Browse Events
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| Friday, May 1, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
A Developmental Perspective on Brain Cancer
David Rowitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and neurological surgery, Children's Hospital, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center; chief of neonatology, Institute for Regeneration Medicine; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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| Monday, May 4, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
Regulated Histone H3 Proteolysis: A Mechanism for Regulating the Stem Cell Epigenome?
Elizabeth Duncan, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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1:30 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Regulation of ESX-1 Secretion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Jeffery Cox, Ph.D., associate professor, department of microbiology and immunology, University of California, San Francisco
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Predictive Pattern Detection in the Retina
Michael Berry, Ph.D., associate professor, Princeton University
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| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Bioenergetics of Regulation of Body Weight
Rudolph Leibel, M.D., professor, department of pediatrics and molecular genetics, Columbia University
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5:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
The Greene Sickness and Clinical Fantasy
Heberden Society Lecture
Charles L. Bardes, M.D., professor of clinical medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
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| Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Millisecond-scale Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins
David E. Shaw, Ph.D., chief scientist, D.E. Shaw Research; senior research fellow, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Columbia University
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2:00 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
Transcriptional Regulation of Fat Cell Development and Function
Kivanc Birsoy, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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3:30 p.m. |
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Thesis Presentations
The Lassoed Tail of Microcin and Other Stories
Kelly-Anne Twist, graduate fellow, Rockefeller University
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| Friday, May 8, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
"Classical" End Joining: Better by Design
Dale Ramsden, Ph.D., associate professor, department of biochemistry and biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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| Monday, May 11, 2009 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Universality and Geometry
Misha Lyubich, Ph.D., professor, Stony Brook University Yair Minsky, Ph.D., professor, Yale University Folkert Tangerman, Ph.D., research assistant professor, Stony Brook University
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
A Systems-level Analysis of Spore Coat Assembly in Bacillus subtilis
Patrick Eichenberger, Ph.D., assistant professor, New York University
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6:45 p.m. |
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Other Seminars
Diplomacy with Iran Is Going Nowhere
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate
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| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Population-based Interventions: Bringing Science to Healthy Aging
Linda Fried, M.D., dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Stem Cells and Early Development
Janet Rossant, M.D., FRS, FRSC, senior scientist and chief of research, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
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| Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Analysing Vertebrate Genomes: From Annotation to Machine Learning
Tim Hubbard, Ph.D., head of informatics and member, board of management, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
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12:00 p.m. |
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Biochemistry Lectures
Worming Out Causes and Cures to Movement Disorders
Guy A. Caldwell, Ph.D., associate professor, department of biological sciences, University of Alabama
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2:00 p.m. |
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How Stem Cells Find Their Niche: Germ Cell Migration in Vivo
Ruth Lehmann, Ph.D., director and Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Cell Biology, Skirball Institute for Biomedical Research, New York University School of Medicine; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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| Monday, May 18, 2009 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Alvin Freiman Memorial
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1:30 p.m. |
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RNA Interference Genetic Screens Reveal the Regulatory Biology of Normal and Malignant Lymphocytes
Louis M. Staudt, M.D., Ph.D., chief, Lymphoid Malignancies Section, National Institutes of Health
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Singing in the Brain: Neurobiology of Vocal Learning in Songbirds
Bence Olveczky, Ph.D., assistant professor, Harvard University
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| Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Community Partnerships for Translational Research
Daniel S. Blumenthal, M.D., MPH, professor and chair, department of community health and preventive medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
New Concepts on the Regulation of Tumor Development and Metastasis
Zena Werb, Ph.D., professor and vice chair, department of anatomy, University of California, San Francisco
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6:00 p.m. |
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The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Peggy Rockefeller Buffet Dinner
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8:00 p.m. |
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The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Guarneri String Quartet
Performing works by Ludwig van Beethoven
Guarneri String Quartet
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| Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Stem Cell Renewal and Lineage Selection in Mammalian Epidermis
Fiona Watt, Ph.D., deputy director, CRUK, Cambridge Research Institute, deputy director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Cambridge
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4:30 p.m. |
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Signaling and Cell Cycle Regulation in Brain Development and Pediatric Brain Tumors
Anna Kenney, Ph.D., Assistant Member, Cell Biology & Genetics program, MSKCC
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| Friday, May 22, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Other Tri-Institutional Events
Systems Biology of the Mitotic Oscillator
James E. Ferrell Jr., M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of chemical and systems biology and professor of biochemistry, Stanford University
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2:00 p.m. |
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Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Bacterial Persistence: Causes and Consequences
Natalie Balaban, Ph.D., senior lecturer, Hebrew University
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| Monday, May 25, 2009 |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Other Special Events
Psoriasis Support Group
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Expanding Our Window on Genetic Variation
Richard McCombie, Ph.D., professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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12:00 p.m. |
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Seminars in Clinical Research
Our Gut Microbiota and Microbiome: Dining In with a Few Trillion Friends
Jeffrey Gordon, M.D., director, Center for Genome Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine
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| Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Generating and Correcting Leading- and Lagging-strand DNA Replication Errors in Yeast: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Thomas Kunkel, Ph.D., principal investigator, DNA replication fidelity group, National Institutes of Health
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10:00 a.m. |
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How Do Helicases Know Which Way to Walk? A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Dale Wigley, Ph.D., researcher, Molecular Enzymology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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11:00 a.m. |
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Molecular Dissection of the Tumor Microenvironment
Johanna Joyce, Ph.D., assistant member, Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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11:00 a.m. |
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Genetic Analysis of the the Eukaryotic DNA Damage Response: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
John Petrini, Ph.D., member lab head, molecular biology, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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11:30 a.m. |
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Cellular Responses to DNA Double-strand Breaks: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Steve Jackson, Ph.D., Frederick James Quick Professor of Biology, University of Cambridge
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12:00 p.m. |
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A Novel Mechanism of Stringent Control in Mycobacteria in Response to Double-strand Breaks: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Michael Glickman, M.D., associate member and lab head, immunology program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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1:30 p.m. |
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Timing and Spacing of Ubiquitin-dependent DNA Damage Bypass: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Helle Ulrich, Ph.D., researcher, DNA Damage Tolerance Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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2:00 p.m. |
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The Smc5/6 Complex and Recombinational Repair: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Xiaolan Zhao, Ph.D., assistant member, molecular biology, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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2:30 p.m. |
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RNA Repair: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Stewart Shuman, Ph.D., member, molecular biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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3:30 p.m. |
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Connections between Transcription and DNA Integrity: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Jesper Svejstrup, Ph.D., researcher, Mechanisms of Gene Transcription Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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4:00 p.m. |
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Small RNAs: Mediators of Gene Regulation and Silencing: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Dinshaw Patel, Ph.D., member and lab head, structural biology program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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4:30 p.m. |
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Small Regulatory RNAs in Drosophila: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Eric Lai, Ph.D., assistant member and lab head, devleopmental biology program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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| Friday, May 29, 2009 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Cell Division and Aneuploidy: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Mark Petronczki, Ph.D., researcher, Cell Division and Aneuploidy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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10:30 a.m. |
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Double-strand Break Repair and Genomic Integrity in Mammalian Cells: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Maria Jasin, Ph.D., member and lab head, developmental biology program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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11:30 a.m. |
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Structure of the RecA-DNA Filament and the Mechanism of Recombination: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Nikola Pavletich, Ph.D., chair and lab head, structural biology program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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12:00 p.m. |
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The Fbw7 Ubiquitin Ligase: A Tumor Suppressor That Degrades a Constellation of Oncogenes
Bruce Clurman, M.D., Ph.D., member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
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12:00 p.m. |
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Identification of Holliday Junction Resolvases from Yeast and Human Cells: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Stephen West, Ph.D., researcher, Genetic Recombination Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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1:30 p.m. |
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Recognition of DNA Junctions by the XPF/Mus81 Family: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Neil McDonald, Ph.D., researcher, Structural Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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2:00 p.m. |
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Fine-scale Genome-wide Mapping of Sites of Meiotic Recombination Initiation: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Scott Keeney, Ph.D., member and lab head, molecular biology, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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2:30 p.m. |
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Controlling the Crossover/Non-crossover Ratio; Implications for Crossover Interference and Homeostasis: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Simon Boulton, Ph.D., Researcher, DNA Damage Response Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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3:30 p.m. |
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Mechanism and Regulation of Pre-RC Assembly in Yeast: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
John Diffley, Ph.D., researcher, Chromosome Replication Laboratory, Cancer Research UK
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4:00 p.m. |
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Genome Stability and the Eukaryotic Replisome: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Karim Labib, Ph.D., researcher, cell cycle group, Cancer Research UK
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4:30 p.m. |
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Coupling Cohesion Establishment and Replication Fork Progression through Acetylation-dependent Eviction of Cohesin Regulators: A Symposium on Genomic Integrity
Prasad Jallepalli, M.D., Ph.D., associate member and lab head, molecular biology program, Sloan-Kettering Institute
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| Monday, June 1, 2009 |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Club Meetings
Improvisational Theater Group
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2009 |
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4:30 p.m. |
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MSKCC President's Research Seminar
Molecular Pathology of Acute Leukemia
James Downing, M.D., scientific director, St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital
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| Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Other Seminars
A Celebratory Symposium Honoring Jürg Ott
Analysis of Human Genetic Data
Charles Cantor, Ph.D., chief science officer, Sequenom Marcella Devoto, Ph.D., associate professor, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Genomic Analysis of Neuroblastoma: Rare Mutations and Common Variants Andrew DeWan, Ph.D., assistant professor, Yale University, Genetic Epidemiology of Human Complex Diseases: AMD and Asthma Suzanne Leal, Ph.D., professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Complex Trait Association Studies of Rare Variants: Application to the Analysis of Sequence Data Mark Lathrop, Ph.D., director, National Genotyping Center, France, From Linkage to Association: The Impact of Statistical Genetics in Medical Studies Elizabeth Thompson, Ph.D., professor, University of Washington, The Structure of Genetic Data for Linkage Analysis: From LIPED to SNPs Daniel Weeks, Ph.D., professor, University of Pittsburgh, Associated Genetic Variants and Personalized Medicine
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11:00 a.m. |
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Adaptive Prediction of Environmental Changes by Microorganisms
Yitzhak Pilpel, Ph.D., principal investigator, department of molecular genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science
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1:30 p.m. |
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Using Stem Cells and Reprogramming to Study the Developmental Biology of Disease: A Case Study in ALS
Kevin Eggan, Ph.D., assistant professor, department of stem cell and regenerative biology, Harvard University
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| Friday, June 5, 2009 |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Structure and Function of Yeast and Human Translesion Synthesis DNA Polymerases
Satya Prakash, Ph.D., professor, department of biochemistry and molecular biology, University of Texas
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