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August 2005

Date: Event:

08/01/05 Monday Night Neuroscience Seminar - Judith S. Eisen, University of Oregon - "Development of zebrafish motoneurons" - 8:00 PM, Whitman Auditorium
 
08/02/05 Bioethics Lecture sponsored by Drs. Gerald and Ruth Fischbach - Troy Duster, Ph.D., New York University - "A Post-Genomic Surprise: The Increasing Significance of Race in Debates and Practical Applications of Human Molecular Genetics" - 4:00 PM - Lillie Auditorium
 
Tuesday Evening Seminar Series - Jan Ellenberg, EMBL - "Nuclear envelope breakdown and actin driven chromosome congression in starfish oocytes" - 8:00 PM, Lillie Auditorium

08/03/05 Wednesday Evening Seminar Series - Bartlet Mel, University of Southern California - "Linking sensory computations to dendritic computations" - 8:00 PM, Whitman Auditorium
 
Microbial Diversity - course ends

08/04/05 The Bay Paul Center Seminar - David M. Rand, Brown University - "Nuclear-mitochondrial coevolution: Conflict and cooperation in genomic interactions" - 2:00 PM, Candle House 104/105
   
NeuroImaging Seminar Series - Jeff Magee, LSU Medical Center - "Integrative properties of oblique dendrite branches in CA1 neurons" - 8:00 PM, Lillie Auditorium
   
08/05/05 MBL Corporation Meeting - 9:00 AM, coffee and refreshments; 9:30 AM meeting - Lillie Auditorium

MBL Summer Alumni Celebration - Please join Distinguished Alumni Friday Evening Lecturer Dr. Wise Young; your fellow alumni; MBL Corporation members; and the rest of the MBL community for food, music and fun. 4:30 – 6:30 PM - Picnic in the quad - families welcome (bring a picnic blanket if you like). Music by Jason Roseman & Tropical Gem.

Friday Evening Lecture Series - Distinguished Alumnus Lecture - Wise Young, Rutgers University - "Stem Cells: A Paradigm Shift?" - 8:00 PM, Lillie Auditorium
 
08/06/05 Biology of Parasitism - course ends

Neural Systems & Behavior - course ends

Neurobiology - course ends

08/07/05 Pathogenesis of Neuroimmunologic Diseases - course begins

08/08/05 Monday Night Neuroscience Seminar - "Homeostatic plasticity in developing cortical networks" - Gina Turrigiano, Brandeis University - 8:00 PM, Whitman Auditorium
 
08/09/05 The Ecosystems Center Special Seminar - "Understanding the controls on nitrogen fluxes from large watersheds to coastal oceans" - Robert W. Howarth, Cornell University - 12:15 PM, Whitman Auditorium
   
The MBL Community is invited to meet James L. Olds, the new editor-in-chief of The Biological Bulletin - 4:00 PM, Meigs Room, Swope Center. Refreshments will be served.
 
Molecular Mycology - course begins

08/11/05 MBL Intern/Young Scientist Symposium - 9:00 AM, Whitman Auditorium
 
08/12/05 Friday Evening Lecture Series - Sally E. and Bennett A. Shaywitz, Yale University - "The Science of Reading: Overcoming Dyslexia" - 8:00 PM, Lillie Auditorium
 
Workshop on Molecular Evolution - ends

08/13/05 Neuroinformatics - course begins

08/14/05 Neural Development and Genetics of Zebrafish - course begins
 
08/17/05 MBL Club closes
 
08/18/05 NeuroImaging Seminar Series - Rodolfo Llinás, New York University - "Imaging neuronal activity: An absolute prerequisite to understanding brain function" - 8:00 PM, Whitman Auditorium

08/18/05-
08/20/05
Colloquium on the Biology of Aging - sponsored by the Ellison Medical Foundation and the Marine Biological Laboratory
   
08/19/05 Friday Evening Lecture Series - Linda B. Buck, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center; co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - "Unraveling the Sense of Smell" - 8:00 PM, Lillie Auditorium
 
08/20/05 Pathogenesis of Neuroimmunologic Diseases - course begins

Molecular Biology of Aging - course ends
 
08/25/05 The Bay Paul Center Special Seminar - Jennifer B. Hughes, Brown University - "What determines bacterial diversity?  Studies from test tubes to Narragansett Bay" - 2:00 PM, Whitman Auditorium
   
  NeuroImaging Seminar Series - Paul Forscher, Yale University - "Molecular dynamics of guided axon growth" -  8:00 PM, Whitman Auditorium
   
  Molecular Mycology - course ends

MBL tours end

08/26/05 The Ruth Sager Lecture in Genetics -  Leonard Zon, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital, Boston - "Stem Cell Biology and the Zebrafish" - 8:00 PM, Lillie Auditorium
 
08/27/05 Neural Development and Genetics of Zebrafish - course ends
 
08/28/05 Neuroinformatics - course ends

  Methods in Computational Neuroscience - course ends
 
08/06/05 Contra Dancing - Featuring music by the Woods Hole Folk Orchestra.  8:00 PM, Woods Hole Community Hall.  Admission $6.
 
07/30/05-
09/05/05
Woods Hole Public Library - The Woods Hole Public Library Used Book Sale begins Saturday, July 30 through Monday, September 5 during regular library hours.  For more information call 508-548-8961.
 
07/30/05-
08/06/05
14th Woods Hole Film Festival - The 14th Woods Hole Film Festival is an eight-day showcase of independent films featuring daily screenings, workshops, panel discussions, staged readings, special events, parties, an awards ceremony and more.  Saturday, July 30 through Saturday, August 6.  For more information visit www.woodsholefilmfestival.com.
 
  Astrobiology Kiosk - Visit an interactive kiosk about astrobiology-the scientific study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.  MBL and WHOI scientists are one of 16 NASA Astrobiolofy Institute teams in the U.S.  The kiosk focuses on hydrothermal vents and features videos about the submersible Alvin, tube worms, giant clams, and other vent related topics.  Kiosk is located at the WHOI Exhibit Center. 
 
  The Woods Hole Historical Museum - Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  For further information call 508-548-7270