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March 2008

Departmental and Program Seminar Calendar for March/April 2008

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Seminar series associated with the Department of Biomedical Sciences include the Physiology Seminar Series; the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience Seminar Series; and the Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series (consult http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/bms/fibs.htm for schedule and location).

Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences
April 10 – Dr. Robert H. Singer presents, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, presents “The Birth and Travels of RNA.”

Physiology Seminar Series
Mondays, 4 p.m., in Room W104 of the Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Foothills Campus (http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/bms/seminar.htm);

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 4 p.m., W1 Anatomy/Zoology
(http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mcin/seminar/)

March 12 – Dr. Carol Barnes, Evelyn F. McNight Brain Institute ARL Divison of Neural Systems, Memory and Aging presents, “Neural Correlates of Age-Related Memory Deficits in Rats and Monkeys.”

March 26 – Dr. Sarah Bottjer, Section of Neurobiology, University of Southern California, TBA.

April 2 – Dr. Gregory Amberg, Department of Biomedical Sciences, presents “Calcium-Dependent Regulation of Cerebrovascular Ion Channel Function.”

April 10 – Dr. Dr. Robert Singer, Anatomy and Structural Biology, Yeshiva University, TBA.

April 16 – Dr. Jacques Michaud, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Mother and Child University Hospital Center, Quebec, Canada, TBA.

April 23 – Dr. Bing Zhang, Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, TBA.

April 30 – Dr. Luis Fernando Santana, Department of Physiology and Biophysics,
University of Washington, TBA.

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology (MIP) sponsors a series of weekly faculty seminars. The seminars are held on Mondays, 4:00-5:00 p.m., in Room 103 of the Pathology Building unless otherwise noted. Coordinator for the series is Dr. Carol Wilusz. For more information, and a complete schedule, go to: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mip/seminars/seminar_faculty.htm

March 10 – Dr. Charlie Calisher, MIP, presents “Bats: Newly Recognized Reservoirs of Viruses.”

March 24 – Dr. Caroline Kulesza, UCHSC-Denver, presents “Molecular Mechanisms of Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis.”

March 31 – Dr. Jason Raskon, Johns Hopkins, presents “Relationships Between the Genetics of Vector Populations and the Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Pathogens.”

April 7 – Dr. Randy Basaraba, MIP, TBA.

April 14 – Dr. Gary Simpson, New Mexico Department of Public Health, presents “Infectious Diseases of Public Health Significance.”

April 21 – Dr. Sabra Klein, Johns Hopkins, presents “Sex Differences in Infections.”

April 28 – Dr. Torsten Ekstein, MIP, presents “Identification of Bacterial Species and Subspecies Using Lipids.”

Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Degree Program Seminar Series

All seminars are held on Thursdays at noon in Room 123 of the Molecular and Radiological Biosciences Building. For a complete schedule, go to: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CMB/seminars.html

March 13 – Dr. Thomas Wood, Texas A&M, TBA.

March 27 – Dr. James Zheng, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, TBA.

Apil 3 – Dr. Ursala Kaiser, Harvard Medical School, TBA.

April 17 – Dr. Christine Wu, University of  Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, TBA.

April 24 – Dr. Shuk-Mei Ho, University of Cincinnati Medical School, TBA.