Speaker: Rasika Harshey, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology @ University of Texas at Austin 

Topic: Navigating a Surface: Lessons from Swarming 

Location: MSB Rm. 1420

If you would like additional information, please contact host, Erica Raterman at eraterman@wisc.edu 

Speaker: Mary E. Wilson, Ph.D, Professor, Microbiology & Epidemiology Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa

The Vascular Biology Research Colloquium will feature Karien Rodriguez who will speak on "Creating 3-D models of valvular disease" and Elyssa Monzack who will speak on "Continuing the investigation of statins on in vitro heart valve disease." 

Speaker: Idella Yamben, CMB Graduate Student (Griep Lab)

Location: 341 Bardeen 

Title: "The PDZ protein, Scribble, is required for proper lens development"  

Title: "Determination of novel molecular pathways critical for cardiac development and function"

Location: Rm 1345 HSLC 

For more information, please contact Hector H. Valdivia, MD, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology at valdivia@physiology.wisc.edu, or the CVRC at info@cvrc.wisc.edu 

Location: 341 Bardeen

Speaker: Pengzhi (Palmer) Yu, CMB Graduate Student (Thomson Lab) 

Title: FGF2 switches the outcome of BMP4 induced differentiation  

Speaker: Christopher C. Dascher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Topic: CD1 Lipid Antigen Vaccines: From Birds to Mammals

Location: Microbial Sciences Building, Rm. 1520

If you would like additional information, please contact Dr. Jenny Gumperz at jegumperz@wisc.edu

Location: BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI)

This symposium brings together world leaders in the area of cancer stem cells and recruitment of tumor precursor cells. The focus is on basic cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern the cell growth potential of tumors, and whether there is a relationship between the long-lived/immortal cells of tumors and the long-lived/imortal cells of somatic tissues.

For more information and to register, visit www.btci.org/stemcell 

Location: Biotechnology Auditorium, Rm 1111, 425 Henry Mall

Speaker: Dr. Richard W. Aldrich, the Karl Foelkers Chai in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II at UT-Austin 

Title: Gating of Calcium Dependent Potassium Channels 

Title: Architecture, assembly and interactions of the bacterial actin cytoskeleton

Location: 168 Noland 

Coffee and cookies will be served in room 163 at 3:10. 

For more information, please contact Bill Bement at wmbement@facstaff.wisc.edu