Bulletin 2019-07-11 (Jul 06, 2019)

Dr. Franziska Grieder, Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), NIH, will speak about “Switzerland Insights” at the Rotary Club Meeting on July 11, 2019.

Posted by Jon VanWinkle on Jul 06, 2019

Dr. Franziska Grieder is the Dire

ctor of the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), a program within the Office of the Director, the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She was appointed as ORIP Director in January 2013 after serving as the Division Director of Comparative Medicine programs since 2004. ORIP supports NIH extramural research infrastructure and related research programs, including supervision and management of the seven national primate research centers, primate breeding and resource-related projects, development of mammalian (including rodent) and non-mammalian animal model resources, pre-and post-doctoral training for veterinarians, other research projects, and the shared and high-end instrumentation program. Dr. Grieder attended Veterinary School at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and subsequently earned both an MS and PhD degree in viral pathogenesis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was a faculty member in the School of Medicine of the Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland, where – after her transition to NIH – she continues to serve as an Adjunct faculty member in the Department of Pathology. At USU, Dr. Grieder’s research focused on viral pathogenesis using mouse models to investigate neuroimmune mechanisms.

Happy New Rotary Year 2019-2020!

Paul Shank, Chief Engineer, BWI Airport, spoke about "Taking to the Sky: BWI Marshall’s Plans to Lift the Region Higher" at the Rotary Club meeting on June 27, 2019.

Posted by Bob Nelson on Jul 06, 2019

2019-20 Club Leadership Selected at Club Assembly on June 13, 2019

Posted on Jun 14, 2019

Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club Leadership

for the 2019-20 Rotary Year

President Dr. Todd Nitkin

Vice President Juan Carlos Peirano

Secretary Dr. Noel Howard

Treasurer Phil Meade

Rotary Foundation Chair Jon Van Winkle

Program Chair Alan Grant

Bulletin Editor Bob Nelson

Matching Paul Harris Credits for Rotary Foundation Donations

Posted by Jon VanWinkle on Jun 19, 2019

There are Paul Harris (PH) credits available for members to make up the $1000 donation required. It works this way: If you pay half of the amount you need for a PH fellowship, then the club will use available credits to make up the balance. So for instance say you already have PH credits amounting to $ 600. If you donate another $200, then the club will match your amount with some of those credits bringing the total to $ 1000 and bringing you a PH fellowship! And Rotary benefits, too!

Rotarians Packed Food Boxes at Manna Food Center on June 11, 2019

Posted by Bob Nelson on Jun 14, 2019

Shane Rock, CEO, Interfaith Works, talked about Interfaith Works and Homelessness in Montgomery County at the Rotary Club Meeting on June 6, 2019.

Posted by Bob Nelson on Jun 10, 2019

Shane Rock, CEO, Interfaith Works, talked about Interfaith Works and Homelessness in Montgomery County at the Rotary Club Meeting on June 6, 2019. He commended Gladys Howard and the Rotarians for the wonderful program of distributing pashmina scarves to 70 homeless women on Valentine’s Day.