March 9, 2001
The Record

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

Tuesday, March 20

6 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "Black Rain." Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Film Series. "Scarlet Street." Fritz Lang, dir. (1945). Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.

Wednesday, March 21

6 p.m. Near Eastern Film Series. "Himmo, King of Jerusalem." Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

Tuesday, March 27

6 p.m. Chinese Film Series. "Horse Thief." Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

Lectures

Friday, March 9

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "A Tale of Three Viruses: Clinically Relevant Sequence-based Genotyping." Max Q. Arens, research asst. prof.; assoc. dir., clinical virology and co-dir., retrovirus lab. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "Molecular Regulation of SMC Differentiation During Vascular Development and Following Injury." Gary K. Owens, prof., assoc. dean and dir. of medical and Ph.D. programs, molecular physiology and biological physics dept., U. of Va. School of Medicine, Charlottesville. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-2254.

Noon. Friday Forum Luncheon Series. "Caught by Politics: Art of the 1930s and 1940s." Sabine Eckmann, curator, Gallery of Art, and Angela Miller, assoc. prof. of history. Cost: $15 (includes lunch). Gallery of Art. For reservations, call 935-5490.

4 p.m. Anatomy and neurobiology seminar. "Linking Neuronal Activity and Behavioral Performance: Some Insights From Studies of Depth Perception." Gregory C. DeAngelis, asst. prof. of anatomy and neurobiology and of biomedical engineering. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7043.

Monday, March 12

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Molecular Determinants of Lymphoid Follicle Structure." David D. Chaplin, prof. of genetics, of medicine and assoc. prof. of molecular microbiology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Neuroscience Seminar. James Trimmer, State U. of N.Y., Stony Brook. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7043.

5:30 p.m. Mallinckrodt Inst. of Radiology lecture. Annual Daniel R. Biello memorial lecture. "Advances in Molecular Imaging for Imaging Gene Expression." Sanjiv S. Gambhir, assoc. prof. and head of bio-imaging assay lab, molecular and medical pharmacology dept., Crump Inst. for Biological Imaging, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Scarpellino Aud., first floor, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

Tuesday, March 13

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "The Evolution of Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance in Diarrheal Diseases: Adventures in the Land of Ooze." Paul Ewald, prof. of biology, Amherst College, Mass. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2630.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology research seminar. "Neurotoxicity of General Anesthetics in the Developing Brain." Vesna Jevtovic Todorovic, asst. prof. of anesthesiology and of psychiatry. Room 550 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8560.

Wednesday, March 14

4 p.m. Biochemistry and molecular biophysics lecture. Cori lecture. "From Genome Sequences to Protein Interactions." David Eisenberg, prof., structural biology and molecular medicine lab., U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

Thursday, March 15

11 a.m. Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds. "The Influence of Regional Ventilation Distribution on Lung Function." William A. Altemeier, senior fellow in medicine. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg. 362-6904.

Noon-1 p.m. Genetics seminar. "Genomic and Bioinformatic Analysis of Transcription Networks in Yeast." Barak A. Cohen, genetics dept., Harvard Medical School. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7072.

Friday, March 16

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Functional MRI of Language Development." Bradley L. Schlaggar, instr. in neurology and pediatrics. Clopton Aud. 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "On the Selection of Axes of Cell Polarization: Bud-site Selection in Yeast." John R. Pringle, prof. of biology, U. of N.C., Chapel Hill. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 747-1808.

4 p.m. Neuroscience seminar. "From Peppers to Pain: The Molecular Biology of Nociception." David Julius, cellular and molecular neurobiology dept., U. of Calif., San Francisco. 362-7043.

7:30 p.m. St. Louis Astronomical Society lecture. "Carbon Stars." Katharina Lodders, senior research asst. in earth and planetary sciences an the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences. Co-sponsored by earth and planetary sciences and NASA's Missouri Space Grant Consortium. Room 162 McDonnell Hall. 935-4614.

Monday, March 19

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Aberrant Gene Expression in Tumour Cells Following Inactivation of the Tumour Suppressors RB and p53." Robert White, biochemistry and molecular biology div., U. of Glasgow, Scotland. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. 935-7569.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "From Mouse to Man? Murine g-Herpesvirus 68 as a Model of Human g-Herpesvirus Infection." Samuel H. Speck, prof. of pathology and assoc. prof. of molecular microbiology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Grand Center Housing Competition lecture. Phillip Durham and Elva Rubio, architects, Rubio/Durham Architects, St. Louis, Mo./Chicago, Ill. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6293.

Tuesday, March 20

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Pyroptosis and the Cellular Immune Response to Salmonella typhimurium." Brad T. Cookson, asst. prof. of laboratory medicine and microbiology, U. of Washington, Seattle. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2742.

12:05-12:55 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy seminar. "What Types of Movements Improve in Neurosurgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease?" Amy Bastian, asst. prof. of program in physical therapy and of anatomy and neurobiology. Classroom B114, 4444 Forest Park Blvd. 286-1404.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology research seminar. "Mutational Analysis of the Nicotinic Receptor Binding Site." Gustav Akk, research instr. in anesthesiology. Room 5550 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8560.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Nanowires: Synthesizing the Computer of the Future." Thomas E. Mallouk, the DuPont Prof. of Materials Chemistry, Penn State, University Park, Pa. Room 311 McMillen Lab. 935-6530.

Wednesday, March 21

11 a.m. Assembly Series. The Spires and Omicron Delta Kappa Honors Lecture. Dave Eggers, author of "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and editor of McSweeney's, a literary journal. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

Noon. Orthopaedic research seminar. "Systemic Implications of Total Joint Replacement." Joshua Jacobs, biochemistry dept., Rush U., Chicago. Room 11300 West Pavilion, Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg. 454-7800.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "The Molecular Biochemistry of Quorum Sensing: How Bacteria Talk to Each Other." Stephen Ferrand, chemistry dept., U. of Ill. Room 311 McMillen Lab. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Mouse genetics conference. "Using Transgenic, Targeted and Insertional Mutant Mice to Analyze Gene Function and Expression." Jeffrey H. Miner, asst. prof. of cell biology and physiology and of medicine, renal div. Room 9941 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8983.

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Lynne McMahon, poet. Author of "The House of Entertaining Science," "Devolution of the Nude," and "Faith." Hurst Lounge, Room 201 Duncker Hall. 935-7130.

Thursday, March 22

11 a.m. Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds. "Target Practice." Lee B. Reichman, prof. of medicine, preventive medicine and community health, N.J. Medical School, Newark. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg. 362-6904.

Noon-1 p.m. Genetics seminar. "Pharmacogenetics Turning Genetic Polymorphism Into Better Therapy." Howard L. McLeod, core dir. of pharmacology, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, and asst. prof. of medicine. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7072.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. The Bayer Distinguished Leadership. "Surface Patterning and Decoration by Self-organizing Block Copolymers." Martin Mšller, prof., U. of Ulm, Germany. Room 458 Louderman Hall (recption following at 5:30 p.m.). 935-6530.

4:15 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. "RbC104, Oxygen Volumes and Core/mantle Interaction." David Walker, prof., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia U. Room 361 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics Kirk Lecture. "Dirichlet Forms in Holomorphic Function Spaces." Leonard Gross, prof., Cornell U. Room 199 Cupples I Hall (tea 4 p.m., Room 200). 935-6760.

5 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Myocilin, a Glaucoma-associated Molecule, in the Optic Nerve." Cynthia Ricard, instr. in ophthalmology and visual sciences. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg. 362-5722.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Lecture Series. "Berlin Noir: Robert Siodmak's Hollywood." Lutz Koepnick, assoc. prof. of German languages and literatures and film and media studies. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.

Friday, March 23

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Status Epilepticus: Risk Factors, Frequency and Outcomes." Edwin Trevathan, assoc. prof. of neurology and pediatrics and dir., Pediatric Epilepsy Center and Pediatric EEG Labs. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Chemistry seminar. The Bayer Distinguished Leadership. "Structure and Dynamics of Brush-like Molecules at Surfaces." Martin Mšller, prof., U. of Ulm, Germany. Room 311 McMillen Lab. 935-6530.

11 a.m. Religious Studies Program lecture. Inaugural Witherspoon Lecture in Religion and Science. "Science and/or Religion." Steven Weinberg, physics and astronomy depts., U. of Texas, Austin. Graham Chapel. 935-7752.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "Intercellular Calcium Signalling." Thomas H. Steinberg, assoc. prof. of cell biology and physiology and of medicine. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Science Bldg. 747-4233.

2:30 p.m. Physics seminar. "Form Factors for Fluctuations in the Cosmic Background Radiation." Steven Weinberg, U. of Texas, Austin. Room 204 Crow Hall (refreshments 2:15 p.m.). 935-6276.

4 p.m. Anatomy and neurobiology seminar. Glenn C. Conroy, prof. of anatomy and neurobiology. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7043.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "A Novel Approach to Estimating Hormonal Pulse-times and Structural Parameters." Somesh Chattopadhyay, U. of Virginia, Charlottesville. Room 199 Cupples I Hall (tea 4 p.m., Room 200). 935-6760.

Monday, March 26

Noon. School of Law's Inst. for Global Legal Studies lecture. Achilleas Demetriades, British-educated, Greek Cypriot attorney. Co-sponsored by Hellenic Society of St. Louis. Room 202 Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-7988

Noon-1 p.m. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Career Attainments of Women in Science." Donna Ginther, asst. prof. of economics. Room 300 Eliot Hall. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. The Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman and the Thomas C. Hennings Memorial Lectures. Paul Simon, Ilinois' former senior U.S. senator; dir. of Public Policy Inst., Southern Ill. U., Carbondale. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Cellular and Molecular Basis for Human Immune Response to Porcine Xenograft." Thalachallour Mohanakumar, prof. of medicine, of pathology and the Jacqueline and William Maritz Prof. of surgery. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. The Seigel Seminar in American Culture. "Memorial and Memory: Struggles for a Usable Past." Robert Dallek, author and prof. of history, Boston U. Sponsored by American Culture Studies. Ann W. Olin Women's Bldg. Lounge. 935-5216.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Warren Schwartz, architect, Schwartz-Silver Architects, Inc., Boston. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6293.

Tuesday, March 27

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Molecular Genetic Analysis of Invasion and Intracellular Development in the AIDS Opportunist Toxoplasma." John Boothroyd, prof. and co-chair of microbiology and immunology, Stanford U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

4 p.m. Pain Center seminar. Jon Levine, prof. of oral and maxillofacial surgery, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Room 5550 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8560.

7 p.m. School of Architecture Lecture Series. Danelle Guthrie and Tom Buresch, architects, Guthrie and Buresch Architects, Los Angeles. Co-sponsored by School of Architecture and Grand Center, Inc. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6200.

Wednesday, March 28

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Women's Week Keynote Lecture. bell hooks, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and molecular biophysics seminar. "Insights Into the Physiological Functions of Intracellular Lipid Binding Proteins." Luis B. Agellon, asst. prof. of biochemistry, U. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Erlanger Aud., McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Oxazaborolidinones as Versatile Chiral Lewis Acids in Enantiotopic Face Selective and Group Selective Reactions." Toshiro Harade, chemistry dept., Kyoto Inst. of Technology, Japan. Room 311 McMillen Lab. 935-6530.

4 p.m. The Seigle Seminar in American Culture. "New York's African Burial Ground: Memorial, Memory and Human Rights." Michael Blakey, prof. of anthropology and anatomy, curator of the W. Montague Cobb Human Skeletal Collection and scientific dir., New York African Burial Ground Project, Howard U. Ann W. Olin Women's Bldg. Lounge. 935-5216.

Monday, March 19

8 p.m. Senior honors recital. Music of Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Prokofiev. Rita Ho, pianist. Graham Chapel. 935-5581.

Thursday, March 22

8:30 p.m. Holmes Jazz Series. William Lenihan Group. Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. 935-5581.

Friday, March 23

8 p.m. WU opera. "Miss Havisham's Wedding Night," Dominick Argento, dir., and "The Medium," Gian-Carlo Menotti, dir. (Also March 24, same time; and March 25, 3 p.m.) Bixby Gallery, Bixby Hall. For tickets, call 935-6543.

Sports

Thursday, March 15

1:30 p.m. Men's baseball vs. Greenville College, Ill. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Saturday, March 17

Noon. Men's baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Sunday, March 18

11 a.m. Men's baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Thursday, March 22

12:30 p.m. Men's baseball vs. Illinois College, Jacksonville. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Friday, March 23

3:30 p.m. Women's and Men's track and field. WU Mini Meet. Bushyhead Track and Francis Field. 935-5220.

Saturday, March 24

10:45 a.m. Men's baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

1:15 p.m. Men's baseball vs. Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Sunday, March 25

10:45 a.m. Men's baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

1:15 p.m. Men's baseball vs. Illinois Wesleyan U., Bloomington. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Monday, March 26

4 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Webster U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-5220.

Tuesday, March 27

2 p.m. Men's baseball vs. Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

3 p.m. Women's softball vs. Maryville U. Softball Field. 935-5220.

Worship

Friday, March 9

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. (Followed by meatless soup lunch.) 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, March 16

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.

Wednesday, March 21

10 p.m. Catholic Mass. (Scripture study 9 p.m.) Mudd Hall. 935-9191.

Thursday, March 22

7 p.m. Lenten/Easter Reflection Series. "Understanding Suffering and Healing." Margaret Mary Moore. (Also March 29, April 5 and 19, same time.) Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

Friday, March 23

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. (Followed by meatless soup lunch.) 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.

Tuesday, March 27

7 p.m. Reconciliation services. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

Wednesday, March 28

10 p.m. Reconciliation services. Mudd Hall. 935-9191.

And moreÉ

Friday, March 16

7:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology membership CAITFocus session. "Developing IT Leadership Skills." CAIT Offices, 5 N. Jackson. 935-4792.

Tuesday, March 20

Noon-1 p.m. Toastmasters event. Demo and membership building session. Sponsored by Washington U. Toastmasters for Oratorical Readiness (WUTFOR). Room 1140A, 4480 Clayton Ave. 935-6001.

Thursday, March 22

7:30 a.m. Continuing Medical Education course. "Refresher Course and Update in General Surgery." (Continues through March 24.) Cost: $450 physicians; $375, physicians in training, allied health professionals (includes luncheons and dinner). The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, St. Louis. To register, call 362-6891.

8 a.m. STD/HIV course. "STD Clinician." (Continuing Thursdays through April 26.) Cost: $90. Distance Learning Instructional Technology Center, U. of Mo., St. Louis. To register, call 747-0294.

Friday, March 23

9 a.m. Law School conference. "Access to Equal Justice." Anheuser-Busch Hall. To register, call 935-6419.

Monday, March 26

1 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology E-commerce Roundtable kickoff. CAIT Offices, 5 N. Jackson. 935-4792.

 

"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.

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