National Institutes of Health
Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series

April 6, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Masur Auditorium CANCELED
Jürg Tschopp
"The NLRP3 inflammasome: A Sensor for Metabolic Danger?"

Jürg Tschopp, Ph.D., the Deputy-director of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Lausanne died unexpectedely on March 23, 2011.

Special Monday Lecture
April 11, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Masur Auditorium
Dr. Jane Goodall
"The Reason for Hope—The Way Ahead"

Dr. Jane Goodall will present a special Monday lecture on April 11, 2011 at 3 p.m.

April 13, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Masur Auditorium
Dr. Cun-Yu Wang
"Epigenetic Regulation of Epithelial Cancer Cell Invasive Growth”

Cun-Yu Wang, D.D.S., Ph.D., the No-Hee Park Endowed Professor and Chair of the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine at UCLA Dentistry, will present “Epigenetic Regulation of Epithelial Cancer Cell Invasive Growth” on April 13, 2011. The lecture can be viewed live via videocast.

April 20, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Masur Auditorium
Johann Deisenhofer
"Structural Biology: Achievements and Challenges"

Johann Deisenhofer, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, the Regental Professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and an Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will present "Structural Biology: Achievements and Challenges" on April 20, 2011. The lecture can be viewed live via videocast.

April 27, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Masur Auditorium
Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan
"What We Have Learned from Structures of the Ribosome"

Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, and the Group Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, United Kingdom, will present "What We Have Learned from Structures of the Ribosome" on April 27, 2011. The lecture can be viewed live via videocast.