| Tuesday, May 7 |
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| 1:00 PM |
Biological Sciences Thesis Defense Seminar. Justine Kupferman, Laboratory of Dr. Steven Siegelbaum, "Targeting Ion Channels to Distal Dendrites." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| 1:30 PM |
Genetics and Development Seminar. Dr. Joanne Berghout, Outreach Coordinator, The Jackson Laboratory, "Practical Workshop in Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)." HHSC 202A. |
| 4:00 PM |
Genetics and Development Seminar. Dr. Thomas A. Jongens, Associate Professor of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, "Using Drosophila to Gain Insights into Fragile X Syndrome." 312 HHSC. |
| 4:30 PM |
The 28th Annual Colleen Giblin Memorial Lecture. Dr. Ingrid Tein, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, "Quenching Prometheus' Fire: The Impact of Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| Wednesday, May 8 |
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| Noon |
Taub Institute Seminar. Dr. Frank M. LaFerla, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior; Director, Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California - Irvine, "Stem Cell Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease: Overcoming Translational Issues and New Models." P&S 12-460. |
| 12:30 PM |
Neuroscience Seminar. Dr. Yevgeniy B. Sirotin, Presidential Fellow, Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, Rockefeller University, "Intensity Perception in Olfaction." Kolb Annex, 5th Floor Conference Room. |
| Thursday, May 9 |
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| 9:00 AM |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Conference. Dr. Kevan C. Herold, Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, "New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes: Lessons from Clinical Trials." Russ Berrie Pavilion, 1st Floor Classroom # 2. |
| Noon |
Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar. Dr. Ricardo E. Dolmetsch, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, "Using iPSCs to Study Autism." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| Noon |
Institute for Cancer Genetics / Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Special Seminar. Dr. Iannis Aifantis, Professor of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine; Early Career Scientist, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, "Novel Molecular Mechanisms of Acute Leukemia Initiation and Progression." ICRC Bldg., Florence Irving Auditorium (1st Floor). |
| 2:00 PM |
Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies Thesis Defense Seminar. Ya-Ting Lei, Laboratory of Dr. Steven Siegelbaum, "TRPM5 Channels Contribute to Persistent Neural Activity and Working Memory." NYSPI, 1051 Riverside Drive, 1st Floor Auditorium. |
| 6:30 PM |
Barnard College Seminar. Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor of Psychology; Director, Infant and Language Laboratory, Temple University, "The Power of Playful Learning: How Our Children Really Learn." Event Oval, The Diana Center. |
| Friday, May 10 |
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| 10:00 AM |
Biomedical Informatics Thesis Defense Seminar. Hua-Sheng Chiu, PhD Candidate, "Aberrantly Expressed ceRNAs Alter Cancer Gene Abundance." ICRC Bldg., Room 8-817. |
| 11:30 AM |
Neurotheory Seminar. Dr. Nathaniel D. Daw, Assistant Professor of Neural Science and Psychology, New York University, "Computational Mechanisms for Learning From Reward: Beyond Reinforcement." Kolb Annex, 7-729 Conference Room. |
| Noon |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Wesley P. Wong, Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, "Mechanical Force in Nanoscale Biology: From Hemostasis to Single-molecule Centrifugation." BB 523. |
| Noon |
Genetics and Development Thesis Defense Seminar. Daniel Concepcion, Laboratory of Dr. Ginny Papaioannou, "The Roles of Brachyury and Tbx6 During Gastrulation and Determination of Left / Right Asymmetry." 312 HHSC. |
| Monday, May 13 |
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| Noon |
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Special Seminar. Dr. Michael M. Ittmann, Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, "Targeted Therapy of Prostate Cancer." ICRC Bldg., Florence Irving Auditorium (1st Floor). |
| Noon |
Pathology and Cell Biology Seminar. Dr. Jennifer A. Punt, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology & Cell Biology, "Finding A Cellular Home for an Orphan Nuclear Receptor: Nur77 in Blood Cell Development." Humphreys Auditorium, VC 14-240. |
| 3:00 PM |
Program in Neuroscience and Education Seminar. Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum, Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Division of Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics, "Neuroscience Evidence in the Courts." 147 Horace Mann. |
| Thursday, May 16 |
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| 7:30 PM |
The Harvey Society Lecture. Dr. Pascale Cossart, Professeur and Head, Bacteria Cell Interactions Unit, Institut Pasteur, "The Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: A Multi-Faceted Model and a Reference." Caspary Hall, Rockefeller University, York Avenue at 66th Street. |
| Tuesday, May 21 |
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| 10:30 AM |
Neuroscience Seminar. Dr. Alexander Thiele, Chair in Visual Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, "Neuropharmacology of Attention in the Visual Cortex." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| Thursday, May 23 |
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| 9:00 AM |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Conference. Dr. Miyasaki Toru, Professor, Institute of Medicine, University of Tokyo, "Differential Roles for AIM in Obesity-Associated Autoimmunity and Fatty Liver Diseases." Russ Berrie Pavilion, 1st Floor Classroom # 2. |
| Noon |
Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar. Dr. Joshua D. Berke, Associate Professor, Departments of Psychology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, "No Going Back Now: Basal Ganglia Dynamics in Action Selection and Suppression." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| 2:00 PM |
Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Special Seminar. Dr. Kenneth L. Moya, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, "Wiring the Brain: The Role of Engrailed’s Non-cell Autonomous Signaling in Growth Cone Guidance." P&S 11-505. |
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