Mon., Dec. 4, noon. "Experiments on Quartz-Mica
Deformation: Implications for Pressure Solution," an Earth
and Planetary Sciences seminar with Jim Boles, University
of California, Santa Barbara; Olin Auditorium. HW
Mon., Dec. 4, 12:15 p.m. "Vertical Analysis of Ion
Channel Single-Gene Transcriptomes," a Carnegie Institution
Embryology seminar with William Agnew, SoM; 3520 San Martin
Drive. HW
Mon., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "Human-Machine Interaction With
Haptics" with Allison Okamura, WSE. Sponsored by the
Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. "Visualizing the Early Steps of
Single Retrovirus Entry Into Cells," a Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology seminar with Gregory Melikian, University
of Maryland; W2030 SPH. EB
Tues., Dec. 5, noon. "Regulation of the Lysosomal
Protease Cathepsin L by the Serpin Protein C Inhibitor," a
Biological Chemistry seminar with Yolanda Fortenberry, SoM;
612 Physiology. EB
Tues., Dec. 5, 4 p.m. "Multiple Pathways Influence
Mitochondrial Distribution in Yeast," a Carnegie
Institution Embryology seminar with Rebecca Frederick,
University of Utah; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Tues., Dec. 5, 4 p.m. "Non-Statistical Estimation of
Stochastic Dynamical Systems," an Applied Mathematics and
Statistics student seminar with Felipe Arrate; 304
Whitehead. HW
Tues., Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m. "Improved Statistical
Machine Translation Using Paraphrases," a Center for
Language and Speech Processing seminar with Chris
Callison-Burch, University of Edinburgh; 3 Shaffer. HW
Wed., Dec. 6, 8:15 a.m. "Results of the Tape Trial
— The Placebo Effect in Asthma," a Center for
Clinical Trials seminar with Robert Wise, SoM; W4030 SPH.
EB
Wed., Dec. 6, 10 a.m. "The Preparation and
Characterization of a Heparin-derived Oligosaccharide That
Binds to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoprotein D," a
Biological Chemistry special seminar with Ronald Copeland,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 612 Physiology.
EB
Wed., Dec. 6, noon. "Against Cosmopolitanism? Rawl's
Law of Peoples and the Questions of Democracy and Political
Pluralism in International Law," a Political Science
seminar with Peter Danchin, University of Maryland; 366
Mergenthaler. HW
Wed., Dec. 6, noon. "Molecular Epidemiology of
Hematological Cancers in Adults and Children," an
Environmental Health Sciences seminar with Martyn Smith,
University of California, Berkeley; W3030 SPH. EB
Wed., Dec. 6, 12:15 p.m. "Metabolic Syndrome and
Cognitive Impairment: Is the Sum Greater Than Its Parts?" a
Mental Health seminar with Kristine Yaffe, University of
California, San Francisco; B14B Hampton House. EB
Wed., Dec. 6, 12:15 p.m. "HIPAA: How to Make It Work
for You," an Office for Research Subjects brown bag seminar
with Margi Joshi and Stephanie Gaudreau, ORS; W3031 SPH.
EB
Wed., Dec. 6, 1:30 p.m. "Structure and Design of
DNA-Binding Proteins," a Biophysics and Biophysical
Chemistry seminar with Carl Pabo, Harvard Medical School;
517 PCTB. EB
Wed., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Communicating with Hedgehogs,"
a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Matthew
Scott, Stanford University/HHMI; 3520 San Martin Drive.
HW
Wed., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Telling Right From Wrong: How
DNA and RNA Polymerases Distinguish Between Correct and
Incorrect (d)NTPs," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
seminar with Robert Kuchta, University of Colorado; West
Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. "Light and Neutron
Scattering Spectroscopy Applied in Studies of Vascular
Biology," a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seminar
with Sriram Neelamegham, University at Buffalo, SUNY; 110
Maryland. HW
Thurs., Dec. 7, noon. "Assembly and Patterning of
Vessels During Developmental Angiogenesis and
Lymphangiogenesis," a Cell Biology seminar with Brant
Weinstein, NICHHD/NIH; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., Dec. 7, 12:10 p.m. "Tipping the Scales:
Obese Children and Child Safety Seats," a Health, Behavior
and Society seminar with Lara Trifiletti, Ohio State
University. Co-sponsored by the Center for a Livable
Future. 250 Hampton House. EB
Thurs., Dec. 7, 12:15 p.m. "The Lobbyists Panel," a
Health Policy and Management seminar with Barbara Brocato,
Robin Shavitz, Don Murphy and Frank Boston; B14 Hampton
House. EB
Thurs., Dec. 7, 1 p.m. "Embryonic Stem Cells and
Motor Neuron Diversity," a Neuroscience research seminar
with Hynek Wichterle, Columbia University; West Lecture
Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., Dec. 7, 4 p.m. "Protein Quality Control in
the Endoplasmic Reticulum," a Biology seminar with Davis
Ng, National University of Singapore; 100 Mudd. HW
Mon., Dec. 11, 9 a.m. "Networks and Neighborhoods:
Multilevel Determinants of STI Risks," an Epidemiology
thesis defense seminar with Caroline Fichtenberg; W2030
SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m. "Anticipated Longevity and
Other Determinants in Shaping Parent-Child Proximity for
Older Adults," a Population and Family Health Sciences
thesis defense seminar with Yiduo Zhang; E4611 SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 11, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "'There Is No Spoon': The
Representations of Association Cortex in Monkey" with Ralph
Siegel, Rutgers University; 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Dec. 11, 4 p.m. "Fertilization Mechanisms: How
Sperm TRP Along to the Egg," a Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology seminar with Harvey Florman, University of
Massachusetts Medical School; W2030 SPH. EB