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Class Schedule - Fall 2015

Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 10:10 to 11:00 a.m.

Please note:  This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Please check regularly for any updates.

 

Date Lecturer Department/Institution Topic Focus
08/24/15 Vassie Ware, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Course goals and expectations Introduction
08/26/15 Selected faculty panel Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Ethical considerations in the biosciences Bioethics
08/28/15 Vassie Ware, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Introduction to cell biology and mechanisms of gene expression Background: Cell and Molecular Biology
08/31/15 Robert Skibbens, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Cell biology of cancer Cancer
09/02/15 Michael Kuchka, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Hallmarks of cancer Cancer
09/04/15 Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Oncogenes and cancer Cancer
09/07/15 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
09/09/15 Kelly Burns Chemistry
Lehigh University
Specific targeting and delivery of therapeutics to cancer cells based on the tumor microenvironment Cancer
09/11/15 Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Molecular-based cancer therapeutics Cancer
09/14/15 R. Michael Burger, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Information processing in the nervous system Neuroscience
09/16/15 R. Michael Burger, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Advances in neurological medicine Neuroscience
09/18/15 John Nyby, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Drugs, the brain, and behavior Neuroscience
09/21/15 Ryan Wynne, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
St. Thomas Aquinas College, New York
Drugs and behavior Neuroscience
09/23/15 EXAM 1
09/25/15 Jennifer Swann, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Sexual differentiation Neuroscience
09/28/15 Jill Schneider, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Neuroendocrine and metabolic control of ingestion and reproduction Neuroscience
09/30/15 Julie Haas, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
The ever-changing brain Neuroscience
10/02/15 Sabrina Jedlicka, Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering
Lehigh University
Biomechanics and neuronal cell biology Neuroengineering
10/05/15 Julie Miwa, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Genes and the brain Neuroscience
10/07/15 Michael Layden, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Developmental neurobiology Developmental Neurobiology
10/09/15 Neal Simon, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Diseases of the Nervous System Neuroscience
10/12/15 PACING BREAK - NO CLASS
10/14/15 Neal Simon, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Drug development for nervous system disorders Neuroscience
10/16/15 Jing Liu Electrical and Computer Science Engineering
Lehigh University
Epilepsy and neural engineering: Brain Machine Interfaces? Neuroengineering
10/19/15 EXAM 2
10/21/15 Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Cardiovascular Disease Physiology
10/23/15 Yue Yu, Ph.D. Mathematics
Lehigh University
Modeling biomechanics of cerebral aneurysms and collapsible vasculature Physiology
10/26/15 Joshua Slee, Ph.D. Biology
DeSales University
The inflammatory response Physiology
10/28/15 Jamie Havrilak, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Lung physiology Physiology
10/30/15 Lesley Chow, Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering
Lehigh University
Tissue engineering Physiology
11/02/15 Daniel Lopresti, Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering
Lehigh University
Bioinformatics: Genes and genomes Genomics
11/04/15 Brian Chen, Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering
Lehigh University
Structural bioinformatics: Proteomics Genomics
11/06/15 Gregory Lang, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Genomics and evolution Genomics
11/09/15 Michael Kuchka, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Transcriptomics Genomics
11/11/15 EXAM 3
11/13/15 M. Kathryn Iovine, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Diseases of the skeleton Genomics and Medicine
11/16/15 Anand Jagota, Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
DNA biosensors Genomics and Biotechnology
11/18/15 Vassie Ware, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Antibiotics and alternative biocontrol strategies Infectious Disease
11/20/15 Bryan Berger, Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
Microbial pathogenesis: Development of biocontrol agents to degrade biofilms Infectious Disease
11/23/15 Amber Rice, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Evolutionary perspectives on emerging diseases and antibiotic resistence Infectious Disease
11/25/15 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NO CLASSES
11/27/15
11/30/15 Javier Buceta, Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
Role of modeling in understanding disease propagation Infectious Disease
12/02/15 Peter Shank, Ph.D. Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Brown University
Viral Pathogens Infectious Disease
12/04/15 Vassie Ware, Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
Stem cells and infectious disease
Concluding Remarks
Infectious Disease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
     
 

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