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Wednesday, April 9
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First Catherine H. Tuck, M.D., Memorial Lecture. Dr. Hertzel Gerstein, McMaster University, Toronto, "The Emerging Role of Glucose as a Potentially Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factor." Clark Conference Center, MHB Main Floor.
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| 10 a.m. |
Library Class. Nighat Ispahany, "Electronic Journals." Library Computer Center, HHSC Second Floor.
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Thomas Swisstack, Bernillo County Juvenile Justice Center, Albuquerque, NM, "The Juvenile Justice System and the Mental Health Collaborative." NYSPI First Floor Auditorium.
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| 4 p.m. |
Dept. of Medicine Faculty Research Seminar. Dr. Judah Weinberger, "Vascular Hyperplasia: Device Development for Mechanistic Investigations." Atchley-Loeb Conference Room, PH 8E.
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Thursday, April 10
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| 7 a.m. |
Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. Dr. Maria Fitzgerald, University College of London, "Infant Pain: Mechanisms and Implications for Treatment." Clark Conference Center, MHB Main Floor.
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| 9 a.m. |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center Conference. Dr. Robert Sherwin, Yale University, "Hypoglycemia in Diabetes: A Journey From the Bedside to the Bench." RBMS First Floor Auditorium. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Doctors Without Borders Traveling Exhibit. An interactive exhibit, "The Access to Essential Medicines EXPO," runs through April 12, until 6 p.m. daily. The exhibit will take place outdoors at 168th Street and Fort Washington Avenue.
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| 1 p.m. |
Zacharias Dische Retinal Degeneration Minisymposium. HHSC 3.
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| 4 p.m. |
Zacharias Dische Lecture. Dr. Thaddeus Dryja, Harvard Medical School, "Retinitis Pigmentosa, Clinical Implications of Genetic Heterogeneity," and Dr. Eliot Berson, Harvard Medical School, "Retinitis Pigmentosa, Diagnosis and Management."
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Pediatrics Seminar. Dr. Marc Foca, "Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Update." McIntosh Conference Room, BH 1-113.
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Friday, April 11
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| Noon. |
Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar. Dr. Stephen Strittmatter, Yale University School of Medicine, "Molecular Determinants of Axonal Regeneration: Nogo and Nogo Receptor." VC 14-240.
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Library Class. Marina Chilov, "Web of Science." HHSC Lobby After Hours Study Room.
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Library Class. Jose Hernandez, "Scanning." Library Computer Center, HHSC Second Floor.
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Monday, April 14
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| Noon. |
Pharmacology Seminar. Dr. David Gadsby, Rockefeller University, "Turning the Na/K Pump into a Dual-gated Cation Channel with Palytoxin." BB 724.
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| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Planning Your Conference Travel." HHSC Lobby After Hours Study Room. |
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Tuesday, April 15
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| Noon. |
Cancer Genetics Seminar. Dr. Thomas Look, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, "The New Genetics of T-cell ALL: A Fish Tale." RBMS First Floor Lecture Room 1. |
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Library Class. Doug McAndrew, "Power Point II." Computer Center, HHSC Second Floor. |
| 2 p.m. |
Noon. Library Class. Ying Chen, "Advanced SPSS." Computer Center, HHSC Second Floor. |
| 4 p.m. |
Genetics and Development Seminar. Dr. Thomas A. Kunkel, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIEHS/NIH, "Studies of Eukaryotic DNA Replication Fidelity and Mismatch Repair." HHSC 312.
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Wednesday, April 16
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| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Endnote." HHSC Computer Center, HHSC Second Floor.
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| 5 p.m. |
Cancer Genetics Seminar. Dr. Arthur Mercurio, Harvard Medical School, "Progression to Invasive Carcinoma: EMT, Integrins, and VEGF." RBMS Lobby Lecture Room 1. |
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Thursday, April 17
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| 9 a.m. |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center Seminar. Dr. Richard Deckelbaum, "Fatty Acids and Cholesterol: Friends or Foes in Cell Lipid Metabolism, Gene Expression, and Diabetes." RBMS First Floor Auditorium.
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Friday, April 18
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Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Alex Rich, M.I.T., "A Role for Z-DNA Binding in Vaccinia Virus Pathogenesis: A Possible Therapy for Smallpox." BB 523.
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Tuesday, April 22
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| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Katherine Torracca, "HTML." HHSC Computer Center, HHSC Second Floor.
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| 4:30 p.m. |
18th Annual Colleen Giblin Memorial Lecture. Dr. Gideon Dreyfuss, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, "The Survival of Motor Neurons Complex: An Assembly Machine for Ribonucleoprotein Particles." HHSC 401.
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Wednesday, April 23
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| 11:30 |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Dr. Greg Clarke, Kaiser Permanente, "Randomized Trial of Brief CBT for Depressed Adolescents on SSRIs in Primary Care." NYSPI First Floor Auditorium.
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| 4 p.m. |
Dept. of Medicine Faculty Research Seminar. Dr. Steven Marx, "Ion Channel Macromolecular Signaling Complexes." Atchley-Loeb Conference Room, PH 8E.
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Thursday, April 24
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| 6:45 a.m. |
Anesthesiology Lecture. Dr. Arthur Atchabahian, "Continuous Regional Analgesia: Where Do We Stand?" Clark Conference Center, MHB Lobby.
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| 9 a.m. |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center Seminar. Dr. Ravi Ramasamy, "Polyol Pathway Medicated Signaling and Cell Death in Ischemic Myocardium." Conference Room, RBMS 6.
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| 3 p.m. |
Tobacco Seminar Series. Dr. Lirio Covey, "Treating Tobacco Use Among Smokers with Mental Illness." NYSPI 6-602.
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| 5:30 p.m. |
History of Science Lecture. Dr. Evelyn M. Witkin, Rutgers University, "The Gene Concept: from Mendel to Watson and Crick." HHSC 401.
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Friday, April 25
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Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Advanced Endnote." HHSC Lobby After Hours Study Room.
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Epidemiology Seminar. Dr. Barbara Barlow, "Building a National Program to Reduce Childhood Injuries." PH 17-105.
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| Building Abbreviation Key |
| BB |
Black Building
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MHB |
Milstein Hospital Building |
| BHN |
Babies Hospital North
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NI |
Neurological Institute |
| BHS |
Babies Hospital South |
NYSPI |
New York State Psychiatric Institute |
| EI |
Eye Institute |
P&S |
Physicians & Surgeons Building |
| GB |
Georgian Building
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PH |
Presbyterian Hospital Building |
| HHSC |
Hammer Health Sciences Center |
RBMS |
Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion |
| HP |
Harkness Pavilion |
VC |
Vanderbilt Clinic |
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