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Monthly seminars are held by ARCs, open to the department and school at large (listed in the school’s calendar)<\/h3>\n

Evans Center – Biochemistry Thematic Seminars<\/h2>\n

<\/strong>The Evans Center in the Department of Medicine and Department of Biochemistry are sponsoring joint a thematic seminar series. \u00a0The purpose of the series is to highlight a cutting edge topic in biology with disease relevance.<\/p>\n

Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Spring Thematic Seminars co-sponsored by the\u00a0Evans Center,\u00a0the\u00a0Department of Biochemistry\u00a0and the\u00a0CTSI<\/p>\n

Speakers:
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Dr. Philip Sharp \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0At the Seminar \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 At the Seminar
\n<\/b>1993\u00a0Nobel Laureate, <\/b>Professor of Biology, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
\nTitle of Talk:\u00a0“The synthesis and functions of non-coding RNAs”
\n<\/b>Date, time and place of seminar: April 3, 2013; 3 pm Keefer Auditorium
\nNoon Luncheon with\u00a0ALL <\/b>BUSM pre- and post doc trainees, K-103, 81 E Concord St (co organized with the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences)
\n<\/i>Hosted by Dr. Katya Ravid
\n\"lodish\"<\/a>
\nDr. Harvey Lodish
\n<\/b>Professor of Biology, Member, Whitehead Institute; Professor of Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
\nTitle of Talk: “LncRNAs that regulate adipogenesis and hematopoiesis”
\n<\/b>Date, time and place of seminar: April 11, 2013; 3 pm Keefer Auditorium
\nNoon Luncheon with trainees (Department of Biochemistry Conference Room, K-103)
\n<\/i>Hosted by Dr. Kostya Kandror
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\nDr. Michael Geoff \u00a0Rosenfeld
\n<\/b>Professor of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UC San Diego
\nTitle of Talk: \u201cRise of the IncRNAs: Roles in Development, Transcriptional Regulation and Disease\u201d<\/b>
\nDate, time and place of seminar: May 2, 2013; 3 pm Keefer Auditorium
\nNoon Luncheon with trainees (<\/i>Department of Biochemistry Conference Room, K-103<\/i>)
\n<\/i>Hosted by Dr. Valentina Perissi
\n
\nAll seminars are followed by a reception at 4 pm in Wilkins Board Room
\nAll seminars are preceded by Lunch with trainees at noon time in Biochemistry Conference Room K-103<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jointly Sponsored by:<\/p>\n

The Department of Biochemistry & The Evans Center<\/p>\n

November 8, 2012, Keefer Auditorium, E111, 3 pm<\/p>\n

<\/em>Richard Vallee, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Director, Division of Cell and Molecular Biology; Member, Program in Neurobiology and Behavior<\/p>\n

Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY<\/p>\n

Hosts: Drs. Wellington Cardoso and Katya Ravid<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cMolecular Motors in Brain Developmental Disease\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 pm, Reception, Wilkins Board Room, E120<\/em><\/strong> Noon meeting with graduate students and post docs, W502<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

November 15, 2012, Keefer Auditorium, E111, 3 pm<\/p>\n

Larry Goldstein, Ph.D.,<\/strong> <\/strong>Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Distinguished Professor,<\/p>\n

Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Dept. of Neurosciences Director, UC San Diego Stem Cell<\/p>\n

Program UCSD School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Host: Dr. David Harris<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cUsing human stem cells to understand neurodegenerative disease\u201d<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

4 pm, Reception, Wilkins Board Room, E120<\/em><\/strong> Noon meeting with graduate students and post docs, K103<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

December 6, 2012, Keefer Auditorium, E111, 3 pm<\/p>\n

Don W. Cleveland, Ph.D.,<\/strong> <\/strong>Departmental Chair of Cellular & Molecular Medicine Professor of<\/p>\n

Medicine, Neurosciences and Cellular and Molecular Medicine Member, Ludwig Institute for Cancer<\/p>\n

Research <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Host: Dr. Steven Farmer<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cGuarding the genome: centromeres, aneuploidy and tumorigenesis\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 pm, Reception, Wilkins Board Room, E120<\/em><\/strong> Noon meeting with graduate students and post docs, K103<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Seminars: 3:00pm \u00a0\u00a0Receptions: 4:00pm All are welcome to attend<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Please address inquiries to: <\/strong>Robin MacDonald or to Melissa Howard<\/p>\n

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Mitochondria: Engines of Life, Drivers of Disease<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

March 27, 2012, Keefer Auditorium, E111, 3 pm
\n<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>David G. Nicholls, Ph.D.,<\/strong> <\/strong>Professor of Mitochondrial Physiology, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, and Visiting Professor, University of Lund, Sweden
\n Hosts: Drs. Orian Shirihai and Katya Ravid
\n<\/em>Title of talk: \u201cThe bioenergetics of mitochondria in the cell\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

4 pm, Reception, Evans Seminar Room, E112A
\n*********************************** <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 3, 2012, Keefer Auditorium, E111, 3 pm
\n<\/strong> Douglas C. Wallace, Ph.D.,<\/strong> <\/strong>Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine (CMEM), Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
\n<\/strong> <\/strong>Host: Dr. Susan Doctrow <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cEnergyomics-Energenomics: A Mitochondrial Etiology of Complex Diseases\u201d
\n<\/strong>4 pm, Reception, Evans Seminar Room, E112A
\n*********************************** <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 10, 2012, Keefer Auditorium, E111, 3 pm
\n<\/strong> Richard Youle, Ph.D.,<\/strong> <\/strong>Senior Investigator, Chief Biochemistry Section, NIH, NINDS, Bethesda, MD
\n <\/strong>Host: Dr. David Harris<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cMitochondrial Quality Control and Parkinson\u2019s Disease\u201d
\n<\/strong>4 pm, Reception, Biochemistry Seminar Room, K103
\n***********************************
\n<\/em><\/strong>Noon<\/span><\/em><\/strong>: Speakers meet with graduate students and post docs <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Protein Quality Control and Disease”<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

November 17, 2011, at 3pm, Keefer Auditorium, E111
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Dr. Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D<\/span>.,<\/strong><\/span> Director, Degenerative Aging, and Stem Cell Research; Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center, La Jolla, CA<\/span>; Host: Dr. Stephen Farmer <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cER and Oxidative Stress synergize to cause cell death\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4 pm (right after the seminar)<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span> Reception Open to All,\u00a0<\/strong>Location: L-109A\/B <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

November 30, 2011, at 3pm, Bakst Auditorium
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Dr. David Ron, M.D<\/span>., <\/span><\/strong>Professor of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry, Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge, UK; Host: Dr. David Harris <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cPhysiological significance of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Unfolded Protein Response\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4 pm (right after the seminar)<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span> Reception Open to All, Location: K-103<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

December 15, 2011, at 3pm, Keefer Auditorium, E111
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.<\/span>, <\/span><\/strong>Professor of Developmental and Molecular Biology
\nAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Host: Dr. Wellington Cardoso<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Title of talk: \u201cSelective Autophagy: Quality Control with a Twist\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4 pm (right after the seminar)<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span> Reception Open to All, Location: L-109A\/B <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Stem Cells, Development and Cancer”<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

March 31, 2011<\/strong>, at 4pm, Bakst Auditorium
\nDr. Mina Bissell<\/strong>, PhD, Distinguished Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
\nSeminar Title: The Microenvironment and the Genome in Breast Cancer: How Does Tissue Architecture Inform Therapy?<\/em>
\nReception, 5:00 pm, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)
\nGraduate Student & Post Doc Lunch, 12:00 noon, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)<\/p>\n

April 7, 2011<\/strong>, at 4pm, Bakst Auditorium
\nDr. Robert Weinberg<\/strong>, PhD, Professor of Biology, Whitehead Institute, MIT
\nSeminar Title:\u00a0 High-Grade Malignancy, the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, and Cancer Stem Cells<\/em>
\nReception, 5:00 pm, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)
\nGraduate Student & Post Doc Lunch, 12:00 noon, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)<\/p>\n

April 28, 2011<\/strong>, at 4pm, Bakst Auditorium
\nDr. Matthew Scott<\/strong>, PhD, Professor of Developmental Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering, Stanford University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
\nSeminar Title: Communicating with Hedgehogs: Signaling in Development and Disease<\/em> Reception, 5:00 pm, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)
\nGraduate Student & Post Doc Lunch, 12:00 noon, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)<\/p>\n

“Molecular Mechanisms of Aging”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, November 2, 2010<\/strong>\u00a0 4:00 pm, Bakst Auditorium
\nDr. Judith Campis<\/strong>i, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
\nSeminar Title: Cancer and Aging: Rival Demons?<\/em>
\nReception, 5:00 pm, Wilkins Board Room (E-120)
\nGraduate Student & Post Doc Lunch, 12:00 noon, Wilkins Board Room (E-120)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, November 16, 2010<\/strong> 4:00 pm, Bakst Auditorium
\nDr. Leonard Guarante<\/strong>, MIT
\nSeminar Title: Sirtuins Aging and Disease<\/em>
\nReception, 5:00 pm, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)
\nGraduate Student & Post Doc Lunch, 12:00 noon, Biochemistry Seminar Room (K-103)<\/p>\n

Thursday, December 9, 2010<\/strong> 3:30 pm, Keefer Auditorium, (part of Evans Day Event)
\nDr. Cynthia Kenyon<\/strong>, UC-San Francisco
\nSeminar Title: \u00a0From Worms to Humans? Genes & Pathways That Extend Life Span<\/em><\/p>\n

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___________________________________________________________________<\/h3>\n

Evans Center Thursday Seminars<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, September 16, 2010 \/ 4pm \/ Keefer Auditorium<\/strong><\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0\u00a0“<\/em> The Glycerolipid\/Fatty-Acid Cycle.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaker: \u00a0Dr. Marc Prentki<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Prentki is the Director of the Montreal Diabetes Center and an authority on the metabolism and function of the pancreatic beta cell. His recent work may have considerable bearing on the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Hosting ARC\/Faculty: \u00a0Drs. Neil Ruderman & Barbara Corkey<\/p>\n

Lunch with students and speakers at noon, CABR, W 502<\/em> <\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

Refreshments of coffee, tea and cookies available at 3:45pm<\/em><\/p>\n

************************<\/p>\n

Monday, June 14, 2010 \/ 4pm \/ EBRC 714&715<\/strong><\/p>\n

Title: \u00a0\u00a0“Aortic stiffness and cardiovascular disease.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaker: \u00a0Dr. Gary F. Mitchell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Mitchell is from Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc., in Norwood, MA.<\/p>\n

Hosting ARC\/Faculty: \u00a0Vascular Stiffness Pre-ARC<\/p>\n

Drs. Richard Cohen & Kathleen Morgan, Directors<\/p>\n

Pizza for lunch with students and speakers at noon, EBRC 715<\/em><\/p>\n

Refreshments of coffee, tea and cookies available at 3:45pm<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thursday, May 27, 2010 \/ 4pm \/ L110<\/strong><\/p>\n

Title: \u00a0\u201cSeXX Matters!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaker: \u00a0Dr. Deborah Clegg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Clegg will be joining us from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Internal Medicine – Touchstone Diabetes Center.<\/p>\n

Hosting ARC\/Faculty: \u00a0Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue: Mechanisms and role in disease risk associated with obesity ARC<\/p>\n

Drs. Susan Fried & Paul Pilch, Directors<\/p>\n

Pizza for lunch with students and speakers at noon, W502<\/em><\/p>\n

Refreshments of coffee, tea and cookies available at 3:45pm<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 \/ 4pm \/ L110<\/strong><\/p>\n

Title: \u00a0\u201cc-Myb as a key player in the regulation of the haematopoietic hierarchy: The re-emergence of a neglected proto-oncogene<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaker: \u00a0Dr. Jon Frampton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Frampton directs the steering committee of the UK National Stem Cell Network, and also is the Director of the Birmingham University Stem Cell Centre (BUSCC).<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

Hosting ARC\/Faculty: \u00a0The Boston University Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cell Bank ARC<\/p>\n

Dr. George Murphy\/ Directors, Drs. Darrell Kotton & Gustavo Mostoslavsky<\/p>\n

Pizza for lunch with students and speakers at noon, EBRC 715<\/em><\/p>\n

Refreshments of coffee, tea and cookies available at 3:45pm<\/em><\/p>\n

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___________________________________________________________________<\/h3>\n

Past Evans Speakers
\nEvans Seminar Speakers: 1994 to 2004<\/h3>\n

1994-95<\/strong>
\nJanet Rowley
\nDavid Livingston
\nStanley B. Prusiner
\nOliver Smithies<\/p>\n

1995-96<\/strong>
\nJoan Ruderman
\nCliff Tabin
\nRobert A. Weinberg
\nRobert Horvitz
\nPhillippa Marrack Vishva Dixit
\nJames E. Darnell
\nMichael Karin<\/p>\n

1996-97<\/strong>
\nBarry Gumbiiner
\nPeter Agre
\nMasashi Yanagisawa
\nAndrew McMahon
\nCarlo Croce
\nDavid Clapham
\nBarry Bloom
\nJeffrey Friedman
\nRegis Kelly
\nInder Verma<\/p>\n

1997-98<\/strong>
\nMark Krasnow
\nElaine Fuchs
\nJohn Robbins
\nSteve Baylin
\nRodrigo Bravo
\nJeffrey Gordon
\nGreg Petsko
\nKenneth Chien<\/p>\n

1998-99<\/strong>
\nGeorge Yancopoulos
\nC. Ronald Kahn
\nJim Ihle
\nRichard Hynes
\nMichael Rosbash
\nMary-Claire King
\nIsrael Caro
\nDonald Ganem<\/p>\n

1999-2000<\/strong>
\nTyler Jacks
\nDarwin Prockop
\nHenry Bourne
\nStanley Korsmeyer
\nFerid Murad
\nDavid Cox
\nJoseph Schlessinger<\/p>\n

2000-2001<\/strong>
\nRobert Lanza
\nCarol Prives
\nDavid Ron
\nMarlene Rabinovitch<\/p>\n

2001-2002<\/strong>
\nHarvey Herschman
\nAnita Robrts
\nLeonard Guarente
\nRichard Lifton
\nC. D. Allis
\nLeonard Zon
\nRichard Flavell
\nLucca Cavali-Sforza<\/p>\n

2002-2003<\/strong>
\nKenneth Walsh
\nMichael Lenardo
\nJeffrey Kelly
\nHenry Kronenberg
\nRoger Cone
\nSusan Lindquist
\nMorris Birnbaum
\nStanley Falkow
\nAlan Sher
\nRobert Shreiber<\/p>\n

2003-2004<\/strong>
\nBarbara Corkey
\nCatherine Verfaillie
\nKatherine High
\nHelen Blau
\nJudy Liberman
\nJanet Rossant
\nCarol Greider
\nElizabeth Nabel
\nKathryn Holmes<\/p>\n

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