Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. LSI Seminar Series: Michael Birnbaum, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (February 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70180 70180-17540936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Abstract:
The immune system relies on T cells to distinguish between normal cells and cells altered by infection or cancer. The T cells must integrate signals from their environment in deciding what cells to kill or to spare. This diversity can make determining exactly what is recognized during an immune response extremely challenging. My lab combines protein engineering, combinatorial biology, structural biology and immunology to better understand and then manipulate immune recognition. We aim to find what is recognized during the course of successful immune responses, what antigens should be targeted in treatments and how to better design cell-based immunotherapies.

About the Speaker:
Michael Birnbaum is an assistant professor of biological engineering at MIT. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical and physical biology from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2014. There, he worked under K. Christopher Garcia and studied the molecular mechanisms of T cell receptor recognition, cross-reactivity and activation. After postdoctoral work in Carla Shatz’s group at Stanford, supported by a Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship, Professor Birnbaum joined MIT and the Koch Institute in 2016. During his tenure at the Koch Institute, Birnbaum has received the AACR-TESARO Career Development Award for Immuno-oncology Research, a Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, and a V Scholar Grant from the Jimmy V Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:53:15 -0500 2020-02-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T13:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion LSI Seminar Series
The cell biology of lipid homeostasis: From lipid droplets to lipotoxicity (February 17, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72190 72190-17955063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Speaker:

James Olzmann, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:45:44 -0500 2020-02-17T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Workshop / Seminar LSI Cancer Genetics Seminar, Feb. 17
Seminar: Dissecting mechanisms that govern cellular plasticity (February 18, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72743 72743-18070547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Speaker:

Bruno Di Stefano, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:48:43 -0500 2020-02-18T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Workshop / Seminar Life Sciences Institute logo
Seminar: Targeting tumor-immune interplays (February 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72744 72744-18070548@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Speaker
Peiwen Chen, Ph.D.
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:46 -0500 2020-02-20T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Workshop / Seminar Life Sciences Institute logo
Black History Month and Mid-Year Cancer Survivors Celebration! (February 22, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72406 72406-18000388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 22, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UMHS Rogel Cancer Center Community Outreach Office

You are cordially invited to our Black History Month and Mid-Year Cancer Survivors Celebration! The event will be held on February 22, 2020 at Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building. Our featured speaker is Dr. Eddie Connor. We will have resource tables, raffle prizes, and a special optional interactive dance session with Dance With Elegance. This event is free and open to all! The event flyer is attached and details are below. Please help us spread the word!

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2020
Time: 9:00-11:15 (Hot Breakfast served 9:00-9:30am)
Location: Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building (4800 E. Huron River Driver, Ann Arbor, 48105)
Registration Options: Catricia@umich.edu or directly at https://www.eventbrite.com_african-american-history-month-and-survivors-celebration
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Eddie Connor, “Finding the ‘CAN’ in Cancer”

Special Event:
Sherry Hawkins, Dance With Elegance Health and Fitness Studio

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:32:34 -0500 2020-02-22T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-22T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UMHS Rogel Cancer Center Community Outreach Office Workshop / Seminar flyer
Seminar: CRISPR tools for studying and engineering the three-dimensional genome (February 24, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72745 72745-18070549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 24, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Speaker
Haifeng Wang, PH.D.
Stanford University, Department of Bioengineering

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:52:58 -0500 2020-02-24T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-24T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Workshop / Seminar Life Sciences Institute logo