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Molecular Biology and Genetics Seminar (9410) and Seminar Basics (9400) courses
SPRING 2012 sCHEDULE
Attendance is mandatory for all graduate students
Tuesdays at 12 noon (unless noted)
Attendance is mandatory for all graduate students. Course director chairs all student presentations/discussions (Graña). Participating faculty in student presentations: Jean-Pierre Issa, Carmen Sapienza, Nora Engel, Raghbir Athwal, Dan Liebermann, Barbara Hoffman, Keith Latham, Scott Shore, Xavier Graña, Judith Garriga and Jaroslav Jelinek.
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SEMINAR TITLE/TOPIC |
Stephen M. Sykes, PhD |
WED, JAN 11
9:00 am |
Targeting IGF-1 Signaling in Bortezomib-resistant Multiple Myeloma |
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Xavier Graña, PhD
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TUES, JAN 17
11:00 to 1:00 |
Seminar Organization Meetings |
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Robert J. Johnston, PhD |
WED, JAN 18
9:00 am |
Controlling stochastic gene expression in the Drosophila retina |
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Edward K. Chow, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, San Francisco |
WED, FEB 1
9:00 am |
Cancer Stem Cells: Markers, Mechanisms and Nanomedicine |
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Patrice J. Morin, PhD
Senior Investigator
Chief, Cancer Genomics Signaling Section
National Institute of Aging |
TUES, FEB 7
noon |
New Paradigms for the Origin and Pathogenesis of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer |
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Daitoku Sakamuro, PhD
Assistant Professor
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University |
WED, FEB 8
9:00 am |
The c-MYC Feud: Genomic Instability vs. DNA Damage Resistance |
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Hanghang Zhang
Y PhD Student |
TUES, FEB 14
noon |
miRNA-mRNA networks in Cancer |
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Eric R. Lechman, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Toronto |
WED, FEB 15
9:00 am |
MicroRNA regulation of stem cells in normal and malignant hematopoiesis |
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Elizabeth Yeh, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Pennsylvania
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute |
WED, FEB 22
9:00 am |
The Role of the AMPK-related Kinase Hunk in Breast Cancer and Cell Survival in the Mammary Gland |
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Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena, PhD
Professor
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Univ. North Carolina school of Medicine |
FRI, FEB 24
noon |
The genetics X inactivation choice: an integrative approach |
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Jen-Kuan Chang
Y2 PhD Student |
TUES, FEB 28
noon |
MicroRNAs en route to the clinic: progress in validating and targeting microRNAs for cancer therapy |
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Ke Zhang, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
National Cancer Institute |
WED, FEB 29
9:00 am |
Epigenetic regulation by heterochromatin, noncoding RNAs, and RNA quality control |
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Lauren Lai
Y1 M.S. Student |
TUES, MAR 6
noon |
Trithorax group proteins: switching genes on and keeping them active |
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Italo Tempera, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Wistar Institute |
WED, MAR 7
9:00 am |
Changes in Chromatin Architecture Regulate Gene Expression Profile in Epstein-Barr Virus Latency |
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Jobin Abraham
Y2 M.S. Student |
TUES, MAR 13
noon |
An Alternative Splicing Switch Regulates Embryonic Stem Cell Pluripotency and Reprogramming |
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Cecilia Cotta-Ramusino, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School |
WED, MAR 14
9:00 am |
Genetic Interrogation of the DNA damage response |
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Jenny Shrestha
Y1 Ph.D. Student |
TUES, MAR 20
noon |
X‑chromosome inactivation becomes a paradigm for RNA and chromatin control |
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Noel Raynal, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Fels Institute (J-P Issa’s Lab) |
TUES, MAR 27
noon |
Epigenetic therapy of cancer |
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Priyanka Madireddi
Y2 PhD Student |
TUES, APR 3
noon |
Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders |
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Irfanali Rajabali Kugasia
Y1 MS Student |
TUES, APR 10
noon |
How cells direct, manage and exploit topoisomerase function |
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TBA |
TUES, APR 17
noon |
To be announced
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TBA |
TUES, APR 24
noon |
To be announced
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Contact Information:
Fels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology
Temple University School of Medicine
3307 N. Broad Street
Room 154 Pharmacy Allied Health Building
Philadelphia, PA 19140
T: 215-707-4300
F: 215-707-1454
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