Kevin Struhl
David Wesley Gaiser Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
"An epigenetic switch linking inflammation to cancer and the use of metformin as an anti-cancer drug"
Dr. Michael A Dyer, Member of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Faculty, Director of the Division of Developmental Biology, and Co-Leader of the Developmental Biology and Solid Tumor Program will present a seminar entitled “Identifying Druggable Pathways in Pediatric Solid Tumors” on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 4:00 pm in 283 Galvin. Learn more about Dr. Dyer’s work at http://www.stjude.org/dyer.
Gabrielle Nevitt, Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at UC Davis, will provide a seminar on Tuesday, April 28 at 4 pm in 283 Galvin. Her seminar is entitled “The Road Less Traveled: Investigations into the Chemical Ecology of Petrels and Albatrosses.”
The last day of class for the Spring 2015 semester at Notre Dame will be Wednesday, April 29.
The reading period (no examinations) for the Spring 2015 semester will take place from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3.
The final examination period for the Spring 2015 semester will take place from Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8.
Commencement weekend at Notre Dame will take place from Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17, 2015.
Join the College of Science and Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley in welcoming the Road to Discovery to Notre Dame! All Notre Dame faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to attend.
Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and refreshments with the Notre Dame family and learn about this cross-country bike ride and Notre Dame's role in fighting Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) from Greg Crawford, dean of the College of Science, Coach Ara Parseghian, and Cindy Parseghian, president of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation.
This is a family-friendly event, and complimentary food and beverages will be provided. Please RSVP so we can best prepare for refreshments; however, walk-ins are welcome. RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/TG3U3s8E65
Leta K. Nutt, Assistant Member at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will speak about Metabolic regulation of cellular signaling on September 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm in 283 Galvin. Details of the seminar will be posted at a later time.
The Craig Memorial Lecture Series is proud to host Prof. Tom Burkot of the Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine at James Cook University.
Prof. Burkot is global leader in tropical infectious diseases research. As an entomologist and vector biologist, his work focuses on improving how the insect vectors of human diseases, particularly malaria and lymphatic filariasis, are monitored and controlled.
Nancy Grimm is Professor, Senior Sustainability Scientist, and Director of the Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research Project at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University. Details of her talk will be posted at a later date.
Rebecca Wingert is the Elizabeth and Michael Gallagher Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the Universtiy Notre Dame. Details of her seminar will be posted at a later time.
Stuart Jones is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, whose research interests include Aquatic Microbial and Ecosystem Ecology. Details of his talk will be posted at a later date.
Rob Dunn, biologist and writer in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University will speak on September 8, 2015 at 4:00 pm in 283 Galvin. Details of the seminar will be posted at a later time. Until then, See learn more about Dr. Dunn's work at: www.robdunnlab.com or more writing at www.robrdunn.com.
Trudy F. C. McKay is the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of Biological Sciences and Associate Member of Entomology at North Carolina State University. Details of her lecture, including specific time and location, will be announced at a later date.
Rustom Antia, Professor for the Department of Biology at Emory University, will give a seminar entitled "Modeling the dynamics of immunity to influenza infections" on Tuesday, November 3…
Bernard L. Nahlen, M.D., US Deputy Global Malaria Coordinator - USAID, will give a seminar entitled "Global Health Research: Evidence to Action" on Thursday, November 12 at 4:00…
Flaminia Catteruccia, Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard University, will give a seminar entitled "The multiple roles of steroid…
Hans Clevers, Professor of Molecular Genetics at the Hubrecht Institute, will give a seminar entitled "Wnt signaling, Lgr5 stem cells, organoids and cancer" on Monday, November 23 at 4:00…
Eric Benbow, Associate Professor at Michigan State University, will give a seminar entitled "Carrion Decomposition, Forensics and Disease: tales of microbes and insects from death scenes to scenic streams"…
David Medvigy, Assistant Professor at Princeton University, will give a seminar entitled "Water and nutrient limitation in tropical ecosystems" on Tuesday, December 1 at 2:00 pm in 283 Galvin.
Rowan Barrett, Canada Research Chair of Biodiversity Science at McGill University, will give a seminar entitled "The genomic consequences of adaptation" on Tuesday, December 1 at 4:00…
Larry Schlesinger, Chair of the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity and Director of the Center for Microbial Interface Biology at Ohio State University, will give…
Alexander Raikhel, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, will give a seminar entitled "Regulatory cascades controlling mosquito reproduction" on Thursday, December 7 at 4:00 pm in 283…
Rebecca Safran, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, will give a seminar entitled "The role of adaptation in evolution: from quantitative genetics to population genomics" on Tuesday, December…
Scott Egan, Assistant Professor at Rice University, will give a seminar entitled "Ecological speciation among herbivorous insect populations" on Tuesday, December 15 at 4:00 pm in 283 Galvin.…
Carol Lee, Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will give a seminar entitled "Rapid Evolution during Habitat Invasions" on Thursday, December 17 at 4:00 pm in 283 Galvin.