Harvard University, Yenching Institute, Room 18, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Presenters: Jessica MacDonald, PhD (Macklis Lab) "Identification of MeCP2 target pathways and potential therapeutic avenues for the autism spectrum disorder Rett Syndrome"
Giorgio Galli, PhD (Camargo Lab) "Epigenetic control of gene expression by Hippo/Yap pathway"
Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Room 3018, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The Petrie-Flom Center will host a discussion of the issues surrounding noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a screening method for detecting certain specific chromosomal abnormalities, as well as sex, in utero. NIPT may help mothers avoid other tests that could put their pregnancies at risk, but the ability to detect substantial information about a developing fetus with such ease raises a wide range of important ethical and legal issues. Our discussion will cover background on the technology, what makes NIPT unique, issues with global dissemination, eugenic implications,...
Harvard Medical School, New Research Building, Room 1031, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA
Lecturers:
J. Keith Joung, MD, PhD, Associate Chief of Pathology for Research and Associate Professor of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Stephanie Mohr, PhD, Director of the Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Co-Director of the Genome Engineering Production Group, and Coordinator of the DF/HCC Collaborative RNAi Core, Harvard Medical...
Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Room 1010, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Please join us for a screening of the documentary, Can We See the Baby Bump, Please?, followed by a panel discussion of the legal and human rights issues surrounding surrogacy and egg donation in a global context.
Panel: Judy Norsigian, Co-founder, Our Bodies Ourselves I. Glenn Cohen, Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.
For more information on this event, please contact us at petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu or 617-496-4662....
Cell Press Webinar - register at http://view6.workcast.net/register?pak=6081570356271725&referrer=email
Guest speakers: Feng Zhang Assistant Professor Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
Lucian Marraffini Assistant Professor Laboratory of Bacteriology The Rockefeller University
Moderator: Ernesto Andrianantoandro, Editor, Trends in Biotechnology
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) technology, a microbial defense system, has been developed based on its remarkable ability to bring...
ISSCR and SCSS are proud to present a program designed to explore the fundamental molecular mechanisms controlling cell identity with leaders in ES cell pluripotency, development and cellular reprogramming. This forum will facilitate discussion among researchers, foster collaboration and provide a platform to learn about the newest discoveries.
Keynote speakers: Rudolf Jaenisch, MD and Janet Rossant, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Anesthesia Conference Room, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA
Leaders in Regenerative Medicine Seminar
Guest speaker: Vadim N. Gladysheve, PhD Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director of Redox Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
