March 2007
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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March 2007 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Thursday, March 1, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "New insights in antibody - mediated immunity" | Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Professor, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Monday, March 5, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Using Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation to Treat Malignant and Genetic Diseases" | Dr. Joanne Kurtzburg, Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Director, Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke, Duke University | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Hypoglycemia: Light from the Dark Side of Diabetes" | Robert S. Sherwin, M.D., CHH Long Professor of Medicine; Interim Section Chief, Endocrinology, Director, Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center, Yale School of Medicine | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Molecular mechanisms of circadian clock function in mammals" | David R. Weaver, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology and Director of Program in Neurosciences, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, March 7, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Genetic and Epigenetic Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Therapy by Dietary Agents" | Roderick Dashwood, Ph.D., Chief, Cancer Chemoprotection Program, Linus Pauling Institute, Professor, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, March 8, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Seeing is Believing: Imaging Cells in Action in Early Mouse Embryos" | Dr. Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Assistant Member in Developmental Biology at Sloan Kettering Institute | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "The Role of Spectrin and Ankyrin in Membrane Dynamics" | Michael Stankewich, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | 2:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology and the UConn Center for Regenerative Biology | Video conference - Henry B.C. Low, Learning Center (CG076) | "Understanding Maintaining and Using Embryonic Stem Cells" | Dr. Martin Pera, University of Southern California, Director, Broad Institute for Integrative Biology and Stem Cell Research | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | 4:30 P.M. | Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Biology and Treatment of Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma" | Wyndham H. Wilson, M,D., Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Head, Lymphoma Therapeutics Section, Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute | Shelly Lombardo, (860) 679-7685 |
| Thursday, March 15, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Regulation of memory CD8 T cell precursors by T-bet and Inflammation" | Susan Kaech, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Section of Immunobiology, Yale University Medical School | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, March 20, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Serotonin signaling in C. elegans is regulated by the G proteins Gao and Gaq" | Michael Koelle, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Molecular BIophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "From Microscopes to Microarrays: Probing Rearrangements of Chromosome 22" | Dr. Beverly Emanuel, Chief, Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, The Charles E. Upham Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Molecular Genetics of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor" | Geoffrey N. Hendy, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Regulation of myelin basic protein expression by TOG and CPEB" | Elisa Barbarese, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine, and the Department of Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "The Kinetochore: A Critical Player in Genome Stability" | Conly Rieder, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist & Chief, Laboratory of Cell Regulation, Division of Molecular Medicine, Wadsworth Center, NY State Department of Health | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, March 29, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Regulation of directionality in neutrophil chemotaxis" | Chi-Kuang Huang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |