THE DIVISION OF
September 2010,
Vol. 1, No. 9
Contents
1.
ID Consult Schedule
HIV Journal Club
Wednesday
Conference Schedule
2.
Seminars
Conferences
Grand Rounds
Save the Date
3.
Seminars
Conferences
Save the Date
4.
Conferences
Funding
Opportunities
5.
Funding
Opportunities
Division News
6.
Career Opportunities
Congratulations
ALLERGY I NFECTIOUS DISEASES
ID Consult Schedule
UWMC
Perti
20-30 Lacy
16-30 Van Voorhis
1-15 Whimbey
SOTx
Garvin
16-30 Limaye
1-15 Rakita
FHCRC
1-15 Cowan
16-30 Meier
16-30 Boeckh
1-15 Johnston
HMC
Ling
Fisher
6-19 Abelson
15-30 Kracen
1-15 Lynch
16-30 Wald
CHMC
Szumowski
21-30 Campbell
18-30 Englund
4-17 Gantt
VAPSHCS
1-15 Barbee
16-30 Cowan
1-15 Miller
16-30 Menzies
At Risk
Barnabas
We hope that you had a fun and relaxing summer!
Best of wishes for the 2010-2011 year!
HIV Journal Club Resumes September 8th!
Madison Clinic, Lrg Conference Room, 8-9am
HIV Journal Club is held on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month at 8am in the Madison Clinic conference room. The journal club
focuses on 10 high impact HIV journals with each session being led by a member of the club. The contact is Nina Kim.
Group A
Group B
New England Journal of Medicine
BMJ
AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
AIDS
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Science
JAMA
Lancet
Annals of Internal Medicine
JAIDS
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Nature; Nature Medicine
Date
September 9th
September 22nd
Presenter
Kim
Strick
Journal
Group A
Group B
Wednesday Conference Schedule, Harborview R&T Bldg,
Rm 109-113
Division of Allergy and Infectious
City Wide ID Case Conference
(4:30-5:15 PM)
ID Fellows Conference
(5:15-5:45 PM)
9/1
SCH Perti / Peds Fellow
Dhanireddy - Vaccines
9/8
UWMC Garvin
Ferric Fang – Micro Review Pt. 1 (1 hour!)
9/15
HMC Ling
Tom Hawn – Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria
9/22
VA Cowan
Ferric Fang – Micro Review Pt. 2 (1 hour!)
9/29
FHCRC Meier
Paul Pottinger – ID Case Potpourri
Diseases
Box 356423
206-616-4840
http://depts.washington.edu/daid/
For corrections and submissions to
the newsletter, contact
Jennifer Humann at
jhumann@medicine.washington.edu
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seminars.conferences.save the date.
Save the Date!
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Mt. Rainier Society Meet-Up After Friday talks at IDSA!
Friday, October 22 from 5pm-7pm (stop by anytime)
Fairmont Pacific Rim Lobby Lounge
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Don’t miss a chance to catch up with the others and
grab a casual drink!
Immunology Seminars
Washington State Food and Nutrition Conference
This conference will highlight WA State programs that are helping to
move the food system forward by reconnecting eaters with the roots of
their edible history figuratively, literally, and culturally. Panel
discussions will examine farm-to-institution projects, food programs
embracing cultural diversity, the urban agriculture movement, and
human rights within food systems. Our keynote speaker is Melinda
Hemmelgarn, MS, R.D. and a locavore-friendly lunch will be provided by
Herban Feast catering.
Melinda Hemmelgarn is an experienced dietitian, "investigative
nutritionist," and award winning journalist. A former W.K. Kellogg Food
and Society Policy Fellow, her "Food Sleuth" column and radio show
focuses on teaching "food system literacy: to help consumers find 'food
truth' and think beyond their plates."
Health Sciences Center, 8-9 am
Temporary New Location! D-209
September 9th
“Update: Chronic Hepatitis C”
Brian McMahon, MD, MACP
Scientific Program & Clinical Director,
Liver & Hepatitis Program
Alaska Native Medical Center
Guest Researcher, Arctic Investigations Program, CDC
Associate Professor
University of Washington School of Medicine
Temporary New Location! D-209
September 16th
“Testosterone and the Prostate: A Complex Relationship”
Stephanie Page, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Endocrinology
University of Washington Department of Medicine
Temporary New Location! D-209
September 23rd
"Gene Therapy: Clinical and Preclinical Progress"
David A. Dichek, MD
Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Pathology
John L. Locke, Jr. Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and
Treatment
Associate Director for Research
Division of Cardiology
University of Washington Department of Medicine
(Will resume to old location for rest of year) T-625
September 30th
"Roles of Angiotensin Peptides in Aortic Diseases"
“Role of IL-13 and IL-17 in Mucosal Immunity”
September 13th
Thomas A. Wynn, PhD
Sleeping Lady Resort,
Chief, Immunopathogenesis Section
Leavenworth, WA
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, NIH
Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Medicine
Director, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
Gill Foundation Chair of Preventive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Physiology
Immediate Past Chair, ATVB Council of AHA
Associate Editor, Circulation Research
University of Kentucky, Lexington
SANDRA CLARK ENDOWED LECTURE IN IMMUNOLOGY
Research Interests: molecular and immunological mechanisms of
fibrosis in schistosomiasis and other chronic fibrotic diseases.
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seminars.conferences.save the date.
ALLERGY SECTION LECTURES
7-8AM UW Med, 815 Mercer St., 1st Floor Conf Rm
“Hereditary Angioedema: Slowly Solving Swelling”
Presenter: Zuraw, guest UCSD
September 14th
“Bronchial Thermoplasty”
Presenters: Louie, Gordon, guests, Swedish
September 21st
“Effects of Diesel Exhaust on Health: Allergic and Other Effects”
Presenter: Kauffman, guest UW
September 28th
Save the Date!
GME Wellness Activity with Thierry Rautureau
Thierry Rautureau, aka The Chef in the Hat, is the
owner/chef behind two Seattle restaurants in Madison
Park: Rover’s and Luc. Thierry is coming to UWMC to hold a
special-for-you presentation called “What in Your Fridge?”
based on his popular radio call-in show on KUOW. WE
invite you to take a peek inside your fridge and tell Thierry.
He will help you figure out how to make your ingredients
work together and how to cook a quick, healthy and
delicious meal!
RSVP before Sept. 7th to hold your space! Email
Mindywho@uw.edu to claim your spot. Make sure to
clarify how many seats you need (yes, you can bring a
guest).
September 15th at 6pm
UWMC RR-134 (near the Plaza Café espresso stand – walk
out the door towards the RR wing, turn left to RR-134)
“Transforming Global Health: The Interdisciplinary Power of Universities”
September 19-21, 2010
University of Washington
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) invites you to
attend the second annual CUGH meeting to be held September 19-21,
2010 on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Join faculty,
researchers, administrators, students, trainees and leaders from
academia, government and international development groups to discuss
the university’s transforming role and how resources can be mobilized to
advance global health.
The meeting will focus on three cutting edge themes:

Building the Science Base for Global Health: Research and
Evaluation

Educational Innovations and Experiences in Global Health

Enabling Systems: Legal, Regulatory and Administrative
Infrastructure to Support Advances in Global Health
There will be more than 100 speakers in attendance! Click on the link
(CUGH logo) to find out more information!
Save the Date!
Kirby Lecture
December 8th – Evening Talk
December 9th – Grand Rounds & Science Talk
Featuring: Henry F. "Chip" Chambers, M.D., Professor of Medicine,
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, SFGH, Director, UCSF
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program
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Infectious Diseases Research Conference Schedule
Tuesday, September 7th
Heather Jaspan (1 hour)
Topic: TBD
Video Conferenced:
CHRMC, #R-5405 ID Office, 5th Floor and
Tuesday, September 21st
9th & Stewart #806 (“Pearl Jam,” 8th Floor)
Sara Healy (1 hour)
Topic: TBD
“Lessons from the H1N1 Epidemic in Seattle: Implications for the Future”
Jeffrey S. Duchin, MD
Chief, Communicable Disease, Epideimiology and Immunization Section,
Public Health–Seattle and King County
Associate Professor in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University
of Washington
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Wright Auditorium, Seattle Children's
Last Chance for Training
Grant Class!
NIH Topic: Peer Review
Monday, September 27th from 12pm – 1
pm
Hogness Auditorium (A420 HSB)
2pm – 3pm
FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium
Speaker: Christopher J. Lortie, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Your University
Graduate Program in Biology
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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conferences.funding opportunities.
“Future of Flu” Symposium
Monday, September 27th from 8:45am – 12pm
Attending this half-day symposium will be colleagues from the
United States and Hong Kong to describe the epidemiology,
immunology, and evolution of seasonal and pandemic influenza.
See the attached flyer for a list of talks and speakers.
Location: Pelton Auditorium in the Weintraub Building
(enter through the Thomas Building)
VIDD Special Lecture
“Novel Vectors and Antigens for a Next Generation of HIV-1
Vaccine”
Tuesday, September 7th from 4pm – 5pm
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Howard Hughes Medical Institute has a new fellowship program—the International Student Research Fellowship Program. These
three-year fellowships will be awarded to students engaged in their doctoral dissertation research. The program announcement, which
provides details about the program, can be downloaded from http://www.hhmi.org/intl_fellows.
Eligible students are international graduate students in the biomedical or related sciences who:
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have demonstrated exceptional talent for research,
are in the second (or third) year of graduate study,
have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research, and
are not U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S.
No more than 10 students will be nominated.
The deadline for submission of nominees is
2:00 p.m. ET, December 1, 2010.
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program is a career development program that enables junior faculty members to carry out original research
on policy and moral dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. To maximize Scholars' development, three years of support
are provided, requiring a 50% time commitment (carefully monitored) in each of the three years.
Internal Deadline: September 22, 2010
Sponsor Deadline: November 1, 2010
Website: http://greenwallfsp.org/fspAbout.htm
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 6 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an
initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level, in any
discipline, and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit
organizations and for profit companies.
Grant proposals are being accepted online until November 2, 2010 on the following topics:
New! The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication
New! Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies
New! Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
Create New Technologies to improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns
Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Diseases
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funding.division news.
The Pacific Northwest Regional Center of Excellence (PNWRCE) will begin its third year of funding on March 1, 2011. The PNWRCE is a
consortium of academic and research institutions in the Pacific Northwest created to advance research on NIH/NIAID Category A, B, and C Priority
Pathogens and emerging infectious diseases. The PNWRCE supports two types of awards/projects: (i) Career Development Awards to support
junior faculty training for research on priority pathogens, and (ii) Developmental Research Projects (Pilot Projects) to support innovative research
on priority pathogens that may include high risk/high reward initiatives. Applicants can propose work on any of the NIAID Group I, II or III
emerging or re-emerging pathogens (as defined at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/emerging/pages/list.aspx) but priority will be given to projects
that complement the research themes of the PNWRCE and utilize its unique resources. This announcement describes the solicitation of
applications and the review process for proposals for the two components. Follow the PNWRCE link (http://www.octri.org/octri/funding/) to
check out important due dates.
Cancelled!
We regret to inform you that the September 14, 2010, 1-day Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division (VIDD) and Chinese Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CCDC) Symposium on “Emergent Infectious Disease Research” has to be delayed until further notice. We are sorry
about any inconvenience this may have caused to you and thank you for your support of this research project. If you have any questions about
this, please contact Lena Yao (667-1937, yyao@fhcrc.org).
Cancelled!
The September 2nd IDS/V Research in Progress Conference will be cancelled due to its proximity to the Labor Day holiday. We apologize for any
inconvenience.
Upcoming Speakers
September 9th – Thor Wagner
September 16th – Danielle Zerr
September 23rd – Soren Gantt
Welcome, Cathy Johnson! Cathy has joined AID as the new Administrator of the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
and Division of Rheumatology effective September 1, 2010. We have decided to have these two Divisions under one
Administrator. We are delighted that Cathy accepted our offer to this position. Cathy has most recently been the
Administrator for the Division of Rheumatology and “Acting Administrator” for the Division of Cardiology; prior to that she
was an Administrator in the Department of Pharmaceutics for fourteen years.
We wish to thank Jenn Dickey for her outstanding job as the interim AID administrator!
Michael Remington, PA retired on August 24th. Michael has dedicated 35+ years of stellar clinical research work in the Virology
Division. Michael has taught more than one generation of clinical virologists about the natural history of genital herpes, has done
many studies that were called "impossible", and has contributed to the bulk of our scientific knowledge regarding the
pathogenesis, clinical and virologic manifestations of genital HSV, and therapeutics. He has also reassured countless patients
with a new diagnosis of genital herpes and has retained devoted research participants for years or decades.
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career opportunities.congratulations.
ID Physician Opening
A thriving practice consisting of 3 board certified infectious disease physicians, two physician assistants, a nurse practitioner and an
exceptional support staff seeks a fourth ID physician. Located in Pensacola, Florida, the Center for Prevention and Treatment of Infections
(www.infectioncenter.com) was established 22 years ago and continues to expand due to increased demand for its services. The practice is
comprised of a traditional medical practice (Center for Prevention and Treatment of Infections); a non-profit (HIV Care Center), and a
consultation service for infection control (Infection Control Services). A wide range of infectious diseases are treated including: HIV/AIDS,
hepatitis, TB, skin/tissue/bone infections and non-healing wounds. There is a busy office infusion center and active clinical trials. The practice
offers a two year track to partnership with no buy-in.
Lawrence Corey has been named the next president and director of The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, beginning January
1, 2011.
Judd Walson and his group received official notification last week that they were approved for a NIH Clinical Loan Repayment
Program which includes 2 years of funding.
Geoff Gottlieb was awarded the Fialkow Scholar Award for 2010 from Department of Medicine. This award is designated for an
outstanding Assistant Professor in recognition of a combination of high quality research, teaching, clinical and academic citizenship.
The Fialkow Scholar is also expected to give a Grand Rounds presentation about an area of personal scholarly interest sometime in
the late Fall (likely Oct 28th).
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