June 2005
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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June 2005 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 2, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "FGFs and BMPs conspire to control cell death in the mouse embryo." | Mark Lewandoski, Ph.D., Genetics of Vertebrate Development Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Friday, June 3, 2005 | 9:00 A.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "Endogenous Adjuvants" | Yan Shi, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School" | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Friday, June 3, 2005 | 1:00 P.M. | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "The Actin-Linking Protein Ezrin In Cancer" | Frederick Naftolin, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Research in Reproductive Biology, Professor, Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale Univesity School of Medicine | Stephanie Smail, (860) 679-2513 | |
| Tuesday, June 7, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Donaghue Foundation Opportunities" | Lynne Garner, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Donaghue Foundation | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Thursday, June 9, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "Mechanisms for loading MHC I with peptides" | Dr. Nilabh Shastri, Professor, Division of Immunology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |
| Thursday, June 9, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Vascular Biology and the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Cytoskeletal remodeling by Rho GTPases: Action of a novel cofilin phosphatase" | Gary M. Bokoch, Ph.D., Department of Immunology Section, The Scripps Research Institute | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Airway Sensory Nerves and Dyspnea" | Nausherwan Burki, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Wednesday,
June 15, 2005
space is limited; registration required |
5:30 P.M. | The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Genetic and Nutritional Modulation of Intestinal Tumorigenesis" | Leonard H. Augenlicht, Ph.D., Professor, Medicine and Cell Biology, Director, Molecular Oncology Program, Associate Director for Translational Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cancer Center, Montefiore Hospital | Shelley Lombardo, (860) 679-7692 or 1-800-535-6232 |
| Friday, June 17, 2005 | 9:00 A.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "Heat and heat-receptors in dendritic cell function: Implications for immunotherapy and neuro-immune interactions" | Sreyashi Basu, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Friday, June 17, 2005 | 2:45 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "How should UConn respond to the State's Stem Cell Initiative?" | David Rowe, M.D., Professor, Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Friday, June 17, 2005 | 7:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Science and Spirit: Looking Back and Looking Ahead" | Dr. Subhash Kak, Donald C. & Elaine T. Delaune Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Cholangiocarcinoma: Novel Models and Molecular Targeting Strategies" | Alphonse Sirica, M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Internal Medicine, Chair, Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis, Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Wednesday, June 29, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Introduction to IRBNet: A Web Based Tool for Research" | Elizabeth Bankert, MA, Director, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, Dartmouth College | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Immunotherapy Conference Room (E6036) | "Cell Death and Immunity" | Dr. Matthew Albert, Director of Research, Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Immunobiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France | Tracy Dieli, (860) 679-4444 |