A Note from Dean Cavalieri
September has been a whirlwind month, capped off by a cross-country trip by many of our faculty and students for this year's OMED conference. We also had some exciting research news from Drs. Leone and Henry and an announcement that Dr. Caudle will be featured in a regular segment on the Dr. Oz Show. Please don't forget to roll up your sleeve for health this month by getting your annual flu vaccination!
My best,
Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO, FACOI, FACP
Dean
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SOM Faculty, Students and Staff Attend AOA OMED
School of Osteopathic Medicine faculty, staff, students and alumni headed to Anaheim, CA, for the 121st Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition (OMED) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), held September 17-20.
OMED provides faculty with an opportunity to attend lectures and workshops to earn continuing medical education (CME) credits, as well as network with other physicians and health care professionals.
One of the presentations was given by our own Dr. Alan Sheinbaum, associate professor, Pathology, who presented "Thyroid Cytology Update: Beyond Bethesda."
Before departing Anaheim, alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the school joined us at the Dean's Reception on September 19.
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Rowan Family Medicine Doctors Train Chinese Physicians
The Department of Family Medicine recently welcomed Drs. Zuxiang Cai, Dejun Wang and Suping Wang from Shenzhen, China, for a six-week training program focused on primary care and family medicine. The Chinese doctors will be working alongside Rowan Family Medicine faculty and staff in an effort to strengthen China's primary care workforce to meet the country's needs. The program, led by Dr. Joshua Coren, Associate Professor and Chair, Family Medicine, and Director, Continuing Medical Education (CME), is a continuing effort between RowanSOM, the International Primary Care Educational Alliance (IPCEA) and the Sichuan Provincial Health Bureau to educate Chinese physicians on the preventive care model and the role it plays in worldwide health care and disease prevention.
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Pfizer Acquires a Rowan Portfolio Company for $150 Million
Dr. Paola Leone, professor and director of the Cell and Gene Therapy Center in the Department of Cell Biology, is the first Rowan University faculty member to have intellectual property commercialized by a major pharmaceutical company: Pfizer Inc. In July 2015, Rowan University entered into an asset transfer agreement with Bamboo Therapeutics, Inc., to commercialize a novel gene therapy developed by Leone and her team for the treatment of Canavan disease, one of the most common and complex degenerative cerebral diseases in infants. Recently, Pfizer acquired Bamboo Therapeutics, Inc. for $150 million. This agreement means that Dr. Leone's research may one day lead to Pfizer developing lifesaving therapies based on her research. Read more.
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Dr. Michael Henry Receives NIH Grant
 Dr. Michael Henry, assistant professor, Molecular Biology, was recently awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research project, "Translational Control of Mitochondrial Gene Expression." The project will research the function of mitochondria at the cellular level, using a yeast model. Results from this study could help to identify underlying causes of mitochondrial disease, a devastating disorder affecting one in 4,000 children under the age of 10.
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Dr. Jennifer Caudle Joins Dr. Oz on 'The Regimen'
The Dr. Oz Show recently announced that Rowan Family Medicine physician, Dr. Jennifer Caudle, will join 'The Regimen,' a new feature on the show. The segments will include Dr. Caudle, along with other physician and expert team members, dispensing advice to viewers on the best research-backed methods to improve overall health. Dr. Caudle is a regular contributor to the Dr. Oz Show, and is also featured as an on-air health expert for local and national news networks, including CNN, NBC 10 Philadelphia News, CBS 3 Philly News and abcnewsnow.com.
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Flu Vaccines Available for SOM Employees Starting October 4
It's time to roll up your sleeves! Starting Wednesday, October 4, flu vaccines will be available for SOM employees. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone age six months and older receive the flu vaccine.
All employees are encouraged to visit the Department of Family Medicine (Rowan Medicine Building Suite 2100) on the following days and times:
Tuesdays:
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Thursdays:
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Additionally, Rowan Family Medicine staff members will be dispensing flu shots in the Academic Center Atrium from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 12
Wednesday, October 26
Wednesday, November 16
Please contact Charise Emery at 566-6825 or
[email protected]
if you need to make other arrangements to get your flu vaccine.
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Upcoming Events
Public Safety Training for October
Active Shooter Training
Tuesday, October 11
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Rowan Medicine Building, Room 3013
Workplace Violence Training
Tuesday, October 18
11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Rowan Medicine Building, Room 3013
Annual General Faculty Meeting
Tuesday, October 18
5 pm
Academic Center, Multipurpose Room
Calling All Angels
A gala to benefit CARES Institute
Thursday, October 20
6 pm
Lucien's Manor, Berlin
Stratford Fall Festival
Saturday, October 22
10 am to 4 pm
Yellin School, Stratford
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