"Aß in Alzheimer's Disease: an APP-dependent Pathway of Aß Toxicity." Edward H. Koo, M.D.,
Professor of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.
Speaker Yuanjia Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Columbia University. Adjusting for treatment effect when estimating or testing genetic effect is of main interest.
"Sudden Death and the Use of Stimulant Medications in Youth." Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Clinical Epidemiology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University/NYSPI.
"Progenitor Cells of the Prostate Epithelium." Michael M. Shen, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Medicine and Genetics & Development Head, Section of Tumor Cell Biology, Division of Hematology/Oncology,.
"Structural Biology of Membrane Recognition and Pore Formation by Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins." Dr. Rod Tweten, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Title:
Author, Dr. Samuel Shem. Staying Human in Medicine: from THE HOUSE OF GOD to THE SPIRIT OF THE PLACE. "A deeply moving and profoundly intelligent exploration of the complexities and rewards of family, profession, and place. The story of a young physician returning to his small town becomes a tale of universal meaning."
"America for Americans: Immigration and the Politicizing of Genetics. " Jan Witkowski, Executive Director of the Banbury Center, Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory; Professor at the Watson School of Biological Sciences; Editor-in-Chief of Trends in Biochemical Sciences; and Co-editor, with John Inglis, of Davenport's Dream: 21st Century Reflections on Heredity & Eugenics.
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center sponsors its Regional Diabetes Meeting
Regional Diabetes/DERC Meeting
Columbia University Medical Center, Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, 1150 St. Nicholas Avenue @ West 168th Street
Speakers Romy Kursawe (Yale University), Joseph Baur (University of Pennsylvania), Aliki Kosteli (Columbia University), Rory McCrimmon (Yale University) and Colette Knight (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).
12:00pm
Seminar in Neurobiology
Columbia University
Medical Center
Neurological Institute Alumni Auditorium
Angelique Bordey, PhD,
Department of Neurosurgery, Cellular and Molecular Physiology,
Yale University School of Medicine.
Talk title: Homeostatic GABA and Glutamate Signaling Controls Neuroblast Production in a Neurovascular Niche.
This course will focus on important, recent developments and current controversies in gastroenterology, liver disease and nutrition. The format will consist of succinct presentations and extensive discussion with audience participation.
Basic Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology, Neuroendocrinology, Neurochemistry and Neurogenetics. John D. Koester, Ph.D., professor of clinical neurobiology & behavior, John W. Krakauer, M.D., associate professor of neurology, John Martin, Ph.D., professor of clinical neurobiology & behavior.
Current clinical literature and methodologies for diagnosing, preventing, treating, and managing patients with diabetes resulting from obesity. Ileana Vargas-Rodriguez, M.D., assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, and Gabriel R., Guardarramas, M.D., M.P.H., instructor in clinical medicine.
This course will focus on important, recent developments and current controversies in gastroenterology, liver disease and nutrition. The format will consist of succinct presentations and extensive discussion with audience participation.
