DOMCOMM Update
Department of Medicine | January 30, 2019
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New Way of Managing GI Bleeding - A Randomized Trial
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Dr. Freedman receives new R01
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Important announcement
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International Grants and Sponsored Activities
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Funding opportunities
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Faculty Meeting Recap
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Save the Dates
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Other News of Interest
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Calendar
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Research News and Updates
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New Way of Managing GI Bleeding - A Randomized Trial
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The management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding has changed little over the last 4 decades. Using video capsule endoscopy in a randomized clinical trial, against standard of care, it was shown that early use of a video capsule is nearly three times more effective at detecting where there is active bleeding, than conventional means. This has major implications for cost containment and improving patient care.
David Cave, MD, PhD,
professor of medicine, and colleagues from the division of Gastroenterology, as well as the Departments of Quantitative Health Sciences and Emergency Medicine, were among the authors on this study, published in the
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Journal
earlier this month
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Congratulations to
Jane Freedman, MD,
professor of medicine, division of Cardiovascular Medicine, on her recent R01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study
Long Non-coding RNA as Mediators of Metabolic Disease.
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International Grants and Sponsored Activities
The following announcement was made by Dean Flotte on Thursday, January 24. In case you missed it, please read below.
Last August, the NIH issued a directive to all researchers to “
disclose all forms of other support and financial interests, including support coming from foreign governments or other foreign entities...[on] all applications and progress reports.
” (See: “
NIH Foreign Influence Letter to Grantees
”). Other federal agencies–including the Depts. of Education, Commerce, Defense and Homeland Security–have similarly warned of the potential risks of foreign influence on universities and are following up with enforcement action. A recent New York Times
article
reported on warnings from an NIH-commissioned panel that research universities need to tighten security procedures to protect biomedical research from theft and exploitation and have an affirmative responsibility to investigate “foreign influences on research integrity.”
To minimize UMMS exposure, it is critical that faculty make the above disclosures through the
Summary Disclosure of Financial Interests
form. We are also strengthening our administrative processes regarding foreign activities and giving enhanced attention to the security of export-controlled or “dual use” technologies. We have tightened vendor review processes, adopted new procedures for screening foreign donors and gifts, and made it mandatory to share details about objectives and host details when traveling to higher risk countries. Further, effective immediately,
all proposed and renewing projects involving a
foreign component
(as defined by the NIH)
must complete the UMMS
Export Control Review form.
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Reminder:
Applications for the 2019 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program will close on
Friday, February 1, 2019.
The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program honors female scientists at a critical stage in their careers with grants of $60,000 each. Since 2003, they’ve awarded 75 postdoctoral women scientists nearly $4 million in grants.
They're seeking five exceptional female scientists looking to advance their research and serve as role models for the next generation in STEM.
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Despite the wintery start to the morning, today, we kicked off this year's series of faculty meetings with a recognition ceremony, honoring recent promotions, awards, and achievements, along with presentations on a couple of Department updates. It was wonderful to see so many of you there!
A few images captured from the meeting are pictured below.
We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting in April.
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Save the Dates: Upcoming 2019 Faculty Meetings
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Friday, April 26
12:00-1:00 PM
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Wednesday, July 24
7:30-8:30 AM
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Friday, October 25
12:00-1:00 PM
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UMass Medical School received $161 million in National Institute of Health funding for research last fiscal year, the sixth highest in Massachusetts.
For the full
Worcester Business Journal
article from January 23, click
here
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DOM Calendar at a glance
February 1
Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC) Presentation
Justice Oranefo, Senior Resident
S6-318
(Internal Medicine Residency Conference Room)
12:00 PM
February 1
Division Chiefs Meeting
LRB 203
12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch will be served
February 5
Seminar in Nephrology
Apheresis in Renal Disease: Indications and Technology
Andre Kaplan, MD
Professor of Medicine
UConn Healthcare
AS7-2072
1:00-2:00 PM
February 6
Research Lecture Series
Peter D. Crompton, MD, MPH
Investigator, Malaria Infection
Biology & Immunology Section
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
LRB 316
12:00-1:00 PM
For full DOM calendar of events, click
here.
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Upcoming Grand Rounds
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Please note:
the January 31 session will be held in the Sherman Center Auditorium - AS2-2102.
Sessions will resume in the Hiatt Auditorium for the month of February.
January 31
Andrew Dreyfus
President & Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Sherman Center Auditorium
AS2-2102
12:00-1:00 PM
February 7
Samir M. Parikh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Center for Vascular Biological Research
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hiatt Auditorium – S1-608
12:00-1:00 PM
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Do you have news or events that you would like featured in an upcoming
DOMCOMM Update
or on the DOM website? We would like to hear from you!
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