Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Dec. 2-15 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits
American Writers at Home — Photographs From the Book by J.D. McClatchy and Erica Lennard.Washington University Special Collections. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-5495.

Film

Friday, Dec. 2

6 & 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. Irish Stories and Glories. Sandy Mortimer, dir. Cost: $5 at the door. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.


Wednesday, Dec. 14

7 p.m. Asian & Near Eastern Languages & Literatures Japanese Film Series. Kwaidan (1964). Kobayashi Masaki, dir. Ridgley Hall, Rm. 219. 935-5110.

Lectures

Friday, Dec. 2

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Presentation. "Cancer Biology at the Edge of Technology." Sponsored by the Small Animal Imaging Resource and Molecular Imaging Center. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 747-1364.

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "Strategies to Increase Your Value as an IT Professional." Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Transcriptional Control of Stem Cell Fate." David Gottlieb, prof. of anatomy & neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6040.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "The Choral Tradition: Dreams of a New Life." Amy Kaiser, dir., Saint Louis Symphony Chorus. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Saturday, Dec. 3

7:30 a.m.-Noon. Cardiovascular Division CME Course. "Congestive Heart Failure Update." Cost: $95. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Retreat. "Oncologic Imaging Retreat." Co-sponsored by the Oncologic Imaging Program. To register: watsonj@ccadmin.wustl.edu.


Monday, Dec. 5

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Highthroughput Biology to Link TGFbeta Signaling to Development and Disease." Jeff Wrana, sr. investigator, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Inst., Toronto. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Teen Employment: Shifting Patterns by Parental Education and Family Structure." Anne Winkler, prof. of economics, U. of Mo.-St. Louis. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Dynamics of T Cell Responses in Vitro and in Vivo." Matthew Krummel, prof. of pathology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Moore Aud., 660 S. Kingshighway. 362-2763.

5-8 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "Business Finance & Budget Fundamentals for IT Professionals." (Continues 5-8 p.m. Dec. 7.) Cost: $820, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Present State of the Art and Future Directions." Ralph Damiano, John M. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Dec. 6

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Catalytic Lattices on Pirated Membranes: Cell Biology of Poliovirus RNA." Karla Kirkegaard, prof. and chair, dept. of microbiology and immunology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4829.

5:30 p.m. Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Thrombin Allostery." Enrico Di Cera, prof. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, Dec. 7

7:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "The Business Value of Portal Technology." World Trade Center Saint Louis, 121 S. Meramec, Ste. 1111. 935-4444.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Mechanistic Explorations on Cotranslational Protein Folding." Silvia Cavagnero, asst. prof. of chemistry, U. of Wis. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Thursday, Dec. 8

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Animal Models for Autosomal Dominant Cataract." Mark Petrash, prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, Dec. 9

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "The Developmental Origins of Mammalian Skull Bones and Sutures." Gillian Morriss-Kay, prof. of human anatomy & genetics, U. of Oxford, England. Co-sponsored by molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3908.


Monday, Dec. 12

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Business Finance & Budget Fundamentals for IT Professionals." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 13.) Cost: $820, reduced price available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

3 p.m. Neuro-Oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Meningiomas: Current Classification and Molecular Features." Arie Perry, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Lymphocyte Antigen Receptor Gene Assembly: Maintaining Order and Genomic Stability." Barry Sleckman, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Kingshighway. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Connexin Remodeling in Heart Disease: Substrate for Arrhythmogenesis." Kathryn Yamada, research assoc. prof. of medicine. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Dec. 13

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Helicobacter pylori: Genetic Diversity and Genome Evolution." Douglas Berg, prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "The Role of IGF-I in Experimental Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy." Robert Schmidt, prof. of pathology & immunology. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.


Wednesday, Dec. 14

4:30 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy Professional Conclave. 4444 Forest Park Blvd. For more information: 362-1406.


Thursday, Dec. 15

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Stanley J. Korsmeyer Memorial Lecture. H. Robert Horvitz, prof. of biology, Howard Hughes Medical Inst. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Modeling Optic Nerve Tumors in Mice." David Gutmann, Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "What Heated the Asteroids?" Alan Rubin, research geochemist, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

Music

Sunday, Dec. 4

4 p.m. Concert. Jazz Combo. Tietjens Hall. 935-4841.

7:30 p.m. Concert. WU Chamber Winds. Umrath Hall Lounge. 935-4841.


Monday, Dec. 5

8 p.m. Concert. Flute Choir of Washington University. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Tuesday, Dec. 6

8 p.m. Dept. of Music Student Recital. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Wednesday, Dec. 7

8 p.m. Graduate Recital. Sanja Stojicevic, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Thursday, Dec. 8

8 p.m. Concert. Guitar Gala, featuring guitar students in the Dept. of Music. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On stage

Friday, Dec. 2

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Production. Reach/Rebound. Cecil Slaughter, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Dec. 3; 2 p.m. Dec. 4.) Cost: $15, $9 for students, children, seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Dec. 2

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. U. of Dallas. Annual Lopata Classic. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Dec. 3

6 & 8 p.m. Men's Basketball Annual Lopata Classic. Consolation and championship games. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

Worship

Thursday, Dec. 8

12:05 p.m. Catholic Mass. Medical Campus. For location and information, call 935-9191 ex. 222.

5:30 p.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

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 Danforth 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 recordcalendar@wustl.edu. Submission forms are available by calling 935-4926 and information can be found here.

The deadline for all entries is noon on the Thursday seven days before the Record issue date. Late or incomplete entries will not be printed. The Record is published every Thursday during the school year, except holidays, and monthly during the summer.