Mon., March 2, 9 a.m. "Recreational Water Contact as
a Risk Factor for Cryptosporidium Exposure
Among Persons With HIV/AIDS in Baltimore, Maryland," an
Environmental Health Sciences thesis
defense seminar with Cynthia McOliver. W7023 SPH. EB
Mon., March 2, 12:15 p.m. "Control of Organ Size and
Tumorigenesis by the Hippo Signaling Pathway," a
Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Duojia Pan,
SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin
Drive. HW
Mon., March 2, 1 p.m. "Neural Tissue Engineering
Strategies," a Biomedical Engineering seminar with
Molly Shoichet, University of Toronto. 110 Clark. HW
Mon., March 2, 1:30 p.m. "AIDS-defining and
Non-AIDS-defining Cancers Among HIV-infected
Individuals," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with
Meredith Shiels. W2008 SPH. EB
Mon., March 2, 2 p.m. "Predictors of Early Saphenous
Vein Graft Patency, Platelet Hyper-Reactivity
and Aspirin-Insensitive Thromboxane Generation in Patients
Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass
Graft Surgery," a Graduate Training Program in Clinical
Investigation thesis defense seminar with
Susannna Nazarian. W2017 SPH. EB
Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. "Paternal Exposure to
Chemicals: Effects on Sperm Quality and Progeny
Outcome," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with
Bernard Robaire, McGill University
Health Centre. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "The Orbitofrontal Cortex and Adaptive
Behavior" with Geoffrey Schoenbaum, University of Maryland
Medical School. Sponsored by the
Krieger Mind/Brian Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. "From the Palace in Cairo to
the Synagogue in Fustat: In Search of the Lost
Arabic Archive," a History seminar with Marina Rustow,
Emory University. Sherwood Room, Levering.
HW
Mon., March 2, 4:30 p.m. "Geometric Flows With Rough
Initial Data," an Analysis seminar with Tobias
Lamm, University of British Columbia. Sponsored by
Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW
Tues., March 3, 10 a.m. "Psychosocial and Ecosocial
Correlates of Sexual Behavior in Out-of-School
Youth in Baltimore, Maryland," a Health, Behavior and
Society thesis defense seminar with Alezandria
Turner. 845 Hampton House. EB
Tues., March 3, 10:45 a.m. "Algorithms for Analyzing
Intra-specific Sequence Variation," a Computer
Science seminar with Srinath Sridhar, Carnegie Mellon
University. B17 CSEB. HW
Tues., March 3, 12:10 p.m. "Searching for
Opportunities for Prevention: A Study of Factors Common to
Juveniles Involved in Homicides and Nonfatal Shootings in
Baltimore," a Center for Injury Research
and Policy seminar with Caroline Fichtenberg, Baltimore
City Health Department and SPH. Part of the
Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy series.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Prevention
of Youth Violence. B14 Hampton House. EB
Tues., March 3, 12:15 p.m. "Identifying Risk Factors
for Neonatal Infection in a Rural Community in
Bangladesh" by Melinda Munos (SPH), and "Evaluation of
Cultural and Indigenous Techniques for
Drowning Resuscitation in Bangladesh" with Kent Stevens
(SPH), Framework Program in Global Health
research presentations, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins
Center for Global Health. W2015 SPH. EB
Tues., March 3, 1 p.m. "Statistical Methods for
Failure Time Data with Biased Sampling and
Measurement Samples," a Biostatistics thesis defense
seminar with Yu-Jen Cheng. W1505 SPH (Dean's
Board Room). EB
Tues., March 3, 3 p.m. "Microbe Transport in
Groundwater and the Role of Physical and Geochemical
Heterogeneity," a Geography and Environmental Engineering
seminar with Joe Ryan, University of
Colorado, Boulder. 234 Ames. HW
Tues., March 3, 3 p.m. "Understudied Risk Factors
and Consequences of Decreased Estimated Kidney
Function in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)
Study: A Closer Look at Hospital and
Administration Data," an Epidemiology thesis defense
seminar with Lori Bash. W1020 SPH. EB
Tues., March 3, 4:30 p.m. "Strong Rational
Connectedness of Toric Varieties," an Algebraic Complex
Geometry/Number Theory seminar with Yifei Chen, KSAS.
Sponsored by Mathematics. 302 Krieger.
HW
Tues., March 3, 4:30 p.m. "Domain Adaptation in
Natural Language Processing," a Center for Language
and Speech Processing seminar with Hal Daume, University of
Utah. B17 CSEB. HW
Wed., March 4, 3 p.m. "Fracture, Fatigue and Aging
in Bone: An Issue of Multiple Length Scales," a
Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Robert
Ritchie, University of California, Berkeley. 110
Maryland. HW
Wed., March 4, 4 p.m. "In-troduction to
Noncommutative Geometry: Part I," an NCGA/Topological
Langlands joint seminar with Masoud Khalkhali, University
of Western Ontario. Sponsored by
Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW
Wed., March 4, 4:30 p.m. "Nodal Lines for Random
Eigenfunctions of the Laplacian," a Complex
Geometry seminar with Igor Wigman, University of Montreal.
Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger.
HW
Thurs., March 5, 8:30 a.m. "Caffeine Therapy for
Apnea of Prematurity: Inside the Black Box of an
International Controlled Trial," a Center for Clinical
Trials seminar with Barbara Schmidt, Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by
Epidemiology. W3030 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 5, 8:30 a.m. "Understanding Emergency
Contraception Practice in Ghana: An Application
of the Theory of Planned Behavior," a Population, Family
and Reproductive Health thesis defense
seminar with Andreea Creanga. W4517 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 5, 10:30 a.m. "Semiconductor
Nanocrystal-based Solar Cells," a Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Yue Wu, University of
California, Berkeley. 110 Maryland. HW
Thurs., March 5, noon. "In vivo Dynamics of HIV
Replication in the Setting of Antiretroviral Therapy,"
a Cell Biology seminar with Robert Siliciano, SoM. Suite
2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., March 5, noon. The Randolf K. Bromery
Seminar — "Climate Change and Health: Putting Good
Research to Work" with Cindy Parker, SPH. Olin Auditorium.
HW
Thurs., March 5, 12:15 p.m. "Interwoven With
Globalization: New Faces of Food Safety Challenges," a
Graduate Nutrition seminar with Martin Lo, University of
Maryland. Sponsored by the Center and
Program for Human Nutrition at JHSPH. W2008 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 5, 12:15 p.m. "Public Deliberations
About Ethical Issues in Genetics: Some Preliminary
Findings," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with
Joseph Cappella, University of Pennsylvania.
Part of the series Genomic Technologies: Societal and
Behavioral Implications. B14 Hampton House.
EB
Thurs., March 5, 2 p.m. "Female Circumcision/Female
Genital Cutting in Nigeria: Couple Attitudes,
Women's Empowerment and Acute Obstetric Outcomes," a
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
thesis defense seminar with Yetunde Abisola Noah. E4611
SPH. EB
Thurs., March 5, 3:30 p.m. "RNA Recognition by
Nematode Embryonic Cell Fate," a Molecular Biology
and Genetics seminar with Sean Ryder, University of
Massachusetts Medical School. 517 PCTB. EB
Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "The Two-Faced Jew: Medieval
Anti-Jewish Caricature and the Poetics of
Vision and Knowledge," a Special Meeting of the History
Seminar with Sara Lipton, SUNY Stony Brook.
Sponsored by History. 102B Dell House. HW
Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "Does Debt Discourage
Employment and Payment of Child Support? Evidence
From a Natural Experiment," a Social Policy seminar with
Carolyn Heinrich, University of Wisconsin-
Madison. Sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies. 526
Wyman Park Bldg. HW
Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "The L2 Modulus of
Continuity of Local Times of Brownian Motion," an Applied
Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Jay Rosen, CUNY.
304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "Stem Cell Microenvironments
for Vascular Regeneration," a Biology seminar
with Sharon Gerecht, WSE. 100 Mudd. HW
Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "Meiotic Crossover Control
in C. elegans," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
seminar with Judith Yanowitz, Carnegie Institution. W3030
SPH. EB
Thurs., March 5, 4:15 p.m. Program in Latin American
Studies seminar presentations by summer
research grant awardees Citlalli Reyes, Isaias Perez, Emma
Sacks, Anne Fehrenbacher and Paula
Tallman. 110 Greenhouse. HW
Fri., March 6, 9 a.m. "Understanding Fertility
Desires and Intentions Among Women Living with HIV,
and Implications for Comprehensive Reproductive Services in
Baltimore, Maryland," an International
Health thesis defense seminar with Sarah Kessler. W2030
SPH. EB
Fri., March 6, noon. "Dairy Product Intake and Risk
of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality," an
Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Ming-Feng Chin.
Room 1-500Q, Welch Center for
Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research. EB
Fri., March 6, 12:15 p.m. "How to Accelerate the
Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa," a Bill and
Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive
Health seminar with John May, World Bank,
African Region. Co-sponsored by the Hopkins Population
Center. E6519 SPH. EB
Fri., March 6, 1 p.m. "Writing a Competitive
Specific Aims and Project Description (Summary) and
Relevance Statement," a Molecular and Comparative
Pathobiology seminar with Wendy Sanders,
University of Maryland. 181 BRB. EB
Fri., March 6, 1 p.m. "Effects of Infection With
Measles Virus on IFN Signaling in Human Lung
Epithelial Cells," a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
thesis defense seminar with Martina Marie
Siwek. W2030 SPH. EB
Fri., March 6, 1 p.m. "Childhood Sexual Abuse Among
Youth in Taipei, Shanghai and Hanoi," a
Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense
seminar with Nan Li. E4611 SPH. EB
Fri., March 6, 2 p.m. "Introduction to
Noncommutative Geometry: Part II," an NCGA/Topological
Langlands joint seminar with Masoud Khalkhali, University
of Western Ontario. Sponsored by
Mathematics. 302 Krieger. HW
Mon., March 9, 10 a.m. "The Impact of Local
Environmental Health Capacity on Food Protection and
Foodborne Illness in Maryland," a Health Policy and
Management thesis defense seminar with Joanna
Zablotsky. 461 Hampton House. EB
Mon., March 9, 12:15 p.m. "Regulation of Chromosome
Segregation," a Carnegie Institution Embryology
seminar with Sue Biggins, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San
Martin Drive. HW
Mon., March 9, 1 p.m. "Clinical Outcomes and Their
Predictors Among Patients — Common and Rare
Cardiomyopathies," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar
with Darshan Dalal. W2017 SPH. EB
Mon., March 9, 4 p.m. "Native Topology and Nonnative
Interactions in Cooperative and Noncooperative
Protein Folding," a Biophysics seminar with Hue Sun Chan,
University of Toronto. 111 Mergenthaler.
HW