Calendar of Events
BMS/CMB/GEN Program Newsletter
Friday April 26, 2013
Announcements –
Finals Week: April 29 – May 2
Friday, May 3, 2013: Deadline for graduate degree candidates to turn in theses/dissertations to The Graduate School for Spring 20
Friday, May 3, 2013: Advanced Degree Commencement, 3:30 pm, Breslin Center
Tuesday, May 7, 2013: Genetics Program Symposium, “Apoptosis”
Tuesday, May 7, 2013: All grades for Spring 2013 due by 4:00 pm.
Monday, May 13, 2013: Summer semester begins
Monday, May 17, 2013: On-line open add period ends at 8 p.m. for Full Summer Session courses.
Seminars –
Monday, April 29 –
PHM/TOX Special Seminar: "Translational studies in large animal models of heart failure, myocardial infarction and sepsis".Dr. Clive May, Howard Florey Institute at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Noon – 1:00 pm B448 Life Sciences
Plant Pathology: Characterization of virulence regulators in Erwinia amylovora reveals multiple genetic determinants for fire blight disease development. R. Ryan McNally.
1:30 PM, 162 Food Safety & Toxicology,
Tuesday, April 30 –
Plant Pathology: Masters Thesis Seminar: “Study of Chemical and Microbio-Mediated Strategies for Managing Sclerotinia Stem Rot of Soybean (Glycine Max L. )”, Carolina Escobar-Ochoa.
10:00 am, 247 Plant Biology Builidng.
Wednesday, May 1 –
Pharmacology & Toxicology: Dissertation Seminar, “Macrophage-Derived Superoxide Disrupts Sympathetic Nerve Function in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension,” Loc Vinh Thang, PhD Student, Galligan lab.
12:00-1:00 pm, B448-449 Life Sciences.
Thursday, May 3 –
Physiology: Jun Li, University of Michigan
4:00 pm, 1425 BPS
Friday, May 3 –
Science at the Edge Engineering Seminar: “Exciton Management in Organic Solar Cells,” Mark Thompson, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California.
11:30-12:20 pm, 1400 Biomedical & Physical Sciences Building.
Upcoming Events –
Genetics Program Symposium on Apoptosis,
Tuesday, May 7, 2013. 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
1200 Molecular Plant Science
Drs. Andreas Bergmann, Anthony Letai, Cindy Miranti, and Jody Rosenblatt
For schedule and free registration: http://www.genetics.msu.edu/activities/symposium.html
Metabolism, Membranes and Metalloenzymology (3M interest group)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Noon, 208 Biochemistry
Characterization of H2O Ligated to Fe-NO
“Model Complexes and Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Using ESEEM and HYSCORE”, Mike Howart, McCracken Lab.
Pharmacology & Toxicology:
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Noon – 1:00 pm, B448-449 Life Sciences
Brain Arteriopathy in Inherited Small Vessel Disease, Michael Wang, Associate Professor of Neurology, Univ of Michigan.
University Graduate Certification in College Teaching Institute
May 9-10, 2013
MSU Breslin Center Conference Rooms
Sponsored by the MSU Graduate School
Registration is REQUIRED. Go to http://grad.msu.edu/workshops/
PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS during both days of the institute (Thursday, 8:45a.m.-4:45p.m.; Friday, 9:00a.m.-1:30p.m.), and they must either have applied to the Certification program before attending, or prepare their application at the institute. Registration is limited
“Stress and Reproduction” Symposium at the Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
May 10th, 2013
Organized by the Michigan Alliance for Reproductive Technologies and Sciences (MARTS)
REGISTRATION IS FREE for this day-long symposium.
(https://sites.google.com/site/themichmarts/2013-marts-registration-form)
OUCARES Conference on Medical & Biomedical Issues in Autism
May 20-21, 2013 8am-5pm
3600 Centerpoint Parkway, Pontiac, Michigan 48341
Registration Information at www.oakland.edu/oucaresstore
OU student: $100
Regular registration: $200 (after April 14, 2013)