Mondays, April 2013

April 1, 2013 ( Monday )

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Tox 558 Student Seminar Series Claire McCarthy Research supervised by Dr. Patricia Sime Location:   K-307 (3-6408) Posted by:  Chris Gramza, Environmental Medicine, 12-Feb-13 3:42pm ET

Research Meetings 4:00pm - 5:00pm Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series Co-Sponsored by the Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCFAR) Sabine Ehrt, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College Title: "Intracellular Survival Strategies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis" Host: Martin Pavelka Research Interests: Dr. Ehrt's research interests are centered on the pathogenesis of tuberculosis and address the role of the macrophage in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the molecular mechanisms used by the pathogen to establish persistent infections. She is a recipient of an Irma T. Hirschl Career Scientist Award and an Excellence in Mentoring Award from the WMC Postdoctoral Association. Her research program has maintained continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust. http://weill.cornell.edu/research/sehrt/biography.html Location:   K-207 (Room 2-6408) Posted by:  Corrine Aleese, Micro & Immunolgy, 7-Feb-13 11:15am ET

Other Events & Dates 4:00pm - 5:00pm Physical Chemistry Seminar Title: Terahertz Spectroscopy of Crystalline Pharmaceuticals Professor Timothy M. Korter Syracuse University Department of Chemistry Location:   Hutchison Hall 473 Posted by:  Marguerite Weston, Chemistry, 4-Mar-13 4:09pm ET

April 8, 2013 ( Monday )

Research Meetings 9:00am - 10:00am PhD Thesis Defense Jorge Azpurua, University of Rochester "Comparative Biology of Longevity: the molecular mechanisms promoting long lifespan in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)" Location:   Computer Studies Bldg 209 Posted by:  Brenna Holik, Biology, 5-Apr-13 12:58pm ET

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Department of Biology Donut Talk Dr. Laura Rusche, University at Buffalo "Evolutionary connections between heterochromatin and DNA replication" Location:   Hutchison 473 Posted by:  Deborah Lawrence, Biology, 25-Jan-13 10:44am ET

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Tox 558 Student Seminar Series Michael Rudy Research supervised by Margot Mayer-Proschel Location:   K-307 (3-6408) Posted by:  Chris Gramza, Environmental Medicine, 12-Feb-13 3:43pm ET

Research Meetings 4:00pm - 5:00pm Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series Hosted by the Microbiology Graduate Students Esther Angert, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology, Cornell University Research Interests: Epulopiscium spp. are the largest known heterotrophic bacteria. Individual, cigar-shaped cells can reach lengths in excess of 600 µm; large enough to be seen with the naked eye. In terms of cell volume, Epulopiscium can be as much as a million times larger than a bacterium the size of Escherichia coli. Another unusual feature of these big bacteria is the manner in which they reproduce. While most bacteria undergo binary fission -- growing to about twice their starting size and dividing into two equivalent daughter cells -- an Epulopiscium cell can produce multiple offspring intracellularly. These internal offspring grow inside the mother cell until they completely fill the mother cell cytoplasm. The offspring cells eventually burst through the mother cell envelope and are released. Morphological and phylogenetic evidence suggests that this novel form of reproduction evolved from endospore formation. The image below shows a particularly large Epulopiscium cell that contains two large offspring. http://micro.cornell.edu/cals/micro/research/labs/angert-lab/ Student Contact: Catlyn Blanchard Location:   K-207 (Room 2-6408) Posted by:  Corrine Aleese, Micro & Immunolgy, 7-Feb-13 11:19am ET

April 15, 2013 ( Monday )

Research Meetings 9:00am - 10:00am PhD Thesis Defense Cheng-Chao Lin, University of Rochester "Dissecting modular roles of Nvj1 in yeast nucleophagy" Location:   Hutchison 473 Posted by:  Brenna Holik, Biology, 12-Mar-13 3:18pm ET

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Department of Biology Donut Talk Dr. Michael Shapiro, University of Utah "Endless pigeons most beautiful: Darwin's favorite birds in the genomics age" Location:   Hutchison 473 Posted by:  Deborah Lawrence, Biology, 25-Jan-13 10:46am ET

Research Meetings 4:00pm - 5:00pm Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series Charles O. Rock, Ph.D., Member - St. Jude Faculty; Director - Protein Production Facility, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Title: "Bacterial Lipid Synthesis : Unique Biochemistry and Antibacterial Drug Discovery" Host: Robert Quivey Seminar Abstract: The talk will present our new discoveries in the enzymology of bacterial lipid synthesis with particular emphasis on how these discoveries are being exploited to develop new antibacterial therapeutics to combat S. aureus. http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3a6e10e88ce70110VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD Location:   K-207 (Room 2-6408) Posted by:  Corrine Aleese, Micro & Immunolgy, 7-Feb-13 11:24am ET

April 22, 2013 ( Monday )

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Department of Biology Donut Talk Dr. Irfan Rahman, URMC "Stress-induced cellular senescence and chromatin modifications" Location:   Hutchison 473 Posted by:  Deborah Lawrence, Biology, 25-Jan-13 11:11am ET

Research Meetings 4:00pm - 5:00pm Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series Co-Sponsored by the Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCFAR) Thomas C. Zahrt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin Title: "Regulation of the Cell Envelope Stress Response Network in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the MprAB Two-Component System" Host: Martin Pavelka Seminar Abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogen of global significance, and is the causative agent of the human respiratory disease tuberculosis. In the vast majority of individuals infected, the bacterium establishes a persistent but asymptomatic infection that can last the lifetime of the host. A key aspect of M. tuberculosis survival during latency is the ability of the bacterium to recognize and resist cell envelope stressors that are encountered during long-term persistence with granulomatous lesions of the lung. I will discuss a key regulatory system, the MprAB two-component system, for its role in cell envelope stress resistance in M. tuberculosis. I will also describe how MprAB integrates with two other regulatory factors to collectively regulate the cell envelope stress response network in M. tuberculosis.. http://www.mcw.edu/microbiology/ThomasZahrt.htm Location:   K-207 (Room 2-6408) Posted by:  Corrine Aleese, Micro & Immunolgy, 7-Feb-13 11:27am ET

Other Events & Dates 4:00pm - 5:00pm Hutchison Memorial Chemistry Lecture Title: Discovery of Sustainable Catalytic Reactions for Synthesis Professor David Milstein The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS Department of Organic Chemistry Host: Professor Richard Eisenberg Location:   Hutchison Hall 473 Posted by:  Marguerite Weston, Chemistry, 21-Mar-13 2:47pm ET

April 29, 2013 ( Monday )

Research Meetings 9:30am - 4:00pm 25th Annual Genetics Day 9:30 - 12:00 Plenary session - speakers presenting current biomedical and genetic research at UR/URMC: Dr. Susan Hyman Dr. Margot Mayer-Pröschel Dr. Alexander Paciorkowski Dr. Douglas Portman 12:00 – 2:00 Poster session 2:00 – 4:00 11th Annual Fred Sherman lectures Dr. Maria Karayiorgou and Dr. Michael Wigler Location:   Flaum Atrium and Class of ’62 Auditorium Posted by:  Jill Van Atta, Dept of Biomedical Genetics, 12-Apr-13 11:19am ET

Research Meetings 12:00pm - 1:00pm Department of Biology Donut Talk Dr. Bradley Davidson, Swarthmore College "Digging for signals: Invasion during heart specification in a simple chordate" Location:   Hutchison 473 Posted by:  Deborah Lawrence, Biology, 25-Jan-13 11:12am ET

Research Meetings 4:00pm - 5:00pm Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series Co-Sponsored by the Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCFAR) Darrell J. Irvine, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Science, The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT Title: To be announced Host: Stephen Dewhurst Research Interest: Our laboratory works at the interface of materials science and immunology. We use synthetic model systems to study immune cell biology and synthesize new materials for vaccines and immunotherapy. Building on our work on the mechanisms of T and B cell migration, we have developed chemokine-releasing microparticles that are informing our research and may represent a new tool for immunotherapy. We are also studying nanoparticles to overcome some of the key challenges in immunotherapy http://ki.mit.edu/people/faculty/irvine Location:   K-207 (Room 2-6408) Posted by:  Corrine Aleese, Micro & Immunolgy, 7-Feb-13 11:30am ET

Other Events & Dates 4:00pm - 5:00pm Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Title: The Coordination Chemistry of Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanocrystals Professor Jonathan Owen Columbia University Department of Chemistry Host: Professor Michael Neidig Location:   Hutchison Hall 473 Posted by:  Marguerite Weston, Chemistry, 18-Mar-13 4:40pm ET

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