Posted on 30 March 2011
Bert Sakmann, the inaugural scientific director and research group leader, Digital Neuroanatomy at Max Planck Florida Institute, Jupiter, Florida, will present “Cortical Column: If You Don’t Understand the Function, Do the Structure” on Thursday, March 31 at 12 p.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. If are interested in meeting the speaker, please contact Walter Scott at [email protected].
Posted on 25 March 2011
Eduardo de Marchena, professor of medicine and surgery; Sandra Chaparro, assistant professor of medicine; and Robert C. Hendel, professor of medicine, all from the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Cardiology Clinical Trials at the University of Miami” on Tuesday, March 29 from 12 to 1 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, South Building, first-floor Seminar Center A and B. This educational activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. For more information, call Raquel Mota at 305-243-9067 or [email protected].
Posted on 25 March 2011
The Department of Neurological Surgery will present grand rounds on Thursday, March 31 from 7 to 9 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Art Day, neurosurgery visiting professor, will present. For more information or to add your name to the department’s education announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].
Posted on 25 March 2011
The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, a partnership with Florida International University and the Jean Monnet Chair of the University of Miami, will host the roundtable discussion “The Foreign Policies of the EU Member States Towards Latin America: The Cases of Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom” on Monday, March 28, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Merrick 306 on the Coral Gables campus. The roundtable will include Volker Anding, former German ambassador to Uruguay and Panama; Marco Rocca, consul general of Italy; and Kevin McGurgan, consul general of the United Kingdom. Ambler H. Moss Jr., professor of international studies, will moderate the discussion. For information, email Astrid Boening at [email protected] or call 305-284-3266. You may also email María Lorca at [email protected] or call 305-284-3266.
Posted on 25 March 2011
Holly Neville, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the Miller School of Medicine, will present: “Update 2011 – Pediatric Surgical Issues That Will Prohibit Reduced Health Care Spending” on Thursday, March 31, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fourth-floor auditorium. Upon completion of this lecture, participants will be able to discuss pediatric surgical issues such as obesity, preterm delivery, and IVF. The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. For more information, contact Elisa Arguelles at 305-585-1280 or email [email protected].