and breaks provided. Sponsored by Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Gulf Coast Consortia, of which the UT Health Science Center is a member. Contact: dwatkins@mdanderson.org or 713-834-6285.

Deadline to Apply for CCTS K-12 Training Program, Jan. 15. Sponsored by Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, the program supports the training and career development of young medical and health professionals conducting clinical or translational research. Contact: Jon Tyson, M.D., or Robert Lasky, Ph.D., 713-500-5651.

Epidemiologic Study of Drinking Water Disinfection By- Products and Pregnancy Loss, noon, Jan. 19, School of Public Health 102B, David Savitz, Ph.D., director, Center of Excellence for Epidemiology Disease Prevention, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Sponsored by Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Free lunch for first 50. Contact: Maria.Arias@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9266.

Molecular Markers of HPV Infection: Measurement and Correlation with Epidemiologic Variables, noon, Jan. 26, School of Nursing and Student Community Center 508, Karen Storthz, Ph.D., professor and associate dean for research, UT Dental Branch. Sponsored by UT School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research. Contact: Tammy.Clemmons@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-2041.

PARTNERS Lecture Series, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 7, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Rd at Woodway, second of three free lectures for the community sponsored by the UT School of Nursing’s PARTNERS organization. Contact: Kathleen.Kuznicki@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-2003.