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January 11, 2010

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Volume 39 No. 17

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United Way campaign tops its goal

Celebrating Carol Greider JHU’s newest Nobelist is feted by colleagues after her return from Sweden

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espite a still-recovering economy and a general downturn in corporate giving, employees and students of the university and Johns Hopkins Medicine pledged more than $2.1 million to the 2009 United Way of Central Maryland campaign, topping University, the overall goal by nearly $100,000. JHM pledge More than $240,000 of the more than total was pledged to the Johns Hop$2.1 million kins Neighborhood Fund, which supin 2009 ports agencies that serve communities in close proximity to Johns Hopkins campuses and have a strong relationship with the university and its employees. The Neighborhood Fund, now in its third year, was the second-largest designated organization of Johns Hopkins donors—behind only United Way of Central Maryland—and was one of the top five recipients of designated pledges across all United Way of Central Maryland campaigns. A committee representing a cross section of Johns Hopkins employees will meet later this month to allocate the funds. The overall $2,154,931 raised—an increase of nearly $50,000 over 2008— represents a total for contributions from all university divisions except SAIS, whose donations are reported to the National Capital Area campaign in Washington, D.C., and the Applied Physics Laboratory, which no longer publicly reports its financial goals and results. The combined university/Johns Hopkins Medicine financial goal for the 2009 campaign was $2,060,000. Michael Klag, dean of the School of Public Health and the university’s United Way chair, said that he had immense pride in Johns Hopkins’ efforts in this campaign. “We surpassed our goal, which is always great, but especially in this eco-

early 800 faculty, students and staff poured into Turner Concourse on Jan. 6 for a reception to honor Carol Greider, who recently returned from Stockholm, where she accepted the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Amid unrelenting camera flashes, tributes cited Greider’s humility, passion for science and camaraderie. Speakers were Edward Miller, dean of the School of Medicine and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine; university President Ronald J. Daniels; Thomas Kelly, director of the Sloan-Kettering Institute and former Daniel Nathans Professor and director of Molecular Biology and Genetics, who had hired Greider at Johns Hopkins; Janice Clements, professor and director of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology; and Mary Armanios, assistant professor in the Department of Oncology and the Institute for Genetic Medicine. Talking about how medical discoveries come from unlikely sources, Greider said that “the Nobel focuses on individuals, but it’s made by lots of other people’s ideas. Thanks to all of you, especially the members of our lab. The interactive

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Carol Greider, celebrating her 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, is greeted by colleague Peter Agre, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, who won the 2003 Nobel in chemistry.

environment at Hopkins makes it a joy to come to work.” After expressing gratitude for the “tremendous turnout,” Greider ended the program with humorous anecdotes about Stockholm and dinner with the king of Sweden. Greider, the Daniel Nathans Professor and director of Molecular Biology and Genetics in the Johns Hopkins Institute for Basic Bio-

medical Sciences, shared the Nobel with Elizabeth Blackburn, of the University of California, San Francisco, and Jack Szostak, of Harvard Medical School, for their discovery and work with the enzyme telomerase, which protects chromosome ends. The enzyme was later found to play a major role in cancer cell growth and diseases related to aging. G

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Smoking cessation may increase diabetes risk Hopkins experts suspect weight gain by quitters raises risk in short term By Stephanie Desmon

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igarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but new research from Johns Hopkins

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suggests that quitting the habit may actually raise diabetes risk in the short term. The researchers suspect that the elevated diabetes risk is related to the extra pounds people typically put on after renouncing cigarettes and caution that no one should use the study’s results as an excuse to keep smoking, which is also a risk factor for lung disease, heart disease, strokes and many types of cancer. “The message is, Don’t even start to smoke,” said study leader Hsin-Chieh “Jessica” Yeh, an assistant professor of general

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internal medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. “If you smoke, give it up. That’s the right thing to do. But people have to also watch their weight,” she added. In the study, published in the Jan. 5 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that people who quit smoking have a 70 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the first six years without cigarettes as compared to people Continued on page 3

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bout a third of the way through the new hit movie The Blind Side, about Baltimore Ravens rookie lineman Michael Oher, some APL staffers might be hearing a familiar voice. The hip-hop song playing when Oher returns to the rough neighborhood where he grew up is by Ashley Llorens, an engineer in APL’s National Security and Technology Department. Llorens, who performs as SoulStice, has four CDs under his belt and performs music internationally, but “That Thang” is his first song for a movie soundtrack. His agent was contacted by Warner Brothers Pictures representatives who wanted a song for the scene, and Llorens and producer Mighty Wyte, with whom he’s worked before, collaborated long-distance to put the song together in just two days. “It plays in the background behind the scene for over a minute—longer than I’d originally expected,” Llorens says. “Seeing my name in the credits was almost as cool as hearing the song.”

Name change for Homewood’s Language Teaching Center

omewood’s Language Teaching Center has a new name. It is now the Center for Language Education, or CLE. Yuki Johnson, director of the center, said that changes to the Web site—currently www.ltc.jhu.edu—will be made in coming weeks.

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sextet of Peabody Conservatory jazz students and alumni will depart for Japan tomorrow, Jan. 12, with Gary Thomas, director of Jazz Studies and the Richard and Elizabeth Case Endowed Professor in Jazz. The city of Kawasaki invited the group, billed as the Baltimore City Peabody Jazz Ensemble, for a week and a half of performing and sightseeing. Baltimore and Kawasaki have been sister cities for more than 30 years. The participants are alto saxophonists Daniel Cherouny, a senior, and Russell Kirk, a 2005 alumnus; double bassist Blake Meister, a 2008 graduate; guitarist Kevin Clark, a sophomore; pianist Jacob Silver, a 2009 alumnus and a Graduate Professional Diploma candidate; and drummer Daniel Marcellus, a 2006 graduate. They will appear with ensembles of Japanese jazz students and professionals in concerts at Senzoku Gakuen University, Kawasaki International Center and Showa University of Music. “The reputation of Peabody’s jazz program continues to grow as our alumni embark on their careers as performers,” said Conservatory Dean Mellasenah Morris. “We’re thrilled that this group will be serving as jazz ambassadors across the Pacific.” In November, Morris welcomed a delegation from Kawasaki that included the wife of Mayor Takao Abe and Kyosuke Shimoyakawa, chairman of the Tosei Gakuen Educational Foundation, the parent of Showa University of Music. Kawasaki is known as Japan’s “City of Music.”

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Noted condensed matter physicist to give public lecture

public lecture by noted condensed matter physicist and renowned speaker Philip Phillips of the University of Illinois will be the centerpiece of a three-day workshop to be hosted this week at Homewood by Johns Hopkins’ Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy. Titled “From the Vulcanization of Rubber to Quarks and High-Temperature Superconductivity: Physics at Strong Coupling,” Phillips’ lecture is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy’s Schafler Auditorium. Phillips will discuss how systems as disparate as rubber and superconductors show similarities in their behavior as a result of the correlated motion of their constituents. The lecture will be at a general level, and no familiarity with the underlying concepts will be assumed. Aimed at highlighting current progress and fundamental open questions on a variety of exotic insulating states of matter, the workshop, to be held from Jan. 14 to 16, will bring together physicists from all over the country, with speakers coming from Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Osaka University, University of Maryland, Katholieke Universiteit of Belgium and University of Geneva, Switzerland, among others. “We are extremely excited about this workshop, which addresses the underlying quantum mechanical basis for exotic insulating states and their relationship to other states of matter like superconductors,” said N. Peter Armitage, one of the workshop’s organizers. “Leaders in this field from all over the world are coming to JHU. It is going to be a tremendously interesting three days.”

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Rich Roca to step down this year as director of APL R ich Roca, director of the Applied Physics Laboratory since January 2000, announced last week that he will step down from his position this year. In an e-mail to staff, Roca explained that APL requires executives in a policy-making position to leave their posts when they reach a certain age, and that the time had come for him. “Beyond that, however,” he said, “every organization benefits from change in its leadership at reasonable intervals, and a decade is certainly a reasonable interval. Therefore, my tenure will come to a close sometime this summer when the board of managers appoints my replacement.” Roca came to Johns Hopkins from AT&T Corp., where he had spent his entire professional life, most recently as the AT&T Labs vice president responsible for technical development of AT&T’s Internet-based services. Previously, Roca was with AT&T Business Communications Service, where he was general manager of the company’s communications business supporting civilian agencies of the federal government, such as cabinet departments, NASA and the Social Security Administration.

APL—a not-for-profit University Affiliated Research Center that performs research and development work on behalf of the Department of Defense, primarily the U.S. Navy, and NASA—has 3,400 employees, more than two-thirds of whom are engineers and scientists. “Dr. Roca has been an exceptional leader of APL, focusing during his tenure on the Lab’s work in both national defense and scientific discovery as well as on the physical and human infrastructure that makes that work possible,” said Pamela Flaherty, chair of the university’s board of trustees, in an e-mail informing the Johns Hopkins community of Roca’s announcement. “On his watch,” she said, “the Laboratory has further strengthened its position as a key contributor to national security. Its scientists and engineers have worked diligently and with great success to help protect the United States, its military men and women and its citizens against threats from sea, land and air; from outer space and cyberspace; and from sources conventional and nonconventional. “He also has been an exceptional citizen

of our university, promoting APL joint ventures with other Johns Hopkins divisions in both research and teaching,” Flaherty said. “APL—often working in collaboration with researchers elsewhere at Johns Hopkins and from around the world—has also made extraordinary contributions during Rich’s tenure to human knowledge about the universe we inhabit,” she continued. “In fact, we know already that the scientific contributions that are such an important part of Rich’s legacy at APL will continue for many years after his departure, as the Lab’s missions to Mercury and Pluto, its observations of the sun and many other initiatives continue to make discoveries.” Referring to Roca’s announcement to APL staff, Flaherty said that “Rich, with characteristic modesty, gave them the credit for APL’s success over the past decade. But they know—as do I and as do so many of you who have worked with him—that APL’s achievements would not have been possible without his foresight and vision, his leadership and his integrity. Johns Hopkins owes Rich Roca a great deal.”

Roca indicated that he, in turn, owes Johns Hopkins a great deal. “My affiliation with not only APL but also The Johns Hopkins University has been a capstone experience in my career,” he said in his letter to staff. “I cannot begin to express how honored I have been to lead this organization over the past years,” he said. “You are a remarkable group of people, and you have made remarkable contributions to our nation’s most critical challenges. APL’s fingerprints are on critical contributions in missile defense, space defense and exploration, undersea warfare, strategic and conventional strike, cyber warfare, homeland protection and soldier protection,” he said. “Whether it be in discovery, application or analysis, you constantly strive to thoroughly understand the factors affecting your sponsors’ success and apply the highest degree of professionalism as trusted agents to influence their ultimate directions. I couldn’t be more proud of all of you.” A search committee has been formed under the leadership of university trustee Stuart Janney, who is also chair of the APL board of managers.

Study: Nonprofit job growth in Maryland defies recession By Mimi Bilzor

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espite the recession, nonprofit employment in Maryland increased by 2.7 percent in 2008, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. By contrast, forprofit employment in Maryland decreased by 3.3 percent during this same period. Maryland’s nonprofit workforce grew to 256,618 jobs by the end of 2008. This represented 10.1 percent of all jobs in Maryland (or about one out of every 10 jobs) and 12.5 percent of total private-sector jobs in the state (or about one out of every eight private jobs), which is well above the United States average.

Smoking Continued from page 1 who never smoked. The risks were highest in the first three years after quitting and returned to normal after 10 years. Among those who continued smoking over that period, the risk was lower, but the chance of developing diabetes was still 30 percent higher compared with those who never smoked. The study enrolled 10,892 middle-aged adults, from 1987 to 1989, who did not yet have diabetes. The patients were followed for up to 17 years, and data about diabetes status, glucose levels, weight and more were collected at regular intervals. Type 2 diabetes is a common disease that interferes with the body’s ability to properly use sugar and to regulate and properly use insulin, a substance produced by the pancreas that normally lowers blood sugar during and after eating. In type 2 diabetes, also known as adult-onset diabetes, the pancreas

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This workforce makes Maryland’s nonprofit sector the second-largest employer among Maryland industries, behind only retail trade. Reflecting this, Maryland nonprofit organizations pumped more than $11.5 billion in wages into the Maryland economy in 2008, or more than 9 percent of the state’s total payrolls. These wages translated into an estimated $635 million of personal income tax revenue for Maryland’s state and local governments and nearly $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues. The new data indicate that nonprofits in Maryland seem to be confirming an earlier finding by the Johns Hopkins researchers about national nonprofit performance in previous recessions: that nonprofit organizations are a countercyclical force in

makes plenty of insulin to help the body when food is eaten, but the body cannot use it normally. The result is excess levels of blood sugar, which, over time, can lead to blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage and heart disease. Overweight people and those with a family history of the disease have an increased risk for developing it, as do smokers, though the causal relationship is unclear. According to the study, those who smoked the most and those who gained the most weight had the highest likelihood for developing diabetes after they quit. On average, over the first three years of the study, quitters gained about 8.4 pounds and saw their waist circumferences grow by approximately 1.25 inches. Yeh and her colleagues said that they want physicians to keep these findings in mind when they are consulting with patients who are giving up cigarettes, especially the heaviest smokers. They recommend considering countermeasures such as lifestyle counseling, aggressive weight management and the use of nicotine-replacement therapy, which seems to blunt the weight gain related to quitting. Another key step is more frequent blood glucose screening to assure the earliest detection of diabetes. In addition to Yeh, Johns Hopkins researchers involved in the study were NaeYuh Wang, an assistant professor, and Frederick L. Brancati, professor and chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine. Funding for the study came from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. G

the economy, actually adding workers in times of economic downturn. In two previous U.S. recessions (1990–91 and 2001– 2002), nonprofit employment nationally increased by an average of 2.4 percent while for-profit employment declined by 2.2 percent. The study authors attribute this trend in part to the fact that many nonprofits receive substantial portions of their income from public sector programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, which are designed to buffer citizens from economic downturns. “That nonprofit employment in Maryland continued to rise in the face of the most severe recession since the Great Depression is a testament to the resilience and determination of Maryland nonprofit leaders and those who support them in the public and private sectors,” said Lester M. Salamon, study author and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. “But this accomplishment, impressive though it is, still left many needs unmet and many organizations under severe strain.” “This report shows that nonprofits not only strengthen communities across the state through the services they provide but also strengthen the economy through increased employment, wages and general commerce,” said Darryl A. Jones Sr., CEO of Maryland Nonprofits, a statewide association. “However, many nonprofits are clearly struggling to cope in the current economic climate. We are concerned about the sector’s continued ability to meet rising demands as the recession drags on, and state fiscal problems deepen, and will watch nonprofit employment numbers beyond the conclusion of 2008 to monitor the effects of the recession in 2009.” Other key findings in the Johns Hopkins report include the following: • The recent record of nonprofit job growth in Maryland continues a long-term trend. Between 1999 and 2008, nonprofit employment in Maryland grew by 27 percent—nearly seven times the 4 percent

growth rate achieved by the for-profit sector during this period. • Nonprofit job growth during 2008 was evident in every section of the state but was especially strong in Western Maryland, where nonprofit employment grew 5.3 percent, and in the Baltimore suburbs, where it grew 4.5 percent. Nonprofit job growth in Baltimore City was well below the state average (0.8 percent vs. 2.7 percent), but it still greatly outperformed the city’s for-profit sector, which suffered a 4.9 percent job loss. Net losses in for-profit jobs were evident in every other section of the state as well. • These changes further solidified the position of the suburbs of Baltimore and Washington as the main hubs of nonprofit employment in Maryland, with 53 percent of all nonprofit workers, easily outdistancing Baltimore City and the rest of the state. • Nonprofit job growth was especially robust in the professional and scientific services fields, which grew by 5.8 percent during 2008. While private nonprofit hospitals experienced slightly lower-than-average job growth, they still added 1,208 jobs during this period, or about 20 percent of the state’s nonprofit job growth. To view the entire report, “Nonprofits and Recessions: New Data From Maryland,” which includes a county-by-county breakdown of nonprofit employment, go to http:// ccss.jhu.edu. The private nonprofit sector includes private universities, schools, hospitals, clinics, day care centers, social service providers, symphonies, museums, art galleries, theaters, environmental organizations and many others. The report is one in a series produced by the Nonprofit Economic Data Project at The Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Civil Society Studies. The data in this report cover the period through the end of 2008 and draw on filings submitted by employers to the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation as part of the federal government’s Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Bayview Medical Center receives largest-ever donation

ames Crystal, a longtime Baltimore businessman, and his family have donated 3.15 acres of land worth more than $3.1 million to Bayview Medical Center. The gift is the largest donation ever received by Johns Hopkins Bayview. Crystal operated Lui Corp., an office furniture manufacturing business, adjacent to

the medical center campus for 25 years and has said he hopes the new land “will allow the hospital to expand even further and continue doing great things.” In recognition of the Crystals’ generosity, the lobby of the Bayview Medical Offices building has been dedicated as the James and Hannelore Crystal Lobby.

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Actor Lou Gossett Jr. to headline MLK Jr. Commemoration By Greg Rienzi

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ou Gossett Jr., an award-winning television and big screen actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of a U.S. Marine Corps drill sergeant, will be the featured guest and keynote speaker for Johns Hopkins’ 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday remembrance, an event that takes place this week. Begun in 1982, the Johns Hopkins Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration honors the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s legacy of nonviolent activism and community service. This year’s event will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, in Turner Auditorium on the East Baltimore campus and will be broadcast to several other university and health system locations. Gossett joins a notable list of past speakers that includes Maya Angelou, Harry Belafonte Jr., the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, James Earl Jones, Jesse Jackson, Danny Glover, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King. Levi Watkins, founder of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Celebration and chair of its committee, said that Gossett maintains the program’s legacy of attracting high-profile and influential speakers. “We have endeavored to bring to JHU world-renowned individuals with incredible personal achievements and a wonderful commitment to the philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. Lou Gossett represents that ideal in every sense,” Watkins said. Gossett, 73, remains a highly sought-after film and television actor whose talent for portraying powerful and charismatic characters has earned him prestigious honors, including an Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native first gained recognition in the New York theater scene, where at the age of 16 he won a Donaldson Award for best newcomer, beating out a young James Dean. Soon after, he was offered a prestigious Broadway role opposite

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Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun, and he went on to star in the film version. In 1977, Gossett captured an Emmy Award for his compelling portrayal of Fiddler in the historic television miniseries Roots. Five years later he cemented his fame by playing Emil Foley, a relentless gunnery sergeant in the hit film An Officer and a Gentleman, a role that landed him an Academy Award for best supporting actor. He riveted audiences again in 1992 for Golden Globe–winning work in HBO’s The Josephine Baker Story. Even in a guest-starring role for the popular CBS series Touched by an Angel, Gossett was singled out for his work, and he received the 1998 NAACP Image Award. Recently, Gossett received a Pioneer in Entertainment Award from the National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters, a Community Advocates Award from St. Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles and the American Legacy Men of Honor and Distinction awards from Legacy Magazine. He has also received two lifetime achievement awards, one from the Palm Beach International Film Festival and another from the 14th Annual African-American Marketplace. Gossett also has a long legacy of community service, and he serves as a spokesperson and a behind-the-scenes leader for many charitable organizations. In 2006, he

founded the Eracism Foundation, whose mission is to eradicate the systematic impact of all forms of racism by providing programs that support cultural diversity, historical enrichment, education and antiviolence initiatives. University President Ronald J. Daniels, making his first appearance at the university’s MLK event, will give opening remarks. Friday’s celebration will include the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards ceremony, in which eight Johns Hopkins employees will be honored for demonstrating through community service the spirit of volunteerism and citizenship that characterized King’s life. Being recognized from the university are Susan Sawyer Ortiz, a finance administrator with Jhpiego; Laxmi “Lucky” Pellakuru, a graduate student in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology; Nam Pho, a biotechnology student in the Krieger School’s Advanced Academic Programs; and Jennifer Walker, a health educator in the School of Medicine’s Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Health system honorees are Eric Ausby, a surgical technician at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical

Center; Donna Chase, external affairs and communications manager for Johns Hopkins HealthCare; Leslie Johnson, a lieutenant and senior supervisor with Corporate Security at The Johns Hopkins Hospital; and Dan Buccino, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the School of Medicine and a clinical supervisor with the Community Psychiatry Program at Bayview. The Unified Voices Choir, a gospel group whose ranks include both Johns Hopkins staff and community members, will provide musical entertainment beginning at 11:30 a.m. Those unable to attend can view the event on closed-circuit television in Levering Hall’s Arellano Theater on the Homewood campus; Hurd Hall, Tilghman Auditorium or on JHH Patient Channel 54 on the East Baltimore campus; the Asthma and Allergy Auditorium at Bayview; the auditorium at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda; conference room C113 in Davis Hall at Mount Washington; the Kossiakoff Center Auditorium at the Applied Physics Laboratory; or the third-floor conference room at 901 S. Bond St. in Fells Point. G

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Eight university and health system employees to be honored for volunteerism

The 2009 MLK Community Service Award recipients are, clockwise from top left, Nam Pho, Donna Chase, Dan Buccino, Jennifer Walker, Eric Ausby, Laxmi ‘Lucky’ Pellakuru, Susan Ortiz and Leslie Johnson.

Vaccine appears to ‘mop up’ leukemia cells drug leaves behind Results are preliminary; team cannot yet rule out other reasons for success B y V a n e ss a W a s t a

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ohns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say preliminary studies show that a vaccine made with leukemia cells may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in some chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML, patients taking the drug Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec). Gleevec, one of the first targeted cancer therapies with wide success in CML patients, destroys most leukemic cells in the body, but in most patients, some cancerous cells remain and are measurable with sensitive molecular tests. These remaining cells are a source of relapse, according to the investigators, especially if Gleevec therapy is stopped. In a pilot study published Jan. 1 in Clinical Cancer Research, the Johns Hopkins investigators used a vaccine made from CML cells irradiated to halt their cancerous potential and genetically altered to produce

an immune system stimulator called GMCSF. The treated cells also carry molecules, called antigens, specific to CML cells, which prime the immune system to recognize and kill circulating CML cells. The study vaccine was given to 19 CML patients with measurable cancer cells despite taking Gleevec for at least one year. A series of 10 skin injections was given every three weeks for a total of four times. After a median of 72 months of follow-up, the number of remaining cancer cells declined in 13 patients, 12 of whom reached their lowest levels of residual cancer cells. In seven patients, CML became completely undetectable. Because the study was conducted in a limited number of patients and not compared with other therapies, the researchers warn that they cannot be sure that the responses were a result of the vaccine. “We want to get rid of every last cancer cell in the body, and using cancer vaccines may be a good way to mop up residual disease,” said Hyam Levitsky, professor of oncology, medicine and urology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. More research to confirm and expand the results is needed, Levitsky said. The investigators will be testing blood samples taken from the study patients to

identify the precise antigens that the immune system is recognizing. With this information, they will tailor their vaccine for additional studies that monitor immune response more precisely. Patients receiving the trial vaccine experienced relatively few side effects, which included injection site pain and swelling, occasional muscle aches and mild fevers. According to the investigators, most patients with CML will need to remain on Gleevec therapy for the rest of their lives. More than 90 percent of them will achieve remission, but about 10 percent to 15 percent of patients cannot tolerate the drug long term. “Often patients have low blood cell counts, fluid retention, significant nausea and other gastrointestinal problems,” said B. Douglas Smith, associate professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Secondary therapies, including dasatinib and nilotinib, also have many side effects. Another common side effect of Gleevec, Smith said, is fatigue. “Patients often tell me that they feel about 80 [percent] to 90 percent of what they should, and over time, this may have a big impact on their quality of life,” he said. Gleevec also cannot be taken during pregnancy, and since one-third of CML patients

are in their 20s and 30s, many patients hoping to start families would like to discontinue taking it. “Ultimately, should this vaccine approach prove to be successful, the ability to get patients off lifelong Gleevec therapy would be a significant advance,” Levitsky said. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Study contributors are Yvette Kasamon, Jeanne Kowalski, Christopher Gocke, Kathleen Murphy, Hua-Ling Tsai, Lu Qin, Christina Chia, Barbara Biedrzycki and Richard Jones, all of Johns Hopkins; Carole Miller, of St. Agnes Hospital; Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, of the Medical University of South Carolina; and Thomas Harding and Guang Haun Tu, both of Cell Genesys. Under a licensing agreement between BioSante Pharmaceuticals and The Johns Hopkins University, Levitsky is entitled to a share of milestone payments and a share of royalties received by the university on sales of GVAX. Levitsky previously served as a paid consultant to Cell Genesys, which has since been acquired by BioSante Pharmaceuticals. The terms of this arrangement are being managed by The Johns Hopkins University in accordance with its conflictof-interest policies.

6 THE GAZETTE • January 11, 2010

Legg Mason chair, CEO to give next Leaders & Legends talk

P O S T I N G S

Job Opportunities

By Andrew Blumberg

a major business for Prudential Financial Group, serving as president of Retirement Carey Business School Services. As a senior officer at Prudential, he also played a leading role in the transformaark R. Fetting, chairman and chief tion of the firm’s overall money management executive officer of Baltimore-based business. Prior to his career at Prudential, Legg Mason, one of the world’s Fetting specialized in business management leading global asset management firms, will and strategy for money management firms, be the featured speaker at the serving as a partner at GreenJohns Hopkins Carey Business wich Associates and as a vice School’s Leaders & Legends lecpresident at T. Rowe Price. He ture series on Wednesday, Jan. began his career at Citibank, 13. The event will be held from NA, as a commercial lending 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Legg Mason officer. Tower in Harbor East. Long active in public service, Fetting, whose remarks are Fetting is a founding director of titled “Global Leadership From the Fund for Educational ExcelBaltimore,” is also a member of lence and of Project Raise, and the company’s board of direccurrently serves on several tors and serves on the executive boards, including those of the Mark Fetting committee of the board of govBaltimore School for the Arts, ernors of the Investment Company Institute Mercy Hospital and the Gilman School. and as a director for the Legg Mason and Fetting holds a bachelor of science degree Royce Funds. in economics from the University of Penn Prior to becoming CEO in January 2008, sylvania’s Wharton School and an MBA, Fetting was responsible for Legg Mason’s with distinction, from Harvard Business mutual fund and managed account busiSchool. nesses worldwide, including oversight of The Leaders & Legends monthly breakLegg Mason Capital Management, Royce fast series, which features today’s most and Associates, and Clear Bridge Advisors. influential business and public policy leadSince joining Legg Mason in June 2000, ers addressing topics of global interest and he has played a leading role in the firm’s importance, is designed to engage business strategic development and major acquisiand community professionals in an examitions, including Royce & Associates, Prination of the most compelling issues and vate Capital Management, Citigroup Asset challenges facing society today. Management and Permal. Prior to these Admission to the lecture, which transactions, he headed Legg Mason’s asset includes breakfast, is $35. To register and management segment. for more information, go to carey.jhu.edu/ Before joining Legg Mason, Fetting ran leadersandlegends.

The Johns Hopkins University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic in any student program or activity administered by the university or with regard to admission or employment.

B U L L E T I N

Notices The 2010 YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program — Teens interested in working in

the YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program 2010 can participate in a paid summer internship designed to provide exposure to careers, mentoring and education while developing responsibility and experience. This year 250 high school and college students will have the opportunity to gain work experience and exposure to Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System through the paid internship. Interns will work from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from June 21 through July 30. They will also participate in mandatory educational sessions. The deadline for applications is March 5. Applications and more information are available online at www.hopkinsmedicine .org/jhhr/community/youthprograms.html.

B O A R D

For more information, contact HR REACH/Community Education Programs at 410-502-3090 or 410-955-1488 or e-mail johnshopkinssummerjobsprogram@ymail .com. ‘Crabbing for Cash’ Fund Raiser —

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center is back with its second annual Crabbing for Cash online fund-raising campaign. Cash Crab volunteers are needed to support both Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the annual Mix 106.5 Radiothon, scheduled for Feb. 25–28. Cash Crabs ask family, friends, co-workers, classmates, local corporations and community organizations to make donations and/or become volunteer Cash Crabs themselves. The goal is to raise $50,000. Totals will be announced at the end of the Mix 106.5 Radiothon. For details or to register, go to www .hopkinschildrens.org/crabbing-for-cash .aspx. For more information, contact Marisa Jaffe at mjaffe5@jhmi.edu.

Short & Long Term Rentals

Homewood

Office of Human Resources: Suite W600, Wyman Bldg., 410-516-8048 JOB#

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Schools of Public H e a l t h a n d N u r s i n g Office of Human Resources: 2021 East Monument St., 410-955-3006 JOB#

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Sr. Administrative Coordinator IT Service Coordinator Research Assistant Budget Analyst Budget Specialist Program Specialist Program Officer Project Director, Research 2 Prevention Laboratory Assistant Teaching Assistant Research Data Analyst Payroll Coordinator Research Program Assistant Retention Specialist E-Learning Coordinator, PEPFAR Strategic Project Coordinator Programmer Analyst

School of Medicine

Office of Human Resources: 98 N. Broadway, 3rd floor, 410-955-2990 JOB#

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Program Specialist Clinic Assistant Sr. Sponsored Project Analyst Software Engineer Laboratory Helper Programmer Analyst Data Assistant Research and Community Outreach Coordinator Sr. Program Officer Program Coordinator Sharepoint Developer Administrative Coordinator Research Program Assistant Communications Specialist Health Educator Sr. Medical Record Abstractor Development Coordinator Research Assistant Research Program Coordinator Research and Evaluation Officer Software Engineer Research Assistant Multimedia Systems Specialist

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This is a partial listing of jobs currently available. A complete list with descriptions can be found on the Web at jobs.jhu.edu.

Woodcliffe Manor Apartments

S PA C I O U S

G A R D E N A PA RT M E N T L I V I N G I N

R O L A N D PA R K

• Large airy rooms • Hardwood Floors • Private balcony or terrace • Beautiful garden setting • Private parking available

Studio Apartments available from $750 and includes gas, water, heat and optional furniture! 2905 N. Charles Street, Baltimore 21218

• University Parkway at West 39th St. 2 & 3 bedroom apartments located in a private park setting. Adjacent to Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus and minutes from downtown Baltimore.

410-243-1216

105 West 39th St. • Baltimore, MD 21210 Managed by The Broadview at Roland Park BroadviewApartments.com

January 11, 2010 • THE GAZETTE

Classifieds APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT

Belvedere Ave, 2BR, 1.5BA apt, powder rm, lg living and dining areas, kitchen, fp, W/D in bsmt, balcony, 5-min walk to Belvedere Square, avail February. $900/mo + utils. 410435-6417 or ankumar1120@yahoo.com.

M A R K E T P L A C E

Mt Washington, 2BR, 2BA apt + lg loft, W/D, dw, fp, hdwd flrs, balcony, garage, elevator, serene area. $1,400/mo. 301-525-4505. Mt Washington, sublet 2BR apt in beautiful gated community, avail through Feb 14. $750/mo + utils (discount for cat care). 410764-3494.

Bolton Hill, two nice, clean 1BR, 1BA apts, one has deck, one has fp, walk to JH shuttle/ subway. gbaranoski@covad.net.

Park City, Utah, 1BR deluxe ski-condo, sleeps 4, walk to lift, great snow through March, rent wkly. 410-817-6778.

Bolton St, charming apt w/2BRs, walk-in closets, marble BA w/whirlpool, living rm, kitchen, W/D, balcony, public transportation, 10.5 ft ceilings. $1,300/mo incl gas, water. sykewup@aol.com.

Patterson Park, 2BR, 1.5BA house, hdwd flrs, crpt upstairs, stainless steel appls, skylight, expos’d brick, 1.25 mi to JHMI. $1,100/mo. 443-286-4883.

Butchers Hill, 2BR, 2.5A TH, steps to medical campus, hdwd flrs, W/D, CAC, rear yd, off-street prkng incl’d. $1,200/mo + utils. 443-838-5575. Butchers Hill, 1BR, 1BA condo in historic mansion, W/D, quiet, safe neighborhood, nr JHMI shuttle, 4 blks to Hopkins. $800/ mo + utils. 443-370-6869 or ianosaur@ hotmail.com. Charles Village/University One, bright, spacious 1BR, 1BA condo, CAC/heat; also avail to buy. $1,200/mo + sec dep. 540-7858231 or tom333@comcast.net. Charles Village, 2BR, 2BA corner condo w/ balcony, 24-hr front desk, clean, 1,200 sq ft, nr JHMI shuttle, CAC/heat, all utils incl’d. 410-466-1698. Colonnade, 1BR, 1BA condo, 6th flr, balcony, prkng spot, avail in February. $1,500/ mo + utils. 410-274-0325. East Baltimore, 3BR, 1BA TH. $950/mo. Anita, 410-675-5951 or Nancy, 410-6790347. Fells Point (Fleet and Wolfe), restored 3BR, 2.5BA RH, W/D. $1,800/mo + utils + sec dep. 443-629-2264 or aynur.unalp@gmail .com. Hampden, 3BR, 2BA TH, dw, W/D, fenced yd, nr light rail. $1,100/mo + utils. 410378-2393. Homewood (295 W 31st St), 2BR TH, W/D, gas heat, deck, fenced yd, no smokers/ no dogs. $1,000/mo. Val Alexander, 888386-3233 (toll-free) or yankybrit@hotmail .com. Homewood (33rd and Guilford), charming 1BR, 1BA apt, hdwd flrs, new kitchen, W/D, nr Homewood campus/Union Memorial, pref students/prof’ls, refs req’d. $850/ mo + utils. 410-383-2876. Homewood/Guilford, 1BR high-rise condo nr JHU/Homewood, W/D, doorman/security, pool, prkng. 757-773-7830 or anthony8066@ gmail.com. Mt Washington, 3BR, 3.5BA TH in nice neighborhood, AC, heat, W/D, wood/crpt flrs, deck, prkng, 10-20 mins to JHU/JHH/ Summit Park ES. $1,700/mo + utils. 410419-1731. Mt Washington, 5BR, 3.5BA house, 2-car garage. $2,300/mo + utils. 443-939-6027 or qzzhao@gmail.com.

Church Supper Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation

$10/dinner Children $6

Saturday, January 23, 2010 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free Parking Corner of Maryland & Preston Streets Lamb Shank or Spanakopita (spinach pie), Greek-style string beans, oven roasted potatoes, sliced feta/olives, bread

(Beverages and Dessert Available)

(410) 727-1831 or (410) 252-4558

Rodgers Forge, 3BR, 2BA TH, W/D, CAC, fin’d bsmt, family-friendly neighborhood, great Baltimore County schools. $1,600/mo. dickgeorge@comcast.net. Roland Park, 2BR + den condo, all new inside, gorgeous view, 4 mi to Homewood campus. 410-747-5037, nhh@comcast.net or http://sites.google.com/site/devonhillrental. 6136 Parkway Drive, 1BR, 1BA apt in treelined neighborhood, updated kitchen (new refrigerator, gas stove, microwave, garbage disposal), living rm, W/D, storage. $750/mo + utils + sec dep ($750). Joe, 410-746-1126. Spacious, renov’d 3BR, 2BA apt, W/D in unit, dw, microwave, w/w crpt, 2 balconies, 2 prkng spts, lots of storage/closets. 443-5005074 or dani.amzel@gmail.com.

ROOMMATES WANTED

Rm avail in Bel Air farmhouse, hdwd flrs, CAC, W/D, plenty of prkng, right off 95, 30-min drive to Baltimore, great area. $550/ mo incl utils, cable, Internet. 410-458-1517 or mcgraffjk@yahoo.com. Prof’l wanted for rm w/lake view in Homeland house, furn’d, spacious living rm, full kitchen, dining area, hdwd flrs, W/D, prkng, BA shared w/F prof’l, 5-min bike to JHU, pref nonsmoker. $600/mo incl utils, highspeed Internet. tLwang21212@yahoo.com. Fully furn’d lg BR avail, priv BA, walk-in closet. $675/mo incl utils, Internet + sec dep ($325). 404-808-7990 or pritteeyez@ aol.com. F wanted for furn’d, spacious (700 sq ft) BR in 3BR Gardenville house, vaulted ceilings, built-in shelving, mod kitchen w/convection oven, granite counters, landscaped yd, deck, sign 1-yr contract and get one month free. $550/mo + utils. aprede1@yahoo.com. Furn’d rm on medical campus, share w/F JHU student, safe area. happyhut4u@yahoo.com. Spacious 1BR in 3BR, 2.5BA apt in Mt Washington, W/D, CAC/heat, pool, tennis. $450/mo (January rent-free). 443-220-2138 or hlhuang@gmail.com. F wanted ASAP (through June) for 2BR, 1BA Mt Vernon Place apt. $620/mo + gas, Internet. gabriela_salmon@terra.com.pe. Share Washington Hill house, recently renov’d, elevated deck, safe neighborhood, nr JHMI. $700/mo + utils. jonchanghouse@ gmail.com.

CARS FOR SALE HOUSES FOR SALE

Bolton Hill, beautiful 2BR, 2.5BA house, immaculate, hdwd flrs, new roof, new windows. $313,000. 410-383-7055. Charles Village, beautiful 5BR, 3BA RH, hdwd flrs, front and back porches, enclosed garage, 8-min walk to Homewood campus, nr BMA, shuttle and shops on St Paul. 410366-7383. Gardenville, 3BR, 1.5BA RH, new kitchen and BA, CAC, hdwd flrs, club bsmt w/cedar closet, fenced maintenance-free yd w/carport, quiet neighborhood, 15 mins to JHH. $139,999. 443-610-0236 or tziporachai@ juno.com. Harborview, 2BR, 1BA single-family bungalow overlooking the city, nr all amenities and campuses. $169,900. 443-604-2797 or lexisweetheart@yahoo.com. Mt Vernon, 1BR condo in beautiful historic bldg, high ceilings, chandeliers, hdwd parquet flrs, intercom, 2 ornamental fps w/ marble mantels, dw, disposal, low condo fees ($130/mo). $146,900. jchris1@umbc.edu. Roland Park, 2BR co-op apt, next to Homewood campus, overlooks Wyman Park, easy walk to JHMI shuttle. $134,900. 443-6155190. Timonium (8 Tyburn Ct), updated (one of newer houses in the area), spacious 4BR, 3BA single-family house, walk to Dulaney High, 2 mi to I-83 and light rail station. $375,500. Debbie, 410-241-4724.

’97 Toyota Camry LE, power everything, well maintained, new tires. $3,700/best offer. nonu4@hotmail.com. ’98 BMW 740, 99K mi. $8,200/best offer. 410-530-6892. ’98 Mercury Villager minivan, white, all power, Md insp’d, looks and runs great, 180K mi. $2,900. sheraman786@gmail.com. ’98 Honda Civic, 5-spd manual, excel cond, 98K mi. $3,200. 443-824-0735 or hzyongwang@yahoo.com.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Moving sale: tripod projector screen, TV, sm stereo, dining rm set, filing cabinet, alarm clocks (2), fan. 443-824-2198. Christian Dior Norwegian blue fox fur coat, medium size, full-length, great winter gift. $1,000. 443-824-2198. 4G Zune Black, new and unopened. $100. 410-206-2830 or nlheyls@yahoo.com. HP Deskjet printer D2660, new in factorysealed box. $35. 443-286-5603. Rolled-back Parson dining chairs (4), cream color fabric, 40"H and 16.5"W, never used, in mint cond. $125/all. 410-377-4554 or reesej99@msn.com. Dressing table w/shelves, printer, computer, chair, microwave, 3-step ladder, reciprocating saw, tripods, digital piano. 410-4555858 or iricse.its@verizon.net.

Wyman Park, fully renov’d 3BR, 2BA TH, hdwd flrs, CAC/heat, 2-car garage. $299,900. 410-581-4939 or syakov@yahoo.com. 3BR, 2.5BA RH, totally renov’d, screened porch, fenced yd, prkng, walk to Homewood/shops/grocer. $278,000. 919-607-5860 or 410-962-5417. 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

www.brooksmanagementcompany.com

Pair of exterior French doors, new, white, 8 ft x 3 ft, made of Auralast wood, 15 double E-glass panels, double locks. $750/both. 443-768-4751. Conn alto saxophone, mint condition. $650/best offer. 410-488-1886. Verizon cell phone contract for transfer, free Samsung Sway phone incl’d, 8 mos remaining, JHU discount of 19% on any plan. jayaichbee@gmail.com.

SERVICES/ITEMS OFFERED OR WANTED

Parents of 15-mo-old daughter need sitter for wknds, 2-3 hrs, provide semi-structured play/learning/reading, ideal candidate is student in early education, refs req’d. jrbowman @hotmail.com. Master plumber w/20+ years’ experience, licensed/insured, refs avail. 443-790-6059. Experienced tutor avail for GRE verbal; schedule a lesson. 310-409-7692 or andrea .hobby@gmail.com. Learn Arabic, MSA and colloquial, all levels, lessons tailored to needs of individual or group, native, experienced teacher. thaerra @hotmail.com. Cardio kickboxing/self-defense classes, Suite 175, 1 Village Square (Cross Keys). 443625-9744 or www.cftks.webs.com. Interior/exterior painting, home/deck power washing, general maintenance; licensed, insured, free estimates, affordable. 410-3351284 or randy6505vfw@yahoo.com. Licensed landscaper available for leaf and snow removal, trash hauling, lawn maintenance, Taylor Landscaping LLC. 410-8126090 or romilacapers@comcast.net. Affordable landscaper/certified horticulturist avail to maintain existing gardens, also planting, designing, masonry; free consultations. 410-683-7373 or grogan.family@ hotmail.com. Sing your heart out! Karaoke available for special events, parties, birthdays, children’s parties a specialty; reasonable rates. Angie, 410-440-3488. Piano tuning and repair, “Craftsman” member of the Piano Technician’s Guild serving Peabody and Center Stage. 410-382-8363 or steve@conradpiano.com. LCSW-C providing psychotherapy, JHUaffiliated, experience w/treating depression, anxiety, sexual orientation and gender identity concerns, couples. 410-235-9200 (voicemail #6) or shane.grant.lcswc@gmail.com. Tai chi beginner’s classes start Wed, Jan 27, in Charles Village, 6:30-7:30pm or Thurs, Jan 28, in Towson, 6:45-7:45pm. 410-2964944 or www.baltimoretaichi.com. Need help with your JHU retirement plan investments portfolio? Free 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. Affordable, guaranteed home/office cleaning service. Gerlyn, 410-246-0206. Looking for furn’d BR w/BA, temporary, 1-4 wks (flexible) in March/April, nr 501 St Paul St. 415-931-1338.

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“North Korea–South Korea Relations in the New Era,” a U.S.–Korea Institute at SAIS discussion with Lee Yoon-Sung, vice speaker, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. Rome Building Auditorium. SAIS

Thurs., Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.

“Egyptomania: The Egyptian Style From Assyria to Obama,” a SAIS African Studies Program discussion with Tom Hardwick, University of Oxford. Co-sponsored by the American Research Center in Egypt–Washington D.C. Chapter. Rome Building Auditorium. SAIS

Fri., Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m.

John Birney and Paul Jacobus upped the ante in Mason Hall by pledging to shave their heads if the building’s staff raised more than $1,000—which they did.

United Way Continued from page 1 nomic climate where we all feel stress, I feel people really stepped up to the plate. They realized that there are many vulnerable people in the community who need our help, and the stress that we feel is magnified many times over for people who are lower down on the economic ladder,” Klag said. Klag lauded the work of the JHU United Way leadership and the divisional coordinators, ambassadors and staff who rolled out the campaign. In particular, he praised Jeff Pratt from the Office of Work, Life & Engagement, which oversees the JHU United Way campaign. “Jeff is really committed to United Way,” Klag said. “He’s the most optimistic guy I know, and that optimism just pervades the whole campaign.” Pratt, too, extolled the work of the divisional coordinators and ambassadors. “This was a tough year to raise money, and they took it as a challenge,” Pratt said. “They made sure to get people involved with fun events or contests, or just getting in front of people at meetings.” United Way of Central Maryland supports human service agencies in Baltimore City and its five surrounding counties. With donations still filtering in, $1,274,790 has been pledged to the university’s campaign, which kicked off Oct. 14 and officially ended Dec. 18. Several of the university’s 15 United Way designated units far exceeded their goal. Of special note in this year’s campaign, the School of Education bested its goal by 33 percent, raising $17,684 with a 35 percent participation rate. The Carey Business School led the way in terms of participation, with a 43 percent rate. Several units significantly increased their level of giving from a year ago. The Johns Hopkins University Press leadership offered 25 percent in matching donations, which resulted in $15,000 in donations, up $7,000 from the previous year. University Administration donated $120,000, nearly a fourth more than last year. The overall university participation rate was 18 percent, up a percentage point from 2008. Johns Hopkins Medicine launched its intensive two-week United Way effort on Oct. 26 and raised $1,604,667, exceeding its goal. Stephanie Reel, chief information officer and vice provost for information technology and chair of the Johns Hopkins Medicine campaign, sent out a letter to the JHM

community just prior to the holidays thanking them for their generosity and heartfelt efforts. Reel took the time to remind those who gave why it was so important. “United Way of Central Maryland provides a way to give back to our neighbors. It provides us with a mechanism by which we can give to those who need it most, in a truly united way,” Reel said. “When we give generously, we send a message to our community, to our city and to our state—a message that only a place as amazing as Johns Hopkins can send. We are Johns Hopkins, and we have sent a clear message that we care about the community we serve.” The 2009 United Way of Central Maryland campaign, whose theme was “Whatever You Can Give, Gives Hope,” focused on funding nonprofit organizations that provide assistance in the Live United program areas of education, income and health services. In addition to the Neighborhood Fund, Johns Hopkins employees were able to donate all or part of their gift to United Way of Central Maryland, a specific agency or one or more of the Live United areas. This year’s campaign featured a slew of activities intended to raise awareness and encourage donations. Along with the seventh annual Chili Cook-Off and BakeOff, events included a Furry Faces Pet Photo contest and a Hopkins Hold ’em card game sponsored by Homewood Student Affairs, cookbook sales hosted by the Sheridan Libraries and a “we’ll shave our heads” challenge by two Homewood staff members. Paul Jacobus, building administrator for Mason Hall, and John Birney, a senior admissions officer with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, told their Mason Hall colleagues that they would shave their heads if the building’s staff raised more than $1,000. They did, and off came the hair. Mark Furst, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Central Maryland, said that Johns Hopkins remains a pillar of the overall campaign and an inspiration for other organizations. “Throughout the long history of the Johns Hopkins Institutions, caring and compassion have been the ethos of the faculty, doctors, nurses, administrators, scientists and other employees,” Furst said. “At a time when so many people around us are still struggling economically, it is especially noteworthy that Johns Hopkins employees pledged more money to help others through United Way than at any other private sector business in the state of Maryland.” Although the campaign has officially ended, donations are needed and welcome all year. To make a pledge, or for more information on the campaign, go to: www.jhu .edu/unitedway. G

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Leaders & Legends Lecture—“Global Leadership From Baltimore” by Mark Fetting, chair and CEO, Legg Mason. (See story, p. 6.) Legg Mason Tower, Harbor East. Wed., Jan. 13, 7:30 to 9 a.m.

Wed., Jan. 13, 4 p.m. The 18th Harold and Marilyn Menkes Memorial Lecture— “Mechanisms of Dysfunction in Asthma or Why Asthma Is Like an Oreo Cookie” by Charles Irvin, University of Vermont. E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB

“A Simple Solution: How Vinegar Can Help Save a Woman’s Life,” a Jhpiego lecture, followed by a reception. 1615 Thames St.

Thurs., Jan. 14, 4 p.m.

“From the Vulcanization of Rubber to Quarks and High-Temperature Superconductivity: Physics at Strong Coupling,” a Physics and Astronomy public lecture by Philip Phillips, University of Illinois. (See “In Brief,” p. 2.) Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., Jan. 14, 6:30 p.m.

O P E N HOU S Es

Open house for Peabody Preparatory’s Adult and Continuing Education program. Bank of America Lounge. Peabody

Sat., Jan. 16, 2 p.m.

S E M I N AR S Mon., Jan. 11, noon. “Living With Oxygen: Tales of Superoxide Dismutase,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Valeria Culotta, SPH. W1020 SPH. EB

“Roles for RB and E2F in the Control of Cell Proliferation,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Nicholas Dyson, Harvard Medical School. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Jan. 11, 12:15 p.m.

“Industrial Food Animal Production: The Crossroads of Bioethics, Public Health and Social Justice,” a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar with Ellen Silbergeld, SPH. W3030 SPH. EB

Mon., Jan. 11, 12:15 p.m.

“Cell-Type Specific mRNA Profiling in Mouse Models of Neurodegeneration,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Myriam Heiman, Rockefeller University Laboratory

Tues., Jan. 12, noon.

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of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 612 Physiology. EB Wed., Jan. 13, noon. “Reduced Absorption as a Potential Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Intestinal Disease,” a Physiology seminar with Gary Shull, University of Cincinnati. 203 Physiology Research Conference Room. EB

“A Dirichlet Process Mixture Hidden Markov Models for Protein Structure Prediction,” a Biostatistics seminar with Kristin Lennox, Texas A&M University. W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., Jan. 13, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Jan. 14, noon. “A Feedback Mechanism That Regulates Tissue Growth,” a Cell Biology seminar with Laura Johnston, Columbia University. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

“Identification and Characterization of Flaviviral Host Factors,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Mariano Garcia-Blanco, Duke University Medical Center. W1020 SPH. EB

Thurs., Jan. 14, noon.

Thurs., Jan. 14, 1 p.m. “The Role of Amygdala and Orbital Frontal Cortex Dysfunction in the Development of Psychopathic Traits,” a Neuroscience research seminar with James Blair, NIMH. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

“Functional Evaluation of Noncoding Regulatory Control Provides Novel Insights Into Their Constraint, Distribution and Overlapping Functions,” a Human Genetics thesis seminar with David McGaughey. G-007 Ross. EB

Thurs., Jan. 14, 3 p.m.

“HutchinsonGilford Progeria Syndrome, Aging and Telomere: New Insights Into Old Questions,” a Biology seminar with Kan Cao, NIH. 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., Jan. 14, 4 p.m.

“Impact of LongTerm Routine Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Use in Navajo and White Mountain Apache Communities,” an International Health thesis defense seminar with Jennifer Scott. W2030 SPH. EB

Fri., Jan. 15, 2 p.m.

Mon., Jan. 18, noon. “Regeneration Polarity in Planarians,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Christian Petersen, MIT; 612 Physiology. EB

“Aberration and Manipulation of Exon Splicing in the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Terence Partridge, Children’s National Medical Center. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Jan. 18, 12:15 p.m.

Calendar

Key

APL EB HW KSAS SAIS

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

Applied Physics Laboratory East Baltimore Homewood Krieger School of Arts and Sciences 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