Past Basic Science Seminars
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007:
8:30-10:00 AM, 2901 Taubman Library
Special Lecture Series in Cell Signaling Pathways in Organogenesis
Hemant Khanna, Ph.D., Research Investigator, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Michigan
"Therapeutic Approaches to Vision Repair"
12:00-1:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
Steven J. Fliesler, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Research, Saint Louis University Eye Institute, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
"Retinal Degeneration and Hereditary Cholesterol Dyslipidemia: Experimental Studies"
12:00-1:00 PM, Palmer Commons, Great Lakes North
The National Resource for Proteomics and Pathways
Alfred L. Yergey, Ph.D., Head of the Section on Mass Spectrometry and Metabolism; Director, Mass Spectrometry Facility, NICHD, National Institute of Health
"Evaluating Reproducibility and Similarity in MALDI Applications to Several Types of Problems"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623 Med. Sci. II
Microbiology and Immunology
Hao Shen, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania
"Regulation of Memory T cell Differentiation"
12:00 PM, G550 School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series
Laura Calvi, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester
"Osteoblastic-Hematopoietic Interactions in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment"
12:00 PM, 1200 Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Victoria Meller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University
"Dosage Compensation in Flies: It's Not Just About the X-chromosome Anymore"
4:00 PM, 4234 Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar
Martin Kolb, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health
"Translation between Experimental and Clinical Science in Pulmonary Fibrosis"
4:00-5:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Physiology Chair Candidate
Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System & Stanford University School of Medicine
"Keratins Let Liver Live: Biochemical and Genetic Testimonies"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Conference
Charles F. Burant, M.D., Ph.D., Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism; Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Director, Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center, University of Michigan
"Oxidative Capacity and Longevity: the Mitochondrial Link"
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Towsley Dining Room
Hematology/Oncology Research Conference
Jennifer Griggs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Income & Outcome: Socioeconomic Disparities in Treatment as an Explanation for Disparities in Outcome"
Catherine Van Poznak, M.D., Associate Professor Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Osteonecrosis of the Jaw"
4:00 PM, Room 2736 Medical Science II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Dr. Jose Jalife, Professor & Chairman of Pharmacology, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Director, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, SUNY Upstate Medical University
"Rotors and Turbulence in the Heart: Potassium Channels and the Molecular Mechanisms of Ventricular Fibrillation"
4:00-5:00 PM, BSRB, Seminar Rooms ABC
The CCC Immunology Program
Hua Yu, Ph.D., Professor, Division of Cancer Immunotherapeutics and Tumor Immunology, Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope Medical Center
"Role of Stat3 in Cancer and Tumor Immunity"
4:00-5:00 PM, 340 West Hall
LS&A Biophysics Seminar Series
Michael Knapp, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts
"Controlling Redox Chemistry in Metalloenzyme/ Nanoparticle Hybrids"
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007:
3:00-4:00 PM, 1020 BSRB Auditorium
Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB)/Genetics Training Programs - Fall 2007 Short Course
Dr. Angela Nieto, Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante
"The Snail Genes and Cellular Plasticity in Health and Disease"
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, 3699 Med. Sci. II (South Lecture Hall)
Immunology Seminar
Emil Unanue, M.D., Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
"The Important Biology of Conformational Isomers of Peptide-MHC Complexes"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar
Eric Siggia, Ph.D., Professor, Laboratory of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Rockefeller University
"Predicting the Course of Evolution"
4:00 PM, Room 7744, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Carey N. Lumeng, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary Division, University of Michigan
"Adipose Tissue Macrophage Activation in Obesity"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007:
12:00 PM, Room 5623 Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Magdalene So, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona
"Type IV Pili of N. gonorrhoeae: Biodynamics of Infection"
12:00 PM, Room G550 School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series
Dana Graves, D.D.S., Dr.Med.Sc., Professor, Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, Boston University
"The Impact of Diabetes on Inflammation and Bone"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200 Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Mark Hochstrasser, Professor, Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University
"Ubiquitin and SUMO Transactions at the Nuclear Envelope and ER"
3:30 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms
Organogenesis Seminar Series
Doris Herzlinger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University
"Signaling Pathways Mediating Urinary Tract Segmentation"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234 Med. Sci. I
Department of Pathology Research Seminar Series
Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., Professor and Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
"MMSET a Histone Methyl Transferase Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma"
4:00-5:00 PM, 3695 North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Conference
Morris F. White, Ph.D., Pfizer Visiting Professor of Diabetes; Professor of Pediatrics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston
"Multiple Roles and Sites for IRS-Protein Action in Metabolic Regulation"
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007:
1:30 PM, 3695 North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Seminar
Morris F. White, Ph.D., Pfizer Visiting Professor of Diabetes; Professor of Pediatrics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston
"IRS-protein Signaling and Regulation- Links to the Metabolic Syndrome and Aging"
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium
Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Richard R. Neubig, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology; Associate Director, Center for Chemical Genomics, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
Janet Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry; Director, Center for Structural Biology, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
"Molecules to Medicine - Centers for Chemical Genomics and Structural Biology”
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007:
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM, Room 4234 Med. Sci. I
Department of Pathology Faculty Candidate
Xiaobing Shi, Ph.D., Stanford University
"Dynamic Modulation of Nuclear Signaling by Lysine Methylation"
12:00-1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci II
Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series
William E.M. Lands Lectureship
Charles Brenner, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Genetics & Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School
"Counting Calories With NAD+: New Biosynthetic Pathways For Life, Death And Aging"
3:00-4:00 PM, South Lecture Hall, 3699 Med. Sci. II
Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB)/Genetics Training Programs - Fall 2007 Short Course
Dr. Eric G. Neilson, Hugh Jackson Morgan Professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
"Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Fibrosis and Cancer"
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007:
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, 2552 MSRB II
Protein Structure Facility Open House
Come and see our new mass spectrometry instrumentation and expanded service capabilities. Win analysis vouchers at the raffle drawings (11 AM and 2 PM). Learn about biological applications of mass spectrometry and how to prepare samples. Taste our mass spectrometry cake! and tour the mass spectrometry and peptide synthesis laboratories.
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736, Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Dr. Thomas Scanlan, Professor, Physiology & Pharmacology Department, Oregon Health and Sciences University
"New Dimensions to Thyroid Hormone Action: From Bench to Bedside"
12:00-1:00 PM, BSRB, Seminar Room A, B, & C - Ground Level
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series
David Russell, Ph.D., Eugene McDermott Distinguished Chair in Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
"Cholesterol Metabolism in the Brain?"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5054 KHRI
Kresge Hearing Research Institute
Donna M. Fekete, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
"MicroRNAs can Regulate Mechanosensory Fates in Zebrafish"
4:00 PM, Room 7744, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Gary Krishnan, M.Sc., Ph.D., Research Scientist, Gene Regulation & Inflammation, Eli Lilly & Company
"Using ERbeta Ligands to Address the Prostate Size and Androgen Status Paradox"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007:
8:30-10:00 AM, Room 2901 Taubman Medical Library
Special Lecture Series in Cell Signaling Pathways in Organogenesis
Tanya Wolff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology Program, Washington University School of Medicine
"Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Establishment of Epithelial Polarity in the Fly Eye"
12:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Danny Schnell, Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amhurst
"Chloroplast Protein Import and its Role in Plant Development"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Microbiology and Immunology
Nancy Reich, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Genetics& Microbiology, Stony Brook University
"Nuclear Trafficking of STAT Transcription Factors"
12:00-1:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
Takahiko Matsuda, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
"In vivo Electroporation and Mechanism of Mammalian Photoreceptor Development"
12:00 PM, BSRB, Seminar rooms A B & C
Molecular Medicine & Genetics
Dr. Xiao-Fan Wang, Duke University Medical Center
"Extracellular Proteins and Tumor Metastasis"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Conference
Catherine Kim, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine; Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
"GDM: Beyond Pregnancy"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Sang Eun Lee, Ph.D., Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
"Keeping Ends Together: An ATM Story"
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007:
9:00-10:00 AM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Center for Chemical Genomics Colloquia Series - Life Sciences Institute
Hollis Showalter, Ph.D., Research Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan
"University of Michigan Medicinal Chemistry Core Synthesis Laboratory: Who We Are and What our Role in Drug Discovery Is"
Please refer to The University of Michigan Medicinal Chemistry Core Synthesis Laboratory website (http://www.pharmacy.umich.edu/medchem_coresynlab).
3:00-5:00 PM, Room M4318, SPHII
University of Michigan Integrative Medicine and the Michigan Integrative Health Research Council Series
Richard Harris, Ph.D., UM Internal Medicine-Rheumatology
Suzanna M. Zick, N.D., M.P.H., UM Family Medicine
Sara N. Al-Rawi, N.D., M.P.H., UM Family Medicine
Brodie Burris, M.S.T.C.M., Dipl.Ac., C.M.T.
Gary Merel, M.S., LA.c.
"Acupuncture and Acupressure in Fibromyalgia and Fatigue: Insights into Mechanisms and Clinical Trial Design"
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2007:
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM, Towsley Dining Room
Hematology/Oncology Research Conference
Scott M. Schuetze, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Rashmi Chugh, M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Clinical Research Update on Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas: Re-evaluating Endpoints and Identifying New Targets"
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Danny R. Welch, Ph.D., Leonard H. Robinson Professor of Pathology, director of the National Foundation for Cancer Research, Center for Cancer Metastasis Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Treatment of Metastasis: Insights from Studying the Mechanisms of Action of Metastasis Suppressors"
2:00-3:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Department of Pathology Faculty Candidate
Zhenbang Chen, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
"Impacts of a Novel PTEN Network on Cancer Progression"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 340 West Hall
LS&A Biophysics
Peter Z. Qin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California
"Site-Directed Spin Labeling Studies of Nucleic Acids"
4:00-5:00 PM, 1230 USB
Neuroscience Program Seminar
Scott Brady, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago
"Life in the Fast Lane: Regulation of Fast Axonal Transport and Neurodegeneration"
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 6311, Med. Sci. I
Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series
Mario Rivera, Ph.D., Professor, Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Kansas
"Toward a Molecular Understanding of Heme Metabolism in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa"
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Bldg (BSRB), Seminar Rm. A, B & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Ivan Maillard, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology & Center for Stem Cell Biology, University of Michigan
"Notch Signaling in Hematopoietic Stem Cell and T cell Homeostasis"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736, Med. Sci. II
Pharmacology Department Seminar
Hal E. Broxmeyer, Ph.D., Chairman & Mary Margaret Walther Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Professor of Medicine; Scientific Director, Walther Oncology Center, Indiana University School of Medicine
"Regulation of Hemotopoietic and Embryonic Stem Cells"
3:45-5:00 PM, Maxwell Conference Room, 4054 KHRI
Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses Seminar
Paul A. Fuchs, Ph.D., Professor, Johns Hopkins University of Medicine
“'Nicotinic' Receptors Coupled to Calcium Stores in Cochlear Hair Cells"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, Palmer Commons 4th Floor
Bioinformatics with Internal Medicine-Molecular Medicine & Genetics
Christopher Overall, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Blood Research, University of British Columbia
"Proteolytic Moulding of the Cancer Microenvironment Proteome: Degradomics Cuts to the Answer"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
Xian-jie Yang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director, Developmental Neurobiology Laboratory, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine
"Regulation of Retinal Development by Cell-extrinsic Signals"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry Bldg.
MCDB Seminar Series
Chris Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and HHMI Investigator, Brandeis University
"Gazing at Chloride Channels Through Transporter-Colored Glasses"
12:00 -1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Microbiology and Immunology
Malini Raghavan, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
"Antigen Presentation and Cross-presentation by Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecules"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room G550, School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar
Christopher Overall, Ph.D., Professor, Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia
"Metalloproteinase Moulding of the Chemokine Web Regulates Inflammation and Innate Immunity"
3:30 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms
Center for Organogenesis Seminar Series
Laurie McCauley, D.D.S., Professor and Chair, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan Dental School
"Mechanisms of Parathyroid Hormone Action in Skeletal Regenerative Biology"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
MEND Research Conference
Richard M. Mortensen, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"TZD in Experimental Cardiovascular Systems"
4:00-5:00 PM, SPH II M1152
Interdisciplinary Group Seminar (IGS)
Yan Sun, Ph.D., M.S.. Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
"Accounting for the Distribution of SNPs in a GWA Study"
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2007:
12:00-1:30 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Hematology/Oncology Presents: A Conference Dedicated to Podium Presentations at the Upcoming 2007 American Society of Hematology Conference
Sami Malek, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Comprehensive Biomarker and Genomic Analysis Identified p53 Status as the Major Determinant of Response to MDM2 Inhibitors in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia"
Harry P. Erba, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Phase II Studies of Different Schedules and Doses of the Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor Tipifarnib (R115777, Zarnestra) for Patients of Age 70 or Older with Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): A North American Intergroup Study (S0432)"
John E. Levine, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Clinical Director of Pediatrics Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Michigan
"Etanercept Plus Methylprednisolone as Initial Therapy for Acute GVHD"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics
Scott Roberts, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
"Understanding the Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Genetic Susceptibility Testing for Alzheimer's Disease: Findings from a Series of Randomized Clinical Trials"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 340, West Hall
Biophysics Seminar Series
James Glazier, Ph.D., Professor of Biophysics; Director, Biocomplexity Institute, Indiana University
"Physics-Based Multi-Cell Modeling of Biological Development using the GGH Model and CompuCell3D-Applications, Technology and Open Problems"
4:00-5:00 PM, Seminar rooms A,B,C, BSRB
The Cancer Immunology Program
Megan Sykes, M.D., Harold and Ellen Danser Professor of Surgery and Professor of Medicine (Immunology), Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
"Control of T Cell Trafficking to Separate GVHD and GVL"
4:00-5:00 PM, 1230 USB
Neuroscience Program Seminar
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Allan D. Bass Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Department of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University
"Suck It Up and Get Moving (and Pay Attention): Lessons from Genetic Manipulations of the Presynaptic Choline Transporter"
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007:
8:30-10:00 AM, Room 2901, Taubman Library
Special Lecture Series in Cell Signaling Pathways in Organogenesis
Jennifer Linderman, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
"Modeling Cell Signaling Dybnamics; Signaling in Tissue Engineering"
9:00 AM, 6530 MSRB I
Nephrology Basic Science Conference
Ben Margolis, M.D., Professor, Internal Medicine; Professor, Biological Chemistry; Associate Chair for Research, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"The Crumbs3 Protein is Important"
12:00-1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series
Fred Dyda, Ph.D., Section Chief, DHHS/NIH/NIDDK/LMB, Bethesda, Maryland
"Yet Another Trick in DNA Recombination: The Molecular Mechanism of Asymmetric Transposition"
12:00-1:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Colin Nichols, Ph.D., Carl Cori Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine
"KATP Channel Biology: From Structure to Disease"
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007:
12:15-1:15 PM, South Lecture Hall, 3699 Med. Sci. II
Graduate Program in Immunology Seminar Series
David Woodland, Ph.D., Member, Trudeau Institute
"T cell Memory to Respiratory Virus Infections"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 4054 KHRI, Maxwell Conference Room
Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses Seminar Series
Monita Chatterjee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech Sciences Department, University of Maryland
"Spectro-temporal Resolution in Cochlear Implant Listeners"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, 4th Floor Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Richard Yamada, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Mathematics, University of Michigan
"Quantitative Modeling of Transcriptional Elongation"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Greg Cartee, Ph.D., Professor, Kinesiology, Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan
"Mechanisms for Increased Skeletal Muscle Glucose Transport After Exercise"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007:
8:30-10:00 AM, Room 2901, Taubman Library
Special Lecture Series in Cell Signaling Pathways in Organogenesis
Steven Clark, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
"Cell Signaling in Plant Organogenesis"
12:00 PM, Room 1200 Chemistry
MCDB Seminar Series
Stephen Small, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, New York University
"Concentration Gradients and Body Pattern Establishment in Early Drosophila Development"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room G550, School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series
Jeffrey Myers, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Professor and Director of Research, Deputy Chair for Academic Programs, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Oral Cancer Progression and Metastasis"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med Sci II
Microbiology and Immunology
Kenneth Bayles, Ph.D., Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
"The Biological Role of Bacterial Programmed Cell Death"
3:30 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms ABC
Organogenesis Seminar Series
Bruce Appel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
"Glial Development and Myelination in Zebrafish"
4:00 PM, Room 4234, Med Sci I Bldg
The Department of Pathology Research Seminar Series
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
"Host-microbial Interactions that Influence Intestinal Wound Repair"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Erin E. Kershaw, M.D., Instructor in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
"Adipose Triglyceride Lipase in Adipose Tissue and Beyond"
4:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
MEND Research Conference
Erin E. Kershaw, M.D., Instructor in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
"Adipose Triglyceride Lipase in Adipose Tissue and Beyond"
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007:
11:00 AM, 5530 MSRB I
Rheumatology Research Conference
Dr. Mohammad Amin, Research Investigator, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"P Selection, an Important Mediator of Angiogenesis in Females: The Role of Estradiol"
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007:
8:30-10:00 AM, Room 2901 Taubman Library
Special Lecture Series in Cell Signaling Pathways in Organogenesis
Patrick Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Life Sciences, University of Michigan
"Signaling in Worm Models of Human Disease"
12.00-1:00 PM, Room 6311, Medical Science I
Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series
Jacques Cote, Ph.D., Professor, Lava University Cancer Research Center Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
"The Diverse Roles of Chromatin Acetylation in Nuclear Processes"
4:00-5:00 PM, Buhl 4917 (HG Conference Room)
Interdisciplinary Group Seminar
Cristen Willer, Ph.D., Lead Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
"FUSION: The Next Wave"
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Dr. Aurelio Galli, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
"How Sweet is "DAT": Insulin Regulation of Dopamine Transporter Function"
3:00-4:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Cell & Developmental Biology's Burton Baker Memorial Lecture
Clifford J. Tabin, Ph.D., Professor & Chairman, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
"Evolution and Development of Vertebrate Morphology"
4:00 PM, Room 7744, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Fred Karsch, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Research Scientist, Reproductive Sciences Program, University of Michigan
"Insights into How Stress Inhibits Reproduction - My Scientific Swan Song!"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
L. David Sibley, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University in St. Louis
"Serine-Threonine Kinases Mediate Virulence in the Parasite Toxoplasma"
12:00-1:00 PM, room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar Series
Dr. Phyllis Robinson, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"Melanopsin: What is an Invertebrate Visual Pigment Doing in a Vertebrate Eye?"
12:00-1:00 PM, G550 School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar
Eric Fearon, M.D., Ph.D., Maisel Professor of Oncology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Pathology, Molecular Medicine & Genetics Division, University of Michigan Medical School
"Progress on the Molecular Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer"
1:00-2:00 PM, Room 4234 Med. Sci. I
BSSP/Pathology Faculty Candidate
Qinghong Zhang, Ph.D., Vollum Institute, Oregon
"CtBP, from an Oncoprotein Repressor to an Oncoprotein"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Timothy S. Kern, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University
"Contribution of Inflammation to the Early Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy"
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2007:
9:00-10:00 AM, Forum Hall, 4th Floor Palmer Commons
Center for Chemical Genomics Colloquium Series, Life Sciences Institute
Michael Lajiness, M.S., Principal Scientist, Computer-Aided Drug Discovery Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
"Enabling Discovery Through Integrated Informatics Systems"
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007:
4:00 PM, Room 7744, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Ormond MacDougald, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"Role of Wnt Signaling in Adipocyte Differentiation and Metabolism"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2007:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Sei Yoshida, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
"Macropinocytosis: Another Important Uptake System"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar
Celina Kleer, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan
"A Novel Function of WISP3 in Breast Cancer"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. I
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Ann Marie Schmidt, M.D., Division Chief, Division of Surgical Science; Professor, Division of Surgical Science; Gerald and Janet Carrus Professor of Surgical Science, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
"RAGE & the Complications of Diabetes and the Inflammatory Response"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008:
12:00 PM, 5623 Med. Sci. II
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Ph.D., University of Tokyo & University of Wisconsin
"Influenza Pandemics: Past and Future"
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4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Seminar
Subramaniam Pennathur, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan
"Myeloperoxidase and Cardiovascular Disease"
MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008:
11:00 AM, Palmer Commons, 4th Floor, Forum Hall
Center for Stem Cell Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar
David Langenau, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Boston & Harvard Stem Cell Institute
"Identification of the Cancer Stem Cell in a Transgenic Zebrafish Model of Rhabdomyosarcoma"
12:00 PM, Ford Auditorium
Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Erle S. Robertson, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, Director of Tumor Virology, Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
"Mechanism of KSHV Oncogenesis, Latency and Replication Mediated by LANA"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008:
CANCELLED
12:00-1:00 PM, Colloquium Room, 4448 East Hall
LS&A and the Department of Psychology Neurons, Brains and Models Seminar
Michael Frank, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Program in Neuroscience Cognition and Neural Systems, University of Arizona
"Interactive Dynamics of Corticostriatal Circuits in Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, BSRB - Seminar Room A, B & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series
John K. Kim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
"Analysis of small RNA-mediated gene regulation in C. elegans"
12:15-1:15 PM, 2903 LRC (Frederick Neidhardt Lecture Hall)
Graduate Program in Immunology Seminar Series
Vijay Kuchroo, D.V.M., Ph.D., Samuel L. Wasserstrom Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
"Here, There and Everywhere: T-regs and Th17 Cells"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses Series - Kresge Hearing Research Institute
Richard A. Altschuler, Ph.D., Professor, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan
"Development of Stem Cell Replacement of Auditory Nerve"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Fred Gorelick, M.D., Professor, Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, and Cell Biology, Yale University
"Proton Transporters and Protease Processing in the Pancreas"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008:
12:00 PM, Room G550, School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series
William Dougall, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Hematology and Oncology Research, Amgen, Inc.
"RANK Ligand Inhibition and the Treatment and Prevention of Bone Metastases"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Kefei Yu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
"Unique DNA Structure at the Immunoglobulin Class Switch Regions"
3:00-4:00 PM, 2903 Taubman Medical Library
MEND and the Endocrine Oncology Program of the Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alexandria Phan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Clinical Research Direction for Adrenal Cancer"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234 Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Michael J. MacCoss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
"Finding Differences between Proteomes: A Modern Day Needle in a Haystack Problem"
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008:
11:00 AM, Ford Auditorium
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
James R. Baker Jr., M.D., Chief, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine & Biological Sciences, University of Michigan
"The Uncertain Future of Vaccines"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics
Virginia P. Sybert, M.D., Clinical Professor, Division of Medical Genetics Department of Medicine, University of Washington
"Developmental Genetics of Skin Malformations"
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008:
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series
Peter Byers, M.D., Professor of Pathology and Medicine, University of Washington
"Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Breaking News - Mechanistic Understanding and Recessive Genes"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 1400, Chemistry
Biophysics Seminar Series
Dr. Kakoli Mitra, Ph.D., Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow, Skirball Institute, NYU School of Medicine
"Structural Elucidation of Cellular Processes Using High-resolution Single-particle Cryo-electron Microscopy"
4:00 PM, 2260 USB (note: location change for Winter '08 seminars)
Neuroscience Program Seminar
Kim Wallen, Ph.D., Dobbs Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Department of Psychology and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University
"Sex Differences in Cognition and Perception in Primates"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008:
12:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Andrew Liu, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
"Systems-Level Analysis of the Circadian Clock Mechanisms in Mammals"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 6311, Med. Sci. I
The Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series
Benjamin Tu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"Logic of the Yeast Metabolic Cycle"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UM Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
Gregory Wolf, M.D., Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan
"Changing the Paradigm for Surgically Treated Disease"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, BSRB, Seminar Rooms A, B & C (Ground Level)
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Benjamin L. Margolis, M.D., Professor, Internal Medicine & Biological Chemistry, Associate Chair for Research, Internal Medicine
"Protein Complexes that Control Cell Polarity and Ciliogenesis"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, Director, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology; S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan
"Recurrent Gene Fusions in Prostate Cancer: A New Class of Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Kresge Hearing Research Institute
J. Wayne Aldridge, Ph.D., Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
"Neural Coding of Tase in the Ventral Pallidum"
4:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
John Fowlkes, M.D., Professor and Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Section University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
"Insulin-like Mediators of Bone Formation"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, 4th Floor Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Trey Ideker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California at San Diego
"Protein Networks for Disease Diagnosis and Interpretation of Genotypes"
5:00-7:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms A,B,C & Atrium
BioArbor Presents:
August Watanabe, M.D., former President of Lilly Research Laboratories
"The Future of Big Pharma R&D: Moving From FIPCO to FIPNET"
Dr. Watanabe will discuss how and why biotechnology companies do more efficient drug discovery than large pharmaceutical companies and the future in which Fully Integrated Pharmaceutical Companies (FIPCO) will evolve into Fully Integrated Pharmaceutical Networks (FIPNET) of biotech and academic partners to assist with key aspects of the discovery process. Dr. Watanabe will cite examples from start-up biotechs he is involved in as well as other innovative pharma-academic alliances.
To register, email (ORGSTechTransfer@umich.edu).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008:
12:00 PM, Room G550, School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series, the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research (MCOHR)
George Watzek, M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., Head, University Clinic of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Vienna, Austria
"Treatment of the Edentulous Maxilla"
12:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Jingshi Shen, Ph.D., Columbia University
"Regulation of Membrane Fusion: Insights from Neurotransmitter Release"
12:00-1:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Hemant Khanna, Ph.D., Research Investigator, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan
"Ciliary Transport/Signaling Defects in X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Ciliopathies"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Nina Papavasiliou, Ph.D., Laboratory of Lymphocyte Biology, The Rockefeller University
"Regulation of the Germinal Center Reaction"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234 Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Colin S. Duckett, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan
"Multiple Cellular Roles for IAP Proteins"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
MEND Research Conference
Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Regulation of Beta Cell Growth and Differentiation by Akt/PKB Signaling
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008:
9:00-10:00 AM, Forum Auditorium, 4th floor, Palmer Commons
Center for Chemical Genomics Colloquium Series/Life Sciences Institute
David Ginsburg, M.D., James V. Neel Distinguished University Professor, Internal Medicine and Human Genetics; Research Professor, Life Sciences Institute; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; University of Michigan
"High Throughput Screening In Vivo for New Anticoagulants and Anti-bacterials: A Work in Progress"
For more information, please go to (http://www.lsi.umich.edu/ccg).
MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008:
10:00 AM, Palmer Commons, 4th Floor, Forum Hall
U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar
Patrick Paddison, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
"Swi/Snf is required for Embryonic Stem Cell Lineage Commitment and Specification"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
LSI, Biophysics, Biochemistry Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hongwei Wang, Ph.D., Biological Scientist, Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
"Stories at the Ends: Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Microtubule Dynamic Instability and its Roles at the Kinetochore"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Alexander Kauffman, University of Washington
"The Role of Kisspeptins in the Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproduction: Physiological and Developmental Implications"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UM Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
Carol Bradford, M.D., Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan
"Bedside to Bench and Back"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate
Shuhei Matsuoka, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
"Exploring the DNA Damage Response by Phospho-Proteomic Analysis of ATM/ATR Substrates"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008:
9:30-10:30 PM, BSRB, Seminar Room A, B & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar
Margaret Chou, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
"Molecular Functions of the De-ubiquitinating Enzyme TRE17/USP6 in Human Neoplasia"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses Seminar Series
Sally Camper, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
"Thyroid Hormone Stimulates Neuronal Development, Synapse Formation, and Ion Channel Gene Expression in the Cochlea"
4:00 PM, Room 7745, Med.Sci. II
Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Christin Carter-Su, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Diabetes Research Center, Medical School, University of Michigan
"The Role of the Tyrosine Kinase JAK2 in Actions of Growth Hormone"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, 4th Floor Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Dr. Jun Li, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Research Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine and Biology, Medical School, University of Michigan
"The Cancer Genome Atlas Project: Informatics and Computational Aspects"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Steven Krakowka, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University
"Elephants in the Room: Porcine Torque Teno Virus and Implications for the Global Swine Industry"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Yihong Wan, The Salk Institute
"Nuclear Receptor PPAR-gamma in Osteoclastogenesis and Lactation"
3:30 PM, 5915 Buhl Building
Organogenesis Seminar Series
Yue Xiong, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center, University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill
"Control of Stem and Progenitor Cell Cycle"
4:00 PM, 2710 Furstenberg Student Study Center
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate
Alexander Gimelbrant, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
"Widespread Monoallelic Expression in the Human Genome"
4:00-5:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Sumer Pek, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes
"Role of Eicosanoids in Islet Function"
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008:
11:30-12:30 PM, Biomedical Science Research Bldg (BSRB) Seminar Room A, B & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar
Nelson Lau, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
"Can Structure Explain Why piRNAs: A Menagerie of Small RNAs in Germline"
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium
Hematology/Oncology Research Conference
Gabriella Dontu, M.D., Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Hormonal Regulation of the Mammary Stem Cell Niche"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series
Faculty Candidate in the Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics
Heather C. Mefford, M.D., Ph.D., Fellow, Medical Genetics, Department of Genome Sciences, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington
"Genome Architecture and Genomic Disease: A Targeted Approach to Disease Discovery"
4:00-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Health Informatics Grand Rounds
Martha E. Pollack, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, School of Information, University of Michigan
"Intelligent Assistive Technology: The Present and the Future"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008:
7:30 AM, Danto Auditorium, 2134 CVC
Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds
Robert S. Rosenson, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, University of Michigan
"Targeting Lipoprotein Subclasses: New Opportunities for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in the Metabolic Syndrome"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Christopher Waters, Princeton University
"Chemical Signaling in Bacteria"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UM Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
Thomas Carey, M.D., Chair, Oral Medicine / Pathology / Oncology, School of Dentistry; Professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan
"Biomarkers and Future Directions"
4:00-5:00 PM, 4917 Buhl, HG Conference Room
Interdisciplinary Group Seminar (IGS)
Dave Burke, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
"Genetic Analysis in a Mouse Synthetic Population"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Stefan Herlitze, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University
"Modulation of Presynaptic Ca2+ Channels and Neuronal Circuits"
12:00-1:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Bldg. (BSRB) Seminar Room A, B & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Donna M. Martin, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Human Genetics & Pediatrics
"Pleiotropic Roles for the Chromodomain Protein CHD7 in Human and Mouse Development"
3:00 PM, Lecture Hall, Room 1690, SPH I
Department of Epidemiology Seminar
David Harding, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
"Cultural Context, Sexual Behavior, and Romantic Relationships in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. I
Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses Seminar
Allen F. Ryan, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery, Professor of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego
"Regulation of Gene Expression in Hair Cells: Functional and Bioinformatic Analysis of the POU4F3 Promotor"
4:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Deepak Srivastava, M.D., Professor and Director, Department of Pediatrics and Biochemistry & Biophysics, Wilma and Adeline Pirag Distinguished Chair, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California San Francisco
"MicroRNA Regulation of Cardiac Development and Disease"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, 4th Floor Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Dr. Noah Rosenberg Assistant Professor Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
"Genotype, Haplotype, and Copy Number Variation in Worldwide Human Populations"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008:
11:30 AM, 2903 Taubman Library
Pulmonary Research Conference
Marc Peters-Golden, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of Michigan
"Between PGE2 and Plasminogen Activation in the Limitation of Pulmonary Fibrosis"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
M. Chelsea Lane, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
"Tracking Pathogenic E. coli within the Host: Flagella are Required for Ascending Urinary Tract Infection"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference, Department of Internal Medicine
Randal Kaufman, M.D., Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
"ER Stress and Oxidative Stress: a Vicious Cycle or a Double-edged Sword? A Story of Beta Cell Survival"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Erik Zuiderweg, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Biophysics Research Division and Professor, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Chemistry, University of Michigan
"Discovering the Soul of Hsp70 Chaperone Proteins"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008:
12:00 PM, Ford Auditorium
Jerome Conn Award Winner Grand Rounds
Mark H. Kaplan, M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan
"Linking Autoimmunity and Atherogenesis: Lessons From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus"
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008:
11:30 AM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology , Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, NY
"EGFR Family Signaling in Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis"
4:00-5:00 PM, BSRB, Seminar rooms ABC
The CCC Immunology Program
Kristin Hogquist, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota
"Thymic Selection: Getting out Alive"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Victor Torres, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
"Straphylococcus aureus Senses Host Environments to Modulate Virulence"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 6311, Med. Sci I
Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series, Department Faculty Candidate
Aaron Charles Goldstrohm, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin
"Killing the messenger (RNA): Regulation of mRNAs"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan
"Microfluidics in Cell and Tissue Engineering"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 4448, East Hall
Neurons, Brains and Models Seminar Series
Peter Dayan, Ph.D., Professor, Director of Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College, London
"Actions, Habits and Episodes: Model-based, Model Free and Memory-based Decision-making"
1:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Life Sciences Institute, Biological Chemistry & Biophysics Faculty Candidate
Dr. Georgios Skiniotis, Damon Runyon Fellow, Harvard Medical School
"Visualization of Dynamic Protein Systems by Molecular Electron Microscopy"
4:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Margarita Dubocovich, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Northwestern University
"Neuropharmacology of MT1 and MT2 Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in the Treatment of Circadian Rhythms and Mood Disorders"
4:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Faculty Candidate
Brian Perkins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University
"Ciliary Trafficking Defects in Zebrafish Models of Inherited Retinal Degeneration"
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Eric Krukonis, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
"Ail and Phosphoglucomutase, Yersinia pestis Loci Required for Yop Delivery, Autoaggregation and Polymixin B Resistance"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Lyle Simmons, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Coordinating DNA Repair with DNA Replication in Bacillus subtilis"
3:30 PM, BSRB, Seminar Rooms ABC
Center for Organogenesis Seminar Lecture
Iain A. Drummond, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Nephrology Division, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
"The Odd Skipped Related1 Transcription Factor Acts as a Switch Between Kidney and Vascular Cell Fates"
4:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
MEND Research Conference
Tae-Hwa Chun, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Three-Dimensional Tissue Remodeling in Metabolic Syndrome"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Ph.D., Research Investigator, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"The Small-molecule Approach to Target Protein-Protein Interactions in Apoptotic Pathways"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Hospital Cafeteria, Dining Room D
Head and Neck SPORE Seminar Series
Christine Canman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan
"Translesion DNA Synthesis Polymerases and Cisplatin Sensitivity: the Importance of DNA Lesion Bypass in Determining Cellular Response"
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Hematology/Oncology Research Conference
Maha Hussain, M.D., Professor, Internal Medicine & Urology, University of Michigan
"Standard and Experimental Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer"
12:00 PM, 3201 Taubman Center
Rheumatology Special Seminar
Alyssa Johnsen, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
"Identification of Genes Governing Susceptibility to Inflammatory Arthritis"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate
Young Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., Research Scientist Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco
"A Key MicroRNA Regulator in the Heart"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 1400 Chemistry
Biophysics Seminar Series
Keith Moffat, Ph.D., University of Chicago
"Generate a Biological Signal? Static and Time-resolved Crystallography of Photoreceptors"
CANCELLED
4:30-6:00 PM, 1655 SPH Crossroads, School of Public Health
The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and University of Michigan's Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Michael Wolfson, Ph.D., Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
"On Complex Systems Theory and Population Health"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008:
9:00 AM, 6530 MSRB I
Rheumatology Special Seminar
James Shayman, M.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Vice-President for Research - Health Sciences, University of Michigan
"Lysosomes, Lipids, and Lupus"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
Jeremy Mao, D.D.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
"Blending Stem Cells of Marrow, Blood and Teeth"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008:
12:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Dr. Hollis Showalter, Research Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan
"The UM Medicinal Chemistry Core Synthesis Lab: A Catalyst for Drug Discovery at the University of Michigan"
12:00-1:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Bldg. (BSRB), Seminar Room A, B & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series
David J. Pinsky, M.D., J. Griswold Ruth, M.D., & Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine, Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Taubman Scholar Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine Director, University of Michigan
"Metabolic Deletion of Atherothrombotic Trigger"
3:00 PM, Lane Family Auditorium, Room 1690, SPH I
Department of Epidemiology
Thomas Riggs, M.D., Ph.D.. Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases; Research Fellow, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
"A Computer Simulation Analysis of Random vs. Chemotaxis Driven Contacts of T Cells with Dendritic Cells During Repertoire Scanning"
4:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Marc Hershenson, M.D., Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of the Cure & Prevention of Cystic Fibrosis, Professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases and Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"Rhinovirus-induced Exacerbations of Asthma and COPD"
4:00-5:00 PM, Great Lakes South, 4th Floor Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Todd Reynolds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology University of Tennessee
"Biofilm Formation in Yeast is Regulated by Pathways that Control Phospholipid Biosynthesis and Vacuolar Protein Sorting"
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008:
12:00 PM, Room 2736, Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Faculty Candidate Seminar
Dr. Arthur G. Roberts, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington
"The Physical Basis of Drug-Drug Interactions with Cytochrome P450s"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Padmini Salgame, Ph.D., Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
"Probing the Mechanisms that Regulate Mycobacterial Th 1 Immunity"
12:00-1:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar
Renu A. Kowluru, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine
"Good Glycemic Control and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Andrew Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan
"Kennedy Disease: Mouse Models, Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
MEND Research Conference
Frank C. Brosius, III, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan
"Diabetic Nephropathy: Models and Meanderings"
4:30 PM, BSRB Auditorium
2nd Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
John O. Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., Senior Vice President and President for the Professional Services Division for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
"Bridging the Worlds of Business and Public Health"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008:
9:00-10:00 AM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons Building
Center for Chemical Genomics Colloquium Lecture Series, Life Sciences Institute
P. Jeffrey Conn, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
"Allosteric Modulators of GPCRs as a Novel Approach to Treatment of CNS Disorders"
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008:
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate for BSSP & Human Genetics
Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D., Research Fellow Physical Mapping Section, Genome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Health
"Genetic and Genomic Approaches for Studying Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies"
4:00-5:00 PM, 2260 USB
Neuroscience Program Seminar
Randy L. Buckner, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University; Associate Director, Athinuola A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
"The Brain's Default Network: Anatomy, Function, and Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008:
9:00-10:00 AM, Room K1033, School of Dentistry
Biologic and Materials Sciences Seminar
Brian Pierchala, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York - Buffalo
"The Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Family Ligands: Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Potential"
12:00 PM, Room 1200, Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Marcos Vidal, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"Modeling Tumorigenesis in Drosophila"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 4448, East Hall
Neurons, Brains and Models Seminar Series
Doug Munoz, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology and Psychology, Queen's University Ontario
"Using Eye Movement Recording with Neurophysiology, Neuroimaging, and Behavioural Assessment to Probe Brain Function and Dysfunction"
12:00-1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II Building
Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate
Bing Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
"ReSETting Transcribed Chromatin: the Set2-Rpd3S Pathway"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
Paul H. Krebsbach, D.D.S., Ph.D., Professor, Biologic and Materials Sciences; Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry, University of Michigan
"Gene Therapy Strategies for Skeletal Regeneration"
4:00-5:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate
Xiangmin Xu, Ph.D., Systems Neurobiology Laboratories, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
"Specific Neuronal Types and Functional Visual Cortical Circuits"
4:00-5:00 PM, SPH II, M1152
Interdisciplinary Group Seminar (IGS)
Kerby Shedden, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Statistics, Department of Statistics, University of Michigan
"Longitudinal Analysis of Sibling Resemblances in Behavioral Traits -- Methods and Preliminary Findings in A Sample of Children at Risk for Problem Alcohol Use"
4:00-5:30 PM, 1655 SPH Crossroads, School of Public Health
The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health & the Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Jody Sindelar, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Division of Health Policy & Administration, Yale University
"Paying for Performance: The Power of Incentives Over Habits"
5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
The Dean's Lecture
William F. Chandler, M.D., Richard C. Schneider Professor in Neurosurgery, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Treatment of Disorders of the Pituitary - the Master Gland"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008:
8:30 AM-12:30 PM, Vandenberg Room, Michigan League
The University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center - co-sponsored by the UM Depression Center, the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System & VISN 11 Veterans in Partnership Healthcare Network
"Traumas of War, Mental Health and Substance Use in the Military"
Keynote Speaker: Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone
Featuring an Epidemiology Panel and a Health/Biology Panel, followed by open discussions.
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736, Med. Sci. II
Pharmacology Seminar
Dr. David H. Sherman, H.W. Valteich Professor, Life Science Institute & Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Director, Center for Chemical Genomics, University of Michigan
"Chain Initiation, Beta-Branching, and Termination in Assembly of Curacin A, an Anti-Cancer Lead from a Marine Cyanobacterium"
12:15-1:15 PM, South Lecture Hall, 3699 Med. Sci. II
Graduate Program in Immunology Seminar Series
Ann Marshak-Rothstein, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine
"B Cell Activation in SLE - Toll Up, Toll Down"
4:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Jian Xie, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmacology & Physiology, Medical College of Ohio
"The Non-pumping Na/D-ATPase and Cardiovascular Physiology of Endogenous Cardiotonic Steroids"
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736, Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Faculty Candidate
Maureen K. Hahn, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
"The Impact of Human Norepinephrine Transporter Genetic Variation on Function and Disease"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room G550, School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series
Andy Teng, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester
"Innate vs. Adaptive Immunity and Inflammation-Induced Bone Loss"
3:30 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms
Center for Organogenesis Seminar Series
Richard J. Gilbertson, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Member of Developmental Neurobiology, Co-Leader of the Neurobiology & Brain Tumor Program and Director of the Molecular Clinical Trials Core, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis
"Where do Brain Tumors Come From?"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series
Faculty Candidate for BSSP and the Department of Human Genetics
David Mu, Ph.D., Research Investigator and Faculty, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cancer Genome Center, New York
"Novel Lung Cancer Genes and Clinical Implications"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Jay L. Hess, M.D., Ph.D., Carl V. Weller Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan
"Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation and Transformation by MLL"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Peter R. Arvan, M.D., Ph.D., William and Delores Brehm Professor and Chief, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan
"Research-In-Progress: Peter Arvan" on "Protein Traffic to the Thyrocyte Cell Surface"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008:
3:30-4:30 PM, Room 3515, BSRB
Neuroimmunology Lecture Series
Nicholas Lukacs, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan
"TLR and Notch Ligands Regulate Pulmonary Immune Responses"
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Faculty Candidate
Dr. Jeffrey Jones, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Washington State University
"Drug Metabolism in Drug Discovery"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Faculty Candidate for BSSP, CCMB and the Department of Human Genetics
Gene Yeo, Ph.D., Junior Fellow at the Crick-Jacobs Center for Theoretical and Computational Biology, Salk Institute, La Jolla, California
"Elucidating the Splicing Code to Alternative Splicing Networks in Human ES Cells"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008:
4:00-5:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
James Schummers, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Orientation Maps of Neurons and Astrocytes in Visual Cortex"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
State of the Cancer Center Address
Max. S. Wicha, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Oncology; Director, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
4:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Hani N. Sabbah, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Research, Henry Ford Health System
"Myocardial Recovery: New Frontier in the Treatment of Heart Failure"
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 5623, Med. Sci. II
Microbiology and Immunology
Vincent B. Young, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan
"Beyond Koch, the Microbial Ecology of Infectious Diseases"
4:00-5:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
Salvatore L. Stella, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, UCLA School of Medicine
"Adenosine as a Neuromodulator of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the Outer Retina"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Elif A. Oral, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes
"Exploring a Therapeutic Potential for Leptin in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Beyond"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Van A. Doze, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Dakota
"Adrenergic Modulation of Seizures and Neurodegeneration"
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008:
10:00 AM, Palmer Commons, 4th Floor, Forum Hall
Center for Stem Cell Biology
Rui Yi, Ph.D., Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University
"MicroRNA in Mammalian Skin Development and Stem Cells"
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Hematology/Oncology Research Conference
Michael Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Instructor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC
"Computer Order Entry for Oncologists"
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate for BSSP and the Department of Human Genetics
Kryn Stankunas, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University
"Regulation of Chromatin and Extracellular Landscapes of the Developing Heart"
4:00-5:00 PM, Seminar rooms ABC, BSRB
The CCC Immunology Program
David Munn, M.D., Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology; Program Leader, MCG Cancer Center Immunotherapy Program, Medical College of Georgia
"Breaking Tolerance to Tumors: IDO and Tregs"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 1400, Chemistry
Biophysics/Chemistry Faculty Candidate Seminar
Dr. Katherine Henzler-Wildman, Ph.D., Brandeis University
"Linking Enzyme Dynamics with Function: The Role of Motion on Multiple Timescales"
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008:
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Room 2710, FSSC
Department of Pharmacology Special Seminar
Dr. Ken Koeplinger, Research Scientist for Merck Research Laboratories
"Quantitative Whole Body Autoradiography (QWBA) vs. 19F Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) for a Fluorinated Nucleoside Drug: Translation of Preclinical Tissue Distribution Studies to the Clinic"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 4448, East Hall
Neurons, Brains and Models Seminar Series
Jeff Schall, Ph.D., E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University
"Neural Guidance and Control of Action"
4:00-5:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series - Faculty Candidate
Jindan Yu, Ph.D., Research Investigator, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan
"Probing the Mechanisms of Retinal Development and Degeneration with Next-Generation Sequencing"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room K1033, School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry BMS Seminar
Angelo Iulianella, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Paul Trainor, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Overland Park, Kansas
"Patterning, Proliferation, and Cellular Diversity in the Developing Nervous System"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, West Lecture Hall, 3697 Med. Sci. II
Graduate Program in Immunology Seminar Series
Anne I. Sperling, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine - Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of Chicago
"Up-shifting and Down-shifting the Th2-mediated Inflammatory Response"
1:30-2:30 PM, Room 340, West Hall
Biophysics/Physics Faculty Search Candidate Seminar
Chad Leidy, Ph.D., Department of Physics, Universidad de los Andes
"PLA2 Hydrolysis of Lipid Bilayers: The Dynamic Interplay Between Membrane Structure and Enzymatic Activity"
3:00 PM,Lane Family Auditorium, Room 1690 SPH I
Epidemiology Seminar Series
Alan Hubbard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
"Population Intervention Models"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5623 Med. Sci. II
Kresge Hearing Research Institute
Steven D. Munger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland Medical School
"Differences Matter: Molecular Diversity and Functional Specificity in Olfaction and Taste"
4:00 PM, 7745 Med. Sci. II
Molecular and Integrative Physiology Seminar
Mark Opp, Ph.D., Professor, Anesthesiology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"Sickness-induced Alterations in Sleep: Cytokines in Action"
4:00-5:00 PM, 2062 Classroom, 2nd Floor, Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Ron Dror, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Special Advisor to the Chairman, D. E. Shaw, LLC
"Elucidating Protein Function via Fast Molecular Dynamics Simulations"
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008:
12:00 PM, 5623 Medical Science II
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Dr. Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
"We are only 10% human: the critical role of the microbiome in immune regulation"
12:00-1:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
Simon W.M. John, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
"Using Inherited Mouse Glaucoma Models to Understand Glaucoma"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200 Chem
MCDB Seminar
Tom Silhavy, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
"Outer Membrane Biogenesis in Gram-Negative Bacteria"
3:30 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms
Center for Organogenesis Seminar Lecture
Nathaniel Heintz, Ph.D., James and Marilyn Simons Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University
"Addressing Brain Complexity"
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008:
12:00 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Simon N. Powell, M.D., Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
"Targeting DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination in Human Tumors"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room K1033, School of Dentistry
BMS Seminar - Faculty Candidate
Ajay Dhaka, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
"TRPM8 from Perception to Circuitry: An Essential Role in Cold Sensation"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 2260, Undergraduate Science Building (USB)
Neuroscience Program Seminar
Loren Frank, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco
"New places and New Representations: Hippocampal Plasticity during Learning"
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008:
3:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UM Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
MODULE 3: METABOLOMICS / DIABETES
Chuck Burant, M.D., Ph.D., organizer
William Herman, M.D., Stefan S Fajans/Glaxo Smith Kline Professor of Diabetes, Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School; Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
"The Impact of Health Plan, Provider Group, and Patient Factors on Processes and Outcomes of Diabetes Care"
4:00-5:30 PM, 1655 SPH Crossroads
The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the University of Michigan's Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Andrew Steptoe, M.A., D.Phil., D.Sc., British Heart Foundation Professor of Psychology Deputy Head, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London
"Psychobiological Processes Linking Psychosocial Factors with Disease Risk"
RSVP required to (csephlectures@umich.edu).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM. Room 2736 Med. Sci. II
Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series
Bruce G. Jenkins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, NMR Section Department of Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
"Mapping Dopamine Receptor Function Using Pharmacologic MRI"
12:00-1:00 PM, BSRB, Seminar rooms A, B, & C
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
Colin Duckett, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Multiple Cellular Roles for IAP Proteins"
3:00-4:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Genetics Training Program/CMB Short Course
Judith Kimble, Ph.D., Vilas Professor, Howard Hughes Investigator, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Controls of Germline Stem Cells in C.elegans"
3:45-5:00 PM, Room 5623 Med Sci II
Kresge Hearing Research Institute
Lynette Phillips McCluskey, Ph.D., Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia
"Neural-immune Interactions in the Degenerating Taste System"
4:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Venkatesh Murthy, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
"Synaptic Circuits and Odor Representation in the Olfactory Bulb"
4:00-5:00 PM, Forum Hall, 4thFloor, Palmer Commons
CCMB/Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Tai Sing Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
"Graphical Models and Neural Basis of Visual Inference"
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008:
12:00 PM, 5623 Medical Science II
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar
Michael S. Diamond, M.D., Ph.D., Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
"Pathogenesis and Host Immune Response to West Nile Virus"
4:00-5:00 PM, 1655 Crossroads Building, School of Public Health I
UM Center for Global Health
Michael Kimerling, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P. , Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Working without Borders in Global Health: Emerging and Re-emerging Issues"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 4234, Med. Sci. I
Pathology Research Seminar Series
Mehmet Toner, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery, Founding Director, BioMEMS Resource Center, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
"Cell-based Diagnostics using Microchips"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
MEND Research Conference
John D. Piette, Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Program on Quality Improvement for Complex Chronic Conditions
"Cost-related Medication Adherence Problems: a Window into Diabetes Patients' Perceptions of their Treatment"
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008:
8:10 - 9:00 AM, BSRB Auditorium
2nd Annual International Adrenal Cancer Symposium: Clinical and Basic Science
Sponsored by the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Adrenal Cancer Program
Keynote Address: Steven E. Artandi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; Principle Investigator, The Artandi Lab, Stanford University Medical Center
"Mechanisms of Telomerase Action in Stem Cells and in Tumorigenesis"
For more information, visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/intmed/adrenalcancersymposium/).
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Ford Auditorium, University Hospital
Hematology/Oncology Research Conference
Patrick J. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine; Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology; Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute
“Regulators of FoxO tumor suppressors”
4:00-5:00 PM, Lane Auditorium, 1690 Crossroads Building, School of Public Health I
UM Center for Global Health
Michael VanRooyen, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University; Director, Division of International Health & Humanitarian Programs, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School
"The Bottom Billion: Academic Challenges in Humanitarian Transformation"
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008:
10:00-11:00 AM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Association of Multicultural Scientists, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cell and Molecular Biology Program and Pharmacology Department
John Carpten, Ph.D., Senior Investigator and Director of the Integrated Cancer Genomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
"Genomic Characterization as a Means to Discover Novel Tumor Specific Mechanisms Associated with Clinical Outcomes and Response to Chemotherapy"
3:00-4:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminar
Charles Burant, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Metabolomics, lipomics and other techniques in diabetes and obesity research"
4:00-5:30 PM, 1655 SPH Crossroads, School of Public Health
The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and the U-M Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Timothy Smeeding, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Administration; Director, Center for Policy Research; Associate Dean, Sponsored Research, Syracuse University
"Human Development Indices for Income Groupings”
5:00-6:00 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
Dean's Lecture Series
Marc B. Hershenson, M.D., Frederick G. L. Heutwell Professor of the Cure and Prevention of Cystic Fibrosis, Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Division Director of Pediatric Pulmonology
"How do colds induce exacerbations of asthma and COPD?"
Reception to follow in the Towsley Lobby.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Seminar Rooms A, B & C, BSRB - Ground Level, 109 Zina Pitcher
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
Miriam Meisler Ph.D., Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
"Neurons, endosomal trafficking, and PI(3.5)P2: insights from mutant mice and human peripheral neuropathies"
12:15-1:15 PM, North Lecture Hall, 3695 MSII
Graduate Program in Immunology Seminar Series
Eric G. Pamer, M.D., Chief, Infectious Disease Service - Department of Medicine, Enid A. Haupt Chair in Clinical Investigation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
"Innate and adaptive immune responses to Aspergillus fumigatus infection"
3:45-4:45 PM, Room 5623, Med Sci II
Doris K. Wu, Ph.D., Section on Sensory Cell Regeneration and Development, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, NIDCD/NIH
"The making of an inner ear"
4:00 PM, Room 7745, MS II
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series
Martin Myers, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"Vignettes on leptin action -- recent progress"
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008:
12:00 PM, 5623 Medical Science II
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar
Grant Jensen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology
"How Electron Cryotomography is Opening a New Window into Bacterial and Viral Ultrastructure"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room G550 School of Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series
Bryan Michalowicz, D.D.S., Ph.D., Director, Oral Health Clinical Research Center, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota
"Periodontal Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 1200 Chemistry
MCDB Seminar
Dr. Norman Pace, University of Colorado
“Into the Natural Microbial World: From Hot Springs to Human Health”
3:30 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms, 109 Zina Pitcher Place
Center for Organogenesis Seminar Series
Raphael Kopan, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Medicine (Dermatology), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
"Neighborhood Matters: How Context Impacts Notch-Deficient Cells and Other Stories"
4:00-5:00 PM, Oliphant-Marshall Auditorium, Kellogg Eye Center
Vision Research Seminar Series
Kwoon Wong, Ph.D. - Faculty Candidate - Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Neuroscience, Brown University
"Cells and circuits setting the mammalian biological clock"
4:00-5:00 PM, Room 7745, Med. Sci. II
Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Conference
Govindarajan Rajagopalan, D.V.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
"HLA class II transgenic mouse models of type 1 diabetes"
4:00-5:00 PM, Lane Auditorium, 1690 Crossroads Building, School of Public Health I
UM Center for Global Health
James Tielsch, M.H.Sc., Ph.D., Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University; Associate Chair, Academic Programs, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
“Newborn Vitamin A Dosing and Child Survival: The Progression of Scientific Thought from Rejection to Acceptance”
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008:
9:00-10:00 AM, Forum Auditorium, Palmer Commons
Center for Chemical Genomics Colloquium Series, Life Sciences Institute
Ronald W. Woodard, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan
"Redefining the Requisite Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Structure in Escherichia coli"
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008:
4:00 PM, 5915 Buhl (Classroom)
Department of Human Genetics Seminar Series
Sharon Bickel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College
"Good Eggs Gone Bad: The Role of Sister Chromatid Cohesion in Age-Dependent Meiotic Nondisjunction"
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008:
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 4448, East Hall
Neurons, Brains and Models Seminar Series
Mark Geyer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
"Cross-species Studies on Sensorimotor Gating Deficits in Psychotic Disorders"
12:00-1:00 PM, Room 6311, Med. Sci. I
The Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series
Jung-Ja Kim, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin
"Evolution of an Enzyme Active Site: Structure of Human Very Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase"
3:00-4:00 PM, South Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Genetics Training Program/CMB Short Course
Terry Orr-Weaver, Ph.D., Member Whitehead Institute, Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Developmental Regulation of the Meiotic Cell Cycle"
3:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UM Cardiovascular Center
Michigan Translational Research Seminars
DIDACTIC 3: BIOSTATISTICS
Roderick J. Little, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
"The Design of Clinical Investigations - Causality and Evidence"
4:00-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Neurogenesis Group - Invited Speaker
Susan Ackerman, Ph.D., Jackson Laboratories
"The Role of the Netrin Receptor UNC5C in Cerebellar Development and Motor Control"
4:00-5:00 PM, 1655 Crossroads Building, School of Public Health I
UM Center for Global Health
Vivian Lin, M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor, Public Health, La Trobe University
"Global Health Governance and Local Sy