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Life Sciences Seminar Series - Fall 2008
Tuesday, September 9
PREPARING FOR DIVERSE HEALTH CAREERS: A STUDENT-ALUM PANEL
4:15 pm, Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 pm)
Wednesday, September 24
HOW TO MAKE A MODERN CELL
Dr. Aaron Turkewitz, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, University of Chicago
4:15 pm, Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 pm)
Monday, October 6
WHY DO NEURONS DIE IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE & HOW CAN IT BE STOPPED?
Dr. James Surmeier, Nathan Smith Davis Professor and Chairman of Physiology,
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
4:15 pm, Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 pm)
Tuesday, October 14
LIVING WITH WOLVES
Jim & Jamie Dutcher, Multiple Emmy Award-winning filmmakers and cinematographers
7 pm, Lily Reid Memorial Chapel
Monday, October 27
UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH A VIRAL MOUSE MODEL
D’Anne Duncan’04, PhD Candidate, Microbiology-Immunology Dept, Northwestern University
4:15 pm, Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 pm)
Wednesday , November 12
STEM CELLS & NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE
Keynote Lecture of the 2008 Lake Forest College Brain Awareness Week
Dr. John Kessler, Davee Professor of Stem Cell Biology & Chairman of Neurology
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
4:15 pm, Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 pm)
Saturday, December 6
MODELING SCHIZOPHRENIA IN RODENTS: A Heuristic Approach
Keynote Lecture of the 2008 Lake Forest College NeuroFrontiers Workshop
Dr. Kuei Y Tseng, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine & Science
4:30 pm, Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 4:00 pm)
This seminar series is funded by the Biology Department, Eukaryon, Beta Beta Beta, and the Center for Chicago Programs. Questions? Contact the Biology Department at (847) 735-5090 |
