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2009

November
- 18 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Linda Columbus
    Organizer: Nancy Weston
    Contact: n.weston@neu.edu or 617-373-2383
    Dr. Linda Columbus of the Dept of Chemistry at the University of Virginia will present "Membrane Protein Structural Biology: from Micelles to Bacterial Invasion."
- 17 Tuesday
  - Chemical Engineering Frontiers in Engineering and Science Research Lectures
    Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    Location: 110 West Village H
    Speaker: Dr. Daniel Chiu
    Organizer: Jessica Smith
    Contact: jes.smith@neu.edu or 617-373-2988
    Dr. Daniel Chiu, Dept of Chemistry at Northwestern University will present "Optical and Microfluidic Techniques for Cellular Manipulation and Analysis." Refreshments served.
- 16 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 11:45 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Alan Rigby
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Alan Rigby of Harvard Medical School will present "In Silico Discovery of Small Molecular Transcriptional Inhibitors." Dr. Gail Begley will present.
- 12 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Anna Moore
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, 617-373-3224
    Dr. Anna Moore, Director of the Molecular Imaging Laboratory at the Mass General Hospital Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging will present "Molecular Imaging in Cancer and Diabetes."
- 09 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 11:45 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Arkhat Abzhanov
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Arkhat Abzhanov of Harvard University will present "Pecking at the Origin of Verebrate Diversity: Insights from Darwin's Finches." Biology graduate students will host.
- 04 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Paul Benny
    Organizer: Nancy Weston
    Contact: n.weston@neu.edu or 617-373-2383
    Dr. Paul Benny, of the Dept of Analytical Chemistry at Washington State University will present "Designing Prostate Cancer Imaging Agents with Tc-099m."
- 02 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 11:45 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Simon Giszter
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Simon Giszter of Drexel University will present "How Some Spinal Rats Walk and Impacts for Development of Brain Machine-interface and Rehabilitation." Dr. Dagmar Sternad will host.

October
- 30 Friday
  - IGERT Nanomedicine Science and Technology Distinguished Lecture
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 320 Behrakis Center
    Speaker: Dr. Mukesh Harisinghani
    Organizer: Rita Kaderian
    Contact: r.kaderian@neu.edu
    Dr. Mukesh Harisinghani, Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School and Director of Abdominal MRI at Massachusetts General Hospital will present “Imaging with Magnetic Nanoparticles.” Refreshments will be served at 11:45 a.m.
- 27 Tuesday
  - Chemical Engineering Frontiers in Engineering and Science Research Lectures
    Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    Location: 110 West Village H
    Speaker: Dr. Lonnie Shea
    Organizer: Jessica Smith
    Contact: jes.smith@neu.edu or 617-373-2988
    Dr. Lonnie Shea of the Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwester University will present "Tuable Microenvironments for Regenerative Medicine." Refreshments served.
- 26 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 11:45 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. John M. Asara
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. John M. Asara of Harvard Medical School will present "Proteomics in the Cretaceous." Dr. Wendy Smith will host.
- 22 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Christina Muratore
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, 617-373-3224
    Northeastern graduate student Christina Muratore will present "Age-dependent Changes in Redox Status Modulate Methionine Synthase."
- 19 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 11:45 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Christopher Sassetti
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Christopher Sassetti of the University of Massachusetts Medical School will present "Conspicuous Consumption: Mtb Thrives on a High-fat Diet." Dr. Kim Lewis will host.
- 15 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 444 Curry Student Center
    Speaker: Dr. Nikolaus Sucher
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, 617-373-3224
    Dr. Nikolaus Sucher, Professor of Herbal Pharmacology, University of Western Sydney will present "Neuroprotective Effects of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines: A Molecular Perspective."
- 14 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Linda Bloom
    Organizer: Nancy Weston
    Contact: n.weston@neu.edu or 617-373-2383
    Dr. Linda Bloom of the Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the College of Medicine, University of Florida will present "DNA Replication Dynamics: Loading the E.coli Sliding Clamp."
- 08 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Erin Cram
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, 617-373-3224
    Dr. Erin Cram of Northeastern's Biology Dept will present "In Vivo Regulation of Cell Migration and Contractility."
- 05 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 11:45 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Joanne Chan
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Joanne Chan of Children's Hospital and Harvard University will present "Dissection of Endothelial Signaling Pathway Interactions in a Zebrafish Model." Dr. Phyllis Strauss will host.
- 01 Thursday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Doug Emlen
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Doug Emlen of the University of Montana will present "Development and Evolution of Exaggerated Morphologies in Insects." Dr. Wendy Smith will host.

September
- 30 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Tomas Zawodzinski
    Organizer: Nancy Weston
    Contact: n.weston@neu.edu or 617-373-2383
    Dr. Tomas Zawodzinski of the Dept of Chemical Engineering at Case Western University will present.
- 24 Thursday
  - The 10th Annual Francine and Michael Saferstein Memorial Lectures
    Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Research Center
    Speaker: Dr. Paul Giannelli
    Organizer: Felicia Martin
    Contact: fe.martin@neu.edu
    Dr. Paul Giannelli of Case Western Reserve University will present "Developments in Forensic Science." This event is sponsored by the Barnett Institute and the College of Criminal Justice.
- 23 Wednesday
  - The 28th Barnett Lecture in Bioanalytical Chemistry
    Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Center
    Speaker: Dr. Richard Smith
    Organizer: Felicia Martin
    Contact: fe.martin@neu.edu
    Dr. Richard Smith, Battelle Fellow and Chief Scientist, Biological Science Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will present "Advances in Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery and Validation." Reception to begin at 3:30 p.m.

May
- 20 Wednesday
  - Center for Drug Discovery 7th Annual Symposium on Current Trends in Drug Abuse Research
    Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Research Center
    Contact: Sarah Strassburger at s.strassburger@neu.edu.
    Contact Dr. Diane Biegel to register. No fee is required.
- 08 Friday
  - 2009 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Showcase
    Time: 8:00 am
    Location: Curry Student Center Ballroom
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, 617-373-3224
    Keynote speaker: Dr. Philip A. Sharp of MIT.
- 04 Monday
  - Dieter and Inge Hoehn Lectures in Bioanalytical Chemistry
    Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Location: Ratheon Amphitheater, Egan Research Center
    Speaker: Dr. Gary Siuzdak and Dr. John Ryals
    Organizer: Felicia Martin
    Contact: fe.martin@neu.edu
    Dr. Gary Siuzdak, Senior Director of the Center for Mass Spectrometry and Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Scripps Institute and Dr. John Rylas, CEO or Metabolon, Inc. will present on the subject of metabolomics. A reception will be held from 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. The lectures will follow from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

April
- 30 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Alan Kopin
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    Dr. Alan Kopin, Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, Tufts Medical Center will present "Recombinant Approaches to Activating GPCRs: Relevance to Drug Discovery." Dr. Makriyannis will host.
- 23 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: TBA
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    TBA. Dr. Khaw will host.
- 16 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Collequium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Alexey Vertegel
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    Dr. Alexey Vertegel, Assistant Professor at Clemson University will present "Targeted Delivery Using Protein Attachment to Nanoparticles." Dr. Khaw will host.
- 13 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. David Newburg
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. David Newburg will present "Human Milk Glycans Comprise an Innate Immune System." Dr. Ed Jarroll will host.
- 10 Friday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Robert Thorne
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    Dr. Robert Thorne, Instructor, Department of Physiology & Neuroscience, New York University School of Medicine will present "Diffusion of Macromolecules and Nanoparticles in the Living Brain: Insights for Drug Delivery". Dr. Khaw will host.
- 06 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Abraham L. Sonenshein
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Abraham L. Sonenshein of Tufts University School of Medicine will present "Sporulation, Germination and Virulence of Clostriduium difficile." Dr. Kim Lewis will host.
- 02 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: TBA
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    TBA. Dr. Schatz will host.
- 01 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. K.M. Abraham
    Contact: Nancy Weston, 617-373-2383.
    Dr. K.M. Abraham, Adjunct Professor, Northeastern's Department of Chemistry will present "Is Moore's Law A Useful Metric to Measure Progress in Rechargeable Batteries?" Dr. Sanjeev Mukerjee will host.

March
- 30 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Frederic Thomas
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Frederic Thomas of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France, will present "Behavioural Changes in Crickets Parasitized by Hairworms." Dr. Becky Rosengaus will host.
- 26 Thursday
  - Northeastern University Research & Scholarship Expo
    Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Location: The Cage, Cabot Physical Education Center
    Organizer: Office of the Provost
    The Research & Scholarship Expo provides an annual showcase for Northeastern researchers and scholars to celebrate their scholarly achievements and share their ideas. Over 200 research poster presentations by faculty and graduate and undergraduate students cover a wide range of disciplines: Physical and Life Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, Health Sciences, Law, Business and Social Sciences. The Expo is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and supported by the Student Government Association and the Graduate and Professional Student Association. For more information go to http://www.expo.neu.edu.
- 23 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Al Singer
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Al Singer of the Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, will present "Molecular Mechanisms of T Cell Activation and Differentiation." Dr. Michail Sitkovsky will host.
- 19 Thursday
  - Rho Chi Spring Research Colloquium
    Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    Location: 10 Behrakis Health Sciences Center
    Speaker: Dr. Barbara Waszczak
    Organizer: Michael Gonyeau
    Contact: m.gonyeauh.@neu.edu, 617-373-5127
    Dr. Barbara Waszczak of Northeastern's Pharmaceutical Sciences Department will detail her research in a presentation entitled "Intranasal Delivery of GDNF: A Novel Neuroprotective Strategy for Parkinson's Disease".
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Paul Fanning
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    Dr. Paul Fanning, of Othropedics and Cell Biology, UMass Medical School will present "Animal Models of Osteoarthritis: Mechanisms and Drug Testing." Dr. Torchilin will host.
- 16 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Research Center
    Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Rich
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Jeremy Rich of Brown University will present "New Twists in the Nitrogen Cycle; Anammox in Estuarine and Marine Sediments." Dr. Matt Bracken will host.
- 12 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: TBA
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    TBA. Dr. Sitkovsky will host.
- 09 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Gonzalo Giribet
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Gonzalo Giribet of Harvard University will present. Dr. Steve Vollmer will host.
- 05 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: TBA
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    TBA. Dr. Pouyani will host.

February
- 26 Thursday
  - Pharmaceutical Sciences Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Rishnu Hosur
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    Dr. Dr. Rishnu Hosur of Northeastern University will present "Gene Regulation of a 4b2 Nicotine Receptor Expression: Microarray Analysis of Nicotine-Induced Receptor Upregulation and anti-Inflammatory Effects." Dr. Ralp Loring will host.
- 23 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Sogin
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Mitchell Sogin of the Marine Biological Labs, Woods Hole, will present "The Rare Biospere Is Everywhere." Dr. Slava Epstein will host.
- 09 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Anne C. Hart
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Anne C. Hart of the Center for Cancer Research, MGH will present "C. elegans Models of Neurodegenerative Disease." Graduate students will host.
- 02 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Dan Distel
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Dan Distel of the New England Biolabs in Ipswich will present "Ocean Genome Legacy Stories, Chp. 1 - Clams That Live on a Diet of Wood and Air." Dr. Don Cheney will host.

January
- 28 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Stuart Levy
    Contact: Nancy Weston, 617-373-2383.
    Dr. Stuart Levy, Co-founder, PARATEK Pharmaceuticals will present "A Renaissance for the Tetracyclines: Founding Paratek Pharmaceuticals." Dr. Graham Jones will host.
- 26 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Sunny Zhou
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Sunny Zhou of Northeastern's Department of Chemistry will present "Protein Modifications and Bacterial Biofilms." Dr. Kostia Bergman will host.

2008

December
- 03 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Ann Valentine
    Contact: Nancy Weston, 617-373-2383.
    Dr. Ann Valentine of Yale University's Department of Chemistry will present "Bioinorganic Chemistry of Titanium in Medicine and the Environment." Dr. Rein Kirss will host.
- 01 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Ivan Valiela
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Ivan Valiela of the Marine Biological Labs, Woods Hole will present "What's Happening to the World's Salt Marshes and Mangroves?" Dr. Don Cheney will host.

November
- 24 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: Dr. Yui Suzuki
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    Dr. Yui Suzuki of the Department of Biology Sciences, Wellesley College will present "The Developmental Basis for the Evoloution of Insect Polyphenisms." Dr. Wendy Smith will host.
- 17 Monday
  - Biology Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 90 Snell Library
    Speaker: TBA
    Organizer: Dr. Fred Davis
    Contact: f.davis@neu.edu
    TBA.
- 03 Monday
  - The 24th Annual John W. Webb Visiting Professorship
    Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    Location: NU Alumni Center
    Speaker: Dr. Thomas S. Thielke
    Organizer: Jocelyn Cook
    Contact: j.cook@neu.edu
    Dr. Thomas S. Thielke, Director of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin will present.

October
- 03 Friday
  - Barnett Lectureship, Technical Lecture
    Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 105 Shillman
    Speaker: Dr. Jim Paulson
    Organizer: Felicia Martin
    Contact: fe.martin@neu.edu or 617-373-2867
    Dr. Jim Paulson of Scripps Research Institute will present "Competing Ligands of CD22 in B Cell Biology."
- 02 Thursday
  - Barnett Lectureship
    Time: 3:00 p.m.
    Location: 450 Dodge
    Speaker: Dr. Jim Paulson
    Organizer: Felicia Martin
    Contact: fe.martin@neu.edu or 617-373-2867
    Dr. Jim Paulson of Scripps Research Institute will present "Functional Glycomics."

September
- 25 Thursday
  - Biotechnology Entrepreneur Lecture
    Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Research Center
    Speaker: Dr. George Poste
    Organizer: Cynthia Bainton, Administrative Coordinator, Biotechnology Initiative
    Contact: c.bainton@neu.edu or 617-373-2627
    Dr. George Poste, Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and CEO of Health Technology Networks will present "Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine, and the Future Evolution of Healthcare." A reception will be held at 11:00 and the lecture will follow at 11:30.
    Dr. Poste will hold a student only Q&A session at 10:00 a.m.

May
- 16 Friday
  - 2008 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Showcase
    Time: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Location: Curry Student Center
    Speaker: Peter C. Isakson
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    The event will feature Peter C. Isakson, Ph.D., Divisional Vice President of Immunology Research and Abbott Bioresearch Center Site Head at Abbott Laboratories.

March
- 26 Wednesday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Carol Korzeniewski
    Contact: Nancy Weston, 617-373-2383.
    Dr. Carol Korzeniewski, Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University will present.

2007

December
- 07 Friday
  - IGERT Nanomedicine Science and Technology Distinguished Lecture
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 322 Curry Student Center
    Speaker: Dr. Nikos Soukos
    Organizer: Rita Kaderian
    Contact: r.kaderian@neu.edu
    Dr. Nikos Soukos, Director, Applied Molecular Photomedicine Laboratory, Forsyth Institute will present "Nanoparticle-based Antimicrobial Photochemotherapy in Biofilms." Refreshments at 11:45.
- 06 Thursday
  - Chemistry Colloquium
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Amit Basu
    Contact: Nancy Weston, 617-373-2383.
    Dr. Amit Basu of Brown University will present "Glycolipid Interactions at Membranes."

November
- 02 Friday
  - Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium
    Contact: Rosalee Robinson@r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    The NanoDDS'07 will be held on November 2-3, 2007 at Northeastern University. This meeting will include keynote and plenary lectures by international experts in the field, a poster session with oral presentations of selected posters and a roundtable discussion of the clinical prospects of nanomedicines. Dr. Robert Langer of MIT is the keynote speaker. Details at www.nanodds.org. Register at https://www.rxce.neu.edu.

October
- 24 Wednesday
  - Center for Drug Discovery Seminar
    Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Location: 129 Hurtig Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Cecilia J. Hillard
    Organizer: Leigh Shocrylas
    Contact: h.shocrylas@neu.edu, 617-373-7866
    Dr. Cecilia J. Hillard, Professor of Pharmacology, Medical College of Wisconsin,will present "Cannabidiol: an Indirect Agonist of Adenosine Receptors."
- 19 Friday
  - IGERT Nanomedicine Science and Technology Distinguished Lecture
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 320 Curry Student Center
    Speaker: Dr. Ali Khademhosseini
    Organizer: Rita Kaderian
    Contact: r.kaderian@neu.edu, 617-373-3370
    Dr. Ali Khademhosseini, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School will present �Microengineering the Cellular Environment for Tissue Engineering and Drug Discovery.�
- 01 Monday
  - CCIS Colloquium
    Co-sponsored by CCIS and the Biotechnology Initiative
    Time: 12:00 p.m.
    Location: 366 West Village H
    Speaker: Dr. Damian Gessler
    Organizer: Dr. Ravi Sundaram
    Contact: College of Computer and Information Science at x-2462
    Dr. Damian Gessler of Program Lead will present "Simple Semantic Web Architecture and Protocol."

May
- 18 Friday
  - 2007 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Showcase
    Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.
    Location: Rm 10 and 4th floor atrium, Behrakis Health Sciences Center
    Speaker: Dr. Lex Van de Ploeg
    Organizer: Rosalee Robinson
    Contact: r.robinson@neu.edu, x-3224
    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lex Van de Ploeg, Site Head, Merck Research Laboratories will speak about his experience and perspectives in establishing MRL. Register at www.ace.neu.edu/rxce.

April
- 02 Monday
  - Barry A. Berkowitz Symposium on Biotechnology
    Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Research Center
    Speaker: Dr. Judah Folkman
    Organizer: Cynthia Bainton, Administrative Coordinator, Biotechnology Initiative
    Contact: c.bainton@neu.edu or 617-373-2627
    Dr. Judah Folkman, Children's Hospital Boston will present "Angiogenesis in Biology and Medicine."
    Student Session: 10:15 a.m.
    Reception: 11:00 a.m.
    Lecture: 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

2006

April
- 21 Friday
  - Karl Weiss Symposium on Membrane and Membrane Systems
    Time: 9:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Location: Curry Student Center, McLeod Suites
    Contact: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at 617-373-2822
    Featuring Drs. Sanjeev Mukerjee and Kim Lewis of Northeastern University, Dr. John Kerr of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Dr. Robert Langer of MIT.

March
- 14 Tuesday
  - Biotechnology Initiative/Department of Philosophy and Religion Seminar
    Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    Location: Frost Lounge, Ell Hall
    Speaker: Dr. Thomas Pogge
    Organizer: Patricia Illingworth
    Contact: p.illingworth@neu.edu or 617-373-4167
    Dr. Thomas Pogge will present "World Poverty and Human Rights."

2005

October
- 26 Wednesday
  - Biotechnology Networking Reception
    Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    Location: McLeod Suites, Curry Student Center
    Organizer: Cynthia Bainton, Administrative Coordinator, Biotechnology Initiative
    Contact: c.bainton@neu.edu or 617-373-2627
    This event is an opportunity for students in the Professional MS Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Programs to learn about internships available to them in local industry
    and for industry representatives to meet qualified candidates for available positions.