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Archive for
November, 2018

Felix Yarovinsky to discuss Toxoplasma gondii Infection at CoBRE seminar Dec. 12

Categories: Events, Research

Felix Yarovinsky, MD, will give a presentation entitled “Toxoplasma gondii Infection: From Innate Immunity to Inflammatory Disease” at a CoBRE seminar at the SMHS at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Dr. Yarovinsky is an associate professor at the Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

This will be a truncated column this week, as Susan and I returned from the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) late Tuesday night, and I was seeing patients in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease clinic all day yesterday. By the way, the clinic (which I staff along with pediatric cardiologist […]

NIH selects Geiger to chair a second vital grant review study section

Categories: News, Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Jonathan D. Geiger, PhD, in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), to serve as the chair of the HIV Co-Morbidities and Clinical Studies (HCCS) grant review study section for the NIH’s Center […]

DaCCoTA posts new RFAs for program grants

Categories: News, Research

The Dakota Cancer Collaborative on Translational Activity (DaCCoTA) has posted RFAs for two new pilot grants (feasibility and ready-to-go) and two other programs (DaCCoTA Scholars and Clinical Research Opportunities) offered through DaCCoTA. For more information about the programs summarized below, or any DaCCoTA program, see us online at: https://med.und.edu/daccota/. The DaCCoTA Pilot Projects Program is requesting applications […]

Veterans Day Holiday recognized Monday

Categories: News

The SMHS Human Resources team reminds you that UND offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in honor of the federal Veterans Day holiday (Sunday, Nov. 11 ). Enjoy the long weekend and thank you, veterans!

Mary O’Riordan to present at Host-Pathogen seminar Nov. 14

Categories: Events, Research

Mary O’Riordan, PhD, the Frederick C. Neidhardt Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School, will give a presentation entitled “Cells on Fire: Amplifying Immune Defense through Cellular Stress Responses” at noon on Nov. 14. The event, sponsored by SMHS Host-Pathogen CoBRE, is open to everyone and will be held in the […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

This past week was jammed-packed with exciting happenings. It was a particularly rewarding week for me because I help teach the cardiovascular pathophysiology section of Block 6 of the second-year medical student curriculum (there are four blocks in each of the first two years of medical school). In addition to my other activities, I had […]

SMHS website questions: Library and Information Resources

Categories: Library, News, Research

Here are more questions answered about the new SMHS website (med.und.edu): Q: Where on the new website can I find the Library Resources department? Faculty and student researchers can find SMHS Library Resources content in several places online– As a navigation choice within the main “Academics” tab (on the website’s white header when using your desktop), […]

Vital Signs 2018 available now

Categories: News

The 2018 version of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences annual report Vital Signs is available now. Highlights of this year’s report include: More than $6.5 million in philanthropic activity for the School over the past fiscal year. A graduating student pass rate on profession-specific national exams of 100% for our Step 3 […]

Abby Fredrickson, MD, presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Nov. 7

Categories: Education, Events

Abby Fredrickson, MD, will present ” Communication Between Specialties: What do they really want to know?” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Fredrickson is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Robert J. Olson, MD, clinical professor and program […]

Reminder: Lost and Found at Library Resources Help Desk

Categories: Library

Have you lost a personal item, or found something not belonging to you in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences building? Remember that the SMHS “lost and found” is located at the Library Resources help desk on SMHS second floor south. Please search for or return lost items there, and direct any calls/emails you receive […]