October 2002
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
|
|
October 2002 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
|
| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2002 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Molecular Mechanisms in Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis" | Pietro DeCamilli, M.D., Yale University | Marianne Hebenstreit, (860) 679-8001 |
| Wednesday, October 2, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Vascular Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Oncogenic Transformation as a Cause of Cell Death" | Yuri Lazebnik, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Annarita Erwin, (860) 679-3746 |
| Thursday, October 3, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Hedgehog signaling in zebrafish muscle development and growth" | Dr. Stephen H. Devoto, Wesleyan University | Rene Bumbera, (860) 679-7947 |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2002 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "The cellular basis of amplification in the cochlea" | Joseph Santos-Sacchi, Ph.D., Department of Surgery/Otolaryngology, Yale University | Marianne Hebenstreit, (860) 679-8001 |
| Thursday, October 10, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "A signal through OX40 prevents functional anergy in a model of peripheral tolerance to ubiquitous self antigen" | Dr. David C. Parker, Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2002 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Oligodendrogenesis in the Lesions of Multiple Sclerosis" | Bruce Trapp, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Marianne Hebenstreit, (860) 679-8001 |
| Wednesday,
October 16, 2002
A light supper will be provided. Registration is required. |
5:30 P.M. | UConn Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Cancer Immunotherapy Using Tumor RNA Loaded Dendritic Cells" | Eli Gilboa, Ph.D., Director of Research, Center for Genetic & Cellular Therapy, Duke University Medical Center | Christine Kaminski, (860) 679-7692 |
| Thursday, October 17, 2002 | 4:00 P.M. | Center on Aging | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Hypertension and Cognitive Function in Older People" | Gary A. Ford, M.D., Professor of Pharmacology of Old Age, Institute for Aging and Health, Newcastle University | Vivian Bournival, (860) 679-4559 |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "A Genetic Basis for Macrophage Activation and Role in Human Inflammatory Disease" | Dr. Richard Bucala, Professor, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Survival of Oligodendrocyte Progenitors: Differential Effects of Trophic Factors on Akt Activation" | Teresa L. Wood, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Penn State University | Penny Skenderian, (860) 679-4343 |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Neuroscience Conference Room (E4036) | "Regenerative Responses of Neural Stem Cells to Perinatal Ischemic Brain Damage" | Steven W. Levison, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Penn State University | Marianne Hebenstreit, (860) 679-8001 |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "The Retinoblastsoma Tumor Suppressor: Transcriptional Repression & Cell Cycle Inhibition" | Erik S. Knudsen, Ph.D., Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, October 24, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "Breaking tolerance: influence of tumors and PKB/Akt" | Dr. Pam Ohashi, Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Thursday, October 24, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Genetic Studies of Memory and Forgettery in Drosophila" | Dr. Chip Quinn, MIT | Rene Bumbera, (860) 679-7947 |
| Monday, October 28, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Faculty/Staff Dining Room (Adjacent to the Cafeteria) | "What Biostatisticians Really Do (and why you need to know)? | Stephen J. Walsh, Sc.D., Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Tuesday, October 29, 2002 | 11:00 A.M. | Center for Vascular Biology | Patterson (Green) Auditorium (AG042) | "Angiogenesis-dependent Disease" | Judah Folkman, M.D., Professor, Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital | Annarita Erwin, (860) 679-3746 |
| Tuesday, October 29, 2002 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Growth Cone Guidance" | Alex Kolodkin, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University | Marianne Hebenstreit, (860) 679-8001 |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2002 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Drosophila Growth Regulators and Human Tumor Suppressors" | Iswar K. Hariharan, M.D., Ph.D., MGH Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |