Name: Medicine Grand Rounds, Ned Sharpless, “The Surprising Relationship Between Cancer and Aging, and What This Means for an Internist”
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April 2017
GI Epi Conference – “Characteristics of Individuals with Colorectal Cancer by Age: A Work in Progress” with Anne Peery, MD, MSCR

April 5, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emily Chang and Andrej Lyshchik, “Current and Emerging Applications for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound

April 6, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Drs. Chang and Lyshchik will discuss the emerging technology of contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Dr. Chang will present examples of cases when contrast-enhanced ultrasound can enhance clinical care. Dr. Lyshchik will describe the evolution of this technology, current indications, future applications and challenges faced by the community. Dr. Chang is a nephrologist who began investigating various ultrasound … Read more
CGIBD Research Seminar – “Mutant p53 – an Achilles heel in oesophageal adenocarcinoma” with Nicholas Clemons, PhD

April 6, 2017 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Watch the seminar online: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M5RXAAYEB6V25IX0KLDM6C9ZSK-12JV
Grand Rounds: Donald Lynch, MD

April 10, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Speaker: Donald Lynch, MD, Assistant Professor, Interventional Cardiology & Vascular Medicine, University of CincinnatiTopic: Thromboinflammatory Response Following Transcatheter Valve Interventions
GI Epi Conference – “Challenges in clinical trial design for EoE” with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH and “DDW Practice Talk: A multivariable model predicts complete histologic response to topical steroids in EoE” with Swathi Eluri MD

April 12, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Medicine Grand Rounds, Ronald Falk, “Perspective on Autoimmunity: A View from the ANCA Vasculitis Looking Glass”

April 13, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Dr. Ronald Falk’s lifelong career has been the study of autoimmune kidney disease and ANCA vasculitis. His research has led to a deeper understanding of the causes and conditions that may lead to the development of ANCA vasculitis in an effort to improve the lives of those patients afflicted with vasculitis and autoimmune kidney diseases. … Read more
CGIBD Research Seminar – “Intestinal Stem Cells: Regulation and Dynamics” with Dr. Vincent Yang

April 13, 2017 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Watch the seminar online: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M5RXAAYEB6V25IX0KLDM6C9ZSK-12JV
Grand Rounds: Michael Yeung, MD; Lucius Howell, MD; Joshua Vega, MD

April 17, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Speakers: Michael Yeung, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Lucius Howell, MD, Cardiology Fellow; and Joshua Vega, MD, Cardiology Fellow (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)Topic: UNC/Project Health for Leon: Interventional/Surgical Brigade 2017, planning and executing cardiac procedures in the developing nation of Nicaragua.
GI Epi Conference – “Recent advances in IBS research that have led to tailoring treatment for the mutliple symptoms in IBS patients”

April 19, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Medicine Grand Rounds, Ned Sharpless, “The Surprising Relationship Between Cancer and Aging, and What This Means for an Internist”

April 20, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Dr. Ned Sharpless is the Director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and a practicing oncologist. He runs a 15-person basic science group that employs genetically engineered mice to study cancer and aging. His research has focused on how normal cells age and undergo malignant conversion. Dr. Sharpless discovered a fundamental biological link between cancer … Read more

Events

April 2017