Seminars 2009 - 2010

All Seminars are at 12:00 noon on Thursdays in room 5623 of Med Sci II unless otherwise indicated.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Dr. Andrew Tai
University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology
"A whole-genome RNAi screen for host cofactors of HCV replication:
insights into host-pathogen relationships and potential novel cellular targets for HCV therapy"
Host: David Miller 3-0565

September 10, 2009

September 17, 2009
Dr. Rodney Welch
University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine
"Seeking the right serine during E. coli colonization of the urinary tract"
Host: Harry Mobley 3-3531

September 24, 2009
Dr. David Engman
Northwestern University
"Trypanosomiasis: Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis and Flagellar Biogenesis"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

October 1, 2009
Dr. Alan Rein
National Cancer Institute-Frederick
"Retrovirus Particle Assembly: Building Blocks and Construction Principles"
Host: Alice Telesnitsky 6-6466

October 8, 2009
Dr. Julie Blander
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Immunology Institute, Dept. of Medicine
"TBA"
Host: Mary O'Riordan 5-4289

October 15, 2009
Dr. Wyndham Lathem
Northwestern University
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
"What do pneumonia and diarrhea have in common? The virulence of /Yersinia/ explored."
Host: Mary O'Riordan 5-4289

October 22, 2009
Dr. Benjamin Chen
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"Live imaging of HIV infection through virological synapses"
Host: Akira Ono 5-4407

October 29, 2009
Dr. Ursula Storb
University of Chicago
Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology
"Chromatin in somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes and embryonic development"
Host: Wesley Dunnick 3-3195

November 5, 2009
Dr. Gary Whittaker
Cornell University
College of Veterinary Medicine
"TBA"
Host: Christiane Wobus 7-9599

November 12, 2009
BROCKMAN 25th YEAR SYMPOSIUM
Tumor Virology
Dr. Hung Fan
University of California, Irvine
"TBA"
Dr. Paul Lambert
University of Wisconsin
"TBA"
Dr. Stan Lemon
University of Texas Medical Branch
"TBA"
Dr. Jim Pipas
University of Pittsburgh
"TBA"
Host: Mike Imperiale 3-9162

November 19, 2009
Dr. Mark Ansel
University of California, San Francisco
"MicroRNAs and MicroRNA Homeostasis in Lymphocyte Function"
Host: Cheong-Hee Chang

December 3, 2009
HERITAGE LECTURE, 1st ANNUAL
Dr. Darren Higgins
Harvard University
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

December 10, 2009
Dr. Paul Stein
Northwestern University
"TBA"
Host: Yasmina Laouar 5-2248

December 17, 2009
Dr. Todd Klaenhammer
North Carolina State University
"Genomics of probiotic lactic acid bacteria: genes to traits"
Host: Gary Huffnagle 6-9369

January 7, 2010
Dr. Ruma Banerjee
University of Michigan Department of Biological Chemistry
"TBA"
Host: Harry Mobley 3-3531

January 14, 2010
Dr. Akira Takashima
University of Toledo
"TBA"
Host: Malini Raghavan 7-7752

January 21, 2010
Dr. Robert Hall
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
"TBA"
Host: Victor DiRita 6-3804

January 28, 2010
Dr. David Miller
University of Michigan Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

February 4, 2010
Dr. John LiPuma
University of Michigan Department of Pediatrics
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

February 11, 2010
Dr. Victor DiRita
University of Michigan Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and ULAM
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

February 18, 2010
Dr. David Sherman
University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and Department of Medicinal Chemistry
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

February 25, 2010
Dr. Patrick Hearing
Stony Brook University Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
"TBA"
Host: Kathy Spindler 5-2727

March 4, 2010
POSTDOC-INVITED SPEAKER
Dr. Ralph Isberg
Tufts University
"TBA"
Host: Aleksandra Sikora 3-5364

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
STUDENT-INVITED SPEAKER SYMPOSIUM
Dr. John Mansfield
University of Wisconsin
"TBA"
Dr. Jonathan Yewdell
National Institutes of Health
"TBA"
Host: Jeff Perry 5-3957

March 18, 2010
Dr. Paula Watnick
Harvard University
"TBA"
Host: Maria Sandkvist 4-3552

March 25, 2010
Dr. Akira Ono
University of Michigan Department of Microbiology & Immunology
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

April 1, 2010
WILLISON LECTURE
Dr. Rulsan Medzhitov
Yale University
"TBA"
Host: Yasmina Laouar 5-2248

April 8, 2010
Dr. Ira Blader
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

April 15, 2010
Dr. Phoebe Stewart
Vanderbilt University
"TBA"
Host: Kathy Spindler 5-2727

April 22, 2010
Dr. Matthew Weitzman
Salk Institute
"TBA"
Host: Mike Imperiale 3-9162

April 29, 2010
Dr. Maria Sandkvist
University of Michigan Department of Microbiology & Immunology
"TBA"
Host: Vern Carruthers 3-2081

May 6, 2010
Dr. Chyung-Ru Wang
Northwestern University
"TBA"
Host: Malini Raghavan 7-7752

May 13, 2010
Dr. Yong-Jun Liu
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
"TBA"
Host: Yasmina Laouar 5-2248

May 27, 2010
Dr. Jason Cyster
University of California, San Francisco
"TBA"
Host: Cheong-Hee Chang 7-7570