Events at UCLA in Molecular Biology
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May 11 - May 17, 2008  [this week]Also available at http://www.mbi.ucla.edu
Mon
May 12
Linton M. Traub, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA
"Insights into Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis from Disease"
Contact: Esteban Dell'Angelica, x63749
Human Genetics Speaker Series-Spring 2008
11:00 AM
Gonda 1357
Mon
May 12
W. Martin Kast, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology,
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute,Keck School of Medicine,
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC
"Progress in Cervical Cancer and Prostate Cancer Immunological Research"
Host: Antoni Ribas, x63928
Immunology Forum Seminar
12:00 PM
CHS 23-105
Mon
May 12
DISSERTATION SEMINAR
Adam Rosenthal

Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program
Mentor: Jay Gralla, Ph.D.
"Transcriptional Adaptation to Osmotic and Acetate Stress in E. coli"
Molecular Biology Institute
3:00 PM
Boyer 130
Mon
May 12
Debopriya Das, Ph.D.
Predictive Marker Development, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
"Bottom-Up Systems Level Modeling in Humans"
Host: Matteo Pellegrini, x50012
Bioinformatics Interdepartmental PhD Program Seminar Series
4:00 PM
CNSI Auditorium
Tue
May 13
Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D.
Department of Biology and Physiology,
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UC San Francisco
"Telomeres and Telomerase: Their Implications for Human Health and Disease"
Contacts: Lee Goodglick, x59134 and Christina Yoon, x58119
Pathology Seminar Series
12:00 PM
CHS 73-105
Wed
May 14
Ming Guo, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, UCLA
"Molecular Paths to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease"
Host: Sam Chow, x59600
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Member, Molecular Biology Institute
12:00 PM
CHS 23-105
Thu
May 15
Edward G. Ruby, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology,
The University of Wisconsin, Madison
"Signaling Behaviors Control Initiation and Persistence
in the Vibrio-Squid Symbiosis" "

Contact: Rob Gunsalus, x68201
Club Microbe
12:00 PM
MSB 1601
Fri
May 16
DISSERTATION SEMINAR
Chad Barber

Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program
Mentor: Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Ph.D.
"VE-Cadherin and β1 Integrin, Adhesion Molecules and their
Roles in Hematopoiesis and Vasculogenesis" "

Molecular Biology Institute
1:00 PM
BSRB 154
Fri
May 16
Stuart J. Newfeld, Ph.D.
Department of Life Sciences,
Arizona State University, Tempe
"BMP Signaling Regulates Heart Development and Hematopoiesis in Drosophila"
Contact: Gilma Vaona, x56545
Embryology Club
4:00 PM
Boyer 159