Seminars

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For instructional offerings contact:

Alumni Lifelong Education/Evening College – 355-4562

Healthy U – 353-2596

Human Resources Development Program – 355-0183

Libraries, Computing and Technology Training Programs – 353-4420, Ext. 311 or 355-4500, Ext. 204

FRIDAY, APRIL 27

Biological Modeling: Modeling proton and water movement in proteins. Regis Pomes, University of Toronto, 11:30 a.m., 208 Biochemistry.

International Development: Social capital and local capacity building for poverty reduction in Latin America: Andean peasant federations. Thomas Carroll, George Washington University, noon, 201 International Center.

Sustainable Agriculture: Organic certification. Christine Lietzau, Michigan Department of Agriculture, noon, C210 Wells.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2

Economics: Trade and contract enforcement. James Anderson, Boston College, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

THURSDAY, MAY 3

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Controlling attributes of enzymes: why irrational design can outperform rational design. John Shanklin, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 11:30 a.m., 101 Biochemistry.

FRIDAY, MAY 4

Physics and Astronomy and Biological Modeling: Operomics: integrating genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. Samir Hanash, University of Michigan, 11:30 a.m., 224 Physics-Astronomy.

MONDAY, MAY 7

Chemistry: Extraordinarily versatile amino acid templates for total synthesis of natural products, peptide isosteres and amino acids. Robert M. Williams, Colorado State University, 4 p.m., 138 Chemistry.

TUESDAY, MAY 8

Chemistry: Antitumor antibiotics: mechanistic discoveries, synthesis and exploitation. Robert M. Williams, Colorado State University, 4 p.m., 138 Chemistry.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

Chemistry: Organic synthesis: important vehicle to probe biosynthesis. Robert M. Williams, Colorado State University, 4 p.m., 138 Chemistry.

THURSDAY, MAY 10

Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences: Medical decision-making at end of life in Japanese context. Tomoko Teraoka, Medical College of Wisconsin, 4 p.m., C102 E. Fee.