2007

Mini-Symposium: Systems Biology: New Insights Into Biology
Monday, Sept. 10, 2007
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall, D1.502

Precision and Sloppiness in Cell Populations
Steven Altschuler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

The Gambling Cell: Probabilistic Behavior in Differentiation
Gurol Suel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Basic Science Symposium: Embryonic Development
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Lecture Hall, D1.502

Role of Wnt Signaling in Kidney Formation
Thomas Carroll, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Internal Medicine

Origins of Hematopoietic and Endothelial Progenitors
Rita Perlingeiro, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Developmental Biology

Embryonic Stem Cells and Blood Development
Michael Kyba, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Developmental Biology

Reciprocal Signaling Between Blood Vessels and Embryonic Tissues
Ondine Cleaver, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Molecular Biology

Special Family Event: Vital Signs
Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall, D1.502
In Collaboration with the Museum of Nature & Science

James Wagner, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Celia Jenkins, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry

2008

Mini-Symposium: The Cell Cycle - Mitosis
Monday, Jan. 7, 2008
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall, D1.502

Maintaining the Ties Between Sisters: Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation
Hongtao Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

The Choreography of Mitosis
Timothy Megraw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Mini-Symposium: The Lungs
Monday, March 3, 2008 
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall, D1.502

Genetics of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Christine Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of McDermott Center of Human Growth & Development

Pulmonary Hypertension
Fernando Torres, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Basic Science Symposium: What's New with Stem Cells
Saturday, April 5, 2008 
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Lecture Hall, D1.502

Linking Epigenetic Mechanisms in Neural Stem Cells to Behavior
Jenny Hsieh, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Molecular Biology

Stem Cells in Normal Tissues and in Cancer
Jerry W. Shay, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology

Stem Cells: Their Therapeutic Potential
Jay Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Internal Medicine

New Neurons in Adult Brains: Regulation by Drugs, Stress and Sex
Ameila Eisch, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Psychiatry