Calendar

University events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 5-11 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (webevent.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Lectures

Monday, March 5

2:30 p.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. Ching-Hua Huang, asst. prof. of civil & environmental engineering, Georgia Inst. of Technology. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

3 p.m. Neuro-oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Transgenic Glioma Models as Gene Discovery Tool." Abhijit Guha, U. of Toronto. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 454-8566.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Realtime MRI: Its Applications for Diagnosis And Therapy." Elliot McVeigh, principal investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., Bethesda, Md. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. John Hoal, assoc. prof. of architecture. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, March 6

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Cell Polarity, Cell Morphogenesis and the Cytoskeleton from a Bacterial Perspective." Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Maxine Singer Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Aud. 362-1485.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Progress Towards Ion Channel Biosensors: Bacterial Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Ion Channels." Joshua Maurer, asst. prof. of chemistry. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, March 7

11 a.m. Assembly Series Lecture. Lauren Greenfield, photographer and filmmaker. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Tyrrell Williams Lecture. "The New Supreme Court: Continuity and Change." Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times Supreme Court correspondent. Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-6430.


Thursday, March 8

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Genome and Development at Single-cell Resolution: Automated Cell Lineaging and its Applications in C. elegans." Zhirong Bao, dept. of genome sciences, U. of Wash., Seattle. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Stanley J. Korsmeyer Memorial Lecture. Xiaodong Wang, George L. MacGregor Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science, U. of Tx. Southwestern Medical Center. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 434-7029.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "How Structural Components of the Lens Can Influence Development and Protect Against Disease." A. Sue Menko, prof. of pathology, anatomy & cell biology, Thomas Jefferson U. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Deep Pockets: The Economics and Poetics of Excess in Adelbert von Chamisso's 'Peter Schlemihl.'" Richard Gray, Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor of Germanics, U. of Wash. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5106.

6:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Lecture. "The Past is Always With Us: German National Identities in Post-Wall Berlin." Olaf Kuhlke, asst. prof. of geography, U. of Minn., Duluth. For location: 935-4523.


Friday, March 9

7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Gastroenterology "Galaxy of Gastroenterology" CME Course. "Topics in Gastroenterology for the Specialist and Primary Care Physician." (Continues 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 10.) Cost: $300, $225 for allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Mental Retardation Update: A Genetics and Genomic Medicine Primer for the 21st Century." Tyler Reimschisel, asst. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Boeing Center for Technology, Information, and Manufacturing Operations and Manufacturing Management Seminar. "Delegation vs. Control of Component Procurement." Feryal Erhun, asst. prof. of management science & engineering, Stanford U. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-5577.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Mouse Models of Nucelotide Excision DNA Repair Disorders: From Interallelic Complementation to Dietary Restriction." James Mitchell, postdoctoral fellow in genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6812.

2:30 p.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. Jenny Jay, asst. prof. of civil & environmental engineering, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.


Saturday, March 10

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Transplant CME Course. "Solid Organ Transplant." Cost: $80 by March 2; $100 thereafter. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy Course. "Anatomy and Orthopedic Management of the Shoulder and Knee: From the Lab to the Clinic." Cost: $90, $25 for students. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B112. 286-1400.

10 a.m. Saturday Science lecture series. "From Astrolabe to Quantum Computer: Science and Computing." Michael C. Ogilvie, Ph.D., professor of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276

Music

Wednesday, March 7

8 p.m. Concert. Washington University Jazz Band. Chris Becker, dir. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Sports

Saturday, March 10

10 a.m. Men's tennis vs. DePauw U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

10 a.m. Women's tennis vs. DePauw U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

Noon. Baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 11

11 a.m. Baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

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.