Notices
IACUC Semiannual Inspections
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee will
conduct its semiannual inspections of all areas at Johns
Hopkins that are used for housing, research and teaching
involving animals from Nov. 1 through Nov. 14. These
inspections include all divisions of the university.
People familiar with the care and use of animals in
these areas should be available to answer the inspectors'
questions; anyone who will not be available during the
scheduled inspection time should contact the Animal Care
and Use Committee in advance to reschedule.
For more information, contact the ACUC office at
443-287-3738 or e-mail
acuc@jhmi.edu.
Pilot Project Grants
The Johns Hopkins NIEHS Center in Urban Environmental
Health is offering pilot project grants of up to $20,000
for the period April 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007. The
grants aim to stimulate new lines of research on such
topics as the adverse health impact of hazardous
environmental exposures on populations; how the
interaction of socioeconomic status and environmental
exposure contributes to health disparities; early
biological effects of environmental agents in urban
populations; community outreach and environmental health
education; the molecular epidemiology, exposure assessment
and mechanisms of action of agents found in the urban
environment.
The deadline for submission is Jan. 16. Full details
and application materials can be found on the center's Web
site
www.jhsph.edu/Dept/EHS/Centers/
UrbanEnviroHlth/PilotProject.html or by contacting Kay
Castleberry at 410-955-3720 or
kcastleb@jhsph.edu.
Body Tomography Seminar
The 22nd annual Computed Body Tomography seminar,
sponsored by the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology
and Radiological Science, is scheduled for Feb. 16 through
19 at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resort Lake Buena
Vista, Orlando, Fla.
The seminar will provide a comprehensive review of
recent advances by Elliot Fishman, professor of radiology
at the School of Medicine. Cost for the seminar is $650
for physicians. For more information, contact Laura Friend
at
lfriend@jhmi.edu.
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