University of Wisconsin–Madison

Seminar list for this week: November 27-December 1

Monday, November 27, 2023 3:00 PM          Biochemistry Colloquium:  Metabolic phenotypes in human disease; Speaker: Ralph DeBerardinis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Join in person:  1211 HFD Biochemical Sciences Join via stream:  https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq    3:30 PM          McArdle Trainee Seminar:  Co-alterations in PIK3CA & ARID1A lead to enhanced sensitivity to PI3K inhibition; Speaker:  Shirsa Udgata (Advisor: Dustin Deming, MD); Targeting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Oncoproteins Using HIV Protease Inhibitors; Speaker:  Kerry Smith (Advisor: Nate Sherer, PhD). Join in person:  6571 WIMR II Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:00 PM        Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar:  Organogenesis and regeneration in the islets of Langerhans; Speaker:  Barak Blum, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Cell & Regenerative Biology, UW-Madison. Join in person:  Discovery Center, WID Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96958883460?pwd=bWVHbEdWdGxQdHMyOVkxTHV5UW9mdz09 (Passcode: 936743) Wednesday, November 29, 2023 8:00 AM         Oncology Grand Rounds:  N/A 11:00 AM       Cancer Biology Seminar:  A numbers game: how aneuploidy affects cell behavior and stress adaptation; Speaker:  Rong Li, PhD, Prof. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Join in person:  1345 HSLC Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92891363864 (Passcode: 629651) 12:00 PM        Neuroscience Seminar:  Structural Pharmacology & State Transitions of the Muscle-type Nicotinic Receptor; Speaker:  Ryan Hibbs, PhD, Dept. Neurobiology, University of California – San Diego. Join in person:  3571 WIMR II 12:00 PM        Comparative Biomedical Sciences Student Seminar:  Roles of Integrin α4 and integrin α9 in the development of elevated Intra-ocular pressure and trabecular meshwork damage; Speaker:  Tania Sharmin (Advisor: Dr. Colleen McDowell), SMPH, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Join in person:  2255 School of Veterinary Medicine 3:30 PM          Genetics Colloquium:  TBA; Speaker:  Jianjun Sun, University of Connecticut. Join in person:  1111 Genetics/Biotech Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98087850165?pwd=azZ5Q3diR0tXb2p4UTBxTDVZVkJkZz09   Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:00 AM       Nutritional Sciences Seminar:  Neuro-pigments to Neuro-cognition: Carotenoids and Cognitive Function; Speaker:  Naiman Khan, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. Join in person:  290 Nutritional Sciences 12:00 PM        Wisconsin Blood Cancer Research Institute Colloquium: N/A  12:10 PM        Molecular Virology Seminar:  Exploring virus mobility and transport through the chromatin labyrinth; Speaker:  Salla Mattola, PhD, Dept. Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä; Finland. Join in person:  1211 Biochemical Sciences 12:30 PM        Evolution Seminar:  Evolution and emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants; Speaker:  Thomas Friedrich, School of Veterinary Medicine, UW-Madison. Join in person:  1111 Biochemistry Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91806319929 Friday, December 1, 2023 12:00 PM        Medical Microbiology & Immunology Seminar:  Memory T cell induced innate inflammation: Mechanisms and Consequences; Speaker:  Dr. Chandrashekhar Pasare, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Join in person:  1520 Microbial Sciences 12:00 PM        Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Seminar:  TBA; Speaker:  Felix Elwert, Dept. Sociology, Dept. Biostatistics and Medical Informatics. Join in person:  1306 HSLC Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91444087740      12:00 PM        John D. Wiley Seminar:  Contextual Aspects of Autism in Adolescence and Adulthood; Speaker:  Gael Orsmond, PhD, Boston University. Join in person:  John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216