Michael Benatar, Walter Bradley Chair in ALS Research, associate professor of neurology, and chief of the Neuromuscular Division, will present “68-Year-Old with Weakness and Difficulty Breathing” on Thursday, January 19 at 12 p.m. at University of Miami Hospital, UMH Seminar Center A and B.

The Biostatistics Collaboration and Consulting Core in the Division of Biostatistics will conduct a biostatistics clinic on Thursday, January 19, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Clinical Research Building, 1120 NW 14th Street, Room 989. Robert Duncan, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, will present “Experimental Design.” RSVP by January 18 to [email protected].

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology will host grand rounds on Thursday, January 19 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Jose Berrocal Auditorium. Ophthalmology residents and fellows will present interesting or unusual cases. The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. For more information, please contact Maria Fernandez at 305-326-6110 or [email protected].

The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies will host a lecture by Adam Chalom, rabbi at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation and dean for North America at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, on Thursday, January 19 at 8 p.m. at the Miller Center Auditorium, 105 Merrick Building. Rabbi Chalom will present “Beyond Apikorsut: A Judaism for Secular Jews.” The lecture is free and open to the public. RSVP to [email protected] or call 305-284-6882. Light refreshments will be served on the Scharlin Patio prior to the event. Seating is limited. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center on the Jay Morton-Levinthal campus.

Lois S. Weisman, professor of cell and developmental biology and research professor in the life sciences in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan, will present “Roles of Phosphatidylinositol 3, 5 bis Phosphate, a Lipid with Unexpected Links to Neurodegenerative Disease” on Thursday, January 19 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Conference Room 6018. For more information, call Nivia Machin Gonzalez at 305-243-1078.