Seminar Series - Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University

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Seminar Series - Spring 2007
Department of Biomedical Sciences

Candidate Seminar Series - Spring 2007

JANUARY	30	DR. HEIDI STUHLMANN Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY http://www.med.cornell.edu; http://www.scripps.edu/cb/stuhlmann Role of Vezf1* and Egfl7 in Vascular Development* Hosted by Dr. Robin Davisson, 253-3537, rld44@cornell.edu (Dr. Stuhlmann's CV can be obtained in Dr. Davisson's office)

FEBRUARY	13	DR. HENING LIN Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University http://www.chem.cornell.edu/faculty/index.asp?fac=63 A molecular arms race between pathogenic bacteria and mammalian host: the story of a bacterial iron acquisition system

MARCH	6	DR. DOUGLAS B. SAWYER Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology JACK AND BETTY BAILEY PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program Department of Medicine/Cardiovascular Section Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN http://medicine.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Templates/TempateDivision.aspx?qs=EIEPTQ4MW== Learning cardiovascular physiology on the oncology wards Hosted by Dr. Klaus Beyenbach, 253-3482, kwb1@cornell.edu (Dr. Sawyer's CV can be obtained in Dr. Beyenbach's office)
	13	DR. LORA HEDRICK ELLENSON Professor, Director of Gynecologic Pathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY 10021 http://www.cornellphysicians.com/lellenson/ Molecular genetics of endometrial carcinoma: A tale of mice and women Hosted by Dr. Alexander Nikitin, 253-4347, an58@cornell.edu (Dr. Ellenson's CV can be obtained in Dr. Nikitin's office)
	20	DR. CHRIS B. SCHAFFER Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Cornell University http://www.bme.cornell.edu/schafferlab Nonlinear optics n vivo: using light to study and perturb blood flow in the living brain
	27	DR. IGOLF E. BLASIG Head, Molecular Cell Physiology Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) Forschungsverbund, Berlin http://www.fmp-berlin.de/physiology/index.html Molecular Mechanisms of the Blood Barin Barrier Hosted by Dr. Klaus Beyenbach, 253-3482, kwb1@cornell.edu (Dr. Blasig's CV can be obtained in Dr. Beyenbach's office)

APRIL	3	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	10	DR. FREDERICK MAXFIELD Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY http://www.med.cornell.edu/research/frmaxfield/ Regulated degradation of Alzheimer's amyloid proteins by microglia Hosted by Dr. Michael Kotlikoff, 253-3336, mik7@cornell.edu (Dr. Maxfield's CV can be obtained in Dr. Kotlikoff's office)
	17	DR. YOLANDA SANCHEZ - Rescheduled to May 8, 2007
	24	DR. TERESA M. GUNN - Rescheduled to May 15, 2007
	24	DR. THOMAS SATO Joseph C. Hinsey Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY http://www.med.cornell.edu/research/tnsato/index.html CO-SPONSORED BY OUR DEPARTMENT AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER (NBTC) NOTE Time/Place: 12:00PM - 1:00PM G01 Biotechnology Building Biological and Mechanical Characterization of Cardiovascular Development and Function Hosted by Dr. Robin Davisson 253-3537, rld44@cornell.edu and Dr. Abe Stroock, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 255-4276, ads10@cornell.edu (Dr. Sato's CV can be obtained in the hosting faculty offices)

MAY	1	DR. PETER DEMANT Distinguished Member and Professor Department Molecular and Cellular Biology Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY http://www.roswellpark.org/Research/Research_Staff/Demant_Peter_MD_PhD Genetics of cancer susceptibility - from rodent models to human populations Hosted by Dr. Alexander Nikitin, 253-4347, an58@cornell.edu (Dr. Demant's CV can be obtained in Dr. Nikitin's office)
	8	DR. YOLANDA SANCHEZ Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Dartmouth Medical School Hanover, NH http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sanchezlab/ Oncogenes and Genomic Instability: Lessons from model organisms Hosted by Dr. Robert Weiss, 253-4443, rsw26@cornell.edu (Dr. Sanchez's CV can be obtained in Dr. Weiss's office)
	15	DR. TERESA M. GUNN Robert Hovey Udall Assistant Professor of Genetics Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University http://www.vet.cornell.edu/biosci/faculty/gunn/ Insights into why loss of the ubiquitin ligase MGRN 1 leads to spongiform neurodegeneration and embryonic patterning defects
	16	SPECIAL SEMINAR/DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP CO-SPONSORED BY OUR DEPARTMENT, THE CORNELL PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCE, AND THE CORNELL INSTITUTE OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY NOTE Day/Time/Place: Wednesday, 4:00PM-5:00PM, G10 Biotechnology Building (Reception will follow the seminar) DR. KEVIN CAMPBELL Professor and Head, Physiology and Biophysics Professor of Neurology Howard Hughes Medical Institute The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa http://www.physiology.uiowa.edu/faculty/faculty/campbell.htm Maintenance of Cell Membrane Integrity and Pathogenesis of Muscular Dystrophy Hosted by Dr. Robin Davisson (253-3537, rld44@cornell.edu), Dr. Michael Kotlikoff (253-3336, mik7@cornell.edu), Department of Biomedical Sciences; and Dr. Andrew Bass (254-4372, ahb3@cornell.edu), Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (Dr. Campbell's CV can be obtained in the hosting faculty offices)