DBI October 2009 Events
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DBI AFM BioSciences Symposium 9:00 am

DBI Seminar Series 3:30 pm

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Mechanical Engineering Seminar 10:00 am

Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar 4:00 pm

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Biological Sciences Seminar 4:00 pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar 12:15 pm
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Animal and Food Sciences Seminar 3:00 pm

Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar 4:00 pm

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Biological Sciences Seminar 4:00 pm
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Animal and Food Sciences Seminar 3:00 pm
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Biological Sciences Seminar 4:00 pm

Post-Doc Mentoring and Networking 5:00 pm

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Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar 4:00 pm
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Animal and Food Sciences Seminar 3:00 pm
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Biological Sciences Seminar 4:00 pm

Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar 4:00 pm

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Biological Sciences Seminar 4:00 pm
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DBI Luncheon Seminars Series

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October 1st

"TBA"

Jeff Varner, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Hosted by Dr. Kelvin Lee
3:30 - 4:30pm, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, conference room 102
Social mixer to follow at 4:30pm

DBI AFM BioSciences Symposium

October 1st

9:00am-5:00pm, Room 102, Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Atomic Force Microscopy
Registration Required, Seating Limited
https://secure.dbi.udel.edu/registration/afm.cgi
Lunch provided
Hosted by Dr. Liz Adams (liz@dbi.udel.edu)

Post-Doc Mentoring and Networking

October 21

Helping to build a community among the University's postdoctoral researchers and to provide a venue for discussion of career development topics.
5:00-6:30pm, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, conference room 102
Register at: https://secure.dbi.udel.edu/registration/postdoc.cgi

Mechanical Engineering Seminars

October 2

10:00am, 106 Center for Composite Materials, UD Campus
The Jerzy L. Nowinski Lecture
"Soft Active Materials"
Dr. Zhigang Suo, Allen E. and Marilyn M. Puckett Professor of Mechanics and Materials, Harvard University

October 9

12:15pm, 114 Spencer Lab, UD Campus, Refreshments Included
"Biophysical Modeling of Fluid and Solute Transport in Cartilaginous Tissues"
Hai Yao, Ph.D., Director, Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, Clemson University, Assistant Professor, Dental and Craniofacial Biology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina

October 23

TBA
"Nanomaterials"
Dr. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering, calRice University

October 30

TBA
"Robotics"
Dr. Calin Belta, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Bioinformatics, Boston University

Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminars

October 2

4:00pm, 101 Brown Lab, UD Campus
"21st Century Origins: Retracing Genomic Natural History Across the Mammalian Radiations"
Dr. Stephen J. O'Brien, Chief of Laboratory Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute

October 12

4:00pm, 219 Brown Lab, UD Campus
"Modeling Energetic Impacts with Reactive Potentials"
Dr. Steven J. Stuart, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University

October 23

4:00pm, 219 Brown Lab, UD Campus
"Signal transduction mechanisms in bacterial biofilm formation"
Dr. Holger Sondermann, Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University

October 28

4:00pm, 101 Brown Lab, UD Campus
"Complex Molybdenum Oxides for Selective Oxidation Catalysis"
Dr. Douglas J. Buttrey, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

Biological Sciences Seminars

October 7

4:00pm, 205 Kirkbride, UD Campus
“Signaling pathways regulating neural precursor proliferation during development and in medulloblastoma"
Anna M. Kenney, Ph.D., Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Sloan Kettering Institute

October 14

4:00pm, 318 Wolf Hall, UD Campus
“Signaling Mechanisms in Osteoclasts: Role of Cb1 and P13-Kinase”
Archana Sanjay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Temple School of Medicine

October 21

4:00pm, 318 Wolf Hall, UD Campus
"The Meq Gene Products Marek's Disease Virus: Their Role in Transformation and Pathogenesis"
Mark S. Parcells, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware

October 28

4:00pm, 318 Wolf Hall, UD Campus
"Adult Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine"
Graca D. Almeida-Porada, Ph.D., Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Animal Biotechnology, University of Nevada, Reno

October 29

4:00pm, 318 Wolf Hall, UD Campus
"Cytoskeletal Architecture Regulates Motor Activity"
Jennifer L. Ross, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Animal and Food Sciences Seminars

October 12

3:00-3:15pm, Refreshments, 3:15pm Seminar, 101 Allen Lab, UD Campus
"Mapping Quantitative Trait loci in Chicken: From Microsatellites to Single Nucleotide Polymorphism "
Dr. Behnam Abasht, Genomics Project Manager, Heritage Breeders, Purdue Farms, Princess Anne, MD
Co-Sponsored by DBI

October 19

3:00, 101 Allen Lab, UD Campus
"Animal Communication, Human Language "
Dr. Robin Andreasen, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, University of Delaware

October 26

3:00, 101 Allen Lab, UD Campus
"Field Evaluation of 2 Molecular and 1 Antigen Detection Tests for the Detection of Salmonella in Broiler Processing Plant Samples"
Dr. Daniel A. Bautista, Director, Poultry Diagnostician, Hiram Lasher Laboratory, University of Delaware