October 2005
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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October 2005 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Monday, October 3, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Henry B.C. Low Learning Center (CG076A) | "A new paradigm for replenishing the innate immune system" | Paul W. Kincade, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Sue Wasik, (860) 679-4444 or Anita Fowler, (860) 679-2619 |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Genetics and Developmental Biology Conference Room (E2036) | "BMP, FGF and Human ES Cell Self-renewal" | Ren-Xe Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Scientist, WiCell Research Institute | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Alpha-synuclein and Dopamine Synthesis: Implications for Wellness and Disease." | Ruth G. Perez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2005 | 2:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Video Conferencing from Storrs in the Henry B.C. Low, M.D., Learning Center (CG076A) | "Re-engineering stem cells for transplantation" | Dr. Curt I. Civin, John Hopkins Bunting-Blaustein Cancer Research | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Thursday, October 6, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Under Control and Seppuku: The Saga of a Samurai CTL in Anti-Tumor Immunity" | Bijay Mukherji, M.D., Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Sue Wasik, (860) 679-4444 or Anita Fowler, (860) 679-2619 |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Genes and Environment in Graves Disease" | Leslie J. De Groot, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, Brown University | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Body-wall muscle of C. elegans: a key to the gate of gap junctions" | Zhao-Wen Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Thursday, October 13, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "MicroRNAs: A Small Contribution from Worms" | Amy Pasquinelli, Ph.D., Molecular Biology Section, University of California, San Diego | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Friday, October 14, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Cell Biology | Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling Conference Room (L-5095) | "Signaling pathways for secretion rapidly arise during development of the egg" | Tom Ducibella, Ph.D., Sackler Program in Cell, Molecular and Dev. Biology, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University | Lorri Goldsmith, (860) 679-3672 |
| Friday, October 14, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (E7036) | "Sphingomyelinases in Cell Regulation" | Yussuf Hannun, M.D., Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor and Chairman, Medical University of South Carolina | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology and Center for Vascular Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Finding their way: how cells sense and respond to directional cues" | Richard Firtel, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 | 6:30 P.M. | Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Managing Stress and Psychosomatic Disorders through Meditation" | Villy Doctor, The Light of Life Trust, Bombay, India | Sue Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 | 2:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Video Conferencing from Storrs in the Henry B.C. Low, M.D., Learning Center (CG076A) | "Targeting the Neovasculature for Immunotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer" | Dr. Zhiwei Hu, Research Scientist, Yale University School of Medicine | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 or Phyllis Horvith, (860) 486-6023 |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "The Arf tumor suppressor and Pdgf signaling in the developing eye." | Stephen X. Skapek, M.D., Associate Member, Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Shelly Lombardo, (860) 679-7685 |
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Cytokine Receptor-Mediated Trafficking of Preformed IL-4 in Human Eosinophils Identifies an Innate Immune Mechanism of Cytokine Secretion" | Lisa Spencer, Ph.D., Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School | Sue Wasik, (860) 679-4444 or Anita Fowler, (860) 679-2619 |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Onyiuke Dining Room | "Clinical and Translational Research at UCHC: The Role of the GCRC" | Henry R. Kranzler, M.D., Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, GCRC Program Director, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Hormonal and social influences on neural and behavioral plasticity in electric fish." | Kent Dunlap, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, Trinity College | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "G Protein Signaling in Osteoblasts" | Robert A. Nissenson, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Physiology, University of California, San Francisco | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, October 27, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Ocular activation and activity of CD8+ regulatory T cells. Can you make the + with CD8 a superscript?" | Robert E. Cone, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Sue Wasik, (860) 679-4444 or Anita Fowler, (860) 679-2619 |