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| Sunday, September 26, 2010
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(All Day)
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| Monday, September 27, 2010
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Noon
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Therapeutic Targeting of Signaling Pathways in Congenital Muscular Dystrophy MDC1A
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Mahasweta Girgenrath, Sargent College, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University
LOCATION: Room 220, Boston University, College of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue
HOST: Dr. Kathleen Morgan
Refreshments will be served
For more information on Dr. Girgenrath go to:
http://www.bu.edu/sargent/academics/faculty/health-science-program/mahasweta-girgenrath/
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Danka Charland
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Noon - 1:00 PM
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Exploring Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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The 2010 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Symposium will feature talks on stem cell biology and regenerative medicine by David Scadden, Howard Green, Elaine Fuchs, George Daley and Konrad Hochedlinger.
Location: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, New Research Building, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston
RSVP to events@hms.harvard.edu. For more information visit http://www.warrenalpert.org/event/
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Alyssa Kneller
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| Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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| Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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| Thursday, September 30, 2010
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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Neural Systems Underlying Resolution of Competition in Auditory Word Recognition and Spoken Word Production: Evidence from Lesion and Neuroimaging Investigations
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2010 MIT Colloquium on Brain and Cognition
Speaker: Sheila E. Blumstein, Brown University
Place: Singleton Auditorium, Room 3002, Building 46, MIT
Abstract:
The processes underlying both speaking and understanding appear to be easy and seamless. And yet, at various levels of the linguistic grammar, there are multiple sources of information which compete with each other. The goal of this research is to examine whether the same or different neural systems are recruited under conditions of competition arising at different levels of representation in the grammar and whether similar neural systems are recruited under conditions of competition in auditory word recognition and spoken word production. Such study provides a unique window into how the mind maps on to the brain, and as a consequence, provides insights into models of the functional architecture of language. We will argue based on evidence from aphasia and functional neuroimaging in normals that there is a common processing stream for both word recognition and spoken word production involving temporo-parietal (posterior superior temporal gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, and angular gyrus) and frontal areas (the inferior frontal gyrus). This neural system serves different processing stages including the mapping between sound properties and lexical representations (posterior superior temporal gyrus), access to and activation of multiple lexical representations that share phonological properties (supramarginal gyrus and angular gyrus), and executive control mechanisms for selecting the appropriate response from among multiple activated representation (inferior frontal gyrus). Although activation of the inferior frontal gyrus is modulated by both semantic and phonological competition, different patterns of activation emerge within the left IFG suggesting a functional subdivision across these two linguistic domains. Finally, we will argue that the results support interactive/cascading models of the functional architecture of language as shown by the modulation of activation patterns as a function of lexical competition throughout the lexical processing system.
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Vivi Hinh
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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6:30 PM
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First Biennial Symposium on Age Related Macular Degeneration
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The Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology presents its First Biennial AMD Symposium from September 30 - October 2, 2010 at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute.
This conference, organized by Dr. Patricia A. D’Amore, Dr. Ivana K. Kim, and Dr. Joan W. Miller, will bring together international experts from a diverse array of fields as well as leaders from related disciplines outside ophthalmology in an interactive format to discuss current and future topics in AMD research. Subjects that will be covered include genetics, RPE/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris, inflammation, stem cells and tissue engineering, imaging, animal models, and neurodegenerative disease.
Opening Cocktail Reception, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 7th Floor
For further information and registration please visit: www.schepens.harvard.edu/amd_symposium
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Charles Ruberto
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| Friday, October 1, 2010
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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First Biennial Symposium on Age Related Macular Degeneration
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The Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology presents its First Biennial AMD Symposium from September 30 - October 2, 2010 at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute.
This conference, organized by Dr. Patricia A. D’Amore, Dr. Ivana K. Kim, and Dr. Joan W. Miller, will bring together international experts from a diverse array of fields as well as leaders from related disciplines outside ophthalmology in an interactive format to discuss current and future topics in AMD research. Subjects that will be covered include genetics, RPE/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris, inflammation, stem cells and tissue engineering, imaging, animal models, and neurodegenerative disease.
For hotel information and registration please visit: www.schepens.harvard.edu/amd_symposium
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Charles Ruberto
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1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
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Week of Sunday, September 26, 2010
