Mon., March 5, 10 a.m. "Novel Optical Measurement
Techniques: Spectro-Polarimetric Rheology and Pulsed
Photo-EMF Vibrometry," an Electrical and Computer
Engineering dissertation defense seminar with Zhongyang
Chen; 225 Barton. HW
Mon., March 5, noon. "Reactive Transport Modeling of
Diagenesis and Petroleum Reservoir Quality Prediction," an
Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Yitian Xiao,
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.; Olin Auditorium. HW
Mon., March 5, 12:15 p.m. "Heterochromatin: A
Versatile Platform of the Genome," a Carnegie Institution
Embryology seminar with Shiv Grewal, NCI; Rose Auditorium,
3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., March 5, 1 p.m. "Evaluation of Statistical
Methods to Detect Epistasis and Application to the DISC1
Pathway and Risk for Schizophrenia," an Epidemiology thesis
defense seminar with Kristin Kay Nicodemus; W2033 SPH.
EB
Mon., March 5, 1 p.m. "Pharmacological Interactions
Between Natural Health Products and Antiretrovirals: Role
of Phase 2 Enzyme Induction," a Clinical Investigation
thesis defense seminar with Lawrence Soon-U Lee; W2029 SPH.
EB
Mon., March 5, 1 p.m. "Registration of Diffusion
Tensor Images with Multi-Channel Large Deformation
Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping," an Electrical and Computer
Engineering seminar with Can Ceritoglu, KSAS; 314 Clark.
HW
Mon., March 5, 3 p.m. "Diagnosing the Dizzy Patient:
Insights From the Emergency Department," a Clinical
Investigation thesis defense seminar with David
Newman-Toker; W2015 SPH. EB
Mon., March 5, 4 p.m. "The Significance of the
Trans-Appalachian Frontier in Atlantic History, ca.
1754-1803," a History special seminar with Francois
Furstenberg, Universite de Montreal; 315 Gilman. HW
Mon., March 5, 4 p.m. "An Introduction to
Intersection (Co)Homology," a Mathematics seminar with
Steve Zucker, KSAS; 302 Krieger. HW
Mon., March 5, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "Perceptual Oscillations and Waves in
Vision" with Hugh Wilson, Canadian Institute for Advanced
Research/York Centre for Vision Research/CIHR Vision Health
Research Training Grant, York University; 338 Krieger.
HW
Mon., March 5, 5 p.m. "Freyd's Generating Hypothesis
in Modular Representation Theory," a Topology seminar with
Sunil Cebolu, University of Western Ontario; 302 Krieger.
HW
Tues., March 6, 8 a.m. "Antiretroviral Drug
Penetration Into the Male Genital Tract," a Clinical
Investigation thesis defense seminar with Ying-Jun Cao;
W2029 SPH. EB
Tues., March 6, 11 a.m. "Que Pasa? Exploring the
Potential Influence of Sexual Content in Television Among
Latino Adolescents in the U.S.," a Population, Family and
Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Tilly
Gurman; E4611 SPH. EB
Tues., March 6, noon. "Electronic Voting Security,"
an Institute for Policy Studies brown-bag seminar with
Aviel Rubin, WSE; 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW
Tues., March 6, noon. "Evaluating an Intervention to
Prevent Motorcycle Crashes in Malaysia: Process,
Performance and Policy," an International Health thesis
defense seminar with Nhan Tran; W2030 SPH. EB
Tues., March 6, noon. "The Hedgehog Signaling
Microenvironment During Epithelial Morphogenesis," a
Biological Chemistry seminar with Anthony Oro, Stanford
University School of Medicine; 612 Physiology. EB
Tues., March 6, 3 p.m. "Optimal Vaccination Fees and
Clinic Locations in Rural China: A Tribute to Professor
Charles ReVelle," a Geography and Environmental Engineering
seminar with Donald Lauria, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill; 234 Ames. HW
Wed., March 7, 8:15 a.m. "Effect of
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction With Rheumatoid
Arthritis Patients," a Center for Clinical Trials seminar
with Elizabeth Kimbrough Pradhan, University of Maryland
School of Medicine; W4030 SPH. EB
Wed., March 7, 9 a.m. "A Novel Use of Surveillance
Data to Assess the Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral
Therapy on Death, 1996-2004," an International Health
thesis defense seminar with Sanny Chen; W2015 SPH. EB
Wed., March 7, 10 a.m. "Illicit Drug Use and Birth
Outcomes: A Contextual Examination," a Population, Family
and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Ashley
Schempf; E4611 SPH. EB
Wed., March 7, 11 a.m. "Dynamic MRI Using Internal
Detectors," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar
with Shashank Sathyanarayana, WSE; 225 Barton. HW
Wed., March 7, 12:15 p.m. "Hospitalized Patients
Living With HIV: Forgotten Population in the Era of HAART,"
a Mental Health seminar with Lisa Metsch, Miller School of
Medicine, University of Miami; B14B Hampton House. EB
Wed., March 7, 1:30 p.m. "Crystal Structures of
Functional States of the Ribosome," a Biophysics and
Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Venki Ramakrishnan, MRC
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK; West
Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Wed., March 7, 2 p.m. "The Role of Androgens and
Inflammations in the Etiology of Endometrial Cancer," an
Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Dana Christo;
E9519 SPH. EB
Wed., March 7, 2:30 p.m. "Serum Ferritin Level and
Patient Outcomes in Incident Hemodialysis Patients," an
Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Xiaoyan Song;
W2009 SPH. EB
Wed., March 7, 3:30 p.m. "Deformation Mechanisms at
Very High Strength Levels in Metallic Nanolayered
Composites," a Materials Science and Engineering seminar
with Richard Hoagland, Los Alamos National Laboratory; 110
Maryland. HW
Wed., March 7, 4 p.m. "Tried and True, but
Underutilized: Scaling Up of Effective Health Interventions
for Maternal and Child Health," an Office of the Dean (SPH)
seminar with Duff Gillespie, SPH. Reception to follow.
W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB
Wed., March 7, 4:30 p.m. "From Cargo Sorting to
Vesicle Budding: Temporal Progression of Endocytosis," a
Biology seminar with Beverly Wendland, KSAS; Mudd
Auditorium. HW
Wed., March 7, 5 p.m. "A Bost-Connes Type Dynamical
System for Function Fields," an Algebraic and Complex
Geometry seminar with Benoit Jacob, Jussieu Universite,
Paris; 308 Krieger. HW
Thurs., March 8, 9 a.m. "TIM Trends and Individual
Changes in Organochlorine Concentrations in Washington
County, Maryland, 1974 and 1989," an Epidemiology thesis
defense seminar with Carolyn Ward; W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 8, 10 a.m. "The Effects of the
Nicaraguan Conditional Cash Transfer Program (RPS) on
Utilization of Maternal Health Services and Women's
Knowledge of Household Expenditures: A Randomized
Controlled Study," a Population, Family and Reproductive
Health thesis defense seminar with Deborah
D'Souza-Vazirani; W2029 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 8, noon. "HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in
South Africa: The Deadly Partnership," an International
Health/Disease Prevention and Control seminar with Jean
Nachega, SPH; W2015 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 8, noon. "Molecular Epidemiology of
Lung Cancer," an Environmental Health Sciences seminar with
Jean Ford, SPH; W3030 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 8, 12:15 p.m. "Toward Building a
Sustainable Healthy Russia Foundation," a Center for
Communication Programs seminar with Neill McKee, CCP; Suite
310, Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.
Thurs., March 8, 3:30 p.m. "Of Molecules and Mind:
Stress, the Individual and the Social Environment," a
Center on Aging and Health seminar with Bruce McEwen,
Rockefeller University; Seminar Room, Suite 1-500, 2024 E.
Monument St. EB
Thurs., March 8, 4 p.m. "The Genus of a Digital
Image Is Determined by Its Foreground, Background and Reeb
Graphs," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with
Donniell Fishkind, WSE; 304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., March 8, 4 p.m. "Early Steps of the Visual
Cycle: Production and Clearance of Retinol in Rod and Cone
Photoreceptors," a Biology seminar with Carter Cornwall,
Boston University; 100 Mudd. HW
Fri., March 9, 9 a.m. "Maternal Zinc
Supplementation: Growth, Body Composition and Morbidity
Outcomes Through Infancy," an International Health thesis
defense seminar with Lora Iannotti; W2015 SPH. EB
Fri., March 9, 9:30 a.m. "Using Venue-Day-Time
Sampling to Assess HIV Prevalence and Correlates Among Men
Who Have Sex With Men Populations in Thailand," an
Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Thomas Guadamuz;
W1020 SPH. EB
Fri., March 9, 1 p.m. "Association Between Quality
of Care for Diabetes and Medically Complex Conditions," a
Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with
Leslie Conwell; 688 Hampton House. EB
Fri., March 9, 1 p.m. "Internet, Physicians and
Traditional Mass Media As Health Information Sources for
Increasing Colon Cancer Treatment," a Population, Family
and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Miyoung
Ledoux; E4611 SPH. EB
Mon., March 12, 12:15 p.m. "Nuclear Retained RNAs
Regulating Gene Expression," a Carnegie Institution seminar
with David Spector, Cold Spring Harbor Labs; Rose
Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., March 12, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "Statistical Regularities in Natural
Scenes and Their Implications in Visual Inference" with
Tai-Sing Lee, Carnegie Mellon University. Sponsored by the
Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., March 12, 4 p.m. "Telomerase Reverse
Transcriptase Activated by Avian Leukosis Virus in Rapid
Onset Lymphomas," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
seminar with Karen Beemon, SPH; W2030 SPH. EB