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Center for Perinatal Biology
Seminar Programs
Current topics in perinatal biology Perinatal biology research discussions
In an effort to assure
that the research programs of the Center continue to be scientifically rigorous,
competitive, and widely recognized, every month the Center regularly invites
world-class scientists from other institutions to spend two or three days within
the Center. During this time these scientists routinely present several lectures
or seminars and have individual meetings with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and
students to discuss current research. This program offers unprecedented
opportunities for Center staff to meet and interact with established senior
scientists from around the world. For more information, please peruse the lists
of past and upcoming seminar speakers.
This weekly Friday afternoon seminar series draws on the national
recognition and expertise of the Center faculty and sponsors world class
scientists from all over the country to give state-of-the-art presentations on
subjects related to current research within the Center. Recent presentations
have focused on such diverse topics as signal transduction mechanisms in smooth
muscle, high-altitude physiology, signal transduction, mechanisms of
parturition, gene targeting and gene therapy, and the immune system. This
seminar series is offered as a formal course for graduate students and is well
attended by students and faculty throughout the University. For more
information, please peruse the lists of past and upcoming seminar speakers.
To facilitate interaction and communication, the Center
sponsors regular opportunities for the faculty, fellows, and students of the
Center to meet and informally discuss recent research findings. These meetings
provide a chance for Center staff to gather ideas for solving research problems
and strengthen various experimental approaches. These meetings also often help
Center staff get feedback on presentations to be delivered at
national/international meetings. At times, these discussions also focus on
recent developments in the relevant research literature.