Ohio Physiological Society Annual Meeting
Wright State will host the 20th annual meeting of the Ohio Physiological Society on Thursday and Friday, October 27-28, in the WSU Student Union. The meeting begins with a reception at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. It concludes Friday with poster presentations from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. Dan R. Halm, Ph.D. (Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology) is the 2005 president of the OPS.

Annual Schizophrenia Symposium - Oct. 18
There is still time to register for the Annual Schizophrenia Symposium sponsored by the WSU Department of Psychiatry and the Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute. The symposium will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., at the David H. Ponitz Center at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. The symposium is free of charge, including lunch. The program is certified for 6 hours of Category 1 C.M.E. credit. Registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. Follow this link to see an MS Word file of the symposium brochure, which includes speakers and topics, map, and registration form. For more information, contact Edward Depp at 937.223.8840.

Earl H. Morris Endowed Lecture - June 22
Salvador Moncada, M.D., Ph.D., will present the 2005 Earl H. Morris Endowed Lecture at Wright State University School of Medicine on Wednesday, June 22, June 22, at 3:00 p.m. in room 171 Frederick White Health Center. Dr. Moncada is director of the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at the University College of London. The title of his lecture is "Nitric Oxide, Mitochondria and Cell Signalling." For more information, contact the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at (937)775-2168.

2005 Genomics Seed Grants
The Center for Genomics Research (CGR) requests applications for the 2005 Genomics Seed Grant Program. This internal grant program can assist faculty who want to incorporate gene expression profiling or human genotyping in new and ongoing research projects. Selected projects will receive materials (e.g. GeneChips or TaqMan probes) and technical assistance from CGR. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2005. Yu must submit 5 copies of your application. Follow this link for a program description, application guidelines and cover page.

Nobel Laureate Presents Varandani Lecture - April 7
Paul C. Lauterbur, Ph.D., will present this year's Varandani Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 7, at 3:15 p.m. in Room 171 Frederick White Health Center. Dr. Lauterbur shared the 2003 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Sir Peter Manfield, Ph.D., for their pioneering discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The title of Dr. Lauterbur's lecture is "Mindsets -- Why MRI Was Delayed So Long." For more information about the Varandani Lecture, contact the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at 937-775-3041.

OMV Neuroscience Day - May 10
Wright State University will host this year's Ohio-Miami Valley Neuroscience Day on Tuesday, May 10. Neuroscience Day, the annual scientific meeting of the Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN), will feature Grass Lecturer Pat R. Levitt, Ph.D. He is professor and director of the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The topic of his lecture is "Cortical Interneurons and Neurodevelopmental Disorders." Neuroscience Day is free to OMV-SfN members.

Research Challenge Collaborative Grants
Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) requests proposals for the next competition in the Research Challenge program funded by the Ohio Board of Regents. The Major Collaboration and Infrastructure Grant Program is intended to provide funding to encourage the formation of collaborative research teams and the development of proposals for major external grants and contracts. Only collaborative partnerships of three or more fully affiliated faculty (preferably from two or more departments or units) will be eligible to apply for this competition. Applications are due in the RSP Office by April 5, 2005.

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In Memoriam: Harvey Siegal
Harvey A. Siegal, Ph.D., died Wednesday, December 22, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. A national leader in the field of substance abuse research, Dr. Siegal was a professor in the Department of Community Health and director of the Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research (CITAR) at Wright State. His 30-year research career included pioneering investigations on the effectiveness of early intervention and education on substance abuse as well as HIV prevention and risk reduction, crack cocaine and health-services use, and strengths-based case management to improve treatment.

Dayton Hosts 2005 OVALS Conference
The Ohio Valley Affiliates for Life Sciences (OVALS) will hold its 2005 annual conference at the Dayton Marriott Hotel on March 7-8. The conference title is "The Promise of Innovation: OVALS Making It Happen." Featured topics include: policy to financing--emerging trends in life sciences; creating building blocks for university/industry agreements; moving from lab to market--what industry wants; the regional profile--OVALS as a national life sciences hub. Follow this link for a detailed agenda and pdf file of the conference brochure, which includes a registration form.

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