SCRM External Speaker Seminar Series (2 units)

Course ID: SCRM 580 Title: SCRM External Speaker Seminar Series (2 units) Fall/Spring - Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m Location: BCC 1st Floor Conference Room Instructor: Rong Lu Office: BCC 306 Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00–11:00 a.m Contact Info: ronglu@usc.edu, 323-442-0169 Course Description Students will read and discuss with faculty guidance one or two recent papers by the Tuesday speaker of the week, and then attend the noon seminar Learning Objectives The purpose of this course is to give students the opportunity to explore and discuss in detail the recent scientific accomplishments of weekly invited external speakers Students will gain experience in reviewing and presenting data from the scientific literature, and will acquire a better knowledge base by which to appreciate the material presented in the seminar Prerequisite(s): None Co-Requisite (s): None Concurrent Enrollment: None Recommended Preparation: None Course Notes None Technological Proficiency and Hardware/Software Required Not applicable Required Readings and Supplementary Materials 1–2 recent papers authored by the weekly speaker will be assigned for student reading the week before each seminar Description and Assessment of Assignments During the 11 a.m.–noon hour, students will present, on a rotating basis, a detailed summary and analysis of the assigned papers All students are expected to have read the assigned papers in advance of each class meeting and to engage in active discussion of the work Critical elements that should be discussed by the presenter include: the background (context) and logic of the study, the methodology used, key conclusions reached, and any perceived deficiencies or unanswered issues The presenting student will be graded on their inclusion of these critical elements in their presentation, the clarity of the presentation, and their understanding of the work (as manifested by their ability to answer questions from other students and from the faculty moderator) Non-presenting students will be graded on their participation in discussion All students will then attend the noon seminar by the speaker Grading Breakdown Assignment Presentation Participation Total % of grade 85% 15% 100% Assignment Submission Policy The schedule for presentations will be assigned at the beginning of the semester Papers for reading and discussion will be assigned at least one week in advance of each class meeting Additional Policies Absence for more than three class meetings and seminars without instructor approval will result in a failing grade Course Schedule: A Weekly Breakdown Because the speakers will change from week to week and year to year, the following list of seminars during the 2013–14 academic year is provided as an example of the type and diversity of the speakers who give presentations Upcoming Tuesdays without listed speakers as of the date of submission of this syllabus (Jan 28, 2014) are awaiting final confirmation by the visiting speaker Date Speaker Speaker Institution Seminar Title (if available) Student presentation about recent Chin-Lin Guo papers; Chin-Lin Guo seminar Student presentation about recent Henk Roelink papers; Henk Roelink seminar Student presentation about recent Alexei Aravin papers; Alexei Aravin seminar Student presentation about recent Dennis Clegg papers; Dennis Clegg seminar Student presentation about recent Philipp Kaldis papers; Philipp Kaldis seminar Caltech Mechanics-driven Self-organization in Tissue-scale Tubulogenesis UCB Responding to Shh in the absence of Ptch1 Caltech Small RNAs fighting genomic invaders: from bacteria to metazoa UCSB From stem cells to retinal cells and back again: Cellular therapy for age-related macular degeneration IMCB, Singapore Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) regulate the balance between symmetric and asymmetric divisions in neural stem cells Student presentation about recent Andrew Brack papers; Andrew Brack seminar MGH-Harvard Muscle stem cell self-renewal and aging 2013 Tuesday, September Tuesday, September 10 Tuesday, September 17 Tuesday, September 24 Tuesday, October Tuesday, October Tuesday, October 15 Syllabus for SCRM-580, Page of Tuesday, October 22 Tuesday, October 29 Tuesday, November Tuesday, November 12 Student presentation about recent Su Guo papers; Su Guo seminar Student presentation about recent Richard Harland papers; Richard Harland seminar Student presentation about recent Ralph Marcucio papers; Ralph Marcucio seminar Student presentation about recent Jody Rosenblatt papers; Jody Rosenblatt seminar UCSF Regulation of stem cell self-renewal and differentiation UCB When genomes collide, a domineering subgenome after allotetraploidy in Xenopus laevis UCSF Development and Regeneration of the Skeleton University of Utah Epithelial apoptosis: death by extrusion Student presentation about recent Gordon Keller papers; Gordon Keller seminar Student presentation about recent Yadong Huang papers; Yadong Huang seminar Student presentation about recent HFSP Group papers; HFSP Group seminar Student presentation about recent Ellis Meng papers; Ellis Meng seminar Canada Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells UCSF Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases and Drug Screening Using Human iPSC-Derived Neurons USC Implantable Microsystems Student presentation about recent Meelad Dawlaty papers; Meelad Dawlaty Whitehead Institute Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cells and Development by Tet Enzymes Tuesday, November 19 Tuesday, November 26 Tuesday, December Tuesday, December 10 Tuesday, December 17 2014 Tuesday, January Tuesday, January 14 Syllabus for SCRM-580, Page of seminar Tuesday, January 21 Tuesday, January 28 Tuesday, February Wednesday, Feb 5th Tuesday, February 11 Student presentation about recent Julie Sneddon papers; Julie Sneddon seminar Student presentation about recent Laura Banaszynski papers; Laura Banaszynski seminar Student presentation about recent Jan Kitajewski papers; Jan Kitajewski seminar Student presentation about recent Wenqian Hu papers; Wenquian Hu seminar Harvard Good Neighbors: Niche-derived Signals in Directed Differentiation of Pancreatic Beta Cells Rockefeller Using Histone Variants to Modify the Epigenetic Landscape Columbia Notch regulates lymphatic development and lymphangiogenesis Whitehead Institute Regulation of Erythropoiesis by Long Noncoding RNAs and mRNA-binding Proteins Student presentation about recent Michael Bonaguidi papers; Michael Bonaguidi seminar Student presentation about recent Yuval Rinkevich papers; Yuval Rinkevich seminar Johns Hopkins Inst for Cell Eng Mechanisms regulating endogenous adult neural stem cell plasticity: One Cell at a Time Stanford Regeneration of Tissues and Organs: From Analysis to Synthesis Student presentation about recent Tracy Grikscheit papers; Tracy Grikscheit seminar Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Tuesday, February 18 Tuesday, February 25 Tuesday, March Tuesday, March 11 Tuesday, March 18 Tuesday, March 25 Tuesday, April Syllabus for SCRM-580, Page of Tuesday, April Tuesday, April 15 Tuesday, April 22 Tuesday, April 29 Tuesday, May Tuesday, May 13 Student presentation about recent Rajat Rohatgi papers; Rajat Rohatgi seminar Tri-Institution Retreat Stanford Student presentation about recent Fabio Triolo papers; Fabio Triolo seminar Student presentation about recent John Adams papers; John Adams seminar Student presentation about recent Songhai Shi papers; Songhai Shi seminar Student presentation about recent Joe Zhou papers; Joe Zhou seminar University of Texas Student presentation about recent Alex Wong papers; Alex Wong seminar Student presentation about recent Valentina Greco papers; Valentina Greco seminar USC-KSOM UCLA Memorial SloanKettering U Penn Tuesday, May 20 Tuesday, May 27 Tuesday, June Tuesday, June 10 Tuesday, June 17 Yale Syllabus for SCRM-580, Page of Statement for Students with Disabilities Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP Please be sure the letter is delivered to me (or to TA) as early in the semester as possible DSP is located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Website and contact information for DSP: http://sait.usc.edu/academicsupport/centerprograms/dsp/home_index.html, (213) 740-0776 (Phone), (213) 740-6948 (TDD only), (213) 740-8216 (FAX) ability@usc.edu Statement on Academic Integrity USC seeks to maintain an optimal learning environment General principles of academic honesty include the concept of respect for the intellectual property of others, the expectation that individual work will be submitted unless otherwise allowed by an instructor, and the obligations both to protect one’s own academic work from misuse by others as well as to avoid using another’s work as one’s own All students are expected to understand and abide by these principles SCampus, the Student Guidebook, (www.usc.edu/scampus or http://scampus.usc.edu) contains the University Student Conduct Code (see University Governance, Section 11.00), while the recommended sanctions are located in Appendix A Emergency Preparedness/Course Continuity in a Crisis In case of a declared emergency if travel to campus is not feasible, USC executive leadership will announce an electronic way for instructors to teach students in their residence halls or homes using a combination of Blackboard, teleconferencing, and other technologies Syllabus for SCRM-580, Page of ... confirmation by the visiting speaker Date Speaker Speaker Institution Seminar Title (if available) Student presentation about recent Chin-Lin Guo papers; 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