11th Annual Graduate Student Symposium is Oct. 1The 11th annual Graduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the department of pharmacology, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, at the Marriott Northwest, 3233 N.W. Loop 410.
Brian K. Kobilka, M.D., professor of medicine and molecular and cellular physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, will present “Conformational Dynamics of Beta 2 Adrenoceptor: The Effect of Ligand Structure on Receptor Structure” at 1:30 p.m. in Salon A. Additionally, slide presentations and two poster sessions will feature the current research of department graduate students, faculty members, post-doctoral students, and research assistants.
Department of Pediatrics Annual Symposium 2004 is Oct. 8The Health Science Center community is invited to attend the department of pediatrics Annual Symposium 2004, “Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From Your Office and Back,” from 7 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Center for Children and Families auditorium.
Topics will include: the history of pediatric liver transplantation at the Health Science Center; the processes of screening, evaluation, and procurement; immunosuppressive drugs used for transplant recipients; and infectious complications after liver transplantation. Symposium speakers will include: Alejandro Mejia, M.D.; Josie Silva, R.N., C.C.T.C.; Kelly Stutes, C.P.T.C., C.T.B.S.; Melissa Johnson, PharmD.; and Michael Green, M.D., M.P.H. A case presentation and panel discussion of transplantation ethics in children will be held during lunch. Panelists will include: Deborah Neigut, M.D.; Caroline McGee Jones, M.D., M.A.; Therese Jones, Ph.D., and Hortensia Tellez, L.M.S.W.
Registration is required. There is no charge to attend this half-day conference. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please visit
www.pediatrics.uthscsa.edu/pediconference/ for information and to register online. Call (210) 567-4298 for more information.
Information security officer begins workShirley A. Erp has been named the Health Science Center’s chief information security officer, with duties of managing the safe and compliant handling of computerized information. She began at the Health Science Center on Sept. 1.
Erp, a certified information systems security professional (C.I.S.S.P.) previously worked for USAA and SecureInfo Corp. Her experience in the security field includes certifications/accreditations, risk assessments, development of policies and procedures, networking, and project management.
Her responsibilities include issues of public awareness, compliance, risk assessment, policy and procedure-making and technology solutions. Erp is responsible for the Information Security Office. She reports to A. Jerome York, vice president and chief information officer, and Dr. Frank Stafford, director of the Computing Resources Department.
Weight Watchers program begins this SeptemberIf you’re looking to get in shape, then you may be interested in joining the Weight Watcher’s program. A new 16-week session began Wednesday, Sept. 8. Meetings are held at noon every Wednesday in the University Hospital third-floor cafeteria Optimist Room. The fee is $165 for 16 meetings. For more information on the program or to register, call Anna Uriegas at (210) 567-3769 or send an e-mail to
uriegas@uthscsa.edu.
