The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Agenda for Universidade de São Paulo
January 29 – February 1, 2013
Tuesday, January 29
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Research Triangle Park Presentation: Mason Ailstock, vice president of business
development, Research Triangle Foundation
Location: 12 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Contact: Julie Terry, department coordinator, 919.433.2001
USP Attendees:
Marco Antonio Zago, provost for research
Raul Machado Neto, vice president, International Relations Board
Wednesday, January 30
9:00 – 10:45 am
Campus Tour – Meet Melissa McMurray at the FedEx Global Education Center
Location: 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (a visitor parking space is reserved
behind the building; space is along a stone wall and marked with a pink “Global Ed” sign)
Note: Melissa McMurray will escort you to the afternoon meetings.
USP Attendees:
Marco Antonio Zago, provost for research
Raul Machado Neto, vice president, International Relations Board
11:00 – 11:45 am
Bob Lowman, associate vice chancellor for research
Location: 301 Bynum Hall
USP Attendees:
Marco Antonio Zago, provost for research
Raul Machado Neto, vice president, International Office
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Lunch at Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery
Location: 100 E. Franklin St. #3, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
USP Attendees:
Marco Antonio Zago, provost for research
Raul Machado Neto, vice president, International Relations Board
UNC Attendees:
Ron Strauss, executive vice provost and chief international officer
Melissa McMurray, international liaison officer, UNC Global
Dede Corvinus, director, Office of Research, School of Medicine
Luiz Pimenta, dental director, UNC Craniofacial Center; and clinical professor,
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry
3:00 pm
Meet Melissa McMurray at the FedEx Global Education Center
Location: 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (parking reserved behind the GEC)
Note: Melissa McMurray will escort you to the afternoon meetings.
3:30 – 4:00 pm
School of Medicine – Office of International Activities
Location: 238 MacNider Hall
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Ian B.K. Martin, associate director and assistant professor, Department of Emergency
Medicine and Department of Medicine
Sam Hawes, program manager
4:00 – 5:00 pm
School of Medicine – Office of Research
Location: 238 MacNider Hall
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Kathleen Caron, assistant dean for research and associate professor, Department of
Genetics and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Robert Duronio, assistant dean for research and professor, Department of Genetics and
Department of Biology
James Bear, associate professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Mohanish Deshmukh, associate professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Nancy DeMore, associate professor, Department of Surgery
Dede Corvinus, director, Office of Research
7:00 pm
Casual Dinner with the School of Dentistry Hosted by Luiz Pimenta
Location: 411 West, 411 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Jane Weintraub, dean and professor, Department of Dental Ecology
James Beck, executive associate dean and Distinguished Professor of Dental Ecology
Luiz Pimenta, dental director, UNC Craniofacial Center; and clinical professor,
Department of Dental Ecology,
Silvana Barros, research associate professor, Department of Periodontology
Thursday, January 31
9:00 – 9:45 am
Student Engagement and Exchanges
Location: 3009 FedEx Global Education Center (parking reserved behind the GEC)
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Bob Miles, associate dean of study abroad and international exchanges, College of Arts
and Sciences
Rodney Vargas, Latin America, Africa & Middle East programs director, Study Abroad Office
10:00 – 11:45 am
Kenan-Flagler Business School: Tour and Meeting
Location: McColl Building (Note: Melissa McMurray will provide transportation.)
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Shannon McKeen, executive director of global corporate relations
Lynne Gerber, adjunct professor in strategy and entrepreneurship
Angela Bond, associate director of undergraduate business global programs
Patricia Collins, assistant director for global programs, MBA Program
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Lunch: College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Blue Ridge Room, Crossroads Restaurant, Carolina Inn
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Jonathan Hartlyn, senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs, College
of Arts and Sciences
Michael Crimmins, senior associate dean for natural sciences, College of Arts and
Sciences
1:45 pm
Meet Chelsea Boorman, global relations intern, in the Inn Lobby to walk to
Koury Building.
2:00 – 4:00 pm
School of Dentistry/UNC Craniofacial Center: Tour and Meetings
Location: Koury Oral Health Sciences Building
Note: Zack Newbauer, global relations intern, will escort you to the next meeting.
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Luiz Pimenta, dental director, UNC Craniofacial Center; and clinical professor,
Department of Dental Ecology
James Beck, executive associate dean and Distinguished Professor of Dental Ecology
4:15 – 5:00 pm
Gillings School of Global Public Health
Location: 2005 Michael Hooker Research Center
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Margaret Bentley, associate dean for global health and Carla Smith Chamblee
Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition
Shrikant Bangdiwala, professor of research, Department of Biostatistics
Vijaya Hogan, clinical associate professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health
7:00 pm
Dinner at the Rizzo Center, DuBose House
Location: 150 DuBose House Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 – (parking is available at
the Rizzo Center, follow signs to walk to the DuBose House)
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Bruce Carney, executive vice chancellor and provost
Ron Strauss, executive vice provost and chief international officer
Bob Lowman, associate vice chancellor for research
Margaret Bentley, associate dean for global health and Carla Smith Chamblee
Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Bob Miles, associate dean of study abroad and international exchanges, College of Arts
and Sciences
Luis Diaz, C.E. Wheeler Jr. Distinguished Professor and chair, Department of
Dermatology, School of Medicine
Thomas Meyer, Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and director, UNC Energy
Frontier Research Center: Center for Solar Fuels
Luiz Pimenta, dental director, UNC Craniofacial Center; and clinical professor,
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry
Katie Bowler, director of global relations, UNC Global
Silvana Barros, research associate professor, Department of Periodontology
Angela Bond, associate director of undergraduate business global programs, KenanFlagler Business School
Melissa McMurray, international liaison officer, UNC Global
Friday, February 1
8:30 – 9:15 am
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Location: 3009 FedEx Global Education Center (parking reserved behind the GEC)
UNC Attendees:
Anthony Hackney, professor and assistant chair, Department of Exercise and Sport
Science; and professor, Department of Nutrition
Claudio Battaglini, associate professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
9:15 – 10:45 am
Campus Tour
Note: Zack Newbauer, global relations intern, will escort you to the UNC Visitors’ Center
for the campus tour and then to Murray Hall for the following meeting.
11:00 am
UNC Energy Frontier Research Center: Center for Solar Fuels
Location: 2204 Murray Hall
USP Attendees:
Adnei Melges de Andrade, vice rector for international relations
Reinaldo Guerreiro, dean, School of Economics, Business and Accounting
Rubens Corte Real de Carvalho, vice dean, School of Dentistry
Aluisio Segurado, professor, School of Medicine
Denise Schwartz, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Neyde Murakami Iha, professor, Institute of Chemistry
UNC Attendees:
Thomas Meyer, director and Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
John Papanikolas, deputy director and associate professor of chemistry
Catherine Heyer, assistant director
Ralph House, liaison for external outreach and collaboration