News & Communications: Major Events and Conferences

Past Major Events and Conferences

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006:

4:00 PM, Seminar Room, 1150 BSRB
Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC) Symposium
(continues on October 12 - see listing)
H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
"Lipidomics: Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipid Analysis and Profiling"

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006:

8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (see also Wed. 4:00 PM listing), Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC) Symposium
The Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Symposium will bring together people from across campus and across disciplines, to address research on metabolism, metabolomics, and obesity in order to learn more about the work that is being done in the various fields. This event will feature a keynote address, and will include short presentations, a poster session/luncheon, and an opportunity for Q & A.
For schedule of events and speakers list, visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/mmoc/symposium.html).

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006:

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
Third Annual Biomedical Research Symposium-"Global Infectious Disease"
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, with industry support by Pfizer Inc.
Keynote address by David Heymann, M.D., Executive Director, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization.
(http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/orgs/symposium)

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006:

9:30 AM-4:00 PM, 4th floor Rackham Graduate School
Postdoc Colloquium
Sponsored by the UM-Postdoctoral Association
Featuring Dr. Kathy Barker, renowned author of "At the Bench" and "At the Helm."

We hope to provide a different feel from the typical colloquium. There are seminars on "Working With People Inside and Outside the Lab" and "Research Proposal Writing from the Reviewers' Perspective." We are also offering breakout sessions on "Managing Laboratory Personnel" and "Getting Your First Grant," which will allow young investigators to ask specific questions to our expert panels.

For those of you interested in less academic pursuits Dr. Steven Rapundalo will speak on the state of biotech in Ann Arbor and Michigan , with special reference to the ever important job market.

For more info, email (PIBS@umich.edu).

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006 and TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006:

17th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium
The Symposium will begin with a reception and poster session from 4 - 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 6 in the Towsley Lobby and continue Tuesday, Nov. 7 with a full day of presentations and poster viewing. Keynote speakers Elizabeth Goldmuntz, M.D., associate professor, Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and David A. Williams, M.D., professor, Pediatrics, director, Experimental Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital will present lectures in the plenary session Tuesday morning. Breakout sessions will provide a forum for select oral presentations, and posters will be on display in the Towsley Center throughout the day. The complete program schedule may be found at (http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/peds.research/annual_pediatric_research_symposium). CME credit offered. For more information, contact Jackie Torres at 763-9150 or (jjtorres@umich.edu).

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006:

12:00 - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place
5th Annual Pathology Research Symposium
The Symposium will begin at noon with faculty and doctoral student presentations in the BSRB Auditorium. A poster session and reception will be held in the BSRB seminar rooms at 2:00 p.m. Faculty and doctoral student talks will resume at 2:45 p.m. The Keynote Speaker, C. David Allis, Ph.D., Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and Head, Laboratory of Chromatin Biology, The Rockefeller University, will present " Beyond the Double Helix: Reading and Writing the 'Histone Code'" at 3:55 p.m. For a complete program, please visit the Pathology Department homepage (http://www.pathology.med.umich.edu). Contact Laura Hessler at (lauralh@umich.edu) or 763-6454 for more information.

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006:

7:30 AM-3:30 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
U-M Cancer Research Symposium
Sponsored by the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.
All U-M faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and clinical and research staff are encouraged to attend. Other areas of molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, immunology and other clinical fields will be discussed. Poster sessions and platform presentations by postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows will also be offered. For more information or to register, please visit (http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/research/ccsymposium.shtml) or contact Mary Rexer-Bluhm at (maryrex@umich.edu).

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2006:

7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
9th Annual Great Lakes Vision Research Conference
Keynote lecture by Joram Piatigorsky, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology at the National Eye Institute.
For more information, please visit (http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/glvr/index.html).

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007:

8:00 AM-2:00 PM, School of Public Health I, Crossroads Room 1655
The Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Presents:
Bacterial Communities: Ecology & Health Implications Symposium

Abigail A. Salyers, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Microbial Ecology of Human Intestinal and Vaginal Microflora"

Pradeep Singh, M.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Washington
"Biofilm Growth and the Genetic Diversification of Bacterial Communities"

Michael G. Surette, B.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Calgary
"Cell-Cell Signaling, Microbial Communities and Pathogenesis: A Case Study in Cystic Fibrosis"

For more information and registration: (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/macepid/bacterial_communities_symposia).

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007:

8:30 AM - 1:00 PM, BSRB
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
Winter Symposium 2007

Barbara Kahn, M.D., Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
"AMPK: A Critical Regulator of Energy Balance and Metabolism"

Patrick Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Cell & Developmental Biology, Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
"Endocrine Regulation of Insulin-like Signaling in C.Elegans"

Gregory D. Cartee, Ph.D., Professor of Kinesiology and Research; Professor, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan
"Do Insulin and Contraction Stimulated Signaling Converge at AS160 in Skeletal Muscle?"

Steven Britton, M.D., Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
"The Evolution of Complex Disease: An Initial Strategy"

Poster Session and Buffet Lunch, 11:30-1:00. Please contact Barbara Hawkins (734-763-2561 or hawkinsb@umich.edu) if you plan to present a poster.

 

MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 and TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007:

Depression on College Campuses Conference
The U-M Depression Center presents its 5th annual conference addressing all aspects of depression on college campuses, including screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and related issues such as suicide prevention and substance abuse. This year's conference will feature speakers from U-M and around the country sharing research data and effective strategies for confronting depression in all members of college and university communities. Continuing education credit is available. To learn more, visit (www.med.umich.edu/depression/docc).

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2007:

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, Palmer Commons - Forum Hall and 6th Floor Atrium
27th Annual Graduate Student Symposium in the Pharmacological Sciences and Biorelated Chemistry
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
8:30 AM -- Onsite Registration

1:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Keynote Speaker
Benjamin F. Cravatt, Professor of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute and Professor of Chemistry, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology

 

MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 - MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007:

The Seduction of Scale
The University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute Library
Open Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A group exhibition of artists engaging nature in a micro/macro world featuring the work of Jan-Henrik Andersen, Beverly Fishman, David Mann, Patricia Olynyk, Brad Smith.
For more information on this art exhibit, visit (http://www.lsi.umich.edu/newsevents/upcomingevents/seductionofscale).

 

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007:

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Michigan Symposium on Genomic Biology

Brenda Andrews, Ph.D., Director, The Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Chair and Professor, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto
"Exploring Cell Cycle Regulatory Networks Using Yeast Functional Genomics"

Charles Boone, Ph.D., Professor, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto
"Large-scale Mapping of Genetic and Chemical Genetic Interactions in Yeast"

Nicholas Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine
"The Yeast Palmitoyl-proteome: MudPIT Mapping of Substrates with Enzymes "

Michael Snyder, Ph.D., Lews B. Cullman Professor of MCD Biology, Yale University
"Analyze This and That: Genomes and Proteomes"

Fabio Piano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, New York University
"Building an Embryo - Global and Local Views"

Joel Bader, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
"Algorithmic Systems Biology"

Timothy Hughes, Ph.D., Professor, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto
"Cracking the Second Genetic Code"

Poster Session in Omenn Atrium of BSRB to immediately follow.

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007:

8:00 - 5:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
LSI-Weizmann Institute of Science Joint Symposium Program

Yair Reisner, Ph.D., The Henry H. Drake Professor of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Embryonic Pig Precursor Tissues as a New Source for Organ Transplantation: The Choice Between Teratoma, Normal Growth and Immunogenicity"

Tsvee Lapidot, Ph.D., The Edith Stein Immunology Chair, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Regulation of Stem Cell Migration, Retention and Development"

Orly Reiner, Ph.D., The Bernstein-Mason Professor of Neurochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Novel Roles of the Polarity Kinase MARK2/Par-1 in Migrating Cortical Neurons"

Yehiel Zick, Ph.D., The Marte R. Gomez Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Phosphorylation-Based Uncoupling of Insulin Signaling"

Rony Seger, Ph.D., Yale S. and Ella Miller Lewine Chair for Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"A Novel Nuclear Translocation Signal (NTS) - A General Mechanism for Stimulus-Dependent Nuclear Shuttling "

Varda Rotter, Ph.D., The Norman and Helen Asher Professor of Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Identification and Characterization "Gene Signatures" Involved in Cells Transformed in Vitro"

Jeffrey Gerst, Ph.D., Henry Kaplan Chair in Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"mRNA Trafficking and its Role in protein Targeting and Polarized Growth in Yeast"

Alexander Bershadsky, Ph.D., The Joseph Moss Professor of Biomedical Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Cytoskeleton-Adhesion Crosstalk: Focus on Formins"

Avri Ben Ze'ev, Ph.D., The Samuel Lunenfeld-Reuben Kunin Professor of Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Coordinating Cell Adhesion and Signaling in Cancer Development: The Role of Novel Beta-Catenin Target Genes"

Amnon Horovitz, Ph.D., Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professorial Chair in Biochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Linking Allostery in the Chaperonin GroEL to Protein Folding"

Eitan Reuveny, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Gating of the G Protein Coupled Potassium Channels, a Spectroscopic View"

Joel Sussman, Ph.D., Morton and Gladys Pickman Professor of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
"Multiple Activities of Intrinsically Unfolded Proteins"

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007:

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Towsley Center, Dow Auditorium
The University of Michigan School of Public Health Environmental Health Sciences
12th Annual Toxicology Symposium
"Gene-Environment Interactions in Toxicology"
For information and abstract submission, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/toxsymposium/home).

9:15 - 10:15 AM -- Joseph Graziano, Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University

10:15 - 11:15 AM --  Douglas Ruden, Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Biochemistry, Wayne State University

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM -- Christopher Bradfield, Ph.D., Oncology, University of Wisconsin

12:20 - 1:30 PM -- Poster Session and Lunch, Towsley Lobby

1:30 - 2:30 PM -- Bruce Richardson, M.D., Ph.D., Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School

2:30 - 3:30 PM -- John Fink, M.D., Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007 and SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2007:

The Sixth Annual Midwest Tissue Engineering Consortium (MTEC) Conference will be hosted by the University of Michigan. The conference in intended to showcase recent scientific advances in Regenerative Medicine and will cover the wide range of topics that define the interdisciplinary field of tissue engineering. For more information, visit (http://www.mtec2007.umich.edu).

 

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007:

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Undergraduate Science Building (USB) Auditorium
7th Annual Neuroscience Spring Symposium

11:00 AM, Steven Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director and Associate Investigator, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease; Associate Professor of Neurology and Physiology, University of California, San Francisco
"Unraveling Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Huntington's Disease"

1:15 PM, Clifford Saper, M.D., Ph.D., James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School; Chairman, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
"Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms"

2:30 PM, Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology, Brandeis University; Lecturer and Associate Professor, Psychology, Harvard University
"In Search of King Solomon's Ring:  Studies on the Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots"

 

MONDAY, MAY 7, 2007:

2:00 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Genetics Training Grant Retreat

2:00 - 3:00 Student Presentations
3:00 - 4:00 Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Eddy Rubin, Genomics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
"Extreme Comparative Genomics: Microbes to Neanderthal"
4:00 - 5:00 Poster Session, BSRB Atrium

 

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 - THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007:

See website for times, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Mechanisms of Epileptic Seizure Formation Symposium
The Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics
"From Microscopic to Macroscopic - Mechanisms Underlying Epileptic Seizures"
For program, see: (http://www.umich.edu/~mctp/SciPrgPgs/events/2007/Epi/index.html).

 

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007:

9:30 AM & 1:30 PM, Room 7745 Med. Sci. II
Center for Integrative Genomics
"Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging"
Introductions and demonstrations of enhanced ultrasound imaging of deep venous thrombosis, myocardium perfusion, tumors, and retina models.
Presented by VisualSonics (http://www.visualsonics.com/)

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007:

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Sixth Annual Life Sciences Institute Symposium
"Frontiers in Stem Cell Biology"
Co-hosted by the U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology
Featuring the Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Life Sciences Lecturer: Stuart H. Orkin, M.D.
For details, see (http://lsi.umich.edu/newsevents/upcomingevents/sixthsymposium).

 

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007:

"Stem Cells & Aging: Balancing Regeneration and Cancer"
Hosted by the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Sponsored by the University of Michigan Nathan Shock Center in Basic Biology of Aging (NIA) and the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
For details, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/nsc/files/nscconference2007.pdf).
For speaker schedule, visit: (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/nsc/files/nscschedule.pdf).

Tuesday, May 15: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building
Wednesday, May 16: 8:00 - 11:00 AM, Biomedical Science Research Building
To register: e-mail (jheibel@umich.edu) or phone 647-1956.
To submit an abstract for presentation: e-mail (jheibel@umich.edu).

 

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007:

7:00 - 8:30 PM, Kensington Court Hotel in Ann Arbor by Briarwood Mall (610 Hilton Blvd.)
Session 2: “Managing Diabetes”
2007 Diabetes Dialogue Series
Sponsored by The U-M Comprehensive Diabetes Center
*Free and open to the public. While pre-registration is not mandatory, it is appreciated.  You may contact us at 734-763-0177 or (diabetes@umich.edu). Visit the Michigan Comprehensive Diabetes Center website at (http://www.med.umich.edu/diabetes).

 

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007 - SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007:

Structural Enzymology - A Symposium Honoring Dr. Rowena Matthews
Department of Biological Chemistry, the Biophysics Research Division and the Life Sciences Institute
For details, visit: (http://www.biochem.med.umich.edu:16080/biochem/events/special_events/Matthews_Symposium.pdf).

Friday, May 18: 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Saturday, May 19:  8:00 - 5:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007- THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007:

See website for time, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Complex Systems Approaches to Population Health
Sponsored by the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan.
For details, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/complexsystemspopulationhealth/home).

 

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007:

4:00 PM, Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Town Hall Meeting on U-M Efforts to Enhance Relationships with Industry (Session 1 of 2)
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
Introduction by Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research
Panelists: James Baker, Professor of Internal Medicine; Marvin Parnes, Associate Vice President for Research; and Ken Nisbet, Executive Director, Office of Tech Transfer
Reception to follow.
(A second session will be held Tuesday, June 5 at 4:00 PM, 1670 CSE Building, North Campus.)

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007:

4:00 PM, 1670 CSE Building, North Campus
Town Hall Meeting on U-M Efforts to Enhance Relationships with Industry (Session 2 of 2)
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
Introduction by Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research
Panelists: Tresa Pollock, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Marvin Parnes, Associate Vice President for Research; and Ken Nisbet, Executive Director, Office of Tech Transfer
Reception to follow.

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007:

9:00 AM - 12:45 PM, Room 5915 Buhl Building
Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center Symposia
Keynote Speaker: Gilbert Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health; Director, Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, University of Michigan
Keynote Title: "Exploring the Human Plasma Proteome"
For more information, call 734-647-2942.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007:

5:00 - 7:00 PM, Michigan Union Anderson Room, 530 S. State Street
Presented by BioArbor and sponsored by Ann Arbor IT Zone.
Chris Ehrlich, Partner, InterWest Partners
"Life Sciences Venture Capital: Current Trends and Topics of Interest"
This event is free and open to the public.  While advance registration is encouraged and appreciated, walk-ins are also welcome.
Please register online (http://annarboritzone.org/eventlist.asp?EventID=1204) or by email (susanna@annarborspark.org).

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007:

4:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium and Atrium
29th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research
Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., Harold F. Falls Collegiate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Professor of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
"Seeing Is Believing: From Photoreceptor Biology to Treatment of Retinal Disease"

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007:

5:00 - 7:00 PM, Michigan League – Vandenberg Room, 911 N. University
Presented by BioArbor. Sponsored by BioArbor, MichBio, Ann Arbor SPARK, and Michigan Life Science Network.
Stephen M. Davis, Heller Ehrman
William R. Boudreaux, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
"Strategic Corporate, Legal and Patent Issues for Early Stage Life Science Companies"
This event is free and open to the public. Please register online (http://www.michbio.org/Events/EventDetails.aspx?eid=104) or by email (events@michbio.org).

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007:

Cellular and Molecular Biology Symposium and Poster Session
4:00 PM, Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)
Myron Levine Lecture presented by Dr. Elaine Fuchs, Rockefeller University
"Skin Stem Cells in Morphogenesis and Cancer"
2:00 - 4:00 PM, Michigan League Ballroom
Poster Session

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007:

3:00 - 5:00 PM, Lane Family Auditorium, Room 1690 SPH-I Tower
34th Annual Thomas Francis, Jr. Memorial Lecture
Department of Epidemiology
Anthony J. (Tony) McMichael, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra
"Back to the Future: Epidemiological Research in an Era of Climate and Environmental Change"

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007:

3:45 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
The Annual Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience
The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Robert C. Malenka, M.D., Ph.D., Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Director, Pritzker Laboratory, Stanford University
"Synaptic Plasticity:  The Brain's Response to Experience"

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007:

1:00 - 5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Celebrating 125 Years of Physiology at Michigan
Scientific Symposium - "Celebrating Diversity and Discovery in Physiology"
For program details, please see: (http://www.physiology.med.umich.edu/125year_celebration/125 years of Physiology celebration.pdf).

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007:

2:30-5:00 PM, Great Lakes Room/Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
Obstetrics & Gynecology/RSP Anita H. Payne Lectureship/Poster Session
2:30-3:45 PM: Poster Presentations - Great Lakes Room, Palmer Commons
4:00-5:00 PM: Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Bruce R. Carr, M.D., Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwest Medical School
"Potential New Treatments For Endometriosis"

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007:

2:00 - 4:00 PM, Hussey Room, Michigan League
Celebrate Invention 2007 Reception to follow in the Michigan League Ballroom.
Partnership Forum: Enhancing U-M Relationships & Collaborations with Industry
Sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Engineering and Medical School.
U-M faculty and industry partners are invited to a discussion about broadening these partnerships. The goal of this forum is to highlight some initial findings and recommendations from two internally commissioned committees and to obtain feedback on these initial proposals as well as other ideas on ways to improve our collaborations.
Visit (http://www.research.umich.edu/events/PartnerForum.html) for more information. Call 734-647-1579 with questions.

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007 and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2007:

Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)
7th International Symposium on Organogenesis & Epigenetics
For more information, contact Rebecca Pintar at 734-936-2499 or (rpintar@umich.edu) or visit the website: (www.med.umich.edu/medschool/organo/symp.htm).

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007:

9:00-11:30 AM, Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Putting Your Science to Work: Practical Career Strategies for Ph.D.s
A workshop for graduate students and post-docs in all fields of science featuring Peter S. Fiske, Ph.D.
Sponsored by: The Career Center; Program in Biomedical Sciences; Women in Science and Engineering; Psychology Graduate Program Office; Chemistry; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007:

U-M Metabolomics and Obesity Center Symposium
Registration is required. To register, call 734-763-0177.
Tuesday, October 9: 4:00 PM, Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley Center
James Kaput, M.D., National Center for Toxicological Research
"The Path to Personalized Nutrition Through Nutrigenomics"
Wednesday, October 10: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Common
Seven presentations will be conducted with a scientific poster session.

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007:

5:00-7:00 PM, SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
BioArbor Presents:
Elizabeth Attias, M.M.Sc., Sc.D., President & CEO, Atom Strategic Consulting, New Jersey
"Market Research for Start-Ups: Minimizing Investment While Maximizing Impact"

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007:

12:30-1:30 PM, Atrium, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
The University of Michigan Cellular Biotechnology Training Program Industry and Academia Research Forum
"CBTP: Collaboration and Invention at the University of Michigan"
1:30 - 6:00 PM: Industry and Academia Poster Session - Great Lakes North, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007:

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, MCHC Auditorium
NIH Mentored Career Development Awards Workshop
Sponsored by Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).
This comprehensive overview is designed to provide valuable grant writing input for the development of NIH mentored Career Development Awards, particularly the K01, K08 and K23 award mechanisms. This workshop is primarily directed towards junior faculty, independent research scientists in the clinical arena, junior faculty independent clinical research scientists, or individual postdoctoral fellows looking to transition to a faculty position.
To register, visit (http://cgi.research.umich.edu/training/cacr/cacr_training.lasso).

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007:

5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium
Dean's Lecture Series
Dee Fenner, M.D., Furlong Professor of Women's Health, Professor and Associate Chair for Surgical Services, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Michigan
"The Michigan Bowel Control Program: Uncovering the Hidden Problems of Fecal Incontinence"

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007:

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms A, B, and C
Treg/Th17 Symposium
Sponsored by: UM Office of the Vice President of Research, UM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rheumatic Diseases Core Center - Division of Rheumatology - Department of Internal Medicine, UM Graduate Program in Immunology, UM Department of Surgery.
For more information and to register, visit (http://surgery.med.umich.edu/th17) or contact Emily Hamilton (734-936-7995) or Weiping Zou (734-763-6402).

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007:

4:00 PM sharp, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Hosted by Dr. Stephen Cooper, 734-764-4215 or (cooper@umich.edu)
Dr. Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, President of Rockefeller University
"Controlling the Cell Cycle"

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007:

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 6311 Med. Sci. I
2007 Educational Bioseparations Seminar Series
Waters Bioseparation Seminar
Hosted by the Protein Structure Facility.
Main topics include applications of LC separations and mass spectrometry.
The BRCF Protein Structure Facility offers LC-mass spectrometry and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry services using Waters Instrumentation.
Seating is limited. Visit the website to register.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 and FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007:

Oct.25  8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Oct.26  8:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
2007 Bernstein Symposium - "Nanotechnology and Health: Evidence and Impact"
Sponsored by the Center for Risk Science and Communication
Keynote Address: Christine Todd Whitman
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2007
To register, visit (http://www.sph.umich.edu/riskcenter/2007 Symposium/index.htm).

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007:

Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research Education Core and The Life Sciences Institute Training Programs 7th Annual Symposium
12:00-1:00, Ford Auditorium
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:
Dr. Tadataka Yamada, President of the Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Former Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, U-M
"Perspectives on Global Health"

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007:

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Fourth Annual Biomedical Research Symposium - "Rare and Orphan Diseases"
Co-sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Registration Deadline: October 23, 2007 (Extended from October 8, 2007)
To register, visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/orgs/symposiums/2007).
Contact Kathryn Ridner at (kridner@umich.edu) or 734-763-4086 with questions.

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007:

12:00-1:00 PM, 2903 Taubman Medical Library
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies
"Venture Investing:  Biotechnology and Medical Devices"
Jan Garfinkle & Tim Petersen, Partners, Arboretum Ventures
Lunch will be provided.  Space is limited so please RSVP to (ORGSTechTransfer@umich.edu) by Tuesday, November 6, 2007.

12:00 - 5:00 PM, BRSB Seminar Rooms A, B and C and Auditorium
Sixth Annual Pathology Research Symposium
Presented by the Graduate Program in Molecular & Cellular Pathology
Keynote Speaker: Anjana Rao, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research and Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
"Signal Transduction and Gene Expression in the Immune System"
Includes presentations by MCP graduate students and faculty as well as a poster session with informal reception.
Accepting registration beginning October 15, 2007. To register, please call 734-763-6454 or email Laura Hessler (lauralh@med.umich.edu).

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 and TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007:

November 12, 4:00-6:00 PM
November 13, 7:00 AM-2:30 PM
Towsley Education Center and MCHC Auditorium
18th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium
Sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
For details, visit: (http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/peds.research/annual_pediatric_research_symposium).

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007:

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
U-M Cancer Research Symposium
Sponsored by the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.
This symposium will feature noted speakers whose research has impacted greatly on our understanding of the biology, clinical management, or prevention of cancer. There will also be a poster session and platform presentation session. Visit (http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/professionals/ccsymposium.shtml) for more information.

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007:

5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center
Dean's Lecture Series
Kevin K. Tremper, M.D., Ph.D., Robert B. Sweet Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan
"A Perioperative Information System: Developing a Phenotype Database"

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007:

4:30 PM, Danto Auditorium, 2nd floor of the Cardiovascular Center
Town Hall Meeting - What is the CTSA and what can it do for me?
The Clinical and Translational Science Award, a $55 million grant awarded to the University of Michigan by the National Institutes of Health, is part of a national initiative to encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary research for therapies that improve human health.
Please join colleagues to learn more about this initiative and how it might impact.
An additional town hall with be held 12:00 PM, Monday, Dec. 17, in Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley.

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007:

12:00 PM, Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley
Town Hall Meeting – What is the CTSA and what can it do for me?
The Clinical and Translational Science Award, a $55 million grant awarded to the University of Michigan by the National Institutes of Health, is part of a national initiative to encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary research for therapies that improve human health.
Please join colleagues to learn more about this initiative and how it might impact.

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008:

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).

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008:

4th Floor of Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Avenue
Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center Retreat
On the heels of our successful and popular meeting this past January, the Michigan Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center once again invites you to participate in its annual retreat.
Guest speaker: Marshall (Chip) H. Montrose, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at The University of Cincinnati
"Dynamic Defense of the Epithelial Barrier in the GI Tract"
All currently funded Peptide Center pilot project investigators are required to present a poster at this meeting. If you are not funded through the Center but have a research poster that you would like to present at the retreat you are encouraged to do so. Last year we had over 30 excellent poster presentations and we have room for a lot more.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Panel
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Aaron Pierce (Physics), Trilisa Perrine (Chemistry), and Joanne Dannenhoffer (Biology; CMU)
“Preparation and Guidance for an Academic Interview”

5:00-7:00 PM (5:00 PM networking, 6:00 PM program)
Kensington Court Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd. (near Briarwood Mall)
BioArbor Presents:
"Licensing: Acquiring Technology for Your Company"
This month's program features advice and experiences from three experts who will address how to identify the appropriate licensing opportunities for your company, make your company attractive to licensees and navigate the deal-making process. Bring your questions, and expect a lively discussion!
SPECIAL NOTE: While SPARK Central is being renovated, our meeting location has been changed to the Kensington Court Hotel.
Directions at (http://www.kcourtaa.com/ann_arbor_city_map_directions.html).
Please register online at (http://www.michbio.org/events) or by email (events@michbio.org).

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Panel
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Mark Newman (Physics), Paul Dunlap (EEB), and Kathleen Nolta (Chemistry)
"Making Effective Presentations"

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Scott Freeman (Biology; U Washington)
"The Science of Active Learning"

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
IDEA Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Melanie Cooper (Chemistry; Clemson U)
"Assessment and Improvement of Problem Solving"

7:30 PM, The Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St.
The University Activities Center & The U of M Center for Stem Cell Biology present:
A free screening for the premiere of "Life is for the Living: Stem Cell Research, The People, The Politics, The Science, The Hope" - A Documentary Film, with an introduction by CBS 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace
View the trailer and learn more at (http://www.lifeisfortheliving.org/).

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008:

12:00-1:30 PM (12:00-1:00 PM film preview, 1:00-1:30 PM panel response)
MCHC Auditorium
Sponsored by MICHR Health Disparities Research Program
"In Sickness and in Wealth, Hour One"
What do we ask our patients about their lives, their work, their relationships? This film is part of a four-hour documentary series ("Unnatural Causes.Is Inequality Making Us Sick?") exploring America's racial and socioeconomic inequities in health. Attendees will learn about health and health care disparities in the United States, their underlying causes and their impact. Clinical staff will leave this session more equipped to recognize the underlying factors that may influence their patients' health and/or medical concerns. CME credit available. The series will air nationally Thursday, March 27 at 10:00 PM on PBS (check local listings).
Panelists - Timothy R. B. Johnson, M.D., Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Kathleen Wade, Ph.D.; Assistant Dean, Hospital Social Work Services; Research Assistant Professor of Social Work
Moderator - Carmen R. Green, M.D.; Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Director, MICHR Health Disparities Research Program

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008:

8:00 AM-3:00 PM, Palmer Commons, Forum Hall and Great Lakes Rooms
The 28th Annual Graduate Student Symposium in the Pharmacological Sciences and Biorelated Chemistry
Keynote Speaker: Shahriar Mobashery, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
"Chemistry of Resistance to b-Lactam Antibiotics in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)"

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008 and SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008:

Friday, March 14, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday, March 15, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
BSRB Auditorium, UM Medical Campus
2nd Annual International Adrenal Cancer Symposium: Clinical and Basic Science
Sponsored by the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Adrenal Cancer Program
The purpose of this symposium is to develop strategies for accurately diagnosing adrenal cancer; to discuss standard surgical and medical treatments available; to recognize common challenges that arise during treatment; and to understand the current efforts at targeted therapeutic trials and international database networks that serve to facilitate the search for therapeutic agents. Clinicians, health care providers, researchers, and patients from around the world are scheduled to attend. CME credit will be offered.
Keynote Address: Steven E. Artandi, M.D., Ph.D., 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/).

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
IDEA Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Valerie K. Otero (Physics Ed; U Colorado)
"Who is Responsible for Preparing Science Teachers?"

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008 and FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008:

Thursday, March 20, 1:15-5:00 PM - Guest Speakers
Friday, March 21, 8:30 AM-1:00 PM - "Works in Progress" & Round Table Discussions
University of Michigan School of Public Health I
Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID) Symposium: "Understanding the Human Microbiome II"
For more information and registration, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/macepid/human_microbiome_symposia).

 

MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008:

4:30-7:30 PM, School Public Health Crossroads Community Room and Auditorium
2008 Health Research Symposium: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches Toward Improving Health
Hosted by Health Services Organization and Policy’s Workshop for Integrating and Discussing Topics in Healthcare (WIDTH) and the School of Public Health Doctoral Students (SPhDs).
The purpose of this symposium is to bring together doctoral students from a range of disciplines to explore topics related to public health, health care, and health services research. The symposium will feature posters showcasing health-related research led by doctoral students from across the University of Michigan campus.
Deadline for Abstracts: February 15, 2008
To submit abstracts and get more information, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/width08).

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Seminar
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Christopher Sorenson (Kansas State U; Physics)
"Teaching Advice to Young (and Not So Young) Faculty"

 

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008:

2:30-5:00 PM, Dow Auditorium (G2000 Towsley Center)
Herbert D. Doan Nanotechnology Symposium
"Nanotechnology and the Cross-disciplinary Nature of Genetic Diagnostics"
Sponsored by the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences (M-NIMBS)
James W. Schneider, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
"Rapid DNA Sequencing and Genomic Analysis using Surfactants and Nanoemulsions in Microfluidic Systems"
Keynote Speaker: Charles R. Cantor, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, SEQUENOM, Inc.
"Smaller is Better: Challenges in Noninvasive Detection of Nucleic Acids from Embryosand Cancers"
For more information on speakers and presentations, visit (http://nano.med.umich.edu).

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, 1230 USB Classroom
PFFS Panel
Sponsored by the IDEA Institute / Preparing Future Faculty in the Sciences (PFFS)
Deborah Goldberg (Chair, EEB), Ted Bergin (Astronomy), and Rebecca Roesner (Chair, Chemistry; Illinois Wesleyan U)
"The Tenure Process"

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008:

5:00-7:00 PM (5:00 PM networking, 6:00 PM program)
Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons
BioArbor
Patrick Heron, General Partner, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Palo Alto, CA
"Getting Coastal Venture Capitalists to Invest in the Midwest"
Complimentary admission – register at (https://www.orbromart.com/michbio/bioarbor_040808.php).

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008:

2:00-5:30 PM, Kensington Court Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd., Ann Arbor
(2:00 PM workshop, 5:30 PM networking reception, 6:30 PM dinner program)
Workshop – Capital Formation: Lost in Translation
A Workshop for Entrepreneurs Hosted by MichBio Prior to their April 22 Annual Meeting
Industry experts will demystify the benefits, processes and lingo involved in raising money from non-dilutive funding like SBIR and STTR programs, debt sources such as the Michigan Economic Development Corp., and equity sources such as venture capital and corporate investment.  How to select the best funding source and create a compelling message will also be discussed.  Break-out sessions will evaluate a case study in each area. This will be a valuable gathering for those involved or interested in starting or growing life sciences businesses.
Speakers:
Roger Newton, former president, Esperion Therapeutics, senior VP, Pfizer; Jeff LaBine, principal, Miller Canfield; Ian Bund, chairman, Plymouth Venture Partners; Timothy Mayleben, president, and COO, Nighthawk Radiology Holdings; Andy Jakimcius, Principal Consultant, Biotechnology Business Consultants; Wayne Harvey, Senior Business Development Specialist, U of M Office of Technology Transfer; Scott Merz, President, MC3, Inc.; Skip Simms, Executive Director, Pre-Seed Fund, Ann Arbor SPARK; Mike Psarouthakis, Portfolio Manager, Michigan Economic Development Organization; and Duane Day, President, Molecular Innovations; Stephen Terhaar, President, United Structured Finance, United Bank & Trust.
Sponsors: Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest, Miller Canfield, United Bank & Trust
Prices:
Workshop Only: Members- $75 / Non-members- $100
Workshop + Annual Meeting: Members- $130 / Non-members- $185
Annual Meeting Only: Members- $80 / Non-members- $110
Annual Meeting Only, After 4/20: Members- $100 / Non-members- $130
To register or for more information: (http://www.michbio.org/) or 734-527-9147

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008:

8:30 AM-1:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Winter Symposium 2008 and
The Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Lectureship in Diabetes

8:30 AM - Set up posters/Coffee and muffins

9:00-10:00 AM,  Philipp E. Scherer, Ph.D., Gifford O. Touchstone, Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research, Director, Touchstone Diabetes Center; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"The Adipocyte:  Local and Systemic Impact"

10:00-10:30 AM. Jiandie Lin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
"Dissecting Transcriptional Circuitry in the Control of EnergyMetabolism*

10:30-11:00 AM, Matthias Kretzler, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, University of Michigan
"Molecular Phenotyping of Diabetic Nephropathy"

11:00-11:30 AM, Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D., Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine; Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biological Chemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan
"Beta Cell Death at the Crossroads of Oxidative Stress and ER Stress"

11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Poster Session and Buffet Lunch

 

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008:

10:30-3:30 PM
Talks – USB Auditorium (2260 USB)
Luncheon – Palmer Commons Great Lakes North & Central
8th Annual Neuroscience Spring Symposium
Ed Boyden, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Media Lab (Benesse Career Development Professor) and Department of Biological Engineering; Leader, Neuroengineering and Neuromedia Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Optical Neural Control: Understanding Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics”
David Sulzer, Ph.D., Departments of Neurology & Psychiatry, Columbia University; Department Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute
“New Optical Approaches for Understanding the Synaptic Basis of Habit”
Nicholas Gaiano, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University
“Molecular Regulation of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells”

If you would like to attend lunch, you must RSVP to (neuroscience.program@umich.edu).

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008:

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Room 3330 Med. Sci. I
Spring Eicosanoid Symposium
Sponsored by Cayman Chemical and the laboratories of Dr. William L. Smith, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Chemistry and Dr. Marc Peters-Golden, Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School

 

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008:

Monday, May 19, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 20, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biomedical Science Research Building Seminar Room 1150, 109 Zina Pitcher
Research Conference: Age-Related Changes in the Biology of Learning and Memory
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Nathan Shock Center in the Basic Biology of Aging AG13283.
The workshop will feature lectures presented by invited experts in the field, including:
John Disterhoft, Ph.D.; Department of Physiology, Northwestern University School of Medicine
Karyn Frick, Ph.D.; Department of Psychology, Yale University
Michela Gallagher, Ph.D.; Department of Psychology and Brain Science, Johns Hopkins University
Eric Klann, Ph.D.; Center for Neural Science, New York University
Marina Lynch, Ph.D.; Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin
John Morrison, Ph.D.; Icahn Medical institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Scott Small, M.D.; Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease & the Aging Brain
Christina Williams; Ph.D., Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University
For further information, visit (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/nsc), contact Dr. Susan V. Brooks (svbrooks@umich.edu) or Jane Heibel (jheibel@umich.edu) by e-mail, or phone 734-647-1956.
To register for the workshop, email Jane Heibel at (jheibel@umich.edu).

 

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008:

4:00 - 5:30 PM, Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th Floor
OVPR Town Hall – Discussion and Reception
Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will hold a Town Hall to discuss a number of topics of interest to the research community:

This is also an opportunity to share your own issues and ask questions. For more information, please contact Jane Ritter at 734-763-1290 or (ritterj@umich.edu).

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008:

1:00 - 5:00 PM, Lobby L – Domino’s Farms (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive)
MICHR Open House for New Space in Lobby L - Domino Farms
Sponsored by The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).
Come thru the main Lobby L doors, follow down the hallway to the right and the first door on your left is the MICHR offices. Refreshments will be served.

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008:

4:00-6:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium and Atrium
30th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research – Award Ceremony, Lecture, Reception
This year's award winner is
Gabriel Nuñez , M.D., Paul de Kruif Professor of Academic Pathology
"Living With Microbes: Recognition, Host Defense and Disease"

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008:

1:00 PM, Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)
2:00-4:00 PM, Poster Session, Michigan League Ballroom
Cellular and Molecular Biology Symposium and Poster Session
Myron Levine Lecture presented by Carol Greider, Johns Hopkins University
"Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction"

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008:

12:00 -1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall, Med. Sci. II
The Department of Biological Chemistry cordially invites you to attend the inaugural Irwin Goldstein Lectureship in Glycobiology
Keynote speaker: Dr. Stephen G. Withers, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of British Columbia, Canada
"Directed Evolution of Redesigned Enzymes for Glycoside Synthesis"

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008:

1:00-5:00 PM, Danto Auditorium, UMHS Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan Integrative Medicine 10th Anniversary Symposium
"Visioning Clinical Practice through Research"
Featured Speakers:
David Rakel, M.D., Director, Center for Integrative Medicine;  Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin; Editor, Integrative Medicine, a definitive text in the field
Brent A. Bauer, M.D., Director, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN: Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Editor, Mayo Clinic Guide to Alternative Medicine 2007

Seating is limited, so please register on-line at (http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/event_form.htm).
Questions? Please contact Barbara Johnson at (barjohns@med.umich.edu) or 734-998-7715.

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008:

3:45-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Annual Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience
Erin M. Schuman, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institution, California Institute of Technology
“Local Control at the Synapse”
Reception to follow.

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008:

12:30-3:30 PM, Installation at 4:00 PM, Palmer Commons
The Department of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics in the College of LS&A, and the Life Sciences Institute
Symposium in Protein Structure Honoring the Career and Memory of Dr. Martha L. Ludwig
The event will be followed by the installation of Professor Janet L. Smith as the inaugural Martha L. Ludwig Endowed Chair.

Speakers at the Symposium are:
Dr. Rowena G. Matthews, University of Michigan
Dr. Thomas A. Steitz, Yale University
Dr. Catherine L. Drennan, MIT
Dr. Carl Correll, Rosalind Franklin University
Dr. Janet L. Smith, University of Michigan

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008:

2:00-5:00 PM, Lobby H, EAB Board Room (Lower Level), Domino’s Farms
Learn About New NCI Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently introduced the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Bridge Award mechanism, designed to incentivize their phase II awardees to obtain 3rd party financing in order commercialize technologies developed with SBIR funds.

In this session, Directors from the NCI SBIR Development Center will talk to current and potential grantees about the Bridge Award and other opportunities such as their contract topics.

After the presentation, each attendee will have the opportunity for a private meeting with Greg Evans, Ph.D., Program Director and Team Leader, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute.

The program will be completed by Lisa Kurek, MS, Managing Partner, Biotechnology Business Consultants (BBC), with a short session on the "SBIR Program - Funding & Training."

Cost:· MichBio Members - Free  /  Non-members - $20
Register online at (https://www.orbromart.com/michbio/nci.php).

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008:

2:00-3:00 PM, MSRB III/Med Sci II Courtyard
(In case of rain: 2955 Taubman Medical Library-GAPS Conference Room)
Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Council (GSC)
The Graduate Student Awards for Excellence in (1) Research and (2) Teaching and Service will be presented.
Please contact PIBS at 734-647-7005 for further information.

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008:

8:15 AM-2:00 PM, Rackham Auditorium
University of Michigan School of Public Health Symposium
“The Crisis of Global Aging: Population, Biology, and Social Implications”
Registration required: http://www.sph.umich.edu/symposium/2008

4:00-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
Martha L. Ludwig Lecture in Structural Biology
Dr. Roger D. Kornberg, Professor of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2006 for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.
"The Molecular Basis of Eukaryotic Transcription"

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008:

2:00-5:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
New Frontiers in Stem Cell Therapies
2:00 PM, Welcome A. Alfred Taubman, Founder & Chair, A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan
Opening Remarks: Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan
Speakers:
Max S. Wicha, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Oncology; Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan
Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D., R. Jamison and Betty Williams, Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan
Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology; Director, A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan
Keynote Speaker: James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair, NIH Stem Cell Task Force
For more information, visit the website or call 734-615-7282.

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, Sheldon Auditorium, Towsley Center
Cancer Center Special Grand Rounds on Health Disparities
Otis Brawley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice-President, Research and Cancer Control Science, American Cancer Society
Questions, please contact Marcy Waldinger's office at 734-936-2516.

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008 and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008:

Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Symposium
Sponsored by the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC)

Tuesday, October 14:  4:00 - 5:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Keynote Speaker: Eric E. Schadt, Ph.D., Executive Scientific Director, Genetics @ Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC
“Gene Networks Reflecting Tissue-Tissue Interactions Highlight Novel Causal Patterns of Association with Disease”

Wednesday, October 15:  8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
(Continental Breakfast at 7:30 AM)
This event will feature speakers from the University of Michigan community as well as others who will address research on metabolism, metabolomics and obesity. Sessions include: short presentations, poster session, and Q & A session.
For more information, visit (http://www.med.umich.edu/mmoc/events).

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 and FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008:

2:00-5:30 PM, Alumni Center Founders Room, 200 Fletcher Street
Sex, Gender, and Drug Abuse
with a round table discussion on Friday October 17, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speakers:
Jill Becker, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Wendy Bostwick, Ph.D., Adler School of Professional Psychology
Tonda Hughes, PhD, MSN, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rajita Sinha, Ph.D., Yale University
Sharon C. Wilsnack, Ph.D., University of North Dakota

Co-sponsored by the UM Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC) and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG). Please contact Jacqui Hinchey at 734-998-6500 or (jhinchey@umich.edu) for more information.

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008:

8:00 AM-5:00 PM Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Symposium
Speakers:
Keith Latham, Ph.D., Temple University
"Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Oocyte Quality and Early Development"
Shuk-Mei Ho, University of Cincinnati
"Epigenetic Programming of Disease Outcome- a Two-Step Model."
Claudine Junien, Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades, France
"Nutritional Epigenetic Programming of Metabolic Syndrome in the Placenta"
Atul Singhal, MRC-Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UK
"Early Nutrition and Long-term Cardiovascular Health"
Douglas M. Ruden, Wayne State University
"The EDGE Hypothesis: Epigenetic Directed Genetic Errors in Evolution are Induced by Neuroendocrine Signaling and Obesity"
Stephen J. Suomi, NICHD
"Risk, Resilience and Gene X Environment Interactions in Primates"
Michael Meaney, McGill University, Canada
"Maternal Programming of Life History Strategies of Female Offspring"
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/pediatric.endo/program_schedule

12:00-5:00 PM, BSRB Auditorium
The Molecular and Cellular Pathology Ph.D. Program presents the 7th Annual Pathology Research Symposium. Talks begin at noon in the BSRB Auditorium. A poster session and reception with light refreshments will be held in the BSRB seminar rooms from 1:30-2:30 PM. Talks will resume following the poster session.

4:00 PM in the BSRB Auditorium: Keynote Speaker William L. Farrar, Ph.D., Head, Cancer Stem Cell Section, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cancer Prevention, Center for Cancer Research, NCI-Frederick
“The Role of Interleukin 6 in Cancer and Epigenetic Gene Silencing”

Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Speakers include:
Ulysses G. J. Balis, M.D., Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Informatics and Co-Director, Division of Pathology Informatics
Stephen W. Chensue, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology and Professor of Pathology and Urology, Director, Research Informatics
David A. Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology
Stephanie Jo, Doctoral Candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology / MSTP
David B. Lombard, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology
Elizabeth Townsend, Doctoral Candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology

For more information, contact (lauralh@umich.edu) or visit (http://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/gradprogram/events.html).

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008:

9:00 AM-2:30 PM, BSRB Auditorium
19th Annual Physiology Research Forum
9:00 AM - Student Oral Presentations
10:15-11:45 AM - Poster Session, Upper Lobby BSRB
1:15 PM - Davenport Award Presentation
1:30-2:30 PM - Keith Yamamoto, Ph.D., Executive Vice Dean, School of Medicine; Professor, Cellular/Molecular Pharmacology and Biochemistry/Biophysics, University of California - San Francisco
"Allostery and Signal Amplification: Transcriptional Regulation by Steroids"

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008:

4:00-8:00 PM, Michigan Union Ballroom
The Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program (MHIRT) and the University of Michigan Global Health Research Training Initiative (GHRT) Third Annual Poster Session and Symposium
This year, the two programs funded the international research of 43 U-M undergraduate, graduate and medical students from a variety of disciplines.  This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about campus opportunities for U-M students and to view faculty posters on global health research.  Funding information will also be available for 2009. To download the flyer for this event, go to (http://ghrt.psc.isr.umich.edu/news/um.html).
Please contact Nancy Vander Kuyl at 734-615-4630 or Temmulen Johnson at 734-764-0679 with any questions regarding this event.

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008:

1:00-4:00 PM, School of Public Health, 109 Observatory, Room 1755 SPH Tower
Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities
Genetics Symposium: Genetics and Health Disparities - Opportunities and Challenges
The symposium will bring together three leading researchers in the field to discuss genetics and genetics research as they apply to the study and elimination of health disparities.
Speakers:
Dr. Eric Boerwinkle, University of Texas Health Sciences Center
Dr. Lundy Braun, Brown University
Dr. Vivian Ota Wang, NIH

Please RSVP to (ciahdadmin@umich.edu).
Website
For questions, please contact Amanda Dudley at 734-763-5974.

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008:

12:00-1:00 PM, North Lecture Hall (NLH), Med. Sci. II
William E.M. Lands Lectureship
Sponsored by the Department of Biological Chemistry
The William E.M. Lands Lecturer is Christopher J. Frederickson, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX and co-founder of NeuroBioTex, a company devoted to basic research and to the development of research, diagnostic and therapeutic products pertaining to zinc.
"Zinc Secreting Cells: What Cells Are Listening To These Zinc Signals?"

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008:

8:30 AM-6:00 PM, Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium
Fifth Annual Biomedical Research Symposium - "Image-Guided Therapy"
Sponsored by the Medical School Office of Research and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan.
To register, visit the website.
Contact Kathryn Ridner at (kridner@umich.edu) or 734-763-4086 with questions.

5:00 PM Networking, 6:00 PM Program
SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
BioArbor Presents:
“Patient Care: Where Information Technology and Healthcare Converge”
Panelists:
Mary Jo Gorman, M.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced ICU Care
Timothy Mayleben, Former President & COO, Nighthawk Radiology
Rob Fisher, R.N., MBA, President & CEO, Neumedicine International
This event is free and open to the public. Please register online at (http://www.orbromart.com/michbio/bioarbor_111208.php).

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008:

12:00-1:30 PM, Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
Clinical Research Career Development Awards - Getting Started
Clinical Research Career Development Awards - Getting Started is a program directed toward junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists interested in clinical and translational research. This presentation will provide all the necessary information for getting started on a proposal. Attendees will hear advice on finding great mentors, understanding the importance of research methods, interventions and outcomes; completing budgets; and designing your career development program. For more information or to register, visit the website. The event is sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research and the Medical School Grant Review and Analysis Office.

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008:

9:00 AM-5:00 PM, BSRB Seminar Rooms A,B,C
Microbiology and Immunology Special Symposium
"Microbial Interactions at Mucosal Surfaces"
Speakers:
Lora Hooper, Ph.D., Southwestern University
"Innate Immune Defense of the Gut Epithelial Surface"
Nicholas Mantis, Ph.D., Wadsworth Center, New York Department of Health
"Disarming Microbial Pathogens and Toxins at Mucosal Surfaces"
Linda Saif, Ph.D., Ohio State University
"Gut Reactions to Neonatal Rotavirus Infections and Vaccines: a Primary Lesson for Mucosal Immunity"
Kim Barrett, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
"The GI Epithelium: Peacekeeper Between Opposing Forces, Collaborator with Friendly Commensals"
Cathryn Nagler Ph.D., Harvard University
"The Enterohepatic Microenvironment Modulates Immune Responses to Vaccination"
Hank Seifert, Ph.D., Northwestern University
"Dancing with the Devil: Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Controls Interactions with Human PMNs"

 

 

 

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