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SUMMARY:U.S./Middle East Conference on Photonics
DESCRIPTION:This conference seeks to strengthen engagement between U.S.\, European\, and Middle Eastern scientists by providing a forum for discussion of cutting edge photonics research. \nThe conference will take place from Monday-Wednesday\, November 4-6 at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) on the campus of City College. Scientific sessions with invited talks will be held over the course of all three days. \nOn the first night of the conference (Monday\, November 4)\, there will be a reception\, poster session\, and panel at The Graduate Center\, CUNY. \nVisit event site »
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/us-middle-east-conference-on-photonics/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Bio Physics & Biodesign\, Douglas J. Kojetin\, Scripps Research Inst.
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Douglas J. Kojetin \nAffiliation: Associate Professor Integrative Struct. & Compt’l Biology Scripps Research Inst. Jupiter\, FL \nTitle: Ligand-induced structural dynamics and function of PPARγ learned through NMR \nAbstract: Structural studies of nuclear receptor transcription factors have revealed a conserved mechanism for agonist-induced coactivator interaction and transcriptional activation. In contrast\, limited structural data indicate that ligand-induced corepressor dependent nuclear receptor repression occurs through structurally diverse mechanisms. Furthermore\, the conformational ensemble of the apo/ligand-free nuclear receptor ligand-binding domain\, which is hypothesized to exchange between transcriptionally active and repressive conformations\, remains poorly characterized. I will discuss our efforts to characterize how small molecule pharmacological ligands—agonists\, antagonists\, and inverse agonists—influence the conformational ensemble and function of the nuclear receptor PPARγ.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-bio-physics-biodesign-douglas-j-kojetin-scripps-research-inst/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T110000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar: Pinar Ayata\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Pinar Ayata\, PhD. Department Of Neuroscience \, Icahn    School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nTitle: Specialized functions of microglia in health and disease \nAbstract: Microglia\, the resident macrophages of the brain\, perform homeostatic functions that support the health and function of neurons. We recently identified cerebellar microglia (cbMg) as a subtype of microglia that specialize in the phagocytic clearance of apoptotic neurons while forebrain neurons specialize in the surveillance of neuronal activity. We uncovered an  epigenetic mechanism underpinning their transcriptional signature\, and showed that  proper regulation of microglial functional state is crucial for normal brain function.  Included  in  the cbMg signature is the reduced expression of myeloid lineage-determining transcription factor\, Spi1. Recent human genetic studies found that lower level of  SPI1 is a protective  genetic trait  in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Using a mouse model\, we found that lower Spi1 levels boost the microglial  response   toward   extracellular senile plaques\, one of the major hallmarks  of AD.     This     response     is      associated    with    alleviation    of    AD-associated  pathology\, providing the first in vivo mechanistic insight into the genetic association between lower SPI1 levels and reduced AD risk. Our studies collectively reveal answers to long- debated questions on the existence\, regulatory mechanisms\,    and    biological     significance  of microglial functional specification. \nBio: Dr. Ayata was born and raised in Turkey. After summer internships in German Cancer Research Center and Harvard Medical School she joined the laboratory of Nat Heintz at Rockefeller University as a PhD candidate. Her graduate work shed light on the interaction of 5- hydroxymethylcytosine  modificiation  and MeCP2 protein\, and the pathophysiology of Rett syndrome. Her postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Anne Schaefer at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai elucidated epigenetic mechanisms that drive microglial functional specification necessary for normal brain  function. Dr. Ayata’s ongoing work focuses on epigenetic mechanisms regulating microglial functional specification in Alzheimer’s disease. She is the recipient of Women and Science Graduate Fellowship\, Rockefeller University Graduate Fellowship\, NARSAD Young Investigator Award\, and Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Award.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-pinar-ayata-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Jason M. Kelly\, IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jason M. Kelly\, Ph.D.\, FSA. Director\, IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute Prof. of History\, IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI \nTitle: Transdisciplinarity and the Museum of the Anthropocene \nAbstract: The Museum of the Anthropocene (MoA) is an experimental and interactive program that creates short-term\, interactive\, and networked exhibitions in communities around the globe. Bringing together knowledge from across the disciplines\, MoA installations explore the ways in which new knowledge emerges when scientists\, social scientists\, humanists\, and artists work together with local communities. This presentation will discuss the theoretical framework for thinking about a museum in the Anthropocene as well as introduce the audience to its current project\, The ecomposition Symphony. \nBio: Jason M. Kelly is Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute and Professor of British History in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the chair of the “Memory\, Place\, and Community in Global Water Systems” Working Group of the Sustainable Water Future Programme\, a project of Future Earth. Dr. Kelly received his Ph.D. from the University of California\, Santa Barbara and is the author of The Society of Dilettanti: Archaeology and Identity in the British Enlightenment [yalebooks.yale.edu] (Yale University Press and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art\, 2010)\, lead editor of  Rivers  of  the  Anthropocene [ucpress.edu] (University of California Press\, 2017)\, and co-editor of An Anthropocene Primer [anthropoceneprimer.org] (2017). As Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute\, Dr. Kelly supports IUPUI’s research mission by directing the IAHI grant programs\, identifying and fostering transdisciplinary research collaborations\, and  organizing  research  workshops  and symposia. He also acts as a liaison to the Indianapolis community\, and in this capacity facilitates collaborative endeavors including performances\, lectures\, and research projects. Dr. Kelly’s current research projects focus on the histories of the environment\, sciences\, and art and architecture . He is currently writing A History of the Anthropocene\, a deep history of human- nature relations. He leads a major international  collaborative project\, Rivers of the Anthropocene [rivers.iupui.edu]\, which brings together scientists\, humanists\, and policy makers to study global freshwater systems and policy. He directs The Cultural Ecologies Project [culturalecologies.org]\, a research program and PhD track that works with community stakeholders to study and design cultural interventions across multiple scales — from the personal to the neighborhood to the city level. \nVirtual participation: Click here to join through Zoom. Note: you may be asked to install a small Zoom app before being able to join. In case the link does not work\, the Zoom Meeting ID is 347 137 665.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-jason-m-kelly-iu-school-of-liberal-arts-at-iupui/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T150000
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SUMMARY:Lab Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:Lab safety training for ASRC researchers and core facility users. Contact: Aldo Orlando\, aldo.orlando@asrc.cuny.edu. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/lab-safety-training-6/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T190000
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CREATED:20191031T200523Z
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SUMMARY:New York Area Clocks Club
DESCRIPTION:This is the longstanding New York Area Clocks Club. Every few months researchers in Biological Rhythms in the New York Area\, including New Jersey and Philadelphia\, get together to present and discuss new research.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/new-york-area-clocks-club/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T191855Z
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Emanuele Galiffi\, Imperial College London
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Emanuele Galiffi\, PhD candidate\, Imperial College London \nTitle: Metasurfaces through space and time: from hidden dimensions to nonreciprocal amplification \nAbstract: Blending together ideas from condensed matter physics and electrical engineering\, the field of metamaterials has risen into a dynamical\, highly multidisciplinary concept\, with the goal of exploring the ultimate limits of wave control. In this talk I will present two different research directions for metasurfaces exploiting both space and time as potential degrees of freedom. \nFirst\, I will discuss a curious link between “singular“ metasurfaces\, i.e. surfaces which feature sharp points\, and the concept of hidden dimensions in string theories\, demonstrating\, with the aid of the analytical tool of transformation optics\, that this concept underpins any optical structure with a broadband resonant spectrum. [1-4] I will then give an example of how transformation optics can be used to harness symmetry for dispersion engineering\, proposing a strategy for realizing flat bands in a plasmonic system\, enabling the localization of surface plasmon polaritons. [5] \nI will then move on to demonstrate how the inclusion of even slow temporal modulations in a metasurface can yield extreme nonreciprocal effects\, such as broadband one-way amplification. I will discuss the relevant physical mechanisms\, and propose a graphene implementation. [6] Finally\, I will show how doubly space-time modulated metamaterials are able to achieve nonreciprocity in the long-wavelength limit\, and how this fact highlights the presence of a Fresnel drag in a medium which is at rest. \nBio: Emanuele Galiffi is a final-year PhD candidate in theoretical plasmonics and metamaterials within the group of Prof. Sir John Pendry at Imperial College London. He completed his Bachelor and Master’s studies in Physics at Imperial College and the University of Heidelberg\, and\, since 2016\, is a graduate student within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training on Theory and Simulation of Materials at Imperial College. His main research interests are transformation optics\, plasmonics and time-varying metamaterials.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-emanuele-galiffi-imperial-college-london/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191105T204220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T192427Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: William J. Belden\, Rutgers University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: William J. Belden\, Associate Professor Dept of Animal Sciences\, Rutgers University New Brunswick\, NJ \nTitle: The Circadian Clock\, Heterochromatin\, Long non-coding RNAs and Antibody Single-chain Variable Fragments \nAbstract: Circadian rhythm is generated by transcriptional negative feedback loops and require histone modifications and chromatin remodeling to ensure appropriate timing and amplitude of clock gene expression. Circadian modifications to histones mediate transcriptional initiation and feedback inhibition serving as signaling platform for chromatinremodeling enzymes. There is a conserved mechanism of circadian-regulated facultative heterochromatin (CRFH) at clock genes in Neurospora\, Drosophila\, and mice that consists of anti-phasic rhythms in activating and repressive modifications that cycle between transcriptionally permissive and non-permissive. During feedback repression\, a rhythm in histone H3 lysine 9 methylation (H3K9me) and heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) occurs at the central clock genes and at telomeres. In Neurospora\, the rhythm in facultative heterochromatin is mediated by the frequency (frq) natural antisense transcript (NAT) qrf while telomeric heterochromatin appears to involve the lncRNA TERRA. In Neurospora H3K9me3 requires H3K4me3 and there are H3K4me3:H3K9me3 bivalent domains. We’ve embarked on making single-chain variable fragments (scFv) to use as competitive inhibitors of bivalent chromatin to better understand their function in development.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-william-j-belden-rutgers-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191031T190559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T141251Z
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SUMMARY:Glia Club Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The November 2019 Glia Club Symposium will be held in Engelhard Hall\, Room 100
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/glia-club-symposium/
LOCATION:Rutgers University\, 190 University Ave\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191107T161544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T161544Z
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SUMMARY:Salzberg Chemistry Seminar Series: Neal Devaraj\, University of California\, San Diego
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Neal Devaraj\, University of California\, San Diego \nTitle: Peering into the Lipid World \nFor more information contact Hyacinth Camillieri hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/salzberg-chemistry-seminar-series-neal-devaraj-university-of-california-san-diego/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191105T193808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T195305Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk - Natalie Wolchover interviews Graham Farmelo
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Farmelo will be speaking about his latest book\, “The Universe Speaks in Numbers – how modern math reveals Nature’s deepest secrets”. This is a history of the entangled development of physics and mathematics over the last 60 years or so. \nDr. Farmelo will also be available to autograph his books. \nFor more on Dr. Farmelo\, visit his website is: https://grahamfarmelo.com \nAbout the speaker: \nGraham Farmelo is a well known science writer. He is the author of several books including \n“The Strangest Man”\, the definitive biography of Paul Dirac\, Nobel Laureate\, one of the inventors of quantum mechanics and one of the greatest physicists of all time and \n“Churchill’s Bomb: The Hidden History of Science\, Politics and War”. Recently he was chosen as the official biographer of Stephen Hawking. \nHe was awarded the Kelvin Prize and Medal in 2012 for outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics from the UK Institute of Physics. Awards for The Strangest Man include: Costa Prize for biography\, UK\, 2009; Los Angeles Times Science Book Prize\, 2010; ‘Physics World’ book of the year\, 2009. DR. Farmelo was also the Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for biography\, from the PEN American Center 2010
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/book-talk-natalie-wolchover-interviews-graham-farmelo/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium & Cafe\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191105T204923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T154429Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Carol B. Post\, Purdue University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Carol B. Post\, Distinguished Professor Medicinal Chemistry & Mol. Pharmacol.\, Purdue University\, West Lafayette\, IN \nTitle:Discovering Functional Mechanisms of Syk and Src Tyrosine Kinases \nAbstract: Most signal transduction pathways in humans are regulated by protein kinases through phosphorylation of their protein substrates. Typical eukaryotic protein kinases are of two major types: those that phosphorylate specific sequences containing tyrosine (~90 kinases) and those that phosphorylate either serine or threonine (~395 kinases). This talk will focus on two non-receptor tyrosine kinases: Syk and Src\, both of which have been targeted by drug development efforts related to autoimmune disease and cancer. Syk is largely known as a master regulator in the adaptive immune response by signaling through membrane immune receptors\, but more recent studies find Syk is required for cytosolic processes related to autophagy. Syk has two SH2 domains connected by an interdomain linker that mediate Syk binding to immune receptors through a high-affinity association requiring both SH2 domains. We have discovered a novel mechanism of post- translational modification by phosphorylation that regulates Syk-receptor association by an entropy-driven process. The NMR and computer simulation studies leading to this mechanism will be described in this talk. \nA second story to be presented relates to substrate recognition by Src kinase. Data from NMR paramagnetic relaxation and modeling with restrained molecular dynamics simulations support the premise that Src substrate recognition differs from other tyrosine kinases. That is\, we propose that Src binds the substrate polypeptide chain C-terminal to the phosphoacceptor residue in an orientation that is unlike other tyrosine kinases and more similar to serine/threonine kinases. Selectivity is an underlying concern in developing drugs against kinases. It is therefore a hope that drug development efforts will be aided by understanding specific mechanistic details of kinase protein interactions\, such as the ones described in this talk.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-carol-b-post-purdue-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191105T210155Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar: David A. Lyons\, University of Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David A. Lyons\, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology\, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow\, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences\, University of Edinburgh \nTitle: Studying myelinated axons in vivo using zebrafish \nAbstract: Myelinated axons comprise about half the volume  of our central nervous system and are essential to its formation\, function\, and life-long health. Work over the past decade has established the zebrafish as a valuable model for the study of myelinated axons. The small size\, rapid development and optical transparency of zebrafish embryos and larvae\, coupled with the availability of numerous fluorescent reporters\, allow visualisation of cellular and molecular behaviours in vivo in ways that are not possible in other systems. I will give  an  overview of the tools that we have developed to study myelinated axons in vivo\, and focus on our recent work investigating how  axon- oligodendrocyte interactions regulate the dynamics of myelination in the CNS. Zebrafish are also amenable to large-scale genetic and chemical screens\, and I will provide an update on novel insights gained into myelin formation\, and maintenance gained through such screens. In addition\, I will also describe our recent establishment of a fully automated high-resolution chemical screening platform for  the  identification of compounds that may be employed to promote myelin regeneration and the treatment of disease. Finally\, I will outline our burgeoning efforts to assess how the dynamic regulation of myelination by neural activity affects fundamental principles of circuit function. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-david-a-lyons-university-of-edinburgh/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191105T210950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T161221Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Sonali McDermid\, New York University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sonali McDermid\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor\, Dept. of Environmental Studies at New York University \nTitle: Representing Agriculture in Earth System Models: Climate Impacts\, Uncertainties\, and Priorities for Development \nAbstract: Representing agriculture in Earth System Models: climate impacts\, uncertainties\, and priorities for development. Roughly 40% of Earth’s land surface is devoted to agriculture\, which is increasingly intensively managed owing to 20th century technological advances and market demands. Agriculture and food systems contribute nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and require copious resources\, such as water\, fertilizer\, and land. While the climate impacts of land cover conversions have been well studied\, uncertainties remain in quantifying important agricultural management•climate effects related to surface moisture and energy balances\, interactions with large- scale circulation\, and biogeochemical cycling. Despite these uncertainties\, and externalities\, agriculture is increasingly being leveraged to function as a net sink of anthropogenic carbon\, and there is much emphasis on future “sustainable intensification”. There is thus is a need for improved approaches to represent agriculture in global climate and earth system models (ESMs). I will begin my talk by reviewing recent advances to incorporate agricultural land use and management in ESMs. I will then describe my specific efforts to improve agricultural representations in the NASA GISS ModelE ESM\, inclusive of time-varying irrigation\, crop calendars and phenology\, and most recently the impacts of agriculturally-driven soil degradation\, and their resulting impacts on regional land-atmosphere interactions and climate dynamics. To end\, I will highlight key uncertainties and limitations to these approaches\, and suggest future trajectories for community-wide modeling efforts. These include developing an improved understanding of how agriculture modifies key biogeophysical and biogeochemical climate processes\, and its potential role in climate change mitigation. \nBio: Dr. Sonali McDermid is a climate scientist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at NYU. Her research focuses on understanding both the impacts of climate change on food security\, and the interactions between agricultural landuse and regional climate systems. To advance this work\, she uses a variety of methods\, including global earth system models\, crop models\, and observational datasets. She also serves as the Climate Co-Lead for the Agricultural Model lntercomparison and Improvement Project (www.agmip.org). which is undertaking assessments of climate change\, food security\, and adaptation/mitigation options across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. McDermid holds a Ph.D. (2012) from the Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University in Atmospheric Science and Climatology. Prior to her appointment NYU\, she was NASA Post- Doctoral Fellow at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in NYC.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191031T192509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T214834Z
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SUMMARY:Objects & objectivities: Convergences in epistemic divergence
DESCRIPTION:An art exhibit of paintings\, photographs\, and scientific imaging\, featuring the work of Linda Vigdor\, Ye He\, and Andrew Reinmann. \nPlease register to attend the exhibition opening and reception on Thursday\, November 21\, 2019. The exhibit will be available for viewing until December 21\, 2019. \nIt may be reasonably argued that science\, at least in part\, is driven by humans’ desire to control nature\, as well as a belief that we can\, and should (or are entitled to do so). From this vantage point comes a not unrelated notion of objectivity – that the truths of scientific knowledge and observation are unfettered by human biases. Objectivity\, in this picture\, is truth. The works in this exhibition present different orientations to objectivity as each investigates some aspect of the mechanisms\, outcomes\, and questions regarding the intersection of the brain and our environment\, from different epistemological lenses.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/exhibition-objects-objectivity-convergences-in-epistemic-divergence/
LOCATION:ASRC 4th Floor Foyer\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162508
CREATED:20191105T213754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T144520Z
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SUMMARY:Nanoscience Seminar: Phillip B. Messersmith\, University of California\, Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Phillip B. Messersmith\, Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering Departments\, University of California\, Berkeley. Materials Sciences Division\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, Berkeley\, CA. \nTitle: Supramolecular Polymer Prodrugs for Drug-Induced Tissue Regeneration \nAbstract: While amphibians regenerate lost appendages spontaneously\, mammals generally scar over the injury site via wound repair. Inspired by the spontaneous healing trait of amphibians\, we are developing self-assembling polymer prodrugs for delivery of a HIF1a agonist. The polymers self-assemble into supramolecular nanostructures\, driven by the hydrophobic nature of the conjugated drug. Subcutaneous injection of drug-hydrogel resulted in enhanced regenerative wound healing in non-regenerative mice\, in a manner that emulates the basic elements of amphibian regeneration. These approaches offer new opportunities for delivery of tissue regenerative therapeutic drugs. \nBio: Phillip B. Messersmith is the Class of 1941 Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering at UC-Berkeley. He earned his B.S. degree in life sciences in 1985 from the University of Illinois at Urbana\, M.S degree in bioengineering from Clemson University\, and his Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering in 1993 from the University of Illinois at Urbana. Previously\, Dr. Messersmith was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University (1993-1994)\, and a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1994-1997) and Northwestern University (1997-2014). Dr. Messersmith has published over 200 papers and has 42 patents. His awards and honors include a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health\, the Langmuir Lecture Award from the American Chemical Society\, and the 2013 Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society for Biomaterials. Dr. Messersmith is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering\, the Royal Society of Chemistry\, and the International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. The Messersmith research group is interested in understanding structure-processing-property relationships of materials in biological systems\, and in using this information to inform the design\, synthesis and application of biologically inspired synthetic materials used in a variety of practical applications.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/nanoscience-seminar-phillip-b-messersmith-university-of-california-berkeley/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nanoscience
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