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  Dear Executives/Leaders/Members of the MMC Medical Staff,   I am pleased to announce that after an extensive national search, Dr. Arjang Djamali has been selected as our new Chair of the Department of Medicine.   Dr. Djamali joins us from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) where he currently serves as Chief of the Nephrology Division and a transplant physician. He earned his medical degree from Montpellier Medical School in Montpellier, France. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit and a fellowship in nephrology at UWSMPH.   Dr. Djamali is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. As a transplant nephrologist and scientist Dr. Djamali has been considered a national leader in the areas of antibody mediated processes and kidney transplant outcomes.  He has been funded by...

Thanks to Rob Smith for this contribution! Eleanor, Peter Rand and I formed the nucleus that started our three decades of research on tick-borne diseases. Eleanor was a wonderful colleague - rigorous in her work yet welcoming to all and fun. Her creative questions frequently led us to new and productive areas. Her research work with Peter at MMC spanned  nearly 50 years, and included studies in cardiovascular physiology and environmental health, as well as vector borne diseases. The remembrance below well conveys her spirit and engagement of a full life well lived.  ~Rob Link to remembrance in Portland Press Herald

Research Women Aren’t Promoted Because Managers Underestimate Their Potential Why are fewer women promoted to senior positions than men? In a study of evaluation and promotion data from a large retail chain, Prof. Kelly Shue and her co-authors found that women got higher performance ratings than men but were consistently—and incorrectly—judged as having less leadership potential. WATCH VIDEO HERE Kelly Shue Professor of Finance Video edited by John Zebrowski Illustrations by Justine-Juliette Grindley Article by Ben Mattison September 17, 2021 At the large North American retail chain that was the subject of Professor Kelly Shue’s new research, more than half of entry-level workers—56%—are women. But at each rung up the ladder, there are fewer and fewer women: women are 48% of department managers, 35% of store managers, and 14% of district managers—the glass ceiling at work. Why? The study, co-authored with Alan Benson of the University of Minnesota and Danielle Li of MIT and based on as...

  The   NIH Regional Seminars , which NIH has held once or twice a year for decades, have been great opportunities to help researchers, research administrators, trainees and others to better understand the NIH grants process. I have always enjoyed attending and being a part of the entire experience. We in the Office of Extramural Research (OER) value the mutual learning, the questions asked, the energy and ideas, and all that can be learned interacting with attendees. Last year , like so many other conference hosts around the world, NIH shifted to a virtual seminar platform. I confess, we were not sure exactly what would happen; for example, how many people would register and then participate? Well, instead of reaching a thousand people, which is the capacity of our traditional in-person events, we had more than 13,000 people participate! The lobby of the 2021 NIH Virtual Seminar We encourage you to join us as we go virtual once again, even if you participated last year. This...

September 27, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 4 MESSAGE FROM THE GSC Dear GSBS,  I hope every is having a great start to the semester! Thank you to everyone who attended the activity fair last week. If you were unable to attend and are interested in joining a club, please reach out to your GSC Rep and they will be able to get you in touch with someone part of that organization.   If there is a club or activity you are interested in starting on campus, please let us know. You can submit a budget request and roster of people interested in the club or activity, and we can help you get started.    Finally, a reminder that The Goods is here as a summary of many events that could be individual emails, but we wanted to consolidate and make it easier for you all to stay up to date about what is happening around campus. So, be sure to check it out each week!  Thank you, GSC Exec Board  HIGHLIGHTS Follow GSBS on Twitter! GSBS now has a Twitter account! Follow us  @T...