October 21 - 25, 2019
"Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Seed Development Under Heat Stress"
Dr. Harkamal Walia
Associate Professor; Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow; Heuermann Chair of Agronomy; Center for Plant Science Innovation; University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Host: Dr. Ramesh Raina
Syracuse University Biology Department Seminar Series
Monday, October 21 @ 12 pm, (Refreshments served at 11:30 am)
Life Science Complex, Lundgren Room, Syracuse University
Questions? Call: 315-443-3544"Blood flow and cardiovascular disease: from mechanobiology, pharmacology to therapeutics"
Suowen Xu, PhD (candidate for faculty position)
Research Assistant Professor, Medicine; University of Rochester; Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute
Pharmacology Department Seminar
Host: Dr. Richard Wojcikiewicz
Monday, October 21 @ 12 pm, 3105 WH
Questions? Call: 315-464-7949"Activation, inhibition and desensitization of NK cells: Mobilization of NK cells for immunotherapy"
David Raulet, PhD
Esther and Wendy Schekman Chair in Basic Cancer Biology; Professor of Immunology and Pathogenesis; University of California Berkeley
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Tuesday, October 22 @ 11 am, 4414 B/C NAB
Questions? Call: 315-464-7685"Activation, inhibition and desensitization of NK cells: Mobilization of NK cells for immunotherapy"
(note: this lecture is more clinically based than the one on 10/22)David Raulet, PhD
Esther and Wendy Schekman Chair in Basic Cancer Biology; Professor of Immunology and Pathogenesis; University of California Berkeley
Upstate Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Wednesday, October 23 @ 7 am, C1076 A/B/C Cancer Center
Questions and RSVP Call: 315-464-8235 or mellonej@upstate.edu"Combating Deadly Infectious Diseases with Miniaturized Systems: From Single Molecule Blinking to Bacterial Immunology "
Ke Du, PhD
Assistant Professor; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Kate Gleason College of Engineering; Rochester Institute of Technology
Syracuse Biomaterials Institute Seminar Series
Wednesday, October 23 @ 10 - 11:00 am, SBI Seminar Room, 414 Bowne Hall, Syracuse University
Questions? Call: 315-443-7724"The Role of Long-tailed Class I Myosins in Membrane-Cytoskeletal Remodeling"
Sarah Barger, PhD Candidate
PhD Dissertation Defense
Department of Cell Development & Biology
Hosted by Dr. Mira Krendel's Lab
Thursday, October 24 @ 1:15 pm, 103 WH
Questions? Call: 315-464-5120 Ι Open to the public"Neuroscience and Physiology Chair Candidate Open Forum"
A series of Neuroscience Chair candidate open forums are scheduled for October. Two candidates for the position of Neuroscience and Physiology will present, followed by a question and answer session. This forum is open to members of the Upstate University community only.
Friday, October 25 @ 2:00 - 3:00 pm, 4414A NAB
Questions? Call: 315-464-1682Unless otherwise indicated, the seminars and meetings listed above are closed to the public; only employees of Upstate Medical University, or other SUNY employees, may attend. For question or to submit a seminar for a future This Week in Research please email Amy Green at: greenamy@upstate.edu.