Integrated Calendar
March 2013
Lectures
Conferences/Retreats
Colloquia
Cultural
International Board
Academic
Date Time Event Sponsor Location Contact

Sunday, February 24, 2013 - Friday, March 1, 2013


Faculty of Chemistry

Sunday, February 24, 2013 - Saturday, March 9, 2013


Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecture Hall - Room 1

Friday, March 1, 2013

11:00

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Sunday, March 3, 2013 - Monday, March 4, 2013


Department of Physics of Complex Systems

David Lopatie Conference Centre
Kimmel Auditorium

Sunday, March 3, 2013 - Monday, March 4, 2013

09:00

Department of Chemical Physics

David Lopatie Conference Centre

Sunday, March 3, 2013

11:00

TBA
Boswell Wing,McGill University

Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research

Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences
M. Magaritz Seminar Room

Sunday, March 3, 2013

12:30

Chemical Physics Lunch Club Seminar
Prof. Ron Naaman,Chemical Physics Department Weizmann Institute of Science

Department of Chemical Physics

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Sunday, March 3, 2013

13:00

Polyamines and differentiation: The case of adipogenesis
Shirly Brenner,Chaim Kahana's group Dept. of Molecular Genetics, WIS

Department of Molecular Genetics

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Botnar Auditorium

Monday, March 4, 2013

11:00

Shneior Lifson Memorial lecture- Prof. Peter Schuster
Prof. Peter Schuster,Universitaet Wien, Institut fuer Theoretische Chemie, Austria

Faculty of Chemistry

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Monday, March 4, 2013

14:00

Obesity Diabetes and Cancer; is Hyperinsulinemia the culprit?
Prof. Derek Le Roith,Director, Diabetes & Metabolism Clinical Research Center of Excellence, Clinical Research Institute at Rambam

Department of Biological Regulation

Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Seminar Room

Monday, March 4, 2013

14:30

Magnetic Resonance Seminar
Dr Ouri Cohen,Columbia University

Department of Chemical Physics

Perlman Chemical Sciences Building
Shlomo Alexander Science Lounge

Monday, March 4, 2013

20:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

09:30


David Lopatie Conference Centre
Kimmel Auditorium

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

10:00

Volatile Biomarkers: Towards Diagnosis of Disease from Breath
Prof. Hossam Haick,Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Technion

Department of Biological Chemistry

Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Auditorium

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

11:00

Periodicity and Complexity
Bryna Kra , Northwestern University

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecture Hall - Room 1

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

11:00

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

11:15

"Genetic and Epigenetic constraints in Meiotic Recombination"
Dr. Cathy Melamed-Bessudo,at Prof. Avi Levy's lab., Department of Plant Sciences, WIS

Department of Plant Sciences

Ullmann Building of Life Sciences
Aharon Katzir Hall

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

13:30

NF-kappaB in liver cancer 13 the plot thickens
Dr. Eli Pikarsky,Senior Lecturer Immunology and Cancer Research IMRIC

Department of Immunology

Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Auditorium

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

15:00

Life Sciences

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

10:00

Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics

Nella and Leon Benoziyo Physics Building
Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics Seminar Room

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

11:15

"Strategies to improve protein quality of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) by modifying storage protein composition or sulphur metabolic pathways"
Dr. Frederic Marsolais, Ph.D.,Research Scientist, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario, Government of Canada
Homepage: http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1181850719700&lang=eng

Department of Plant Sciences

Ullmann Building of Life Sciences
Aharon Katzir Hall

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

12:00

Spotlight on Science Seminar
Dr. Hagar Landsman,Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Thursday, March 7, 2013


Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium

Thursday, March 7, 2013

09:30

Magnetic Resonance Seminar
Irene Marco-Rius ,University of Cambridge, UK

Department of Chemical Physics

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Thursday, March 7, 2013

11:15

SEARCHING FOR EARTH-TWINS AROUND SOLAR-TYPE STARS
MICHEL MAYOR,Geneva University

Faculty of Physics

Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Auditorium

Thursday, March 7, 2013

16:00

Art : Intersections of Art and Mathematics
Ingrid Daubechies, Duke University

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium

Thursday, March 7, 2013

17:00

David Lopatie Conference Centre
Cafe Mada

Sunday, March 10, 2013

11:00

Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research

Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences
Library Room

Sunday, March 10, 2013

13:00

the development of the tendon- bone attachment
Neta Maayan,Elazar Zelzer's group, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, WIS

Life Sciences

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Botnar Auditorium

Sunday, March 10, 2013

20:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Monday, March 11, 2013

11:00

Cyclic elements in semisimple Lie Algebras
Alexander Elashvili, I.Javachishvili University

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Monday, March 11, 2013

11:00

Catalytic Reforming of Biogas for Syngas Production
McKenzie Primerano Kohn,Columbia University

Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research

Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences
M. Magaritz Seminar Room

Monday, March 11, 2013

11:00

Department of Materials and Interfaces

Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
Dov Elad Room

Monday, March 11, 2013

12:30

The Role of Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Molecular Testing and Personalized Genomics
Dr. Charles Cantor,Chief Scientific Officer, SEQUENOM Inc.

Department of Biological Chemistry

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Auditorium

Monday, March 11, 2013

14:00

Department of Biological Regulation

Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Seminar Room

Monday, March 11, 2013

14:15

Fluctuation scaling in complex systems
Nadav Shnerb,Bar-Ilan University

Department of Physics of Complex Systems

Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Room A

Monday, March 11, 2013

14:30

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Monday, March 11, 2013

18:00

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

10:00

"The contribution of host response to anti-cancer drug therapy on tumor re-growth and metastasis"
Dr. Yuval Shaked,Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion

Department of Biological Chemistry

Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Auditorium

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

11:00

A dead end for germ cell motility and survival
Thorsten Banisch,Institute for Cell Biology, ZMBE, University of Muenster, Germany

Department of Molecular Genetics

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Botnar Auditorium

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

11:00

Biophysical and microfluidic manipulation of stem cell fate
Prof. Justin Cooper White,Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Queensland, Australia

The Clore Center for Biological Physics

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium
Jean Goldwurm 3D Visualization Theater

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

11:00

Biophysical and microfluidic manipulation of stem cell fate
Prof. Justin Cooper White,Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Queensland, Australia

The Clore Center for Biological Physics

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium
Jean Goldwurm 3D Visualization Theater

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

11:15

"Fair Planet - Improving life through quality seeds:A unique model for providing sustainable economic growth for smallholder farmers in developing countries"
Dr. Shoshan Haran,Founder and Operations Manager, Fair Planet http://www.fairplanetseeds.com/information/ShoshanCV.pdf
Homepage: http://www.fairplanetseeds.com

Department of Plant Sciences

Ullmann Building of Life Sciences
Aharon Katzir Hall

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

13:30

Guidance all along the way : miR-142
Dr. Alex Mildner,Steffen Jung's lab

Department of Immunology

Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Auditorium

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

14:00

"Protein-protein interactions: Understanding the packing of side chains"
Prof. Corey O'Hern,School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University/USA

Department of Structural Biology

Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
Dov Elad Room

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

15:00

Chemical Physics Guest Seminar
Philip Wollfarth,Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie (KIT), Germany

Department of Chemical Physics

Perlman Chemical Sciences Building
Room 404

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

16:00

Relational Morse Theory
Leon Luxemburg, Texas A&M University

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

20:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

09:00

Bioinformatics workshop: UCSC Genome Browser Basics
Dr. Shifra Ben-Dor,The Bioinformatics unit Biological Services at WIS

Biological Services Unit

Harry Levine Family Building
Computer Classroom

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

10:00

How JNK FASilitates neuronal remodeling
Oren Schuldiner,Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, WIS

Life Sciences

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Botnar Auditorium

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

11:00

The Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics

Nella and Leon Benoziyo Physics Building
Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics Seminar Room

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

12:00

POPULAR LECTURES -IN HEBREW
Dr. Lilach Gilboa

Life Sciences

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

12:30

Department of Neurobiology

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Thursday, March 14, 2013

09:30

Magnetic Resonance Seminar
Dr. Moriel Vandsburger , Weizmann Institute of Science

Department of Chemical Physics

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Thursday, March 14, 2013

10:00

"Ceramide/cholesterol ordered domains in the cells"
Michal Goldschmidt,Student of Prof. Lia Addadi

Department of Structural Biology

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium
Small Wix

Thursday, March 14, 2013

10:30

Celebration of Inter.Women's Day 2013
Prof. Susan M. Cunningham,Senior Vice President, Exploration and Business Innovation - NOBLE ENERGY

Department of Molecular Cell Biology

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium

Thursday, March 14, 2013

11:15

Quantum nonlinear optics
OFER FIRSTENBERG,Harvard University

Faculty of Physics

Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Auditorium

Thursday, March 14, 2013

12:00

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecture Hall - Room 1

Thursday, March 14, 2013

16:00

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Saturday, March 16, 2013

20:00

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Sunday, March 17, 2013

11:00

Embracing Complexity: Deciphering Origins and Transformations of Atmospheric Organics through Speciated Measurements
Allen Goldstein,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California at Berkeley

Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research

Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences
Library Room

Sunday, March 17, 2013

13:00

To be announced
Danit Oz Levi,Doron Lancet's group, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, WIS

Life Sciences

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Botnar Auditorium

Sunday, March 17, 2013

15:00

Metabolic Syndrome Research Club
Prof. Rebecca Berdeaux,University of Texas

Life Sciences

Camelia Botnar Building

Monday, March 18, 2013

11:00

Life Sciences Colloquium
Prof. Steve Mcknight,Chairman, Department of Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center

Life Sciences

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium

Monday, March 18, 2013

11:00

Faculty of Chemistry Colloquium - Prof. Ulf Leonhardt
PROFESSOR ULF LEONHARDT,Department of Physics of Complex Systems, WIS

Faculty of Chemistry

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Monday, March 18, 2013

14:15

Polymer-mediated entropic forces in confined spaces
Yacov Kantor,Tel-Aviv University

Department of Physics of Complex Systems

Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Room A

Monday, March 18, 2013

14:30

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Monday, March 18, 2013

20:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

08:45

Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Camelia Botnar Building

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

10:00

"Molecular mechanisms for bacterial robustness"
Prof. Sigal Ben-Yehuda,Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Department of Biological Chemistry

Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Auditorium

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

11:00

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecture Hall - Room 1

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

11:00

"Fuels, Energy and Chemistry"
Prof. Peter Maitlis ,Department of Chemistry University of Sheffield, UK

Department of Organic Chemistry

Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
Dov Elad Room

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

11:00

Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research

Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences
M. Magaritz Seminar Room

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

11:00

Merck-Serono supported lectures:Reaching from the bench to the clinic
Dr. Stephen Fesik,Vanderbilt University school of medicine

Department of Biological Chemistry

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

11:15

"Structural studies of the assembly of giant viruses"
Dr. Yael Mutsafi,At Prof. Avi Minsky's lab, Department of Structural Biology, WIS

Department of Plant Sciences

Ullmann Building of Life Sciences
Aharon Katzir Hall

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

12:00

Mechanisms of mammalian regulatory evolution
Dr. Duncan Odom ,Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/GenomicsClub/

Department of Immunology

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 1

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

12:30

Department of Neurobiology

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

13:30

Dendritic Cell Development in Steady State and Inflammation
Prof. Martin Zenke,RWTH Aachen University Germany

Department of Immunology

Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Auditorium

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

14:00

1CTales from the Cellular Underworld: mRNA Decay and Disease 1D
Prof. Lynne Maquat,University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA

Department of Structural Biology

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

17:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

11:00

The Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics

Nella and Leon Benoziyo Physics Building
Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics Seminar Room

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

11:00

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Room 261

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

11:00

Half planar maps
Omer Angel, University of British Columbia

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

The David Lopatie Hall of Graduate Studies
Room 2

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

16:00

A very smooth ride in rough sea
Uriel Frisch, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

The David Lopatie Hall of Graduate Studies
Room C

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

20:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Thursday, March 21, 2013

09:30

Magnetic Resonance Seminar
Dr. Revital Nossin-Manor,Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

Department of Chemical Physics

Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall

Thursday, March 21, 2013

11:00

Department of Molecular Genetics

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Botnar Auditorium

Thursday, March 21, 2013

11:15

Atmospheric dynamics on giant planets
YOHAI KASPI,WIS 13 Faculty of Chemistry

Faculty of Physics

Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Auditorium

Thursday, March 21, 2013

12:00

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecture Hall - Room 1

Thursday, March 21, 2013

12:30

Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Thursday, March 21, 2013

15:00

Life Science Lecture Series
Prof. Avigdor Scherz,Department of Plant Sciences

Life Sciences

Dolfi and Lola Ebner Auditorium
Auditorium

Sunday, March 24, 2013

15:00

Metabolic Syndrome Research Club
Dr. Eran Elinav ,Dept. of Immunology, Weizmann Institute

Life Sciences

Camelia Botnar Building

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