SCOPE: The Newsletter of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University
Grand Rounds for Wednesday, May 9, 2012
“Leveraging human genetics for novel therapeutic targets:
examples from lipids and atherosclerosis”
Daniel J. Rader, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Lipid Clinic
Edward S. Cooper, MD/Norman Roosevelt and Elizabeth Meriwether McLure Professor
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center
Associate Director, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Director, Cardiovascular Metabolism Unit, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism UPENN
Grand Rounds are held every Wednesday from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Myrna Daniels Auditorium, 1st floor, Milstein Vivian & Seymour Family Heart Center,
173 Fort Washington Ave. To see May Grand Round Schedule, Click here.
Announcements
Save the Date!
Dr. Ira Goldberg [Multiple PI award w/ Dr. E.
Fisher (NYU)]
4-year new R01, NIH/NIDDK
“Diabetes-Mediated Effects on Myeloid Precursors
and Vascular Complications”
May 18, 2012: Clinical Challenges in Treating Hypertension in the
Medical Office. 8:00am-5:00pm.
Dr. Jonathan Shaffer
2-year new Clinical Research Program award, AHA
(national)
“CHD Incidence: Depression and Vitamin D
Deficiency Risk”
June 7, 2012: 5th Annual Young Faculty Mentoring Program, 8:30am1:00pm.
May 20-25, 2012: 18th Annual Update & Intensive Review of Internal
Medicine. 8:00am-5:00pm.
June 21 & 22, 2012: Clinical Issues in Primary Care, Pri-Med New York
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Message From The Chair’s Office
Attention all Faculty!
Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG) Gala – Wednesday, May 9th
This will be the official renaming of the IMIG to the Glenda Garvey Internal Medicine Society
Please come and represent your Division at the Annual Gala for the Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)
Keynote Speaker:
Donald W. Landry, MD, PhD
Samuel Bard Professor of Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief, NYP/Columbia
TIME: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Faculty Club
Dinner is available
RSVP to: [email protected]
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