Monday, May 4

3 p.m. Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, with rotating roster of speakers; 6150 Outpatient Center.

4 p.m. "Glycosylation of Proteins and Lipids in Yeast," a Biochemistry seminar with Neta Dean, State University of New York, Stony Brook; W2030 SHPH.

5 p.m. Dean's Lecture III--"Molecular Aspects of Lymphocyte Development" by Stephen Desiderio; Hurd Hall.

Homewood

4 p.m. " 'Thank You, Comrade Stalin : The Moral Economy of the Gift in Soviet Public Culture," an Institute for Global Studies seminar with Jeff Brooks; 404 Macaulay.

4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Is Face Recognition 'Special ? Evidence from Brain Injury, fMRI and Behavior" by Michael Tarr, Brown University; 341 Krieger.

Tuesday, May 5

2 p.m. The Alicia Showalter Reynolds Memorial Lecture--"Molecular Maps of Odor and Pheromone Perception" by Linda Buck, Harvard Medical School; East Lecture Hall, WBSB.

4:15 p.m "The Resolution Steps of V(D)J Recombination and Class Switch Recombination: Enzymes in Non-Homologous DNA End Joining," an Immunology Council seminar with Michael Lieber, University of Southern California School of Medicine; 2030 SHPH.

7 p.m. Christian Fellowship Meeting, musical worship and Bible study; Reed Hall Library. All are welcome.

Homewood

10 a.m. The Philip D. Curtin Seminar--"Africa and the World" with various speakers; Clipper Room, Shriver.

4:15 p.m. "Recent Advances in Asymmetric Catalysis," a Chemistry colloquium with Amir Hoveyda, Boston College; 233 Remsen.

7:30 p.m. Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Discussion and Social Group; 217 Ames. For more information, call Bob at 410-889-7081.

8 p.m. "The Big Gulp: X-Ray Signals of Matter Falling into a Black Hole" an "Open Night at the Institute" lecture; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. After the lecture, attendees will have an opportunity for a night of observing.

Off campus

7:30 p.m. Johns Hopkins Choral Society Spring Concert, performances of the Faure Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine; University Baptist Church, 3501 N. Charles St. All are welcome.

Wednesday, May 6

8:15 a.m. "Ethics of Placebos," a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with Nancy Min; 6015 SHPH.

10:30 a.m. "Live Pox-vectored Vaccines," a Vaccine Sciences track seminar with Charles Flexner; W4013 SHPH.

4 p.m. "Overcoming Resistance to Specific Immunotherapy of Cancer: Alpha Emitters and Vaccines," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with David Scheinberg, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 303 WBSB.

4 p.m. "Diagnosis and Treatment of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults," Endocrine Grand Rounds with Mary Lee Vance, University of Virginia; 1 Marburg.

4 p.m. "Coagulation Disease" with William Bell; 1024 Blalock.

4:30 p.m. JHUSOM Graduate Student Association Second Annual Poster Session and "Happy Hour," display of research posters; Greenhouse Cafeteria, PCTB.

5 p.m. New Approaches to Cancer Therapy 1998, Section II, Radiation Oncology: "Protracted Exposures to Ionizing Radiation: Implications for Cancer Treatment and Prevention" by Theodore DeWeese; 119 Oncology.

Homewood

4 p.m. " 'There's No Yellow in the Red, White and Blue : The Production and Reception of Anti-Japanese Music during World War II" an American History seminar with Krystyn Legg; 315 Gilman.

Thursday, May 7

Noon. "Molecular Genetic Analysis of Pattern Formation in Zebrafish," a Cell Biology and Anatomy seminar with William Talbot, New York University Medical School; 110 WBSB.

1 p.m. "Dynamics of Dendrite Growth during Synaptogenesis," a Neuroscience research seminar with Steve Smith, Stanford Medical School; 811 WBSB.

Homewood

2 p.m. "The Development of School Finance Formulas to Guarantee the Provision of Adequate Education to Low-Income Students," an Institute for Policy Studies faculty seminar with Andrew Reschovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 526 Wyman Park Bldg.

4 p.m. The Holtz Lecture--"Cell Engineering: An Engineering/Biology Interface for Science and Technology" by Douglas Lauffenberger, MIT; Garrett Room, MSE Library. Sponsored by Chemical Engineering.

Friday, May 8

2 p.m. "Auralization of Complex Environments," a colloquium with James E. West, Bell Laboratories; Parsons Auditorium. The program will be simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

Bayview

1 p.m. "Alternative Approaches to Immunotherapy," a Clinical Immunology clinical conference with Harold Nelson; Norman Library, Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Bayview Circle.

East Baltimore

10:30 a.m. "Cancer Vaccines," a Vaccine Sciences track seminar with Drew Pardoll; W4013 SHPH.

1 p.m. "New Observations in Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Heart Muscle," a Biomedical Engineering seminar with W. Jonathan Lederer, University of Maryland; 709 Traylor.

4 p.m. "Environmental Risks to Children's Health," a talk by Carol Browner, EPA, followed by a discussion; 1030 SHPH. Sponsored by the Center for a Livable Future. A reception will follow the talk.

Homewood

11 a.m. The Holtz Lecture--"Operation of Autocrine Ligand/Receptor Systems: Cell Sonar" by Douglas Lauffenberger, MIT; 109 Maryland. Sponsored by Chemical Engineering.

7:30 p.m. Agape Campus Ministry, weekly meeting; 100 Shaffer. All are welcome.

7:30 p.m. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, weekly group meeting; Garrett Room, MSE Library.

8 p.m. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Theatre Hopkins production of Rupert Holmes play; Merrick Barn. Tickets are $10, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for full-time students. For more information, call 410-516-7159 weekdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m. Astronomy Open House, public viewing; Bloomberg Center Observatory. For information, call 410-516-6525.

Saturday, May 9

11 a.m. "Designer Estogens: New Choices for Hormonal Therapy," a Clinical Pharmacology conjoint clinic with Michael Levine; Turner Auditorium.

Homewood

8 p.m. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Theatre Hopkins production of Rupert Holmes play; Merrick Barn. Tickets are $12 $9 for senior citizens and $5 for full-time students. For more information, call 410-516-7159 weekdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Peabody

8 p.m. Peabody Preparatory Sinfonia Concert, with soloist Jamie Raudensky performing Hindemith's Viola Concerto; also Beethoven's Symphony No. 6; Friedberg Concert Hall.

Sunday, May 10

2:15 p.m. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Theatre Hopkins production of Rupert Holmes play; Merrick Barn. Tickets are $10, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for full-time students. For information, call 410-516-7159 weekdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Peabody

3 p.m. Peabody Preparatory Honors Recital; Friedberg Concert Hall.

Monday, May 11

4 p.m. "Structure-based Functional Genomics," a Biochemistry seminar with Gaetano Montelione, Rutgers University; W2030 SHPH.

4 p.m. "The Chesapeake Biological Laboratories Lecture Series," a Biological Chemistry lecture by Lubert Stryer, Stanford University School of Medicine; WBSB Auditorium.

5 p.m. New Approaches to Cancer Therapy 1998, Section III, New Treatment Discovery: "Antitumor Activity of E1A for HER-2/neu-Overexpressing Cancer Cells" by Mien-Chie Hung, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; 119 Oncology.

Homewood

4 p.m. Valedictory Lecture--"Non-Western Responses to Western Imperialism: Defensive Modernization in Buganda, Japan, Imerina, Hawaii and Siam" by Philip Curtin; Garrett Room, MSE Library. Sponsored by History.

4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"How Infants Find and Remember Words" by Peter Jusczyk; 341 Krieger.

Summer Calendar

As usual, submissions to the calendar must be received by noon on Monday of the week prior to publication. Deadlines for the biweekly issues are as follows: