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Monday, July 29, 2019

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Xin Lu

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Xin Lu, John M. and Mary Jo Boler Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Deciphering and Targeting Immunosuppressive Myeloid Cells in Cancer" on Tuesday, September 24 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.  

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

Science Exploration Series: Win-Win: Managing resources and infectious disease in the developing world

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Location: 101 Jordan Hall of Science

Jason Rohr, Ph.D., Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla College Professor of Biological Sciences

Learn about the Rohr’ lab’s work to more fully account for the benefits of drugs to treat the five major worm infections of humans and to address the devastating disease schistosomiasis in Africa while simultaneously increasing water access and food and energy production.

Originally published at science.nd.edu.

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Monday, September 30, 2019

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Lei Li

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Lei Li, Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Keep an eye on zebrafish: Retinal regeneration and visual modulation" on Tuesday, October 1 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.

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Saturday, October 5, 2019

NDCAN Lecture Series: Dominic Vachon

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Location: Jordan Hall of Science, Auditorium 105

Dominic O. Vachon, M.Div., Ph.D.

Title: The New Science of Compassion as the Hubble Telescope for the Health Professions: How the Science of Compassion is Uncovering What is Essential for Medical Training and Clinical Practice. 

Dom Vachon Headshot

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

ND Learning Speaker Series: Erin Dolan

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Location: 1050 Jenkins-Nanovic

Erin Dolan, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Innovative Science Education at the University of Georgia will give a seminar entitled "Undergraduate Research at Scale: What If The Treatment Is A Cure?" on Tuesday, October 8 at 4:00 p.m. at 1050 Jenkins-Nanovic.

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Departmental Seminar: Alex Perkins

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Alex Perkins, Eck Family Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Advancing interventions towards public health impact with mathematical modeling" on Tuesday, October 8 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.

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Friday, October 11, 2019

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

CV and Resume Workshop

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Location: 115B Galvin Life Science Center

Join Dr. Liz Loughran, Graduate Career Consultant, for an interactive workshop on CVs & resumes for the biology department. Bring your own document if you would like to work on it towards the end of the session. Please RSVP on Handshake under Events.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Alan Guebert

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Location: Education Arts 1011, Indiana University South Bend

Alan Guebert, a nationally syndicated columnist, will give a public talk entitled "The only constant in US farming (and your food) is change".  Book signing and light refreshments will be provided immediately after the talk on Wednesday, October 30 at 6:00 pm in 1011 Education Arts, Indiana University

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Saturday, November 2, 2019

NDCAN Lecture Series: David Gaus

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Location: Jordan Hall of Science, Auditorium 105

David Gaus, M.D., MPH/TM, Founder & CEO of Andean Health & Development                

Title:  “Long Road from Quito: Reflections on Global Health from Ecuador”

David Gaus, Founder and CEO of Andean…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Staci Bilbo

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Staci Bilbo, Haley Family Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Systems and Integrative Neuroscience Group, Area Head, Director, ABC Thrive Faculty Initiative at Duke University, will give a seminar entitled "Neural-glial interactions in development and beyond: Implications for health throughout the lifespan" on Tuesday, November 5 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Professional Development: What to do with your PhD

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Location: 512 Duncan Student Center

Have you decided what to do upon graduating?  Come explore the many career options available to PhDs.  This half-day conference will host multiple PhD professionals from 3 different sectors: academia, industry and government.  Come and learn from experts about diverse careers as they share insights into their decision process that directed their career path.  Build your confidence that while your research may be focused, your degree can be versatile.  In addition to the panels, speakers will be available for small group or 1:1 meetings in close by conference rooms.  There will also be a resource room with on-campus resources available for your career exploration and professional development.  Head shots will also be available.  This event is open to all STEM fields with a focus on biology.

Lunch will be provided but you must RSVP by Monday, November 4th at 12 pm at bit.ly/WhatToDoPhD

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Valentina Greco

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Valentina Greco, Carolyn Walch Slayman Professor of Genetics, Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Yale University, will give a seminar entitled "Principles of tissue dynamics and function captured by live imaging" on Tuesday, November 12 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin. 

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Saturday, November 16, 2019

NDCAN Lecture Series: James Gajewski

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Location: Jordan Hall of Science, Auditorium 105

James Gajewski, MD 

Title:  “Value based healthcare payment, can we do this and maintain access to care consistent with Catholic teachings on justice-a clinician’s concerns with MACRA

This talk will be on the past, present and future uses of human stem cell…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Dmitry Gabrilovich

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Dmitry Gabrilovich, Christopher M. Davis Professor in Cancer Research, Program Leader, Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis with The Wistar Institute, and Wistar Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, will give a seminar entitled "Myeloid-derived suppressor cells as universal regulator of immune responses in physiological and pathological conditions" on Tuesday, November 19 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.

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Friday, November 22, 2019

NDCAN Lecture Series: Mark W. Kubik, MD

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Mark W. Kubik, M.D., Assistant Professor Department of Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will give a seminar entitled “From Under the Dome to Under the Lights: My Journey to Becoming a Reconstructive Microsurgeon” on Friday, November 22 at 3:15 p.m. in 283

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

NDCAN Lecture Series: Mark Kubik 

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Location: Jordan Hall of Science, Auditorium 105

Mark Kubik, MD

Title: “Update on HPV Related Oropharyngeal Cancer – Implications for Public Health / Vaccination Programs”

Mark Kubik’s primary clinical and research focus is on head and neck surgical oncology and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Kubik’s primary…

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Athanasia Panopoulos

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Athanasia Panopoulos, Elizabeth and Michael Gallagher Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Reprogramming our understanding of development and disease" on Tuesday, November 26 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin. 

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Miriam Braunstein

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Miriam Braunstein, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UNC School of Medicine, University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give a seminar entitled "A new protein export chaperone with a role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence" on Tuesday, December 3 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin. 

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Departmental/Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences Seminar

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Location: 120 DeBartolo Hall

Dr. Wade McGillis, Geochemistry, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University will give a seminar entitled "Physical and Biogeochemical Processes Controlling Carbon Exchange at Marine Surfaces " on Wednesday, December 4 at 3:30 pm in 120 DeBartolo Hall.

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Departmental Seminar: Elise Zipkin

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Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center

Elise Zipkin, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University will give a seminar entitled "Developing integrated models for biological conservation: a case study with monarch butterflies" on Tuesday, December 10 at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Friday, December 13, 2019

BGSO Wellness Workshop: Setting Your Compass

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Location: 115B Galvin Life Science Center

Who and what is important to you? Who do you want to be? How much are these present and guiding your life? In Setting Your Compass, participants will learn how meaning and purpose impact their well-being, how awareness of personal values increases happiness and reduces stress and how reorienting their…

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Wellness Workshop

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Location: 115B Galvin Life Science Center

The Biology Graduate Student Organization (BGSO) is partnering with the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being to offer an end of the semester wellness workshop titled "Setting Your Compass". During this workshop, participants will learn how meaning and purpose impact their well-being, how awareness…

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