Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat
May 24-25, 2012
Duncan Building
Floor 8 • Conference Rooms
General Information
For more information, contact Eric Gagneaux, senior conference coordinator, CME Conference Management, 713-745-0080, or the Division of Internal Medicine, 713-792-6517.
Division of Internal Medicine
Robert F. Gagel, MD, division head
Our Mission and Vision
The mission of the Division of Internal Medicine is to provide a broad spectrum of research-driven internal medicine care for patients with cancer, including aspects of prevention, treatment and survivorship. The vision of the Division of Internal Medicine is to continually expand our lead as a research-driven internal medicine division in a comprehensive cancer center.
Cyrus Scholar Awards Competition
The Mariet and Michael Cyrus Research Fund, established in 2005, promotes the development of basic and clinical research skills in internal medicine. Thanks to the generosity of the of the Cyrus family, two awards will be given: a Cyrus Scholar Award for Outstanding Basic Research and a James S. and Suzanne Cyrus Scholar Award for Outstanding Clinical Research. Each of the 2012 award winners will receive $15,000 ($5,000 each for three years).
| Thursday, May 24, 2012 | |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Poster Session |
| Friday, May 25, 2012 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | On-Site Registration |
| 1:15 | Welcome Robert F. Gagel, MD Professor and Head, Division of Internal Medicine |
| 1:30 | Mavis P. Kelsey Lecture Paul Klotman, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2:15 | State of Research in the Division of Internal Medicine |
| 2:35 | Refreshments |
| 2:50 | Introduction of Cyrus Cyrus Scholar Competitive Presentations |
| 2:55 | Cyrus Scholar Competition for Outstanding Basic Research |
| 3:40 | Break |
| 3:50 | James S. and Suzanne Cyrus Scholar Competition for Outstanding Clinical Research |
| 4:35 | Cyrus Scholar Awards and Best Poster Awards |
| 4:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
Program Committee | |
Chair: Holly Homes, MD | Deputy Chair: Samuel Shelburne, MD |
| Manoop Bhutani, MD Melinda Gu, MD, PhD Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD Ray Hachem, MD Joel Helmke, MHA Camilo Jimenez, MD Dimitrois Kontoyiannis, MD Monika Leja, MD Angeles Lopez-Olivo, MD, PhD | David Ost, MD Sara Peleg, PhD Ketan Shah, PhD Kenneth Tsai, MD, PhD Michael Tuvim, PhD Javier Valenzuela, PhD Lori Williams, PhD Sai-ching Yeung, MD, PhD Chunlei Zhang, MD, PhD Sui Zhang, MD, PhD |
Distinguished Judges | |
Oliver Bogler, PhD Aman Buzdar, MD Waun Ki Hong, MD
| Raphael Pollack, MD, PhD Valen Johnson, PhD Elizabeth Travis, PhD |
Abstracts Submission deadline: Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
Call for Abstracts
Division of Internal Medicine faculty, fellows and staff may submit abstracts for presentation involving original research. Abstracts not presented at the 2011 Research Retreat but previously accepted, presented or published (since January 31, 2012) will be accepted. All abstracts submitted by junior faculty (instructors, assistant professors and associate professors) automatically qualify for the Cyrus Scholar Awards competition. Cyrus Scholar Award winners from 2010 and 2011 are not eligible to participate in the 2012 competition.