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Round 1 voting in the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge to benefit Coach Huggins cancer research fund at the MBRCC ends at 11:59A on Jan. 25. Please vote daily for Coach Huggins at www.espn.com/infiniti |
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Round 1 voting ends soon in the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge to benefit Coach Huggins cancer research fund
As Round 1 voting in the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge draws near, WVU Coach Bob Huggins is in 9th place in the competition to win $100,000 for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment at the MBRCC. Round 1 voting ends January 25 at 11:59 a.m. and Huggins needs to stay in the top 24 to move on to Round 2.
Huggins is one of 48 top college basketball coaches in the nation participating in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge. The program, sponsored by luxury automobile manufacturer Infiniti, in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the NCAA and ESPN, benefits the coaches’ favorite charity.
Please register and vote for Coach Huggins every day at www.espn.com/infiniti and help the coach get the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment over the $1 million bar!
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Grateful patient posts thanks to clinical providers on MBRCC Facebook
An MBRCC patient from Parsons, WV, who has received encouraging news about her cancer is very appreciative of the care she’s received at our facility. Please read what Laura Zick Mauzy posted recently on our facebook page. Also, please ‘like’ us while you’re there.
HSC Community welcomes Clay Marsh with Mountaineer Spirit
A crowd wearing gold and blue. The "Pride of West Virginia," the Mountaineer Marching Band. Balloons in the shape of the Flying WV. This was the scene at the homecoming celebration for the new Vice President and Executive Dean of Health Sciences, Clay Marsh, M.D.
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University debuts Experts Database
The University has launched an updated, easily searchable database of experts to help connect news outlets with University expertise. Faculty or staff members who would like to be included in the experts database or who would like to revise their entries should contact their college/school/unit communications representative.
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First Aid/CPR/AED courses available for employees
The Shirley M. Kimble Training Center at the Safety & Health Extension offers monthly First Aid/CPR/AED courses at no cost to University employees.
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Participants sought for statewide survey on cancer family history in West Virginia
The University is conducting a research study of English-speaking women 40-50 years old. The online survey study explores thoughts and feelings about breast cancer. You can find the survey at this link. This research study is led by Kim Kelly, PhD, in the WVU School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy. Dr. Kelly is a member of the MBRCC Health Services and Intervention Research Program.
Albert Wright looks back at 2014
WVU Hospitals President and CEO Albert Wright shared a year-in-review presentation that highlights everything from new facilities, clinics and additions to construction efforts to acquisitions.
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Nominations being accepted for Vice President's Awards
Nominations for the 2015 Vice President's Awards are open through Friday, Feb. 27.
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Save the date for Color Me Rad 5K
Again for 2015, a portion of the proceeds from the annual Color Me Rad 5K will benefit Rosenbaum Family House. This year's event is set for Saturday, Oct. 3.
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WVUH signs renewed Highmark contract
In January 2016, the third-party administration of the health insurance for employees of WVU Healthcare will change from the Geisinger Health Plan to Highmark.
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Instructors invited to place course materials on reserve at HSC Library
The Health Sciences Library is currently setting up reserves for the spring 2015 semester. If you are an instructor and would like to make either print or electronic resources available for your students at the library, email HSLCirculation@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-1933.
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Dr. Lillian Smith joins School of Public Health
Lillian Smith, Dr.P.H., has joined the School of Public Health faculty as an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership.
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Career symposium offered for graduate students
Graduate students can prepare for their job search at the 3rd annual Graduate Student Career Symposium, Friday (Jan. 30) from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room at the Mountainlair. This event is sponsored by the Career Services Center and Academic Innovation's Teaching and Learning Commons.
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Mountaineer Leadership Academy to offer session on “Building a Culture of Accountability”
What can leaders do to build a culture of accountability? How can they create a culture where people voluntarily assume their own accountability? In this session, participants will look at best practices and review tips to help facilitate an environment where people take accountability for thinking and acting in ways that will produce the desired results.
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LAST WEEK to submit nominations for MBRCC Employee Recognition Awards deadline is January 30.
The MBRCC Employee Recognition Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for its annual MBRCC Employee Recognition Awards Program. If you would like to nominate and recognize excellence amongst our faculty, members, staff, employees and Cancer Service Line staff members who devote their professional lives to cancer prevention, care or research in any and all capacities, please download the nomination form on our MBRCC website or complete the hard copy form and send to Donna Tamasco, Room 1805, P.O. Box 9300, or by email to dtamasco@hsc.wvu.edu. Each section of the nomination form must be completed, including an explanation of how the nominee demonstrates "excellence" in the particular guiding principle.
Guidelines and application
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Spring 2015 SOLE Workshop Series.
Who should attend?
SOLE Course and Site Administrators
What will be learned?
Attendees will participate in hands-on training for using:
- Course Management Tools
- Communication Tools (including Discussions)
- Exams
- Surveys
- Gradebook
- Assignments
Schedule - Register
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Prostate-specific antigen and perfluoroalkyl acids in the c8 health study population.
Ducatman, A. M., Zhang, J., and Fan, H. J Occup Environ Med. 2015;57(1):111-114.
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Nitrosothiol signaling and protein nitrosation in cell death.
Iyer, A. K., Rojanasakul, Y., and Azad, N. Nitric Oxide. 2014;42C:9-18.
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Chaetoglobosin K induces apoptosis and G2 cell cycle arrest through p53-dependent pathway in cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells.
Li, B., Gao, Y., Rankin, G. O., Rojanasakul, Y., Cutler, S. J., Tu, Y., and Chen, Y. C. Cancer Lett. 2015;356(2 Pt B):418-433.
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Nitric oxide induces cancer stem cell-like phenotypes in human lung cancer cells.
Yongsanguanchai, N., Pongrakhananon, V., Mutirangura, A., Rojanasakul, Y., and Chanvorachote, P. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2015;308(2):C89-C100.
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Association between persistence with mammography screening and stage at diagnosis among elderly women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Vyas, A., Madhavan, S.S.., and Sambamoorthi, U. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014;148(3):645-654.
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A novel preclinical method to quantitatively evaluate early-stage metastatic events at the murine blood-brain barrier.
Adkins, C. E., Nounou, M. I., Mittapalli, R. K., Terrell-Hall, T. B., Mohammad, A. S., Jagannathan, R., and Lockman, P. R. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2015;8(1):68-76.
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NIH Notices
NIH Requests for Applications
NIH Program Announcements
- Intramural NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate (PRAT) Program (FI2)
(PAR-15-094)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 17, 2015; October 2, 2015; October 3, 2016; October 3, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates.
- Prevention Research in Mid-Life Adults (R21)
(PA-15-097)
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institute on Aging
Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple receipt dates, see announcement.
- Prevention Research in Mid-Life Adults (R01)
(PA-15-098)
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institute on Aging
Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple receipt dates, see announcement.
- Assay Validation For High Quality Markers For NCI-Supported Clinical Trials (UH2/UH3)
(PAR-15-095)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 26, 2015; July 8, 2015; October 7, 2015; February 9, 2016; July 8, 2016; October 7, 2016; February 9, 2017; July 7, 2017; October 6, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Assay Validation For High Quality Markers For NCI-Supported Clinical Trials (UH3)
(PAR-15-096)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 26, 2015; July 8, 2015; October 7, 2015; February 9, 2016; July 8, 2016; October 7, 2016; February 9, 2017; July 7, 2017; October 6, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
Other Funding
Reminder of first WVCTSI pilot grant RFA deadline for 2015
Please note that the first deadline for WVCTSI's most recent open pilot grant competition is approaching on March 13, 2015. As a reminder, investigators who propose studies with humans will be required to complete human subjects protection training (CITI training) and submit the Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol prior to pilot application submission. Similar training and review are also required for those projects involving animals.
The complete RFA with detailed instructions can be accessed on the WVCTSI Pilot Grants Program website.
Those with questions about the RFA should contact Anne Hatfield, EdD, Pilot Grant Program Chair, at aehatfield@hsc.wvu.edu or 304-581-1963.
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2015 Spring CCB Seminar Series – 12P-1P, Room # 2157
Heather O’Leary, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Extra Physiologic Oxygen Shock/Stress (EPHOSS) and Dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP4); Consequences of the “Air Out There” on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Phenotype and Function
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| Feb 6 |
EMT Program meeting - 12P-1P, G-801 |
| Feb 7-9 |
AACR special conference on Translation Of The Cancer Genome -The Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
For details
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| Feb 8-11 |
AACR special conference on Computational And Systems Biology Of Cancer -
The Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
For details |
| Feb 11-14 |
AACR special conference on Molecular Imaging In Cancer Biology And Therapy-
Hard Rock Hotel
San Diego, CA
For details
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| Feb 13 |
Osborn Program meeting - 12P-1P, G-801
CCB Faculty meeting - 12P-1P, G-801 |
| Feb 27 |
Breast Program meeting – 12P-1P, G801
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| Mar 5-8 |
AACR special conference on Tumor Angiogenesis and Vascular Normalization: Bench to Bedside to Biomarkers
Hyatt Regency
Orlando, FL
Register and Save by Monday, Jan. 26, 2015
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