Upcoming Seminars               July 03 (Friday) 11AM "Polymer Drugs and Polymeric Micelles: Designing Polymers for Biomedical Applications" by Prof. Kathryn Uhrich (Professor and Associate Chair of Chemistry, Rutgers University) Venue: Aspiration Theatrette, Level 2M, Matrix Building, The Biopolis Abstract: To view click HERE       July 06 (Monday) 11.00AM "Cul3-based E3-ligase: a master regulator of mitosis in mammalian cells by: Dr Izabela Sumara, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland Venue: Auditorium, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, NUS       July 06 (Monday) 4PM "From Hematopoietic Stem Cell to Erythroblast: Regulation of Red Cell Production at Multiple Levels" by Prof. Harvey F. Lodish (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA) Venue: Breakthrough Theatrette, Level 4, Matrix Building, The Biopolis Abstract: To view click HERE       July 07 (Tuesday) 5PM "The Role of Monoclonal Antibodies in the 21st Century Treatment of Colorectal Cancer" by Dr. Han Chong Toh (National Cancer Center Singapore) Venue: Aspiration Theatrette, Level 2M, Matrix Building, The Biopolis Abstract: To view click HERE       July 09 (Thursday) 4PM LSI Distinguished Lecture on "Nanostructure Processing of Advanced Biomaterials and Biosystems" by Prof. Jackie Y. Ying (Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology) Venue: Auditorium, Centre for Life Sciences, The NUS Details: http://www.lsi.nus.edu.sg/08/corporate/posters/Prof_Jackie_Ying.pdf view map to CeLS: http://www.lsi.nus.edu.sg/pages/loc_map.html       July 09 (Thursday) 4.30PM "Why We See What We Do" by Prof. Dale Purves (Duke University) Venue: Amphitheatre, Level 2, Duke-NUS GMS Abstract: To view click HERE       July 16 (Thursday) 4PM "Cerebellar Contributions to Working Memory" by A/Prof. Annabel Chen Shen-Hsing (Division of Psychology, NTU) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract: http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       July 28 (Tuesday) 11AM "Innovative Mouse Models for Biomedical Research" by TaconicArtemis GmbH, Cologne, Germany Venue: Classroom 1, School of Biological Sciences, The NTU Abstract: To view click HERE       July 29 (Wednesday) 4.00PM "Next generation genetics in plants: Whole-genome sequence variation and its impact on phenotypic diversity by: Prof Detlef Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany) Venue: Auditorium, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, NUS       July 30 (Thursday) 4PM "Emotion-based, and Haptic-based Interactions with Digital Media" by Dr. Olga Sourina (Division of Information Engineering, NTU) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract: http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       August 13 (Thursday) 4PM "Can’t Ignore That! Psychophysiological Evidence for an Influence of Social Signals on Human Cognition and Behaviour" by Dr. Annett Schirmer (Department of Psychology, NUS) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       August 17 (Monday) 4PM "MARCM and its application in Drosophila neurobiology by: Dr Jian Wang (University of Maryland, USA) Venue: Auditorium, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, NUS Abstract: To view click HERE       August 26 (Wednesday) 11AM "1) Modulation of Gene Expression Using RNA Interference and Zinc Finger Nucleases" by Dr. Supriya Shivakumar (Sigma Aldrich) "2) Tools for Culturing Stem Cells" by Dr. Sheng Lan Cao (Sigma Aldrich) Venue: Level 4, Matrix Building, The Biopolis Registration at:http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/singapore/short-course-1.html       August 27 (Thursday) 4PM "The Art and Science of Strategic Negotiation with Intelligent Agents" by Dr. Yang Yinping (Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       September 10 (Thursday) 4PM "Lessons Learned from Imaging the Sleep Deprived Brain" by Prof. Michael Chee (Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       September 24 (Thursday) 4PM "Meaning-less Cognition: Of body without Organs and Organs without Bodies" by A/Prof. Chee Yam San (Learning Sciences Lab, NIE, NTU) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       October 22 (Thursday) 4PM "Probabilistic Graphical Networks: Toward a New Representation for Real-World Knowledge" by A/Prof. Leong Tze Yun (Department of Computer Science, NUS) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       November 04 (Thursday) 4PM "A Usability Engineering Approach to Usable Systems for Human Needs" by A/Prof. Theng Yin Leng (Division of Information Studies, NTU) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       November 19 (Thursday) 4PM "Cognitive Mechanisms underlying Beneficial Effects of Positive Mood" by Dr. Yang Hwajin (School of Social Sciences, SMU) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html       December 03 (Thursday) 4PM "Negotiable Fate: Exercising Agency Under Immutable Constraints" by Dr. Evelyn Au (School of Social Sciences, SMU) Venue: Seminar Room, Level 8, Temasek Laboratories, 5A Engineering Drive 1, NUS Registration and abstract:http://www.temasek-lab.nus.edu.sg/csseminarseries.html                           An affiliate of the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University Copyright© 2009 Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited. 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