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- Writing Personal Statements for Professional School
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- - Sponsored by the NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Career Development/OITE
- Objective: to provide information to write a winning personal statement.
Presented by Bill Higgins, MD
Writing Personal Statements for Professional School
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 1 Evening
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- - Dr. Harvey Fineberg, Institute of Medicine (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- Introductory Remarks
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 1 Evening
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- Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
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- - Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (U.S.) (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Conferences
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
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- Brain Stress Systems and Addiction
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- - Koob, George F.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (2010/11/18) - - Category : Neuroscience
- - Koob, George F.
- Studies on the neurobiology of addiction continue to be focused on how the multiple neurochemical systems within the extended amygdala basal forebrain neurocircuitry change with the development of addiction and retain those changes to convey vulnerability to relapse. Animal models of the longterm changes in the brain produced by patterns of drug use associated with addiction and associated with vulnerability to relapse continue to be developed and refined. Recent developments include establishment of changes in the pattern of intravenous self-administration of heroin and nicotine with continuous access. Animals allowed continuous daily access to heroin compared to those with limited 2hour access showed a dramatic escalation in heroin intake such that responding moves into the normally inactive phase of the light-dark cycle. These studies suggest that prolonged exposure to drugs of abuse increase drug taking behavior. The brain circuit responsible for the aversive effects of opiate withdrawal hypothesized to be changed in the development of dependence is the same extended amygdala circuit hypothesized previously to be responsible for acute positive reinforcing effects of opiates. Opiate withdrawal-induced Fos immunoreactivity in the rat extended amygdala paralleled the development of conditioned place aversion. Functional interaction between opioid and cannabinoid receptors in drug self-administration have also been demonstrated. The neurochemical basis for the escalation in drug intake associated with dependence is under current investigation with a focus on neuropeptidergic mechanisms.
Previous studies of alcohol dependent, opiate dependent and cocaine dependent animals during acute withdrawal have shown enhanced stress-like responses that are reversed by selective competitive corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) antagonists. Studies with animals exposed to chronic administration of cocaine, alcohol and cannabinoids have shown increases in CRF activity in the amygdala as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Even more exciting are results showing that CRF antagonists gain the ability to reduce alcohol drinking in animals with a history of dependence, but are inactive in animals with no history of dependence. These results suggest that the increased drug intake associated with drug dependence may involve not only decreases in the function of transmitter systems that are associated with the acute reinforcing (rewarding) effects of drugs of abuse (previous work from our group), but also with the recruitment of the brain neuropeptide systems associated with behavioral and neurobiological responses to stressors.
NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series
Brain Stress Systems and Addiction
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 2 Morning
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- - Dr. Patricia Mabry, NIH; Dr. Bobby Milstein, CDC, Dr. George Kaplan, University of Michigan and Dr. Carl Simon, University of Michigan (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- Why We Need Systems Models to Understand Population Health and Health Disparities
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 2 Morning
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- Film Preview and Panel Discussion of THE ALZHEIMERS PROJECT: MOMENTUM IN SCIENCE (HHS-Only)
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- - NIA and HBO Documentary Films (2010/11/18)
- - Category : HHS Only
- This event featured a film preview and panel discussion of the science featured in THE ALZHEIMER？？？S PROJECT, a four-part documentary series, 15 short supplemental films, a robust website, nationwide community-based information and outreach, and other resources such as a companion book to the series. The event involved a 45-minute compilation of highlights from THE ALZHEIMER？？？S PROJECT: MOMENTUM IN SCIENCE film, followed by a panel discussion addressing the cutting-edge research into Alzheimer？？？s disease described in the film. The documentary series debuts nationwide on May 10 and is co-presented by HBO Documentary Films and NIA, in association with the Alzheimer？？？s Association, the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer？？？s Initiative. Co-executive produced by Maria Shriver and HBO Documentary Films President Sheila Nevins, the films stream free of charge on hbo.com and will be offered free on multiple platforms by participating television service providers.
Speakers:- Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, NIH
- Richard J. Hodes, M.D, Director, NIA
- Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad, Ph.D., Director, NIA Division of Neuroscience
- Steven DeKosky, M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Dennis Selkoe, M.D., Harvard Medical School
- John Hoffman, Vice President, HBO Documentary Films
Film Preview and Panel Discussion of THE ALZHEIMERS PROJECT: MOMENTUM IN SCIENCE (HHS-Only)
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 2 Afternoon
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- - Dr. Scott Page, University of Michigan (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- The Interesting In Between-Why Complexity Exists
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 2 Afternoon
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- Mind-body Interventions: Is there Power in Positive Thinking?
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- - Chesney, Margaret A. (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Special
- NCCAM COIMCS Lecture
Margaret A. Chesney is Professor in the Department of Medicine and the first Associate Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Prior to joining the Center in February 2008, Dr. Chesney was the first Deputy Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). During her five years at NCCAM, Dr. Chesney also served as the Director of the Division of Extramural Research and Training. Also, while at NIH, she was the Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at NIH.
Prior to taking the position at NIH, she was Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). While at UCSF, she also served as the Co-Director of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), Associate Director of the California AIDS Research Center, and Director, Behavioral Medicine & Epidemiology Core of the Center for AIDS Research, UCSF-Gladstone Institute of Virology & Immunology.
In her research, she has been engaged in clinical investigations in the area of behavioral and integrative medicine. The focus of her work has been the role of the individual in the promotion of personal health, prevention of disease, and the maintenance of optimal well-being across the lifespan. Much of her research has underscored the role that lifestyle and behavior can play in health, including work on the development and evaluation of behavioral strategies to enhance health and wellbeing, even in the face of serious health challenges from diseases such as cardiovascular disease and HIV/AIDS.
She is currently on the Executive Committee of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine. She has been President of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, as well as President of the American Psychosomatic Society and President of the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She received the Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions to the APA Division of Health Psychology in 1982 and 1986, the President？？？s Award from the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research in 1987, the Charles C. Shepard Science Award, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1999, and the Director？？？s Award for work in Mind-Body Medicine from the Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2005.. In 2000, she was a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Health in Washington DC, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundations. In 2001, she was elected to the Institute of Medicine. She received an honorary doctorate from her Alma Mater, Whitman College, in 2008.
Mind-body Interventions: Is there Power in Positive Thinking?
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- Computers versus Common Sense
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- - Lenat, Douglas B.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (2010/11/18) - - Category : Special
- - Lenat, Douglas B.
- NLM Informatics Lecture Series
For 40 years, since Arthur C. Clarke and Marvin Minsky imagined HAL, and projected where Artificial Intelligence would be in 2001, weve had high hopes for computers amplifying our mental abilities. Whats been holding AI up? The short answer is that while computers make fine idiot savants, they lack common sense: the millions of pieces of general knowledge we all share, and fall back on as needed, to cope with the rough edges of the real world. Decades later than expected, that shortcoming is being overcome through a long-term large-scale engineering effort. Since 1984, we have been developing software that combines a common sense knowledge base with a powerful reasoning engine and natural language interfaces. These applications have helped intelligence analysts cope with massive amounts of information and answer ad hoc terrorism-related queries. Two years ago, clinical researchers at the Cleveland Clinic began using this software to cope with massive amounts of patient data, to more directly ask cohort-level queries, and for other purposes. This presentation will discuss the evolution of AI work and will project a timetable, the path, and the remaining obstacles to finally realizing the promise of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.
Douglas Lenat received his Ph.D. at Stanford in 1976; his thesis was a demonstration that certain kinds of creative discoveries in mathematics could be produced by a computer program (a theorem proposer, rather than a theorem prover). That work earned him the bi-annual IJCAI Computers and Thought Award in 1977, and sparked a renewed interest in machine learning. Dr. Lenat was a professor of computer science at Carnegie-Mellon University and at Stanford University. From 1984-1994 he was the Principal Scientist at MCC, the research consortium in Austin, from whence he launched the Cyc project, a large-scale effort to codify and axiomatize the millions of pieces of human consensus reality knowledge. A Fellow of the AAAI and AAAS, Dr. Lenat has authored three books (including Building Large Knowledge Based Systems) and approximately 100 journal articles. His interest and experience in national security has led him to regularly consult for several U.S. agencies and for the White House, and he is the only person to have served on the technical advisory boards of both Apple and Microsoft.
PowerPoint slides available here.
Computers versus Common Sense
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- Demystifying Medicine - Multiple myeloma: Diagnosis and treatment in the genomic era
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- - Schechter, G P.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (2010/11/18) - - Category : Demystifying Medicine
- - Schechter, G P.
- The course includes presentation of patients, pathology, diagnosis and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward Ph.D. students, fellows, and staff, it is also of interest to medical students and clinicians. The course is designed to help bridge the gap between advances in biology and their application to major human diseases. Each session includes clinical and basic science components which are presented by NIH staff and outside invitees.
For more information, visit
http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/DemystifyingMed
Demystifying Medicine - Multiple myeloma: Diagnosis and treatment in the genomic era
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 3 Afternoon
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- - Dr. Irene Eckstrand, NIH (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- Lessons from Systems Biology
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 3 Afternoon
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 4 Afternoon
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- - Dr. Josh Epstein, Brookings Institution (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- Plenary
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 4 Afternoon
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 4 Evening
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- - Dr. Patricia Mabry, NIH; Dr. Stephen Marcus, NIH; Dr. Terry Huang, NIH and Dr. Bobby Milstein, CDC (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- A view from inside NIH and CDC
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 4 Evening
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- NHLBI All Hands Meeting
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- - Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Special
- 내용 없음
NHLBI All Hands Meeting
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- Clinical Center Grand Rounds - A Community-Based Health Behavior Study Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Minorities with Rheumatic Diseases
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- - Wallen, Gwenyth R.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (2010/11/18) - - Category : Clinical Center Grand Rounds
- - Wallen, Gwenyth R.
- Contemporary Clinical Medicine
Gwenyth R. Wallen, PhD, RN
Chief, Research and Practice Development Service, Nursing and Patient Care Services, CC
Migdalia V. Rivera-Goba, EdD, RN
Senior Nurse Specialist for Research, Research and Practice Development Service, Nursing and Patient Care Services, CC
For more information, visit
http://www.cc.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html
Clinical Center Grand Rounds - A Community-Based Health Behavior Study Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Minorities with Rheumatic Diseases
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- The Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Historical Aspects and Future Role as a Toxicology andEnvironmental Science Resource
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- - National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Specialized Information Services Division. (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Special
- The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) contains over 5,000 records of information on potentially hazardous chemicals including information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas. HSDB is peer-reviewed by a Scientific Review Panel (SRP), a committee of experts in the major subject areas within the data banks scope. The symposium is part of the commemoration of the 75th meeting of the SRP. The symposium includes presentations on the history, current use, and an analysis of HSDB data. The symposium also includes a discussion panel of experts from government and non-government organizations exploring future opportunities for HSDB data enhancement.
The Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Historical Aspects and Future Role as a Toxicology andEnvironmental Science Resource
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- Transcriptional Mechanisms of Drug Addiction
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- - Nestler, Eric J.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (2010/11/18) - - Category : Wednesday Afternoon Lectures
- - Nestler, Eric J.
- Addiction can be viewed as a form of drug-induced neural plasticity. Given the stability of the behavioral abnormalities that characterize an addicted state, it makes sense that stable changes in gene expression are involved. Among several transcriptional mechanisms implicated in drug addiction, our laboratory has focused on two main pathways.
First, chronic exposure to cocaine or certain other drugs of abuse causes prolonged activation of the transcription factor CREB within several brain regions, and this adaptation mediates aspects of tolerance and dependence. In contrast, induction of another transcription factor, termed ?FosB, in some of the same brain regions exerts the opposite effect and contributes to sensitized responses to drug exposure. Studies are underway to explore the detailed molecular mechanisms by which CREB and FosB regulate target genes and thereby contribute to the complex state of addiction. One way to approach such molecular mechanisms of drug action in vivo is through the study of chromatin remodeling, that is, changes in the acetylation or methylation of histones that bind to certain drug-regulated gene promoters, or changes in methylation of the promoters themselves, as revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP).
We are utilizing ChIP to examine chromatin changes at specific candidate genes for CREB and ?FosB, as well as ChIP on chip (immunoprecipitated chromatin analyzed by gene promoter arrays) to gain a global view of target genes for these transcription factors. We are also investigating drug regulation of some of the enzymes that catalyze chromatin remodeling as additional drug targets.
These findings establish chromatin remodeling as an important regulatory mechanism underlying drug-induced neural and behavioral plasticity, and promise to reveal fundamentally new insight into how CREB and ?FosB, and several other transcription factors, contribute to addiction by regulating the expression of specific target genes.
The NIH Directors Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series includes weekly scientific talks by some of the top researchers in the biomedical sciences worldwide.
Transcriptional Mechanisms of Drug Addiction
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- Antigen Presenting Cell Dysregulation as a Mechanism Underlying Immune Evasion by Helminth Parasites
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- - Semnani, Roshanak Tolouei.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Immunology Interest Group. (2010/11/18) - - Category : Immunology
- - Semnani, Roshanak Tolouei.
- The interests of Roshanak Tolouei Semnani have revolved around dendritic cells and their role in directing specific T cell responses. As a graduate student at the University of Chicago, her work involved the role of co-stimulatory molecules in the T cell differentiation and activation process. Since coming to the NIH, her work has focused on the host parasite interface. She has established the importance of dendritic cell dysfunction in mediating the profound T cell hyporesponsiveness seen in parasitic helminth infection and has helped define many of the underlying mechanisms involved in this alteration of APC dysfunction. She has clearly defined novel mechansims by which parasitic human pathogens evade the host immune response thereby ensuring their continued survival and longevity. Originally from Iran, Roshanak is currently a Staff Scientist in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases (LPD). She has already received many local awards for her work on human dendritic cells as well as several mentoring awards for her guidance of students in the LPD.
For more information, visit
The Immunology Interest Group
Antigen Presenting Cell Dysregulation as a Mechanism Underlying Immune Evasion by Helminth Parasites
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- Science in the Public Health - Mind-Body Medicine: Science or Fiction? (HHS Only)
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- - Martha Hare and Vishnu Purohit (2010/11/18)
- - Category : STEP (HHS Only)
- STEP: Staff Training in Extramural Programs
Have you ever wondered ？？？Is it in my mind or is it in my body?？？？ If so, you are not alone! In the past 20 years, mind-body medicine approaches have provided mounting evidence that mind and body affect each other in both health and disease. This STEP forum will separate fact from fiction and explore how various underlying psycho-physiological pathways are affected by mind-body medical and integrative biology approaches. Come and enjoy an interactive session. Listen to experts discuss the science and practice of mind-body medicine and learn a few techniques to keep you ？？？healthy and happy!？？？
This training is recommended for ESA Credit.
Speakers- Esther M. Sternberg, MD, National Institute of Mental Health
- Frederick M. Hecht, MD, University of California, San Francisco
- Lynda Thompson, Ph.D., Biofeedback Institute of Toronto
- Yang Yang, Ph.D., Center for Tai Chi and Qigong, New York
- Hugh Byrne, Ph.D., Insight Meditation Community of Washington
- Julie Hoehl, CTRS, Rehabilitation Medicine, NIH
- Yang Yang, Ph.D., Center for Tai Chi and Qigong, New York
- Paige McDonald, Ph.D. (NCI), facilitator
- Deborah Hayes, Ph.D. (NCCAM) joined by the presenters
Martha Hare, Vishnudutt Purohit (co-chairs); Prabha Atreya, Marina Broitman, Richard Okita, Carmen Rosa, Laurence Stanford, Ljubisa Vitkovic
For more information, visit
http://odoerdb2-1.od.nih.gov/oer/training/step/step_training_20090507.htm
Science in the Public Health - Mind-Body Medicine: Science or Fiction? (HHS Only)
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- First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 5 Afternoon
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- - Dr. Sandro Galea, University of Michigan (2010/11/18)
- - Category : Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH)
- Macro-Social Factors and Health
The first annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) was held May 3-8, 2009. It was produced and sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with the Syndemics Prevention Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan hosted the weeklong event. The course was designed to give students a broad overview of systems science methodologies as well as hands on training in one of three specific systems science methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and network analysis). Forty-six learners were enrolled in the course and were selected through a competitive process. They ranged in educational level, from pre-doctoral to full professor, and represented a variety of disciplines. Thirty faculty and speakers provided education through lectures, exercises and discussions.
For more information, visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3851
First Annual Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) - Day 5 Afternoon