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Sept. 20, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 4
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Exibitions

The Book of Roofs, #0001: Tracajá. Josely Carvalho. Photolitho-and-mixed-media prints. Sept. 13-Oct. 27. Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 621-8537.

Targets. Christian Jankowski, video artist. Through Dec. 8. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

H.W. Janson and the Legacy of Modern Art at Washington University in St. Louis. Exhibition from the University collection. Through Dec. 8. Gallery of Art. 925-4523.

Lectures

Friday, Sept. 20

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Research Ethics." Ronald Munson, prof. and chair of philosophy. U. of Mo. St. Louis. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Chemistry lecture. Joseph W. Kennedy Memorial Lecture. "Optical Control of Molecular Dynamics: An Overview." Stuart A. Rice, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor in chemistry, U. of Chicago. McMillen Lab, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology seminar. "Rab GTPases and Regulation of Membrane Trafficking in Plants." Erik Nielsen, adjunct prof. of biology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm. 426. 747-4233.

2 p.m. Lifetime Learning Institute Fall Address. "Plant Sciences Research and Biotechnology in St. Louis: Are We Ready for the Opportunities and the Challenges?" Roger N. Beachy, president, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Steinberg Aud., Steinberg Hall. 935-6727.

4 p.m. Russian lecture. "Pushkin: A European Romantic in the Russia of Nicholas I." Boris Gasparov, prof. of Slavic languages, Columbia U. Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-5177.

6 p.m. WUSTL Libraries lecture. "Celebrating the Henry Hampton Collection." Julian Bond, NAACP chairman. Graham Chapel. 935-6154.

7:30 p.m. St. Louis Astronomical Society lecture. "The Biggest Bangs." Jonathan Katz, prof. of physics. Sponsored by NASA's Missouri Space Grant Consortium. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.

Saturday, Sept. 21

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Continuing Medical Education course. "Annual St. Louis Critical Care Update." Cost: $25. St. Louis Science Center, Exploradome Exhibition Gallery. To register: 362-6891.

Monday, Sept. 23

Noon. Molecular Biology and Pharmacology seminar. "As Time Glows By: Period Determination in the Mammalian Circadian System." Erik Herzog, asst. prof. of biology. South Building, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon-1 p.m. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Economic Evaluation of AIDS Clinical Trials." Barton Hamilton, assoc. prof. of economics, management, and entrepreneurship. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

Noon-4:30 p.m. Physical Therapy symposium. Steven J. Rose Symposium. "Basic Science Studies of Peripheral Nervous System Dysfunction." Kimberly Topp, assoc. prof. of physical therapy and rehabilitation science, U. of Calif., San Francisco; Thomas H. Tung, asst. prof. of surgery. Cost: $25. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Rm. B112. 286-1404.

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Quantitative Evolutionary Genomics of Drosophila: Eyes, Wings, Hearts, Drugs and Variation." Greg Gibson, assoc. prof. of genetics, N.C. State U. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-6719.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Incredible Likeness of Bonding: Leukocytes, Platelets and Disease States." Thomas Diacovo, assoc. prof. of pediatrics and asst. prof. of pathology and immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

Noon. Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Tuesday Conference Seminar Series. "The Gamma-secretase Cleavage of APP." Silva Hecimovic, dept. of psychiatry. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 286-2881.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Genes and Signals." Mark Ptashne, head of gene regulation in molecular biology, Sloan-Kettering Inst., New York. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-3692.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Seminar Series. William Craigen, assoc. prof. of molecular and human genetics and asst. prof. of pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Waco, Tx. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560.

5 p.m. Engineering School Connection Series. "A View from Ground Zero -- One Year Later." H.G. Schwartz, chairman, Jacobs Civil, Inc. Reservations required. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5363.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

8:15 a.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds.. "Obstetric Anesthesia: Effects on Labor, Speed and Outcome." Barbara Leighton, prof. and chief of obstetric anesthesiology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. "Body Parts: Large and Small." Ian Hacking, author and philosopher. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

Thursday, Sept. 26

11 a.m. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds. "The Why, When, and How of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing." Michael Lippmann, assoc. prof. of medicine, John Cochran VA Medical Center, St. Louis. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 362-6904.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Preimplantation Human Embryo Diagnostics: Genomic/Cytogenetic." Mark Hughes, prof. and dir., Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State U., Detroit. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Thomas Hall Lecture. "Genetics, the Atomic Age and the Cold War." John Beatty, Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and prof. of ecology, evolution and behavior, U. of Minn. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 215. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Enhanced Sensitivity Magnetic Resonance Techniques for Semiconductors: Optical Pumping, Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, and Electrical Detection." C. Russell Bowers, assoc. prof. of chemistry, U. of Fla. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Crystal Structure of PEDF: A Potent Anti-angiogenic and Neurite Growth-promoting Factor." Carl Volz, assoc. prof. of microbiology and immunology, U. of Ill. at Chicago. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 362-1006

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Annual Fumihiko Maki Lecture. "Working in India." Charles Correa, Ruth and Norman Moore Visiting Professor of Architecture, architect. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.

Friday, Sept. 27

9:15-10:30 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Home-based Therapy for Protein-energy Malnutrition." Mark J. Manary, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology seminar. "Coupling DNA Replication and Chromosome Dynamics in Fission Yeast." Susan L. Forsburg, assoc. prof. of molecular & cell biology, Salk Inst. for Biological Sciences, La Jolla, Calif. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology seminar. "Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Axon Guidance and Neuronal Migration." Yi Rao, assoc. prof. of anatomy & neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art lecture. "Voyages and Fantasies: Exoticism and Orientalism in Modern Art." Elizabeth Childs, assoc. prof. of art history and archaeology. (Reception, 6:30.) Cost: $10, $25 for the series. Reservations required. Gallery of Art Teaching Gallery. 935-5490.

Saturday, Sept. 28

1 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies colloquium. "Regional Diversity in East Asia." Kären Wigen, assoc. prof. of history, Stanford U.; Helen Siu, prof. of anthropology, Yale U. U. of Mo., St. Louis, Millennium Student Center. R.S.V.P. 516-5753.

Monday, Sept. 30

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Research seminar. "Counting GFP-tagged GABA Transporters at Synapses of Knock-in Mice." Henry A. Lester, Bren Professor of Biology, Calif. Inst. of Technology. South Building, Phillip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Identification of Xenorhabdus Mematophilius Genes Required for Mutualistic Colonization of Steinernema Carpocapsae Nematodes." Heidi Goodrich-Blair, asst. prof. of bacteriology, U. of Wisc., Madison. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-7888.

Tuesday, Oct. 1

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Multiple Functions for Type IV Secretion Systems in Helicobacter pylori." Rainer Haas, scientific head, unit on Helicobacter pylori, Max von Pettenkofer Inst. for Biology, Munich. Cori Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 747-1029.

3 p.m. Legal Studies lecture. "Judaism as a Source of Human Rights." Asher Maoz, head, Professor Dr. Raphael Taubenschlag Inst. of Criminal Law, Tel Aviv U. Sponsored by the Whitney R. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7988.

Wednesday, Oct. 2

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Olin Conference Lecture. Carole Counihan, dir. of women's studies, Millersville U., Pa. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

Thursday, Oct. 3

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Symposium. Randall R. Odem, course chair, assoc. prof. of obstetrics & gynecology. Cost: $275 for physicians, $195 for allied health professionals. Registration required. (Continues Oct. 4.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-6891.

11 a.m. Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds. "Radiologic Screening for Lung Cancer." David Gierada, asst. prof. of radiology. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 362-6904.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Nutrient Levels and Insulin-like Signaling Regulate a Linker Histone Variant Required for Lifespan Extension in C. Elegans." James A. Waddle, asst. prof. of molecular biology, U. of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Mechanical Engineering Sesquicentennial Colloquium Lecture. "Bloomers, Boomers, and Zoomers." David Peters, McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering and chair, mechanical engineering. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 100. 935-6047.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Counting Every Quantum: Transmission at the Mammalian Cone Photoreceptor Synapse." Steven H. Devries, asst. prof. of ophthalmology and physiology, Northwestern U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-1006.

On Stage

Saturday, Sept. 28

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Vo-Du Macbeth. Cosponsored by American Culture Studies in Arts & Sciences. (Also Sept. 29, 2 p.m.) Cost: $27, $22 for WUSTL faculty & staff, $13 for WUSTL students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Music


Sunday, Sept. 22

3 p.m. Concert. Liederabend. Joyce Castle, mezzo-soprano. Cost: $15, $10 for WUSTL faculty and staff, $5 for WUSTL students. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6543.

Sunday, Sept. 29

3 p.m. Concert. WUSTL Jazz Band, WUSTL Symphony Orchestra. Brookings Quadrangle. (Rain location: Graham Chapel.) 935-4841.

Sports


Friday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 22

All day. Men's & Women's Tennis. WU Invitational. Tao Tennis Courts. 935-4705.

Saturday, Sept. 21

7 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Principia College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Fontbonne U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

Thursday, Sept. 26

7 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Fontbonne U. Francis Field. 935-4705.

Saturday, Sept. 28

7 p.m. Football vs. Rose-Hulman Inst. Francis Field. 935-4705.

Sunday, Sept. 29

11 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Francis Field. 935-4705. 1:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Francis Field. 935-4705.

And more. . .


Friday, Sept. 20 7:30 a.m-5 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology meeting. Annual Innsbrook Golf Outing and Executive Speaker Series. "Does IT Have Responsibility for Corporate Accounting Practices?" Harvey Kelley, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Open to CAIT members only. Innsbrook Estates Executive Conference Center. 935-4792.

Thursday, Sept. 26

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Hilary Mantel, British novelist. Book signing will follow reading. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201. 935-7130.

Wednesday, Oct. 2

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series colloquium. Hilary Mantel, British novelist. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201. 935-7130.


The Record calendar lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University Sept. 20 - Oct. 3. For a full listing of medical rounds and conferences, see the School of Medicine's Web site. Also, for more events, please see the expanded Hilltop Campus calendar Web site.

Events sponsored by the University -- its departments, schools, centers, organizations and recognized student organizations -- are published in the calendar. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

Calendar submissions should state time, date, place, sponsor(s), title of event or lecture, name(s) of speaker(s), speaker(s) affiliations and admission cost. Mail items to Calendar at Campus Box 1070 or fax to 935-4259 or e-mail at record_calendar@aismail.wustl.edu. Submission forms are available by calling 935-4926 and information can be found here.

The deadline for all entries is noon Tuesday one week prior to publication. Late or incomplete entries will not be printed. The Record is published every Friday during the school year, except holidays, and monthly during the summer.


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