september 2007

Thesis Defense

Fabrication and Characterization of an Oral Insulin Delivery System Utilizing Poly(Fumaric-co-Sebacic Anhydride) Microspheres

Stacia Furtado
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of MPPB

Monday, September 24, 2007 10:00 a.m.
BioMedical Center, Room 305

october 2007

seminar series

Mechanism of IGF-I Regulation of Adipogenesis

Dr. Charlotte Boney
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Rhode Island Hospital

Friday, October 5, 2007 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Anita Zimmerman

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Thesis Defense

Transport, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Insight for the Isolation, Amplification and Identification of Viral RNA

Matthew Kerby
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
Division of Biology & Medicine
Division of Engineering

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:00 p.m.
Barus & Holley, Room 109

november 2007

thesis defense

Directing Cellular Self-assembly for Micro-scale Tissue Engineering and In Vitro Tissue Models

Anthony Napolitano
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate

November 2, 2007 10:30 a.m.
BioMed Center, Room 405

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seminar series

Tumor Targeted Optical Probes: From Synthesis and Characterization to Serial Non-invasive Imaging

Mandana Veiseh
Cell Biology & Imaging Department
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CA

November 9, 2007 12:00 p.m.
Sidne Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Jeff Morgan

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seminar series

The Origin and Evolution of the Eukaryotic Cilium

Dr. Hyman Hartman
Director
Institute for Advanced Studies in Biology, and Biology Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

November 30, 2007 12:00 p.m.
Sideny Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Robert Dowben

december 2007

No Scheduled Events

january 2008

thesis defense

Active Metal Oxides and Polymer Hybrids as Biomaterials

John Jarrell
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate

Friday, January 11, 2008 1:30 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

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seminar series

The Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. David A. Hafler
Jack, Sadie & David Breakstone Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Associate Member of the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard

Monday, January 14, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Edward Hawrot

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seminar series

Presentation of Rotation Projects 1st year MPP Graduate Students

Genetic Analysis of Fluoroacetate Resistance in Streptomyces Coelicolor

Amalia Avila Figueroa

Elucidating the Molecular Basis of the Regulation of PTP:MAP Kinase Interactions through the Use of X-ray Crystallography

Dana Francis

Rotation at the CVRC: Gain-of-Function and Loss-of-Function Mutations of Kir2.1

Leroy Cooper

Friday, January 18, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Wolfgang Peti

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seminar series

Exploring Hydrophobic Interactions in Protein Folding

Ruhong Zhou, Ph.D.
Research Staff Scientist
Computational Biology Center
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, NY

Friday, January 25, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Wolfgang Peti

february 2008

seminar series

On the Structural Consequences of Mutations that Alter the Sensitivity of Ribosomes to Antibiotics

Peter Moore, Ph.D.
Sterling Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Yale University

Friday, February 29, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Wolfgang Peti

march 2008

seminar series

Synaptic Apoptosis: How Mitochondrial Survival Proteins Regulate Synaptic Transmission

Elizabeth Ann Jonas, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrinology
Department of Internal Medicine
Yale University

Friday, March 7, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: John Marshall

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Thesis Defense

Development and Analysis of an in vitro Bioadhesion Substrate for Use in Oral Drug Delivery Systems

Peter Cheifetz
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of MPPB

Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:00 a.m.
BioMedical Center, Room 291

april 2008

seminar series

Tension and the Microtissue Dogbone

Dylan Dean
Graduate Student

Friday, April 4, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Jeff Morgan

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Thesis Defense

Neuron Guidance by Biomimetic Topographical Cues

Jan Bruder
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of MPPB

Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:30 a.m.
Barus & Holley, Room 190

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Thesis Defense

Mechanisms of Intestinal Microsphere Uptake and Quantitative Analysis of Organ Distribution for Applications of Oral Gene, Protein and Hydrophobic Drug Delivery

Joshua Reineke
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of MPPB

Friday, April 11, 2008 2:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

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Seminar Series

Sigma-2 Receptors: A Tale of Death and Prosperity

Dioscaris Garcia
Graduate Student

Friday, April 18, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Wolfgang Peti

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Thesis Defense

Axon Guidance by Molecular and Topographical Cues

Grace Li
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of MPPB

Friday, April 25, 2008 9:00 a.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

may 2008

Seminar Series

Towards an Understanding of Inhibitor Flexibility in the Intricate Regulation of Protein Phosphatase 1

Barbara "Violet" Dancheck
Graduate Student

Friday, May 2, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Wayne Bowen

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seminar series

Plant Natural Products in a Drug Discovery Program

Mark O'Neil-Johnson
Vice-President Analytical Chemistry
Sequoia Sciences
St. Louis, MO

Friday, May 9, 2008 12:00 p.m.
70 Ship Street, Room 107

Hosted by: Wolfgang Peti

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seminar series

Melanopsin Deactivation: An Arresting Puzzle

Courtney Frederick
Graduate Student

Friday, May 16, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

Hosted by: Wolfgang Peti

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seminar series

Application of Laser Cell Guidance in Biomedical Research

Bruce Zhi Gao, PhD
Department of Bioengineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Monday, May 19, 2008 3:00 p.m.
Barus & Holley Building, Room 190

Hosted by: Diane Hoffman-Kim

june 2008

Thesis Defense

The Directed Self-Assembly of Complex-Shaped 3D Microtissues

Dyland Dean
MPPB PhD Candidate

June 3, 2008 9:00 a.m.
Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220

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july 2008

No Scheduled Events

august 2008

No Scheduled Events