[Bioundgrd] Fwd: *TODAY 5:30PM* Lindquist Lecture

[Kathleen Long]

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>The Biology Undergraduate Student Association Presents
>Dr. Susan Lindquist
>Monday April 25th 5:30PM 6-120
>From Mad Cows to "Psi-Chotic" Yeast-A New Genetic Paradigm
>
>Susan Lindquist, Ph.D., is a Member of the 
>Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and 
>a Professor of Biology at MIT.  Widely known for 
>her groundbreaking work on how changes in 
>protein conformation affect processes such as 
>stress tolerance, neurodegenerative disease and 
>heredity, her work on proteins has given us 
>compelling new insight into genetics, evolution 
>and disease and has helped provide a framework 
>for understanding biological mysteries including 
>Alzheimerís, Parkinsonís and mad cow disease.
>		Dr. Lindquist is the recipient of 
>the prestigious Dickson Prize in Medicine (2003) 
>and the Novartis Drew Award in Biomedical 
>Research (2000).  Among her many honors are her 
>memberships in the National Academy of Sciences, 
>American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 
>American Philosophical Society.  Dr. Lindquist 
>served as the Director of the Whitehead 
>Institute from 2001-2004.
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