February 27, 2012

Calendar — February 27, 2012

COLLOQUIA

Tues., Feb. 28, 4:15 p.m. “Solar Wind Induced Surface Chemistry on Mercury and the Moon,” a Chemistry colloquium with Thomas Orlando, Georgia Institute of Technology. 233 Remsen.  HW

Wed., Feb. 29, 3:30 p.m. “Exploration of the Innermost Solar System Planet by the MESSENGER Spacecraft,” an STSci colloquium with Sean Solomon, Carnegie Institution, Washington D.C. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 3 p.m. “Lafitau and Charlevoix: Enlightenment Jesuits and Problems of American Indian Origins,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Jean-Olivier Richard, KSAS. 300 Gilman.  HW

DISCUSSION/
TALKS

Tues., Feb. 28, 5 p.m. “German Foreign Policy and the East,” a SAIS European Studies Program discussion with Stephen Szabo, executive director, German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Academy. Co-sponsored by the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, the Washington Foundation for European Studies and the American Consortium on EU Studies. For information call 202-663-5796 or email ntobin@jhu
.edu. 806 Rome Bldg.  SAIS

Wed., Feb. 29, 12:45 p.m. “Brazil’s Outlook in the Context of a Global Economic Slowdown,” a SAIS Latin American Studies Program discussion with Otaviano Canuto, the World Bank. For information or to RSVP, call 202-663-5734 or email jzurek1@jhu.edu. 517 Nitze Bldg.  SAIS

Fri., March 2, 12:30 p.m. “Measuring and Combating Corruption in the 21st Century,” a SAIS International Development Program discussion with Nathaniel Heller, Global Integrity. For information or to RSVP, email developmentroundtable@jhu.edu. 200 Rome Bldg.  SAIS

LECTURES

Tues., Feb. 28, 4 p.m. “Global Health Challenges and Opportunities,” a Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute lecture by Lois Quam, U.S. State Department. W1214 SPH.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 7 p.m. The Turnbull Poetry Lecture—“Building the Virgin: The Triple Female Archetype in Hart Crane’s The Bridge” by John Irwin, KSAS. (See photo, this page.) Sponsored by the Writing Seminars. Reception precedes the lecture at 6 p.m. Hodson Hall.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 5 p.m. “Socrates and Sexuality in Persius’ Fourth Satire,” a Classics lecture by Shadi Bartsch, University of Chicago. 108 Gilman.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 5 p.m. “Critique and the Thing: Benjamin and Heidegger,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Gerhard Richter, Brown University. 479 Gilman.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 7 p.m. “Life After Death: An Islamic Perspective on the Hereafter,” a Johns Hopkins Muslim Association lecture by Halim Breiannis, an American convert to Islam. Charles Commons Ballroom.  HW

Fri., March 2, 12:30 p.m. “Planets in the ‘Habitable Zones’ of White Dwarfs” by Eric Agol, University of Washington. Part of the Planets, Life and the Universe Astrobiology Lecture Series sponsored by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Bahcall Auditorium, STScI.  HW

MUSIC

Tues., Feb. 28, 8 p.m. The Peabody Orchestra performs Brahms. $15 admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall.  Peabody

Wed., Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Singers perform music by Vivaldi and Rossini. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Griswold Hall.  Peabody

Sat., March 3, 1 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra annual Concert for Children and Families, featuring excerpts from Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. After the performance, the audience is invited onstage to meet the musicians and see their instruments up close. Shriver Hall.  HW

Sun., March 4, 3 p.m. Peabody Preparatory faculty recital with Carol Cavey-Miles, Rachel Choe, Laura Garvin, Matt Horwitz-Lee, Irene Kim, Hanchien Lee, Andrea Picard, Samuel Springer, Michaela Trnkova, Ta-Wei Tsai and Elijah Wirth. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sun., March 4, 3 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra performs Barber’s Piano Concerto and Stravinsky’s Petrouchka, with pianist Clipper Erickson. $10 general admission, $8 for senior citizens, students, JHU faculty, staff and alumni; free for JHU students with valid ID. Shriver Hall.  HW

Sun., March 4, 6 p.m. Guitar recital by Conservatory alumna Martha Masters. Part of the Preparatory’s Fret Festival, a celebration of the guitar. (See story, p. 8.) Goodwin Recital Hall.  Peabody

READINGS/
BOOK TALKS

Wed., Feb. 29, 6 p.m. “Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion,” a reception, book signing and reading by author Jean Baker, Goucher College. Sponsored by the Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Libraries. To register and to RSVP, call 410-516-7943 or go to www
.library.jhu.edu/friends/events/
onlineregistrationform.html. Mason Hall Auditorium.  HW

Wed., Feb. 29, 7 p.m. Baltimore-based writer and poet Clarence Brown will read from and sign copies of his new book, Needs. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins.  HW

Sun., March 4, 2 p.m. Baltimore-based writer Barbara Morrison will discuss her book, Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother. Morrison will also lead a memoir-writing workshop. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins.  HW

SEMINARS

Mon., Feb. 27, 9 a.m. “Persistent Viral Infections and Clinical Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults,” a Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation thesis defense seminar with George Wang. 901 Hampton House.  EB

Mon., Feb. 27, noon. “DNA Interstrand Crosslinks as a Driver of Mammalian Aging,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Laura Niedernhofer, University of Pittsburgh. W1020 SPH.  EB

Mon., Feb. 27, 12:15 p.m. “Personalized Therapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Lessons Learned From the Battle Trials,” a FAMRI Center of Excellence seminar with Roy Herbst, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale–New Haven. Owens Auditorium, CRB.  EB

Mon., Feb. 27, 12:15 p.m. “Pushing the Limits of Biological Fluorescence Microscopy,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Eric Betzig, Janelia Farms. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive.  HW

Mon., Feb. 27, 12:15 p.m. “Encouraging Patient Autonomy: From Theory to Practice in Hospital and Clinic,” a Berman Institute of Bioethics semnar with Zackary Berger, SoM. W3008 SPH.  EB

Mon., Feb. 27, 3 p.m. “Nutrition and Prevention of Global Noncommunicable Diseases,” an International Health seminar with An Pan, Harvard School of Public Health. W2030 SPH.  EB

Mon., Feb. 27, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“The Integrative Nature of Scene Representation” with Soojin Park, KSAS. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger.  HW

Mon., Feb. 27, 4 p.m. “The King Among the Saints: Sacred Space and Political Authority in Baroque Madrid,” a History seminar with Erin Row, University of Virginia. 308 Gilman.  HW

Mon., Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m. “Packings of Pennies in the Plane and Their Stable Decompositions,” a Topology seminar with Fred Cohen, University of Rochester. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger.  HW

Tues., Feb. 28, noon. “Reading Arginine Methylation in the Germline: The Royal Family of Tudor Domain Proteins Regulates Piwi Pathway and Spermatogenesis,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Chen Chen, University of Toronto. W1020 SPH.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, noon. “Signaling Mechanisms That Control Multiple Phases of Neural Development,” a Physiology faculty recruitment seminar with Brendan Lilley, Harvard University. 203 Physiology.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 12:10 p.m. “Epidemiologic Contributions to Aviation Safety,” a Graduate Seminar with Guohua Li, Columbia University. Sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy. W2008 SPH.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m. “Targeting Epigenetic Changes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,” a Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation thesis defense seminar with Rosalyn Juergens. Owens Auditorium, CRB.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 2 p.m. “Using Multiple Measure for Detecting Genetic Association and Genomewide Association Studies of Two Novel Kidney Function Biomarkers,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Adrienne Tin. W1214 SPH.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 2 p.m. “Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics as a Unique Biochemical Approach for Therapeutic Discovery,” a Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research seminar with Gary Siuzdak, Scripps Research Institute. A roundtable discussion follows the seminar at 3 p.m. 490 Rangos.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 3 p.m. “Is Information the Core Language of Biology? Insights and Lessons from Analysis of Signaling Networks,” a Biomedical Engineering special seminar with Andre Lev-chenko, WSE. Tilghman Auditorium, Turner Concourse.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 3 p.m. M. Gordon Wolman Seminar—“Nanoscale Insights Into Grand Challenges in Energy and the Environment: Key Reactions at CO2–Brine–Mineral Interfaces During Geologic CO2 Sequestration” with Young-Shin Jun, Washington University in St. Louis. Sponsored by Geography and Environmental Engineering. 234 Ames.  HW

Tues., Feb. 28, 3 p.m. “Azalysine Analogs as Probes for Protein Lysine Deacetylation and Demethylation,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Blair Dancy. 303 WBSB.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 4 p.m. “Controlling Stochastic Gene Expression in the Drosophila Retina,” a Biology special seminar with Robert Johnston, New York University. 100 Mudd.  HW

Tues., Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m. “Logic in Descartes, the Last Scholastics and the First Cartesians,” a Philosophy seminar with Roger Ariew, University of Southern Florida. 288 Gilman.  HW

Tues., Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m. “Conformal Blocks and the Birational Geometry of the Moduli Space of Curves,” an Algebraic Geometry/Number Theory seminar with Angela Gibney, University of Georgia. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger.  HW

Wed., Feb. 29, noon. “Cardiolipin Remodeling as a Key Regulator of Age-Related Metabolic Diseases,” a Physiology seminar with Yuguang Shi, Penn State University College of Medicine. 203 Physiology.  EB

Wed., Feb. 29, 12:15 p.m. The Mental Health Noon Seminar— “Broad-Scale Efforts to Narrow the Science-Service Gap in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment” with Michael McCart, Medical University of South Carolina. B14B Hampton House.  EB

Wed., Feb. 29, 12:15 p.m. “The Future of Pediatric Primary Care: Applying Life Course Theory,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health seminar with Tina Cheng, SoM. W2030 SPH.  EB

Wed., Feb. 29, 2 p.m. “Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Deceased Donor Kidney Distribution,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Allan Massie. E9519 SPH.  EB

Wed., Feb. 29, 3 p.m. “The Role of Basal Body Proteins in Context-Specific Proteasomal Degradation,” a Human Genetics Graduate Program thesis defense seminar with Yangfan Liu. Sponsored by the Institute of Genetic Medicine. G-007 Ross.  EB

Wed., Feb. 29, 4 p.m. “Pharmacologic Induction of the Unfolded Protein Response: A Novel Role in EBV Lytic Activation,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Courtney Shirley. 303 WBSB.  EB

Thurs., March 1, 10:45 a.m. “Computational Approaches for the DNA Sequencing Data Deluge,” a Computer Science seminar with Ben Langmead, SPH.  B17 Hackerman.  HW

Thurs., March 1, noon. “Surviving Without Food,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Eyleen O’Rourke, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB.  EB

Thurs., March 1, noon. “Pyrazinamide: A Paradoxical and Indispensable Persister Drug That Shortens TB Therapy,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Ying Zhang, SPH. W1020 SPH.  EB

Thurs., March 1, noon. The Bromery Seminar—“Five Thousand Years of Extreme Weather in Southern California: Linking Weather to Climate Change” with Ingrid Hendy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences. Olin Auditorium.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 1:30 p.m. “Portfolio Optimization Under Transaction Costs via Linear-Quadratic and Receding Horizon Methods,” an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with James Primbs, Stanford University. 304 Whitehead.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 3 p.m. “Pico-watt Harvesting: From in vivo Body Chemistry to Positive Electronic Energy,” an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Patrick Mercier, MIT. 132 Gilman.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 3 p.m. “Multirobot Coordination: From Specification to Provably Correct Execution,” a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Nora Ayanian, MIT. 210 Hodson.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 4 p.m. “Analyzing and Engineering microRNA Activity,” a Biology special seminar with Lee Lim, University of California, San Francisco. 100 Mudd.  HW

Fri., March 2, noon. “Max Weinrich: A Journalist of the Yiddish Daily Forverts,” a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Program in Jewish Studies seminar with Gennady Estraikh, New York University. Smokler Center for Jewish Life (Hillel).  HW

Fri., March 2, noon. “Examining Barriers to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Among Racial-Ethnic Minorities in the United States: Opportunities for Policy Interventions,” a Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with Tanjala Purnell. W2015 SPH.  EB

Fri., March 2, 1 p.m. “Reconstitution of Measles Virus Immunity After HAART Initiation in HIV-Infected Zambian Children,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Kaitlin Lovett. W2030 SPH.  EB

Fri., March 2, 1:30 p.m. “Partner-Level STI Risk Factors and Perception of Partner Risk Among Adolescents,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Andrea Swartzendruber. E4611 SPH.  EB

Fri., March 2, 3 p.m. The McNeil Center Seminar—“The English in Africa in the Era of the Slave Trade” with Christopher Brown, Columbia University. Sponsored by History. 308 Gilman.  HW

Mon., March 5, 9 a.m. “Glycemia, Race and Liver Disease in the General Population,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Andrea Schneider. W2008 SPH.  EB

Mon., March 5, 12:15 p.m. “Hormonal Control of Energy Balance,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with William Wong, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive.  HW

Mon., March 5, 12:15 p.m. “Community Risk for Antimicrobial-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus,” an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Meghan Frost. W3008 SPH.  EB

Mon., March 5, 4 p.m. “Disability and Disclosure: The Public Life and Private Ailments of Mary Church Terrell,” a History seminar with Alison Parker, SUNY, Brockport. 308 Gilman.  HW

SPECIAL EVENTS

Public Health Career Fair and preparatory workshop, sponsored by the Office of Career Services. No registration required. For information, call 410-955-3034 or go to www.jhsph.edu/careerfair.  EB

Tues., Feb. 28, 12:15 p.m. “Preparing for the 2012 Public Health Career Fair,” pre-event workshop detailing best practices, tips and more on navigating a career fair and networking with employers during the event. W3030 SPH.

Fri., March 2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 28th Annual Public Health Career Fair, open to all undergraduate and graduate students. The event provides a convenient location for students to meet with representatives from around the country to discuss employment opportunities, consultancies and internships, and to obtain career information in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors. Among the employers scheduled to attend are Abt Associates, International Medical Corps, the Lewin Group, Northrop Grumman and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. E2030 SPH.

The 2012 Tournees Festival of Contemporary French Cinema at JHU. Presenters include John Astin, Program in Theater; Anand Pandian, Anthropology; and Karen Yasinsky and Laura Mason, Film and Media Studies. (See story, above.) Co-sponsored by German and Romance Languages and Literatures, the Program in Film and Media Studies and the Centre Louis Marin, with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture. Films are in French with English subtitles.  HW

Tues., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. The Illusionist (L’Illusioniste), directed by Sylvain Chomet. 50 Gilman.

Wed., Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. A Prophet (Un prophete), directed by Jacques Audiard. 26 Mudd.

Thurs., March 1, 7:30 p.m. White Material, directed by Claire Denis. 110 Hodson.

Fri., March 2, 7:30 p.m. Love Songs (Chansons d’amour), directed by Christophe Hon-ore. John Astin Theatre.

Mon., March 5, 7:30 p.m. Potiche, directed by Francois Ozon. 50 Gilman.

Tues., Feb. 28, 8 p.m. The 2012 Foreign Affairs Symposium—The Paradox of Progress: Chasing Advancement Amidst Global Crisis—former U.S. Senator John Ashcroft. Co-sponsored by Young America’s Foundation. Shriver Hall.  HW

Wed., Feb. 29, 6 to 8 p.m. Closing ceremony for Johns Hopkins Black History Month events, with an address by Lynnise Norris, caucus chair, Homewood BFSA. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., prior to the address. After the ceremony, the winners of the Black History Month raffle will be announced. Winners must be in attendance to claim their prizes. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Glass Pavilion, Levering.  HW

Thurs., March 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Off-Campus Housing Fair, information on rental properties in areas including Charles Village, Roland Park and Mount Vernon. Sponsored by Housing and Dining. Glass Pavilion, Levering.  HW

SYMPOSIA

Mon., March 5, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Touch and the Visual Arts: Neuroscience, Art and Art History—A Johns Hopkins Medicine Brain Science Institute symposium bringing together researchers and artists in a conversation about aesthetics and beauty in music, architecture, art and dance, with various speakers. Co-sponsored by the Walters Art Museum. (David Linden, SoM, will give a public lecture, titled “Pleasure,” at 2 p.m. on Sun., March 4, at the Walters Art Museum.) For information, email bsmith13@jhmi.edu. Mason Hall Auditorium.  HW

WORKSHOPS

Wed., Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m. “Citation and Organization,” an MSE Library workshop comparing organizational tools RefWorks, Mendelay, Zotero and Papers. Electronic Resource Center, M-Level, MSE Library.  HW