HHMI Special Seminar Series – Spring 2011 Schedule

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The speakers selected for the HHMI Special Seminar Series have demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduates, focusing on science education and basic research at minority-serving institutions.

Hosted by: The MIT Department of Biology

For more information, contact:  Dr. Mandana Sassanfar (mandana <at> mit <dot> edu)

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NIKOLAS NIKOLAIDIS

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Science, California State University

Seminar Topic:  Evolution and Functional Characterization of the Lipid-Hsp70 Interactions”

Seminar Date & Time:  Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 11:00 am

Location:  76-156A&B

Coffee and cookies at 10:50 am

With an introduction by Susan Lindquist

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MAGGIE WERNER-WASHBURNE

Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico

Seminar Topic:  The Genomics of Yeast Stationary Phase: Birth, Death, and Wild Flings in a Flask”

Seminar Date & Time:  Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 3:00 pm

Location:  Whitehead Auditorium

Coffee and cookies at 2:50 pm

With an introduction by Chris Kaiser

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RENE HERRERA

Professor, Florida International University

Seminar Topic:  “Genetic insights into the peopling of the world”

Seminar Date & Time:  Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:00 am

Location:  Whitehead Auditorium

Coffee and cookies at 9:50 am

With an introduction by David Page

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CARLOS GONZALEZ

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico

Seminar Topic:  ARE-Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Human IL-3″

Seminar Date & Time:  Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:00 pm (please note time change)

Location:  68-181

Coffee and cookies at 11:50 am

With an introduction by Tom RajBhandary