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.
UWMC Lecture Series Begins September 29th
Launched in 1974, the Science in Medicine lecture series spans the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters and consists of thirteen lectures which recognize the outstanding research of our faculty. Visit their website for the schedule and more information.

Russell Ross Endowed Lecture
A special seminar dedicated to the memory and scientific legacy of Russell Ross, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, 1982-1994

Monday, October 17, 2005
3:00-4:00 PM
Room D-209 HSC

Brant M. Weinstein
Senior Investigator and Head of Section of Vertebrate Organogenesis
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Assembly of the Developing Vasculature

For a copy of the Ross Endowed Lecture announcement, please click here.

Science in Medicine Lecture
Diana Cardenas, M.D., MHA
Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Science in Medicine Lecturer
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Lecture location: T-625, HSB
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Topic: Clinical Trials after Spinal Cord Injury: Impacting Secondary Conditions

*VAPSHCS
TeleHealth Video Conference location
Location: Building 1, Room 518
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

UW Kicks Off Campus Combined Fund Drive
More than 70 charities -- from social, health, and human service agencies, to environmental organizations, and the arts -- will participate in the first Combined Fund Drive Charity Fair at the University of Washington, on Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 from 11 am to 2 pm in the HUB Ballroom Last year the Combined Fund Drive raised more than $1.4 million through the generosity of UW employees to support more than 2,300 charities. Faculty, staff and students can find out how their donations make a difference, and also learn about volunteer and internship opportunities at:

The event will include refreshments, give-aways and door prizes.

The 2005 Combined Fund Drive will be held October 5 -- November 23.

Since 1984, state employees and retirees have come together to express their generosity and shared commitment to the public good by giving a portion of their paychecks to charity through the workplace giving program.

• The Combined Fund Drive has raised more than $67 million in pledges in the last twenty years.
• Washington State is the national leader in charitable giving based on the size of our state.
• The 2005 campaign raised more than $5.46 million, including more than $1.4 million from the University of Washington.
• This year's goal for the University of Washington is $1.64 million.

For further information, please contact Zale Carroll or visit the following websites: http://www.cfd.wa.gov and http://www.uwcfd.washington.edu

UWMC - HMC Access
The corridor doors on floors 1 through 5 between the Health Sciences Center and the Medical Center will be locked after-hours starting on October 3, 2005. These doors will allow individuals traveling east (toward the Medical Center) to freely exit Health Sciences. However, access to the Health Sciences from the Medical Center will require a proximity access card.

Installation of the doors will further upgrade Health Sciences Center security. Previous security measures included installing a proximity card access system on all exterior doors, implementing photo ID for after-hours occupants, and providing a new entrance for the Health Sciences Library.

The doors will unlock at 6:00 AM and relock at 7:00 PM Monday - Friday. They are locked evenings, weekends, and holidays. If your faculty, staff, or students need to access to Health Sciences Center from UWMC and are authorized to be in the building after-hours, you will need to submit Access Card Requests for these individuals ($10 fee). If they currently have an access card that works on exterior doors they will be able to access the corridor doors as well.

Access Card Request forms are available online.

2005 Department of Pathology Holiday Party
The 2005 Department of Pathology Holiday Party is on Tuesday, December 13th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the South Campus Center. Please mark your calendars.

Brad Preston, Dan Bowen-Pope and Kathy Hobson

Graduate Program Retreat: Are You Experienced?
The 2005 Fall Graduate Program Retreat was hosted at the Experience Music Project on September 27. The following senior graduate students each gave a brief presentation on their research (title of presentation in parenthesis):

Bethany Cool (2001), Martin Lab: FE65 Nuclear Function
Monja Dishmon (2000), Bowen-Pope Lab: cFLIP: A Regulator of Apoptosis and Gene Transcription in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells?
Richard Fox (2001), Schwartz Lab: Macrophage Adherence Induces Multiple Modes of Post-transcriptional Regulation of ROCK-1
Matt Holdren (2002), Parks Lab: Receptor Trafficking and Disease
Paul Keire (2001), Wight Lab: Role of Versican Isoforms in the Modulation of Cell Phenotype, Assembly of Elastic Fibers, and the Bioengineering of Tissue
Jiangning Li (2000), Bumgarner Lab: One-third and Two-third Partial Hepatectomy Model Reveal Critical Regulators Leading to G1/S Transition During Liver Regeneration
Di Kim Nguyen (2002), Disteche Lab: Dosage Compensation of the Active X in Mammals
Thomas Nhan (1998), Schwartz Lab: Caspase Regulation of Macrophage Fusion to Form Multinucleated Giant Cells

Faculty members attending the retreat were: Karin Bornfeldt, Dan Bowen-Pope, Chris Kemp, Conrad Liles and Tony Parks. All attendees were welcome to tour the Experience Music Project when the retreat finished.

Dr. Fred Gorstein
A Special Bluebox Conference on Friday, September 9 welcomed guest speaker Dr. Fred Gorstein for his presentation entitled "A Conversation on Residency Training". Dr. Gorstein is the chair of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology at Thomas Jefferson University.

Dawg Daze Recap
Over 50 incoming freshman toured the Department's Autopsy Facilities during the annual Dawg Daze Freshman Orientation event on September 27th. Many thanks to Janet Miller, Jessica Norborg, and residents, Erin Grimm, Sandra Bohling and Allison Shaw for hosting the educational, interactive tours.

Department of Pathology Administrative Move
Stacy Ringo, Web Computing Specialist with the main administrative office, recently moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to work for a multi-media non-profit organization. Of all of Stacy's accomplishments, she was most proud of starting the Department's online newsletter. Stacy will be missed. Please contact Steve Berard at 543.0269 or sberard@u.washington for newsletter submissions or feedback.

Priscilla Thurber retiring after 34 years of service
Please join UWMC Anatomic Pathology in wishing Priscilla Thurber great adventures in her retirement by coming to her retirement party Thursday, October 27th from 2-4 PM in the Portage Bay Room, South Campus Center

HR EVENTS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF
PEBB Medical/Dental Open Enrollment
The annual medical/dental open enrollment will begin on October 24 and continue through November 30, 2005. Changes made during this time are effective on January 1, 2006. For more information, visit the open enrollment website.

Financial Education Seminars and Individual In-person Appointments For times and locations of the seminars below, see the Benefits Office Events Calendar.

FIDELITY
10/5 Health Sciences
10/6 Seattle Campus
10/7 Seattle Campus

TIAA-CREF
10/17 Seattle Campus
10/18 Seattle Campus
10/20 Seattle Campus
10/21 HMC
10/24 UWMC
10/25 Seattle Campus
10/26 Seattle Campus
10/27 Seattle Campus
10/28 Seattle Campus

VANGUARD
10/4 Seattle Campus
10/5 Seattle Campus

WORK/LIFE OPPORTUNITIES
Sports and Your Child
There are things you can do to help your child have a more positive experience in organized sports. This workshop is designed specifically for parents of young athletes. Pre-registration is required - workshop limited to 50.

Date: October 11, 2005
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: HUB 200AB
Register: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/traindev/catalog/gen/4/WLP305.html

Kin Care, a Conversation
Learn about Kin Care emotional issues and coping strategies to help maintain equilibrium. Hear what children need to develop into healthy adolescents/adults. Find out what local and national resources are available for "kin care" families. Register for this informal discussion and include questions and concerns on this topic.

Facilitator: Abbey Moon LICSW
Date: October 18, 2005
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Brooklyn Building - Room 31

Family Caregiver Network
Adult dependents often present difficult and stressful challenges; it helps to share those with other people who are facing similar challenges. The Family Caregiver Network provides an opportunity to share the demands and stresses and to celebrate the successes of caregiving. Join these monthly, confidential, guided discussions. No registration is required.

Facilitator: Ellen Blizinsky MSW
Date: October 25, 2005
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Brooklyn Building - Room 31
Register: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/traindev/catalog/gen/4/WLC404.html

Weight Watchers On Campus
All are welcome to join Weight Watchers on Campus with three meeting options now available at Schmitz Hall, Health Sciences, and Harborview. For details, visit the Weight Watchers information page: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/worklife/wtwatchinfo.html

Shop, Dine and Ride
Shop, Dine, and Ride Did you know that the Shop, Dine & Ride incentive coupons in connection with the upcoming Downtown Tunnel Closure are now available online for printing? Visit the Shop, Dine and Ride website and then choose "Shop" or "Dine" to select the coupons you want to use. Please make sure when printing them that you select single pages only, if you don't intend to print the entire booklet!

Fremont Bridge Construction
Construction on and around the Fremont Bridge will impact the approaches to the bridge and access to the Burke-Gilman Trail. The construction is designed to improve traffic and replace the approaches to the landmark Fremont Bridge.

Last month, contractors started work on replacing the bridge approaches and making traffic improvements on Fremont Avenue North and to the west. A second contractor will work on traffic improvements to the east of Fremont Avenue North, primarily in the Bridge Way North corridor that connects to Aurora Avenue North. The first phase of work on the bridge approaches will take place under the Fremont Bridge, and will not impact bridge traffic. However, the Burke-Gilman and the Ship Canal trails has been closed at the bridge to accommodate construction.

The Burke-Gilman Trail will be closed from Stone Way North to Phinney Avenue North until the bridge approach work is completed, sometime in 2007. A temporary, westbound bike detour route will be added to N 34th Street. This is in addition to the existing eastbound bike lane on N 34th Street. One westbound vehicle lane on N 34th Street between Stone Way North and Fremont Avenue North will be closed for the trail detour. The Ship Canal Trail will be closed for a short distance to each side of the Fremont Bridge until the bridge shop at the south end of the Fremont Bridge is completed, planned for the summer of 2008. Bicyclists and pedestrians will be able to get to the Ship Canal Trail where 3rd Avenue N ends at the south side of the canal.

Work has also begun on making traffic signal, intersection, and curbing improvements in Fremont with the goal of having them in place before lane restrictions begin during the second phase of work on the Fremont Bridge approaches, in the spring or summer of 2006. Drivers should expect temporary lane closures at various locations while these traffic improvements are installed.

Please visit the following website for updates on the Fremont Bridge construction: http://seattle.gov/transportation/fremontbridgeapproaches.htm/