Salk Bulletin Monday, February 2, 2015 Monday, February 2, 2015 2:00 pm “Drugs, Targets, Diseases: How Informatics Can Change Therapeutics” Prof. Tudor Oprea, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Translational Informatics Division and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Natural Sciences Building Auditorium (at Revelle College) Contact: Michael K. Gilson, [email protected] Monday, February 2, 2015 4:00 pm “A New Family of Kinases that Plays Important Roles in Human Health” Jack E. Dixon, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Pharmacology Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate Vice Chancellor, Scientific Affairs, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, University of California, San Diego Refreshments will be served UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Leichtag Biomedical Building, Room 107 Contact: Graham Ryan, [email protected] Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Tuesday, February 3, 2015 8:30 am "Inflammatory Pathways by Curcumin for Chronic Diseases“ Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ph.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Torrey Pines Conference Center Host: H. Michael Shepard Contact: Kerstin Gottke, 858-704-8149, [email protected] Tuesday, February 3, 2015 12:00 pm “Determinants of Breast Cancer Progression” Li Ma, Ph.D., University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Leichtag Biomedical Building, Room 107 Host: Jing Yang Contact: Lizette Cerf, [email protected] Tuesday, February 3, 2015 12:00 pm “Interpreting Human Genetic Variation by Molecular Trait Mapping” Graham McVicker LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Ishizaka Seminar Room, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Contact: Kelly Riddle-Hilde, [email protected] Tuesday, February 3, 2015 2:00 pm “Regioselective Functionalization of Polymer Constructs with Growth Factor Peptides for Regenerative Medicine” Matthew L. Becker, Professor of Polymer Science and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron Bioengineering Special Seminar UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Fung Auditorium Contact: Pam Murphy, [email protected] Tuesday, February 3, 2015 4:00 pm “Dissecting the Neural Circuits that Mediate Motivated Behaviors” Garret Stuber, UNC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Marilyn G. Farquhar Seminar Room (formerly CNCB) Host: Jason Keller Contact: Linh Vandermar, [email protected] Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:00 pm Talk Title TBA Alan Sher, Ph.D. Chief, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Ishizaka Seminar Room Host: Alessandro Sette Contact: Kelly Riddle-Hilde, [email protected] Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:00 pm “Genome Inspired Small Molecule Drug Discovery” Bradley S. Moore, Ph.D., Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego Director, Scripps Center for Oceans and Human Health Refreshments will be served UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Hillcrest Campus, Clinical Teaching Facility (CTF) Bldg. C, Room 301 Host: Mitch Diccianni Contact: Jenna Mielke, [email protected] Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:15 pm “Peru Upwelling Plankton Respiration: Calculations of Carbon Flux, Nutrient Retention Efficiency, and Heterotrophic Energy Production” Theodore Packard and May Gómez, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO 4500 Hubbs Hall Contact: Regina Guazzo, [email protected] Wednesday, February 4, 2015 4:00 pm “Personal Regulome Navigation” Howard Y. Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Marilyn G. Farquhar Seminar Room (formerly CNCB) Host: Bing Ren Contact: CMM/LICR Seminar Series, Judy Johns, 858-534-9684, [email protected] Thursday, February 5, 2015 No Seminar listings at this time Friday, February 6, 2015 Friday, February 6, 2015 11:00 am “Development and Reprogramming of Neuronal Diversity in the Neocortex” Paola Arlotta, Harvard University SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES Trustees Room Host: Nicola Allen Contact: Ramona Marchand, [email protected] Friday, February 6, 2015 11:00 am Talk Title TBA Professor Joshua Goldberger, Ohio State University Inorganic Seminar UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO PACH 4500 Host: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Contact: Angela Douglas, (858) 534-357, [email protected] Friday, February 6, 2015 2:00 pm “Overcoming Biologic Barriers to Delivery Using Micro and Nanoengineered Materials” Tejal Desai, Chair of Bioengineering Department & Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Fung Auditorium Contact: Pam Murphy [email protected] Saturday, February 7, 2015 Saturday, February 7, 2015 8:00 am – 2:00 pm SABPA's 4th Annual Medical Device and Diagnostics “Breakthrough Technologies Accelerating Diagnosis and Filling the Therapeutic Gap for Rare and Genetic Diseases” Various Speakers Chair: Caroline Cheung Co-Chairs: Hua Gong, Ph.D. and Lei Zhang, Ph.D. Knobbe Martens (12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130) Registration https://s01.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp? P=15200891911428764000&PG=1520089182300&Info= For event sponsorship, please contact [email protected] Monday, February 9, 2015 Monday, February 9, 2015 8:00 am Paul G. Allen Distinguished Investigator Life Science Symposium Various Speakers Registration is limited. Please apply to attend this event by January 30, 2015 at http://www.pgafamilyfoundation.org/events THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Scripps Seaside Forum at UC San Diego (8610 Kennel Way) Monday, February 9, 2015 12:00 pm “Decoding the Regulatory Language of the Genome” Hamed Najafabadi LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Ishizaka Seminar Room, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Contact: Kelly Riddle-Hilde, [email protected] Monday, February 9, 2015 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mini-Symposium on Prion Proteins & Prions Various Speakers THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE W.M. Keck Foundation Amphitheater, Beckman Chemistry Center Hosts: Jeff Kelly & Sandra Enclada Contact: Cheryl Negus, [email protected] Salk Bulletin Extra Thursday, February 12, 2015 Spinal Cord Symposium Estancia Hotel Auditorium: The Learning Theatre Agenda: 7:45 am Breakfast Social: Grand Room, Estancia Hotel 8:30 am Welcome and Introduction: Sam Pfaff 8:40 am Session 1: Therapies to Promote Recovery Aileen Andersen – UC Irvine, Chair Zhigang He – Harvard Medical School Phil Horner – University of Washington Mark Tuszynski – UC San Diego 10:45 am Session 2: Axonal Growth Mechanisms Martin Schwab – University of Zurich, Chair Valeria Cavalli – Washington University, St. Louis Frank Bradke – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases 11:55 pm Lunch: Grande Room 1:00 pm Session 3: Spinal Circuitry Function Sam Pfaff – Salk Institute, Chair Rob Brownstone – Dalhousie University Phil Popovich – Ohio State University Martyn Goulding – Salk Institute 3:15 pm Session 4: Devices and Technology James Fawcett – University of Cambridge, Chair Axel Nimmerjahn – Salk Institute Chet Moritz – University of Michigan 4:45 pm Concluding Remarks 4:45 pm Concluding Remarks Contact: Gráinne Whitman, [email protected] Friday, March 13, 2015 Glenn Symposium 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Registration NOW OPEN: http://SalkInstitute.kintera.org/GlennSymposiumonAging2015 Schedule: 9.00 Introduction by Jan Karlseder Morning Session, chaired by Malene Hansen: 9:05 Eros Denchi, The Scripps Research Institute, “Telomeres in Disease” 9:35 Robert Radford, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, “Cellular Aging: Examining the Role of Metabolism” 9:55 Caroline Kumsta, Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, “The Interplay between Autophagy and the Heat-shock Response” 10:15 Coffee break (30 min) 10:45 Rolf Bodmer, Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, “Preserving Heart Function Despite Obesity and Aging” 11:15 Michael Petrascheck, The Scripps Research Institute, “Aging in the Young” 11:35 Tatiana Kisseleva, University of California, San Diego, Talk Title to be Announced 11.55 Lunch Break and Poster Session (~1.5 hrs) Afternoon Session, chaired by Jan Karlseder: 1:30 Vicki Lundblad, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, “Telomere homeostasis: Coming from Two Directions” 2:00 Simon Schenk, University of California, San Diego, Talk Title to be Announced 2:20 Sandra Encalada, The Scripps Research Institute, “Mechanisms of Proteotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans: Models of Transthyretin Amyloidoses” 2:50 Coffee break (30 min) 3:20 Jerome Mertens, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, “Modeling Human Aging with Induced Neurons” 3:40 Keynote speaker, Andy Dillin, University of California at Berkeley, “Orchestrating Aging across a Troubled Soma” 4.30 Reception Organizers: Jan Karlseder, Salk Institute for Biological Studies Malene Hansen, Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute Wednesday, February 18, 2015 4:00 pm “Structural Insights into the Dynamic Process of G Protein Coupled Receptor Signaling” Brian K. Kobilka, Nobel Laureate, Professor of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University 42nd EMD Millipore Lectureship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Health Sciences Education Center Auditorium, Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Host: Edward A. Dennis Contact: Catherine Liu [email protected] Thursday, February 19, 2015 4:00 pm “G Protein Coupled Receptors: Challenges for Drug Discovery” Brian K. Kobilka, Nobel Laureate, Professor of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University 42nd EMD Millipore Lectureship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Health Sciences Education Center Auditorium, Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Host: Edward A. Dennis Contact: Catherine Liu [email protected] Friday, February 20, 2015 1:00 pm “How Language Evolves” Various Speakers UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Institute of the Americas - Hojel Auditorium Contact: Jesse Robie, [email protected] For more information and to register, please visit: http://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/howlanguage-evolves February 25-27, 2015 CCB Symposium: From Cells to Clinic UCSD Center for Circadian Biology event Sanford Consortium Auditorium For more information please visit our website http://ccb.ucsd.edu Pattie Magallanez (Administrative Specialist), [email protected] Terry Peters (Business Manager), [email protected] Friday, February 27 & 28, 2015 9:00 am 6th Annual Sanford-Burnham Rare Disease Day Symposium: Treating Disease with Sugars Various Speakers sanfordburnham.org/rarediseaseday SANFORD | BURNHAM MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 10905 Road to the Cure, San Diego CA 92121 Contact: Amy Zimmon, [email protected] March 12 & 13, 2015 2015 Food & Fuel for the 21st Century Symposium UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Registration Deadline: February 26, 2015 Register at: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1634051 Location: Artkinson Hall, University of California, San Diego Contact: Alyona Bobkova, [email protected] The Salk Bulletin is brought to you by Salk Events. 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