Announcements
Johns Hopkins surgeon-in-chief to present at HSC Sept. 16
The WVU Department of Surgery will host Grand Rounds at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in room 4080 of Health Sciences North. The 2015 Gordon F. Murray, M.D., Visiting Professor Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., will present “Surgery for the Next Generation…Generational Change in the Time of Accountability."
WVU Health Sciences Center Bridge Funding Grants revised Aug. 12
The WVU Health Sciences Center Office of Research and Graduate Education announces the availability of Bridge Funding Grants (BFGs) to provide interim research support for investigators whose extramural funding is ending.
Registration deadline for WVCTSI annual meeting and health summit extended
The deadline for registration for the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) Annual Meeting and Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) Health Summit has been extended. Participants now have until Tuesday, Sept. 8, to register for the event, which is set for Oct. 14-16 in Charleston.
'Connect with Clay' on Aug. 18
Vice President and Executive Dean of Health Sciences Clay Marsh, M.D., will host "Connect with Clay," an open forum lunch discussion, at noon Tuesday, Aug. 18, in room 1909, located near the Pylons.
Clinical Trials Research Unit to host open house
The Clinical Trials Research Unit at West Virginia University will host an open house from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, in its new location at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute. Everyone is invited to attend.
HSC, WVU Medicine employees invited to participate in Heart Walk
The WVU Health Sciences Center and WVU Medicine will once again participate in the American Heart Association’s Greater Morgantown Heart Walk. This year’s event will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Monongalia County Ballpark.
Occupational Medicine to join School of Public Health
Effective Aug. 1, the department became the Division of Occupational Medicine in the School of Public Health, as part of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences. It was previously housed in the School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine.
WVU School of Public Health announces fall 2015 Dialogues Speaker Series
The WVU School of Public Health will host its fall 2015 Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series. The monthly series will continue its quest to establish a broader conversation about the social determinants of health in West Virginia and bring relevant public health issues to the forefront.
Steam outage to occur July 30
In order to replace a leaking valve, a steam outage will occur from 7-11 p.m. Thursday, July 30. Affected areas will be the Physician Office Center, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, Eye Institute and HSC. Health Sciences Center Facilities Management crews will be coordinating with WVU Medicine maintenance during the outage.
WVCTSI announces new pilot funding mechanism for innovations in clinical and translational research
This opportunity is an open competition where applicants can request up to $50,000 in funding, which must be utilized over six months. The funds will support investigators as they bring inventions and patents to market.