Sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics and the Boonshoft School of Medicine, the Evolution Series is pleased to present C. Owen Lovejoy, Kent State University Professor and internationally recognized expert in the anatomy and biomechanics of the locomotor system.

Dr. Lovejoy will present his talk, "Human Origins: More Than Just Phylogeny" on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 6 pm in Room 120 of the Medical Science Building on the Wright State University campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009
The Partab T. Varandani Memorial Lecture
2:30 PM, Ghandi Auditorium, White Hall
Dr. Carlo Croce, The Ohio State University, presents “The Role of microRNAs in Human Cancer.” Refreshments follow.

Friday, May 15, 2009

2:00 PM, Rm 286 Millett Hall
Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, presents "STAT-3: A Novel Target of Benzyl Isothiocyanate in Pancreatic Cancer Cells." Host: Dr. Thomas L. Brown

Friday, May 15, 2009

Evolution Series

6:00 PM, Rm 120 Medical Science Building

Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy, Kent State University, presents "Human Origins: More Than Just Phylogeny."

Friday, May 22, 2009
11:00 AM, Rm 218 Fawcett Hall
Dr. Thomas Kelly, Department of Molecular Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, presents “DNA replication and the Origin of the DNA Damage Checkpoint.” Host: Dr. Yong-jie Xu

Friday, May 22, 2009

2:00 PM, Rm 286 Millett Hall
Dr. Don McCrimmon, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Physiology Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, will present"Reflex Control of Respiratory Motor Patterns." Host: Dr. Robert Putnam

Friday, May 29, 2009
11:00 AM, Rm 218 Fawcett Hall
Dr. Anja Jaeschke, Department of Pathology, Genome Research Institute, University of Cincinnati, presents “Role of the cJun-NH2-terminal kinase pathway in metabolic diseases.” Host: Dr. Madhavi Kadakia