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| December 2, 1995. Volume 5, Number 14 Return to: [FAXulty of Medicine Index] HONORS AND AWARDS Paul Fraser (Department of Medical Biophysics) and co-investiga- tor Donald Weaver (Queen's University) have received a two-year MRC-PMAC grant for their project, "Regulating the formation of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's Disease". Tony Khoury (Department of Surgery) with co-authors Michael Salomon, Rama Jayanthi, Cameron Ackerley, Gordon McLorie and Mark Mittelman (all of the Department of Surgery) won 2nd prize in the clinical research competition at the recent Annual American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting for their paper, " The role of interstitial mucous in lithogenesis following augmentation cystoplasty". Proton Rahman and Benjamin Wang (Postgraduate Trainees, Rheumatology Training Program) have been awarded 1996 Senior Rheumatology Scholar Awards by the American College of Rheumatology. The other eight awardees were all registered in training programs in the United States. Igor Sherman (Department of Medicine) has been awarded a two-year grant from the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation (a Swiss Foundation supporting endeavors to improve the conditions of human life) for his project, "Quantitative studies of cardiac and microvascular dynamics". John Tsihlias (Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Surgery) won the A. W. Harrison Award in June 1996. This award is a Sunnybrook Health Science Centre teaching award which recognizes excellence in the teaching of clinical clerks by surgical residents at Sunnybrook. Brian Wilson (Department of Medical Biophysics) and co-investigator Norman Marcon (Department of Medicine) have received a two- year MRC University-Industry Program grant for their project, "Fluorescence endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract". DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY STUDENT AWARDS The Department of Speech-Language Pathology held its fifth annual Awards Breakfast on November 7, 1996, to honour students who have achieved academic and clinical excellence and to acknowledge the many generous donors, patrons and contributors to the department. The following awards were given out. Five graduate students received OGS awards and seven received U of T Open Fellowships. The Canadian Federation of University Women Scholarship was won by June Campsall (year 1 MHSc student). The Donalda Jean McGeachy Memorial Scholarships of Excellence were won by June Campsall (year 1 MHSc student), Rupal Patel (MSc student - supervisor, Bernard O'Keefe), and Torrey Loucks (PhD student - supervisor, Luc De Nil). The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship was won by Susan Tingley (year 1 MHSc student). The Harmonize for Speech Fund Entrance Scholarships were won by Sandra Strachan and Tara Whalen (year 1 MHSc students). The Harmonize for Speech Fund Academic Scholarships were won by Jennifer Barker (year 2 MHSc student) and Elizabeth Hanna (1996 MHSc grad). The Margaret L. Stoicheff Alumni Award was won by Jennifer Barker (year 2 MHSc student). The S. M. Henderson Award for Clinical Excellence was won by Sarah Macumber (1996 MHSc grad). The University Women's Club of Winnipeg Graduate Scholarship was won by Gwendolen Merrick (year 1 MHSc student). The Speech Foundation of Ontario and the Harmonize for Speech Fund (HSF) were recognized for their ongoing contributions to the operation of the departmental speech and language clinic. Appreciation was expressed to the organizations which provide bursary funds - the American Women's Club, the HSF, and the Ross Pierce Memorial Fund. Also recognized for their important contributions to the department were the members of the alumni association for their GRADitude campaign, all of the clinical educators who give generously of their time and expertise, and Ruth Gannon who is retiring following her dedicated service as departmental Clinic Director. CHAIR IN BIOETHICS Sun Life Assurance Company has donated $1,000,000 to the Univer- sity of Toronto under the Matching Chair Program to establish the Sun Life Chair in Bioethics. This Chair will be occupied by the Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, a partnership of the University of Toronto, The Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and The Toronto Hospital. Effective February 1997, Peter Singer (Department of Medicine), the current Director of the Joint Centre for Bioethics, will assume the Sun Life Chair in Bioethics. RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM The University's Research Information System (RIS) is being rolled out. Together with department business officers and academic administrators, a number of our investigators have signed up to receive training on the use of the system. When the system is fully implemented, it will allow individual investiga- tors to have direct access to only their own research funding data. At present, the system does not have the mechanism to provide this privacy. Therefore, for the time being, individual investigators who wish to know their own current research funding situation can obtain up-to-date information from their department business officers. Recognizing that there could well be circumstances where an investigator may have a legitimate need to request access to the system at this stage, the Office of the Vice President, Research and International Relations requires that such requests must be approved by the Dean or the Dean's designate (in the Faculty of Medicine by Cecil Yip, Vice-Dean, Research, telephone 978-5150). 1996 FACULTY & STAFF APPEAL Use payroll deduction to make a donation to the 1996 Faculty and Staff Appeal and you could win one of the following prizes: - trip for two on Air Canada to any North American destination that Air Canada flies to plus a one-week car rental (courtesy of GTS Global Travel Solutions, the UofT's exclusive travel management partner) - a pair of tickets to Ragtime, the blockbuster musical (courtesy of Livent Inc.) - Lunch for two at the Gallery Grill (courtesy of Hart House) To qualify, your payroll deduction donation must be made before December 31, 1996. Prizewinners will be notified on January 6, 1997 and their names will be announced in a subsequent issue of The Bulletin. This contest is open to University of Toronto faculty members and administrative staff only. For more information, contact Suzanne Mitchell, Manager, Annual Giving at 978-4759. JOINT MEETING OF FACULTY COUNCIL AND FACULTY ASSEMBLY OF FACULTY OF MEDICINE A combined meeting of Faculty Council and Faculty Assembly of the Faculty of Medicine will be held on Monday, December 9, 1996 at 4:00 p.m. in room 3153 of the Medical Sciences Building. Faculty Assembly consists of the members of the Council of the Faculty of Medicine and all members of the teaching staff of the University of Toronto who hold primary appointments in the Faculty of Medicine. Agenda - Faculty Council 1. Tributes: Bernie Shapiro (Department of Medical Imaging)- Ted Kassel Fred Mandel (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Fred Papsin 2. Minutes of the previous meeting - October 28, 1996 2.1 Business Arising 3. Communications Speaker 3.1 Report on External Review ( Department of Ophthalmology) - Speaker 4. Faculty Sounding Board - Nancy McKee How thoroughly have the implications of possible University of Toronto hospital restructurings been assessed with respect to research endeavors? Has information concerning the potential effects on research funding dollars (peer reviewed and private fund raising), moving costs, alternate space costs, etc. been presented to the Minister of Health and to the Chair of the Restructuring Committee? 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment Agenda - Faculty Assembly 1. Minutes of the previous Faculty Assembly Meeting, June 10, 1996 - Speaker 2. Report of the Dean's Office Dean - Arnie Aberman Vice-Dean, Education - Andrew Baines Vice-Dean, Research - Cecil Yip 3. Reports from Standing Committees of Council - for informa- tion Agenda Committee - Walter Kucharczyk Appeals Committee - Michael Wiley Board of Examiners - Undergraduate Medical Program - Don Jones Board of Examiners - Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy - Barney Giblon Continuing Education Committee - David Fear Health Science Education Committee - Bernard O'Keefe Medical Education Committee - Don Wasylenki Postgraduate Medical Education Evaluation Board - Michael Hutcheon Research Committee - Nancy McKee 4. Other Business 5. Question Period 6. Adjournment ANNUAL MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH DAY The Annual U of T Medical Student Research Day will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 1997. On display will be poster presentations by our undergraduate medical students - many of whom participated in the Summer Scholarship or MD/PhD Programs or undertook research projects during elective periods. The event will open with a talk by Gary Levy (Department of Medicine) on "New insights into the genetic basis of fulminant liver failure" in the Medical Sciences Building, Room 3153 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Immediately afterwards, students will present their posters in the Stone Lobby, Medical Sciences Building, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Each poster will be ranked independently by three faculty judges in one of three classes: 1. no previous research experience, 2. previous research experience or graduate degree and 3. MD/PhD. Research is subdivided into basic and clinical categories. Last year's three winners - Ally-Khan Somani, Michael Heiber and Eric Chu (all Year 3 medical student) - will give oral presentations of their research from 4:30 to 5:30. Each year three winners are sent to the National Student Research Forum at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Michael Heiber was awarded first place for overall excellence in research at the U.S. meeting last year in April 1996. A wine and cheese reception will be held in the Alumni Lounge from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. where the winners will be announced. For more information, please contact Andrew Baines, Vice-Dean, Education, at 978-8754 or fax 971-2462. FAXulty OF MEDICINE FAXulty OF MEDICINE is published weekly from September to June and distributed, by fax or e-mail every Monday, to any member of the Faculty of Medicine who requests to be on the subscription list. To receive FAXulty OF MEDICINE, send your name and facsimile number to Leslie Bush (voice 978-6500, fax 978-1774, leslie.bush@utoronto.ca). If you have a news item for FAXulty OF MEDICINE, please send it to Leslie Bush.
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