University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place May 12-25 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
Visual Poetry. Through May 30. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-5495.


Wednesday, May 17

5-8 p.m. Sam Fox School B.F.A. Exhibition. Bixby Hall & Lewis Center. 935-9347.

Lectures

Friday, May 12

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Program in Audiology and Communication Services Symposium. Annual PACS Student Research Symposium. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Kathy E. Holden Aud. 747-0104.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Patient-centered Learning." Faith Fitzgerald, prof. of medicine, U. of Calif., Davis. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

9:30 a.m. Cardiac Surgery Lecture. Annual Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture. "The Evolution of Surgical Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome." Thomas Spray, chief of cardiothoracic surgery and Alice Langdon Warner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Philadelphia. St. Louis Children's Hospital, Third Floor Aud. 362-6021.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Computational Approaches to Understanding the Cytoskeleton." David Sept, asst. prof. of biomedical engineering. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.

3:30 p.m. Biology Seminar. Varner Seminar. "On the Size of Plant Cells." Keith Roberts, prof. of cell biology, John Innes Inst., Norwich, England. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 215. 935-6860.


Saturday, May 13

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Gynecologic Oncology CME Course. Annual Uterine Cancer Biology Symposium. "Strategies in the Management of Uterine Papillary Serous, Malignant Mullerian Tumor and Clear Cell Carcinoma." Co-sponsored by the Siteman Cancer Center. Cost: $225. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, May 15

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Developing IT Professionals into Leaders." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. May 16.) Cost: $1,195; reduced fees available for CAIT member organization. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

11 a.m. Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Guest Lecture. "Interactions Between Tick-borne Encephalitis Viruses and the Innate Immune Response Network." Marshall E. Bloom, dir., NIAID/NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Mont. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 286-0432.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Regulating Progenitor Maintenance and Differentiation in the Vertebrate Nervous System: How Do Cells Keep Their Options Open?" Kristen Kroll, asst. prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.


Tuesday, May 16

Noon. First Wings Lectureship in Palliative and Hospice Care. "Caring for Children With Life-threatening Conditions: Can We Do Better?" Joanne Wolfe, asst. prof. of pediatrics, Harvard U. St. Louis Children's Hospital Aud. 286-1250.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Live Attenuated Vaccines Against H5N1 Influenza Virus." Kanta Subbarao, sr. investigator, NIAID/NIH. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2132.

5-8 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Half-day Workshops. "Take Action: Contribute to Your Firm as a High Impact IT Professional." (Continues 5-8 p.m. May 18, 23 & 25.) For costs and to register: 935-4444.


Wednesday, May 17

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Self-assembled Nanometer Scale Lipid Bilayers for Elucidating the Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins." Steve Sligar, prof. of biochemistry and of chemistry, U. of Ill. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Thursday, May 18

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "ESR Spectroscopy, a New Spin on Protein Dynamics." Sunil Saxena, assoc. prof. of chemistry, U. of Pittsburgh. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Mouse Genetics of Retinitis Pigmentosa 1 (RP1)." Jian Zuo, assoc. prof. of anatomy & neurobiology, U. of Tenn. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-4179.


Friday, May 19

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Vis Medicatrix Naturae Hepaticum" or "Cirrhosis of the Liver Unraveled." Ross Shepherd, prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.


Saturday, May 20

7:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Oncology CME Course. "Advances in Targeted Therapy." Cost: $55. The Ritz-Carlton, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Neurology CME Course. "Multiple Sclerosis: Immunology, MRI, Cognitive Dysfunction & Genitourinary Abnormalities." Cost: $55. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, May 22

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. "The Cone-rod Homeobox (Crx) Protein and Retinal Degeneration." Shiming Chen, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences and of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Three-dimensional Mapping of Intraventricular Repolarization." Bruno Taccardi, research prof. of medicine, U. of Utah. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Thursday, May 25

8 a.m.-Noon. Center for the Application of Information Technology Half-day Workshop. "IT Readiness for SOA Workshop." (Continues 8 a.m.-noon, Thursdays through Aug. 31.) For costs and to register: 935-7575.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Diverse Functions of Crystallins in the Eye." Vasilis Vasiliou, assoc. prof. of molecular toxicology, U. of Colo. Health Sciences Center. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-4179.

And more...

Thursday, May 18

5:30 p.m. School of Engineering & Applied Science Evening Program Information Session. Lopata Hall, Rm. 303. 935-5484.


Saturday, May 20

10 a.m.-4 p.m. School of Medicine Asthma Screening. Co-sponsored by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. St. Louis Science Center. 454-7376.

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 or by downloading the PDF 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.