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Physics Fellow Candidate Seminar

| A LEVEL PHYSICS SEMINAR ROOM, ROOM A30, SMITH HALL ANNEX (CRC)
Seminars, Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
The Flagellum Unwound: Torque Generation in the Bacterial Flagellar Motor
Jasmine Nirody, Ph.D., graduate student, biophysics graduate group, University of California, Berkeley

Ancient Challenge, New Physiology, Weird Ion Channel: Fluoride Resistance in Microorganisms

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Lectures and Symposia, Harvey Society
Chris Miller, Ph.D., professor, department of biochemistry, Brandeis University; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Optical Tools for Analyzing and Repairing Complex Biological Systems

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
Edward Boyden, Ph.D., leader, synthetic neurobiology group, associate professor, MIT Media Lab, investigator, McGovern Institute, department of biological engineering and department of brain and cognitive sciences, co-director, MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robertson Investigator, The New York Stem Cell Foundation

Genetics in Haploid Human Cells to Study Genetic Interactions

| 105 ZRC, MSKCC, 417 EAST 68TH STREET
Tri-Institutional Events (at MSK & WCM), Other Tri-Institutional Events
Thijn Brummelkamp, Ph.D., group leader, division of biochemistry, Netherlands Cancer Institute

Cardiovascular Research Institute Special Seminar

| A-950 WCMC, 1300 YORK AVE.
Tri-Institutional Events (at MSK & WCM), Other Tri-Institutional Events
Human iPSC-Cardiomyocytes: A Drug-screening Platform for Precision Medicine
Elena Matsa, Ph.D., instructor, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University

Regulation by Intracellular pH Dynamics: From Molecules to Disease Behaviors

| M-107 MSKCC, 1275 YORK AVE.
Tri-Institutional Events (at MSK & WCM), Other Tri-Institutional Events
Diane Barber, Ph.D., professor and chair, department of cell and tissue biology, University of California, San Francisco

Mechanisms of Epigenetic Regulation in Development and Disease

| 116 ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
Tri-Institutional Events (at MSK & WCM), Other Tri-Institutional Events
Alexander Meissner, Ph.D., professor, department of stem cell and regenerative biology, Harvard University

Leptin Physiology, Pathophysiology and the Neural Circuit Regulating Body Weight

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
Ph.D. Recruitment Lecture
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Marilyn M. Simpson Professor and head, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Rockefeller University; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Special Seminar

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Seminars, Other Seminars
Arboviruses in Brazil: Present Situation and Perspectives
Pedro Fernando Vasconcelos, M.D., Ph.D., director, Instituto Evandro Chagas

Mitochondrial Calcium Transport in Signaling and Metabolism

| 105 ZRC, MSKCC, 417 EAST 68TH STREET
Tri-Institutional Events (at MSK & WCM), Cell Biology Seminars
Yasemin Sancak, Ph.D., research associate in systems biology, department of molecular biology, Simches Research Center, Harvard Medical School

Tri-Institutional Calendars

The close proximity among the three institutions which comprise the Tri-I has led to a culture that encourages interinstitutional interactions and shared resources, including access to lectures and seminars from internationally renowned scientists and clinicians:

Upcoming Events

Microscale Biophysics of the Ocean: A Single-Cell Perspective on the Biological Carbon Pump

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)

Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Solid Tumors

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)

Spying on the Immune System

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
The Philip Levine Memorial Lecture

News

Some mammals can hit pause on a pregnancy. Understanding how that happens could help us treat cancer.

New study reveals the molecular brake that lets embryonic stem cells enter suspended animation, while retaining the ability to develop normally—which could shed light on abnormal cell growth in humans.

New engineered derivative of a natural molecule could translate into a powerful replacement for IVIG therapy for a wide array of autoimmune disorders

In experiments with mice, the new molecule accomplished the same job at a hundredth of the dose.

This new insight into T cell receptors may improve cancer immunotherapies

Researchers discovered that a crucial first step in the signaling system operates differently than previously thought, an insight that could lead to the next generation of treatments.

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