May 7, 2012
Calendar — May 7, 2012
COLLOQUIA
Fri., May 11, 2 p.m. “Remote Sensing and Climate Change,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Robert Cahalan, NASA Goddard. Parsons Auditorium. APL
CONFERENCES
Wed., May 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Europe After the Euro Crisis, a SAIS European Studies Program conference with various speakers. (All of the speakers’ comments will be off the record.) Co-sponsored by East European Politics and Societies. For information or to RSVP, go to epop@acls.org. 806 Rome Bldg. SAIS
DISCUSSIONS/TALKS
Wed., May 9, 8:30 a.m. “Bath House to Bloomberg to Beyond,” a Pediatric Grand Rounds talk by George Dover, director, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Chevy Chase Auditorium, Sheikh Zayed Tower. EB
Thurs., May 10, noon. “The Transformation of Johns Hopkins Medicine (a 15-Year Journey),” a special talk by Edward Miller on his years as dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Hurd Hall. EB
LECTURES
Mon., May 7, 8:30 a.m. The William M. Shelley Memorial Lecture—“Viral and Molecular Insights in ENT Pathology” by Stacey Mills, University of Virginia. Sponsored by Pathology. Hurd Hall. EB
Mon., May 7, 12:15 p.m. “Global Governance of the Multinational Tobacco Industry in the 21st Century: Can We Achieve Coherence Between Development and World Health?” an Institute for Global Tobacco Control lecture by Gregory Connolly, Harvard School of Public Health. B14B Hampton House. EB
Mon., May 7, 5 p.m. “Advancing Regulatory Science to Protect and Promote Health: Opportunities and Collaborations,” an Environmental Health Sciences/Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing lecture by Jesse Goodman, USFDA. W1214 SPH. EB
Tues., May 8, 1 p.m. Association for Computing Machinery Lecture in Memory of Nathan Krasnopoler—“Automotive Technology, Driver Distraction and Demographics: Rethinking Interface Design to Match Driver Capabilities” by Bryan Reimer, MIT. Sponsored by the Nathan Krasnopoler Memorial Fund to benefit the Johns Hopkins chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. Hackerman Auditorium. HW
Mon., May 14, 11 a.m. The Francis D. Carlson Lecture in Biophysics—“Mass Spectrometry: From Peripheral Proteins to Membrane Motors” by Carol Robinson, University of Oxford, U.K. Sponsored by Biophysics. 50 Gilman. HW
Mon., May 14, 4 p.m. The Dean’s Lecture IV—“Immune Modulation for Hand Transplantation: Changing the Risk-Benefit Balance” by W.P. Andrew Lee, SoM. Hurd Hall. EB
MUSIC
Mon., May 7, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Opera Etudes, new operas composed for and with their casts. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Tues., May 8, 5 p.m. Peabody at Homewood presents the Kubrick Quartet performing music by Bartok and Mozart. $10 suggested donation, $5 for full-time students with ID. Limited space; advance tickets are recommended. Make reservations online at homewoodmuseum@jhu.edu or by calling 410-516-5589. Sponsored by University Museums. Homewood Museum. HW
Tues., May 8, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Computer Music Consort performs. Griswold Hall. Peabody
Sat., May 12, 3:30 p.m. The Peabody Preparatory Young Artists Orchestra and the Preparatory String Ensemble performs music by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Telemann, Tchaikovsky, Gazda and Meyer. Griswold Hall. Peabody
Sat., May 12, 7 p.m. The Peabody Youth Orchestra performs music by Mozart, Bruch and Sibelius. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Sun., May 13, 3 p.m. Preparatory Fran G. Zarubick Honors Recital, featuring the winners of the Preparatory Spring Honors Competition. Griswold Hall. Peabody
READINGS/
BOOK TALKS
Wed., May 9, 7 p.m. Augusten Burroughs will read from and sign copies of his latest book, This Is How. Charles Commons Conference Center. HW
SEMINARS
Mon., May 7, noon. “Work-Related Fall Prevention: Results of a Systematic Review,” an Occupational and Environmental Health seminar with Michelle Chervak, U.S. Army Public Health Command/Army Institute of Public Health, Aberdeen Proving Ground. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., May 7, 12:10 p.m. “Microfinance Intervention to Improve Health, Economic Stability and Reintegration of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Nancy Glass, SoN. Co-sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence and the Center for Gun Policy and Research. 250 Hampton House. EB
Mon., May 7, 12:15 p.m. “Telomeres and Virulence in the Yeast Pathogen Candida glabrata,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Brendan Cormack, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., May 7, 12:15 p.m. “Lessons From Rebuilding the Liberia National Malaria Program in a Post-Conflict Setting Into One of Africa’s Finest,” an International Health seminar with Tolbert Nyenswah, assistant minister of health/deputy chief medical officer of preventive services, Republic of Liberia. W2017 SPH. EB
Mon., May 7, 4 p.m. “Using Systems Approaches to Dissect Central Bacterial Cellular Processes,” a Biology seminar with Carol Gross, University of California, San Francisco. 100 Mudd. HW
Mon., May 7, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“Populations of ON and OFF Thalamic Inputs Underlying the Functional Architecture of Primary Visual Cortex” with Jose-Manuel Alonso, State University of New York College of Optometry. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., May 7, 4:30 p.m. “The Missing Global Theory of Smooth Manifolds,” a Topology seminar with Frank Quinn, Virginia Tech. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger. HW
Tues., May 8, noon. “Bittersweet Roles of O-GlcNAc in Signaling and Transcription,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Gerald Hart, SoM. 612 Physiology. EB
Tues., May 8, 1 p.m. “Uncertainty in Natural Image Segmentation,” a JHU Center for Imaging Science seminar with Erik Sudderth, Brown University. 314 Clark. HW
Wed., May 9, 10 a.m. “Models of Recombination, Interference, Infertility and Non-Disjunction,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine/Human Genetics Graduate Program thesis defense seminar with Henry Johnston. G-007 Ross. EB
Wed., May 9, noon. “A Mixed-Methods Study of Providers’ Perspectives on Clinical Work Involved in Managing Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Pediatric Primary Care,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Waleed Zafar. 892 Hampton House. EB
Wed., May 9, 12:15 p.m. Mental Health Noon Seminar—“Psychiatry 2.0: Improving Treatment, Clinical Decision Support and Knowledge Engineering Through e-Mental Health” with Michelle Carras and “Metabolic Problems and Neurocognitive Impairments in Schizophrenia” with Yoichiro Takayanagi. B14B Hampton House. EB
Wed., May 9, 1:30 p.m. “Twists and Turns in Ubiquitin Conjugation Cascades,” a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Brenda Schulman, St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 701 WBSB. EB
Wed., May 9, 4 p.m. “Cells in Stress: Protein Misfolding in Aging and Disease,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Richard Morimoto, Northwestern University. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., May 10, 10 a.m. “Development of Water Quality Diagnostic ‘Toolkit’ for the Technology-Based Evaluation of Waterborne Chemical Microbial Contaminants in International Settings,” an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Yayi Guo. W7023 SPH. EB
Thurs., May 10, noon. “Dynamics of Endocytosis,” a Cell Biology seminar with Tom Kirchhausen, Harvard University Medical School. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., May 10, noon. “Toward a Genetic Theory of Infectious Diseases,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Jean-Laurent Casanova, Rockefeller University. W1020 SPH. EB
Thurs., May 10, 1 p.m. “Addressing Brain Complexity: Toward a 21st-Century CNS Pharmacology,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Nathaniel Heintz, HHMI/Rockefeller University. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., May 10, 1:30 p.m. “Making Health the Default: An Exploration of Mothers’ Perceptions About the Options for Children’s Meals at Fast-Food Restaurants,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Holly Henry. 744 Hampton House. EB
Thurs., May 10, 4 p.m. “Twists and Turns in Ubiquitin Conjugation Cascades,” a Biology seminar with Brenda Schulman, St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 100 Mudd. HW
Fri., May 11, noon. “Open Door Policy and Leprosy Control in China,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases special seminar with Huan-Ying Li, Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute/ Beijing Friendship Hospital. W1020 SPH. EB
Fri., May 11, 1 p.m. “Characterization of Murine Carotid Body Function: Strain Differences and Pharmacological Manipulations,” an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Luis Pichard. W7023 SPH. EB
Mon., May 14, 9 a.m. “Community Engagement in Research: Lessons From the Clinical and Translational Science Award Program and Development of a Framework to Determine the Ethical Duty to Engage Communities in Research,” a Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with Jessica Holzer. 250 Hampton House. EB
Mon., May 14, 11 a.m. “Determinants of Hepatitis B Screening Behavior Among Asian Americans: From the Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective and the Evaluation of the Intervention,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Mihio Tanaka. 744 Hampton House. EB
Mon., May 14, 12:15 p.m. “Co-Transcriptional Recruitment of the Splicing snRNPs,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Michel Bellini, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., May 14, 1 p.m. “Severe Maternal Complications, Near Miss and Quality of Care,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Ozge Tuncalp. W4517 SPH. EB
Mon., May 14, 1:30 p.m. “The Household Effect: An Independent Longitudinal Evaluation of Water-Vending Kiosks in Rural Ghana,” an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Melissa Opryszko. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., May 14, 2 p.m. “Making a University City: Cycles of Disinvestment, Urban Renewal and Displacement in East Baltimore,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Stephanie Farquhar. 744 Hampton House. EB
Mon., May 14, 3 p.m. “The Effects of Computerized Prescriber Order Entry on Prescribing Errors,” a Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with Heon-Jae Jeong. 461 Hampton House. EB
Mon., May 14, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“Experience and Sleep: Partners in Synaptic Plasticity” with Marcos Frank, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
SPECIAL EVENTS
Mon., May 7, 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Design Day 2012, presentations and posters of latest medical innovations by student design teams, followed by awards and recognition. (See story, p. 7.) Sponsored by the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design. Auditorium, Armstrong Medical Education Bldg. EB
Tues., May 8, 1 to 3 p.m. The 2012 Technology Fellowship Showcase sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. Winners of the 2011–12 Technology Fellowship will demonstrate new instructional technology resources, including projects created by Public Health Studies, Computer Music, German and Romance Languages and Literatures, Biomedical Engineering and the Whiting School of Engineering’s Center for Language and Speech Processing. Q-Level, MSE Library. HW
Wed., May 9, 4 to 6 p.m. Goodermote Humanitarian Award Ceremony, sponsored by External Affairs and the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response. In conjunction with the award, an exceptional student pursuing an advanced degree in international public health will receive the Goodermote Humanitarian Award Scholarship. E2014 SPH. EB
Thurs., May 10, 6 to 8:30 p.m. “Alice’s Wonderland Garden Party,” second annual fundraiser for Evergreen Museum & Library’s ongoing restoration projects. (See story, p. 9.) The event includes hors d’oeuvres and drinks in the Upper Garden, a silent auction and a Mad Hatter hat contest. For tickets and information, go to
brownpapertickets.com/event/220595 or call 410-516-0341. Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Museums. Evergreen Museum & Library.
SYMPOSIA
Mon., May 7, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Scientific and Animal Welfare Innovations in Drug Development and Safety Assessment—CAAT Pharmaceutical Information Day with Brian Berridge, GlaxoSmithKline; Marilyn Brown, Charles River Laboratories; Wayne Buck, Abbott Laboratories; Myrtle Davis, National Cancer Institute; Oliver Flint, BristolMyers Squibb; Douglas Keller, Sanofi; Ray Kemper, Roche; William Pennie, Pfizer; Manisha Sonee, Johnson & Johnson; and Okey Ukairo, Hepregen; with a special lecture, “Advancing Regulatory Science to Protect and Promote Health: Opportunities and Collaborations” by Jesse Goodman, USFDA (W1214 SPH). For a complete agenda and to register, go to caat.jhsph.edu/programs/workshops/pharmainfotoday.html. E2030 SPH. EB
Fri., May 11, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. From Theory to Practice, a PHASE (Public Health Applications for Student Experience) symposium. Public Health graduate students present the results of yearlong internship projects conducted at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and with Baltimore City government. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center. Conference Room L-3, 201 W. Preston St.
WORKSHOPS
Tues., May 8, 4:30 p.m. “NSF Data Management Plan,” an MSE Library workshop on preparing data management plans. Participants will have an opportunity to address questions specific to their research. M-Level, Electronic Resource Center, MSE Library. HW