Issue No. 36 | April 2015
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Society of Scholars Induction
Fifteen women and men who spent formative years at Johns Hopkins were inducted into the university's Society of Scholars on April 13. The event held at the Peabody Institute was hosted by President Ronald J. Daniels and Provost Robert C. Lieberman.
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On April 14, 2015, the School of Medicine hosted the 2015 Scholarship Recognition Event, which highlighted The Daniel G. Sapir Leadership Fund.
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Remembering Levi Watkins Jr. , M.D.
A Pioneer In Cardiac Surgery and Civil Rights
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Levi Watkins, Jr. by Lisa Egeli, 2014, Oil on Canvas |Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
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The Johns Hopkins community suffered a great loss in the death of Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. A pioneer in both cardiac surgery and civil rights who implanted the first automatic heart defibrillator in a patient and was instrumental in recruiting minority students to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Watkins died on April 11 due to complications from a stroke. He was 70.
Gifts in memory of Dr. Watkins can be made to the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Endowed Scholarship Fund at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Please make checks payable to The Johns Hopkins University and include a note that the gift is in Dr. Watkins' memory. Send gifts to the School of Medicine Development Office at 750 E. Pratt St. 17th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. Gifts can also be made online at secure.jhu.edu/form/somt. Please call 410-361-6533 if you have any questions.
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Selwyn Vickers, M.D. '86, honors Dr. Levi Watkins |
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Alumni whose graduation year ends in 4, 5, 9 or 0, will celebrate their reunion this year. The weekend promises something for everyone-whether you are a member of the Grand Classes (classes of 1963 and earlier), celebrating a 50-year reunion (classes of 1964 and 1965), a 25-year reunion (classes of 1989 and 1990) or a young alumni returning for your five-year reunion (classes of 2009 and 2010)!
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine alumni, students, faculty, former residents, fellows, retirees from Johns Hopkins Medicine, etc. are also welcomed to attend Biennial Meeting & Reunion Weekend!
Registration
You can now register online and via mail or telephone. If you have not received your registration materials by May 4, please email
SOMreunion@jhmi.edu or call 410-361-6565.
Biennial Meeting
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Inaugural David Yue Research Award Presented At 2015 Young Investigators' Day
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The memory and contributions of David Yue, M.D.- Ph.D. '87, were recognized at the 38th annual Young Investigators' Day celebration on April 16.
Inaugural David Yue Award recipient, John Issa, had this to say about his mentor who died suddenly from cardiac arrest on Dec. 23, 2014: "He was not only a great scientist and a passionate teacher, but also someone who cared immensely about his students and their success," Issa said. "For that reason, there is some solace in receiving this award, knowing that no one was as happy and proud to see their students do well as David Yue." Issa is one of 20 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who each had the opportunity to showcase his or her work through slides or poster presentations. The awards were granted in recognition of outstanding research and are named after notable researchers, including former faculty members or graduate students at The Johns Hopkins University.
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Highlights from Young Investigators' Day 2015
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Yue, a 1987 School of Medicine M.D.-Ph.D. graduate, was a professor of biomedical engineering and neuroscience and co-director of the Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering. Gifts in his memory can be made to the David T. Yue M.D.-Ph.D. Endowed Scholars Fund. The fund will fulfill two important purposes: (1) provide a succession of elite students, the David T. Yue Scholars, with financial support to pursue a combined M.D. and Ph.D. degree and to conduct pilot research projects, and (2) enable the M.D.-Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins to attract exceptional individuals to the biomedical engineering track. Please make checks payable to Johns Hopkins University, memo "David T. Yue M.D., Ph.D. Scholarship." Gifts can also be made online at https://secure.jhu.edu/form/fjhm. Please call 410-361-6499 or email jdoher13@jhmi.edu if you have any questions.
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~~~SAVE THE DATES~~~
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M.D.-Ph.D. Alumnus To Keynote SOM Convocation
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IEE Medical and Biomedical Education Grand Rounds
June 9, 2015- 4-5 p.m.
David Gordon, MA, MB, FRCP, FMedSci
President, World Federation for Medical Education
Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester
Topic: International Medical Education
IEE Summer Teaching Camp
July 9-10, 2015
Armstrong Medical Education Building
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Robert Siliciano, M.D. '78, Ph.D. '83, will deliver the keynote address at the School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony on
Thursday, May 21, 2:30 p.m.
at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Dr. Siliciano is a world renowned researcher whose laboratory focuses on the study of HIV. He was the first to identify the latent reservoir of the virus found in resting CD4 cells and his lab is one of the foremost in the world in seeking ways to eliminate this barrier to viral cure. Dr. Siliciano is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher and has received the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award.
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To view the JHU Alumni Association events calendar, click here.
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