Upcoming Events

3rd Monday of the Month at 5pm in the Bock Labs Penthouse
Contact Robyn Lindeman or Joseph Lancman with any questions  
(rlindeman@wisc.edu or jlancman@wisc.edu) 
Presenters: 1. Thomas Lentz, Daniel Loeb Lab 2. Cathy Rasmussen, Lynn Allen-Hoffmann Lab
CANCELED: Cardiovascular Research Conference will feature Henk E.D.J. ter Keurs, MD, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine & Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. Dr. ter Keurs will speak on “Cardiac Pump-function and Arrhythmias: Two Sides of a Coin?” The lecture will be in room 1345 HSLC. It is sponsored by the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the UW Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC). For more information, contact Hector H. Valdivia, MD, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology, at valdivia@physiology.wisc.edu, or the CVRC at info@cvrc.wisc.edu.
May
29

Immunology Research Symposium

8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Immunology Research Symposiu
Date:  Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Location:  Microbial Sciences Building
Symposium schedule:
8:00-8:30 Registration and poster setup
8:30-10:00   Session I
Dr. Jenny Gumperz - CD1-restricted T cells: monitors of inflammatory lipid messengers?
4 short talks chosen from submitted abstracts
10:30-12:00  Session II
Dr. Chuck Czuprynski -  The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: a new player in innate immunity to bacterial infection.
4 short talks chosen from submitted abstracts
12:00-1:00    Lunch
1:00-2:00    Leroy Hood, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle Washington
2:00-3:00      Keynote Speaker:  Oliver Smithies
           Nobel Laureate, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
3:00-4:00    Round Table with Oliver Smithies and Leroy Hood
4:00-5:30    Poster Session
5:45-6:00    Poster contest results (3 cash prizes!!!)

Abstract submission deadline:  APRIL 25th
Email your abstract to Dr. Christine Seroogy (cmseroogy@wisc.edu) by April 25th.  Please indicate whether you wish to be considered for an oral presentation, or for presentation of a poster only.  Please limit your abstract to about 1/2 page of 12-point font with 1 inch margins, and include: your name, the name of your collaborators, and your faculty mentor (if applicable), your department’s name, a list of 5 key words, and the general topic area of your work (e.g. allergy and inflammation, anti-microbial responses, autoimmunity, cancer biology, transplantation biology, etc.)

Registration deadline:  MAY 16th
To register, please email Dr. Christine Seroogy at cmseroogy@wisc.edu, and indicate your full name and departmental affiliation.  Registration is FREE, but performing this simple step will allow us to reserve a box lunch for you and to provide you with refreshments during breaks in the schedule.