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Preparing Future Faculty: A life science presentation 3/30
Biology Seminar Series: Two Research Presentations by Fellows of the “Preparing Future Faculty” (PFF) Program
Lake Forest, Ill. - Mr. Anthony Kowal, a PhD candidate in the Integrated Graduate Program of Life Sciences, Northwestern University, and Dr. Javier Sánchez, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University, will deliver public lectures at Lake Forest College on Monday, March 30 at 4:15 pm.
Aimed at a general audience, Mr. Kowal’s presentation titled “Sticky Amoeba: Not a SAD Tail After All” and Dr. Sánchez’s presentation titled “Parkinson’s Disease: Vulnerability of Dopamine or Norepinephrine Neurons?” will be held in Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall. The public is welcome to attend free of charge. A pre-seminar reception will be held at 3:45 pm. Pease call 847-735-5090 for more information.
Mr. Kowal received his undergraduate degree in Biology at Knox College, graduating cum laude and with Honors in the major. He is presently conducting doctoral work in the Integrated Graduate Program at Northwestern University and expects to complete his Ph.D. this fall. His research examines the fundamental properties of physical movement by cells, which is critical for a number of biological processes, including tissue formation, wound healing, defense against infection, and muscle contraction. Among his honors, Mr. Kowal received support from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science and from the Center for Genetic Medicine, and he is a member of the American Society for Cell Biology.
Dr. Javier Sánchez received his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico and his Ph.D. in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor University. He is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physiology at Northwestern University. His research examines how dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain, influences nerves in the basal ganglia, a region of the brain associated with motor function (disorders of the basal ganglia are associated with Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, and Tourette’s syndrome). Among his honors, Dr. Sanchez received the NINDS Society of Neuroscience Award and a Neuroscience Predoctoral National Research Service Award.
The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program is designed to train would-be faculty members for careers in academia. In particular, the program provides doctoral students with opportunities to observe and experience faculty responsibilities at a variety of academic institutions with varying missions, diverse student bodies, and different expectations for faculty. It presently involves 43 doctoral degree-granting institutions and more than 250 “partner” institutions.
This event is sponsored by the Lake Forest College Biology Department, Eukaryon (an undergraduate journal of life science scholarship), Beta Beta Beta (the national undergraduate biology honorary society), UAN-ASBMB (a national molecular biology & biochemistry society), and the Center for Chicago Programs.
Aimed at a general audience, Mr. Kowal’s presentation titled “Sticky Amoeba: Not a SAD Tail After All” and Dr. Sánchez’s presentation titled “Parkinson’s Disease: Vulnerability of Dopamine or Norepinephrine Neurons?” will be held in Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall. The public is welcome to attend free of charge. A pre-seminar reception will be held at 3:45 pm. Pease call 847-735-5090 for more information.
Mr. Kowal received his undergraduate degree in Biology at Knox College, graduating cum laude and with Honors in the major. He is presently conducting doctoral work in the Integrated Graduate Program at Northwestern University and expects to complete his Ph.D. this fall. His research examines the fundamental properties of physical movement by cells, which is critical for a number of biological processes, including tissue formation, wound healing, defense against infection, and muscle contraction. Among his honors, Mr. Kowal received support from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science and from the Center for Genetic Medicine, and he is a member of the American Society for Cell Biology.
Dr. Javier Sánchez received his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico and his Ph.D. in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor University. He is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physiology at Northwestern University. His research examines how dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain, influences nerves in the basal ganglia, a region of the brain associated with motor function (disorders of the basal ganglia are associated with Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, and Tourette’s syndrome). Among his honors, Dr. Sanchez received the NINDS Society of Neuroscience Award and a Neuroscience Predoctoral National Research Service Award.
The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program is designed to train would-be faculty members for careers in academia. In particular, the program provides doctoral students with opportunities to observe and experience faculty responsibilities at a variety of academic institutions with varying missions, diverse student bodies, and different expectations for faculty. It presently involves 43 doctoral degree-granting institutions and more than 250 “partner” institutions.
This event is sponsored by the Lake Forest College Biology Department, Eukaryon (an undergraduate journal of life science scholarship), Beta Beta Beta (the national undergraduate biology honorary society), UAN-ASBMB (a national molecular biology & biochemistry society), and the Center for Chicago Programs.
