Browse Events
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| Monday, March 2, 2009 |
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1:30 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
The Role of T and B Lymphocytes in the Regulation of CNS Autoimmune Pathology
Bonnie Dittel, Ph.D., investigator, BloodCenter of Wisconsin and Blood Research Institute
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, March 3, 2009 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program
Probing and Manipulating Biological Zinc
Xiao-an Zhang, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, department of chemistry and McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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4:00 p.m. |
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Pharmacology Seminars
Molecular Biology of Single Neurons and Their Processes
James Eberwine, Ph.D., Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor of Pharmacology
Interim Co-Director of the PENN Genomics Institute
Department of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
LFPs and Spikes: The Frame of Reference for Reading the Brain Code
Marcelo A. Montemurro, Ph.D., MRC Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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| Wednesday, March 4, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Translating Practice into Research: An Introduction to Practice-based Research
Jonathan N. Tobin, Ph.D., president and CEO, Clinical Directors Network
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Automated Carbohydrate Synthesis to Create Vaccines and Elucidate the Fundamental Mechanisms of Malaria Infection
Peter Seeberger, Ph.D., director, department of biomolecular systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
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6:00 p.m. |
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The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Peggy Rockefeller Concert Buffet
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8:00 p.m. |
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The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Jupiter String Quartet
Performing works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Beethoven
Jupiter String Quartet
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| Thursday, March 5, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Biochemistry Lectures
Mechanism of Membrane Remodeling by F-BAR Domains
Vinzenz Unger, Ph.D., associate professor, department of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, Yale University
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2:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Epigenetics, Chromatin Remodeling and Mammalian Development
Terry Magnuson, Ph.D., director, Carolina Center for Genome Sciences; professor, department of genetics, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Facilitated Diffusion of Proteins on Coiled DNA and the Slightly Peculiar Case of EcoRV
Michael A. Lomholdt, Ph.D., postdoctoral associate, University of Southern Denmark
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| Friday, March 6, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Interrelationship of Neovascularization and Invasion in Tumors
Gabriele Bergers, Ph.D., associate professor in residence of neurological surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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| Monday, March 9, 2009 |
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1:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Bait and Switch: How Protein Sequestration Generates a Flexible Ultrasensitive Response
Nicolas Buchler, Ph.D., Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASI Fellow, Laboratory of Yeast Molecular Genetics, Rockefeller University
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2:00 p.m. |
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Cell Biology Seminars
Hox Genes in Brainstem Circuit Formation and Craniofacial Patterning
Filippo M. Rijli, Ph.D., senior group leader, neurobiology, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, March 10, 2009 |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Physical Description of Mitotic Spindle Orientation during Cell Division
Andrea Jiménez Dalmaroni, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, University College London
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4:00 p.m. |
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Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program
Rational Targeting of Notch Signaling in Breast Cancer
Lucio Miele, M.D., Ph.D., professor, department of pathology, and director, breast cancer basic science program, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
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| Wednesday, March 11, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Yeast Club
Patrick Lusk, Ph.D., postdoctoral associate, Rockefeller University
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1:30 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
Mechanism of Signal Transduction by the Staphylococcus aureus Quorum Sensing Receptor AgrC
Elizabeth George, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Unleashing the Guardian: Understanding p53 Regulation to Develop More Effective Cancer Therapeutics
Geoffrey Wahl, Ph.D., professor, Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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| Thursday, March 12, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
The Geometry of Multisite Phosphorylation
Jeremy Gunawardena, Ph.D., director, virtual cell program, department of systems biology, Harvard Medical School
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2:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
New Rationale for Targeting Ral GTPases to Block Ras-mediated Carcinogenesis
Larry Feig, Ph.D., professor, department of biochemistry, Tufts University
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3:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Transcriptional Control of Dendritic Cell Development and Homeostasis
Boris Reizis, Ph.D., assistant professor, department of microbiology, Columbia University Medical Center
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| Monday, March 16, 2009 |
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1:30 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene Transcription and Recombination
Ranjan Sen, Ph.D., chief, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging
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5:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Rockefeller Volunteer and Service Group
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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8:00 p.m. |
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Rockefeller Reels
Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist (2008), by Richard and Carole Rifkind
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| Tuesday, March 17, 2009 |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Pharmacology Seminars
Protein S-Nitrosylation: Regulatory Paradigms from GPCRs to Hemoglobin
Jonathan S. Stamler, M.D., professor, department of medicine, Duke University Medical Center
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6:45 p.m. |
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Other Seminars
Blame Washington More than Wall Street for the Financial Crisis
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| Wednesday, March 18, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Cytotoxic T Cell Therapy for Lymphoma: From Bench to Bedside and Back
Catherine Bollard, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
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1:00 p.m. |
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Other Seminars
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Health and Disease
New York Structural Biology Center
Reed Wickner, Ph.D., chief, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Angus Nairn, professor of psychiatry, Yale University Carol Prives, Da Costa Professor in the department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Reprogrammed Nuclear Receptor Cistromes in Cancer
Myles Brown, M.D., chief, division of molecular and cellular oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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| Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Decoding the Regulatory Genome and Proteome
Olivier Elemento, institute fellow, Weill Cornell Medical College
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12:00 p.m. |
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Biochemistry Lectures
Regulation of Cell Division and Apoptosis by Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Richard W. Kriwacki, Ph.D., associate member, department of structural biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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4:30 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Structure and Function in the SUMO Pathway
Christopher Lima, Ph.D., Member & Lab Head, Structural Biology Program, MSKCC
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8:00 p.m. |
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Harvey Society
iPS Cells: Perspective and Challenge
Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Kyoto University
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| Friday, March 20, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
PTEN, Stem Cells and Tumorigenesis
Hong Wu, M.D., Ph.D., professor, department of molecular and medical pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles
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| Monday, March 23, 2009 |
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12:30 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
Synaptic Protein Profiling in the Mammalian Brain
Elizabeth Heller, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
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1:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Molecular Logic Gates and Network Medicine
Rune Linding, Ph.D., leader, Cellular and Molecular Logic Team, The Institute of Cancer Research
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2:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Control of Organ Size and Cell Transformation by the Hippo Pathway
Kieran Harvey, Ph.D., group leader, Cell Growth and Proliferation Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Instabilities and Morphological Phases of Stressed Elastic Membranes
Benny Davidovitch, Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Massachusetts
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6:00 p.m. |
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The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Peggy Rockefeller Concert Buffet
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8:00 p.m. |
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The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Spanish Brass
Performing works by Juan Bautista Cabanilles, Johann Sebastian Bach, André Lafosse Jr., Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albeniz, Geronimo Gimenez, Paquito dRivera, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Henry Mancini, Mariano Mores, Fats Waller and Duke Ellington
Spanish Brass
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| Wednesday, March 25, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
New Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
John Cleveland, Ph.D., professor and chairman, cancer biology, The Scripps Research Institute
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Antibodies in Immunity and Cancer
Michel C. Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D., Sherman Fairchild Professor and head, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Rockefeller University; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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| Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Evolution in Cancer
Carlo C. Maley, Ph.D., assistant professor, molecular and cellular oncogenesis program, systems biology division, The Wistar Institute
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11:00 a.m. |
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Anderson Cancer Center Lecture Series
The Molecular Basis of Cell Division
Andrea Musacchio, Ph.D., full professor, department of experimental oncology, European Institute of Oncology
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Simple Computation Devices from Living Neural Networks
Elisha Moses, Ph.D., professor, Weizmann Institute of Science
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| Friday, March 27, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
The Molecular Bases of Chromosome Segregation
Andrea Musacchio, Ph.D., professor, department of experimental oncology, European Institute of Oncology
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| Monday, March 30, 2009 |
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9:45 a.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
A Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor in Peripheral Nerve Development
Prabhjot Dhadialla, biomedical fellow, Rockefeller University
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Eph-Ephrin Bidirectional Signaling
Mark Henkemeyer, Ph.D., associate professor, department of developmental biology and Kent Waldrep Center for Basic Research on Nerve Growth and Regeneration, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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1:30 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Reprogramming BCR Signaling through Receptor Crosstalk
Thomas Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D., investigator, Center for Oncology and Cell Biology, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
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3:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Regulatory Network of Inflammatory TH17 Cell Differentiation
Liang Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., research fellow, New York University
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
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12:45 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene Diversification by Noncoding RNAs
Grace Teng, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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2:00 p.m. |
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Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program
Recent Advances in Glycoside Bond Formation Lipoteichoic Acid Synthesis and Some Biological Results
Richard Schmidt, Ph.D., department of chemistry, University of Konstanz, Germany
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4:00 p.m. |
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Pharmacology Seminars
The Sodium/Iodide Symporter (NIS): An Unending Source of Surprises
Nancy Carrasco, M.D., professor, department of molecular pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Act Local, Think Global: Function and Emergent Features in Complex Biological Networks
Guillermo Cecchi, Ph.D., research staff member, IBM Watson Research Center
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7:00 p.m. |
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Other Special Events
Psoriasis Support Group
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| Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Mechanochemical Feedbacks of Cellular Processes
Jian Liu, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher, department of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Claudin01, a Tight Junction Protein, Is Dysregulated in Atopic Dermatitis
Lisa Beck, M.D., associate professor of dermatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine
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1:30 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
Architecture of a Coat for the Nuclear Pore Membrane
Kuo-Chiang Hsia, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Genetic Mining of the Cancer Genome
Stephen Elledge, Ph.D., professor of genetics, Harvard Medical School; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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| Thursday, April 2, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Ultraconserved Nonsense: Regulating Genes with Alternative Splicing and RNA Surveillance
Steven Brenner, Ph.D., associate professor, department of plant and microbial biology, University of California, Berkeley
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12:00 p.m. |
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Biochemistry Lectures
Membrane Interaction Dynamics of Ras, Src and Focal Adhesion Proteins
Yoav Henis, Ph.D., The Zalman Weinberg Chair in Cell Biology, faculty of life sciences, Tel Aviv University
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2:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Tumor Cell Invasion: Lessons from the Embryonic Neural Crest
Paul Kulesa, Ph.D., director, Imaging Center, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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| Friday, April 3, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
The Role of Lysine Methyl Transferases and Demethylases in Stem Cells and Cancer
Kristian Helin, Ph.D., director, Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen
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2:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Collective animal behavior: Theories and experiments on starling flocks
Andrea Cavagna, Ph.D., Researcher, INFM-CNR (Rome, Italy)
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3:45 p.m. |
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Friday Lecture Series
Eavesdropping on Bacterial Conversations
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Bonnie Bassler, Ph.D., Squibb Professor, department of molecular biology, Princeton University; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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