Johns Hopkins Gazette | January 23, 2006
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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University January 23, 2006 | Vol. 35 No. 18
 

Weekly Calendar

Blood Drive | Grand Rounds | Information Sessions | Lectures | Music | Open House | Seminars | Special Events | Symposia | Workshops

 

Blood Drive

Thurs., Jan. 26, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. JHU/American Red Cross Blood Drive. To schedule an appointment go to webapps.jhu.edu/blooddrive2. Eligibility criteria can be found at www.jhu.edu/~outreach/blooddrive/schedule.html. Terrace Level (near E-Wing), JH@Eastern. HW

 

Grand Rounds

Wed., Jan. 25, 4 p.m. "HIV/AIDS: Integrating Treatment and Prevention in the Developing World," Preventive Medicine/Public Health grand rounds with Arthur Ammann, Global Strategies for HIV Prevention; and Peter Lamptey, Family Health International Institute for HIV/AIDS. Sponsored by General Preventive Medicine Residency. Reception will follow. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

 

Information Sessions

Tues., Jan. 24, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Information session for the Montgomery Professional Immersion teacher training program. Sessions begin every half hour. 301-294-7040 or www.teach.jhu.edu. Montgomery County Campus.

Thurs., Jan. 26, 8 to 11:30 a.m. "Mental Health and Aging: A Cross-Cultural Perspective," an information session for practitioners in aging and mental health fields. Pre-registration deadline is Jan. 25 at noon. www.mhamc.org. $45 for MHA members, $60 for non-members and $30 for students. Montgomery County Campus.

 

Lectures

Mon., Jan. 30, 4 p.m. Dean's Lecture II — "Novel Therapeutics for HIV: Discoveries Using the SIV Model" by M. Christine Zink, SoM; Hurd Hall, JHH. EB

 

Music

Sun., Jan. 29, 3 p.m. Preparatory Honors Recital; Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sun., Jan. 29, 5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall Concert Series presents Renaud and Gautier Capucon. $33 general admission, $17 for students and $8 for student rush tickets. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

 

Open House

Fri., Jan. 27, 8 p.m. Friday Open House at the Maryland Space Grant Observatory. For weekly status, call 410-516-6525 or go to www.mdspacegrant.org/observatory.html. Bloomberg Center. HW

 

Seminars


On stage this week: Renaud Capucon, named Rising Star 2000 by an international jury, and Gautier Capucon, considered one of the most promising cellists of his generation. See Music.

Mon., Jan. 23, 12:15 p.m. "How Telomeres Tamed the DNA Damage Response," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Titia de Lange, Rockefeller University; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Jan. 23, 4 p.m. "Chemical Rescue of a Mutant Enzyme in Living Cells," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Yingfeng Qiao; 303 WBSB. EB

Tues., Jan. 24, noon. "Signaling Networks Controlled by Ca2+ and Lipid Second Messengers," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Tobias Meyer, Stanford University; 612 Physiology Bldg. EB

Tues., Jan. 24, noon. "Tech-Based Urban Development and the Role of Universities: Cross-Country Implications From Urban Development Studies in Baltimore and Italy," an Institute for Policy Studies seminar with Lorenzo Ciapetti, University of Bologna, Italy; 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Wed., Jan. 25, noon. "Misfolding of CFTR," a Physiology seminar with Philip Thomas, UT Southwestern Medical Center; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Wed., Jan. 25, 12:15 p.m. "Update on the Young Empowered and Healthy (Y.E.A.H.) Initiative in Uganda," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with Donna Sherard, HCP, Uganda; Suite 310, Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place. EB

Wed., Jan. 25, 2 p.m. "The Role of the Rb Family in Retinal Development and Retinoblastoma," an Institute for Cell Engineering seminar with Michael Dyer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; West Lecture Hall (ground level), PCTB. EB

Wed., Jan. 25, 4 p.m. "Protein Interaction Predictions Through Integrating High-Throughput Data from Diverse Organisms," a Biostatistics seminar with Hongyu Zhao, Yale School of Public Health; W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., Jan. 25, 4 p.m. "Protein Interactions," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Stanley Fields, University of Washington; 303 WBSB. EB

Thurs., Jan. 26, noon. "The Role of Polycystins in Regulating Tubular Structure," a Cell Biology seminar with Gregory Germino, SoM; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Jan. 26, 12:10 p.m. "Pathways to Health: Adaptation and Change in the Context of an Oil and Pipeline Project in Chad," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with Lori Leonard, SPH; 250 Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Jan. 26, 1 p.m. "Transcriptional Control of Neuronal Diversity in the Spinal Cord," a Neuroscience research seminar with Jane Johnson, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Thurs., Jan. 26, 4 p.m. "Type II Topoisomerases of the Protozoan Parasite Trypanosoma brucei," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Tomasz Kulikowicz; 303 WBSB. EB

Fri., Jan. 27, 12:15 p.m. "Using Interactive Film in HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiatives for Young People in Uganda," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with Donna Sherard, HCP, Uganda; Suite 310, Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place. EB

Mon., Jan. 30, 12:15 p.m. "Neuroethological Basis of Eye Movements in Vertebrates," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Robert Baker, New York University; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Jan. 30, 4 p.m. "Epigenetic Basis for Susceptibility to Prostate Carcinogenesis Following Developmental Estrogenic Exposures," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Gail Prins, University of Illinois, Chicago. Co-sponsored by Urology and Gynecology/Obstetrics. W2030 SPH. EB

Mon., Jan. 30, 4 p.m. "Resolving the Orogeny Paradox," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Paul Silver, Carnegie Institution; Olin Auditorium. HW

 

Special Events

Thurs., Jan. 26, noon. "An Afternoon with Stephen Lewis," a lecture and book signing with the United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. (See "In Brief," in this issue.) Sponsored by the Bloomberg School's International Health Student Group, JB Grant Society, Health and Human Rights Group and African Public Health Network. W1020 SPH. EB

 

Symposia

Wed., Jan. 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Mining the Biology-Physics Interface," a Biology symposium with Ueli Aebi, Biozentrum/University of Basel; Mario Amzel, Gregory Bowman, Chia-Ling Chien, Bertrand Garcia-Moreno, E.N. Moudrianakis, Daniel Reich, Joel Tolman, all KSAS; and Tza-Huei Wang, WSE. Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW

Mon., Jan. 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Avian Flu: The Pandemic Threat and the Global Strategy," a symposium bringing together faculty investigators who will present current research and discuss the possibility of a pandemic. With guest speakers Patrick Leahy, U.S. Geological Survey; Georges Benjamin, American Public Health Association; Josh Sharfstein, Baltimore City Health Department; Michelle Gourdine, Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene; and Jean Taylor, Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean. Register online at www.jhsph.edu/flu/symposium.html. W1214 SPH. EB

 

Workshops

WebCT workshops with Pamela Stefanuca. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. Register at www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

Mon., Jan. 23, 1 to 4 p.m. "Getting Started in WebCT."

Tues., Jan. 24, 1 to 4 p.m. "Assessing Student Knowledge and Managing Students and Grades."

Thurs., Jan. 26, 1 to 4 p.m. "Online Communication and Presenting Course Content to Students."

Mon., Jan. 30, noon. "Parenting Teens in Difficult Times," a Worklife Programs workshop with Melissa Tamburro; 140 Phipps. EB

 
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