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A weekly newsletter of the UT School of Public Health
June 18, 2008
Topics at a glance...Children's Nutrition Seminar...Summer Biosecurity Institute: Preparing the Front Line...PhD Candidate Presentation...Radiation Safety Officer Course ...Events Calendar
CHILDREN'S NUTRITION RESEARCH SEMINAR
Thursday, June 19, 2008, 8:30 am, CNRC 2nd Floor
Renan Orellana, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine will present, "Regulation of Muscle Protein Synthesis During Sepsis: Lost in Translation."
For more information contact Lejuana Himes at 713-798-7164.
2008 BIOSECURITY SUMMER INSTITUTE
Wednesday-Thursday, June 18-19, 2008
BASIC DISASTER LIFE SUPPORT (BDLS)
June 17, 2008, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Preparing the Front Line: Ready to Respond. Topics include Biosecurity and the Law, Volunteers and Mass Casualty Events, PPE for Health Departments, Mental Health in Crisis Situations, Pandemic Planning for School Districts, Rapid Assessment, and Risk Communication. Scholarships are available to current SPH students. Details at: www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/biosecurity/frontline.cfm.
EOHS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES-NIOSH PILOT PROJECTS
Friday, June 20, 2008, 12:00-4:00 pm, RAS W102B
The NIOSH Pilot Project investigators will present results of their studies during the last EOHS Seminar Series of the 2007-2008 academic year. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu or visit the EOHS Seminar Series Calendar. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees!
PhD CANDIDATE PRESENTATION
Friday, June 20, 2008, 2:00 pm, RAS E635
Xin Zhou, PhD Candidate in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences will be giving a doctoral dissertation presentation titled, Osterix is Required for Skeletal Growth and Homeostasis After Birth."
RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER COURSE
Monday – Friday, June 23–27, 2008, 8am – 5pm
UT Operations Center Building (OCB)
Presented by the Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health, the RSO Course was developed to provide the information needed for an individual to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control ionizing radiation hazards. The course outline and lectures are organized and designed to meet the established Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) Radiation Control training requirements for individuals wishing to become Radiation Safety Officers. Please visit www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.aspx?id=2061 to access the course brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
SPH EVENTS CALENDAR
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
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