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Conferences and events

Deadline: 31 March
Berliner Krebsgesellschaft
Call for applications: “Curt Meyer-Gedächtnispreis” 2009 for excellent scientific cancer-research
More information: www.berliner-krebsgesellschaft.de

Talks

Thurs. 15 January
09:00 – 10:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III PhD Lecture Series Molecular Cell Biology
Preclinical development of anticancer agents
Iduna Fichtner (MDC)

Thurs. 15 January
16:15
Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie, Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal – Campus Charité Mitte Berlin Life Science Kolloquium
News on vaccinia virus-mediated T cell responses
Ingo Drexler (Helmholtz Centre, Munich)

Fri. 16 January
13:00 – 14:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III Neuroscience Seminar Series
Cellular mechanisms underlying hippocampal activity in freely moving rodents
Prof. Michael Brecht (BCCN)

Mon. 19 January
12:00
Skyroom CCR, Hessische Str. 3-4, 10115 Berlin Circadian Rhythms and Sleep
Mouse models for clock gene disfunction – role of CK1
Andrew Loudon (University of Manchester)

Mon. 19 January
17:00
MPI for Molecular Genetics, Lecture hall (E12a), Ihnestr. 63-73 Dahlem Colloquium in Molecular Genetics
Development of microRNA-based therapeutic strategies in cardiovascular medicine
Thomas Thum (Mediz. Klinik I / Kardiologie, IZKF – Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Klinische Forschung der Universität Würzburg)

Tues. 20 January
9:00
DRFZ, Seminar room 1/2, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin DRFZ Institutsseminar
The WNT inhibitor DKK1 is stongly regulated during mesenchymal cell condensation and chondrogenic differentiation
Miriam Tschirschmann (TU and DRFZ)

Tues. 20 January
11:15
MDC.C New Year’s Reception at Campus Berlin-Buch
Greetings from:
The scientific management of the MDC, the state minister for Education and Research and the Secretary of State for Science and Research of the Berlin Senate Administration
Music
Reception in the foyer
More information: www.campus-berlin-buch.de

Tues. 20 January
17:15
HU Dept. of Biology, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Room 551 (top floor)
Molecular Biological – Biochemical Colloquium
Regulating Yersinia virulence: environmental sensing on the post-transcriptional level
Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch (Technische Universität Braunschweig)

Wedn. 21 January
17:00
Klinik und Hochschul-ambulanz für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, big conference room, groundfloor, Eschenallee 3, 14050 Berlin
Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium der Klinik und Hochschulambulanz für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Brain metabolism in an animal model of schizophrenia studied by NMR spectroscopy
Prof. Dr. Ursula Sonnewald (Dept of Neuroscience)

Weds. 21 January
10:00
FMP, seminar room on the ground floor
FMP Lecture Series for Doctoral Students
Principles of microdialysis technique – application in research and clinical studies
R. Richter

Thurs. 22 January
09:00 – 10:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III
PhD Lecture Series Molecular Cell Biology
Targets of E2F3 in growth control, tumorsuppression and metastasis
Ulrike Ziebold (MDC)

Thurs. 22 January
16:15
Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie, Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal – Campus Charité Mitte Berlin Life Science Kolloquium
Regulation of murine B cell lymphopoiesis
Paulo Vieria (Unité Dev Lymphocytes, Institut Pasteur, Paris)

Fri. 23 January
12:00
Institut für Biologie, Angewandte Genetik, Seminarraum 110/111 Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6,
SFB 449 Struktur und Funktion membranständiger Rezeptoren
Plant membrane proteins: Molecular motors, sensors and signaling transmitters
Prof. Dr. Georg Groth (Universität Düsseldorf)

Fri. 23 January
13:00 – 14:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III Neuroscience Seminar Series
Role of GDF-15, a novel member of the TGF-ßs, in motoneuron maintenance and peripheral myelination
Prof. Klaus Unsicker (University of Heidelberg)

Fri. 23 January
14:00
FU Dept. Chemistry and Biochemisty, Lise-Meitner-Hörsaal, Thielallee 63 Lise-Meitner-Kolloquium der Biochemie
Alzheimer’s disease: APP transport and transmembrane signalling
Prof. Dr. Dr. Konrad Beyreuther (Direktor NAR, Netzwerk AlteRnsforschung, Universität Heidelberg)

Mon. 26 January
14:00 – 15:00
MDC.C, Axon II MDC Seminar
Microglial responses to endogenous TLR agonists
Prof. Uwe-Karsten Hanisch (Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen)

Tues. 27 January
9:00
DRFZ, Seminar room 1/2, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin DRFZ Institutsseminar
Antigen-specificity of CD8+CD40L+ T cells
Sarah Meier (DRFZ)

Tues. 27 January
17:15
HU Dept. of Biology, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Room 551 (top floor)
Molecular Biological – Biochemical Colloquium
Functions and regulation of the chloroplast HSP70-HSP90 machineries
Prof. Dr. Michael Schroda (MPI für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm)

Thurs. 29 January
09:00 – 10:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III
PhD Lecture Series Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer, stem cells and transcription factors
Frank Rosenbauer (MDC)

Fri. 30 January
12:00
FU Dept. Chemistry and Biochemisty, Lise-Meitner-Hörsaal, Thielallee 63 Lise-Meitner-Kolloquium der Biochemie
Die gewebespezifische Expression von Homingmolekülen im Darm wird durch inflammatorische Stimuli aufgehoben
Dr. Ute Hoffmann (Universitätsmed. Charité, Campus Mitte,
Med. Klinik für Rheumatologie und klin. Immunologie)

Fri. 30 January
12:45
FU Dept. Chemistry and Biochemisty, Lise-Meitner-Hörsaal, Thielallee 63 Lise-Meitner-Kolloquium der Biochemie
Die Geburt von Blutplättchen:Zellbiologische und biochemische Aspekte der Hämatopoese
Dr. Harald Schulze (Universitätsmed. Charité, Campus Mitte, Labor für Pädiatrische Molekularbiologie)

Fri. 30 January
13:00 – 14:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III Neuroscience Seminar Series
Parkinson Syndrome from early diagnosis to neuroprotective therapy?
Prof. Wolfgang Oertel (Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg)

Fri. 30 January
18:30
Berlin School of Mind and Brain Distinguished Lecture Series
To be announced
John O’Doherty (Dublin)

Upcoming PhD defences

21 January, Monday, 14:15
Madeleine Diedrich: Proteomanalyse unterschiedlicher Mausmodelle der Parkinsonschen Erkrankung
Lise-Meitner-Hörsaal des Otto-Hahn-Baus, Thielallee 63, 14195 Berlin

20 January, Tuesday, 14:00
Marit Kramski: Infections of Common Marmosets with Calpox Virus: A Model for Smallpox Virus Infection
HU Dept. of Biology, Chausseestr. 117, room 522 (3rd Courtyard, top floor), 10115 Berlin

22 January, Thursday, 17:15
Sabine Höpner: Charakterisierung einer hABL-spezifischen CD4+-T-Zellantwort und die Anwendung des AdEtOH als Katalysator der Peptidbeladung
Raum 12.12, Takustr.3, 14195 Berlin