Marsico Lung Seminar: CF Conference Preview, Speakers Bethany Batson & Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico
2018-10-12 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | G100 Bondurant Hall
Please join us this Friday, October 12th, for the next Marsico Lung Seminar session. In a preview for the upcoming CF meetings, we will have two speakers who will present their posters. Each speaker will have 20 minutes for the presentation, and time for questions will be limited to 10 minutes. The speakers will be:
Bethany Batson: “Gel Forming Mucins in the CF Airway: A Comprehensive Characterization”
Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico: “CF Rabbit: The UNC Experience”
This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds, Guest Speaker: Dr. Xiaobo Zhou
2018-10-11 08:30 - 09:30 (America/New_York)
Please join us on Thursday, October 11th, for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds, featuring guest speaker Dr. Xiaobo Zhou (Harvard), who will be presenting “Molecular Mechanisms of GWAS Loci Associated with Lung Disease.” The talk will take place at 8:30 a.m. in 101 Bondurant Hall.

Richard C. Boucher, MD: "State of the Marsico Lung Institute"
2018-09-28 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | G100 Bondurant Hall
The Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology series will kick off with Dr. Richard C. Boucher’s “State of the Marsico Lung Institute.” The talk will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall at 9:00 AM, Friday, September 28, 2018.
Richard C. Boucher, MD, is the Director of the Marsico Lung Institute/UNC CF Research Center.

UNC Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center's Fall Fundraiser and Cornhole Tournament
2018-09-23 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Join us on Sunday, September 23rd from 12pm-4pm, for an afternoon of FUNdraising! We are raising money and collecting non-perishable food items for our CF Patient Assistance Fund and Patient Food Pantry! This fund is used for medical devices, transportation assistance, and most recently grocery assistance. We hope to raise awareness around food insecurity issues among those living with Cystic Fibrosis and support patients who have an increased caloric need but who are unable to afford meals in order to support that need.
More information can be found here.

Drop-In Portrait Session for School of Medicine Faculty & Staff
2018-09-19 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Bioinformatics 1131
A free drop-in photo session is being offered for School of Medicine faculty and staff members, including post-docs, residents, fellows, research coordinators, administrative professionals, etc, on Wednesday, September 19.
More information can be found here.

Children's Research Institute Seminar Series: "Vaping: Perspectives of an Inhalation Toxicologist who is Also a Mother of Teenagers"
2018-05-08 12:15 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Bioinformatics Auditorium 1131
The Children’s Research Institute Seminar Series presents its May speaker, Ilona Jaspers, PhD, for her talk, “Vaping: Perspectives of an Inhalation Toxicologist who is Also a Mother of Teenagers.”
More information can be found here.

Cystic Fibrosis Research Innovation Award
2018-02-08
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. The Vertex CF Research Innovation Awards (CF RIA) support and inspire the next generation of researchers who are advancing the understanding of cystic fibrosis (CF). Awards are chosen by an independent steering committee and applications will be accepted from candidates in the US, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and Israel.
Applications are now being accepted for the Cystic Fibrosis Research Innovation Award, as follows:
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD
Up to 2 grants of $750,000 are available to newly independent researchers conducting an
independent research program over 3 years
MENTORED RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD
Up to 4 grants of $125,000 are available to junior investigators conducting
a 2-year mentored research project
Deadline for applications is January 8, 2018.
More information about this event…

Free Drop-In Photo Session for Faculty and APPs
2017-12-08 07:30 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
A free drop-in photography session for UNC School of Medicine faculty members and UNC Health Care advanced practice providers (AuDs, CRNAs, CNMs, CNSs, CPPs, LCSWs, NPs, OTs, PTs, PAs and SLPs) will be offered on Dec. 8th. Non-faculty advanced practice providers must provide direct, clinical patient care in the outpatient setting in order to be photographed.
All UNC School of Medicine faculty members are welcome to attend.
Please note the hours for this session have been altered from previous sessions to accommodate provider schedules. Providers can now have their photo taken before clinic starts and during the lunch hour.
These portrait photos can be used for websites, directories, news releases, publications, and any other purpose that requires a portrait shot. Photographs will also be returned to the faculty member or advanced practice provider. There is no charge to be photographed, and no appointment is necessary.
Directions to N.C. Women’s Hospital Conference Room 4: Enter N.C. Women’s Hospital, go down the hallway past the information desk, turn right at the intersecting hallway, and the conference room is the second door on the right. There will be a sign.
For more information contact Jenny Dewitt at Jennifer.Dewitt@unchealth.unc.edu.

Drop-In Portrait Session for School of Medicine Faculty & Staff
2017-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
A free drop-in photo session is being offered for School of Medicine faculty and staff members, including post-docs, residents, fellows, research coordinators, administrative professionals, etc, Oct. 4.
These portrait photos can be used for websites, directories, news releases, publications and any other purpose that requires a portrait shot.
There is no charge to have a photo taken and no appointment is required. Digital copies of the photos will be sent to the staff member for departmental and personal use. Please contact webhelp@med.unc.edu with any questions.

BALR Summer Meeting 2017
2017-08-30 11:00 - 2017-09-01 15:00 (America/Halifax)
The BALR meeting is now open for registration. It will be held at Queen’s University, Centre for Experimental Medicine, in Belfast, from August 30 through September 1, 2017. The meeting title is “Discovery to Recovery, Still Lost in Translation?”
The BALR meeting is now open for registration.

Dates: 30th August – 1st September 2017

Location – Queens University, Centre for Experimental Medicine, Belfast, UK

Meeting title – Discovery to Recovery, Still Lost in Translation?

Hosted by – Bettina Schock

The full program and all information can be found at www.balr.co.uk/meetings

Highlights include:

Welcome reception at Belfast City Hall by the Lord Mayor
Keynote speaker – Stephen Holgate
A fantastic program of speakers
Post-doctoral development seminar (open to all)
Open communications from selected abstracts
PhD student competition – oral presentations from selected abstracts. Prize £750 (~ $970) to attend a meeting.
Post-doc competition – oral presentations from selected abstracts. Prize £750 (~ $970) to attend a meeting.
Gala dinner at the Great Hall
Annual General Meeting (open to all)

Registration for members is £175 (~ $226), or £125 (~ $162) for student members. Options for non-members also available.

Accommodation is available in student halls at Queens University at £43.50 (~ $56) per night.

For more information, to register, and for abstract submission, please visit www.balr.co.uk/meetings
