The University of Toledo

2013-2014 Cancer Biology Seminar Series                                                                                                Director:  Kandace J. Williams, Ph.D.

August 29, 2013 - CANCELLED
"Mesenchymal Transformation of Brain Tumor Stem Cells.  Novel Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Implications"
Chaya Brodie, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
4:00 pm, HEB 103

September 5, 2013
"Keys to a Productive and Sustainable Career" (WEB PRESENTATION)
Ronald A. DePinho, M.D., President, Professor of Dept. of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
4:00 pm, HEB 103

September 12, 2013
"Understanding the Epigenetic Basis of Leukemias:  A Link to Metabolic Pathways"
Maria E. Figueroa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
4:00 pm, HEB 103

September 19, 2013
"Molecular Pathogenesis and Immune Control of B Cell Lymphoma"
Baochun Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Depts. of Medical Oncology, Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
4:00 pm, HEB 103

September 26, 2013
"The Cilium Transition Zone and Meckel-Gruber Syndrome Proteins Form a Mobile Molecular Gate"
Tomer Avidor-Reiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
4:00 pm, HEB 103

October 24, 2013
"The Novel Function of PLK1 in Cell Division and Tumorigenesis"
Zheng Fu, Ph.D., Dept. of Human & Molecular Genetics, Virginia Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
4:00 pm, HEB 103