Department of Biochemistry
School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Calendar-Spring 2008

JANUARY 10 (Thurs)	Biochemistry Candidate Seminar **Farber 134** **12:30 pm**	Shu-Bing Qian, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Department of Cell and Developmental Biology University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "Chaperoning MTOR: The Role of Protein Homeostasis in Growth and Aging" Host: Mark O'Brian
JANUARY 22	Biochemistry Candidate Seminar	Chandravanu Dash, Ph.D. Research Fellow HIV Drug Resistance Program National Cancer Institute at Frederick "Probing Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions During HIV-1 Reverse Transcription by Nucleoside Analogs" Host: Mark O'Brian
JANUARY 29	Seminar	Rescheduled to 2/12/08
FEBRUARY 5	Seminar	Candace S. Johnson, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Pharmacology & Therapeutics Roswell Park Cancer Institute "Epigenetic Silencing of CYP24 in Tumor-Derived Endothelial Cells" Host: Kenneth Blumenthal
FEBRUARY 12	Seminar	Andrei Gudkov, Ph.D. SVP of Basic Science Chairmain, Stress Biology Roswell Park Cancer Institute "Targeting Major Stress Response Pathways for Cancer Treatment and Tissue Protection" Host: Kenneth Blumenthal
FEBRUARY 19	Seminar	Brian C. Schutte, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Iowa "Irf6 - Influencing Morphology Through Epithelial Differentiation" Host: Satrajit Sinha
FEBRUARY 26	Seminar	Joe Mindell, Ph.D. Investigator, Membrane Transport Biophysics Unit NIH/NINDS "A Tale of Two Chloride Pathways: Insights Into Anion Transport Mechanisms" Host: Gabriela Popescu
MARCH 4	Seminar	Silvia Bolland, Ph.D. Section Head Laboratory of Immunogenetics NIH/NIAID "Mechanisms Underlying B Cell Autoreactivity" Host: Lee Ann Sinha
MARCH 18	Seminar	Dean Madden, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biochemistry Dartmouth Medical School "Visualizing Glutamate Receptor Function"Host: Gabriela Popescu
MARCH 25	Seminar	Laurie Read, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry State University of NY at Buffalo "RNA Binding Protein Function in Trypanosome RNA Editing" Host: Kenneth Blumenthal
APRIL 1	Seminar	Karl Magleby, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Physiology & Biophysics Miller School of Medicine University of Miami "Exploring the Gating Mechanism of the Large Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel" Host: Gabriela Popescu
APRIL 3 (Thurs)	Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series	Janet Rossant, Ph.D. Senior Scientist and Chief of Reseach Lombard Chair in Pediatric Research The Hospital for Sick Children Depts. of Medical Genetics & Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology University of Toronto "Stem Cells and Progenitors From the Early Embryo" Host: Richard Gronostajski
APRIL 8	Seminar	Dennis Watson, Ph.D. Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Medical University of South Carolina "Ets Regulatory Networks and Cancer" Host: Lee Ann Sinha
APRIL 15	Seminar	Robert Burrier, Ph.D. Vice President, R&D, Cell Culture Systems Invitrogen Corporation Grand Island NY "Cell Culture: A Bio-Supplier's Perspective" Host: Kenneth Blumenthal
APRIL 23 **Butler Auditorium 150 Farber**	Distinguished Scientist Seminar	Satish Kalhan, Ph.D. Professor Department of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Case Western Reserve University "Methionine Metabolism, Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver Disease" Host: Mulchand Patel
APRIL 29	Seminar	John Mountz, Ph.D. Professor Medicine & Pathology Topic: Role of T Cells in Autoimmune Disease Host: Lee Ann Sinha
MAY 12	Biochemistry/Cardiology Joint Seminar	Matthew A. Movsesian, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology Chief, Cardiology, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Topic: TBA Hosts: Dr. John Canty and Dr. Te Chung Lee

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