Biology

Brigette Widemann, National Cancer Institute

“Development of effective therapies for neurofibromatosis type 1 related peripheral nerve sheath tumors”

About the talk: This talk will describe the genetic tumor predisposition syndrome NF1 and the history of how the team and collaborators developed the first FDA approved medical therapy for NF1 peripheral nerve sheath tumors.

Class of “88 Talks
Brigette Widemann, National Cancer Institute

“Advances and challenges in drug development for children and young adults with cancers”

About the talk: Dr Widemann will provide an overview of the incidence of pediatric cancers and the advances that resulted in transforming diseases that were uniformly fatal to achieving high cure rates for most pediatric cancers to date.

In particular, describing recent regulatory changes and novel treatment modalities, which are impacting how we treat cancers today.

Senior thesis presentations by Simone Ameer, “Exploring the relationship between small mammal predators, mice, and ticks” and India Drummond, “Though she be but little, she is fierce!” - William Shakespeare. Exploring sRNAs in the S. mutans regulon.

Diet, Dentition, and Craniomandibular Shape: Biting into Complex Relationships.

Dr. Corman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A limnologist, ecosystem ecologist, and biogeochemist.

In this talk, Dr Corman will present research on the biological and biogeochemical activity of the Niobrara River, a tributary of the Missouri River, and how these findings influence our understanding of global nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. Read more about Dr Corman and this research: go/bio_seminars

Students will give short presentations about their summer research as part of the Biology seminar series. These presentations give students and faculty an opportunity to learn more about the exciting research that is being conducted by Middlebury students over the summer.

Sept 24: Thiglin Shi & Thomas Khodadad (Spritzer lab); Dephne Halley (Pask lab); Jenny Pushner (Spatafora lab); Tina Cai (Moody lab)
Oct 8: Ben Morris & Aiden Masters (Pask lab); Oliva Olson (Mychajliw lab); Emily Bulczynski (Spatafora lab); Malia Armstrong (Moody lab)

Students will give short presentations about their summer research as part of the Biology seminar series. These presentations give students and faculty an opportunity to learn more about the exciting research that is being conducted by Middlebury students over the summer.

Sept 24: Thiglin Shi & Thomas Khodadad (Spritzer lab); Dephne Halley (Pask lab); Jenny Pushner (Spatafora lab); Tina Cai (Moody lab)
Oct 8: Ben Morris & Aiden Masters (Pask lab); Oliva Olson (Mychajliw lab); Emily Bulczynski (Spatafora lab); Malia Armstrong (Moody lab)

As a graduate student, Dr. Singleton defined the role of Sox11, a prominent transcription factor in mammalian and non-mammalian neural development, using RNA-sequencing and protein mapping both in vivo and in vitro. Her postdoctoral research addresses the molecular and cellular events disrupted in Menkes disease, a progressive form of childhood neurodegeneration that is triggered by dysregulation of copper. To read more about Dr Singleton visit: go/bio_seminars