Office of Intramural Research > Office of the Director > National Institutes of Health > U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tuesdays, starting January 10, 2012
4:00 - 5:30pm
Building 50 Conference Room (unless otherwise noted)
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FINAL EXAMINATION & COURSE EVALUATION
January |
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| 10 | Global Infections: The Great Challenge |
Anthony Fauci (NIAID) |
| 17 | Stem Cells: The New Frontier in Biology and Medicine | Mahendra Rao (ICRM) |
| 24 | Parkinson's Disease: From Genes to Surgery | Codrin Lungu (NINDS) |
| 31 | Genomics and Undiagnosed Disease | Eric Green (NHGRI) |
February |
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| 7 | Stuttering: A Medical Disease? (Building 10 / Masur Auditorium) |
Dennis Drayna (NIDCD) |
| 14 | Legionella: More than Only Veterans | Matthias Machner (NICHD) |
| 21 | Taste: Good and Bad | Nicholas Ryba (NIDCR) |
| 28 | No Lecture | |
March |
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| 6 | Aging Gracefully | Toren Finkel (NHLBI) |
| 13 | Hepatocellular Cancer: A Global Disease | Jean Pierre Gillet (NCI)
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| 20 | Head and Neck Cancer: New Paradigms and Treatment | Silvio Gutkind (NIDCR) |
| 27 | Inflammatory Bowel Disease: New Biologic and Therapeutic Players | Warren Strober (NIAID) |
April |
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| 3 | Addictions: Are They All the Same? | Antonello Bonci (NIDA) |
| 10 | Diarrheal Diseases: Deadly Events | Roger Glass (FIC) |
| 17 | Autism: Progress Continues | Susan Swedo (NIMH) |
| 24 | Gluten Enteropathy: An Expanding Disease | Bana Jabri (U of Chicago) |
May |
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| 1 | Finale: Present and Future Status for Careers in Biomedical Research | Michael Gottesman (NCI) |
THE COURSE: The 2012 Demystifying Medicine Series, which is jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, will begin January 10th and includes the presentation of patients, pathology, diagnosis and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward Ph.D. students, clinicians and program managers, 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 presented by NIH staff and invitees. All students, fellows and staff are welcome, as well.
SIGN UP: Register through the course e-mail list. To subscribe to this email list, send an e-mail message to this address: Listserv@List.nih.gov. Substituting your name for Jan Doe's, the body of your message should say: Subscribe DeMystifyingMed Jan Doe. Alternatively, you may sign up for Demystifying Medicine through the ListServ website, and enter your name and email address.
COURSE INFORMATION: Each presentation will be held from 4:00-5:30pm every Tuesday from January 10th through May 1st (NO session Feb 28th) in the ground floor auditorium of Building 50 (except Feb 7th which is in Masur Auditorium, Bldg 10) on the NIH campus. Recommended reading, PowerPoint notes and other information will be distributed through the Demystifying Medicine website: Google: Demystifying Medicine 2012 and email list. Registrants who attend at least 10 sessions and pass a computerized final exam will receive a certificate. Classes will be available at http://videocast.nih.gov. Please contact Dr. Win Arias at ariasi@mail.nih.gov for further course information. For additional information, sign language interpretation, or accommodations for disabilities, please contact the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339)
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