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Thursday 13

Dental Medicine Continuing Ed Conference

“Local Anesthetics for the Dental Hygienist, Part 1,”

Sean Boynes & Paul Moore;

2148 Salk, 7:30 am-5 pm

HSLS Workshop

“EndNote Basics,”

Patricia Weiss;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

HSLS Workshop

“Searching in CINAHL,”

Mary Lou Klem;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 10-11:30 am

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar

“Using Capsid Mutants to Understand the Early Infection Pathway of HIV-1 in Macrophages,” Zandrea Ambrose;

6014 BST3, 11 am

GSPH Anne C. Sonis Lecture

“Tilting at Windmills: The Quest for Health Reform,”

Elizabeth McGlynn, RAND;

S100A Starzl BST, noon (412/692-4853)

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian

“Searching for Dollar$: Grant Resources,”

Barbara Folb;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

HSLS Orientation

“Introduction to HSLS Resources & Services at Falk Library,”

Emily Johnson;

Falk Library entrance, 1 pm

Microbiology & Molecular Genetics & Pharmacology UPCI Lecture

“Selective Autophagy in Aging & Age-related Disorders,”

Ana Maria Cuervo;

4th fl. aud. 6 Scaife, 4 pm

Friday 14

SBDC Workshop

“The 1st Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;

Mervis, 7:30-10 am (to register: 8-1542)

Neurology Grand Rounds

“Carotid Stenting Compared to Carotid Endarterectomy to Prevent Stroke (Including Results of the CREST Trial),”

Thomas Brott;

1105BC Scaife, 11 am

Health Sciences Lecture

“Translating Science Into Drug Control Policy in 2010,”

A. Thomas McLellan, Office of Nat’l Drug Control Policy;

aud. 6 Scaife, noon

Renal Electrolyte Lecture

“Regulation of AP-1B-dependent Membrane Trafficking in Polarized Epithelial Cells,”

Heike Fölsch;

F1145 Presby, 12:15 pm

Bradford Campus Police Memorial Day

Bromeley Family Theater, Blaisdell, UPB, 1 pm

Law Commencement Ceremony

Speaker: Gordon Bonnyman, Tennessee Justice Ctr.;

Soldiers & Sailors Mem., 3 pm (8-1373)

Saturday 15

Greensburg Campus Katz Immersion MBA Info Session

102 Lynch, UPG, 9:30 am (also May 19, 6 pm; to register: 724/836-9893)

Dental Medicine Commencement Ceremony

Heinz Hall, Downtown, 1 pm (8-8422)

Tuesday 18

CVR Seminar

“Childhood Vaccinations & Autoimmune Diseases: Perceptions & Realities of Association,”

Pearay Ogra;

6014 BST3, noon

Health Services Research Seminar

“Are Geriatricians More Efficient Than Other Physicians at Managing Inpatient Care for Elderly Patients?”

Melony Sorbero;

305 Parkvale, noon

Magee-Womens Work-in-Progress Seminar

“Pre-eclampsia, the Obesity Epidemic & the Role of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA),”

Robert Powers;

1st fl. conf. ctr. Magee, noon

UPCI Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Signatures of Rejection,”

Francesco Marincola, NIH;

Cooper Conf. Ctr. classrm. D, noon

Senate Community Relations Committee Mtg.

272 Hillman, noon

Postdoc Data & Dine Symposium

“Science Matters: The Role of the Postdoc in Shaping Future Science Policy,”

Alan Russell, McGowan Inst.;

Assembly Rm. WPU, 5-9 pm

Wednesday 19

Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds

“Total Elbow Arthroplasty,”

Bernard Morrey, U of TX;

7th fl. LHAS aud. Montefiore, 7 am-noon

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD) Plasmid Liposome (PL) in Combination With Standard Chemoradiation in Surgically Unresectable Stage III NSCLC,”

Robert Schillo;

2nd fl. aud. UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 8 am

HSLS Workshop

“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

Pathology Research Seminar

“The 21 Integrin: Odyssey With a Collagen Receptor,”

Samuel Santoro, Vanderbilt;

1105AB Scaife, noon

SAC Meeting

1175 Benedum, 12:15-2 pm

HSLS Workshop

“Pathway Analysis Tools 1,”

Ansuman Chattopadhyay;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, 1-3:30 pm

Thursday 20

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

“Evolving Biomarkers,” Jestin Carlson;

“EMS Cases,” Adam Tobias;

“Salicylates,” Tony Pizon;

“A Review of Intubation Technique & Tips for Difficult Intubation With Video Laryngoscopy,”

Frank Guyette;

5th fl. classrm. A 230 McKee Pl., 8 am-noon

Pathology Fetterman Lecture

“The Desire to Purge: A Historical View,”

F. Gonzalez-Crussi, Northwestern;

3rd fl. conf. rm. Rangos, 8 am

Finance & Retirement Seminar

“Are You Making Financial Mistakes Today That Could Spoil Your Retirement Tomorrow?”

Ron Wyatt, JFS Wealth Advisors;

U Club conf. rm. B, 8:30 am, noon & 6:30 pm (for reservations: 412/921-2970)

Endocrine Research Conference

“Insulin & Angiotensin II Regulation of Microcirculation in Diabetes,”

Zhenqi Liu;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

Alzheimer Disease Research Ctr. Lecture

“Epidemiology of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Update on the Mon-Yough Healthy Aging Team (MYHAT) Project,”

Mary Ganguli, psychiatry, neurology & epidemiology, & Beth Snitz, neurology;

S439 ADRC conf. rm. Montefiore, noon

Paul Dowd Chemistry Lecture

“Chemical Approaches to Understanding Redox Biology in the Brain,”

Christopher Chang, UC-Berkeley;

157 Benedum, 5 pm

Friday 21

GI Research Rounds

“Halt C Trial: Lessons Learned,”

Anna S.F. Lok;

M2 conf. rm. Presby, 7:30 am

Paul Dowd Chemistry Lecture

“Metals on the Brain: Probing Their Chemistry With Molecular Imaging,”

Christopher Chang, UC-Berkeley;

157 Benedum, 2:30 pm

Saturday 22

Dental Medicine Continuing Ed Conference

“Virtues of Profitable Dentistry,”

Howard Farran;

aud. 5 & 6 Scaife, 8:30 am-1 pm

Monday 24

Medicine Diploma Ceremony

Carnegie Music Hall, 10 am (8-8935)

Tuesday 25

HSLS Workshop

“The WOW Factor: PowerPoint for Posters,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

Basic & Translational Research in Lung Diseases Seminar

“Nitrite Regulates Mitochondrial Function,”

Sruti Shiva, pharmacology & chemical biology;

NW628 Montefiore, noon

Health Services Research Seminar

“Improving Health Care Delivery Through Patient-facing Computerized Applications,”

Ralph Gonzales, UC-San Francisco;

305 Parkvale, noon

UPCI Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Histone Lysine-specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1) as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer,”

Yi Huang, pharmacology & clinical biology;

Cooper Conf. Ctr. classrm. D, noon

ReSET Tobacco Research Roundtable Seminar

“Interventions for Hospitalized Smokers: Translating Research to Practice,”

Nancy Rigotti, Harvard;

109 Parran, 3:30 pm

Wednesday 26

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Entering an Era of Personalized Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer,”

Barbara Burtness;

2nd fl. aud. UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 8 am

Pathology Research Seminar

“Iron Homeostasis & Its Disorders: Hepatocytes as Endocrine Regulators,”

Tomas Ganz, UC;

1105AB Scaife, noon

Thursday 27

EOH Seminar

“How Retinol Lost Its ‘PATH’ & Found ‘WAY’ to Support Self Renewal of ES Cells,”

Jaspal Khillan;

540 Bridgeside Pt., noon

Endocrine Research Conference

“Organization & Trafficking of Lipolytic Proteins in Fat & Muscle Cells,”

James Granneman;

1195 Starzl, noon

HSLS Workshop

“PubMed Basics,”

Katrina Kurtz;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 1-2:30 pm

PhD Defenses

A&S/Economics

“Essays on Term Structure, Forward Premium Anomaly & Globalization,”

Ting Ting Huang;

May 13, 4940 Posvar, 11 am

A&S/English

“It’s Modern Kinesis: Motion Picture Technology, Embodiment & Replayability,”

Amy Borden;

May 14, 526 CL, 10:30 am

A&S/Slavic Languages & Literatures

“Between Philosophies: The Emergence of a New Intellectual Paradigm in Russia,”

Alyssa DeBlasio;

May 14, 1218 CL, 11 am

SHRS/Rehabilitation Science

“Evaluation of Young Adults’ Preferences, Needs & the Understandability of the Personal Health Record Data Contents,”

Haya Al-Khatlan;

May 17, 6053 Forbes Tower, 10 am

A&S/Psychology

“The Association of Affective, Behavioral & Cognitive Components of Hostility With Telomere Length, a Marker of Biological Aging,”

Judith Carroll;

May 17, 4127 Sennott, 2 pm

A&S/Chemistry

“Copper Ion-Based Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopic Rulers,”

Zhongyu Yang;

May 18, 715 Chevron, 1 pm

A&S/English

“The Wordsworthian Inheritance of Melville’s Poetics,”

Corey Goehring;

May 19, 526 CL, noon

A&S/Chemistry

“Mixture Synthesis & Spectroscopic Analysis of a Stereoisomer

Library of the Phytophthora Mating Hormone alpha1 & the Corresponding bis-MTPA Esters,”

Reena Bajpai;

May 21, 307 Eberly, 10 am

A&S/Anthropology

“Prehispanic Social Organization in the Jamastran Valley, Southeastern Honduras,”

Eva Martinez;

May 24, 3107 Posvar, 3 pm

Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology

“b-Catenin: A Friend or Foe in Liver Pathobiology?”

Michael Thompson;

May 25, S123 BST, 2 pm

GSPH/Epidemiology

“Mortality Trends in a Population-based Type 1 Diabetes Cohort,”

Aaron Secrest;

May 25, 2nd fl. conf. rm. DLR Bldg., 3512 5th Ave., 3 pm

Business

“Strategic Knowledge Disclosure: Its Effect on Competitive Response & Knowledge-Based Competencies in the Global Hard Disk Drive Industry,”

Donghun Lee;

May 26, 280 Mervis, 1 pm

SHRS/Rehabilitation Science & Technology

“The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Median Nerve Characteristics, Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Wheelchair Propulsion Techniques Amongst Manual Wheelchair Users,”

Brad Impink;

May 27, 4065 Forbes Tower, noon

Theatre

PICT Performance

“Othello”;

May 20-June 12, Heymann, Foster Memorial, W-Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 2 pm, Tue. 10 am (412/561-6000)

PICT Play Reading

“Parlour Song”;

May 24, Foster Memorial, 7 pm (412/394-3353)

Exhibits

Hillman Library Audubon Exhibit

“Barn Swallow,”

through May 24;

“Olive-sided Flycatcher,”

May 25-June 7; Hillman Library ground fl. exhibition case, reg. library hours (8-7715)

Law School

“Negotiable Ambivalence,”

Michael Walter;

Barco Library, through May 28, M-Th 7:30 am-11:45 pm, F 7:30 am-8 pm, Sat. 10 am-8 pm, Sun. 10 am-11:45 pm

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include University and on-campus events of May 27-June 10. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on May 20 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.

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