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UCLA Science Faculty
Annual Research Colloquium Series
2007-2008

 

See specific talks listed below for locations
Lecture begins at 4:00 pm, reception begins at 5:15 pm.

Presented for fellow scientists and interested non-scientists, these colloquia are intended to promote interdisciplinary interaction in the campus research community, as well as with colleagues from other institutions and with the public.



Wednesday, January 9, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     Andrea Ghez
Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics
”Bringing Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole and Its Environs into Focus with Laser Guided Star Adaptive Optics”
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     Stanley J. Osher
Professor of Mathematics
“Mathematics in the Real World and the Fake World”
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     Geraldine Weinmaster
Professor of Biological Chemistry
“Mechanotransduction and Endocytosis in Activation of Notch Signaling”
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     Michael Fanselow
Professor of Psychology, Learning & Behavior
“Fundamentals of Fear: From Function to Physiology”
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     James C. Liao
Professor & Vice Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
“Next Generation Biofuels”
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     Jeffery F. Miller
Professor & Chair of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
“Vaccines and Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis: The Whooping Cough Story”
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
(Physics & Astronomy 1425)		     Robert B. Goldberg
Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
“What Are the Genes Required to Make a Seed? Importance for Food, Fuel and Engineering New Crops”


For more information contact:
Office of the Deans of Life and Physical Sciences
College of Letters and Science
mercyb@college.ucla.edu / 310-825-1042