Compiled by the Helmholtz Graduate School ‘Molecular Cell Biology’ (HGS-MCB). © HGS-MCB, 2009

Conferences and events

March 4-6, 2009
Great Lecture Hall, Luisenstraße 64 / Philippstraße, 10117 Berlin
6th International Conference on Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology for the Healthcare Challenges of the 21st Century

March 18-20, 2009
Kongresshotel Potsdam „Am Templiner See“
4th European CellAid Symposium
Cell Therapies for a Cure of Autoimmunity
German Acad. of Sciences Leopoldina

March 18-20, 2009
FU, Henry-Ford-Bau, Garystraße 35
15th International AEK Cancer Congress
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Experimentelle Krebsforschung (AEK),
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March 23-24, 2009
Charité Campus Mitte, Robert-Koch-Hörsaal, Dorotheenstr. 96
Charité Biomedical Entrepreneurship Summit
Stiftung Charité
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March 29-April 2, 2009
FU, Henry-Ford-Bau, Garystraße 35
Proteomic Forum 2009

Talks and Workshops

Tues. 3 March
9:00
DRFZ, Seminar room 1/2, Charitépl. 1, 10117 Berlin
DRFZ Institutsseminar
Role of Notch in T Helper Cells
Frederik Heinrich
Wedn. 4 March

Tues. 3 March
10:00-16:00
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Weißer Saal, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin
Workshop
Virtuelle Mikroskopie und Digitale Bildanalyse in der medizinischen Forschung und Lehre
Online registration

Wedn. 4 March
16:30
BCCN, Lecture Hall, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin Talks
Studying neuronal reward properties in the honeybee
Ravit Hadar (Institute for Neurobiology, FU Berlin)

Wedn. 4 March
17:15
BCCN, Lecture Hall, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin Talks
Challenges in modern neuroimaging : sensitivity and dynamics
Gary Green (York Neuroimaging Centre)

Thurs. 5 March
16:15
MPIIB, Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal, Campus Charité Mitte
Berlin Life Science Kolloquium
Evaluating the role of Alternatively Activated Macrophages during Parasitic Infection
Joe Urban (Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USA)

Fri. 6 March
13:00 – 14:00
MDC.C, Axon
Neuroscience Seminar Series
Dissecting the nicotinic control over the dopamine system in vivo
Prof. Uwe Maskos (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France)

Mon. 9 March
14:00 – 16:00
MDC, Max Delbrück House, Room 4016, 4. Floor
MDC Seminar
The gastrin – releasing peptide receptor as a therapeutic target in cancer and neurological disorders
Prof. Rafael Roesler (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Tues. 10 March
9:00
DRFZ, Seminar room 1/2, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
DRFZ Institutsseminar
The role of Toll-like receptors in CNS autoimmune disease
Ping Chen

Tues. 10 March
16:00
FMP, Seminar room, ground floor FMP Colloquium
Compound Management at Bayer Schering Pharma – Logistical processes for efficient and productive operations
Timo Fleßner (Bayer HealthCare AG)

Thurs. 12 March
19:30
Urania, An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin (Schöneberg)
http://www.urania.de
Vortrag mit Podiumsgespräch:
Gedankenlesen – verwirklichen die Neurowissenschaften einen Menschheitstraum?
John-Dylan Haynes & Michael Pauen (Berlin)

Fri. 13 March
13:00 – 14:00
MDC.C, Dendrit II+III
Neuroscience Seminar Series
Navigating axons and modulating synapses: Ephrins in reverse and forward gear
Prof. Rüdiger Klein (MPI for Neurobiolgy, Martinsried)

Mon. 16 March
12:00
Skyroom CCR, Hessische Str. 3-4, 10115 Berlin
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Seminar
Qualitative and quantitative variations among CK1 isoform interactomes: a snapshot at evolution?
Marc Flajolet (Rockefeller University, New York)

Tues. 17 March
9:00
DRFZ, Seminar room 1/2, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
DRFZ Institutsseminar
Impairment of regulatory T cell homeostasis in murine lupus due to IL-2 deprivation
Jens Humrich (AG Riemekasten, Charité and DRFZ)

Tues. 17 March
17:00
BCCN, Lecture Hall, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin Talks
Decision-Outcome Encoding in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex
William T. Newsome (HHMI, Stanford University)

Wedn. 18 March
10:00
FMP, seminar room on the ground floor
FMP Colloquium
Compartimentalization of cAMP signalling paths
E. Klußmann

Thurs. 19 March
16:15
MPIIB, Paul-Ehrlich-Hörsaal, Campus Charité Mitte
Berlin Life Science Kolloquium
Modulators of Vibrio cholerae predator interaction and virulence
Sun Wei (Dept. of Molecular Biology, Umea University, Sweden)

Thur. 19 March
17:00
BCCN, Lecture Hall, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin Talks
Modifications in motor cortical dynamics induced by practice
Alexa Riehle (Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives de la Méditerranée, Marseille)

Weds. 25 March
17:30
Campus Charité Mitte
Sky-Seminar Room, Hessische Str. 3-4
Charité Center For Cardiovascular Research: BI-Lecture
Decreasing the burden of cardiovascular diseases in chronic kidney disease: how are we doing?
C. Wanner (Dept. Nephrology , University of Würzburg)

Tues. 31 March
9:00
DRFZ, Seminar room 1/2, Charitépl. 1, 10117 Berlin
DRFZ Institutsseminar
Notch mediated induction of IL-10 in Th1 cells by plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Nadine Kassner (DRFZ)

Upcoming PhD defences

6 March, Friday, 14:00
Xiaoying Zhang: Development of assays for the detection of agents with bioterroristic potency using the IgY-technology (Avian antibody)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Schade
Lecture building at the Campus Virchow-Klinikum, course room 2 (2.0102)

9 March, Monday, 13:30
Romy Lux: Glutamat-Aufnahme und -Freisetzung durch Astrozyten nach Clostridium botulinum C3-Protein-Behandlung
Supervisor: Prof. G. Ahnert-Hilger
Campus Charité Mitte, Sternsaal des Instituts für Anatomie (Waldeyerhaus), through Luisenstraße 56

9 March, Monday, 13:30
Arif Suphi Örsal: Investigation of neuro-immune interactions under the influence of dydrogesterone and interferon alpha
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. med. J. Priller
Campus Charité Mitte, Sternsaal des Instituts für Anatomie (Waldeyerhaus), through Luisenstraße 56

12 March, Thursday, 13:45
Christin Koch: Immunomodulation of the IgE dependent immune response by docosahexaenoic acid
HU Dept. of Biology, Chausseestr. 117, 10115 Berlin, Room 551 (3. court yard, top floor)

13 March, Friday, 15:00
Stephan Fritschka: Klonierung und funktionelle Analyse der 5´-flankierenden Region des humanen kardialen ERα-Gens
Hörsaal (Altbau, 1. OG) der Angewandten Genetik im Instituts für Biologie, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6

26 March, Thursday, 10:00
Alexia Naß: Regulatory T cells and their functionality in the context of infections
HU Dept. of Biology, Invalidenstr. 42, Central lab, room 312 (courtyard, new building, 3rd floor)