Departmental Seminar – January 29, 2016

 

Seminar Series: Spring 2016 ~~ Friday, January 29, 2016

2:00-3:00 PM

              

“The LKB1-SIK Pathway: Dysregulation in Melanomagenesis and Regulated Use in Skin Cancer Prevention”

 

 

Nisma Mujahid

PhD Candidate, David Fisher Lab (MGH);

Department of Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine

 

Location & Time:
670 Albany Street
Lobby Level #107/108
2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, January 29, 2016
Target Audience: Faculty, Students, Residents, Greater Boston Scientific Community (advertised in MIT’s Bulletin).

At the conclusion of this activity participants will be able to: 1) recall that ultraviolet-light (UV)-induced tanning is defective in numerous ‘fair-skinned’ individuals, many of whom contain functional disruption of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R); 2) recognize that ultraviolet light potently induces expression of MSH in keratinocytes, but fails to stimulate pigmentation in the absence of functional MC1R in red/blondehaired Mc1re/e mice; and 3) report that ultraviolet (UV) radiation is highly toxic to organisms because it damages cellular constituents such as DNA.

               

Course Director: Barbara Slack, PhD

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.