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April 19, 2010

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Looking for answers

A personal, targeted gift for Peabody By Greg Rienzi

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former Peabody student has prepared a $2 million scholarship bequest to the Conservatory that aims to open musical doors for those impeded by intolerance. Tristan Rhodes, who spent less than three years studying piano and conducting at the Peabody Institute during the late 1960s, said recently that although he did not face antagonistic repercussions from his family or at Peabody due to his sexual orientation, he witnessed a close friend ostracized by her family because of hers. He said that the woman was perhaps denied a promising literary career because of the lack of support to pursue her dreams. Rhodes, who was recently in BaltiContinued on page 3

Considering college in their own backyard

Though he’s showing his hand here the old-fashioned way, math and philosophy major Calum Spicer ‘played’ Bulgarian solitaire in his head or on a computer in an attempt to fully describe the cyclic behavior of the game.

B y A m y L u n d ay

By Greg Rienzi

Homewood

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PURA grants in hand, 44 JHU undergrads pose provocative questions

wenty-three seniors in Baltimore’s public high schools have been offered admission to Johns Hopkins’ schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering for the upcoming academic year. As city residents, 21 qualified for the Baltimore Scholars program, which provides full-tuition scholarships to Baltimoreans who graduate from the city’s public schools and are admitted into the university’s undergraduate programs. Ninety-nine students attending Baltimore City public schools applied for entry in fall 2010, which will mark the start of the university’s sixth academic year offering the Baltimore Scholars

n research, the journey from point A to point B sometimes leads the individual to C, D or E. The trip, however, typically begins with a question. Here are a few: Does sustained listening to an MP3 player via earphones have a negative impact on hearing? What mathematical secrets can be gleaned from a Bulgarian solitaire game? How has smallscale gold mining impacted the health of Mongolian miners? These queries formed the basis of three

out of the 40 projects carried out in summer and fall 2009 by 44 students who received Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards to support their work. Many students use the awards—of up to $2,500—to take their maiden research journeys. On Tuesday, April 20, Lloyd B. Minor, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, will host the 17th annual Continued on page 5

The 17th Annual PURA Ceremony See What They Found Out

o recognize the recipients of the 2009 Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards, an event will be held on Tuesday, April 20, in Homewood’s Glass Pavilion. A poster session in which students

will have an opportunity to display the results of their research begins at 3 p.m. At the 4:30 p.m. recognition ceremony hosted by Lloyd Minor, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, the honorees will be introduced by Scott Zeger, chair of the selection committee. Minor will present the students’ certificates, and PURA recipient Brian Barone, a classical guitarist and a junior at the

Peabody Conservatory, will perform. Barone will play a selection from the Mexico City Cathedral Manuscript A1823, thought to be composed by José María Bustamante (1777–1861), that he found doing his research. A reception will follow at approximately 5:15 p.m. The entire Johns Hopkins community is invited.

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In Brief

Nicholas Maw memorial concert; women poets; ‘Closing Achievement Gap’ in schools

Calendar

Barton Childs tribute; ‘Turning Charm City Green’; Spring Fair at Homewood

14 Job Opportunities 14 Notices 15 Classifieds

2 THE GAZETTE • April 19, 2010 I N B R I E F

Peabody plans Nicholas Maw memorial concert on Tuesday

memorial concert honoring Nicholas Maw, the distinguished composer and former member of the Peabody Conservatory’s Composition faculty, will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, in Peabody’s Leith Symington Griswold Hall. Solo and chamber works by Maw and by three of his former students, Judah Adashi, Richard Lake and Jeffrey Lindon, will be performed by the Peabody Trio and faculty artist William Sharp, baritone. The concert is free and open to the public.

School of Ed hosts event on ‘Closing the Achievement Gap’

he Johns Hopkins School of Education will host a discussion on “Closing the Achievement Gap” at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, in Gilchrist Hall on the Montgomery County Campus. Panelists will examine ways to improve educational opportunities for all students by identifying programs and strategies for raising achievement and closing gaps between white and minority students. This is the second discussion in the school’s Shaping the Future series addressing the most challenging issues in public education. A Q&A will follow remarks by panel members Robert Balfanz, a Johns Hopkins research scientist specializing in dropout prevention strategies and co-director of the university’s Everyone Graduates Center; Andy Smarick, a distinguished visiting fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute; Andrea Foggy-Paxton, a program officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and Kalman “Buzzy” Hettleman, a former member of the Baltimore City School Board and author of It’s the Classroom Stupid: A Plan to Save America’s Schoolchildren. Mavis Sanders, a researcher and associate professor at Johns Hopkins, will serve as moderator. More than 300 people attended the series’ first panel discussion, on the future of No Child Left Behind, held in December. RSVPs for the April 27 event are encouraged and can be submitted online at www .education.jhu.edu/shaping-future.

Composer for films, video games to screen clips at Homewood

he Johns Hopkins Film & Media Studies Program will welcome award-winning film and video game composer Byeong Woo Lee at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23, for a screening and Q&A, followed by a reception. The event will take place in 110 Hodson Hall on the Homewood campus. Lee is a guitarist, composer, writer, arranger and producer, and one of the most soughtafter film soundtrack producers in Korea, where he was born. His music can be heard in more than a dozen films, many commer-

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cials and video games, including the online game Dragonika. Lee created the soundtrack for the horror film The Host, a favorite at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, and earned the Korean equivalent of an Academy Award for the score. Lee earned graduate performance diplomas in guitar, in 1998, and chamber ensembles, in 2000, from the Peabody Institute. He will be in Baltimore to receive the Johns Hopkins Knowledge for the World Award, which honors alumni who exemplify the Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence and have brought credit to the university and their profession in the international arena through their professional achievements or humanitarian service.

Md. women poets to celebrate new JHU Press anthology

n Thursday, April 29, some of Maryland’s leading poets will help the JHU Press celebrate the publication of a new anthology, British Women Poets of the Long Eighteenth Century. The groundbreaking work gathers 368 poems by 80 British women poets writing from 1660 to 1840—effectively rewriting the literary history of the time, a history from which women have largely been excluded. Clarinda Harriss, Lia Purpura, Mary Jo Salter and Elizabeth Spires will each read a poem from the anthology, comment on their selection, and pair it with a reading of one of their own poems. The evening will include a tribute to the late Lucille Clifton, who had planned to participate. One of the anthology’s editors, Paula Backscheider, will comment on the poets’ selections and on the work of assembling the collection. The invitation-only event, co-sponsored by the JHU Libraries, takes place at 7 p.m. in Mason Hall on the Homewood campus. For more information, contact Jack Holmes at 410-516-6928.

‘U.S. News & World Report’ releases grad school rankings

he Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has retained a top-tier ranking among the nation’s best medical schools, as reported in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The overall School of Medicine ranking this year was No. 3, while the school’s biomedical engineering specialty retained its long-standing No. 1 ranking. In health specialties, geriatrics also retained its No. 1 place. The School of Education took the No. 6 spot, and the School of Engineering came in at No. 25 overall and tops the rankings in the biomedical/bioengineering category. In the arts and sciences category, Johns Hopkins was ranked No. 5 in biological sciences. For a full list of the fields and categories ranked this year, go to www.usnews.com/ sections/rankings/index.html.

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April 19, 2010 • THE GAZETTE

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Johns Hopkins cardiologist and trustee Nicholas J. Fortuin, 69 B y D av i d M a r c h

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Nicholas Fortuin

and its Heart and Vascular Institute, Fortuin was a pioneer in echocardiography, using ultrasound technology to assess the heart’s structure and pumping ability and translate the images into sophisticated diagnostics and treatment guidelines. “I recruited Dr. Fortuin and was very proud to have done that,” said Richard S. Ross, cardiologist and dean emeritus of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. “He persuaded me back in the 1970s that echocardiography was the wave of the future, and, in fact, he was a pioneer in what is now a standard, and indispensable, part of cardiac care. Most of all, he was a strong clinical cardiologist, a forceful voice in his field and one who solved innumerable, seemingly insoluble problems. Doctors would follow a patient for years and miss a diagnosis, and Nick would see that patient and figure it out immediately.”

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icholas J. Fortuin, one of Johns Hopkins Medicine’s most dedicated and admired clinical cardiologists, teachers and institutional leaders, died unexpectedly on April 11 near Owings Mills, Md., while biking, his favorite sport and pastime. The cause of death was not known, but it is likely he suffered a heart attack, colleagues say. He was 69. “Nick Fortuin was a physician’s physician and a tremendously accomplished cardiologist,” said Edward D. Miller, dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. “But he also distinguished himself as a teacher and mentor, and as a superb citizen of Johns Hopkins Medicine, serving as a trustee of The Johns Hopkins Hospital for a quarter of a century, and a trustee of Johns Hopkins Medicine since JHM’s inception. His devotion to Johns Hopkins, his patients, his students and his colleagues will be missed.” Fortuin also served for two years as president of the board of trustees of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Patients, colleagues, friends and family recalled that he was caring for patients on the Friday before he died. His first meeting with colleagues was at 7:30 a.m., medical grand rounds followed at 8 a.m., then teaching and reading diagnostic images with fellows at 9 a.m. From 10:30 a.m. on he was with his patients, including two who had had cardiac catheterization procedures performed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital; he saw another nine later at Johns Hopkins at Green Spring Station. A professor at the School of Medicine

At the Peabody Institute, Director Jeffrey Sharkey and former Peabody student Tristan Rhodes sign a formal agreement establishing Rhodes’ scholarship bequest.

Peabody Continued from page 1 more to sign a formal agreement with the school, said that he doesn’t want individuals denied an opportunity at Peabody for such reasons. The bequest, among the largest future commitments made to Peabody, will create the Tristan W. Rhodes Scholarship Fund for the benefit of qualified students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender and are not receiving tuition support from those who were originally providing or expected to provide it. If a suitable candidate is not available in any given year, the scholarship can be used for any qualified student who is not receiving expected tuition support, or any quali-

fied student in need of financial assistance. The decision as to which students are deemed qualified rests with the dean of the Conservatory. Jeffrey Sharkey, director of the Peabody Institute, said that he is “absolutely delighted” about the generous bequest. “This gift is all about lifting barriers,” Sharkey said. “One of the things that music does is to bring people of diverse cultures and backgrounds together, and unite them under this big tent of music.” Sharkey said that such scholarship money, especially in uncertain economic times, can be hard to obtain. “Raising such funds is something that we are working on constantly,” he said. “Musical training is expensive, and we’re in a very competitive market with our peer schools. This gift, certainly on a scale for Peabody, is extremely generous.”

Fortuin was recruited to Johns Hopkins to become inaugural director of its echocardiography lab, in 1971, returning here from a stint in the public health service of North Carolina. It had also been under the tutelage of Richard Ross that Fortuin, immediately after graduating from Cornell Medical College in 1965, had joined the ranks of Johns Hopkins medical staff to further pursue his clinical training in medicine and cardiology. It became Fortuin’s newfound mission to establish echocardiography as a permanent part of the university’s research, training and clinical enterprises. He opened the laboratory and began a weekly echocardiography conference, during which he and other faculty would review intriguing case studies and interpret or read patients’ echocardiograms with cardiology fellows, a practice that continues to this day. Thousands of patients and several hundred cardiologists have benefited from his skill, training and mentorship, Fortuin’s colleagues say. He went on to serve on several editorial boards for cardiology journals. “The Department of Medicine, the Division of Cardiology and Johns Hopkins Medicine have lost one of their most committed teachers, physicians and academic leaders,” said cardiologist Myron Weisfeldt, the William Osler Professor of Medicine and director of the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. “There are generations of cardiology fellows whose echocardiography skills are entirely the product of Fortuin’s instruction, mentoring and cajoling. “Combined with his 25 years of service as a trustee of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and as a trustee of Johns Hopkins Medicine, his professional career symbolized—but, more importantly, enhanced—the importance of the skillful clinician and clinician

educator that is fundamental to the Hopkins mission,” added Weisfeldt, who is also physician in chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. “It was one of the singular pleasures of my career to have written the letter successfully nominating Dr. Fortuin for promotion to professor,” Weisfeldt noted. “But his patients, too, knew his worth. They provided him with one of the most prestigious honors possible: a chair endowed in his name, to be occupied by an equally skilled and committed physician and teacher.” In 2008, some 300 patients, colleagues, and health and medical organizations honored Fortuin’s clinical skills by establishing the named professorship, which is held by cardiac electrophysiologist Hugh Calkins, who founded a patient registry in 1998 for those with inherited heart rhythm disorders and is also director of its arrhythmia programs. “I am terribly saddened by the tragic and untimely death of Nick Fortuin,” said Calkins, the Nicholas J. Fortuin Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. “Nick was my mentor and friend, an outstanding clinical cardiologist, and he represented the very best of Hopkins Medicine,” Calkins said. “He taught me many things, but most of all that the patient always comes first. Most striking to me about his remarkable career was how generous he was with his time, both for patients and colleagues. I am deeply honored to have been the inaugural recipient of the professorship that bears his name. Our community has lost a wonderful doctor and colleague.” Fortuin was born in Paterson, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Diane “Dinnie”; three daughters, Elizabeth Lyle Steffenson, Julianne Savage and Karen Hay Corsi; and eight grandchildren.

Most scholarship gifts to Peabody are also targeted but traditionally go toward the study of a specific instrument. Rhodes’ gift is one of three future commitments of $2 million to Peabody, in addition to two in the $1 million range. Andrea Trisciuzzi, associate dean for development at Peabody, said that Rhodes’ gift is significant both for its size and its source. “It’s rare for us to get those very big gifts from our alumni, as most are not in a financial position that allows them to make million-dollar contributions. So for us to receive a bequest at this level from someone who went here is wonderful,” Trisciuzzi said. The New York–born Rhodes, 62, entered Peabody in 1966 as a double major in piano and conducting. He left in 1969, before finishing his degree, after his brother was killed in Vietnam. He was later recruited to the Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J., where he was awarded a bachelor of music degree in piano and composition. Rhodes, who now lives in Victoria, British Columbia, has been involved with music for 40 years as a pianist, organist and choral conductor.

Rhodes was artist in residence and a faculty member at the American Boychoir School in Princeton before taking the post of conductor of Washington, D.C.’s Offertorium Musicum Choir. He created the opera workshop at St. Mary’s College of Maryland while serving as assistant to the college president and as a member of the piano faculty. He rose to fame as a conductor, pianist and composer during his many years as director of the National Boychoir of America in Washington. An ardent chamber music player, he was one of the founding members of the Northampton Trio. He was also conductor and artistic director of the New England Vocal Ensemble in Boston, which he conducted until retiring from the concert stage, and he has been the director of music at two prominent Episcopal parishes in the United States. More recently, he has kept a busy schedule as teacher, guest conductor and clinician at music festivals. He has also been a real estate investor. Despite advances in gay rights over the years, Rhodes said that he expects his Peabody bequest to maintain its relevance when it goes into effect after his death. G

Spring Fair comes to Homewood April 23 to 25

he 39th annual Spring Fair arrives on the Homewood campus this week for three food- and fun-filled days. The student-run event, which opens at noon on Friday, April 23, features an extensive food court; vendors of crafts and other items, including jewelry, clothing, pottery, glassware, paintings, drawings, collectibles and literature; a children’s section with carnival rides, free books, face painting and activities promoting literacy; a nonprofit section featuring national and Johns Hopkins groups; and a beer garden. An outdoor concert at 6 p.m. on Friday brings to the Ralph S. O’Connor Recre-

ation Center practice field three groups: the Boston-based State Radio; Forever the Sickest Kids, a rock band from Dallas; and Time Columns, a progressive post-rock band from Baltimore. Tickets are $25 for the general public and $15 for Johns Hopkins students with valid student IDs. Ticketing information is online at http://jhutickets.com. Fair hours are noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The beer garden, located in Decker Gardens, will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

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Social vs. dependent drinking: Is the difference in the brain? By Lisa De Nike

Homewood

courtesy of elise weerts

hy some people can enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a few beers at a ballgame with no ill effects and others escalate their drinking and become dependent remains one of medicine’s baffling mysteries and a major public health concern. Using a $1 million stimulus-funded grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team headed by Elise Weerts, associate professor of behavioral biology in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, is using brain imaging techniques to explore whether individual differences in the brain’s opiate receptor system could contribute to a person’s future risk of developing problems with alcohol. “We wanted to test the possibility that differences in brain chemistry can influence alcoholism risk,” Weerts said. “We know that some individuals are less sensitive to the effects of alcohol than are others, and this may increase how often and how much they drink. Our study will help to determine if these differences might originate in the brain’s opiate receptor system.” The human brain contains natural chemicals called “opioid peptides,” some of which are similar to morphine, a narcotic painkiller. These opioid peptides bind, or stick to, special sites in the brain called “receptors,” resulting in either pleasurable or aversive feelings. The sensations that a person gets when drinking alcohol, for instance, are thought to be regulated or controlled, in part, by the brain’s release of these opioid peptides, Weerts said.

The PET image at left shows the combined mu-opioid receptors of 24 healthy subjects, with the highest binding of receptors shown in the dark area in the center. The MRI image is used to identify brain regions and shows that the highest binding in the PET image is the ventral striatum.

The team’s previous research has indicated that opioid receptor binding is increased in people who are dependent on alcohol, when compared to social drinkers, but “what we don’t know is whether these differences were there before alcohol dependence or were a result of heavy long-term drinking,” Weerts said. Over the course of the upcoming two-year study, about 60 healthy men and women, ages 21 to 30, who report that they regularly drink alcohol socially will be tested. Each participant will undergo a thorough psychological screening, which includes talking about his or her own drinking history and habits. The subjects will then undergo brain scans, which utilize small amounts of a radioactive drug that binds to opioid receptors and allows them to be imaged and seen. These PET (positron emission tomography) scans

will help the research team construct a threedimensional image of the person’s brain in order to visualize the opioid receptors located in different regions that are thought to be involved in the effects of alcohol. In addition, study subjects will be given small amounts of alcohol under controlled conditions and asked to complete questionnaires about how they feel. The answers will be correlated with each subject’s drinking history and PET scan results. “This research is important, as only a subset of people who drink alcohol go on to develop abuse and dependence disorders,” Weerts said. “We don’t have a good understanding of all the factors that can either increase a person’s risk or, alternatively, reduce his risk of future alcohol problems. This should help.” The stimulus grant allowed Weerts, who is

a team member of the School of Medicine’s Integrated Program of Substance Abuse Research, known as IPSAR, to hire two new staffers—a research assistant and an interviewer/screener—and retain another research assistant, a data manager and a nurse practitioner to work on the study, and will contribute to the costs of staff in the Department of Radiology. This project is among the 380 stimulusfunded research grants and supplements totaling $192 million that Johns Hopkins has garnered since Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (informally known by the acronym ARRA). ARRA bestowed the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation with $12.4 billion in extra money to underwrite research grants by September 2010. The stimulus package—which provided $550 billion in new spending, including the above grant—is part of the federal government’s attempt to bring back a stumbling economy by distributing dollars for transportation projects, infrastructure building, the development of new energy sources and job creation, and financing research that will benefit humankind. Johns Hopkins scientists have submitted about 1,300 proposals for stimulus-funded investigations, ranging from strategies to help recovering addicts stay sober and the role that certain proteins play in the development of muscular dystrophy to mouse studies seeking to understand how men and women differ in their response to the influenza virus. As of March 15, 120 staff jobs have been created at Johns Hopkins directly from ARRA funding, not counting jobs saved when other grants ran out, and not counting faculty and grad student positions supported by the ARRA grants.

STI, HIV counseling inadequate in male teens, study finds B y K at e r i n a P e s h e va

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espite national guidelines aimed at improving sexual health services for teenagers, most sexually active boys—even those who report high-risk sexual behaviors—still get too little counseling about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections during their visits to the doctor, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The study, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Adolescent Health, analyzed data from the 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males and the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and found that only 26 percent of teens who reported high-risk

sex—such as having sex with a prostitute or an HIV-infected person, or having sex while high or drunk—said they received HIV/STI counseling at the doctor’s office in the year preceding the survey. Twenty-one percent of all sexually active boys, regardless of risk, said that they discussed HIV and other STIs with their doctors. The study also found no improvement in how well teenage males were screened for STIs and HIV between 1995 and 2002, even though in the early 1990s the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics both issued guidelines urging physicians to make sexual health counseling and related services part of the regular exam for teenagers. The researchers say their findings signal the need for better STI counseling of young

male patients in order to minimize risky behaviors. “If guidelines alone can’t change what is being done at the doctor’s office, then the million-dollar question becomes how to get doctors and nurses to talk with their patients about sexual health,” said lead investigator Arik Marcell, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Marcell and colleagues say that the first step to better counseling is the use of evidence-based, uniform guidelines to reduce confusion among providers. And, they say, it is critical to understand what prevents providers from counseling and to devise ways to eliminate any such barriers. In the meantime, pediatricians on the frontlines, they say, should ACT: ask, coun-

sel, test. “Ask the patient if he is sexually active, counsel him about risk, and test accordingly,” Marcell said. Other findings in the current study: • In 1995, less than one-fourth of male teens said that they had discussed STIs and HIV with a doctor or a nurse, compared to less than 22 percent in 2002. • In 2002, less than 18 percent of males reported ever discussing birth control with their doctors. The 1995 survey did not include birth-control questions. The research was funded with support from the National Institutes of Health and the Ford Foundation. Co-investigators were David Bell, of Columbia University Medical Center; Laura Duberstein Lindberg, of the Guttmacher Institute; and Adel Takruri, of the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Diabetes raises risk of death in cancer-surgery patients By Stephanie Desmon

Johns Hopkins Medicine

eople with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to die in the month following their operations than those who have cancer but not diabetes, an analysis by Hopkins researchers suggests. The study, published in the April issue of the journal Diabetes Care, finds that newly diagnosed cancer patients—particularly those with colorectal or esophageal tumors—who also have Type 2 diabetes have a 50 percent greater risk of death following surgery. Roughly 20 million Americans—about 7 percent of the population—are believed to have diabetes, and the numbers continue to grow.

“Diabetic patients, their oncologists and their surgeons should be aware of the increased risk when they have cancer surgery,” said Hsin-Chieh “Jessica” Yeh, assistant professor of general internal medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and one of the study’s leaders. “Care of diabetes before, during and after surgery is very important. It should be part of the preoperative discussion. “When people are diagnosed with cancer, the focus often is exclusively on cancer, and diabetes management may be forgotten,” Yeh said. “This research suggests the need to keep a dual focus.” The risk picture presented by Yeh and her colleagues emerged from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 previously published

medical studies that included information about diabetes status and mortality among patients after cancer surgery. The size of the studies ranged from 70 patients to 32,621 patients, with a median of 427 patients. Yeh said that the analysis could not say why cancer patients with diabetes are at greater risk of death after surgery. One culprit, she said, could be infection. Diabetes is a well-established risk factor for infection and infection-related mortality in the general population, and any surgery can increase the risk of infections. Another cause may be cardiovascular compromise. Diabetes raises the risk of atherosclerosis and is a strong predictor of heart attack and death from cardiovascular disease. “The ultimate question of whether better

diabetes management in people with cancer increases their survival after surgery can’t be answered by this study,” she said. “More research will be needed to figure this out.” Yeh said that the Johns Hopkins study is part of a growing volume of research under way at the intersection of diabetes and cancer, two leading causes of death in the United States. Diabetes appears to increase risk for some types of cancer, and risk factors such as physical inactivity, unhealthy lifestyles and obesity are believed to be shared by both diseases. Other Johns Hopkins researchers on the study are Bethany B. Barone, Claire F. Snyder, Kimberly S. Peairs, Kelly B. Stein, Rachel L. Derr, Antonio C. Wolff and Frederick L. Brancati.

April 19, 2010 • THE GAZETTE

Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards

Answers Continued from page 1 PURA ceremony to honor their achievements. The awards are open to students in each of the university’s four schools with full-time undergraduates: the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the Peabody Conservatory and the School of Nursing.

Since 1993, 752 PURA grants have been awarded for students to conduct original research, some results of which have been published in professional journals or presented at academic conferences. The awards, funded through donations from the Hodson Trust, are an important part of the university’s mission and its commitment to research opportunities for undergraduates. In total, the Hodson Trust has contributed more than $3.5 million in both operating and endowment support to the PURA program. Scott Zeger, vice provost for research, said

Cards and number theory Name: Calum Spicer Age: 19 Hometown: Columbia, Md. Majors: math and philosophy, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Faculty sponsor: Fred Torcaso, senior lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Whiting School of Engineering Project title: “Bulgarian Solitaire Games”

alum Spicer (photo on front page), a 19-year-old sophomore from Columbia, Md., is unraveling the mathematics of a card game called Bulgarian solitaire, whose peculiar properties have fascinated scholars since the game was introduced in 1983 by recreational mathematician Martin Gardner. Spicer’s findings have impressed his faculty sponsor, Fred Torcaso, who is encouraging him to write up his work for submission to a mathematical journal.

Questions for Calum Spicer: Your research concerned a card game called Bulgarian solitaire. How is this game played?

The game, which may be more accurately thought of as an algorithm, consists of taking a set of piles of cards, or coins or whatever, removing one card from each pile and forming a new stack with these cards. For the mathematically inclined, these are just partitions of integers. This “rule” is repeated indefinitely. Since the game can only exist in a finite number of states, the game will enter into a limit cycle.

In studying this game, what were you looking for, and what did you find?

We were hoping to fully describe the cyclic behavior of the game. Interestingly, in answering this question, we found some deep connections between the game and combinatorics [the study of counting objects],

that the awards make it possible for dozens of students each year to undertake “firstrate,” important projects. “The Johns Hopkins undergraduate experience is unique in the country because of the extent to which learning is built around discovery, both intellectual and personal,” Zeger said. “Johns Hopkins encourages every student to undertake a research or scholarship project with a faculty mentor chosen from anywhere in the university. PURA helps to make this possible. It is hard to choose among the more than 100 applications we receive each year. Our goal is to

grow the PURA support so that more students can win awards.” The 2010 ceremony will be held in the Glass Pavilion at Homewood. The entire Johns Hopkins community is invited to the event, which begins at 3 p.m. with an informal poster session allowing students to display and talk about their projects. A recognition ceremony hosted by Provost Minor will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will include a student performance. On pages 5 through 9, seven PURA recipients talk about what they learned from their experiences.

abstract algebra and various number theoretical concepts such as the factorization of integers.

someone do better at a Las Vegas casino?

Where do you go from here?

Sponsor Fred Torcaso says:

A natural direction would be to “give back” to the various mathematical disciplines we have utilized and see if our knowledge about Bulgarian solitaire provides a new perspective on or insight into these fields of study. Bulgarian solitaire is an intuitive mathematical object, and having this in hand while exploring less obvious notions might be of use. What did your fellow students think when they saw you playing with oldfashioned playing cards instead of the latest video game?

I did most of the “playing” in my head or using a computer program, so my peers were fortunately oblivious to my study involving something as antiquated, and embarrassing, as little paper rectangles. Could your playing card research help

Not unless you go to some strange casinos.

Calum has done some truly wonderful work. He has made significant progress in our understanding of how the Bulgarian solitaire game works in a more general setting. Moreover, the results he was able to obtain tied this game to some very interesting quantities and ideas that arise in number theory. These connections were fairly unexpected and thus make his work more significant. Although the problems he has considered are primarily mathematical exercises, the connections he has made to number theory can give mathematicians alternative understanding of these fundamental ideas. On the practical side, the game of Bulgarian solitaire can actually be “played” and therefore provides a concrete example to demonstrate some nice ideas in number theory. —Phil Sneiderman

Name: Tanya Lukasik Hometown: Hicksville, N.Y. Major: psychology and public health Faculty sponsor: Stefanie DeLuca, associate professor, Department of Sociology, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Project title: “Mobile in Mobile, Ala.: Moving Up the Ladder of Social and Geographic Opportunity”

anya Lukasik spent a month last summer in Mobile, Ala., interviewing heads of households, primarily mothers, from low-income minority families to determine how they are affected by residential mobility—everything from moving to a new home and switching children to a new school to changes in family structure associated with live-in romantic partners, marriage and divorce. After recruiting participants by going door to door, Lukasik, a senior majoring in psychology and public health studies, interviewed individuals in 30 of the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods and public housing communities for the Adult Family Dynamics and Housing Decisions Study, under the guidance of her PURA adviser, Stefanie DeLuca. Lukasik will be returning to Mobile this coming summer with her research group, interested, she says, in “learning the process through which theory testing evolves into real, data-driven research.”

Questions for Tanya Lukasik: Having previously conducted surveys only in a laboratory setting, how hard was it to approach strangers in their homes and ask personal questions?

The minutes leading up to my first interview were slightly anxiety-ridden, as the task in itself was quite nerve-racking, daunting and oddly intimidating. I was aware, for

instance, that we would not be systematically observing neighborhood activity in the comfort of a protective, tinted-window sports utility vehicle like renowned sociologists Sampson and Raudenbush. I would be “cold calling” along with my research team members, walking through sight-unseen neighborhoods, clipboard in hand, knocking on doors to people’s homes, their private spaces, all within a foreign environment. Who would answer the door? Would they be unreceptive? Tell me to leave? By the time I arrived at the porch of “Margaret’s” home in the R.V. Taylor public housing community, all of my worries and concerns almost evaporated into the humid Mobile air. Sitting in the sun on her porch, Margaret intently listened to my rehearsed introductory greeting and agreed to participate; before I knew it, I was conducting my first sociological-based research survey, with an elderly Mobile native who was very friendly and eager to share her story. From that point on, everything else just fell into place. Is there any particular interview that stands out?

I think I was most touched by Keoma, a woman from my home state of New York who had moved to Mobile in her early teens. While she tried to stay on the right track by doing well in school and obtaining a job after college, [she] got caught up with the wrong people, at the wrong time. However, she realized the error of her ways, persevered and eventually moved into public housing as a means of attempting to get back on her feet, along with her two children. She detailed her life story with such enthusiasm and contagious optimism, and always made sure to add important extra details to the questions I asked, and to include instructive stories, in an effort to help me understand the struggles she encountered, on an individual and neighborhood level, and to highlight things that could be improved.

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Poor minorities and mobility

Tanya Lukasik and her clipboard spent a month last summer in Mobile, Ala.

At the conclusion of her interview, she inquisitively asked, “What are you going to do with this, these stories?” At that moment, I truly realized the critical importance of the work we were doing. This wasn’t just about traveling to an unfamiliar area, meeting new people or filling out a packet of papers with predetermined questions. This was a chance not only to collect a combination of quantitative and qualitative data with significant policy relevance but also a unique opportunity to give a voice to those who are typically silenced and unheard. Since you are now an expert at administering surveys, do you have any advice for the legions of U.S. Census workers who are about to go door to door across the country?

We often joked throughout our time in Mobile about how hard it must be for census workers to conduct surveys so methodically, quickly and with, we would assume, a level of indifference in an effort to avoid having their work transformed into hours-long interviews. When we prepared our surveys, we hadn’t

anticipated that surveying individuals—especially those who were so geographically isolated and socially neglected—would be a time-consuming process, as they had such interesting stories to tell, inspiring narratives of overcoming hardship. Frequently our oneand-a-half-hour surveys would transform into three-and-a-half-hour qualitative interviews. I may actually consult with the U.S. Census Bureau next time around. It’s definitely a tough task without becoming too immersed in the stories you hear.

Sponsor Stefanie DeLuca says: As part of my research team, Tanya collects interviews with families in some of the poorest communities in this country. Last summer, she took a leap of faith and came with us to Mobile, Ala., as the only undergraduate student in the group, and spent a month in some of the most violent and desperate communities that even I had ever seen. Her intellectual sharpness, moral compass, curiosity and work ethic are without bounds. —Amy Lunday

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Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards

Rhythm disorders in hearts

iomedical engineering major Carolyn Park’s project focused on rhythm disorders in hearts that have a genetic disease called Brugada syndrome. Her goal has been to understand the exact mechanisms by which these arrhythmias arise. In May, Park, a 20-year-old senior from Baltimore, will present her study, as first author, at a meeting in Denver of the Heart Rhythm Society, a prestigious meeting in the field. According to her faculty adviser, she will be the only undergraduate presenting at this meeting.

Questions for Carolyn Park: Your research focuses on rhythm disorders in hearts that have a genetic disease called Brugada syndrome. How common is this disorder, and how dangerous is it to patients?

Brugada syndrome is also known as sudden unexpected death syndrome, and it is unfortunately common in young men,

especially in Asian countries. Typically, a person suffering from this syndrome will die in his sleep from cardiac arrest. It is especially dangerous because patients almost always seem structurally fine, although their cardiac sodium channels may be defective. Luckily, clinical testing with certain drugs can reveal a trademark pattern in patients’ EKG recordings. WILL KIRK / HOMEWOODPHOTO.JHU.EDU

Name: Carolyn Park Age: 20 Hometown: Baltimore Major: biomedical engineering, Whiting School of Engineering Faculty sponsor: Natalia Trayanova, professor of biomedical engineering, Whiting School of Engineering Project title: “Role of Geometry and Ventricular Conduction Sensitivity to Sodium Current in Reentry Inducibility”

For your study, did you generate this rhythm disorder in animals or in a computer? What were you looking for, and what did you discover?

My goal was to find out why the syndrome only affects the right ventricle of the heart, since Brugada rhythm disorders clinically occur only in the right ventricle. To do so, I tested computer simulations using an accurate 3D rabbit heart model that was created from real heart data. What I found was that the normal structural differences between the left and right ventricles make the right ventricle more vulnerable to this disease. Specifically, the relative thinness of the right ventricular wall appears to be a key factor.

Carolyn Park is studying hearts with Brugada syndrome, a genetic disease.

Where do you go from here?

Does this research help you give better advice to a friend who has a broken heart?

I hope to run more tests to try to glean more information about the electrical properties of the tissue, and maybe generate EKG readings for the model to see if they match with clinical reports. I’m also considering repeating my experiments with a human heart model, which my lab has recently created. But frankly, I just want to get this published and move on because I’ve been working on

it for three years. I’ve been accepted into the BME master’s program here. I’m planning on doing that for a year, and then hopefully I’ll get into med school.

Yes, especially for my friends who happen to be rabbits. But they tend to recover quickly from a broken heart. After a long day of studying heart rhythms, do you ever feel like you play drums in a rock band?

Well, my project investigates defective heart

rhythms that are offbeat and out of sync at strange speeds. For some reason, whenever I try to play on a real drum set, I end up playing offbeat and out of sync at strange speeds.

Sponsor Natalia Trayanova says: Carolyn is an unusual case. Normally, undergrads work with grad students or postdocs. This wasn’t the case with Carolyn. She had her own project that she was responsible for. She had to learn everything herself, formulate her hypotheses and do the research. Carolyn’s project has been very successful. Clearly, this is a project with important clinical implications. —Phil Sneiderman

Technology and legal aid

fter spending the summer of 2008 at the New York City Bar Justice Center studying the use of technology in the U.S. legal aid system, senior and history/international studies major Kevin Park, who is also a master’s degree candidate, wanted to find out whether the American model of telephone and Internet assistance for clients had any resonance across the pond. He chose the United Kingdom for his comparison study “because its legal system has many similarities to our own, often regarded as the closest,” he said. He traveled to London to analyze the effect that legal aid telephone advice lines and Web sites have had on the legal system there, and to see how they have affected civil legal aid services from the perspectives of both government and private practitioners. Park also interviewed solicitors to gather qualitative data regarding the increasing use of technology in their field.

Questions for Kevin Park: Compare the legal aid system in the U.K. with the U.S. system.

Call centers have been a staple in the English legal aid system since about 2000. Web sites and e-mail access are growing but are still in developmental stages. Other stuff like online chatting is being experimented with but not widely used. In-person meetings are still the preferred method because of existing

limits in technology, although I think it is pretty safe to say that the number of people being assisted by these organizations has exponentially increased with the introduction of new technology and will continue to do so as the technology improves. As for the U.S., the telephone and Internet innovations are pretty common, too, dating to around 1996. Part of my original idea was to figure out whether U.S. development of new technology had influenced English usage. That is why getting a clear picture of the English system was so essential.

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Name: Kevin Park Age: 21 Hometown: Niles, Ill. Major: history and international studies/MA in history, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Faculty sponsor: Joel Grossman, Department of Political Science, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Project title: “Technological Innovation and the Status of Modern Civil Legal Aid in the U.K.”

When you embarked on your research, what were you looking for, and what did you find?

On the government side, there has been a significant increase in access to legal services through telephone, and smaller gains for Internet/e-mail. I found wide use of Internet/e-mail by solicitors, too, but can’t make any trend claims since this was the first time this type of data was collected. The scope of usage depends on the technology. Telephone assistance is very common, especially in the government project. It comprises a pretty large portion of the client population. E-mail, on the other hand, is used mostly internally but not as often for starting inquiries. The Internet as a whole for finding information about legal aid— solicitors’ contact info, self-help manuals, etc.—is really small. Trend-wise, though, the first two are definitely growing, and the third is, too, but at a smaller rate. Does your master’s thesis in history have any connection to your PURA work?

My master’s thesis is a broader study of intellectual exchange between the legal professions in the U.S. and England on the topic of civil legal aid over the course of the 20th century leading up to the present. I will be attending law school next year and plan on continuing work in international law. Although the PURA project and master’s thesis covered the same topic, they

Kevin Park traveled to the U.K. for a comparison study of legal aid assistance.

approached the issue from disciplines with differing methodologies. I wanted to find a link between the two styles—political science vs. historical—and used the fieldwork in England to set myself up with a good foundation of knowledge in English civil legal aid. Ultimately, the PURA results did not make their way into the master’s essay. Have you ever needed a lawyer yourself?

I have never needed a lawyer, but I have used mediation in a rent dispute. We resolved the issue before it got out of hand.

What’s your favorite legal drama and why?

My favorite legal drama would be Law and Order. It’s not the type of law that I see myself doing in the future, but the show always finds interesting topics. I’m not sure how realistic it is, though. Any chance these innovations in law will facilitate the advent of online legal degrees in the future?

I don’t think that these innovations will

facilitate online legal degrees but rather make communications or technology law part of the first-year curriculum. We’ve already seen changes in this regard in cases like constitutional law, which is now more commonly part of the standard first year than it used to be. Personally, I would be very suspicious of employing a lawyer who had an online degree just because there is so much information and the importance of practical training.

Sponsor Joel Grossman says: Kevin Park is a terrific student. He has long been interested in the use of technology in providing civil legal aid services to indigents. He did a lot of preliminary work last year on civil legal aid in the United States, and his PURA grant enabled him to expand the scope of the project to legal services in Great Britain. Basing his work on interviews with British solicitors, and other sources of information, he found a high level of use of technology in the provision of legal services, both on behalf of the government and in services provided to litigants. —Amy Lunday

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Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards

Gold miners in Mongolia

alshka Graczyk understood that poverty-stricken Mongolians—many of them women and children—had turned to small-scale gold mining as a way of eking out a subsistence living, but she was concerned about the dangerous working conditions that many of the miners faced, including exposure to toxic levels of mercury. So Graczyk, a 21-year-old public health major from Kingsville, Md., traveled to Mongolia to examine those workers’ occupational health and safety. In that Central Asian country, she not only learned much about the lives of these workers but also had the opportunity to ride a camel and sup on fermented mare’s milk.

Questions for Halshka Graczyk: What were you looking for, and what did you find?

My initial research aim was to investigate the occupational health and safety of women and children working in artisanal and small-scale gold mines throughout Mongolia. Artisanal miners utilize very high levels of the toxic chemical mercury in the gold extraction process and work in conditions that lack any sort of occupational safety standards. I realized that despite the tremendous environmental and human health hazards associated with artisanal mining, this activity provided the sole means of livelihood for many of the nomadic communities I visited. As a purely poverty-driven activity, artisanal mining would continue to exist until alternative economic opportunities became available.

For this reason, I came to understand the ineffectiveness of the government’s stringent ban on mercury use in artisanal mining. At the conclusion of my research, I understood that although public health interventions aim to reduce exposure to hazardous contaminants, sometimes through regulatory bans, the unique cultural, economic and social factors that influence exposures must be thoroughly understood in order to effectively promote positive change. WILL KIRK / HOMEWOODPHOTO.JHU.EDU

Name: Halshka Graczyk Age: 21 Hometown: Kingsville, Md. Major: public health Faculty sponsor: Ellen Silbergeld, professor, Environmental Health Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health Project title: “The True Price of Gold: Examining Gender Disparities in Female Mongolian Miners”

What was the most interesting thing that happened to you?

I was living at a mining camp in northern Mongolia when one of the mining operators, in typical hospitable tradition, announced a feast to be held for me before my departure. I was honored, but my heart sank when I sat down to the table. Despite my limited Mongolian vocabulary, there was one word that I immediately recognized: boodog. At a public health conference a few weeks back, I was warned to stay away from boodog, a marmot dish, because the Mongolian marmot [editor’s note: a large ground squirrel] is a known host of the flea that carries bubonic plague. Understandably, I reached for the alternate dish, which was fresh fish caught from the local river—the river I knew was receiving the mine’s mercury tailings! Great, I thought, my options are bubonic-plague marmot or mercury-poisoned fish, and here I am, a public health student who cannot decline to eat because it would be unacceptably rude. However, at that table of welcoming, vibrant faces, my role as a researcher slowly faded and I realized I was just another hungry human being on this Earth. But, before I took my first bite, I made it a point to internally apologize to the public health gods. What was the most unusual—by U.S. standards—food you ate while there?

There was nothing “usual” about anything that I ate in Mongolia. However, something that I won’t soon forget is airag, or fermented mare’s milk. Yes, to my surprise, a horse can be milked. Airag is a staple for Mongolians, and it is customary to enjoy a bowl when one visits a family. It is sort

Back from Mongolia: Halshka Graczyk with souvenir flags and a prayer shawl.

of like a bubbly yogurt, but it can contain about as much alcohol as beer. Talk about the potential for a terrible hangover! Is there anything else about your experiences that you want to share?

I was fascinated by the steadfast nomadic traditions that seemed to infiltrate almost every aspect of even the modern Mongolian lifestyle. On my first day of research, I woke up bright and early and headed to the ministry of health to begin my work, only to learn that the workday does not typically begin until 11, the hour of the horse. When I asked about what time to show up the next day, I was informed that Tuesdays are taboo workdays, and thus I should wait until Wednesday. In addition, I learned that the entire month of July is more or less a national holiday in which businesses are closed and almost everyone is on vacation. The calm Mongolian lifestyle served as a poignant reminder of the crucial need for reflection in the hectic life of a Johns Hopkins student. Where do you go from here?

I will be graduating in May with my BA/ MHS and will be interning at the World

Health Organization headquarters in Geneva this summer. My project will be related to environmental risk factors and childhood health. My ultimate dream is to become an advocate for the occupational safety of children throughout the developing world and, someday, to create a documentary to bring attention to this poignant issue.

Sponsor Ellen Silbergeld says: Halshka Graczyk is an extraordinary young public health scientist. She has the ability, maturity and curiosity to undertake independent research in a challenging environment with great success. Her PURA project was a significant contribution to the success of our proposal to NIH to support collaborative research and training in environmental health between our school and the Health Sciences University of Mongolia. In addition, Halshka served as an important research assistant on a major project for the World Health Organization to prepare a state-of-the-art document on children’s exposures to mercury compounds. It’s a privilege to work with someone who is going to be a major star in our field. —Lisa De Nike

MP3 players and hearing

hile shadowing a faculty mentor in a School of Medicine clinic, 21-yearold neuroscience major Olivia Tong noticed an alarming number of patients suffering from hearing loss. She knew that studies linked some hearing loss to exposure to loud industrial noise but wondered whether listening to music through earphones via an iPod or other personal music player might be having the same effect on some people. To find out, Tong asked 100 graduate and undergraduate students from the Johns Hopkins community to fill out a survey about their use of personal music players, including how much time they spent listening to music through headphones and their preferred volume, and their hearing health. Each subject then underwent a hearing assessment.

Questions for Olivia Tong: What were you looking for, and what did you find?

I was originally investigating whether [listening to music on an MP3 player using] headphones could permanently damage hearing. But many studies had a similar objective and failed to find a critical volume or a time period of usage at which damage occurs. So now I’m studying the effect of headphones on hearing acuity by checking if hearing thresholds improve after 24 hours of abstaining from headphone usage. Thus far, the sample size is too small for a conclusive interpretation of the data.

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Name: Olivia Tong Age: 21 Hometown: North Caldwell, N.J. Major: neuroscience, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Faculty sponsor: Howard Francis, associate professor in Otolaryngology, School of Medicine Project title: “Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Personal Music Players”

Where do you go from here?

In August I’m going to medical school at the University of Buffalo. I hope to become a clinician-researcher. What songs are on the top of the playlist on your own iPod or MP3 player?

“A.A. Bondy” by When the Devil’s Loose. “Leonard Cohen” by Iodine. “The Constantines” by Thieves. “The Silver Jews” by Random Rules. “Wolf Parade” by Grounds for Divorce.

Have the results of your research made you less likely to listen to music on your own personal music player?

Olivia Tong is studying how hearing acuity is affected by headphones for music.

I listen to music just as often as before I started the project, but I have lowered the volume a lot.

Sponsor Howard Francis says: Olivia was captivated by the cases of hearing loss that she encountered while shadowing me in clinic. She worked in the temporal bone lab studying cadaveric ears as part of a study that she helped me conclude. Out of the blue she expressed a desire to study

the impact of personal music players on the hearing status of fellow students. She posed a very well-constructed hypothesis, and I just couldn’t say no. I’m glad I didn’t. We went about forming a study group consisting of audiologists [Stacy Luna and Colleen Ryan] and an auditory scientist [Bradford May] to serve as consultants on the study. Olivia has a valuable combination of curiosity, capacity and persistence. It has been a pleasure working with her on this project. —Lisa De Nike

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Going for Baroque

Questions for Brian Barone:

lassical guitarist Brian Barone, a junior at the Peabody Conservatory, originally planned to travel to Peru over spring vacation to study music written for the vihuela, a Renaissance-era instrument similar to the guitar. But somewhere along the line, he had to change his plans for his PURA project, whose goal was to find the connections between Europe and the New World as reflected in music for pluckedstring instruments. Instead of going to Peru, he visited archives in Mexico City in search of guitar music from the Baroque period. His most intriguing find? An anonymous music manuscript from the 19th century, which he hopes to perform.

How did you become interested in the ancestors of the modern guitar and the music written for them?

When it comes to Early Music, classical guitarists are most used to hearing and playing arrangements or adaptations of pieces originally written for our instrument’s cousins: the lute and theorbo. When I took Professor Susan Weiss’ course on Early Music history, I learned that the story of the pluckedstring family of instruments goes quite a bit deeper. Professor Julian Gray’s guitar litera-

ture course introduced me to the great trove of music for the Renaissance and Baroque guitars that most people tend to overlook. The guitar came from Europe to America early on. How much is known about its history in the New World?

We know quite a bit about the guitar’s life in America, but there are still some really tantalizing mysteries to be solved. For instance, it’s pretty clear that the guitar rose to popularity quickly in the Americas and has stayed hyperpopular ever since. No more proof is needed than its ubiquity in Central and South American music or the explosion of guitar-driven rock ’n’ roll in the United States. As for what we don’t know, my favorite story is that of the Spanish Baroque composer Santiago de Murcia. Manuscripts of Murcia’s keep showing up in Mexico, but musicologists haven’t yet been able to figure out just how they got there. Where did you do your research, and what did you find?

I did my research in Mexico City, where I had the chance to look in a few archives and libraries but worked primarily in the Archivo Musical del Cabildo Catedral Metropolitano de México. I found an anonymous manuscript from the 19th century containing six dances for solo seven-course guitar. I also found some evidence to suggest that these six dances were composed by the Mexican guitarist, composer, cellist, bassist, violinist and singer José María Bustamante. What excites you about rediscovering music from an earlier time?

The best way that I can explain it is that it’s similar to the feeling that makes any of us want to explore somewhere new or makes us enjoy meeting new people. I’ll always

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Name: Brian Barone Age: 21 Hometown: Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. Major: guitar performance, Peabody Conservatory Faculty sponsor: Susan Weiss, Musicology Department, Peabody Conservatory Project title: “Sources for Guitar Music in the Americas”

Brian Barone discovered an unknown 19th-century music manuscript in Mexico.

remember my teacher remarking to me once that to sit down and compose a piece of music is a remarkable act of will. Someone who does that has something that she really, really wants us to know and feel. For me, it’s thrilling to think that in playing a piece of music I’m connecting to another person on that level, even though in some cases that person has been gone for hundreds of years. What guitarist from the past would you most like to meet?

It’s maybe cheating to say this, but out of all the guitarists in history, I think I’d most like to meet Franz Schubert. Of course, Schubert is widely known as a pianist, composer and one of the four great masters of Viennese classicism, but he also apparently played guitar. Given his incredible genius and virtuosity at the piano, I’d love to find out what his guitar playing was like. Mostly

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Sponsor Susan Weiss says: Every so often—but not often enough, in my opinion—a student comes along who clearly shows an insatiable hunger for knowledge. Brian is one of them. He worked tirelessly with scholars here and abroad in an effort to gain access to the Cathedral archives in Cuzco, Peru. When it became clear that he had hit a brick wall, Brian brainstormed with his professors and external advisers and came up with a marvelous backup plan. With little time, he worked out a trip to Mexico City to consult sources there. As luck would have it, he was able to find some previously unpublished music that he will transcribe and perform at this year’s [PURA] ceremony. We won’t be disappointed. —Richard Selden

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“Harmonic Functions on Compact Sets,” a Complex Geometry seminar with Tony Perkins, Syracuse University. Sponsored by Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW “IL-17, Interferon-Gamma and micro RNAs in Lymphocytes Are Regulated by Estrogen: Implications for Inflammation and Autoimmunity,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with S. Ansar Ahmed, Virginia Tech. W1020 SPH. EB

Thurs., April 22, noon.

“Secondhand Smoke in Bars and Nightclubs in 25 Countries: Are We Protecting Workers?” a FAMRI Center of Excellence at Johns Hopkins seminar with Ana Navis Acien, SPH. W4030 SPH.

Thurs., April 22, noon.

EB Thurs., April 22, 12:15 p.m.

“Molecular Markers and Cell Fate Decisions that Contribute to Malignancy and Chemotherapeutic Resistance,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Laurie Littlepage, University of California, San Francisco. E2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB

“Omar Puts a Face to AfricanAmerican MSM,” a special seminar with Karin Tobin, SPH. Part of the series “The Wire as a Lens Into Public Health in Urban America,” co-sponsored by the Urban Health Institute, and the departments of Health, Behavior and Society and of Epidemiology. B14B Hampton House. EB

“Exploring the Solar System With Meteorites,” an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Nancy Chabot, APL. 304 Olin. HW

“Wave Dissipation by Muddy Seafloors,” a CEAFM seminar with Steve Elgar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 110 Maryland. HW

“What Made Us Human?” a Molecular Pathology seminar with Katherine Pollard, Gladstone Institutes and

Fri., April 23, 12:15 p.m.

Wed., April 21, 10:45 a.m.

Wed., April 21, noon.

Fri., April 23, 11 a.m.

“Regulation of Genome Maintenance by NOPO/TRIP, an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Required for Cell-Cycle

Progression During Early Embryogenesis in Drosophila,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Julie Merkle, Vanderbilt University. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW Mon.,

April

26,

10:30

a.m.

“Evaluation of UN Population Forecasts and Effect of Urbanization on Forecast Accuracy,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Fengmin Zhao. E4611 SPH. EB “GapJunction Coupling and Insulin Secretion: Live-Cell Imaging in the Islet of Langerhans,” a Physiology faculty candidate seminar with Richard Benninger, Vanderbilt University. 203 Physiology. EB

Mon., April 26, noon.

Mon., April 26, 12:10 p.m.

“Injury-Related Movement Disabilities,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Mitch Loeb, National Center for Health Statistics. Sponsored by Health Policy and Management and the Center for Injury Research and Policy. W2033 SPH. EB Mon., April 26, 12:15 p.m.

“TRP Channels: From Sensory Signaling to Neurodegenerative Disease,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Craig Montell, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW Mon.,

April

26,

1:30

p.m.

“Nonlinear Optical Microscopy Approaches for Probing Ovarian Cancer,” a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Paul Campagnola, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Connecticut Health Center. 110 Clark. HW (Videoteleconferenced to 709 Traylor. EB) “The Genetic-Epigenetic Two-Hit Tag Team Knockout Punch in Prostate Cancer,” a Computational Genomics seminar with Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian, SoM. 517 PCTB. EB

Mon., April 26, 2:30 p.m.

Mon.,

April

26,

p.m.

The David Bodian Seminar— “Restoring the Sixth Sense in 3D: Progress Toward a Bionic Vestibular Labyrinth” with Charley Della

Santina, SoM. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW Mon., April 26, 4 p.m. “Base Opening and Structural Energetics in Nucleic Acids,” a Biophysics seminar with Irina Russu, Wesleyan University. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

S P E C I AL E V E N T S Tues., April 20, 5:30 p.m. “A Suitcase Full of Pop-up Books,” book artist Paul Johnson will display and discuss his library of popup books. Reservations required; RSVP to libraryfriends@jhu.edu or 410-516-7943. North Wing, Evergreen Museum & Library. Wed., April 21, 3 p.m. Celebration of the life of pediatrician and geneticist Barton Childs, with various speakers. Sponsored by Pediatrics and the Institute of Genetic Medicine. Hurd Hall. EB Wed., April 21, 7 p.m. Annual tribute service in memory of pediatric patients who have died. Sponsored by Harriet Lane Compassionate Care and Hopkins Children’s. Open to the general public. Hurd Hall. EB Fri., April 23 through Sun., April 25. Spring Fair 2010, featur-

ing arts and crafts, music, food and games. (See story, p. 3.) HW

Fri., April 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“ ‘Speed Dating’ With a Twist,” Hopkins scientists and entrepreneurs find partners in a novel setting. 490 Rangos Bldg. EB Fri., April 23, 6:30 p.m. Film and video game composer Byeong Woo Lee screens clips. Q&A follows. (See “In Brief,” p. 2.) Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Film and Media Studies program. 110 Hodson. HW Sat., April 24, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Seventh Annual Physics Fair,

featuring exhibits, competitions and demonstrations. The telescope on the roof of Bloomberg will also be open for visitors. Sponsored by Physics and Astronomy, coinciding with Spring Fair. Bloomberg Center. HW

Legendary cartoonist Kim Deitch gives a slide talk. (See photo, p. 16.) Sponsored by the Homewood Art Workshops, as part of its 35th anniversary celebration. 101 Ross Jones Bldg., Mattin Center. HW

Mon., April 26, 5:30 p.m.

SYMPOSIA Tues., April 20, 12:45 to 6 p.m.

“Advancement Through Collaboration,” a Psychiatry symposium with various speakers. Turner Auditorium. EB The 2010 Foreign Affairs Symposium— “The War in Our Neighborhood: Narcoterrorism in Latin America,” a panel discussion with Francisco Gonzalez, SAIS; Elizabeth Harper, United States Institute of Peace; and John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Wed., April 21, 8 p.m.

Thurs., April 22, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Genetic Resources Core

Symposium, highlighting the services of the Genetic Resources Core Facility, with a keynote address, “The Impact of Genome Sequencing on Cancer and Personalized Medicine” by David Bentley, Illumina Inc. For more information, go to http://grcf .jhmi.edu. Turner Concourse. EB

Sat., April 24, 8 a.m. to noon.

Health Care Leadership Symposium, with keynote speaker Carmela Coyle, president and CEO, Maryland Hospital Association; and talks by Chris Goeschel, SoM; Mark Higdon, KPMG; and Tracy LaValle, Maryland Hospital Assciation. Sponsored by Master of Health Administration program/ Health Policy and Management and the Office of External Affairs. $25 admission fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. Register at www.jhsph.edu/2010_mha_ alumni_weekend_symposium. Wolfe Street Building. EB THEATER Fri., April 23, and Sat., April 24, 8 p.m., and Sun., April 25, 7 p.m. JHUT presents Tom Stop-

pard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. $15 general admission, $13 for senior citizens, JHU faculty, staff, retirees and alumni; $5 for students with ID. Merrick Barn. HW W OR K S HO P S Thurs., April 22, 1 p.m. “Introduction to Sharepoint,” a Bits & Bytes workshop, designed for faculty and TAs, but staff are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

12 THE GAZETTE • April 19, 2010 F O R

Cheers

Cheers is a monthly listing of honors and awards received by faculty, staff and students plus recent appointments and promotions. Contributions must be submitted in writing and be accompanied by a phone number. APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY J i m S c h a t z , of the Applied Informa-

tion Sciences Department, has received the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award, which recognizes career members of the government’s Senior Executive Service for long-term accomplishments. Schatz recently joined APL after holding several executive-level technical and leadership positions in the government, culminating in his role as director of research for the National Security Agency. Gar y Sullins , an aerospace engineer and supervisor within the Air and Missile Defense Department, was presented with a Missile Defense Agency Technology Achievement Award March 24 during the eighth annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference in Washington, D.C. Sullins was honored for his critical role in Burnt Frost, the 2008 operation to shoot down a wayward and potentially dangerous nonfunctioning U.S. spy satellite.

BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER Akil Merchant has joined Bayview as

interim clinical director of Hematology. After receiving his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, Merchant completed a residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, followed by a fellowship in medical oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Leigh Ann Price has joined the Johns Hopkins Burn Center. Price, an assistant professor, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specializes in acute and reconstructive burn surgery and complex wounds. She received her medical degree from University of Missouri, Columbia and completed her residency in general surgery at Baystate Medical Center, an affiliate of Tufts University. After completing a fellowship in burn surgery at the Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Price finished a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at hospitals within the Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland medical systems. BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Rita Colwell , an adjunct professor in

Environmental Health Sciences and the Center for Water and Health, is the 2010 recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize, which includes a $150,000 award in recognition of her “numerous seminal contributions towards solving the world’s water and waterrelated public health problems.” The award recognizes, in particular, Colwell’s work on preventing the spread of cholera. Stacey DiLorenzo has been named senior director of communications. She will lead the school’s marketing and strategic communications, and oversee the operations of its publications, media relations and Web design teams. DiLorenzo comes to Johns Hopkins from Maryland Public Television, where she was managing director of local corporate support and marketing. Previously, at Discovery Communications, she was executive creative director and vice president of marketing for the TLC and Discovery Home networks. She has worked as a marketing and creative consultant to BBC America, NBC-4, McCormick Spice, PBS and the American Lung Association of Washington, D.C. She also worked as a writer and producer of documentary programming. A magna cum laude graduate of Boston University, DiLorenzo earned a master’s degree in radio, television and film from the University of Maryland. ‘Johns Hopkins Public Health’ has been nominated for best science/tech coverage in the 21st annual Utne Indepen-

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dent Press Awards. The awards, given in 10 categories, are sponsored by Utne magazine, which selects the nominees from 1,300 magazines. The winners will be announced April 25. PEABODY INSTITUTE Ben Beirs , a Preparatory faculty member,

won first place in the Ninth Annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival held in March at the University of Texas at Dallas. The Beijing Guitar Duo gave the Solomon H. Snyder Prize Recital in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on April 9. The duo—Meng Su and Yameng Wang , graduate performance diploma candidates who met at China’s Central Conservatory of Music—was formally established with the encouragement of the students’ teacher and mentor, faculty artist Manuel Barrueco . Snyder, an accomplished amateur classical guitarist, led the Johns Hopkins Department of Neuroscience—now named for him—for 25 years. D a n Tr a h e y received a Champions of Courage award for his work with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids program. Trahey also coordinates the Peabody Preparatory’s Tuned-In program, which provides scholarships for music instruction to talented Baltimore City middle school students; mentors Baltimore City music teachers; and co-teaches a Conservatory course called Community Engagement and Creativity: 21st-Century Skills for Professional Musicians. Sophomore Dian Zhang , a student of Victor Danchenko , won second prize in the school’s Marbury Competition for undergraduate violinists, held on March 30. No first prize was awarded. The judges for the competition were Ralph Evans of the Fine Arts Quartet, Boris Garlitsky of the Paris Conservatoire and Qing Li of the Baltimore Symphony. SAIS Eric S. E d e l m a n and T h o m a s Mahnken , both visiting scholars at the

Merrill Center for Strategic Studies and adjunct faculty members in Strategic Studies, have been named to the independent panel chartered by Congress to review the Department of Defense’s recently completed 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review. Edelman is one of eight members appointed by Congress; 12 others are selected by the secretary of defense. Mahnken will be the staff director. The panel is required to submit by July a report to Congress assessing the QDR, its recommendations and assumptions, and any vulnerabilities of the strategy and force structure underlying the report. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Edward Pajak , professor and chair of the

Department of Teacher Development and Leadership, will be the keynote speaker at the Second International Conference on Supervision, to be held June 23 in Turkey. He will discuss “The History and Future of Instructional Supervision in the United States.” In addition, Pajak was selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist to lead faculty at the Marino Institute of Education, located in Dublin, Ireland, in developing new master’s-level programs in education. He will spend six weeks in Dublin to help Marino prepare the proposals for new degree programs for accreditation from the University of Dublin. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Ted Dawson has been appointed scientific

director of the Institute for Cell Engineering. In this new position, he will expand the robust research program at ICE and establish much-needed services to the stem cell research community at Johns Hopkins and beyond. The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor in Neurodegenerative Diseases and a leading expert in Parkinson’s disease and neurodegenerative disorders, Dawson will continue to co-direct the neuroregeneration section of ICE. S a m u e l “ C h r i s ” D u r s o has been named director of the Division of Geriatric

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Bloomberg School awarded LEED gold for green building project By Tim Parsons

Bloomberg School of Public Health

he Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has received LEED gold certification for a commercial interior project from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. This is the first LEED certification for the Bloomberg School and the first gold certification for the university. LEED gold was awarded for the construction of new offices for the Center for a Livable Future, a 3,000-square-foot office space on the seventh floor of the Bloomberg School’s main building in East Baltimore. The office was completed in October 2009 and is an example of how sustainability and recycled building materials can be incorporated into a renovation project. The interior partitions were built using metal framing with a high-recycled content and insulated using recycled denim fabric rather than fiberglass. The drywall contains recycled paper, with studs made from recycled metals. The construction also used low-VOC (vol-

Medicine and Clinical Gerontology, where he had served as interim director for the past 18 months. Durso’s research interests include “train the trainer” education to prepare faculty to teach geriatric medicine and to prioritize health care for older adults with multiple co-morbidities. A 15-year veteran of Johns Hopkins, he has maintained strong partnerships with the Center on Aging and Health and plans to strengthen the relationship with the National Institute on Aging’s Intramural and Clinical programs. SCHOOL OF NURSING Sharon L. Kozachik , an assistant profes-

sor in the Department of Acute and Chronic Care, has been awarded a K01 mentored scientist award from the National Institute of Nursing Research. The three-year grant provides 75 percent salary support, and research and tuition allowance, for Kozachik’s project “Biobehavioral Risk Factors for Pain: Sleep and the HPA Axis,” in which she seeks to determine the effects of chronic sleep loss on neuropathic pain caused by the chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel. SHERIDAN LIBRARIES/JHU MUSEUMS Christopher Case , content management librarian, and Heidi Herr , outreach coor-

dinator for the Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, have been honored with the 2010 Gerd Muehsam Award for their paper “Case Study: The Walters Islamic Manuscript Digital Project.” Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America, the annual award recognizes excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. Case and Herr earned their MLS degrees in December, and the paper will be published in the Fall 2010 issue of Art Documentation, the official bulletin of the Art Libraries Society of North America. WHITING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING M i c h a e l B e t e n b a u g h , professor of

chemical and biomolecular engineering, is the recipient of the 2010 Cell Culture Engineering Award. This prestigious honor, formerly known as the Merck CCE Award, is given biannually at the Cell Culture

atile organic compound) paints, glues and solvents. The majority of wood, including the desktops, came from Forest Stewardship Council–certified sustainable forests. In addition, energy-saving devices such as light sensors, occupancysensing lighting and efficient heating and air-conditioning systems were used. The majority of computers and equipment are Energy Star–rated. “This project was a perfect example of how an integrated design team should function with the architects, building contractors, facilities management and [client] working together to build a green work environment,” said Jonas Risen, who designed the renovation for Ziger/Snead LLP Architects. “Every decision in the construction process has an influence on the next decision, which is why green design needs to start at the beginning of a project and involve all partners.” Robert S. Lawrence, director of CLF and the school’s Center for a Livable Future Professor in Environmental Health Sciences, said, “Renovating our new space to meet LEED standards was an important affirmation of our mission to ‘promote policies that protect health, the global environment and the ability to sustain life for future generations.’ We are grateful to the entire team that made certification at the gold level a reality.”

Engineering Conference and recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of cell culture technology and engineering and significant service and dedication to the profession. Betenbaugh’s citation noted, in part, that his research “has had a large impact on both fundamental and applied aspects of cell culture engineering over the past 20 years. His major contribution to the field is the concept that manipulating a cell’s production machinery should be an integral part of the optimization of cell culture systems.” Don Geman , professor of applied mathematics and statistics, has been named a 2010 fellow of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Geman was elected for his contributions to stochastic processes, image analysis and statistical learning. The 2010 class of fellows includes 34 individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of applied mathematics and computational science and who exemplify SIAM’s vision of the central role mathematics plays in the advancement of science and technology. Av i e l R u b i n , professor of computer science and technical director of the university’s Information Security Institute, has accepted a Fulbright Scholar grant supporting faculty travel and research abroad. The grant will allow Rubin to spend the next academic year at Tel Aviv University in Israel, conducting research on electronic medical records security. B e n S c h a f e r , associate professor of civil engineering, has been awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2010 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize. Huber Awards recognize notable achievements in research related to civil engineering by members of the society in any grade, with preference given to younger members who are demonstrating early accomplishment in their research careers. The citation stated that Schafer received this honor for his “contributions to the advancement in understanding of the stability of thin-walled steel members,” and noted in particular his research in the area of the behavior and design of thinwalled cold-formed members.

April 19, 2010 • THE GAZETTE

Milestones

HOMEWOOD STUDENT AFFAIRS

The following staff members recently retired or celebrated an anniversary with the university in April 2010. The information is compiled by the Office of Work, Life and Engagement, 443-997-6060. ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS

Retirees B i s h o p , William, 23 years of service, Johns Hopkins University Press 15 years of service M c C a r t h y , Juliana, Johns Hopkins University Press

5 years of service

Youth

KRIEGER SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

10 years of service G o o d e , Nicole, English S o o h o o , Susan, Krieger Mind/Brain Institute 5 years of service C a m p b e l l , Sarah, Development M a d r i g a l , Jessica, Summer and Intersession

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

10 years of service C r o w l e y , Mary, Center for Talented Youth F o w l e r , Rebecca, Jhpiego B a d l a n i , Manjushree, Jhpiego H e n d l e r , Natalie, Jhpiego O e s t e , Kirsten, Center for Talented

10 years of service A n t h o n y , Reginald, Conference Services D a v i s , Evelyn, Career Center H o l c o m b , Donita, Student Financial Services

BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

25 years of service G o u l d , Joan, Office of the Dean S m i t h , Rochelle, Epidemiology 20 years of service C a r t e r , Bertha, International Health P o p p e , Patricia, Health, Behavior and

Society

10 years of service A b d u r R a h m a n , Afeefa, Health, Behavior and Society L e e , James, Custodial Services 5 years of service B e l l , Tenise, International Health D o w n e s , Sharon, Family and

Reproductive Health Services E s c o r c i o , Maria, Epidemiology J o n e s , Amy, Office of the Dean L a n g , Daa’iyah, Health, Behavior and Society S h a f f e r , Donna, International Health V i n k , Leslie, Office of the Dean CAREY BUSINESS SCHOOL

10 years of service D o t z e n r o d , Jennifer, Student and Alumni Affairs

15 years of service Te n n y s o n , Sarah, External Affairs SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Retirees P i t t , Judith, 25 years of service, Oncology S t e v e n s , Maria, 24 years of service, Ophthalmology 35 years of service R o s e n b e r g , Nancy, Oncology T h o m p s o n , Cynthia, Pediatrics

30 years of service D e a n , Carol, Psychiatry J o l l y , Marsha, Welch Medical Library L a w s o n , Lucion, Ophthalmology W i l l i a m s , Frank, Pharmacology 25 years of service Timothy, Neurosurgery

Hartke,

20 years of service B e r g e r , Suraya, Immunogenetics B u i e , Marsha, Orthopaedics F o u s t , Janine, Psychiatry F o w l e r , Susan, Clinical Practice Association G r e e n e , Teresa, Gynecology and Obstetrics M o r g a n , Suzette, Office of Research Administration P r o v e n z a , Valerie, Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences R a t t e l l , Mary, Otolaryngology S h e l t o n , Sharnette, Billing S m i t h , Pamela, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine 15 years of service A n t o l , Pamela, Cell Biology C o a t e s , Vickie, Urology H u t c h i n s , Sharonda, Clinical

Association

Practice

K e n d a l l , Victoria, Hematology L a m p r o s - K l e i n , Francine, Pulmonary M c L a u g h l i n , Madeline, Physiology M e s i c k , Mary, Psychiatry T i n k e r , Mark, Institute of Basic

Biomedical Sciences

10 years of service B a k e r , R. Keith, Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer B a r n e s , Ina, Gynecology and Obstetrics B e l l o , Eloy, Clinical Practice Association B i l d e r b a c k , Andrew, Pulmonary C a m p b e l l , Monica, Clinical Immunology C e r k o , Beatriz, General Internal Medicine C h e e k s , Le, Cardiology C h r i s t m a n , Carol, Cardiology F e r r e r , Rodolfo, Clinical Practice Association H e w i t t , Jacqueline, Cardiology L a m b e r t , Antonio, Office of Facilities Management M a z z a , Valerie, Welch Medical Library P e t r i k , Silvia, Oncology Q i a n , Wei, Cell Biology R o o t , Sharon, Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences S c h m i t t , Regina, Anesthesiology and Critical Care S u r p l u s , Gregory, Ophthalmology T h o m p s o n , Jeffery, HEBCAC T h r o w e r , Jaseline, Radiology W i t h e r s p o o n , Johnisha, Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences 5 years of service A c r e e , Veronica, Neurology B a l c h , Dacia, Art as Applied to Medicine B a r n h o u s e r , Crystal, Psychiatry C h i n a , Wynona, Pediatrics C o l t o n , Marnie, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution E s p i n a s , Bernard, Office of Facilities Management F i n n e y , Mary, Dermatology F r i t z e l , Kristyn, Oncology G r a y , Deborah, Urology H a l l i g a n , Christina, Anesthesiology and Critical Care K e a r n e y - H o r n e , Willette, Neurology M a c k , Kelly, Ophthalmology M i r j a f a r y , Kimberly, Oncology P i t t i g l i o , Raquel, Institute of Genetic Medicine R i c h a r d s - C l a g g e t t , Colletta, Anesthesiology and Critical Care S c h u l t z , Jonathan, Cardiology S h a r p l e s s , Gail, Pediatrics S p a r k s , Michael, Ophthalmology S t a r r , Judith, Gynecology and Obstetrics S t i c h e l , Frances, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine

S t r o b e l , Andrea, Ophthalmology S u n , Xiaer, Pathology

SCHOOL OF NURSING

15 years of service Ta y l o r , Marie, Office of the Dean 5 years of service Regina, Office of the Dean

Carroll,

SHERIDAN LIBRARIES/ JHU MUSEUMS

5 years of service E l s e , Joshua, Libraries H a l l , C. Renee, Sheridan Libraries UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

25 years of service C o l e , Tina, Talent Management and Organization Development J o h n s o n , Joan, Benefits Administration and Shared Services 20 years of service Margaret, Office of Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations E v a n s , Cynthia, Controller I t t n e r , Stuart, Controller M o n t a g u e , Felecia, Information Technology To w n e r , Bonnie, Office of Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Earle,

15 years of service Stanley, Jr., Information Technology S a n t o r a , Jeanne, Controller S u t h e r l a n d , Daniel, Information Technology Harris,

10 years of service B i g g s , Timothy, Information Technology B o y k i n s , Cornelius, Information

Technology K u j a w a , Thomas, Jr., Information Technology P o s t l e t h w a i t , Jason, Information Technology R o m e r o , Robert, Information Technology

5 years of service C o m m a n d e r , David, Facilities Management C o o k e , Justin, Information Technology K e n n e d y , Curtis, Controller K i n d e r , Rose, Information Technology M z e e , Osie, Facilities Management WHITING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

5 years of service R i g b y , Danielle, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Millions with ‘silent’ hypertension may have kidney disease By Stephanie Desmon

Johns Hopkins Medicine

s many as 8 million adults in the United States who have undiagnosed or early-stage hypertension may also have kidney disease, putting them at higher risk for what may be preventable kidney failure, new research led by Johns Hopkins suggests. The researchers found that 27.5 percent of those with diagnosed hypertension also had kidney disease, while 13.4 percent of those with normal blood pressure have kidney disease. In people with early-stage hypertension (or pre-hypertension), 17.3 percent had kidney disease; in those who had undiagnosed hypertension, 22 percent had kidney disease. Meanwhile, experts estimate that nearly a third of Americans with high blood pressure have no knowledge of the disorder and are unaware that their blood pressure is in the danger zone. Consequently, they may not seek testing and treatment for hypertension

or for kidney disease, an associated condition. “There’s likely a very large group who have kidney disease and don’t know about it,” said Deidra C. Crews, the study’s leader and a nephrology instructor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “If someone doesn’t know they have kidney disease, they’re likely not taking steps like altering diet, taking medication or making other lifestyle changes needed to avoid losing all kidney function.” Published online in the journal Hypertension, the study for the first time estimates the prevalence of kidney disease among people with varying degrees of hypertension. Crews and her colleagues on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2006, looking at records from nearly 18,000 participants for whom information on blood pressure and kidney function was available. Kidney disease rates were based on test-

ing of creatinine levels in the blood and proteins in the urine, and were estimated using guidelines from the National Kidney Foundation. If left untreated, chronic kidney disease can lead to kidney failure, the need for dialysis or a transplant and even death. An estimated 26 million adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease, and that number is growing. Part of the increase has been attributed to rising obesity rates, kidney specialists say. Obese people are at high risk for diabetes and hypertension, the two leading causes of end-stage renal disease. Also contributing to rising rates of kidney disease may be the salt found in many popular processed foods. Too much salt in the diet is a risk factor for hypertension. Crews said that she hopes her findings will resonate with both physicians and patients. “For people who have pre-hypertension, an alarm should go off in their physicians that says maybe this person should be tested for kidney disease,” she said. “And patients should know that having even pre-hypertension is a big risk factor for kidney dis-

ease, and they may need to make lifestyle changes.” There is some debate in the medical community, Crews said, over what levels of kidney function and urine protein should be used to diagnose kidney disease. Her study uses current guidelines from the National Kidney Foundation. Some nephrologists say that those guidelines may be too loose and that stricter guidelines would paint a truer—if smaller—picture of the number of people who suffer from potentially lifethreatening kidney disease. Edgar R. Miller III, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, was also part of the team that authored this study.

Related Web site Chronic kidney disease research at Johns Hopkins:

www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gim/ research/content/ckd.html

14 THE GAZETTE • April 19, 2010 B U L L E T I N

Notices Development Workshop — A free

workshop titled “Your Research Career” is being offered this summer by the Professional Development Office. Aimed at JHMI students, graduate students and fellows, the workshop consists of five sessions, scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from Monday, July 19, through Thursday, July 22, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 23. Registration is required. To sign up for any or all of the sessions, complete the registration form at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ pdo.

Backyard Continued from page 1 incentive. The inception of the program coincided with an uptick in applications from city high schoolers. Prior to the creation of the Baltimore Scholars program, applications from city students hovered around 20 to 50 per year. In 2005, the number of applications jumped to 121 and has remained at approximately that level ever since. In total, 729 city high school seniors have applied to the university, 173 have been accepted, and 91 have enrolled since the Baltimore Scholars program began. Ten of the city students admitted this spring are from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; six from Baltimore City College; two each from Baltimore School for the Arts, Western High School and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School; and one from Digital Harbor High School. Four of the 23 are class valedictorians. The two Dunbar students, who qualified as Baltimore Scholars, are current participants in the Dunbar Hopkins

ONE BEDROOMS FROM $855 MONTHLY

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Tri-School Day of Service — As part of National Volunteer Week, the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, in conjunction with SOURCE, are sponsoring a day of service for students, faculty and staff. Most projects require no special skills or knowledge. For more details on the projects, go to www.jhsph.edu/source. Registration is required. To sign up, e-mail source@jhsph .edu with your name, e-mail address, phone number and your top three project choices. Projects will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Other sponsors for the day of service are the Interaction Council at SoM, the Student Government Association of SoN and the JHSPH Student Assembly’s Community Affairs Committee.

Health Partnership, according to Kerwyn Barbour, coordinator of the partnership for Johns Hopkins Health System. Nine students on the wait-list qualify as Baltimore Scholars. The first class of Baltimore Scholars entered in fall 2005 and graduated in May 2009. To be eligible, the students must have lived with a custodial parent in Baltimore City for the last three years and must have been enrolled in a public high school in the city for 10th, 11th and 12th grades. Like the rest of next year’s admitted freshman class, the city students’ responses have to be postmarked by May 1. G

Alumni Weekend video can be viewed on YouTube

early 4,000 alumni returned to Johns Hopkins for Alumni Weekend 2010, which was held April 9 to 11 on the Homewood campus. The fun and activities were captured in a video that has been posted on the Web at www.youtube .com/watch?v=mNIJdWMYRpE.

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Canton, 2BR, 2.5BA waterfront TH, furn’d, modern finishes, 2-car garage. $3,000/mo. Sonny, 443-955-2040. Canton, gorgeous, remodeled 2BR, 2.5BA RH. $1,800/mo + utils. tarynzlatin@ hotmail.com (for pics/info). Charles Village, 1BR unit in immaculate bldg, no pets/no smoking, across from Homewood, conv to JHU shuttle/MARC train, minimum 1-yr lease, application req’d, tenant history/income refs req’d. 410-366-5232. Charles Village, elegant 1BR, 1BA apt w/ dining rm, priv entry, WiFi, AC, W/D, free off-street prkng. $885/mo incl heat, hot water. 410-236-9840. Charles Village/Guilford, 1BR, 1BA apt w/ spacious living rm, full kitchen, patio, private entry, across from JHMI shuttle stop. $950/mo. 443-858-9118. Charles Village/Oakenshawe, lovely 4BR, 2.5BA house, W/D, dw, AC, cable, DSL, microwave, fp, 1st and 2nd flr porches, garage, walk to JHMI shuttle/Homewood campus. $2,700/mo. 410-493-7026 or k2anderson@ rocketmail.com. Charles Village (University One), 2BR, 1BA condo on higher flr, great city view, 1 blk to Homewood campus, avail June 1, minimum 1-yr lease. $1,600/mo incl utils. 443-985-0826 or jhu1800@yahoo.com. East Baltimore, 3BR, 1BA TH, 2 mi to JHH, no pets, refs req’d. $950/mo + utils + sec dep. Anita, 410-675-5951 or amt2813@ gmail.com. Eastwood (6904 Eastbrook Ave), beautiful, renov’d 2BR, 1.5BA house nr Bayview, avail July 1. $1,300/mo. 443-570-5492 or dave918@ gmail.com. Fullerton, newly renov’d 2-3BR, CAC, priv entry, nr bus line. $900/mo + sec dep ($900). 410-592-5780, 410-967-2839 or cwags57@ msn.com. Guilford, charming, spacious 4BR, 2BA TH, safe and friendly community, bsmt, yds, 2-car prkng pad, 20-min walk to Homewood. $1,600/mo. baltimore.guilford@gmail.com. Hampden, 3BR, 2BA TH, dw, W/D, fenced yd, nr light rail. $1,100/mo + utils. 410-3782393. Mt Vernon, historic 1BR terrace apt, blks to Peabody and JHU shuttle, newly renov’d, courtyd entry, avail June 1. $1,250/mo. 443310-8165. Mt Washington, stunning house avail for short-term rent, mid-May to mid-July, baby grand piano, AC, hdwd flrs, wireless Internet, patios. $2,200/mo. 718-915-3180. Ocean City, Md, 3BR, 2BA condo on ocean block (137th St), pool, short walk to sandy beach, restaurants and entertainment, 2 prkng spaces, good wks avail. 410-544-2814. Owings Mills, 2BR, 2BA condo, W/D, storage, prkng, pool/tennis court privileges, backs to woods, conv to metro, walk to grocery, sm pets negotiable ($250 nonrefundable deposit), 1-yr lease, pics avail. $1,250/mo. 410336-7952 or ljohnsto@mail.roanoke.edu. Owings Mills, 3BR, 2.5BA TH, W/D, fin’d bsmt, back deck, prkng, convenient to metro. $1,350/mo + utils + sec dep ($1,350). Liz, 443-851-4102. Johns Hopkins / Hampden WYMAN COURT APTS. (BEECH AVE.) Effic from $570, 1 BD Apt. from $675, 2 BD from $775 HICKORY HEIGHTS APTS. (HICKORY AVE.) 2 BD units from $750 Shown by Appointment 410-764-7776

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Patterson Park, lovely, furn’d 2BR, 1BA RH (unfurn’d is an option), ideal for JH students and residents, start July 1. $1,300/mo. 650644-8468. Patterson Park, beautifully renov’d 1BR, 1.5BA TH, W/D, stainless steel appliances, backyd for grilling, 1 mi to JHH/Bayview, avail August. $1,400/mo + utils. 410-8121161 or gpizza409@aol.com. Perry Hall, luxury TH in Honeygo Village community, 3BRs, 2 full BAs, 1 half BA, 2-car garage, upgraded master, nr shopping/95. 443-653-2689. Rodgers Forge, 3BR, 1.5BA TH w/new kitchen and windows, CAC, W/D, great county schools, perfect location. $1,600/mo. mtrblsd@gmail.com. Wyman Park, 3BR TH, 1 blk to JHU, W/D, dw, security, cable, deck, prkng, fenced yd; Craigslist #683524015 (photos). $1,650/mo + utils. fullcirc1@verizon.net. 2BR apt in nice neighborhood, fin’d attic, hdwd flrs, driveway, backyd, pets OK. $1,000/ mo incl heat. 443-857-6895 or cedric@ cedriccarter.com. 2BR, 1.5BA apt, kitchen, dining rm, W/D. $950/mo + utils. 410-409-9205 or anis .merson@medstar.net. Lg, luxury 1BR high-rise condo, nr JHU/ Homewood/Guilford, CAC/heat, W/D, doorman, security, pool, exercise rm, all utils. anthony8066@gmail.com. Renov’d 2BR waterfront cottage w/pier and boat slip, wraparound deck, W/D, dw, conv to JHH/downtown/Bayview/JHU. $1,575/mo + utils + sec dep. 410-790-6597 or sohare@ verizon.net (pics/details). Temporary housing, lg BR, full kitchen, front porch, prkng, month-to-month lease, credit check req’d. $850/mo incl heat, elec and sec dep ($100). adecker001@yahoo.com. Beautiful, spacious 2BR apt at the Ambassador, excel neighborhood, closet space, solarium, walk to Homewood campus, avail June. $1,400/mo incl heat, water. 443-854-0498.

HOUSES FOR SALE

Bolton Hill, sunny 2BR, 1BA in Nightingale Condominium, 1,069 sq ft, granite, hdwd flrs, W/D, fp, roof deck, garden, prkng. $225,000. rice_epicurean@yahoo.com. Bolton Hill TH in immaculate condition, 2 big BRs converted from 3BRs, 2.5BAs, new roof/windows, French doors, cathedral ceilings, skylight, granite, hdwd flrs, all appliances recent. $299,000. 410-383-7055. Cedarcroft, immaculate house w/4BRs, 3 full BAs, 2 half BAs, family rm, 2 fps, fin’d bsmt, 2-car garage, lg deck, fenced backyd, 12 mins to Homewood. $489,000. 443-717-2204. Charles Village (Carrollton Condos), lg 2BR, 2BA condo, CAC/heat, 24-hr front desk, prkng spot. $150,000. emmakcontact@ yahoo.com. Cross Keys Village, totally renov’d 2BR, 1.5BA condo, faces south, sleek kitchen w/ ceramic flr, granite counters, stainless steel appls, nr I-83, mins to JHH/JHU, steps to shops/restaurants. $218,000. 443-742-3520. Govans, beautiful restored Victorian, 3,000 sq ft, gated home has 6BRs, 4BAs, living rm, dining rm, new kitchen appls, sunrm, new deck/patio, new siding. $295,000. 410-2365218 or www.612springfield.com. Harborview, charming, updated single-family house, 2BRs, 1BA, offstreet prkng, view of city skyline; must see. $164,900. 443-6042797 or lexisweetheart@yahoo.com. Towson, 3BR house w/2 new BAs, new kitchen and appliances, hdwd flrs, new siding, new windows, fenced yd, flower garden,

great schools, 20 mins to JHU. $325,000. 410-404-7355. Wyman Park, sunny 2BR apt, hdwd flrs, AC, laundry in bldg, nr Homewood/JHMI shuttle. $134,900. 443-615-5190.

ROOMMATES WANTED

1 or 2 nonsmokers wanted to share 3BR TH 1 blk from Homewood campus (Cresmont Ave), share w/M grad student, all common areas furn’d. $500/mo (smaller rm), $700/mo (larger rm) or $1,200/mo (both rms) + utils. 410-493-2993 or brian@bcoi.net. M wanted to share 2BR Charles Village apt for summer, 1 blk from Homewood campus/free JHMI shuttle to hospital, Internet, cable, gym. $570/mo. 917-693-7668 or danarampulla@ gmail.com. F wanted to share 2BR, 1BA RH in Hampden (Chestnut Ave), beautiful, spacious house w/priv backyd, 1 house-trained rabbit and 2 finches. 919-264-7421 or amanda .kirkhart@gmail.com (for pics/details). Share all new refurbished TH (924 N Broadway) w/other medical students, 4BRs, 2 full BAs, CAC, W/D, dw, w/w crpt, 1-min walk to JHMI. gretrieval@aol.com. Summer sublet in Mt Vernon, avail July and August, nr Hopkins shuttle. $330/mo (negotiable). 425-890-1327 or qinyingtan@ gmail.com.

CARS FOR SALE

’00 Mazda 626 LX, automatic, V4, power doors/windows, CD, great on gas, cheap maintenance, 115K mi. 732-986-8459 or bhavyasri8@yahoo.com. ’96 Audi A6 Quattro wagon, automatic, V6, heated power leather seats, power doors/ locks, CD, moonroof, towing pkg, 226K mi. $4,179. 406-838-6780.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Olympic weight bench plus bar, additional weights, leg attachment, excel cond. $175/ best offer. 410-377-7354. Pool supplies for above-ground inflatable ring pool, filter pump, ladder, cleaning supplies, more; cheap. wreisig@verizon.net. Printer, tripods, 3-step ladder, chair, microwave, table w/shelves, computer, digital piano, reciprocating saw. 410-455-5858 or iricse.its@verizon.net. Ikea dining rm table w/4 chairs and computer desk, like new; open to any reasonable offer. 772-979-4647 or j.skvarch@gmail.com. Textbook: Fundamentals of US Regulatory Affairs, 6th edition, for AAP course Introduction to Regulatory Affairs (410.649.81), mint cond. $120. 410-710-8485 or lindaxu66@ yahoo.com. Moving sale: brand new Ikea futon, yd work items, outdoor furniture. cooke09@gmail .com (for pics).

SERVICES/ITEMS OFFERED OR WANTED

Seeking mature nanny/sitter for girls 2 and 4

yrs old, PT, after school wkdays, some wknds, Silver Spring area; college student OK, references req’d. 202-498-3209 (after 6pm). Experienced nanny avail from June 1 for FT job caring for infants/young children/ twins and engaging them in play (indoors/ outside), trained in CPR, will do household laundry, care for pets, light housework, hrs flexible, outstanding references from Hopkins faculty. Mary, 410-736-0253. Looking for great Mother’s Day gifts? Bodywork massage services; gift certificates available. www.bodyworkmobilemassage.com or 443-983-7987. Need to rent party equipment for parties/ major events? Reasonable prices. Lis, 443857-0044. Seeking babysitter for the summer to watch our 7- and 10-yr-old boys, Towson area, must have a car, some flexibility in the schedule, start June 18. $12-$13/hr. Anne, vondrasek070@comcast.net. Expert tutor: English, writing, essays, research papers, grammar, ESL, editor, thesis/dissertation. 240-882-6567 or englishttr1@gmail .com. English proofreading/editing/rewriting services for theses and papers; all levels, all subjects. hyperpolyglot@gmail.com. Loving and trustworthy dog walker avail day and evening, overnight sitting w/complimentary house-sitting services, impeccable references. alwayshomepc@gmail.com. Mobile car wash or complete detailing, inside/out, 10 yrs’ experience, great prices, fast service. 410-630-3311. Responsible incoming Hopkins grad student looking for a housesitting opportunity, your house will be in good hands. peacenow2@ gmail.com. Violin lessons taught by former Peabody Prep faculty, in my home, all levels. 410804-9570. Chinese prof’l piano tutor available, substantial experience for all levels of children; requires pick up/drop off. 443-253-6909. Tutor available: All subjects/levels; remedial, gifted and talented; also college counseling, speech and essay writing, editing, proofreading, database design and programming. 410337-9877 or i1__@hotmail.com. Make things happen with a great headshot! Edward S Davis photography and videography. 443-695-9988 or eddaviswrite@ comcast.net. Licensed landscaper available for lawn maintenance, trash hauling; also needs PT help w/own transportation, Taylor Landscaping LLC. 410-812-6090 or romilacapers@ comcast.net. Need help with your JHU retirement plan investments portfolio? Free, confidential consultations. 410-435-5939 or treilly1@ aol.com. Friday Night Swing Dance Club, open to public, no partners necessary. 410-583-7337 or www.fridaynightswing.com. Mothers Day custom T-shirts, baskets and teddy bears w/your pic on them; also graduation baskets, teddy bears and T-shirts. Jerry and Linda, 443-467-2833 or 410-342-7792.

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demic Programs. RSVP to http:// advanced.jhu.edu/rsvp/index .cfm?ContentID=2070. Mason Hall Auditorium. HW LE C TURE S

“The Metaphysics of the Self: Hegel’s Metaphysical Conception of SelfConsciousness,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Rolf-Peter Horstman, KSAS. 101A Dell House.

Mon., April 19, 5:15 p.m.

April 20, 4 p.m. “Is Music an Object?” an Anthropology colloquium with postdoc fellow Michael Birenbaum Quintero. 400 Macaulay. HW

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Tues., April 20, 4 p.m.

Tues.,

April

20,

4:15

p.m.

The Eighth Barton Childs Lecture— “Impact of Genetics and Genomics on the Future of Medicine and Society: A Legacy of Barton Childs” by Arno Motulsky, University of Washington. Sponsored by the Human Genetics Graduate Program/Institute of Genetic Medicine. WBSB Lecture Hall. EB

“Dynamical Outcomes of Quenching: Reflections on a Conical Intersection,” a Chemistry colloquium with Marsha Lester, University of Pennsylvania. 233 Remsen. HW “The Physiology, Physiognomy and Politics of Smiling and Laughing in 18th-Century France,” a History of Science and Technology colloquium with Colin Jones, University of London. Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library. EB Thurs., April 22, 3 p.m.

The Fourth Annual George G. Graham Lecture—“Nutrition and Linear Growth: Advancing the George Graham Legacy” by Ricardo Uauy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Sponsored by the Bloomberg School of Public Health. W1214 SPH. EB

Tues., April 20, 5 p.m.

Thurs., April 22, 3 p.m. “Explor-

ing Other Worlds: NASA’s Exoplanet Program,” a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Jennifer Wiseman, GSFC. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center.

Tues.,

Fri., April 23, 2 p.m.

D I S C U S S I O N / TAL K S Mon., April 19, 12:30 p.m.

“Religion, Identity and Global Governance,” a SAIS Global Theory and History Program discussion with Patrick James, University of Southern California. 806 Rome Building. SAIS “The First 15 Months of the Obama Administration,” a SAIS American Foreign Policy Program discussion with Robert Guest, The Economist, and moderator Michael Mandelbaum, SAIS. Rome Building Auditorium. SAIS

Mon., April 19, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., April 20, 12:15 p.m.

“Civic Works: Turning Charm City Green,” a talk with John Ciekot of Civic Works, who will share information on the organization’s green programs in Baltimore City. Co-sponsored by SOURCE and the Environmental Health Sciences Student Organization (SPH). W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB “Iceland and the Impact of the Financial Crisis,” a SAIS European Studies Program discussion with Geir Haarde, former prime minister of Iceland. Rome Building Auditorium. SAIS

Tues., April 20, 5 p.m.

“Latin America Today,” a Program in Latin American Studies talk with Franklin Knight, KSAS. Suite 100, 3003 N. Charles St (Homewood Apartments). HW

Wed., April 21, noon.

Wed., April 21, 12:30 p.m.

“In Defense of Competition: The

Cartoonist Kim Deitch visits Homewood

“Students and the Community,” a SOURCE poster session where individual students and student groups present their community involvement experiences. E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB Wed., April 21, 2 p.m.

Thurs., April 22, 12:30 p.m.

“Implications of the Russian Anti-Corruption Campaign,” a SAIS International Law and Organizations Program discussion with Ethan Burger, Georgetown University Law Center, and Paul

Goble, author of the “Window on Eurasia” blog. 736 Bernstein-Offit Building. SAIS Mon.,

April

5:15

p.m.

The William Foxwell Albright Lecture 2010—“Persian Antiquities in Crisis: The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project at the University of Chicago” by Matthew Stolper, University of Chicago. Sponsored by Near Eastern Studies. 111 Mergenthaler. HW Wed., April 21, 5:30 p.m.

he Homewood Art Workshops wraps up its 35th anniversary celebration with a slide talk by legendary cartoonist Kim Deitch on Monday, April 26. Deitch’s talk, “The Search for Smilin’ Ed and Other Tales,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Mattin Center’s F. Ross Jones Building on the Homewood campus. Along with Robert Crumb, Bill Griffith and Art Spiegelman, Deitch transformed the art of cartooning in the psychedelic late 1960s. Combining a love of early-20th-century comic strips and animation with the media-savvy satire of midcentury MAD magazine, these artists gave a raucously subversive jolt to a nearly moribund medium. Deitch began doing comic strips for the New York underground newspaper The East Village Other in 1967. Since then, his work has appeared in dozens of publications, including RAW, Pictopia, Details, Nickelodeon Magazine and Little Lit. Among his groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels are Hollywoodland, The Mishkin Files, A Shroud for Waldo, The Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Alias the Cat! His latest book, The Search for Smilin’ Ed, will be published by Fantagraphics in June. Deitch will sign advance copies of Smilin’ Ed at Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 25. Deitch has been recognized with the comics industry’s highest honors, including an Eisner Award, an Inkpot Award and a retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in 2008. He lives in New York City.

Cost of Coalition in Africa,” a SAIS African Studies Program discussion with Nic Cheeseman, University of Oxford. 500 Bernstein-Offit Building. SAIS

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“Mañana en la batalla piensa en mi y el paradigma narrativo de Javier Marías,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Elide Pittarello, Università Ca’Foscari Venezia. 201C Dell House. HW

“Leadership: Transforming Diversity Into Inclusion,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Deborah Elam, General Electric Co. Parsons Auditorium. APL

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4:30

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The 2010 Hinkley Lecture—“Power, Discourse and Critique: A PostMarxist Perspective” by David Howarth, University of Essex. Sponsored by Political Science. Salon B, Charles Commons. HW Thurs., April 22, 4 p.m.

The 10th Daniel Nathans Lecture in Molecular Genetics—“Building a Synthetic Cell” by Hamilton Smith, J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego. Sponsored by Molecular Biology and Genetics. WBSB Auditorium. EB Thurs., April 22, 4 p.m.

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Tudor and Stuart Lecture— “Democracy, a Tragic Regime” by Stathis Gourgouris, Columbia University. Sponsored by English. 201C Dell House. HW Mon.,

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5:15

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“Firm Exports and Multinational Activity Under Credit Constraints,” a SAIS International Economics Program discussion with Kalina Manova, Stanford University. 714 Bernstein-Offit Building. SAIS

“Magic and Tragedy: Balzac Seen by E.R. Curtius,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Thomas Pavel, University of Chicago. Co-sponsored by the Centre Louis Marin. 101A Dell House. HW

I N FOR M AT I O N SESSIONS

MUSIC

Tues., April 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Information session for the

Master of Arts in Writing program. Sponsored by Advanced Aca-

Thurs., April 22, and Fri., April 23, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody

Renaissance Ensemble performs. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students

with ID. For information, call 410-234-4800. Griswold Hall. Peabody

The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents the Hagen Quartet playing works by Beethoven, Webern and Grieg. $33 general admission, $17 for non-JHU students; free for JHU students. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

Sun., April 25, 5:30 p.m.

READ I N G S / B OO K TAL K S

Mon., April 19, 7 p.m. Career expert and business leader Joe Watson will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, Where the Jobs Are. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Sullivan Elder Residency Reading by poet Gjertrud Schnackenberg. Sponsored by the Writing Seminars. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Tues., April 20, 6:30 p.m.

Bill Guttentag, Oscar-winning filmmaker, TV producer and Stanford professor, will discuss and sign copies of his debut novel, Boulevard. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Wed., April 21, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 25, 4 p.m. Legendary

underground comics author Kim Deitch will sign copies of his work. (See photo, this page.) Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW S E M I N AR S

Mon., April 19, 12:10 p.m.

“Safe Kids Worldwide: A Vaccine for Childhood Injury,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Martin Eichelberger, founder, Safe Kids Worldwide. Co-sponsored by Health Policy and Management and the Center for Injury Research and Policy. W2033 SPH. EB Mon., April 19, 12:15 p.m.

“Integrating Actin Dynamics With Adhesion in Cell Migration,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Clare Waterman, NIH. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW Mon., April 19, 12:15 p.m.

“The Effect of Herd Immunity on the Power of a Vaccine Trial,” an Epidemiology seminar with Jay Herson, SPH. W3030 SPH. EB Mon., April 19, 4 p.m. “Budget for a Declining Nation,” a Social Policy seminar with Eugene Steuerle, the Urban Institute, Washington D.C. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Policy Stud-

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(Events are free and open to the public except where indicated.)

Applied Physics Laboratory Broadway Research Building Cancer Research Building Computational Science and Engineering Building EB East Baltimore HW Homewood KSAS Krieger School of Arts and Sciences PCTB Preclinical Teaching Building SAIS School of Advanced International Studies SoM School of Medicine SoN School of Nursing SPH School of Public Health WBSB Wood Basic Science Building WSE Whiting School of Engineering