2011 - 2012 Biotechnology Events & Seminars
| 1. | Feb. 1,
Wednesday | 1:00p.m. -4:00p.m.
| Joint Aging and Osteoarthritis: Concepts, Prevention and Treatment
Martin Lotz, M.D., Professor and Head, Arthritis Research, The Scripps Research Institute | Sanford Children’s Health Research Center
Translational Research Forum, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, A 1350 (Auditorium), Host: Salvo Albani, M.D., Ph.D., Contact: Jessica Colomb, Dr. Lotz will present his translational journey through the challenges and future of the most common degenerative disease in humans.
jcolomb@sanfordburnham.org |
| 2. | Feb. 1,
Wednesday | 2:00p.m. -4:00p.m.
| Abbott Mini-Symposium
Dr. Alois Fürstner, Professor, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany | Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute,
BCC1, W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, Host: Professor Phil Baran, Contact: Taylor Cohen or Vicky Armstrong
chemsem@scripps.edu |
| 3. | Feb. 2,
Thursday | 12:00p.m.
| TCR Signal Strength in Thymic Selection
Kristin Hogquist, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota | Immunology Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
Skaggs Institute for Molecular Biology Building (MBB), MBB, Contact: Daniella R. Carlson
iag-desk@scripps.edu |
| 4. | Feb. 2,
Thursday | 3:00p.m.
| On the Good and Bad Side of Host Galectins in Viral Infections
Dr. Barry T. Rouse, Lindsay Young, Distinguished Professor, University of Tennessee | Pathogenesis Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
Immunology Building East, East Conference Room, Contact: Barbara Parker
bparker@scripps.edu |
| 5. | Feb. 6,
Monday | 12:00p.m.
| Antibody Therapeutics go Pro: Local Therapeutic Activation by Proteolysis Opens a New Target Space
Patrick S. Daugherty, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara | Cancer Center Lecture Series, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, Host: Guy Salvesen, Ph.D., Contact: America Vega
avega@sanfordburnham.org |
| 6. | Feb. 7,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Memory Enhancers
Tim Tully, Ph.D., Dart Pharmaceuticals | The Department of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: The Department of Pharmacology, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http://pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 7. | Feb. 7,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Teaching an Old Virus New Tricks: VSV as a Circuitry Tracer
Constance L. Cepko, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute | President's Lecture Series, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, Host: Alexey Terskikh, Ph.D., Contact: Tara Mabry
tmabry@sanfordburnham.org |
| 8. | Feb. 7,
Tuesday | 3:30p.m.
| Bernard Fields Lecturer on Microbial Pathogenesis
Mary K. Estes, Ph.D. and Beatrice H. Hahn, M.D. | Bernard Fields Memorial Lecture Fund; Kroc Lecture Fund; Pathogenesis Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
MBB, Committee Lecture Hall, Host: Dr. Michael Oldstone, Contact: Barbara Parker
bparker@scripps.edu |
| 9. | Feb. 8,
Wednesday | 10:30a.m.
| Evidence for Human Lung Stem Cells
Nima Dolatabati, Lipton Lab | Mesa Stem Cell Journal Club & User's Meeting, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, Contact: Brandon Nelson, Snacks and refreshments/coffee provided
bnelson@sanfordburnham.org |
| 10. | Feb. 8,
Wednesday | 12:00p.m.
| Illuminating Experience-Dependent Regulation of Cortical Circuits
Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D., Investigator, Unit Chief, Neural Circuits and Adaptive Behaviors, Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH | ZNI Seminar Series, USC Health Sciences Campus,
Zilka Neurogenetic Institute, Room 112, Contact: 323.442.2144
www.usc.edu/zni |
| 11. | Feb. 8,
Wednesday | 5:00p.m. -6:00p.m.
| microRNA Signaling Cascade that Drives Compulsive Cocaine Use
Paul Kenny, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Scripps Florida, Faculty Lecture Series |
Green Hospital, Valerie Timken Amphitheater, Host: Larry Gerace, Ph.D., Contact: Tinarenee Albert
talbert@scripps.edu |
| 12. | Feb. 9,
Thursday | 9:30a.m. -11:00a.m.
| ZNF750 is a p63 Target That Induces KLF4 to Drive Terminal Epidermal Differentiation
George Sen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego | Southern California Stem Cell Consortium , Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, A1350, Lake Nona
http://www.thomson-webcast.net/us/dispatching/MilliporeWebinar20120209
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| 13. | Feb. 9,
Thursday | 10:00a.m. -2:30p.m.
| 33rd Semiannual Biotechnology Vendor Showcase at the University of California, San Diego
| Biotechnology Calendar, Inc., UCSD,
Price Center West, Ballroom B, Contact: Antonia Romero, 530-272-6675
aromero@biotech-calendar.com |
| 14. | Feb. 9,
Thursday | 11:00a.m.
| The Post-doc Dilemma
Steven Casper, Ph.D., Henry E. Riggs Professor of Management and the Director of the PPM Program at Keck Graduate Institute | The 33rd Semiannual Biotechnology Vendor Showcase at the University of California, San Diego & Biotechnology Calendar, Inc., UCSD,
Price Center West, Thurgood Marshall , Contact: Antonia Romero, 530-272-6675
aromero@biotech-calendar.com |
| 15. | Feb. 9,
Thursday | 12:00p.m.
| Latest Digital Camera Technologies for Microscope Imaging including CMOS
Baggi Somasundaram, Ph.D. Sales Specialist, BioImaging Solutions | The 33rd Semiannual Biotechnology Vendor Showcase at the University of California, San Diego & Biotechnology Calendar, Inc., UCSD,
Price Center West, Thurgood Marshall , Contact: Antonia Romero, 530-272-6675
aromero@biotech-calendar.com |
| 16. | Feb. 9,
Thursday | 12:00p.m.
| The Immune Bee-Hive: Motor-protein Regulated Motility, Motile Synapses and the Generation of Collective Behaviors in the Immune Response
Matthew Krummel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco | Immunology Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
Skaggs Institute for Molecular Biology Building (MBB), MBB, Contact: Daniella R. Carlson
iag-desk@scripps.edu |
| 17. | Feb. 9,
Thursday | 1:00p.m.
| Prove and Publish: Cell Line Authentication
Dr. Michael Baird, DNA Diagnostics Center | The 33rd Semiannual Biotechnology Vendor Showcase at the University of California, San Diego & Biotechnology Calendar, Inc., UCSD,
Price Center West, Thurgood Marshall , Contact: Antonia Romero, 530-272-6675
aromero@biotech-calendar.com |
| 18. | Feb. 10,
Friday | 9:00a.m. -1:15p.m.
| 23rd Annual Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium
Oxidative Chemistry in the Degradation of Cellulose - Professor Michael Marletta; Toward Transformative Therapies and the Ideal Synthesis - Professor Paul Wender; The Emerging Science of Nanocrystals - Professor Paul Alivisatos; Catalytic Asymmetric C–C Bond Formationwith 1-Alkenes of One-Point Binding: ZACA Reaction - Professor Ei-ichi Negishi
| The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute,
The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive , Auditorium, Host: Professors K.C. Nicolaou and Phil Baran, Contact: Vicky Nielsen Armstrong or Natasha Zepeda
vbn@scripps.edu or natasha@scripps.edu |
| 19. | Feb. 14,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Activity-based Proteomics - Applications for Enzyme and Inhibitor Discovery
Benjamin F. Cravatt, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Physiology, Co-director of the Center for Physiological Proteomics, The Scripps Research Institute | President's Lecture Series, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, Host: Tariq Rana, Ph.D., Contact: Tara Mabry
tmabry@sanfordburnham.org |
| 20. | Feb. 14,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Drugging the PI3K-mTOR Pathway: Bridging Preclinical Biology to Clinical Efficacy in Cancer Patients
Robert Abraham, Ph.D., Pfizer | The Department of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: The Department of Pharmacology, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http://pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 21. | Feb. 15,
Wednesday | 4:00p.m.
| Towards Unification of the Cancer Stem Cell and Clonal Evolution Models of Cancer Heterogeneity
John E. Dick, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, Canada | Cancer Center Director's Seminar Series, UCSD,
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center Building, Goldberg Auditorium (2nd Floor), Host: Dong-Er Zhang, Ph.D. |
| 22. | Feb. 15,
Wednesday | 4:30p.m. -6:30p.m.
| Bernard Gert (1934-2011): Working With a Giant on a Critique of Living Organ Donation
Robert W. Steiner, M.D. | UCSD Biomedical Ethics Seminar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
Medical Teaching Facility, Room 175
http://ethics.ucsd.edu/seminars/seminars.html
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| 23. | Feb. 16,
Thursday | 12:00p.m.
| Development of Cancer Vaccines
Teresa Ramirez-Montagut, M.D., Ph.D., Research Investigator, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation | Immunology Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
Skaggs Institute for Molecular Biology Building (MBB), MBB, Contact: Daniella R. Carlson
iag-desk@scripps.edu |
| 24. | Feb. 17,
Friday | 2:00p.m. -3:00p.m.
| Using Chemical Synthesis to Unravel the Mysteries of Ubiquitin Signal
Ashraf Brik, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel | Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute,
BioScience Center, W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, Host: Phil Dawson, Contact: Vicky Nielsen Armstrong
vbn@scripps.edu |
| 25. | Feb. 21,
Tuesday | 10:00a.m. -2:00p.m.
| DNC Neuroscience Seminar Series
John L.R. Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D., Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry,
Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco | Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute,
Dorris Center, Auditorium, Contact: Nancy Wentworth
nancyw@scripps.edu |
| 26. | Feb. 21,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Allosteric Modulators of GPCRs as a Novel Approach for Treatment of CNS Disorders
Jeff Conn, Ph.D., Vanderbilt | The Department of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: The Department of Pharmacology, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http://pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 27. | Feb. 22,
Wednesday | 4:00p.m. -5:30p.m.
| Genentech Lecturer 2012
Erick M. Carreira, Ph.D., ETH, Zurich, Switzerland | Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute,
BioScience Center, W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, Contact: Vicky Nielsen
vbn@scripps.edu |
| 28. | Feb. 23 -Feb.25
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| 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS)
We expect to have three keynote speeches and 10 invited speeches |
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.iccabs.org |
| 29. | Feb. 23,
Thursday | 12:00p.m.
| Regulation of Nucleic Acid-sensing Toll-like Receptors
Cythia Leifer, Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University | Immunology Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
Molecular Biology Building, Committee Lecture Hall |
| 30. | Feb. 23,
Thursday | 3:30p.m. -4:30p.m.
| MCBAG Seminar Series Meeting
Dr. Raymond Deshaies, Professor, Caltech
Division of Biology | Molecular and Cellular Biology Affinity Group, The Scripps Research Institute,
BioScience Center, W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, Host: Dr. Curt Wittenberg, Contact: Ella Blanc
ellab@scripps.edu |
| 31. | Feb. 24,
Friday | 9:00a.m. -5:00p.m.
| 3rd Annual
Sanford-Burnham Rare Disease Day Symposium
Identifying and Treating Genetic Diseases in Children
| Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Building 12 Auditorium, La Jolla, Auditorium A1350, Host: Hudson Freeze, Ph.D., Contact: Amy Hathaway, Registration Site and Symposium Program:
hathaway@sanfordburnham.org
http://www.sanfordburnham.org/news_and_events/2012_rare_disease_symposium.aspx |
| 32. | Feb. 28,
Tuesday | 8:30a.m. -5:00p.m.
| miRNA Workshop The Next Wave of Gene Regulation
Dr. Alexandre Colas (Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute), Dr. Eric Marcusson (Regulus), Dr. Amy Pasquinelli (Dept. of MolBio, UCSD), Dr. Irene Pederson (Dept. of Biology and Biochemistry, UCI), Dr. Jeff Long (The Salk), Dr. Abhishek Saharia (Sigma Aldrich Corp.) | San Diego Center for Systems Biology , Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
Frederic de Hoffmann Auditorium
http://sdcsb.org/events/mirna-02-2012 |
| 33. | Feb. 28,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Does My Raise Depend on This? Quantifying Expertise in Computational Chemistry
Martha Head, Ph.D., GlaxoSmithKline | The Department of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: The Department of Pharmacology, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http://pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 34. | Feb. 28,
Tuesday | 12:30p.m.
| Understanding and Managing Early Stage Cancers
Ronald A. DePinho, M.D., President, Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | President's Lecture Series, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, Host: John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D., Contact: Tara Mabry
tmabry@sanfordburnham.org |
| 35. | Feb. 29,
Wednesday | 5:30p.m. -8:00p.m.
| BioTalk
| San Diego Biotech Discussion Group, Sorrento Summit,
7473 & 7475 Lusk Blvd. San Diego, CA. 92121
http://www.sd-biotech.org/meeting.htm |
| 36. | Mar. 6,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Discovery of Bioactive Marine Natural Products - In Search of Drug Leads and Cell Biology Tools
Raymond Andersen, Ph.D., University of British Columbia | The Department of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: The Department of Pharmacology, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http://pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 37. | Mar. 16,
Friday | 12:00p.m.
| Directed Conversion of Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Skin Fibroblasts into Functional Neurons
Asa Abeliovich, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Cell Biology and Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY | NASCR Seminar, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, A1350, Lake Nona, Host: Nobuki Nakanishi, Ph.D., Contact: Bobbie Larraga
blarraga@burnham.org |
| 38. | Mar. 21,
Wednesday | 2:00p.m.
| Systems Pharmacology: Polypharmacology to Treat Cancer
Kevan Shokat, Ph.D., Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Professor and Vice Chair, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, Professor, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley | P01 Hypoxia Annual Symposium Advances in Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Hypoxia, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, A2220, Lake Nona, Host: Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., Contact: Adrienne Crown, Ext 5185
http://www.sanfordburnham.org/research/cancer/signal/Pages/Symposium.aspx |
| 39. | Mar. 21,
Wednesday | 2:45p.m.
| Hypoxia, HIFs, and Metabolism
Celeste Simon, Ph.D., Scientific Director and Investigator, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Professor, Cell and Development Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | P01 Hypoxia Annual Symposium Advances in Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Hypoxia, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, A2220, Lake Nona, Host: Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., Contact: Adrienne Crown, Ext 5185
http://www.sanfordburnham.org/research/cancer/signal/Pages/Symposium.aspx |
| 40. | Mar. 21,
Wednesday | 4:00p.m.
| Metabolic Approaches for Cancer Research
Eyal Gottlieb, Ph.D., Apoptosis and Tumour Metabolism Group, The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research | P01 Hypoxia Annual Symposium Advances in Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Hypoxia, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
Fishman Auditorium, La Jolla, A2220, Lake Nona, Host: Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., Contact: Adrienne Crown, Ext 5185
http://www.sanfordburnham.org/research/cancer/signal/Pages/Symposium.aspx |
| 41. | Mar. 22,
Thursday | 9:00a.m. -4:30p.m.
| Biochemical Journal Symposium: Cell Signaling and Regulation
Schedules speakers include eight Biochemical Journal Editorial Board Members as well as scientists from Sanford-Burnham and Salk Institutes | Biochemical Journal, Sanford/Burnham Institute for Medical Research,
10905 Road to the Cure, San Diego, CA (Building #12), Auditorium, Host: Dr. Guy Salvesen, Contact: Sharon Schendel, Please pre-register by February 23, 2012 at:
schendel@sanfordburnham.org
www.biochemj.org/bj/symposium |
| 42. | Apr. 3,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Of Mice and Women: How Studying Mammary Development Informs Us About Breast Cancer
Zena Werb, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco | The Departmet of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: Tannishtha Reya, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http://pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 43. | Apr. 11,
Wednesday | 4:00p.m.
| mTORC1 and Cell Growth Control
John Blenis, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School | Cancer Center Director's Seminar Series, UCSD,
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center Building, Goldberg Auditorium (2nd Floor), Host: Dong-Er Zhang, Ph.D. |
| 44. | Apr. 15 -Apr.16
| 11:30a.m. -6:45p.m.
| 11th Annual Symposium: Systems Biology & the Microbiome
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. (JCVI) and Peer Bork, Ph.D. (EMBL) | Center for Systems Biology & Vulcan Real Estate, Institute for Systems Biology ,
401 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, 98109, Contact: 206-732-1200
www.systemsbiology.org |
| 45. | Apr. 25,
Wednesday | 8:30a.m. -5:00p.m.
| 3rd Annual GNF-JDRF Diabetes Research Symposium
MARK HUISING, Salk Institute; JAMES JOHNSON, The University of British Columbia; RANDAL KAUFMAN, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute;
BRYAN LAFFITTE, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation; KATHRIN MAEDLER, Bremen University; ANDREW STEWART, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; ANN TAYLOR, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research; QINGHUA WANG, University of Toronto | Genomics Institute of Novartis Research Foundation & Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation , Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation,
10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA, Registration Required - Seating Limited
www.gnf.org/collaborations/JDRF |
| 46. | May. 7 -May.8
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| LIPID MAPS Meeting 2012: Lipidomics Impact on Cell Biology, Metabolomics and Translational Medicine
Various Speakers | UCSD,
SIO Seaside Forum, Contact: Masada Disenhouse, 858-822-5853, For more info, visit:
mdisenhouse@ucsd.edu
http://www.lipidmaps.org/meetings/2012annual/index.html |
| 47. | May. 8,
Tuesday | 12:00p.m.
| Optical Control of Glutamate Receptors
Ehud Isacoff, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley | The Department of Pharmacology, UCSD,
Leichtag, Room 107, Host: Student Seminar Committee, Contact: Pharmeducation, Lizette Cerf, 858-822-3936
pharmeducation@ucsd.edu
http:/pharmacology@ucsd.edu/ |
| 48. | May. 9,
Wednesday | 4:00p.m.
| Molecular Pathways That Sustain Leukemia Stem Cells
Michael Cleary, M.D., Professor, Stanford School of Medicine | Cancer Center Director's Seminar Series, UCSD,
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center Building, Goldberg Auditorium (2nd Floor), Host: Dong-Er Zhang, Ph.D. |
| 49. | Jul. 25 -Jul.28
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| 10th International Congress on Cell Biology 16th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Cell Biology
Various Speakers |
Brazilian Society for Cell Biology, Riocentro Convention Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
iccb2012@intervent.com.br
www.sbbc.org.br/ICCB |
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