Office of Faculty Development
OFD News
Clinician Education Portfolio Workshop
Save the Date: Feb. 22, 3-5 pm in SLCH 6100H. Register here
Open to all faculty.
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Wellness
Faculty Night at Red Herring Escape Room in the Loop
Jan. 22, 2019, 5:45-7:00 pm; Room:
The Oval-ish Office
Only 10 spots available. Register here asap!
6358 Delmar Blvd Suite #222; Cost $27.50 plus tax payable on the night of the event
Questions? Contact janetbraun@wustl.edu
Register here.
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Faculty Breakfast
Guest Speaker: Kyleigh Kirbach, RDN, LD, WUSM Dept. of Medicine – Nutritional Science
“The Current Research on Nutrition, Weight Loss and Fads” …to help with your New Year’s resolution!
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Faculty and Fellow Happy Hour at CWE iTap
February 7, 2019 4-7 pm
16 S. Euclid (Walking distance from campus)
Drinks and appetizers provided; Registration not required
As always please ensure you consume alcohol responsibly and not drive under the influence, and do not attend to clinical responsibilities afterwards.
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Faculty and Fellow Book Club
Feb. 12, 2019, 6:30 pm @ Brasilia, 3212 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118
Book Choice: The Power by Naomi Alderman
To participate, please register here.
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Faculty Night at Time for Dinner
February 27 @ 6:30 pm
$10 off to everyone who attends
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WUSTL’s Whittemore House Benefits
The Whittemore House is the WUSTL Faculty Conference Center at 6440 Forsyth Blvd for benefits eligible Faculty and Staff and Adjunct Faculty. The house has many benefits
- Meeting and dining rooms available to members for breakfast, lunch and special events
- Events including Chinese New Year wine dinner and Valentine’s Day dinner
- Wednesday night family meal Takeaway Boxed Dinners.
Jan/Feb Whittemore House Newsletter and Events.
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Did you Know…
A Weight Watchers at Work program is held on Thursdays at 11:30 am in the MPRB 3rdfloor small conference room? Open to anyone on campus. To join, just attend a meeting. For questions, contact Janet Braun, janetbraun@wustl.edu.
Faculty Feature
Julie Nogee, M.D.
Julie Nogee is actually a native Midwesterner. She was born in Cincinnati, OH where she spent the first 3 years of her life before relocating to St. Louis, MO for 4 years. Those early years in St. Louis made quite the impression on Julie and when her parents moved to Baltimore, MD, Julie often liked to remind her parents of St. Louis’ superiority to Baltimore at every opportunity.
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Faculty News
Joshua B. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors
For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die of the disease than females. This is true for many types of cancer, including the deadly brain tumor glioblastoma. Now, a team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified distinct molecular signatures of glioblastoma in men and women that help explain such underlying disparities in patients’ response to treatment and survival.
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Funded Awards
Congratulations to Eve Colson, Jennifer Ikle, Mark Lowe, Emily Mathews, Jessica Pittman, Katie Plax, Daniel Rosenbluth, Kathleen Simpson, Gregory Storch, Kentaro Yomogida
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Funding Opportunities
R01 Series – new: February 5
U01 – new: February 5
K Series – new: February 12
R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, R34, R36, UH2, UH3, UH2/UH3 – new: February 16
R15 – new, renewal, resubmission, revision: February 25
- Lloyd J. Old STAR Program is requesting applications for this new grant opportunity. The CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program—Scientists TAking Risks—will provide long-term funding to mid-career scientists, providing them a degree of freedom and flexibility to pursue high-risk, high-reward research at the forefront of discovery and innovation
- Multiple AACR Grant Opportunities – deadline January 10, 2019
- Children’s Discovery Institute – Call for Proposals, LOI due 5:00 p.m. on February 1, 2019
- Edward P. Evans Foundation, Discovery Research Grants & Young Investigator Awards in MDS, application deadline January 31, 2019
Welcome New Employees
The Department of Pediatrics recently welcomed many new employees.
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Research News
- New National Institutes of Health Policy for T Grants – On November 7, 2018, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a policy requiring applications for institutional training grants (T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TL4) must include a letter on institutional letterhead signed by a key institutional leader that describes the institutional commitment to ensuring that proper policies, procedures, and oversight are in place to prevent discriminatory harassment and other discriminatory practices.
- To comply with this policy, you must include this institutional letter with your grant application.
- This policy applies to applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2019.
- If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Research Services.
- “From Clinical Discovery to Community Impact” – 2nd Annual Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) Symposium and Poster Session, Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Eric P. Newman Education Center
- IRB Executive Chair – We are seeking to fill the IRB Executive Chair position with an experienced physician/clinical investigator committed to advancing human subjects research at Washington University’s Medical Center and Danforth Campus
- The Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) is accepting applications for programs providing advanced training in Clinical Investigation! Postdocs, Fellows, Faculty, Jr. Faculty, and Instructors are encouraged to apply for MTPCI and MSCI
Upcoming Events
Pediatrics Molecular Medicine Seminar (PMMS) Series –
THURSDAYS 12:00 P.M. IN SLCH, 3RD FLOOR AUDITORIUM
- January 10 – Audrey Odom John
- January 17 – Guest Speaker: James Fitzpatrick – Neuroscience
- January 24 – Lauren Broestl (Rubin) / Josh Alinger (French)
- January 31 – Tsui-Fen Chou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of Medical Genetics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
The Jeffrey Modell Pediatric Translational Immunology Conf. – Read more. (February 1)
Pediatric Research “What You Need to Know Wednesdays” Series – Read more. (January 9)
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Peds News
Holiday Party at the City Museum
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