BRINGING NEURODEGENERATION TO HEEL: Lessons from Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Dr. Teepu Siddique, MD, Professor of Neurobiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
February 6, 2012, Monday
A BIOMECHANIC AT THE MOVIES
Inaugural Eukaryon Lecture
Dr. Michael LaBarbera, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago
March 6, 2012, Tuesday
SNOW LEOPARDS TO LEMMINGS: Predation Risk, Competition, and Biodiversity Conservation
Dr. Som Ale, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Illinois-Chicago
March 21, 2012, Wednesday
TRACKING DISEASES USING BIOCHIPS
Beta Beta Beta Induction
Dr. Aeraj ul Haque, PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, Post-doctoral Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory
March 28, 2012, Wednesday
NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE: Insights from Fly Behavior, NeuroFrontiers Lecture
Dr. Anthony West, PhD in Cellular and Clinical Neurobiology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
April 28, 2012, Saturday
CORRECTION OF RNA SPLICING DEFECTS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Dr. Michelle Hastings, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
April 23, 2011, Saturday
THE ROLE OF WNT SIGNALING IN ZEBRAFISH CRANIOFACIAL CARTILAGE DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Barbara Sisson ‘98, Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital Research Center
March 30, 2011, Wednesday
DISCOVERING NOVEL GENES THAT REGULATE OUR CHOLESTEROL
Katrina Brandis ‘06, Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Cell Biology, Diabetic Cardiovascular Disease Center, Washington University School of Medicine
March 1, 2011, Tuesday
NEURODEGENERATION: Role of flow in motion
Dr. Puneet Opal, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Cell & Molec. Biology and Neuroscience, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
February 23, 2011, Wednesday
LMP1 IN B-CELL LYMPHOMAS: How does a viral protein both drive and inhibit apoptosis in cancers?
Dr. Zach Pratt, Ph.D., Cancer Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
February 8, 2011, Tuesday
MECHANISMS FOR HEMORRHAGIC TRANSFORMATION FOLLOWING ISCHEMIC STROKE: Implications for Treatment
Dr. Darryl Peterson, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science,
February 1, 2011, Tuesday
CELL AND GENE THERAPY FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Dr. Jeffrey Kordower, Professor of Neurosurgery, Rush University
November 10, 2010, Wednesday
SCIENCE MEETS SCIENCE FICTION: Seeing into the Future of Ecosystem Conservation
Jessica Price’05, PhD student Candidate
Conservation Ecology, UW-Madison
October 20, 2010, Wednesday
THE ORIGIN OF BIRD SPECIES: Lessons from the Himalayas
Dr. Trevor Price, Professor of Biology
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
September 30, 2010, Thursday
LENTI ON THE BRAIN: Strategies for reducing amyloid-beta pathology in Alzheimer Disease
Dr. Robert Marr, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Saturday, April 24 , 2010
Targeting the Disguised Command Centers in Brain Cancer
Michael Zorniak ’07, PhD student, University of Wisconsin Madison
Saturday, April 24, 2010
A Novel Approach for Enhanced Regeneration
Dr. Nijee Sharma ’04, MD/PhD student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Saturday, April 24, 2010
BACE1: The “Secret Ace” in Alzheimer’s Disease
Lokesh Kukreja ’08, PhD student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Saturday, April 24, 2010
PIRATES OF INFLAMMATION: Curse of the Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpes Virus
Arun Paul ’05, MD/PhD student, Microbiology/Immunology Department Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
HOW NEURONS CHANGE DURING LEARNING IN YOUNG AND AGING BRAINS
Dr. John Disterhoft, Magerstadt Memorial Research Professor
Chair of Physiology and Director of the Institute of Neuroscience, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
KENNETH L. WEIK UNDERGRADUATE LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
First Annual Showcase of Biology Research Conducted by Lake Forest College Students
Thursday, November 10, 2009
USING MUSEUM RECORDS TO TRACK RECENT BIOTIC CHANGE: An 80-year resurvey of small mammals in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada
Dr. Eric Rikart, Curator of Vertebrates, Associate Professor of Biology
Utah Museum of Natural History Thursday, October 22, 2009
PREPARING FOR DIVERSE BIOLOGY CAREERS: Alumni Choices, Alumni Voices
Thursday, September 10, 2009
LABILE CARBON IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS: Production, Allocation and Drivers
Charles Flower ‘04, PhD candidate, Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior program, University of Illinois at Chicago
Thursday, October 8, 2009
GENETICS OF SPECIATION: Insights from Fly Behavior
Dan McNabney ’04, Ph.D. candidate, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Rochester
Monday, April 13, 2009
Short Research Talks by Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Fellows
STICKY AMOEBA: Not a SAD Tail After All
Tony Kowal, Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Northwestern University
Monday, March 30, 2009
PARKINSON’S DISEASE - Vulnerability of Dopamine or Norepinephrine Neurons?
Javier Sanchez, Ph.D. Candidate, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University
Monday, March 30, 2009
CAN WE MAKE BLOOD OUTSIDE OUR BODY?
Samantha England ’04, Ph.D. candidate, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Rochester
Monday, March 23, 2009
GENETICS OF DIABETES MELLITUS: Insight From Studies Of Neonatal Diabetes
Dr. Graeme Bell, Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics, The University of Chicago
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
PREPARING FOR DIVERSE BIOLOGY CAREERS: Alumni Choices, Alumni Voices
Monday, February 16, 2009
MODELING SCHIZOPHRENIA IN RODENTS: A Heuristic Approach
Dr. Kuei Y Tseng, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine & Science
Saturday, December 6, 2008
STEM CELLS & NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE
Dr. John Kessler, Davee Professor of Stem Cell Biology & Chairman of Neurology
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Wednesday , November 12, 2008
UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH A VIRAL MOUSE MODEL
D’Anne Duncan’04, PhD Candidate, Microbiology-Immunology Dept, Northwestern University
Monday, October 27, 2008
LIVING WITH WOLVES
Jim & Jamie Dutcher, Multiple Emmy Award-winning filmmakers and cinematographers
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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
Monday, October 6, 2008
HOW TO MAKE A MODERN CELL
Dr. Aaron Turkewitz, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, University of Chicago
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
PREPARING FOR DIVERSE HEALTH CAREERS: A STUDENT-ALUM PANEL
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
USING FAST VOLTAGE SENSITIVE DYES TO “SEE” NEURAL NETWORK ACTIVITY
Dr. William Frost, Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy, R. Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF C. ELEGANS PHARYNGEAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION
Dr. Peter Okkema, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF GONADAL STEROIDS AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN A RAT FACIAL NERVE INJURY MODEL
Ms. Nijee Sharma ’04 (Biology major), MD/PhD candidate, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT CAN I DO WITH A SCIENCE MAJOR?
Lisa Azu-Popow ’91 (Biology major), Project Manager, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
J. Jeffrey Johnson ’95 (Biology major), Project Manager, Museum of Science and Industry
Tara Buckland ’01 (Chemistry major), Corporate Training & Instructional Design, Abbott Laboratories
Tabatha Endres-Cruz ’98 (Environmental Studies Major), Program Director, YMCA of McHenry County
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
NEURONS IN MOTION: THE ROLE OF THE PLANAR CELL POLARITY PATHWAY DURING FACIAL BRANCHIOMOTOR NEURON MIGRATION
Mr. Oni Mapp, PhD candidate, Department of Developmental Biology, University of Chicago
Mr. Avery Posey, PhD candidate, Department of Genetics, University of Chicago
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
MANIPULATION OF HOST CELLS BY KAPOSI’S SARCOMA ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS - Survival By A Successful Pathogen
Dr. Bala Chandran, Chair & Professor of Microbiology & Immunology,
Rosalind Franklin University of Science & Medicine
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS: Their Role In Understanding Evolution In The Tropics And How To Conserve Biodiversity
Dr. John Bates, Chairman, Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History
Monday, November 5, 2007
LUPUS AND SNURPS: Uncovering An Extra Step In The Central Dogma
Dr. Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
Thursday, October 18, 2007
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS IN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Dr. Robert Vassar, Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
A VOYEURISTS’ APPROACH TO CELL BIOLOGY: Revealing Cell Behavior Using Live Cell Imaging
Dr. Kathy Green, Joseph Mayberry Professor of Pathology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
POLLINATORS AND LOCAL ADAPTATION IN PENSTEMON
Dr. Jeremie Fant, Plant Biologist & Manager, Chicago Botanic Gardens
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
NEUROSCIENCE IN SEARCH FOR A CURE FOR DRUG ADDICTION
Dr. T. Celeste Napier, Professor of Pharmacology, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
November 30, 2006
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: A TANGLED PROBLEM
Dr. Lester Binder, Abbott Professor of Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
November 30, 2006
FEEDING AND GLOATING FOR MORE: INTELLIGENT DESIGN VS. EVOLUTION
Dr. Jerry Coyne, Professor of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago
November 15, 2006
HOW OUR HANDS HELP US THINK
Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow, Ruml Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
November 8, 2006
YEAST AS SMALL “MAD COWS” DEMONSTRATE PROTEIN-BASED INHERITANCE
Dr. Susan Liebman, Distinguished University Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago
October 25, 2006
STRESS & AGING IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
Dr. Richard Morimoto, Bill & Gayle Cook Professor of Biology, Northwestern University
September 27, 2006