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December 10, 2002
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In This Issue:

BWH Molecular Medicine Seminar Series presents:
Systems Biology for Understanding End Organ Disease
December 4
4 –5 p.m
Bornstein Amphitheater
Speaker: Howard J. Jacob, PhD, Warren P. Knowles Chair of Genetics,
Director Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Professor Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin

BWH Molecular Medicine Seminar Series presents:
Genetics of Hypercholesterolemia: From Genes to Polygenes
December 19
4-5 p.m.
Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Carrie Hall Conference Room
Speaker: Jonathan C. Cohen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Southwestern Medical Center
Corporate Sponsorship provided by Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.

What Does the IRB Really Want?
How to Write a Human Studies Protocol
December 9
4 p.m.
O’Keeffe Auditorium at MGH
The Human Research Committee (IRB) and the Clinical Research Program are sponsoring “What Does the IRB Really Want? How to Write a Human Studies Protocol.” This talk, given by Libby Hohmann, MD, chair and director, MGH/BWH IRBs, will help any investigator submit complete but concise applications with all the relevant points and issues of interest to the IRB addressed “up front.” Learn how to speed review of your application
by completely addressing ethical, medical and operational issues at the outset. This lecture qualifies for AMA Category 1 and Risk Management credits. For more information or to register, please visit http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or call the CRP at 726-1669.


2002 Partners in Excellence Award Ceremony
Monday, December 9
4 p.m.
Cabot Atrium
Reception will follow in the Pod B Cafeteria.


Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Disease
Wednesday, December 11
4 – 5 p.m.
Bornstein Amphitheater
Speaker: Philip Beachy, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular Biology &
Genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

4th Annual Partners Physicians Day
Saturday, February 8
Boston Marriott, Copley Place
The program features more than 60 Partners physicians as well as keynote speaker, Eugene Braunwald, MD, and incoming president and CEO of Partners James Mongan, MD. All topics can be viewed on the Clinical Affairs web site:http://intranet.partners.org/clinicalaffair