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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A Closer Look at E*Value: Evaluations

Cancelled Designed for E*Value administrators, this course offers a hands-on opportunity to learn the workflow for evaluation scheduling. Types of evaluations and the associated workflow are covered as well . . .
Available Seats: 7
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: North Road Lawn, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Lee Morin
Prerequisite: Administrator Access to E*Value
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Study of Two Strategies for Decreasing Mutant Huntingtin: Degradation by Puromycin Sensitive Aminopeptidase and RNA Interference

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: AS6-2072 Conference Room, Albert Sherman Center Building, University Campus
Speaker: Joanna Chaureette
MD/PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Cayuse Training

Cayuse is a web-based system-to-system application providing UMMS researchers with all the forms and tools necessary to develop and electronically submit grant and fellowship proposals to federal fund . . .
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: S1-608 Jacob F. Hiatt Auditorium (GLC), Medical School Building, University Campus
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

E*Value:The Big Picture (Overview of E*Value Functionality)

Cancelled This is an introduction to E*Value for all users (student, faculty, educational leadership and administrators) that presents a high-level look at current E*Value functionality; what has already been i . . .
Available Seats: 6
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Lee Morin
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Spliceosome is a Dynamic RNP Machine

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S2-102 Amphitheater I, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Christine Guthrie, Ph.D.
University of California, San Fracisco
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Cardiac Interventions in the Very Elderly: PARTNER, have we MADIT?

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S3-851 Cardiology Conference room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Dr. John Dodson
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

"C-type lectins in immunity and homeostasis"

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: LRB-316 Tear Conference room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Gordon Brown, PhD
6th Century Chair in Immunology, University of Aberdeen
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New Employee Welcome and Onboarding

Registration Required The UMass Medical School aims to provide both a supportive and welcoming environment to its new staff. We believe onboarding a new employee is more than just the traditional first-day orientation exp . . .
Available Seats: 20
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: HR Training Room@South Street, 333 South Street Building, South Street Campus
Instructor: Karin Fitch
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Content Manager: Website Navigation

Registration Required Improve the navigation in your website to ensure that visitors can find the information for which they are looking. Topics include how to -plan menu links for new content. -revise an existing m . . .
Available Seats: 2
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: Content Manager Basics
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Clinical Research for Administrators(Core) WHT205

Registration Required Understand the essential elements of full range of human studies across translational research continuum; develop appreciation for 'best practice (GCP) standards for investigators and professional res . . .
Available Seats: Class Full
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: S2-352 Conference Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Meg Johnson
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Resource Scheduler Training Classes /Computer Lab Workshop RS3104

Registration Required One hour training class/ Computer Lab following for those who would like to attend . . .
Available Seats: 5
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Heidi Beberman
Prerequisite: None
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Decoding the brain serotonergic system: intersectional genetics and functional probing

Susan Dymecki, Ph.D. . . .
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: LRB-716 7th Floor, Tara Bean Conference Room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Susan Dymecki, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Content Manager: Forms and Surveys

Registration Required Learn how to create an online form or survey in the Content Management System. Topics include -the various types of form fields. -the validation criteria associated with form fields. -creating . . .
Available Seats: 1
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: Content Manager Basics
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Blackboard Learn Essentials and the UMMS Institutional Template

Registration Required An introductory session to Blackboard Learn 9 and the UMMS Institutional Template with a hands-on component to allow practice uploading and managing content in Blackboard Learn. • Overview of the . . .
Available Seats: 8
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: S4-436, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Andrea Delaney
Thursday, May 23, 2013

"Risk alleles and gene mutations alter the establishment of human B cell tolerance"

2013 BBS834 IVP SPRING SEMINAR SERIES . . .
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S1-608 Jacob F. Hiatt Auditorium (GLC), Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Eric Meffre, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Immunology), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Thursday, May 23, 2013

"Nucleosomes And IncRNAS As Regulatory Components"

Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: B2 - 3rd floor Seminar Room, Biotech 2 Building, University Campus
Speaker: Robert E. Kingston, Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Department of Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School
Friday, May 24, 2013

Bone Health and Vitamin D in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Objectives: 1. Recognize the increased risk for suboptimal bone health in children with IBD, and its consequences. 2. Summarize the current knowledge of the pathogenesis of depressed bone health in . . .
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: S2-102 Amphitheater I, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Helen Pappa, MD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Friday, May 24, 2013

Expanding the Known DNA-Binding Specificity of Homeodomains for Utility in Customizable Sequence-Specific Nucleases

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: LRB-616 6th Floor, Gene Function and Expression Conf Room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Stephanie Chu
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Friday, May 24, 2013

Comparative Effectiveness of Lithium and Valproate for Suicide Prevention and Associations with Nonsuicide Mortality

Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: AS7-2072 Conference Room - Large, Albert Sherman Center Building, University Campus
Speaker: Eric G. Smith
Millennium MD/PhD Program
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

" Disparate outcomes in Diabetes Care: Who, Where and Why?"

Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: LRB-203 Worcester Foundation Board Room, Second Floor, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Eyiuche Okeke, MD
Attending physician – Adult DM and DM in Pregnancy service, BIDMC, Staff Endocrinologist, Joslin Diabetes Center, Staff Endocrinologist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Structure and Dynamics of Viral Substrate Recognition and Drug Resistance

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: LRB-816 Seminar/Conference Room , Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Aysegul Ozen
Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Myocardial Ischemia: metabolic adaptation and novel molecular targets for therapy

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S3-851 Cardiology Conference room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Lawrence H. Young, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

"next Generation Regeneration: iPSC and the Future of Disease Modeling and Therapy"

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: LRB-316 Tear Conference room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Gustavo Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Co-Director Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Molecular characterization of lung cancer

Tyler Jacks, PhD Investigator, HHMI David H. Koch Professor of Biology, MIT . . .
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: S2-102 Amphitheater I, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Tyler Jacks, PhD
Investigator, HMMI, David H. Koch Professor of Biology, MIT
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Summit Finance Dashboard for Academic Departments (includes the Academic Administrator and PI dashboard) FIN_SUM100

Registration Required This live online webinar gives you the tools to navigate through the Academic Administrator and PI Summit Dashboards where you can manage your Sponsored Projects and Non Sponsored Project as well as y . . .
Available Seats: 7
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Live Online Webinar
Instructor: Tara Nevins & Jessica Powers
Prerequisite: Intro to PeopleSoft
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Bb Learn User Group

Format: Informal Brown Bag Session Recommended for: Anyone interested in or using BBLearn for teaching or training and those supporting a BBLearn course. Description: In this informal monthly . . .
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S3-402 Conf. Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Academic Computing
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Neocortex Development: From Neurogenesis to Circuit Assembly

Songhai Shi, Ph.D. . . .
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: LRB-716 7th Floor, Tara Bean Conference Room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Songhai Shi, Ph.D.
Associate Member, Developmental Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Thursday, May 30, 2013

GSBS Celebration of Student Achievement

Registration Required At this celebration, we will acknowledge milestones in graduate student development and academic achievement. Several of the highlights include outstanding 1st year performance in the Core Curriculum . . .
Available Seats: 99
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: AS3-2119 Cube Conference Room, Albert Sherman Center Building, University Campus
Thursday, May 30, 2013

"Exploring the role of the Lymphotoxin Pathway during immune responses to foreign and self-antigen"

2013 BBS834 IVP Spring Seminar Series . . .
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S1-608 Jacob F. Hiatt Auditorium (GLC), Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Jennifer Gommerman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Friday, May 31, 2013

“HIV Cure: Is It Possible?” & Effect of an anti-HCV Monoclonal Antibody on Hepatitis C Virus Levels following Liver Transplantation

Objectives: 1. Describe advances in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. 2. Discuss the role of HIV replication in pediatric disease pathogenesis. 3. Discuss the role of early therapy in . . .
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: S2-102 Amphitheater I, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Katherine Luzuriaga, MD & Deborah Molrine, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Medicine, UMMS, Director, UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Research, UMMS, Associate Provost, Global Health, , Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMMS, Deputy Director, Clinical Affairs, Mass Biologics
Friday, May 31, 2013

Summit Finance Dashboard for Administrative Departments – (includes the Department Administrative Dashboard) FINSUM103

Registration Required This live online webinar gives you the tools to navigate through the Administrative Department Summit Dashboards. This dashboard has been tailor designed to meet the Financial Reporting needs of the . . .
Available Seats: 6
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Live Online Webinar
Instructor: Tara Nevins & Jessica Powers
Monday, June 3, 2013

Sodium Intake and Meal Consumption Patterns among Participants with Metabolic Syndrome in a Dietary Trial

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S1-123 Conference Room 123, Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: Jinsong Wang, Ph.D.
Monday, June 3, 2013

Content Manager Basics

Registration Required This class is required for people responsible for maintaining sites on www.umassmed.edu and inside.umassmed.edu. Access is given to individual websites upon completion of this 2-hour workshop and the . . .
Available Seats: 1
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: None
Monday, June 3, 2013

dSarm/Sarm 1 Governs a Conserved Axon Death Program

Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: LRB-716 7th Floor, Tara Bean Conference Room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Jeannette M. Osterloh
Program in Neuroscience
Monday, June 3, 2013

E*Value:The Big Picture (Overview of E*Value Functionality)

Registration Required This is an introduction to E*Value for all users (student, faculty, educational leadership and administrators) that presents a high-level look at current E*Value functionality; what has already been i . . .
Available Seats: 5
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S4-436, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Lee Morin
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

"Endocannabinoids, Proinflammatory Macrophages and Beta-cell Death in a Rat Model of Type-2 Diabetes"

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: B2 - 3rd floor Seminar Room, Biotech 2 Building, University Campus
Speaker: George Kunos, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
Scientific Director, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIAAA
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

New Employee Welcome and Onboarding

Registration Required The UMass Medical School aims to provide both a supportive and welcoming environment to its new staff. We believe onboarding a new employee is more than just the traditional first-day orientation exp . . .
Available Seats: 37
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: S1-608 Jacob F. Hiatt Auditorium (GLC), Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Karin Fitch
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Content Manager: Web Page Layout and Formatting

Registration Required Learn how to arrange and style your web content to create attractive and readable web pages. Topics include - basics of image editing and placement of images within text. - use of tables to c . . .
Available Seats: Class Full
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: Content Manager Basics
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Adobe Connect: Conducting an Online Meeting

Registration Required Learn to use Connect to interact with people anywhere in the world. With Connect Pro, you can - Set up a meeting and send invitations. - Share documents, computer screen and a whiteboard. - Use . . .
Available Seats: 5
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: None
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Faculty Council

The Faculty Council considers issues and matters of interest to the faculty and advises the Chancellor, the Dean of the School of Medicine, other senior administrators as appropriate, and the Executiv . . .
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: S1-342 Faculty Conference Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Robert Weinstein, M.D., Chair
Monday, June 10, 2013

Centromere Satellite Domains: A View from the Unassembled Edge of the Human Genome

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: LRB-816 Seminar/Conference Room , Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Karen Hayden, PhD
University of California, Santa Cruz
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

BRIDGE to Success Research in Progress

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: AS9-2072 Conference Room - Large, Albert Sherman Center Building, University Campus
Speaker: William Jesdale, PhD
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Contributions & Gifts(Elective) WHT207

Registration Required This course will provide an understanding of the institutional fundraising  process, the procedures for investigators seeking private funding resources and how they differ from government sources as w . . .
Available Seats: 9
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: S1-608 Jacob F. Hiatt Auditorium (GLC), Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Tom McCullough
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Allosteric Control in the regulation of the EGF Receptor

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S1-608 Jacob F. Hiatt Auditorium (GLC), Medical School Building, University Campus
Speaker: John Kuriyan, PhD
"KAI LIN SPEAKER", University of California, Berkeley
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

SharePoint 2010 Site Owner Training

Registration Required If you are the primary administrator of a SharePoint site, you will need to register for this class. As a site owner, you will learn how to manage a SharePoint site, its libraries, lists and other co . . .
Available Seats: 4
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: 13W319 The Learning Center, 333 South Street Building, South Street Campus
Instructor: Information Services
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Dynamic Regulation at the Neuronal Plasma Membrane: Novel Endocytic Mechanisms Control Anesthetic-Activated Potassium Channels and Amphetamine-Sensitive Dopamine Transporters

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: LRB-816 Seminar/Conference Room , Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Luke Gabriel
Program in Neuroscience
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Women's Faculty Committee

The Mission of the Women's Faculty Committee of UMMS/UMMHC is to address the needs of women faculty and promote the status of women in the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the UMass Me . . .
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: S2-352 Conference Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Sybil Crawford, PhD & Rebecca Lundquist, MD - Co-chairs
Thursday, June 13, 2013

BRIDGE to Success Research in Progress

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: AS9-2072 Conference Room - Large, Albert Sherman Center Building, University Campus
Speaker: Sanford Jeames, DHA, David Smith, M.Ed., Steven Botkin, Ed.D.
Monday, June 17, 2013

New Faculty Orientation

Registration Required The purpose of this orientation is to present new faculty at all levels with an overview of the institution, toward assisting faculty in beginning a successful career at the University of Massachusett . . .
Available Seats: 51
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: S2-351 and 352 2nd floor, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Office of Faculty Affairs
Monday, June 17, 2013

Onboarding Mentor Orientation

Registration Required This orientation will provide an overview of mentoring and expectations for onboarding mentors, and is open to: -Those who’ve been selected as onboarding mentors and -Those who want a short introd . . .
Available Seats: 20
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: S1-605 Library Conference Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Monday, June 17, 2013

Faculty Networking Lunch

Faculty Networking Lunches are an opportunity for faculty to meet informally, network and exchange ideas. . . .
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: S1-342 Faculty Conference Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Monday, June 17, 2013

Investigating Cancer Molecular Genetics using Genome-wide RNA Interference Screens

Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: LRB-516 5th Floor Conference Room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building, University Campus
Speaker: Ryan Serra
Cancer Biology Program
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Resource Scheduler Training Classes /Computer Lab Workshop RS3104

Registration Required One hour training class/ Computer Lab following for those who would like to attend . . .
Available Seats: 13
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Heidi Beberman
Prerequisite: None
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

A Role for Intraflagellar Transport Proteins in Mitosis

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: B2 - 3rd floor Seminar Room, Biotech 2 Building, University Campus
Speaker: Alison Bright
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

New Employee Welcome and Onboarding

Registration Required The UMass Medical School aims to provide both a supportive and welcoming environment to its new staff. We believe onboarding a new employee is more than just the traditional first-day orientation exp . . .
Available Seats: 28
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: HR Training Room@South Street, 333 South Street Building, South Street Campus
Instructor: Karin Fitch
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Adobe Presenter: Create Flash Movies from PowerPoint

Registration Required Adobe Presenter makes it easy to create rich, multimedia online presentations from new or existing PowerPoint slides. It allows you to -Add and edit voice-over narration, embed or associate Flash . . .
Available Seats: 3
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: Knowledge of MS PowerPoint
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Executive Council

Purpose: To advise the Chancellor on substantive matters pertaining to governance of UMMS, and to review and approve all recommendations originating in the Faculty Council regarding academic matters a . . .
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: S1-342 Faculty Conference Room, Medical School Building, University Campus
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Expense Module Training FIN_EXP100

Registration Required This live online class reviews the process for entering, printing and submitting expense reports electronically through PeopleSoft. This class is intended for Trip Preparers or any traveler who wants . . .
Available Seats: 14
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Live Online Webinar
Instructor: Kim Bucciaglia
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Blackboard Learn Essentials and the UMMS Institutional Template

Registration Required An introductory session to Blackboard Learn 9 and the UMMS Institutional Template with a hands-on component to allow practice uploading and managing content in Blackboard Learn. • Overview of the . . .
Available Seats: 9
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: iTLC-B (S2-322), Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Andrea Delaney
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Content Manager: Website Navigation

Registration Required Improve the navigation in your website to ensure that visitors can find the information for which they are looking. Topics include how to -plan menu links for new content. -revise an existing m . . .
Available Seats: 1
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: S2-307 D Goff Learning Center D, Medical School Building, University Campus
Instructor: Ranjana Verma
Prerequisite: Content Manager Basics