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PathWays
A monthly newsletter focusing on UW Medicine Pathology faculty, trainees and staff
February 2008
Volume 4, Issue 2
Meeting and Event Calendar, News and Seminar Announcements
Please visit the UW Medicine Pathology homepage or the MyPath intranet site for information on public and internal Pathology news and events.Save the Date Announcements
UW Medicine Mini-Med SchoolYou're invited to UW Medicine's 2008 Mini-Medical School, a six-part series of exciting lectures and demonstrations designed to teach you about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research under way at the University of Washington. The series is hosted on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, February 5th to March 11th. Click here to view the entire schedule. Please visit the UW Medicine Mini-Med School website for more information.
BizTech 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
HUB Ballroom, Second Floor
BizTech is the annual business and technology fair that showcases important and new business initiatives, technologies, products, and services available on campus for UW staff and faculty.
2008 Alvord Lecture
April 23, 2008 time and location to be confirmed
Arie Perry, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine
Washington Weekend/UWMC Open House
The annual Washington Weekend/UWMC Open House features over 65 exhibitors and attracts thousands of high school students and community members to UWMC.
Friday, April 25, 2008 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
Saturday, April 26, 2008 (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
Please visit the Washington Weekend website for more details
2008 Haggitt Lecture
Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Health Sciences Center, Turner Auditorium, Room D-209
Henry Appelman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
University of Michigan Health System
2008 UW Medicine Pathology Retreat
Friday-Saturday, September 12-13, 2008
Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat
2008 Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the South Campus Center
Please note that the 2008 UW Medicine Dermatopathology Conference originally scheduled for May 17th has been postponed due to keynote speaker availability.
Science on Tap
A Place to Eat, Drink and Talk About Science
Science on Tap is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology in a relaxed atmosphere. Science On Tap is committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accessible. Meetings usually last about one to two hours. The speakers give a short talk about their area of interest, followed by a break to fill up on coffee and a time for small group discussions. Afterwards there will be a question and answer session and general discussion of the topic with the speaker and the audience at large.
Meetings are hosted the last Monday of the month. Please visit the Science On Tap website for schedule information.
Updated information on the events listed above will be available in the next issue of PathWays or on MyPath.
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How researchers can disclose and share biological materials
Has your lab developed transgenic mice, antibodies, cell lines or constructs that could be licensed to companies or other research institutions? Would you like to share your research tools with industry to advance research and facilitate the development of diagnostic tests and drugs while also generating revenue for you and your laboratory, department, and college?
UW TechTransfer is dedicated to the broad dissemination of all UW technologies, including innovative research tools. We utilize appropriate licensing strategies based on the type of material, its potential applications, and other factors.
“Sometimes inventors are hesitant to disclose their biological materials to industry because they believe the potential licensee would then own the material or gain control of the licensing. That is not the case; the UW controls the licensing of biological materials and retains ownership of the materials even after licensing,” states UW TechTransfer.
Even if the biological material isn’t new, or has been discussed in a published research paper, it can still be licensed to companies because it is not necessary to patent biological materials for them to be commercialized. Our goal is to disseminate UW innovations as widely as possible so they can help the greatest number of people so we license biological tools to multiple companies.
Pharmaceutical or biotechs find new transgenic mice for internal research via colleagues or peer-reviewed journals, so marketing them is more successful once the scientific community has read about them. UW TechTransfer recommends researchers let them know as soon as they have published data on their transgenic mice so they can market them more efficiently.
The first step in sharing research tools is to disclose them to UW TechTransfer. Researchers should contact UW TechTransfer by submitting an ROI form online.
If researchers are uncertain as to the value of their research tools they can contact UW TechTransfer (techtran@u.washington.edu or 206-543-0905), as they are happy to discuss the commercial potential of research projects prior to submission of an ROI.
Safe Campus
In light of recent events on campus, the UW Advisory Committee on Violence Prevention is hosting a series of presentations on the following:
To register for one of the following sessions, please visit HR's Professional & Organizational Development website:UW News
Sharing Your Innovative Research ToolsHow researchers can disclose and share biological materials
Has your lab developed transgenic mice, antibodies, cell lines or constructs that could be licensed to companies or other research institutions? Would you like to share your research tools with industry to advance research and facilitate the development of diagnostic tests and drugs while also generating revenue for you and your laboratory, department, and college?
UW TechTransfer is dedicated to the broad dissemination of all UW technologies, including innovative research tools. We utilize appropriate licensing strategies based on the type of material, its potential applications, and other factors.
“Sometimes inventors are hesitant to disclose their biological materials to industry because they believe the potential licensee would then own the material or gain control of the licensing. That is not the case; the UW controls the licensing of biological materials and retains ownership of the materials even after licensing,” states UW TechTransfer.
Even if the biological material isn’t new, or has been discussed in a published research paper, it can still be licensed to companies because it is not necessary to patent biological materials for them to be commercialized. Our goal is to disseminate UW innovations as widely as possible so they can help the greatest number of people so we license biological tools to multiple companies.
Pharmaceutical or biotechs find new transgenic mice for internal research via colleagues or peer-reviewed journals, so marketing them is more successful once the scientific community has read about them. UW TechTransfer recommends researchers let them know as soon as they have published data on their transgenic mice so they can market them more efficiently.
The first step in sharing research tools is to disclose them to UW TechTransfer. Researchers should contact UW TechTransfer by submitting an ROI form online.
If researchers are uncertain as to the value of their research tools they can contact UW TechTransfer (techtran@u.washington.edu or 206-543-0905), as they are happy to discuss the commercial potential of research projects prior to submission of an ROI.
Safe Campus
In light of recent events on campus, the UW Advisory Committee on Violence Prevention is hosting a series of presentations on the following:
- the warning signs of violence
- how to respond in potentially violent situations
- what campus resources are available
Monday, February 4, 2008: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the HUB, Room 310
Wednesday, February 27, 2008: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM at the Health Sciences Center, Room T-733
Monday, March 10, 2008: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the HUB, Room 106B
Wednesday, March 26, 2008: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM at the Health Sciences Center, Room T-733
UW Medicine News
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New Marketing Campaign
UW Medicine has introduced a series of print and electronic ads promoting the various clinical services offered by UW Medicine. Visit TreatYouWell.com to learn more about the campaign and UW's nationally recognized healthcare system.
UWMC News
Dr. Vice PresidentAssociate Professor Rod Schmidt was recently elected Vice President of the Association for Pathology Infomatics (API). The API is a division of ASIP (American Society for Investigative Pathology) and is the premier organization devoted to advancing the field informatics related to anatomic pathology. The API holds 2-3 meetings annually and supports a number of initiatives related to education, pathology practice, and research, particularly research related to tissue repositories, biopmarkers, and data communication.
Award-Winning Resident
Pathology Resident Erin Grimm, M.D. (pictured below) won the Best Electronic Poster - Advancing the Fields of Pathology, Oncology and Bioinformatics award at the October 2007 Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics meeting (APIII). You can read Erin's poster abstract here. Rod Schmidt, Rosy Changchien and Kevin Fleming contributed to Erin's award-winning poster. Dr. Grimm also received a CAP Foundation Conference Travel Award to attend the annual conference on Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics last fall.
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SLU News
Please visit the UW Medicine at 815 Mercer website for information on South Lake Union news and events.In the News
New UW CampusThe Puget Sound Business Journal has been chronicling efforts and potential plans to develop and create a University of Washington north campus in Snohomish County.
UW Campus Aims to Boost Skill that Industry Needs
Battle Over UW Site Still Rages
Path People
Quilt Exhibit at the UWMC Skylight Gallery Featuring Katy Gollahon
Two quilts by UW Medicine Pathology Research Scientist Katy Gollahon are featured in a new UWMC exhibit entitled Zarzuela. The exhibit runs through February 27 in the Sky Light Gallery on the third floor of UWMC's main lobby area near the Healing Garden. For more information, please read the University Week article on the Quilt Exhibit.
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Katy has been quilting for over 20 years but I only began making "art" quilts in the last five or six years. It takes her anywhere from a couple of weeks to six or seven months to make a quilt depending upon the size and complexity of the pattern, and of course, how much free time she has away from the lab. Red Pavilion (pictured left) was part of a series inspired by Asian watercolors. Seeing Red (pictured right) is part of a series that Katy created using repeating blocks much the way traditional quilts do.
Katy is currently on the advisory board for the Fiber Arts Certificate Program for UW Extension and will have another show called "Palettes of Pattern and Form" at the University House in Wallingford, February 21 – June 15, 2008. Katy was also president of the Contemporary QuiltArt Association from 2005-2007 and is currently in the process of editing a book showcasing art quilts from that organization.
Employee of the Quarter: Delores Darrin, Cytogenetic Technologist
Delores Darrin was selected as the Summer 2007 UW Medicine Employee of the Quarter. Delores is a Cytogenetic Technologist at UWMC and has been working at the UWMC for 18 years. An Aberdeen Washington native, Delores graduated form the University of Chicago and came to UWMC in 1989 from the State Cytogenetics lab at Fircrest. She loves country music and animals, and enjoys spending time at her property in the Wishkah Valley by Aberdeen. Delores is one of the top Neoplastic Cytogenetics experts in Seattle, often sought out for her diagnostic expertise and ability to improve Hematologic case turnaround times. We are very fortunate to have her on our team.
Delores was specifically cited in her nomination as the go to person in cytogenetics for her knowledge base, diagnostic skills, patience, and mentorship of her colleagues. Congratulations Dolores! Great work! An awards ceremony hosted in her honor will be scheduled for later this month.
The following UW Medicine employees were also nominated and considered for the award by the Employee Recognition Team:
- Toni Bennett
- Anthony Trotter
- Annabelle Abrenica
- Toni Baullinger
- Janet Miller
- Hong Vo
- Lindsey Scaggs
Fundraiser for Jitka Virag
As many of you may know last fall Jitka Virag, a former post-doc in Chuck Murry's Lab, was hit by a car riding her bike home from work at East Carolina University where she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology. Jitka sustained numerous life-threatening injuries, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. The extensive, painful and expensive rehabilitation process has begun with Jitka making slow, but substantial progress
Several of Jitka's former colleagues and friends are hosting a fundraiser in support of Jitka and her family on February 21st at Kate's Pub in Wallingford.
The First Annual Jitka Virag Seattle Project
Thursday, February 21st from 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Kate's Pub
309 NE 45th Street
Cross street: Latona
Seattle, WA 98105
This event is a collective opportunity to show the Virags that Seattle cares. All proceeds from the 1st Annual Jitka Virag Seattle Project will be donated directly to the Jitka Virag Recovery Fund Trust and used exclusively in support of Jitka and her young children, Rowan and Encsi. Please join us at this special event in support of Jitka and her family.
Individual donations can also be made to the Jitka Virag Recovery Fund Trust at:
Jitka Virag Recovery Fund Trust
RBC Centura Bank
2390 Stantonsburg Road
Greenville, NC 27834
Routing #053 100 850, Acct. #0255412250
or visit jitkavirag.com for more information
Please contact Bardia Askari for additional information at bardia_askari@hotmail.com
Budget/Finance News
Judi Morris, Fiscal Analyst
Congratulations to Judi Morris on the occasion of her recent promotion to Fiscal Analyst. Judi's new responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preaward grant preparation and getting submissions routed to the funding agencies. Judi also assists Fiscal Administrator Toni Bennett in various aspects of budget management and data management. This summer marks Judi's tenth year with the department. Congratulations on the promotion and happy anniversary.
HR News: Work/Life Events
Happy Anniversary
The following UW Medicine Pathology employees recently attained significant milestones with the department:
Mary is a Program Coordinator in Dr. Larry Loeb's Lab
Mike Middlebrooks: 5 years with Pathology
Mike is the PCS Operations Manager
PCS News
New Name
UW Computing & Communications is now UW Technology. According to UW Technology "the name change reflects fundamental shifts in the pervasive use of technology and our role within the university community. We're engaging the UW community as partners and collaborators, focusing on meeting your needs, and continuing to provide reliable services." Please visit the UW Technology to learn how they can help you Learn > Discover > Change the World
Transportation News
West Campus Garage ConstructionThe West Campus Parking Garage expansion work will commence on Monday, February 4th. This garage is located next to the Foege complex on the western edge of the Health Sciences Center. The new garage will occupy the space where presently the trailers are located but the lay down area for the contractor will be the remaining space within the fence.
This will mean the following:
- Vehicular access will be off the Brooklyn entrance only. Access using the University (east) Ave. entrance will not be available
- Pedestrian access will be from Pacific. Access under Foege (Skamania Lane) and through the fence will not be available
- The new garage will add about 375 additional spaces and is slated to be completed in early 2009, prior to the closure of the lots near the Stadium for the Sound Transit work which is slated to begin in Spring of '09
Sound Transit recently made public its plans to build a light rail station by Husky Stadium. Check out the details in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Please contact Steve Berard at 685-0564 or sberard@u.washington.edu if you would like to submit an item for the newsletter.