John L. Bixby

Ask John Bixby what he enjoys most about conducting research, and he’ll provide an immediate answer. A University of Miami investigator whose lab has developed methods to test a multitude of genes in hundreds of thousands of neurons each week and obtain information about cell morphology and gene expression, Bixby is enthralled with “being able to discover something that nobody else in the world knows at the time that you know it,” he says. “That’s pretty cool.”

Now Bixby will be able to channel his love of research into a new role with the potential to benefit all UM investigators. A professor in the Departments of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology and Neurological Surgery at the Miller School of Medicine and senior associate dean for graduate and postdoctoral studies, Bixby has been appointed vice provost for research, assuming a major role in which he will shape UM’s research enterprise. Read the full story

The Miami Clinical and Translational Science Seminar Series continues on Wednesday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Jeffery M. Vance, chair of the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and director of the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Hussmann Institute for Human Genomics, will present the lecture “Whole Exome Sequencing: The New Diagnostic Method for Genetic Disorders.” Light refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP, email Katie Lewitt at [email protected].

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 a lecture by Maxime Larivé, Jean Monnet Fellow and an instructor in the Department of International Studies, on Monday, March 5, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ferre Building, Room 126. Larivé will present “The European Union’s Relations with the United States: Trends, Cooperation, and Conflicts.” For more information, call 305-284-3266.

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 a lecture by María Lorca-Susino, lecturer in the Departments of International Studies and Economics, on Monday, March 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Ferre Building, Room 126. Lorca-Susino will present “The Euro and the Dollar: A Special Global Dimension of EU-United States Relations.” For more information, call 305-284-3266.

From left, seniors Riquna Williams and Shenise Johnson are All-ACC First Team selections, while Stefanie Yderstrom has received third-team honors.

For the second straight season, the University of Miami has placed three players on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Team. Seniors Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams once again earned first team honors, while junior guard Stefanie Yderstrom represents the ’Canes on the third team.

“To have three of the Top 15 players in the best conference in the country is a testament to how hard each of these young women has worked,” said Miami Head Coach Katie Meier. “Not to be overlooked is the wonderful job our assistant coaches have done to put these special players in a position to succeed.” Read the full story