Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Events for October
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Lyman Handy Colloquium Series
Thu, Oct 11, 2007 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Elucidating the Control Mechanism for DNA damage repair with the p53-Mdm2 system:
Single Cell Data Analysis and Ensemble Modeling The p53-Mdm2 system, which plays a crucial role in DNA damage repair, is one of the best-studied of the "negative feedback motifs" known to be present in human cells (see for example, Piette, et al, 1997; Vogelstein et al, 2000; and Michael and Oren, 2003). Such studies typically involve perturbing cell populations with appropriate stimuli and monitoring total population response with immunoblots. Often such measurements of ensemble behavior are sufficient for understanding the molecular mechanism underlying the phenomenon in question. In the case of DNA damage repair using the p53-Mdm2 system however, Lahav et al, (2004), recently published experimental evidence that the dynamic behavior of the ensemble is fundamentally different from that of individual cells, creating a dilemma about the underlying control system mechanism.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir
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The Ubiquitous Dipole: A New Paradigm for Solar Energy Conversion
Thu, Oct 25, 2007 @ 12:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Professor Anupam MadhukarMork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,
University of Southern CaliforniaAbstract
The quantum mechanics and economics of the conversion of solar light to energy in naturally occurring entities (plants and organisms) or
man-made solar cells do not as yet provide efficient and affordable power. In this talk I shall provide an exposition of the fundamental light-induced processes in biotic and abiotic matter, approaches to current photovoltaic solar cells, and discuss a new physical mechanism which may provide a viable means.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir
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Third Annual Student Research Symposium
Fri, Oct 26, 2007 @ 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Mork FamilyDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceThird Annual Student Research SymposiumFriday, October 26, 2007
Doheny Library, Room 240
(Friends Lecture Hall)Event Schedule10:00 am - 12:00 pm Oral Presentations12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch and Poster Session2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Awards CeremonyUniversity of Southern California
Mork Family Department of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science
925 Bloom Walk, HED-216
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211
http://chems.usc.eduLocation: Estelle Doheny Eye Foundation (DOH) - eny Library, Room 240
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir