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June 1st - June 30th Meeting and Event Calendar

June

1st: Neuropath Conference. 8:00-9:00am. R&T auditorium, Imran Umar, MD, NP Fellow.
3rd: Neuropath Research in Progress Seminar (RIPS). 9:30-10:20am. R&T 113, Feng-Shiun Shie, PhD, Pathology Fellow.
3rd: Pathology Resident Graduation Dinner 6:30PM, Faculty Club.
7th: "QTL Mapping of Life Span in Drosophila melanogaster" 1:30 - 2:20 PM, HSB T- 747, Discussion to follow 2:30-3:30, HSB E-212. Dr. Phil Service, Nothern Arizona University. Presented by Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging.
7th: Potassium Channel Regulation in Cerebral Arterial Smooth Muscle8:30 AM Health Sciences Building, K-069. Gregory Amberg, Senior Fellow, Physiology & Biophysics UWSOM.
14th: TBA. 8:30 AM, Health Sciences Building, K-069. Cristi Stoick, Graduate Student, Neurobiology & Behavior, UWSOM.
15th: Neuropath Conference, 8:00-9:00am. R&T auditorium, Imran Umar, MD, NP Fellow
16th: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: From Anatomical Theatre to Double Helix4:30 PM, Health Sciences Center, Room T-747. Gaetano Thiene, M.D., FRCP, Professor, Cardiovascular Patholology, Director, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Padua Medical School. Faculty Sponsor: Chuck Murry
21st: Susanne Parker's Retirement Party. 3:00PM, The Crow's Nest, SCC.
22nd: NP J Club, 9:30-10:20am. HMC Path Conference Room 2EC16.2, Robert Hevner, MD, PhD, Asst Professor Neuropathology.
23rd: GME Orientation for New Residents
30th: GME Orientation for New Clinical Fellows
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

Pathology Computer Support Update
Several software products are scheduled for installation and/or upgrade during the month of June: PowerPath is scheduled to be upgraded to the latest version on Saturday, June 11th. This will result in a PowerPath "outage" from 7am to noon. Reminder emails will be sent prior to the upgrade.

*Mozilla will be upgraded to version 1.7.7. This upgrade will occur overnight throughout the month and should have little noticeable User impact.

*ACDSee will be replaced by IrfanView. More information including links to usage instructions will be sent prior to this upgrade.

*Office 2003 will be deployed to all of Clinical Pathology.

Susanne Parker's Retirement Party Please join us to say farewell to Susanne and thank her for her many years of outstanding service with the department. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 21st, 3:00PM, at the Crow's Nest in South Campus Center. RSVP by June 9th to Steve Berard (sberard@u.washington.edu).

Pathology Night at Safeco Field! Join other Patholgy-ites on Friday, July 15th, to cheer for your Seattle Mariners against the Baltimore Orioles. First pitch is at 7:05PM and tickets are only $10. They must be purchased by June 27th. Click here to order your tickets now!

Seattle Transit Tunnel Closure

Starting June 4th the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will close on weekends so that the Sound Transit contractor can begin work on the tunnel retrofit for joint light rail and bus use. On September 24th the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will completely close for up two years for construction. Sound Transit and Seattle Metro will provide the following service options during construction:

*New street-level bus routes once the tunnel closes
*Innovative commuting options, street improvements and improved bus stops

For more information regarding the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and service updates please visit the following websites:
http://transit.metrokc.gov
http://www.seattletunnel.org
www.soundtransit.org

Burke Gilman Trail Closure Alert

As part of the new Research and Technology Building construction, the Burke Gilman Trail will need to be temporarily closed between 7th Ave. NE and Roosevelt Way NE. This closure will be from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 6th and Tuesday, June 7th, weather permitting. The closed area will be between Mercer Hall and the Publication Services building during daylight hours only. Barricades will be placed to route all pedestrian and bike traffic on to the lower 40th St. sidewalk. Signs will be posted in the area alerting everyone of this work.

Path People
  • New Cytogenetics Employee: We are pleased to announce Ka-Shaun Lovell is joining us in the Cyto Prep Lab. Please help us welcome her!
  • Please welcome new student assistant, Jennie Yu, to Anatomic Pathology. She is pursuing her degree in Geography and Architecture.
  • Congratulations to Jun Xu, Ph.D., from the Disteche Lab! She has been appointed to Acting Instructor, effective June 1, 2005.

Barnes Marching
Nicole Barnes, a student assistant with the Department of Pathology main administrative office, performed her School of Music senior recital on soprano and alto saxophone May 21st in Brechemin Auditorium. Pictured with Nicole is Michael Brockman, Saxophone Professor at the School of Music.

New Arrivals
Assistant Professor Tony Parks and his wife Lananh are proud parents of Andrew Nguyen Parks born May 12th at 1:57 AM. Andy tipped the scales at 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and is 18 inches long. Mom and young Andy are both healthy and doing well.