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10/21 FREE ANYA Movie Screening

FREE ANYA Movie Screening

Monday, October 21st, 2019

05:30 PM - 08:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Student Union Theater

ANYA Movie Screening

5:30pm Doors open

6:00pm Movie starts

7:30pm Panel Discussion with screenwriters Carylanna Taylor and Jacob Okada

"ANYA is a contemporary sci-fi love story about newlyweds whose seemingly simple decision to have a baby catapults them to the center of an explosive genetics mystery with far-reaching consequences for their child and the future of humanity." http://www.anyamovie.com

OF COURSE, FREE POPCORN AND CANDY TOO!

RSVP Preferred by Oct. 14th:
https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/ereg/index.php?eventid=486085&

This event is sponsored by the Institute for Systems Genomics, the PSM Program in Health Care Genetics, and the UConn Foundation.

Contact Information: Jessica.Williamson@uconn.edu
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10/22 MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Oh Sung Kwon

MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Oh Sung Kwon

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Storrs Campus
BPB 130

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes Oh Sung Kwon, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. 3:15 refreshments followed by the seminar at 3:30, BPB 130. Hosted by Dr. Ken Campellone.

“Mitochondria in skeletal muscle and vascular
health, aging, and diseases”

Mitochondria function and homeostasis are critical for maintaining a physiological healthy condition in our body. Specifically, mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species may be the key source of various age-related diseases. He will discuss the role of mitochondria and mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species on age-related diseases and novel mitochondria-targeted therapeutic strategies which
may hold promise for preventing, possibly decreasing the risk of
many chronic age-related clinical disorders.

Dr. Kwon earned a B.A. in physical education and M.S. in exercise physiology from Seoul National University in South Korea, an M.S. in exercise physiology from East Carolina University, and Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Florida. He completed his post-doc in physical therapy, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Utah, where he then served as a research associate in Utah Vascular Research Laboratory.

To learn more about Dr. Kwon and his research: https://mcb.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2341/2019/10/Min-2011-Mitochondrial-targeted-antioxidants-1.pdf

https://mcb.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2341/2019/10/2018-Acta_Physiologica.pdf
website: https://kins.uconn.edu/person/oh-sung-kwon/

Contact Information: ciara.hanlon@uconn.edu
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10/23 NO Neuroscience Journal Club

NO Neuroscience Journal Club

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
E4036

Due to the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) meeting scheduled the week of October 16-23, 2019, there is no Journal Club scheduled for today.

Contact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu, 860-679-8787
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10/23 Philosophy Brown Bag Series: Bontly

Philosophy Brown Bag Series: Bontly

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

Storrs Campus
MAN 002 (Basement Lounge)

This week: Tom Bontly, "The Non-Identity Effect"

A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.

Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu
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