Topics at a glance: Komen Foundation donation supports salivary diagnostics research … Dr. Simmons to join UTHSC-H team at Washington conference … Brown Bag at the DB: 'Active Shooter on Campus' … Commemorative hammers will go to contributors … Dr. Laman interviewed in Wednesday radio broadcast

Komen Foundation donation supports salivary diagnostics research

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has awarded an Investigator-Initiated Research Grant of just over $380,000 to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in support of work at the UT Dental Branch (UTDB). Dental Branch researchers are analyzing saliva for protein markers that reveal breast cancer. Pictured from left are Komen Foundation Board President Marjorie Landry, Professor Charles F. Streckfus, D.D.S., who is the lead researcher in saliva diagnostics at UTDB; Stephen F. Schwartz, D.D.S., special advisor to the dean and chair of UTDB's Open to Health fundraising initiative; Komen Education and Volunteer Manager Lilian Alvarez; UTDB Dean Catherine M. Flaitz, D.D.S.; Komen Executive Director Michele Ostrander and Development Director Adriana Higgins, Ed.D

Dr. Simmons to join UTHSC-H team at Washington conference

A team from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, including the Dental Branch's Graduate Practice Residency Program Director and Associate Professor Raymond K. Simmons, D.D.S., D.MSc., has been chosen to attend the 2008 Institute for Interprofessional Prevention Education Sept. 4-5 in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Others on the team include Nancy H. Busen, Ph.D., R.N.; Joan C. Engebretson, Dr.PH., R.N.; and Ann-Marie Hedberg, Dr.PH., R.D. The primary goal of the Institute is to address high-priority health problems by advancing interprofessional training and increasing the emphasis on prevention in health professions education programs. The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research is the professional organization for the academic medical and public health community dedicated to prevention research and interprofessional education.

Brown Bag at the DB: 'Active Shooter on Campus'

All faculty, residents, fellows, staff and students are encouraged to attend the Brown Bag training session, "Active Shooter on Campus & Emergency Preparedness," from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24 in DBB Room 207. Featured speakers will be Sgt. G. Arenas of UTPD and Kevin Roberts of Environmental Health and Safety. Cookies and water will be provided for the first 100 people. Bring your lunch and learn while you eat. For more information, contact Rebecca.C.Chapa@uth.tmc.edu. The Brown Bag sessions are offered in a variety of venues on many different topics. They are sponsored by the University Classified Staff Council Staff Development Committee.

Commemorative hammers will go to contributors

S. Jerry Long, D.D.S. (left) and Stephen Schwartz, D.D.S., co-chairs of the Open to Health fundraising initiative at the UT Dental Branch, wield the commemorative hammers that are presented to contributors who donate $10,000 or more to help the school build a new building and offer a full range of scholarships and faculty endowments. For more information about the project, contact Development Director John T. Greer at 713-500-4386.

Dr. Laman interviewed in Wednesday radio broadcast

Radio Station KTRH 740 AM featured UTDB Faculty Practice Executive Director Stephen Laman, D.D.S., in a story about mercury and amalgam fillings. To read the story, visit the KTRH Web site.