April 10 Spring Thematic Seminar Series, Last Lecture “Mitochondria: Engines of Life, Drivers of Disease"
The last of the 2012 Spring Thematic Seminar Series lectures “Mitochondria: Engines of Life, Drivers of Disease” will be held on Tuesday, April 10. Featured speaker, Richard J. Youle, PhD, Senior Investigator, Chief, Biochemistry Section, NIH, NINDS in Bethesda, Md., will be speaking on “Mitochondrial Quality Control and Parkinson’s Disease”. Dr. Youle’s lab is exploring the molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death and the role of mitochondria in neurodegenerative disorders.
This seminar will be held in Keefer Auditorium at 3 p.m. A wine and cheese reception will begin at 4 p.m. in the Evans Seminar Room (E112A). Graduate students and post docs are invited to a noontime luncheon in K-103. RSVP to Melissa Howard or Robin MacDonald by Friday, April 6.
This event is jointly Sponsored by the Evans Center and the Department of Biochemistry.