Seminars in April 2012
April 2nd Determination of Endogenous and Exogenous Biomarkers of Exposure to Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde Presented by Dr. Benjamin Moeller, Swenberg Lab. Sponsored by the Toxicology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 at 4pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/toxicology/news/seminars/
April 3rd RIG-I-Like Receptors in Virus Infection and Immunity Presented by Michael Gale, PhD, University of Washington. Sponsored by SERCEB. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 9:30am-10:30am. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/rig-i-like-receptors-in-virus-infection-and-immunity
Molecular Mechanisms of translational Reprogramming Lessons from Hungry Yeast Presented by Wendy Gilbert, PhD, MIT. Sponsored by the Biochemistry and Biophysics Semianr Series. Held in G202 MBRB from 11am-12pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/www/events/201ctba201d-1
The Role a(1,3)-Fucosylated Glycans Play in Regulating Homeostatic Immunity Presented by Lantz Mackey. Sponsored by the Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Held in 321 McNider Hall at 12pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/pathology/mcp/spring-seminar-series
Neurobiology Mini-Series-The Molecular Intersection Between Axon Degeneration and Neuronal Apoptosis Presented by Corey Cusack, Deshmukh Lab. Held in 124 Taylor Hall from 12:30pm-1:30pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology/events/tuesday-mini-series/cusack
2012 Hettleman Lectures: Noel Brewer and Karen Mohlke Presented by Dr. Noel Brewer (presenting at 1:15pm) and Dr. Karen Mohlke (presenting at 2:15pm). Held in 1131 Bioinformatics Building from 1pm-3:30pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/2012-hettleman-lectures-noel-brewer-and-karen-mohlke
Joe DeSimone at Innovations in Public Health Lecture, “Co-opting Moore’s Law: The cost-effective design of vaccines and therapeutics” Presented by Joseph DeSimone, PhD. Sponsored by Innovations in Public Health. Held in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Auditorium, Michael Hooker Research Center from 5:30pm-6:30pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/www/events/joe-desimone-at-innovations-in-public-health-lecture-on-april-3rd
Impacting Policy Through Noninvasive Wildlife Monitoring Presented by Samuel Wasser, University of Washington. Biology Department Seminar Series. Held in Coker 201 at 4pm. For more information: http://bio.unc.edu/seminarsandevents/
April 4th Assessing the Contribution of Chemical Interactions to Macromolecular Crowding Presented by Allen Minton, PhD, NIH. Held in 125 Chapman Hall at 12pm. For more information: http://www.chem.unc.edu/seminars/index.html?display=biological&content=biological
Tumor-targeted immune therapy for metastatic tumors Presented by Shulin Li, PhD, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Held in 116 Beard Hall from 4pm-5pm. Formore information: http://www.pharmacy.unc.edu/news/events
Metabolomic Analysis of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Presented by Thomas E. Shenk, PhD, Princeton University. Held in the Lineberger Joseph Pagano Conference Room from 4pm-5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/metabolomic-analysis-of-human-cytomegalovirus-infection
April 5th UNCNC Spring Seminar Series-Topic TBA Presented by Dr. Patricia Jensen, NIEHS. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 12:30pm-1:30pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology/events/thursday-seminar-series/jensen
Carolina Innovations Seminar: Leveraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Advanced Manufacturing Presented by Kirsten Rieth, Innovation Advisors group, RTI International. Held in 014 Sitterson Hall from 5:30pm-6:30pm. For more information: http://otd.unc.edu/carolina_innovations_seminar.php
April 9th Comparative Analysis of Endothelial Cells Exposed to Extracts of Particle Matter from Combustion of Petroleum Diesel and Methylated Soy Biodiesel Blends Presented by Laya Bhavaraju, Madden/Kodavanti labs. Sponsored by the Toxicology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 at 4pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/toxicology/news/seminars/
April 10th A Role for Autophagyassociated Proteins in the Brucella Abortus Presented by Jean Celli, PhD, NIAID/NIH Rocky Mtn. Labs. Sponsored by the Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 9:30am-10:30am. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/a-role-for-autophagyassociated-proteins-in-the-brucella-abortus-intracellular-cycle
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Multidrug Tolerance and Persistence: How Bugs Escape Drugs Presented by Richard Brennan, PhD, James B. Duke Professor and Chair, Dept. of Biochemistry. Part of the Pharmacology seminar series. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 4pm-5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/understanding-the-molecular-mechanisms-of-multidrug-tolerance-and-persistence-how-bugs-escape-drugs
Calcium regulatory EF-hand proteins and their potential role in transmembrane signaling Presented by Hans Vogel, University of Calgary. Sponsored by the Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar Series. Held in G202 MBRB from 11am-12pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/www/events/201ccalcium-regulatory-ef-hand-proteins-and-their-potential-role-in-transmembrane-signaling201d
Gene Environment Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes Presented by Dr. C. Ronald Kahn, MD, DSc, Dmed, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston. 16th Annual Gottschalk Lecture. Held in G202 MBRB at 4pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/physiolo/events/16th-annual-gottschalk-lecture-dr.-c.-ronald-kahn
Phytochrome Nuclear Bodies and Light Signaling in Plants Presented by Dr. Meng Chen, Duke University. Biology Department Seminar Series. Held in Coker 201 at 4pm. For more information: http://bio.unc.edu/seminarsandevents/
Optogenetic dissection of reward circuitry Presented by Garret D. Stuber. Sponsored by the Triangle Synapse Club. Held in 101L Bryan Research Bldg., Duke University, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. For more information: http://synapseclub.org/
April 11th Drug Development for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases Presented by Greg Went, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Adamas Pharmaceuticals. Held in 125 Chapman Hall at 12pm. For more information: http://www.chem.unc.edu/seminars/index.html?display=biological&content=biological
Genetic and Proteomic Identification of Ubiquitin Ligase Substrates Presented by Michael J. Emanuele, PhD, Dept. of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Division of Genomics. Held in the LCCC Pagano Conference Room from 4pm to 5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/genetic-and-proteomic-identification-of-ubiquitin-ligase-substrates
April 12th Nutrition Biochem Work in Progress Series Presented by Christelle Douillet, PhD, Styblo Lab. Held in 241 Rosenau Hall from 5pm-6pm. For more information: http://www.sph.unc.edu/nutr/seminars_8613_9161.html
April 13th Unexpected structural insights into function in coagulation Presented by Sriram Krishnaswamy, PhD, The Children’s Hospital of Phildelphia. Held in the Lineberger Pagano Conference Room from 11am-12pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/www/events/sriram-krishnaswamy-phd
April 16th TITE-CRM Application to a Seamless Phase I/II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial Presented by Ramses Sadek, PhD, Global Senior Director of Biostatistics and Data Management, Biomerieux, Inc. . Held in the LCCC Pagano Conference Room from 4pm to 5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/tite-crm-application-to-a-seamless-phase-i-ii-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-trial
The Effects of Metformin on Basal and Luminal Like Breast Cancer Presented by Dr. Christina Contreras, Perou lab. Sponsored by the Toxicology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 at 4pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/toxicology/news/seminars/
April 17th Programming Bacteria Presented by Chris Voigt, PhD, MIT. Sponsored by the Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 9:30am-10:30am. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/programming-bacteria
Quality Assurance Program Presented by Marie Rape, TraCS Institute and Mary O’Dwyer, LCCC. Held in 3074 Bondurant from 3pm-4pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/quality-assurance-q-a-program
Neurobiology Mini-Series-GSK-2 Regulation of Migration and Morphogenesis in Postmitotic Neurons Presented by Meghan Morgan-Smith, Snider Lab. Held in 124 Taylor Hall from 12:30pm-1:30pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology/events/tuesday-mini-series/morgan_smith
P53 Signaling Dynamics Encode Cell Fate Decisions Presented by Jeremy Purvis, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School. Part of the Pharmacology seminar series. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 4pm-5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/p53-signaling-dynamics-encode-cell-fate-decisions
Designing Conformational Selection at Therapeutically Important Protein-Protein Interactions Presented by Jacob Corn, PhD, Genentech. Sponsored by the Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar Series. Held in G202 MBRB from 11am-12pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/www/events/201cdesigning-conformational-selection-at-therapeutically-important-protein-protein-interactions201d
44th Annaual Fred T. Foard Jr. Memorial Lecture Presented by Joseph Coughlin, PhD, Director, AgeLab MIT. Held at the Friday Center at 6pm. For more information: http://www.sph.unc.edu/foard
April 18th Chemical Tools to Monitor and Regulate the Phosphatidylinositide Signaling Network Presented by Qisheng Zhang, UNC Chapel Hill. Part of the Chemical Biology Seminar Series. Held in 125 Chapman Hall from 12pm-1pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/chemical-tools-to-monitor-and-regulate-the-phosphatidylinositide-signaling-network
April 19th UNCNC Spring Seminar Series-Topic TBA Presented by Eva Anton, PhD, Professor in the Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, UNC. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 12:30pm-1:30pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology/events/thursday-seminar-series/anton
Mammography: Modeling, Policy and Politics Presented by Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, Associate director for Population Sciences, Georgetown University. Held in the LCCC Pagano Conference Room from 4pm-5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/mammography-modeling-policy-and-politics
April 23rd Elucidating the Role of BAF180 in SNF5 Regulated Gene Expression in Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors Presented Darmood Wei, Weissman lab. Sponsored by the Toxicology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 at 4pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/toxicology/news/seminars/
April 24th TBD Presented by Ralph Baric, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill. Sponsored by the Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics from 9:30am-10:30am. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/microimm/seminars
Modulation of Amino Acid Editing in tRNA Synthetases to Prevent and Promote Mistranslation and Alternate Functions Presented by Susan Martinis, University of Illinois-Champaign. Sponsored by the Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar Series. Held in G202 MBRB from 11am-12pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/www/events/201cmodulation-of-amino-acid-editing-in-trna-synthetases-to-prevent-and-promote-mistranslation-and-alternate-functions201d
Neurobiology Mini-Series-PAPuncture: Exploring Biologics in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Presented Julie Hurt, Zylka Lab. Held in 124 Taylor Hall from 12:30pm-1:30pm. For more information: http://www.med.unc.edu/neurobiology/events/tuesday-mini-series/hurt
April 25th and 26th 36th Annual UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium: Cancer Therapies and New Drug Targets Friday Center, 8am-5pm. For more information: http://www.unclineberger.org/training/seminars/36th-annual-unc-lineberger-scientific-symposium-cancer-therapies-and-new-drug-targets
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