Included in this newsletter:

May 4th - May 31st Meeting and Event Calendar

May

4th:"Tough mice and aging: How to survive with a damaged proteome." 4:30 PM, HSB K-069. Steve Clarke, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA. Faculty Sponsor: George Martin.
4th: NP conference, 8:00-9:00am R&T auditorium , Imran Umar, MD, NP Fellow
6th: RIPS, Neurobiology of Stress , 9:30-10:20am R&T 113, Jim Leverenz.
10th:"Selective Control of Endothelial Cell Proliferation with a Synthetic Dimerizer of the FGF Receptor." 8:30 AM, HSB, K-069. Marilyn Nourse, Graduate Student, Bioengineering, UWSOM.
13th: Eighth Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium: Friday, May 13, 2005, 12-5 PM, Mary Gates Hall. 17th: "Inducible recruitment of K protein and RNA polymerase II to the laminin gamma 1 locus." 8:30 AM, HSB, K-069. Joel Nelson, Graduate Student, Molecular and Cellular Biology, UWSOM.
18th: NP conference, 8:00-9:00am R&T auditorium, Imran Umar, MD, NP Fellow.
18th: 2005 Annual Genome Sciences Symposium: Comparative Genome Analysis. 9:00-12:00 and 1:30-5:00, Hogness Auditorium, HSB, A420.
18th: 25 years ago Mt. St. Helens erupted at 8:32AM (PDT). Read more about the volcano.
24th: "Non-invasive, quantitative magnetic resonance perfusion measurements in limb skeletal muscle." 9:00 AM, South Lake Union, 100 (Please note change of venue to 815 Mercer Street.) Kenneth Marro, Research Assistant Professor Radiology, UWSOM. Faculty Sponsor: Chun Yuan.

UWMC AP Conferences: Click here for the complete UWMC Anatomic Pathology Conference Schedule. To access the UWMC Resident Didactic Conference Schedule, click here.
Pathology Seminars: A list of seminars can be found on our Department of Pathology website (http://www.pathology.washington.edu/).

Announcements

UW Researchers Make Alzheimer's Discovery POSTED: 3:31 pm PDT April 18, 2005. SEATTLE -- University of Washington researchers have made a discovery that may lead to a way to test for Alzheimer's Disease.

They identified more than 400 proteins in spinal fluid -- 40 times more than previously known.

About one in five proteins from the Alzheimer's patients were substantially changed, compared to older people without the dementia. The changed proteins may be used to develop biomarkers for Alzheimer's.

The research was conducted by UW professors Thomas Montine and Jing Zhang using a method developed by the university and the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. The study is to be published in the "Journal of Alzheimer's Disease." About 4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's.

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Benditt Lectureship:
Susan Lindquist from the Whitehead Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented the 9th Annual Earl P. Benditt Endowed Lectureship on April 6. Pictured with Nelson Fausto, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology, is Dr. Lindquist.

The Eighth Annual UW Undergrad Resarch Symposium - Support Pathology Participants! Sarah Chisholm from the Swisshelm Lab and Heather Vendettuoli from the Disteche Lab are presenting. In addition, there are several pathology students with posters.

Investigating Synthetic Retinoids as Anti-Cancer Agents
Sarah Chisholm, Junior, Neurobiology
Mentor: Karen Swisshelm, Pathology
Mary Gates Hall Room 389, (Session II 3:30-5:00)

Utilizing galk Homologous Recombineering to identify the role of CTCF, a ubiquitously expressed protein, for escape gene status of Jarid1c on the Inactive X Chromosome
Heather Vendettuoli, Senior, Biology, Public Health
Mentor: Christine Disteche, Pathology
Mary Gates Hall Room 288, (Session I 1:30-3:00)

SLU Welcomes Helen Powell
SLU employees greeted new Administrator Helen Powell at a Welcome to SLU coffee break on April 6. At left, pictured with Helen is Bill Parks.

New Employee Welcome: Becky Ridzon was hired to fill the 50% position in Cytogenetics. She has just moved here from South Carolina where she was employed by the Medical University of South Carolina Cytogenetics lab. She was trained at the University of Connecticut program for Diagnostic Genetic Sciences and has done extensive work in FISH (including setting up the Urovysion test) and molecular techniques. Please join us in welcoming her!
Special Announcement! IMPAC Medical Systems Announces UWMC's Patti Erickson as Laboratory Professional of the YearIMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., part of the Elekta Group and a leading provider of information technology solutions for pathology and oncology, today named Patricia Erickson, HT, (ASCP), University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) in Seattle, WA, the recipient of the 2005 IMPAC Laboratory Professional of the Year award.
IMPAC's Laboratory Professional of the Year program honors outstanding staff members who made valuable contributions to the success of their clinical or anatomic pathology lab throughout the year. Erickson was thrilled to hear of the Lab Professional of the Year award, and said "I couldn't be successful without the hard work and spirit of the entire staff. There is a chemistry and enjoyment in the lab, and I'm pleased to have the best histology staff around." Erickson and her colleagues are driven by patient care and patient satisfaction.
Special Announcement! Congratulations to Andy Hoofnagle, MD PhD for receiving the College of American Pathologists Foundation Award Young Leader Award for 2005. Andy will be a second year resident in Laboratory Medicine as well as their chief resident for 2005-2006. This award program promotes development of leadership skills among pathology residents. Andy will receive travel funds to attend the spring and fall Resident Forum meetings for the CAP.
Music Awards
Pathology student assistant Nicole Barnes received a Merit Award Scholarship and an NEC Scholarship to attend the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston this fall. Nicole will pursue a Masters of Music degree in Saxophone Performance. Nicole's cheerful smile and loquacious personality has been an energetic addition to the main administrative office for almost four years. Good luck Nicole!

Photo caption: A recent performance by Nicole at the Cascade Children's Center