June 2000
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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June 2000 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Thursday, June 1 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer & Department of Pharmacology | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference Room (E6036) | "Autoimmunity: Genes, dreams and realities" | Vijay Kuchroo, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Lucille Videtto (860) 679-4444 |
| Monday, June 5 | 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 | Department of Pharmacology | ARB Small Conference Room (EG052) | Reference: Inflammatory Mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease: Inhibition of Beta-Amyloid-Stimulated Proinflammatory Responses and Neurotoxicity by PPAR Gamma Agonists | Cellular
& Molecular Pharmacology Journal Club Bob Weltizen, Graduate Student |
Kay Ogden (860) 679-2212 |
| Wednesday, June 7 | By Appointment | Center for Biological Imaging Technology | CBIT Conference Room (L5095) | Improvision Deconvolution Workshop | CBIT is presenting a demonstration by Improvision | Brian Schneider (781) 402-0134 or Karen Zucker (860) 679-1452 |
| Thursday, June 8 | By Appointment | Center for Biological Imaging Technology | CBIT Conference Room (L5095) | Improvision Deconvolution Workshop | CBIT is presenting a demonstration by Improvision | Brian Schneider (781) 402-0134 or Karen Zucker (860) 679-1452 |
| 12 Noon - 1:00 | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference Room (E6036) | "Possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease based on immunization with beta amyloid peptide" | Dr. Dale B. Schenk, Ph.D. | Lucille Videtto (860) 679-4444 | |
| Monday, June 12 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Center for Biological Imaging Technology | Faculty Staff Dinning Room (FM002) | "Spatio/ temporal Dynamics and Synergies in Growth Factor and Integrin Signaling: Bioengineering Modeling and Experiment" | Doug Laufenberger, Ph.D./ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Director, Division of Bioengineering & Environmental Healtrh | Karen Zucker (860) 679-1452 |
| Thursday, June 13 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference Room (E6036) | "Autoimmunity: Molecular impressionism" | Antony Rosen, M.D. | Lucille Videtto (860) 679-4444 |
| Thursday, June 15 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Department of Pathology | Pathology Conference Room (L1034) | "Genetic diversity and differential gene expression in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease spirochete" | Melissa J. Caimano, Ph.D./UCHC, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis | Cathy Mitchell (860) 679-2316 |
| Thursday, June 15 | 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 | Center for Vascular Biology | ARB Small Conference Room | "Endothelial cell differentiation and vascular organization during mouse embryogenesis: regulation by Flt-1 and EPAS-1" | Dr. Guo-Hua Fong | Deborah Woodbury (860) 679-2653 |
| Monday, June 19 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Center for Microbial Pathogenesis | Microbial Pathogenesis Conference Room (E7036) | "Interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it's host cell, the Macrophage" | Matthew A. Florczyk, Ph.D. candidate, New York State Department of Health, Wadworth Center for Laboratories and Research | Kimberly Young (860) 679-8129 |
| Thursday, June 22 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer | Center for Immunotherapy Conference Room | "Priming of T cells as a result of extracellular expression of an endoplasmic reticlulm heat shock protein" | Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D. | Lucille Videtto (860) 679-4444 |
| Friday, June 23 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Department of Microbiology | Microbiology Conference Room (L2032) | "Topoisomerases from mycobacteria: Insight into structure, function and regulation" | Prof. V. Nagaraja | Asis Das (860) 679-3405 |
| Monday, June 26 | 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 | Center for Vascular Biology | ARB Large Conference Room | "Angiogenesis: Using Natural Products to Identify Molecular Switches" | Dr. Royce Mohan | Deborah Woodbury (860) 679-2653 |
| 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer | Microbial Pathogenesis Conference Room (E7036) | "Isoniazid activation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase/peroxidase KatG: Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance" | Frank Rusnak, Ph.D./Mayo Clinic Foundation, Section Head, Hematology Research, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Kimberly Young (860) 679-8129 | |
| Thursday, June 29 | 12 Noon - 1:00 | Department of Pathology | Pathology Conference Room (L1034) | "Immunology of the tick-host interface" | Stephen K. Winkel, Ph.D./UCHC, Professor of Physiology, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis | Cathy Mitchell (860) 679-2316 |
| 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 | Center for Vascular Biology | ARB Large Conference Room | "the Regulation of Gene Expression at the Posttranscriptional Level" | Dr. Henry Furneaux | Deborah Woodbury (860) 679-2653 |