BioSeminars March 2013
Monday, March 4
Noon-1 p.m.
Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense Seminar Series
(Co-sponsored by the Department of Microbiology, Section of Infectious Diseases, and NEIDL) Presents:
Jeroen Saeiji, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Susceptibility to Infection: A Complex Interplay Between Host and Parasite Genotypes”
L504
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Epidemiology Department Presents:
Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Professor of Epidemiology, Center of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik
Helga Zoega, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Center of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik
“Nordic Registry Studies and Public Health: Some Recent Examples”
T307C
Tuesday, March 5
Noon
Biochemistry Seminar Series Presents:
Angelika Amon, PhD
Kathleen & Curtis Marble Professor of Cancer Res.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Consequences of Aneuploidy”
R-103
Wednesday, March 6
2-3:20 p.m.
Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Presents:
Current Topics in Pharmacological Sciences/Sterling Drug Visiting Professor Seminar Series
Avrum Spira, MD, MSc, Chief Division of computational Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Bioinformatics; Director Translational Bioinformatics Program, BUSM
“Translating Airway Gene Expression into Biomarkers for Lung Cancer and COPD”
R-115
Friday, March 8
1:30-5 p.m.
Immunology Training Program Presents:
“Postdoctoral Showcase”
Contact: Dan Stultz, dstultz@bu.edu
650 Albany St., Room 715
Monday, March 11
Noon-1 p.m.
Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense Seminar Series
(Co-sponsored by the Department of Microbiology, Section of Infectious Diseases, and NEIDL) Presents:
Ulla Hansen, PhD, Department of Biology, Boston University
“Transcription Factor LSF: Achilles Heel for Hepatocellular Carcinoma?”
L504
Tuesday, March 12
Noon-1 p.m.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics Presents:
Melissa Moore, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and HHMI Investigator, University of Massachusetts Medical School
“Structure and Dynamics of Uber Complex RNPs”
K-103
Monday, March 18
Noon-1 p.m.
Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense Seminar Series
(Co-sponsored by the Department of Microbiology, Section of Infectious Diseases, and NEIDL) Presents:Hinh Ly, PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
“Host-Pathogen Interaction in Lassa Fever Birus Infection”
L504
Tuesday, March 19
Noon
Biochemistry Seminar Series Presents
Clay Semenkovich, MD, Herbert S. Gasser Professor
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Professor of Medicine & Cell Biology & Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine
“Lipogenic Signaling in Obesity and Diabetes”
K-103
3-4 p.m.
Genome Science Institute Presents:
Steven McCarroll, PhD, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute
“Where is the Rest of the Human Genome?”
X714/715
Wednesday, March 20
2-3:20 p.m.
Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Presents:
Current Topics in Pharmacological Sciences/Sterling Drug visiting Professor Seminar Series
Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neuroimmunology, University of Virginia School of Medicine
“Innate and Adaptive Immune Processes that Maintain the Brain”
R-115
Tuesday, March 26
Noon
Biochemistry Seminar Series Presents
Randy Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Basic Science Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
“Genetic Analysis of Mammalian Hippo
Signaling in Liver Growth and Disease”
72 East Concord St., K-103
Wednesday, March 27
Noon-1 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Disease Center Presents:
Clinton T. Baldwin, PhD, Professor of Pediatric Medicine, BUSM
“Genetic Studies in PTSD and Other Brain Disorders”
R-115
2-3:20 p.m.
Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Presents:
Current Topics in Pharmacological Sciences/Sterling Drug Visiting Professor Seminar Series
Channing Der, PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
“Aberrant Ras and Rho Signaling in Cancer: Drugging the Undruggable”
R-115
Thursday, March 28
2-3 p.m.
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Presents:
Tarik Haydar, PhD, Associate Professor BUSM
TBA
L-1008 (Alan Peters Seminar Room)
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