April 2003
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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April 2003 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2003 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Back-talk at the Synapse: The Role of Endogenous Cannabinoids in the Neocortex" | Eric Levine, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Penny Skenderian, (860) 679-4343 |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2003 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Molecular Medicine Conference Room (EM036) | "The Microtubule Plus End: A Strategic Site for Regulation" | Jennifer S. Tirnauer, M.D., Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Monday,
April 7, 2003
CANCELLED |
12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Molecular Medicine Conference Room (EM036) | "Transcriptional Regulation in Ovarian Development and Fertility" | Richard N. Freiman, Ph.D., Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Kalirin and Trio: a Medley of Interactors" | Richard Mains, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Penny Skenderian, (860) 679-4343 |
| Thursday,
April 10, 2003
CANCELLED |
12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "The Three E's of Cancer Immunoediting: Elimination, Equilibrium and Escape"" | Robert D. Schreiber, Ph.D., Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2003 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "The regulation of local mRNA translation in neurons and the Fragile X connection" | Justin F. Fallon, Ph.D., Brown University | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday,
April 16, 2003
Registration is required by April 11, as space is limited |
5:30 P.M. | UConn Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Regulation of the Immune Response to Tumors, Infectious Agents and Self Tissues" | Richard Flavell, Ph.D., FRS, Professor and Chairman Immunobiology, Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine | (860) 679-7692 or 1-800-535-6232 by April 11, 2003 |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2003 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Negotiations between the T cell receptor and MHC" | Philippa Marrack, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Professor, Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, and Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, and Immunology and Medicine, Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2003 | 2:00 P.M. | Center for Vascular Biology | Lecture Room A (LM036) | "Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Human Peripheral Blood" | Eliezer Huberman, Ph.D., Head, Gene Expression & Function Group, Argonne National Laboratory | Annarita Erwin, (860) 679-3746 |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2003 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Unraveling Neurodegenerative Mechanisms: Transcriptional Dysregulation in Huntington's Disease" | Jang-Ho Cha, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2003 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "The Pathogenesis of Graves' Ophthalmopathy; Some Surprises?" | Terry J. Smith, M.D., Professor and Chief, Division of Molecular Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, April 24, 2003 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "Regulation and allograft tolerance" | Anita S. Chong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Section Transplant, University of Chicago | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Thursday, April 24, 2003 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Microbial Pathogenesis | Microbial Pathogenesis Conference Room (E7036) | "Molecular population genetics of mosquito vectors" | Jan E. Conn, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, SUNY, Albany | Virginia Hahn, (860) 679-8129 |
| Thursday, April 24, 2003 | 4:30 P.M. | Center on Aging | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Persistent Pain in Older Persons" | David Lussier, M.D., FRCP, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, Canada, Department of Pain & Pallataive Care, Beth Israel Medical Center | Pat Trotta, (203) 379-4763 |
| Tuesday, April 29, 2003 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Effects of context on the neural representation of dynamic acoustic signals" | Malcolm N. Semple, Ph.D., New York University | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2003 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Lipoxygenase, Cyclooxygenase, and Selenproteins in Colorectal Cancer: an Integrated Model" | Frank Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences, Sr. Director Translational Research, Huntsman Cancer Institute | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |