In Brief – May 13, 2019

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Liu Earns Diversity in Research Award

Dajiang Liu, associate professor of Public Health Sciences, will receive the Outstanding Champion of Diversity in Research Award at the Penn State College of Medicine 2019 Research Recognition Awards. Liu will be honored following the Dean’s Spring Lecture on May 14. The Research Recognition Awards highlight the achievements of College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center investigators.

Upcoming Events

Lang to Deliver Dean’s Lecture

Charles Lang, distinguished professor of cellular and molecular physiology and surgery, will give the annual Dean’s Lecture:

• Tuesday, May 14
• Noon
• Junker Auditorium

Lang’s lecture is entitled “Under the Influences: Mechanisms Mediating Alcohol-Inducing Muscle Wasting.”

Surgical Outcomes Talk

Dr. Necole Streeper will speak about “Improving Medical and Surgical Outcomes in Urology with Nutritional Therapy”:

• Thursday, May 16
• Noon-1 p.m.
• C3621
• Continuing Medical Education credit available

Lunch will be provided. The event is part of the Clinical Documentation Improvement Lunch and Learn Series.

‘Good Day PA’

Penn State Health doctors will discuss resources available for cancer survivors on an abc27 “Good Day PA” broadcast and webchat:

• Friday, May 17
• 10-11 a.m.
• Webchat here

The show will feature Tim Card, the first patient to receive chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy at Penn State Cancer Institute. Dr. Michael Hayes and Dr. Niraj Gusani, both of the Cancer Institute, will also answer patient questions.

Got the Nerve? Triathlon

Sponsored by Penn State Health, the 16^th annual Got the Nerve? Triathlon will help support adaptive athletes:

• Saturday, May 18
• 8 a.m.
• Mount Gretna, Pa.
• Details

Proceeds from the race support the IM ABLE Foundation, a local charity that helps adaptive athletes pay for their gear.

Fauci to Speak at Commencement

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is the commencement speaker at Penn State College of Medicine’s graduation ceremonies:

• Saturday, May 18
• 1 p.m.
• Great American Hall, The Hershey Lodge

Fauci has advised five presidents on HIV/AIDS and other domestic and global health issues. In a 2018 analysis of Google Scholar citations, he was ranked as the 26^th most highly cited researcher of all time.

Children’s Miracle Network Telethon

The 35^th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon will broadcast live from Penn State Health Children’s Hospital on WGAL 8:

• Monday, June 3
• 5 a.m.-8 p.m. (6-8 p.m. at the Children’s Hospital)
• Tree House Café
• Call 1-877-543-7365 or donate online

Organizers hope to purchase a new pediatric ambulance with the proceeds. The telethon will give each $35 donor a shirt designed by Miracle Child Lilly, who was born at 29 weeks after her mom was critically injured in a car accident.

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