Fall 2014

September 18

Neutrophil DNA for immunity: Chromatin modifications for castingneutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) to trap microbial pathogens

Nades Palaniyar, Ph.D.

To be held in L311 at 2PM

Senior Scientist
The Hospital for Sick Children – Lung Innate Immunity Research Lab
Physiology & Experimental Medicine Program
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto, Canada


October 14

“Regulatory genomics and epigenomics of complex disease”

Manolis Kellis, Ph.D.

To be held in L311 at 1:30PM

Professor, Computer Science, MIT
MIT Computational Biology Group
Computer Science and AI Lab
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard


October 21

 “Best Practices for Efficient Mouse Colony Management”
and
“Making Sense of Mouse Nomenclature and Promoting Genetic Stability”

The Jackson Laboratory


November 18

“Transcriptional Control of Cell Identity”

Richard Young, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology, MIT
Member, Whitehead Institute
Member, National Academy of Sciences


December 2

“From Basic Discovery in Epigenetics to Down Syndrome and Back Again”

Jeanne Lawrence, Ph.D.

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology & Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Seminar will be held at 670 Albany St, Room 107/108

Student Lunch with Dr. Lawrence will be held at 12PM in E-720