 What's lovelier
than springtime
in Ann Arbor?
Even if it's raining, you know it's just a matter of time before things get really nice around here...
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Collaboration Makes for
a Good Mix in the Lim Lab
Mi Hee Lim's lab here at the LSI recently had
a visit from a local donor, the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI). AAQI founder
Ami Simms wanted to hand deliver a $30,000 check to Dr. Lim and her team to
help support their research into the role of metal ions in Alzheimer's disease.
Ami read about Dr. Lim's work during an online search and contacted her through
the LSI website about applying for an AAQI grant.
During her visit, Ami shared her story of
serving as caregiver to her mother who died of the disease. She also brought a
selection of quilts made by volunteers to spread awareness and raise money to
fund research.
An emotional connection was made between the lab members and Ami
as she described the insidious nature of Alzheimer's, which robs families of
their loved ones long before their death. This unique connection between donor
and research team will resonate as they build a molecule that could someday
make all the difference in so many people's lives.
To read the full story and view a slideshow of
the visit, click here.
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Love Your Website
Your web pages are a powerful
communication tool. They can assist your lab in a variety of ways-recruiting
top researchers, describing your work to your U-M colleagues and the world,
attracting donors, and more generally, building an understanding of basic
science. The meaningful arrangement of the word and image is a tough combination
to beat for e ffective storytelling. Science photos, people photos,
easy-to-grasp summaries of research, up-to-date publication listings,
slideshows, videos, interviews, the possibilities are endless.
How we use the LSI website to
tell the amazing stories happening in our labs is as important as ever-to keep
basic science moving forward by attracting funding, to foster opportunities for
collaboration within the LSI and across the U-M campus, and to serve as a
bridge to greater understanding of the possibilities of basic research.
Check out these links to see
some examples cool content on the LSI website.
Dan Klionsky video
Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova Lab
Sean Morrison Lab
Disease Research Focus
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Make Your VOICE Heard
The VOICES of the
Staff application deadline is approaching: March 31. VOICES of the Staff is a volunteer-based program offering University of
Michigan staff members an opportun ity to share ideas and define the campus
community issues that matter most to you. The members of the VOICES network
groups are chosen from the overall pool of applicants to represent a microcosm
of the U-M staff community (demographics including work areas, gender,
ethnicity and union representation) and meet monthly to discuss topics and
opportunities of top concern to staff members.
This is your opportunity to be heard where you can:
provide creative and effective staff input;
offer suggestions on staff climate and satisfaction issues; comment on staff development and career investment.
Applications due March 31, 2010. For more information, please go to: www.voices.umich.edu
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New U-M Recruiting System
In June 2010, the
University's current online job posting and hiring system (eMploy) will
transition to a PeopleSoft product called eRecruit. Updates on eRecruit
will be included in future newsletters as the transition date approaches.
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CCG Colloquium
April 16, 2010
9 - 10:00 am
Forum
Hall,
Palmer Commons Neil Warner, Nunez
Lab presenting, "A genome-wide siRNA screen to identify positive and negative
regulators of NOD12 signaling"
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Behind the Scenes
at U-M Science Museums
March 27
9 - 5:00 pm
Learn more
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LSI Mission
Improving human health through collaborative scientific discovery.
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