March 21, 2001
Contact: Jennifer Day, (313) 577-1058, jday@med.wayne.edu

Calendar Items April/May 2001

WSU to host ‘mini medical school’
Wayne State University’s School of Medicine is opening its doors to the public to learn about the body an how to take care of it as part of its Mini Medical School. The six-week, free course sponsored by Pfizer will allow members of the community to learn about genes, hypertension, aging, alternative medicine, diabetes and fat. Classes start April 26 and follow every Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. through May 31. For more information or to register, call (313) 577-1451.

WSU to host symposium on cell signaling
The second-annual Mary Webber Parker Distinguished Lecture Symposium will be on April 19 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine. This year’s topic is cell signaling and will feature George Vande Woude, PhD, director of Grand Rapids’s Van Andel Research Institute, and Domenico Accili, MD, of Columbia University. The lecture will honor George Grunberger, MD, for his dedicated service as director of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics. The lecture will be in Room 2268, Scott Hall, 540 E. Canfield. For more information, call Mary Grant at (313) 577-0498 in the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics.

Any media calls on these events should be directed to Jennifer Day at (313) 577-1058. Thanks!