| Tuesday, November 17 |
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| Noon |
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Lecture I. Dr. Victor R. Ambros, Professor of Natural Sciences, Co-Director, RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, "MicroRNAs in Development and Disease." Davis Auditorium, 412 Schapiro Center (CEPSR), 530 West 120th Street. |
| Noon |
Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Elias Lolis, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Yale University, "Cognate and Non-Cognate Ligands of CXCR4." Physiology Library, P&S 11-505. |
| 3:00 PM |
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Lecture II. Dr. Gary Ruvkun, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, "The Roles and Possibilities of Tiny RNAs." P&S Alumni Auditorium. |
| 4:00 PM |
Chemical Engineering Seminar. Dr. Andreas S. Bommarius, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Data-driven Protein Engineering on Biocatalysts for Redox Reactions and Condensations." 825 Mudd. |
| Wednesday, November 18 |
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| Noon |
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar. Dr. Alexander Y. Rudensky, Investigator, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, "Cell Mediated Control of Immune Homeostasis." 301 HHSC. |
| 12:30 PM |
Taub Institute Seminar. Dr. Rosa Rademakers, Assistant Professor and Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville, "The FTD and ALS Disease Spectrum." Fenoglio Library, PH 15 West. |
| 4:00 PM |
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Distinguished Seminar. Dr. Stephen J. Elledge, Professor of Genetics and of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, "Genetic Mining of the Cancer Genome." Russ Berrie Pavilion, 1st Floor, Room 1. |
| 6:30 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Student Seminar. Jingyi Fei, Laboratory of Dr. Ruben Gonzalez, "Coupling of Ribosomal L1 Stalk and tRNA Dynamics During Translation Elongation." BB 523. |
| Thursday, November 19 |
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| 9:00 AM |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Conference. Dr. Nurit Kaiser, Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Service, Department of Medicine, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, "Mechanisms of Beta Cell Adaptation and Failure in Type 2 Diabetes." Russ Berrie Pavilion, 1st floor, Room #2. |
| Noon |
Neurobiology Seminar. Dr. Barry W. Connors, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, "Wiring the Thalamocortical System: Electrical and Chemical Synapses of Inhibitory Networks." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| Noon |
Environmental Health Sciences Seminar. Dr. B. Paige Lawrence, Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, "The Immunobiology of Gestational Insults: Evidence that Early Life Exposures are Overlooked in the Battle Against Respiratory Infection." Humphreys Auditorium, VC 14-240. |
| 4:00 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Robert B. Darnell, Professor in Cancer Biology; Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology, Rockefeller University, "Decoding RNA Maps to Explore the World of RNA Regulation." 301 HHSC. |
| 4:30 PM |
Chemistry Colloquium. Dr. Barry D. Dunietz, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, "Exploring Conductance Switching Properties of Molecular Scale Devices: A Computational Approach." 209 Havemeyer Hall. |
| 5:00 PM |
Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Seminar. Dr. Thomas P. Sakmar, Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Rockefeller University, "Rhodopsin Structure and Dynamics: The Molecular Basis of Rod Cell Physiology." Eye Institute,7th Floor Amphitheater. |
| 5:30 PM |
Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies Student Seminar. Amrom Obstfeld, Laboratory of Dr. Anthony Ferrante, "Exploring the Role of Recruited Myeloid Cells in Obesity-Induced Hepatic Steatosis." Fenoglio Library, PH 15 West. |
| Friday, November 20 |
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| 11:00 AM |
Biomedical Engineering Seminar. Dr. Christopher S. Chen, Professor of Innovation in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, "Adhesion, Forces, and Cell Function." 614 Schermerhorn. |
| Noon |
Genetics and Development Student Seminar. Katherine Lelli, Laboratory of Dr. Richard Mann, "Mapping Hox-Cofactor Interactions." HHSC 312. |
| Monday, November 23 |
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| Noon |
Stem Cell Seminar. Dr. Fiona K. Doetsch, Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology and Neuroscience, "Stem Cells and Their Niche in the Adult Mammalian Brain." Humphreys Auditorium, VC 14-240. |
| Noon |
Institute of Human Nutrition Student Seminar. Neal Paragas, Laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Barasch, "Non-transferrin Bound Iron (NTBI) Pathways in the Kidney." HHSC LL204. |
| 2:00 PM |
Stem Cell Initiative Special Seminar. Dr. Ronald D.G. McKay, Director, NIH Human Stem Cell Facility, "Stem Cells and Regeneration." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| 4:00 PM |
Pathology and Cell Biology Seminar. Dr. Elior Peles, Professor, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, "How Schwann Cells Assemble Nodes of Ranvier." Fenoglio Library, PH 15 West. |
| Tuesday, November 24 |
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| Noon |
Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies Thesis Defense Seminar. Anne O’Donnell, Laboratory of Dr. Timothy Bestor, "DNA Methylation in Health and Disease: Breast Cancer and Depression." 312 HHSC. |
| Noon |
Neurolunch Seminar. Dr. Christoph B. Kellendonk, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology (in Psychiatry), "Modeling Cognitive Endophenotypes of Schizophrenia in Mice." 800 Fairchild. |
| Monday, November 30 |
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| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
Minisymposium on Computational Methods in EM-Related Three-Dimensional Reconstruction. Organized jointly by Dr. Joachim Frank, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, and Dr. Gabor Herman, Department of Computer Science, CUNY. Examining challenges presented by current structural biology research using electron microscopy, and how they might be addressed by advanced computational methods. HHSC LL103. |
| 11:00 AM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Thesis Defense Seminar. Milica Momciliovic, Laboratory of Dr. Marion Carlson, "Regulation of the Snfi Protein of Kinase Pathway." BB 523. |
| Noon |
Biological Sciences Seminar. Dr. B. Franklin Pugh, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University, "The Genomic Interface between Chromatin and the Transcription Machinery." 700 Fairchild. |
| 4:15 PM |
Physics Colloquium. Dr. Yi-Kuo Yu, Investigator, NIH-National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, "Molecular Interaction in Physics and Biology: From Poisson's Equation to Derivation of the Universal Density Functional." 428 Pupin Hall. |
| Tuesday, December 1 |
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| 1:00 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Thesis Defense Seminar. Nichole O'Connell, Laboratory of Dr. Arthur Palmer, "On the Use of NMR Spin Relaxation Spectroscopy to Characterize Conformational Fluctuations in Proteins." BB 523. |
| Wednesday, December 2 |
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| 2:30 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Thesis Defense Seminar. Rachel Beckerman, Laboratory of Dr. Carol Prives, "Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation within the p53 Transcriptional Program." BB 523. |
| 4:00 PM |
Technology Ventures Seminar. Dr. Kenneth D. Crews, Director, Copyright Advisory Office; Sarah E. Holsted, Center for Digital Research & Scholarship, "Is Your Scholarship Really Yours? Copyrights, Publication Agreements, & Open Access." ICRC Bldg., Room 114. |
| Thursday, December 3 |
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| Noon |
Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar. Dr. Nicholas C. Spitzer, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Co-Director, Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, University of California-San Diego, "Activity-Dependent Neurotransmitter Respecification: Novel Neuroplasticity." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| Noon |
Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar. Dr. Timothy F. Landers, Post-Doctoral Fellow, "Are Syndemics for the Dogs? Antibiotic Resistance in Pets." School of Nursing, First Floor Student Lounge. |
| 4:00 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Sergei Y. Sokol, Professor, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, "Wnt Signaling and Cell Polarity in Vertebrate Embryos." 301 HHSC. |
| 4:30 PM |
Chemistry Colloquium. Dr. Nicholas J. Turro, Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Chemical Engineering; and of Environmental Engineering and Materials Science, "Putting A Spin on Chemical Processes." 209 Havemeyer Hall. |
| Friday, December 4 |
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| 11:00 AM |
Motor Neuron Center Seminar. Dr. Thomas Maniatis, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, "Molecular Analyses of Glia-Motor Neuron Interactions in ALS." BB 7-724. |
| 2:45 PM |
Fogarty/CIDER Seminar. Dr. Alicia McDonald, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Cancer Training Program, Department of Epidemiology, "Infectious Agents and Cancer." MSPH Rosenfield Building, 15th floor Conference Room. |
| Monday, December 7 |
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| Noon |
Biological Sciences Seminar. Dr. Allen D. Roses, Professor of Neurobiology, Duke University, "The New Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Pathogenesis." 700 Fairchild. |
| 5:00 PM |
Clyde and Helen Wu Distinguised Lecture. Dr. Shaun R. Coughlin, Professor of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California-San Francisco, "Protease-activated Receptors and Other GPCRs in Vascular Biology & Embryonic Development." Russ Berrie Pavilion, 1st Floor, Room # 1. |
| Tuesday, December 8 |
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| Noon |
Institute for Cancer Genetics Seminar. Dr. Yang Xu, Professor of Biology, University of California-San Diego, "p53 and Stem Cells." ICRC Bldg., Room 114. |
| Wednesday, December 9 |
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| 4:00 PM |
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Distinguished Seminar. Dr. Lewis C. Cantley, Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, "PI-3-Kinase and Cancer Metabolism." Russ Berrie Pavilion, 1st Floor, Room 1. |
| Thursday, December 10 |
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| 4:00 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Danesh Moazed, Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, "Role of RNAi in Assembly and Epigenetic Inheritance of Heterochromatin." 301 HHSC. |
| 4:30 PM |
Chemistry Colloquium. Dr. Richard P. Van Duyne, Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University, "Molecular Plasmonics: Nanoscale Sensing and Spectroscopy." 209 Havemeyer Hall. |
| Thursday, December 17 |
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| Noon |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Thesis Defense Seminar. Jesko Koehnke, Laboratory of Dr. Larry Shapiro, "Structural Studies of Neurexins and Neurligins." BB 523. |
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