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June 25, 2015

Calendar

Thursday 25

Farmer’s Market
WPU driveway, 11:30 am-2:30 pm

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Mary Lou Klem;
Falk Library classrm. 1, noon
(klem@pitt.edu)

Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Evolution of Esophageal Surgery: 2 Decades of Progress,”
James Luketich, cardiothoracic surgery;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, 4 pm

Friday 26

CIDDE Workshop
“What’s New in Blackboard?”;
B26 Alumni, 10 am
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

SVC Research Seminar
“The Proteomics Telescope: How Differential Mass Spectrometry Is Changing Our View of the Proteome,”
Nathan Yates, cell biology;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, noon

Tuesday 30

CIDDE Workshop
“Syllabus Construction”;
815 Alumni, 10 am
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

MMR Seminar
“Diabetes, Obesity & the Central Role of the Adipocyte in Maintaining Systemic Homeostasis,”
Philipp Scherer, U of TX Southwestern;
Rangos Research Ctr. aud., noon
(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Where in the Brain Is Insomnia? How in the World Should We Treat It?”
Daniel Buysse, psychiatry/clinical & translational science;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, 4 pm

July

Wednesday 1

CIDDE Workshop
“Getting Started in the Classroom”;
815 Alumni, 10 am
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Melissa Ratajeski;
Falk Library classrm. 1, noon
(mar@pitt.edu)

Thursday 2

• Summer 4-week-2 session ends. Final exams scheduled during last class meeting.

Friday 3

• University closed for Independence Day (also Saturday July 4).

Monday 6

• Summer term & 12-week session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.

• Summer 4-week-3 session enrollment period ends & classes begin.

Wednesday 8

• Instructors must approve summer 4-week-2 session grades by 11:59 pm before final posting can begin.

• Fall term deadline for continuing students to register without penalty fee.

• Summer 4-week-3 session add/drop period ends.

HSLS Workshop
“Pathway Analysis Tools,”
Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1 pm
(ansuman@pitt.edu)

CIDDE Workshop
“Developing a Teaching Portfolio”;
815 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Defenses

Nursing
“Factors Associated With Acceptance & Use of Mobile Technology for Health Self-Monitoring & Decision Support in Lung Transplant Recipients,”
Yun Jiang;
June 25, 451 Victoria, 9 am

Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology
“Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts Mediates Allergic Airway Inflammation via Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells,”
Elizabeth Oczypok;
June 25, S123 BST, 2 pm

A&S/Psychology
“Peer Victimization & Rejection Sensitivity in Adolescent Depression: Are Daily Emotional Experiences With Peers Protective?”
Jennifer Waller;
June 26, 4125 Sennott, 1 pm

Business
“Default Risk, Credit Market Liquidity & Corporate Events,”
Thomas Shohfi;
June 29, 270 Mervis, 10 am

Public Health/Human Genetics
“Alternatives to Relational Database in Precision Medicine: Comparison of Nosql Approaches for Big Data Storage Using Supercomputers,”
Enrique Israel Velazquez;
June 29, A622 Crabtree, 11 am

Medicine/Immunology
“T-cell Plasticity & Co-infections in Mycobacterial Diseases,”
Leticia Monin Aldama;
June 29, S120 BST, 1:30 pm

Medicine/Integrative Molecular Biology
“Multiple Functional Roles of the Bacteriophage HK97 Delta Domain in Capsid Assembly,” Bonnie Oh;
June 29, A219B Langley, 2:30 pm

Medicine/Molecular Genetics & Developmental Biology
“Acute Kidney Injury in Zebrafish Larvae as a Regeneration Model for Drug Discovery,” Lauren Brilli Skvarca;
June 30, 6014 BST3, 10 am

Public Health/Human Genetics
“Spheroid-Enriched Cancer Stem-like Cells as a Model for Targeted Therapy in Oral Cancer With Distal 11Q Loss,”
Hatem Osama Kaseb;
June 30, 109 Parran, 11 am

Medicine/Integrative Molecular Biology
“The Role of Genomic Imprints in Placental Biology,”
Erik Koppes;
June 30, MWRI 1st fl. conf. rm., 2 pm

Public Health/Epidemiology
“Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution & Cardiovascular Diseases,”
Arvind Dabass;
June 30, 109 Parran, 3 pm

A&S/History & Philosophy of Science
“Biological Systematics & Evolutionary Theory,”
Aleta Quinn;
July 1, G28 CL, 10 am

Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology
“Mechanisms of Biomaterial; Mediated Cardiac & Esophageal Repair,”
Ricardo Londono;
July 6, 402 Bridgeside Point II, 10 am

Medicine/Clinical & Translational Science
“Evaluating Treatment of Chronic Liver Disease & Hepatocellular Carcinoma,”
Alexis P. Chidi;
July 7, 317 CL, 8 am

A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“Developing & Assessing Research-based Tools for Teaching Quantum Mechanics & Thermodynamics,”
Ben Brown;
July 7, 321 Allen, 10 am

Medicine/Immunology
“The Effects of Anti-CD20 Therapy on Susceptibility to Pneumocystis Infection & the CD4+ T-Cell Signals That Mediate Clearance,”
Waleed A. Elsegeiny;
July 8, Rangos conf. ctr. rms. B & C, 2 pm

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
“Rational Design of Nanocarriers With Enhanced Carrier-Drug Interaction for Improved Cancer Chemotherapy,”
Peng Zhang;
July 9, 456 Salk, 1 pm

Theatre

Unseam’d Shakespeare Co. Production
“Out of This Furnace”;
Studio Theatre, through June 27
(times & tickets: http://unseamd.com)

PICT Production
“Sharon’s Grave”;
Heymann Theatre, July 16-Aug. 8
(times & tickets: www.picttheatre.org/play/sharons-grave)

Exhibits

Special Collections
“Building Global Networks: The Habsburg Monarchy’s Contribution to the Age of Discovery & Exploration”;
through June 30, 363 Hillman, M-F 9 am-4:45 pm

Deadlines

CTSI Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh)
Submit a 2-minute video by June 29.
(www.pinch.pitt.edu)

Pgh.’s Transformational Philanthropists Portrait Gallery
Nominations due to buechel@pitt.edu by July 5.
(philanthropy.gspia.pitt.edu/Projects/ThePittsburghPhilanthropyProject/tabid/1130/Default.aspx)

Pew Scholars Program to Fund Assistant Professor Research
Application package due July 8.
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/documents/Pew.pdf)

2016 Searle Scholars Program
Materials due to Michelle Broido by noon July 15.
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/documents/Searle.pdf)

NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
Letters of intent due Aug. 9.
(grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-16-003.html)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include University & on-campus events of July 9-23. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on July 2. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.

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