Department of Internal Medicine

Agenda:

12:00-1:00

Lunch and Poster Viewing, Main floor atrium, MEBRF

1:00 - 2:00

Keynote address - Pfizer Lecture:
1110-A MERF (large auditorium)

"Central Challenges Facing the National
Clinical Research Enterprise"

Louis Sherwood, M.D.
President
Medsa, LLC
Lower Gwynne, Pennsylvania

2:00 - 3:00

Mini-Symposium I:
2117 MERF

Moderators: William Sivitz, M.D.
Daniel Diekema, M.D.

Speakers:
Lawrence Hunsicker M.D. (2:10-2:35)
"Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Fruits of Patient-Oriented Research"

Pradeep Singh, M.D. (2:35-3:00)
"Biofilms, Genotypic Diversity, and the Functional Specialization of Bacteria"

3:00 - 3:30

Coffee Break, Main floor atrium, MEBRF

3:30 - 3:40

Announcement of Pfizer Awards 2117 MERF

3:40-4:30

Mini-Symposium II:
2117 MEBRF

Moderators: William Sivitz, M.D.
Daniel Diekema, M.D.

Speakers:
Lee Ann Allen, Ph.D. (3:40-4:05)
"The Role of the Neutrophil in Helicobacter pylori-induced Tissue Damage"

Patricia Winokur, M.D. (4:05-4:30)
"Evidence for Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes between E.coli and Salmonella from Food Animals and Man"

Jean Robillard, M.D. (4:30-5:15)
"Preserving and Growing our Research Mission: The Balancing Act"

This year we have received a generous unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer to underwrite the expenses for research day. Two travel awards will be given for the best abstracts by a trainee (pre- or post-doctoral). In addition, two travel awards will be given for outstanding work by junior faculty (including research scientists) and one travel award to a research assistant.

Faculty and trainees are invited to submit abstracts for presentation in the poster session. The abstracts do not need to be related to the research day theme. We ask that the poster presenters have their posters mounted on Tuesday, March 9, by 12 noon to ensure that the judges have ample time to review the work. We also ask that the presenters be at their posters during both the noon hour and the afternoon break on Thursday.

For more information, contact:

Research Day Organizers:
William Sivitz, M.D.	Daniel Diekema, M.D.

This program is supported in part by a generous, unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer.

Bart Brown, PharmD, Pfizer Senior Medical Research Specialist and colleagues present a 2004 Research Day support grant to Dr. Peter Densen

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