College of Veterinary Medicine - Cornell University

Seminar Series - Spring 2013

APRIL 16
DR. HAL DIETZ
Victor A. McKusick Professor of Institute of Genetic Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics
Investigator of Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Johns Hopkins University of School of Medicine
Institute of Genetic Medicine
Baltimore, MD
"Found in Translation: New Insights into the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders"
Hosted by Dr. John Schimenti, jcs92@cornell.edu, 253-3636
and Dr. Jonathan Butcher, ajtbutcher@gmail.com, 255-3575
(Dr. Dietz’s CV can be obtained in Drs. Schimenti’s and Butcher’s offices)

APRIL 30
DR. XIN CHEN
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
http://www.bio.jhu.edu/Faculty/Chen/
"Epigenetic Regulation in Drosophila Male Germline Stem Cell Lineage"
Hosted by Dr. Robe rt Weiss, 253-4443, rsw26@cornell.edu
(Dr. Chen’s CV can be obtained in Dr. Weiss’ office)

PREVIOUS SEMINARS - SPRING 2013

FEBRUARY 13
WEDNESDAY: 4:00PM, BIOTECHNOLOGY BUILDING  G10
(Reception to follow in Biotech Atrium)
Co-sponsored by the Division of Nutritional Sciences and The Department of Biomedical Sciences
The Clive M. McCay Lectureship
Richard Weindruch, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Caloric Restriction and Aging: Past, Present & Future”
Hosted by:
    Dr. Maria Lujan, mel245@cornell.edu, 255-3153
    Dr. Mark Roberson, msr14@cornell.edu, 253-3336

 FEBRUARY 18 - SPECIAL SEMINAR: 
MONDAY,  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
C2-537 CLINICAL PROGRAMS CENTER
DR.  ANDREW MILLER
Instructor of Pathology
New England Primate Research Center
Harvard Medical School
“Peripheral Neuropathy in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Rhesus Macaques”
Dr. Miller is a candidate for a faculty position in the  Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Lorraine Capogrossi, 253-3537, lmh5@cornell.edu)

FEBRUARY 25
SPECIAL SEMINAR: 
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE:  MONDAY,  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
C2-537 CLINICAL PROGRAMS CENTER
Dr.  Molly Murphy
Resident, Anatomic Pathology
Department of Anatomic Pathology
Iowa State University
“Molecular Epidemiology of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses in the United States”
Dr. Murphy  is a candidate for a faculty position in the  Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact  Lorraine Capogrossi,  253-3537, lmh5@cornell.edu)

FEBRUARY 27
SPECIAL SEMINAR:
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE:  WEDNESDAY,  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LECTURE HALL II, VETERINARY EDUCATION CENTER
Dr. Matthew Spite
Assistant Professor
University of Louisville School of Medicine
" Lipid mediators in the resolution of inflammation”
Dr. Spite is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Elena Cestero, 253-3302, ec443@cornell.edu)

MARCH 4 
SPECIAL SEMINAR: 
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE:  MONDAY,  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
C2-537 CLINICAL PROGRAMS CENTER
Dr.  Kathleen Brennan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“The Role of CCR5 in HIV-Associated Diastolic Dysfunction: Lessons from Animal Models”       
Dr. Brennan  is a candidate for a faculty position in the  Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Lorraine Capogrossi, 253-3537, lmh5@cornell.edu)

MARCH 7
SPECIAL SEMINAR: 
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE: THURSDAY,  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LECTURE HALL II, VETERINARY EDUCATION CENTER
Dr. Eyleen O'Rourke
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital
“Surviving without Food”       
Dr. O'Rourke  is a candidate for a faculty position in the  Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Elena Cestero, 253-3302, ec443@cornell.edu)

MARCH 11 
SPECIAL SEMINAR:
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE:  MONDAY,  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LECTURE HALL II, VETERINARY EDUCATION CENTER
Dr.  Colin Young
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University
“Blame it on the brain:  Cardiometabolic disease from mouse to man”
Dr. Young is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Elena Cestero, 253-3302, ec443@cornell.edu)

MARCH 14
SPECIAL SEMINAR:
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE:  THURSDAY,  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LECTURE HALL II, VETERINARY EDUCATION CENTER
Dr.  Bethany Cummings
Assistant Project Biochemist
Department of Molecular Biosciences
University of California, Davis
“Ileal interposition and vertical sleeve gastrectomy delay type 2 diabetes onset in the UCD-T2DM rat: Role of GLP-1, bile acids and ghrelin”
Dr. Cummings is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Elena Cestero, 253-3302, ec443@cornell.edu)

MARCH 18
SPECIAL SEMINAR: 
NOTE: CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE:  MONDAY,  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LECTURE HALL II, VETERINARY EDUCATION CENTER
Dr.  John Dominy
Research Fellow
Department of Cell Biology
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
“Novel pathways controlling PGC-1alpha acetylation and hepatic gluconeogenesis”
Dr. Dominy is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Sciences
(For more information, please contact Elena Cestero, 253-3302, ec443@cornell.edu)

APRIL 2
DR. PAULA E. COHEN
Associate Professor of Genetics
Director, Center for Reproductive Genomics
Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/biosci/faculty/cohen/ 
“Molecular regulation of recombination and silencing during mammalian meiosis”