February 2, 2001
The Record

Feb. 2 Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University Feb. 2-14. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/ events/) and the Hilltop Campus (cf6000.wustl.edu/calendar/events/).

Exhibitions

"Caught By Politics: Art of the 1930s and 1940s." The Gallery of Art. Through March 18. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.

"Farewell to Bosnia." Gilles Peress, photographer. The Gallery of Art and the St. Louis Chapter of the United Nations Assoc. Through March 18. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.

Film

Wednesday, Feb. 14

6 p.m. Near Eastern Film Series. "Three Days and a Child." Room 219, Ridgley Hall. 935-5156

Lectures

Friday, Feb. 2

11 a.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. "Modeling PDE Problems Through Spaces of Homogenous Type." Hugo Aimar, prof. of mathematics, Universidad Nacional del Litoral-Conicet., Argentina. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "Rab Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors: Insights Into Ras-activated Endocytosis." Bruce Horazdovsky, asst. prof. of biochemstry, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-6950.

6 and 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. "Lost Worlds of the Middle East." Rick Ray. Sponsored by Washington University Assoc. Cost: $5. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.

Monday, Feb. 5

Noon. Lung biology conference. "Structure-function Analysis of the Stat1 Transcription Factor: Making Epithelial Genes Twitch." Yong Zhang, research assoc. in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Room 801 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8983.

Noon-1 p.m. Molecular biology and pharmacology seminar. "Lymphocytes, Apoptosis, and Caspase Inhibitors - a Matter of Life and Death in Sepsis." Richard S. Hotchkiss, assoc. prof. of anesthesiology, of medicine, and of surgery. Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-7056.

Noon. Neuroscience seminar. "Neural Mechanisms of Mammalian Pheromone Recognition." Tim Holy, molecular and cellular biology dept., Harvard U. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7043.

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "The Evolution of Three Biochemical Cycles on Earth: Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen." Paul Falkowski, environmental biophysics and molecular ecology program, Inst. of Marine and Coastal Sciences and geology dept., Rutgers U., N.J. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. 935-6862.

4 p.m. Condensed matter/materials and biological physics seminar. "Creating the Holodeck (in Miniature): Computer-generated Holograms With Corporeality." Gabriel Spalding, physics dept., Illinois Wesleyan U., Bloomington. Room 241 Compton Hall (coffee 3:45 p.m.). 935-6276.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Regulation of B Lymphocytes by Innate Immunity." Michael C. Carroll, Harvard Medical School, The Center for Blood Research. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Contemporary Japanese Architecture." Mira Locher, visiting asst. prof. of architecture. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6293.

Tuesday, Feb. 6

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Attenuation of Influenza Viruses by Altering the Viral Interferon Antagonist." Peter Palese, prof. and chair of microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, N.Y. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2132.

12:05-12:55 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy research seminar. "Joint Kinematics Alter Sequential Reaching Deficits in People With Parkinson's Disease." Valerie Kelly, doctoral candidate in movement science. Classroom B114, 4444 Forest Park Blvd. 286-1404.

4 p.m. Bioorganic Chemistry Seminar Series. "Mass Spectrometry for Biological Interactions and Reactions." Michael L. Gross, prof. of chemistry. Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-3363.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "New Applications of the Ireland Claisen Rearrangement in Natural Product Synthesis." Matt McIntosh, chemistry dept., U. of Ark. Room 311 McMillen Lab (coffee 3:30 p.m.). 935-6530.

Wednesday, Feb. 7

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Arthur Holly Compton Memorial Lecture. "Spacetime Warps and the Quantum: A Glimpse of the Future." Kip S. Thorne, astrophysicist, The Feynman Prof. of Theoretical Physics, Calif. Inst. of Technology, and co-founder, Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) Project. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

5:15 p.m. Mothers and Babies Research Center Conference. "Mutations of the Zona Pellucida Genes: Insights Into Fertilization." Tracy L. Rankin, post-doctoral fellowship, cellular and developmental biology laboratory, National Inst. of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH, Bethesda, Md. Room 36, third floor south, St. Louis Children's Hosp. 747-0739.

Thursday, Feb. 8

11 a.m. Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds. "Novel Strategies for Chemoprophylaxis of Liver and Lung Disease in Alpha-1-antitrypsin Deficiency." David H. Perlmutter, prof. of cell biology and physiology, and the Donald Strominger Prof. of pediatrics. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg. 362-6904.

Noon-1 p.m. Genetics seminar. "Connections Between Nucleoporins, Inositol Signaling and mRNA Export." Susan R. Wente, assoc. prof. of cell biology and physiology. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7072.

1:10 p.m. School of Social Work Lecture Series. "Forced Migration and Human Rights: United Nations' Response to the Plight of Refugee Women and Children." Beverlee Bruce, program dir., Social Science Research Council, N.Y. Brown Lounge, Brown Hall. 935-4909.

4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. "Elemental and Isotopic Fractionation by Evaporation of Silicate Liquids: Theory, Experiments, and Application to the Thermal Evolution of CAIs." Frank M. Richter, Sewel L. Avery Distinguished Service Prof. of geophysical sciences, U. of Chicago. Room 361 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies lecture. "The Well-behaved Appetite: Dieting, Products and Food Fads in Japan." Laura Miller, assoc. prof. of sociology and anthropology, Loyola U., Chicago. Room 331 Social Sciences and Business Bldg., U. of Mo., St. Louis. 935-4448.

4 p.m. School of Law's Inst. for Global Legal Studies lecture. "A World of Peace and Justice Under the Rule of Law: From Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court." Whitney Harris, member of prosecuting team of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-7988.

4 p.m. School of Social Work Lecture Series. "Philanthropy in the 21st Century." Susan V. Berresford, pres., the Ford Foundation. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-4909.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Generalized Analytic Continuation." Bill Ross, prof. of mathematics, U. of Richmond, Va. Room 199 Cupples I Hall (tea 4 p.m., Room 200). 935-6760.

5 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Establishment of HSV Latent Infection." Todd Margolis, prof. of ophthalmology and dir., Francis I. Proctor Foundation, U. of Calif., San Francisco. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg. 362-5722.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Lecture Series. "Exile Art and National Identities: Current Perspectives." Sabine Eckmann, curator, WU Gallery of Art. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.

Friday, Feb. 9

11 a.m. Mathematics seminar. "Formal Trigonometric Series and Cyclic Vectors for the Backward Shift." Bill Ross, prof. of mathematics, U. of Richmond, Va. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "Diversity of GTPase Recognition by Cysteine-rich Domains." Sharon Campbell, assoc. prof. of biochemistry and biophysics, U. of N.C., Chapel Hill. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-6040.

4 p.m. Anatomy and neurobiology seminar. "Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins as Regulators of Mitochondrial Metabolic Efficiency and Free Radical Production in the Brain." Laura L. Dugan, asst. prof. of anatomy and neurobiology, of medicine, and of neurology and neurological surgery. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7043.

Monday, Feb. 12

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "The Biosynthesis of Polysialic Acid, A Modulator of Cell-cell Interactions During Development." Karen J. Colley, assoc. prof. of biochemistry and molecular biology, U. of Ill. at Chicago College of Medicine. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-6950.

Noon. Lung biology conference. "Apical Polarity in Airway Epithelial Cells - Whaz Up?" Steven L. Brody, asst. prof. of medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine div. Room 801 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8983.

Noon-1 p.m. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Compensating for Mistrust Among Kin." Margaret L. Brown, asst. prof. of anthropology. Room 300 Eliot Hall. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Immunobiology of Pregnancy: New Insights Into Complement Regulation." Hector D. Molina-Vicenty, asst. prof. of medicine and of pathology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Radiology's Seventh Annual Hyman R. Senturia lecture. "Managing Change in Twenty-first Century Radiology Practice." James Thrall, prof. and chair, radiology dept., Massachusetts General Hosp., Boston. Scarpellino Aud., first floor, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

Tuesday, Feb. 13

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Legionella's Strategy for Growth in Macrophages." Michele Swanson, asst. prof. of microbiology and immunology, U. of Mich. Medical School. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-2891.

Wednesday, Feb. 14

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Cultural Celebration and Asian Multicultural Council lecture. Gish Jen, author, will read/comment on her work. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

5:15 p.m. Mothers and Babies Research Center conference. "The Womb With a View - Genetic Control of Mammalian Embryogenesis and Placental Angiogenesis." Jixiang Ding, instructor, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CAMB), Rutgers U., N.J. Room 36, third floor south, St. Louis Children's Hosp. 747-0739.

On Stage

Saturday, Feb. 10

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Music of Beethoven for Cello and Piano." Michael Haber, cellist, and Seth Carlin, pianist. Cost: $15 (call for discounts). Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. 935-6543.

Worship

Friday, Feb. 2

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

1:10 p.m. Muslim Friday prayers. Includes sermon and prayer service. Lambert Lounge, Mallinckrodt Student Center. 935-3543.

Friday, Feb. 9

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

1:10 p.m. Muslim Friday prayers. Includes sermon and prayer service. Lambert Lounge, Mallinckrodt Student Center. 935-3543.

And moreÉ

Friday, Feb. 2

8 a.m. Continuing Medical Education seminar. "Review of the 2000 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium." Cost: $95 (includes breakfast and lunch). Sponsored by The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, St. Louis. To register, call 362-6891.

Monday, Feb. 5

4 p.m. The Teaching Center workshop. "Trends in Distributed Learning - What are Other Universities Doing?" Liz Peterson, assoc. dir. for instructional technology, Teaching Center. Room 14 Eads Hall. To register, call 935-4252.

6 p.m. University College panel discussion. "How the Internet is Changing Sports Journalism." Five panelists representing ESPN, The Sporting News, sportsjones.com, Sports Illustrated and CBS.Sportsline.com. Michael MacCambridge, moderator and adjunct instructor in University College. Room 162 McDonnell Hall. 935-4320.

Thursday, Feb. 8

8 a.m. STD/HIV course. "Laboratory Methods." (Thursdays through March 1.) Cost: $60. Distance Learning Instructional Technology Center, U. of Mo., St. Louis. To register, call 747-0294.

Saturday, Feb. 10

7:30 a.m. Continuing Medical Education seminar. "Asthma and Leukotrienes." Presented by allergy and immunology div. Cost: $75 (includes breakfast and lunch). Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-6891.

 

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University over the next 10 days. For a full listing of medical rounds and conferences, see the School of Medicine's website at medschool.wustl.edu/events/. For an expanded Hilltop Campus calendar, go to cf6000.wustl.edu/calendar/events/v1.1.

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 (Record_Calendar@aismail.wustl.edu). Submission forms are available by calling 935-4926 and can be downloaded from the Record web site at record.wustl.edu/guide.html.

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

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