Fall Quarter 2008
BMSC 252 Seminars in Biomedical SciencesMondays, 4:00PM (not 4:10PM) B601, Biostatistics Bldg
Topic: Pathogenic and therapeutic functions of novel ITIM and ITAM motif immunomodulatory receptors.
September 22nd: Daniel McVicar, PhD (National Cancer Institute-Frederick)
“Trems and TLTs in knock-out mice”
October 20th: Nancy Sicotte, MD (UCLA)
“Imaging CNS Neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis patients”
November 7th: Regional Annual CGNI symposium on
“Glial-Neuronal Interactions in Health and Disease”
November 24th: William Seaman, PhD (UCSF)
“Trem2 as a regulator of immune responses”
December 1st: Louis B. Justement, PhD (UAB)
“TLT2 an inhibitory immune receptor in neutrophils”
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FastStart is an intensive five-week learning experience designed for incoming UCR freshmen who aspire to advance to medical and other science based careers. The program’s goal is to increase the number of disadvantaged students who pursue such careers and to provide the academic and social support needed to help students persist and succeed in their higher education goals. This program is open to all entering freshmen who meet the criteria.
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Biomed Asst. Professor Doug Ethell recently co-authored a study published by the journal Neurobiology of Disease in which he and his co-author Prof. Gary Arendash of the University of South Florida, found that sick mice showed dramatic improvement when given immune cells from normal mice. Click on the photo for more information. |
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| Dr. Craig Byus, Dean of the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences, explains the features of this unique program. |
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