MSTP Weekly Seminar Calendar
Seminars of Interest for the Physician-Scientist
Monday, November 9, 2009
9:00 am
PHARMACOLOGY SPECIAL SEMINAR:
"Double Trouble: RNA and Protein Gain of Function Effects in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 8 (SCA8)"
Laura Ranum, PhD, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota
Sahai Seminar Room, 2117 MERF
12:00 pm
GENE THERAPY SEMINAR:
"Keep your telomeres long and prosper"
Al Klingelhutz, PhD, Microbiology
Kelch Conference Room, 1289 CBRB
12:30 pm
GLOBAL PROGRAMS SPECIAL SEMINAR:
"A Surgical Experience with MSF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo"
John Lawrence, MD, Surgery
Sahai Auditorium, 1110 MERF
12:00 pm
PULMONARY RESEARCH CONFERENCE:
"TBA"
Thomas Corbridge, MD, Medicine, Northwestern University
Damasio Conference Room, S715-Z GH
3:30 pm
BIOSTATISTICS SEMINAR:
"Evolution of Alternative Splicing in Mammalian Cells”
Yi Xing, PhD, Internal Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
1117 MERF
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
9:30 am
MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS SEMINAR:
“Presynaptic silencing and the proteasome”
Steven Mennerick, PhD, Psychiatry, Washington University
5-669 BSB
10:30 am
PHARMACOLOGY WORKSHOP:
“Regulation of Mitochondria Morphology by Kinases and Phosphatases: All Roads Lead to Drp1”
Ron Merrill, PhD, Strack Lab
1117 MERF
10:30 am
BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"Optical Mapping: Whole Genome Analysis of Microorganisms"
Trevor Wagner and Solmaz Ehrahimi
106 BBE
12:00 pm
2009 RAMON AND VICTORIA LIM MEDICAL SCIENCE LECTURESHIP:
"Circadian clocks - a link between metabolism and sleep?"
Amita Sehgal, PhD, Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, HHMI
Institute of Neurological Disease, Elevator C, 7F, C724 GH
12:30 pm
BIOCHEMISTRY WORKSHOP:
"Function and Structure of Urel—A Key Protein in Acid Acclimation of H. pylori"
Larry Gray, Khademi Lab
Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
3:00 pm
MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"New Insights into Metal Ion
Homeostasis:
the B. subtilis Fur and Zur regulons"
John Helmann, PhD, Microbiology, Cornell University
Watzke Auditorium, Aud. 3 BSB
4:00-5:30 pm
NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR:
“Funding opportunities at NIH, the review process and tips for achieving success”
Stephen Korn, PhD, Director, Training and Career Developments, NINDS, NIH
Sahai Seminar Rom, 2117 MERF
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
12:00 pm
MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS WORKSHOP:
“Ubiquitin@mvb.edu”
Daniel Stringer, Piper Lab and
“A model of prostate cancer progression”
Robert Svensson, Henry Lab
5-669 BSB
1:00 pm
ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"Membrane trafficking and endothelial cell dynamics during angiogenesis"
Amit Choudhury, PhD, Anatomy and Cell Biology
MacEwen Conference Room, 1-561 BSB
4:00 pm
IMMUNOLOGY SEMINAR:
"The Role Of Human γδ T Cells In Microbial And Tumor Immunity: Discriminating Friend From Foe By Monitoring Isoprenoid Metabolism"
Craig Morita, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine
Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
Thursday, November 12, 2009
9:15 am-2:00 pm
MEDICAL EDUCATION DAY CELEBRATION:
MERF
10:30 am
BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR:
"Regulation of the epigenome; structure and function of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes"
Blaine Bartholomew, PhD, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University
2189 MERF
11:30 am
EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"The Epidemiology of Elder Mistreatment"
Robert Wallace, MS, MD, Epidemiology
Spivey Auditorium, Aud. 2 BSB
12:00 pm
PATHOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS:
"Contributions of CD8 T Cells and Eosinophils to the Development of RSV Vaccine-Enhanced Disease"
Steven Varga, PhD, Microbiology
H.P. Smith Conference Room, W256 GH
12:30 pm
PHARMACOLOGY WORKSHOP:
“Interleukin 10: A means to Vascular Protection”
Andrew Johnson, Faraci Lab
Spivey Auditorium, Aud. 2 BSB
12:30 pm
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR:
"Using medical imaging to understand pulmonary disease"
Jessica Sieren, PhD, Internal Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
2217 SC
1:00 pm
INTERNAL MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS/MEDICAL EDUCATION DAY CELEBRATION DAY KEYNOTE:
"Self-Assessment, Self-Direction, Self-Regulation and Other Myths"
Glenn Regehr, PhD, Association Director, Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia
Sahai Auditorium, 1110A MERF
4:00 pm
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"Actin’s Role In Hearing And Deafness"
Sarah Bergeron, Rubenstein Lab
Kelch Conference Room, 1289 CBRB
Friday, November 13, 2009
8:30 am
PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM:
"Cell fusion and the promise of stem cell therapy"
Nick Zavazava, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine
3181E MERF
9:00 am
PHARMACOLOGY THESIS SEMINAR:
"Regulatory Mechanisms of the Ca2+-Dependent Transcription Factor NFAT in Sensory Neurons"
Man Su Kim, Usachev Lab
2-322 BSB
1:00 pm
PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS:
“Driving Change in Healthcare: The Role of Simulation in Changing Local and National Safety Culture”
Louis Halamek, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics, Director, Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education, Stanford University
Ziffren Conference Room, 1502 JCP
1:00-5:00 pm
NEUROSCIENCE RETREAT: (Brain Awareness Week)
EMRB
4:00 pm
NEUROSCIENCE RETREAT BRAIN AWARENESS SEMINAR:
"The Epigenetic Organization of Sex Differences in the Brain"
Anthony Auger, PhD, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
4:00 pm
BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"Using Transgenic Mice to Study Neural Stem Cell Development and Human Genetics Disease"
Anne Calof, PhD, Anatomy and Neurology, University of California-Irvine
Kollros Auditorium, 101 BBE